• Technical Conference:  15 – 19 March 2026
  • Exhibition: 17 – 19 March 2026
  • Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California, USA

DCS Panel II: The Impact of AI on Networking Inside and Outside of the Data Center

Tuesday, 01 April, 14:15 – 15:45

Theater II

Session Description

This panel will explore how AI is accelerating the growth of optical networking for AI clusters and consider how these data center networks evolve over time in terms of increasing switching and optical bandwidth requirements and solutions. AI is also driving data center interconnect (DCI) networking and fiber capacity demands. We will explore how DCI capacity and networks need to evolve to accommodate the growth of AI.

Organizer

Bill Kautz, Sr. Director of Analyst Relations and Market Intelligence, Nokia, United States

Panelists

Sameh Boujelbene, Vice President, Dell'Oro Group, United States

Bodhisattwa Gangopadhyay , Network Capacity Manager, Planning, Meta, United Kingdom

Chris Martin, Architect Physical Network, Oracle, United States

Todd McWhirter, Sr. Manager of Network Architecture, Zayo, United States

Scott Wilkinson , Lead Analyst, Networking Components, Cignal AI, United States

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