News: Optoelectronics
4 February 2026
OIF interoperability demo at OFC highlights 800ZR, 400ZR, Multi-span Optics, CEI-448G, CEI-224G, Co-Packaging, CMIS, EEI
At the Optical Fiber Communication Conference & Exposition (OFC 2026) at the Los Angeles Convention Center (15–19 March), the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) is presenting a live, multi-vendor interoperability demonstration.
Featuring 40 member companies, the showcase highlights how OIF-driven interoperable networking solutions enable scalable, energy-efficient networks for AI-era data-center environments.
Located in booth #2017 at the exhibition (17–19 March), OIF’s demo highlights real-world interoperability across key technologies including 800ZR, 400ZR, Multi-span Optics, Common Electrical I/O (CEI) CEI-448G, CEI-224G, Common Management Interface Specification (CMIS), Co-Packaging, and Energy Efficient Interfaces (EEI). This work underscores the industry’s need for deployable, multi-vendor building blocks across optical, electrical, energy-efficient and management interfaces that deliver higher performance, improved efficiency and scalable capacity in disaggregated architectures, says OIF.
Participating companies are 3M, Accelight, Adtek, Adtran, Alphawave Semi, Amphenol Communications Solutions, Anritsu Corp, AOI, Cadence Design Systems Inc, CICT/Accelink, Ciena, Cisco, Coherent Corp, Eoptolink Technology, EXFO, Furukawa Electric, HGGenuine, HPE, Keysight Technologies, Lessengers, Ligent Inc, Luxshare-Tech, Marvell, MaxLinear Inc, Molex, MultiLane, Nokia, O-Net, Samtec, Semtech, SENKO Advanced Components, Silith, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Synopsys Inc, TE Connectivity, Terahop Pte Ltd, US Conec, VeEX Inc, Wilder Technologies and Xscape Photonics.
“AI-era infrastructure demands more than speed — it demands interoperability you can trust, plus the energy efficiency required to scale responsibly,” says Mike Klempa, OIF secretary/treasurer and chair of the Physical and Link Layer (PLL) Interoperability Working Group (Alphawave Semi). “At OFC 2026, OIF and our members will show how the industry is translating specifications into real interoperability across coherent optics, high-speed electrical interfaces, energy-efficient architectures and common management so networks can move from innovation to deployment with confidence.”
OIF’s work is grounded in generating specifications that become the foundation for interoperability. Its Implementation Agreements (IAs) close the gap between standards and interoperable products, systems and networks. By convening the entire ecosystem — component suppliers, system vendors, hyperscalers and network operators — OIF accelerates alignment on practical, interoperable interfaces that enable open, scalable networking.
