VIAVI Solutions will present its cutting-edge technologies for testing and validating next-generation AI fabrics at scale during Optical Fiber Communication (OFC) 2026, taking place March 17–19 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
As AI, cybersecurity, and high-speed photonics continue to advance, traditional approaches to network validation and optimization are no longer enough. Today’s industry demands a holistic, AI fabric-aware perspective on network performance. At booth 1239, VIAVI will showcase its newest solutions, designed to help customers address the complexities of modern AI interconnects while ensuring that high-performance systems achieve the necessary throughput, reliability, and scalability.
Demonstrations will include 1.6T Ethernet, transceiver, connectivity and silicon photonic manufacturing solutions, PCIe over optics, automated network test, and fiber sensing. VIAVI’s ONE LabPro and TestCenter platforms for OSI L0-3 traffic generation and analysis will be showcased, alongside the recently announced hollow-core fiber test solution and DCX-700 optical loss test set for testing up to 24 fibers simultaneously.
Highlighting the need for collaboration within the ecosystem, many of these demonstrations will be run in partnership with the Ethernet Alliance and the Fiber Optic Center. Interoperability demonstrations featuring next-gen Ethernet technologies will be presented in collaboration with Amphenol, Celestica and other industry partners.
In addition, three new technologies will be unveiled at OFC 2026:
- New INX 700 probe microscopes featuring a more powerful battery system for uninterrupted, automated inspection of single and multifiber connectors. The new models are specifically engineered for hyperscale data centers, where long battery life and inspection speed are critical
- The industry’s first high-density OSFP test platform to validate the interoperability, latency and power efficiency for next-generation 1.6T Ethernet infrastructure, delivering full line-rate performance for AI, cloud and hyperscale environments
- A new distributed acoustic sensing product with real-time edge-based AI and machine learning capabilities
On Monday, March 16 from 1:30 – 5:30 PM PT, VIAVI will be hosting a workshop on distributed fiber optic sensing for communication networks and infrastructure applications.
On Wednesday, March 18 from 2:30 – 3:30 PM PT in Expo Theatre II, VIAVI will join a Lightwave panel discussion on how optical technologies such as hollow core fiber redefine data center interconnection (DCI).
OFC 2026 follows shortly after the Lightwave Innovation Awards. For the tenth year in a row, VIAVI’s industry and technological leadership were recognized. Six solutions received awards, including the VIAVI ONE LabPro ONE-1600ER, TestCenter 1.6T Platform and A3 400G Appliance, mFVU-3000, DCX 700 and OneExpert Fiber.
