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Why POET's Optical Interposer Is Built for the AI Cluster Era: From 800G to 3.2T on a Single Platform
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Fusion42 · 29 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
POET Technologies has developed a single optical interposer platform that scales from 800G to 3.2T, designed to reduce requalification time for hardware integrators in AI data centres. The platform allows customers to migrate to faster speeds without full redesigns, addressing a major bottleneck in AI cluster upgrades.
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The cost of qualifying new optics for AI clusters is now a competitive weapon. If you force customers through a full requalification cycle with every speed upgrade, you will lose to platforms that do not.
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