Pluggable optical solutions have been around since 2016, but integrated solutions — namely OBO, NPO and CPO — are now bringing massive improvements in transport capacity and especially processing for AI systems, says Counterpoint Research's Silicon Photonics (SiPh) and Co-Packaged. Pluggable optical solutions have been around since 2016, but integrated solutions — namely OBO, NPO and CPO — are now bringing massive improvements in transport capacity and especially processing for AI systems, says Counterpoint Research's Silicon Photonics (SiPh) and Co-Packaged. MALTA, N., May 5, 2026 — GlobalFoundries (GF) has introduced an optical module solution for co-packaged optics (CPO). According to the company, the Silicon photonics Co-packaged Advanced Light Engine (SCALE) solution is the industry's first Optical Compute Interconnect Multi-Source Agreement (OCI. MALTA, N. 9B by 2029, fueled largely by AI data centers. Read on to learn key CPO trends shaping AI systems in 2026 and the challenges designers will need to. Yole Group attended OFC 2026 with a dedicated team of analysts on site, actively engaging with major players in the photonics ecosystem throughout the event. In addition to hosting a dedicated photonics market briefing, Scaling Datacom Optical Technologies for Next Generation Networks, and. Kyocera Corporation (President: Hideo Tanimoto, hereinafter "Kyocera") is pleased to announce the development of a pluggable optoelectronic module (OSFP-XD*1) supporting the PCIe®*2 6.