{"id":6626,"date":"2026-05-21T11:19:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T03:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edge-core.com\/?p=6626"},"modified":"2026-05-21T11:19:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T03:19:15","slug":"edgecore-and-partners-unite-at-computex-2026-powering-the-all-photonics-ai-era-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edge-core.com\/ru\/press-release\/edgecore-and-partners-unite-at-computex-2026-powering-the-all-photonics-ai-era-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Edgecore and Partners Unite at Computex 2026-Powering the All-Photonics AI Era Together"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Edgecore |<\/span> Accton Group<\/div>\n
\n Joint Press Release<\/span>\n EMBARGOED UNTIL MAY 28, 2026 \u00b7 10:00 AM TST<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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EMBARGO:<\/strong> May 28, 2026, 10:00 AM TST \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 EVENT:<\/strong> Computex Taipei 2026 \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 BOOTH:<\/strong> K1309, Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 1 \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 IOWN\u00ae is a trademark of NTT, Inc.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n

\n Computex 2026 \u00b7 All-Photonics \u00b7 AI Infrastructure<\/span>\n

Edgecore (an Accton Company) and Partners Unite at Computex 2026:Powering the All-Photonics AI Era Together<\/em><\/h1>\n

Edgecore (an Accton Company) unveils the Edgecore Open Fabric: Built for IOWN\u00ae<\/a>, a fully integrated, all-photonics AI infrastructure platform uniting optics, liquid cooling, and open networking with ecosystem leaders AMD, Astera Labs, Broadcom, InLC Technology, Intel, LIQID, NTT, Penguin Solutions, and 1FINITY.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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TAIPEI, Taiwan. As artificial intelligence reshapes every sector of the global economy, the networks and data centers that power it face a reckoning. Heat is the enemy. Latency is the bottleneck. Proprietary lock-in is the tax. At Computex 2026, Edgecore (an Accton Company) is answering all three challenges at once, with light.<\/p>\n\n

The two companies today announced the Edgecore Open Fabric: Built for IOWN\u00ae<\/a>, a next-generation, all-photonics network architecture purpose-built for the AI era. Designed in close collaboration with \u041d\u0422\u0422<\/span>\u2019s groundbreaking Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN) initiative and an industry-spanning ecosystem of technology leaders, the platform combines optical switching, open networking, composable compute, and direct liquid cooling into a single, deployable solution that sets a new standard for what AI infrastructure can, and must, look like.<\/p>\n\n

The timing could not be more urgent. Modern AI training clusters are pushing rack power densities beyond 100 kW, levels that traditional air cooling cannot safely sustain, and that conventional electrical interconnects cannot serve without introducing latency that undermines the very intelligence they are meant to support. The industry has known for years that a fundamental shift was coming. Computex 2026 is where Accton Group draws the line and says: it has arrived.<\/p>\n\n

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\u201cThe question was never whether photonics would replace copper in the data center. The question was who would build the complete, open, deployable platform that makes that transition real. That platform is here, and it is built on openness.\u201d<\/blockquote>\n \u2014 Accton Group Executive Leadership<\/cite>\n <\/div>\n\n

Why Photonics? Why Now?<\/h2>\n\n

The physics are unforgiving and, for once, entirely on our side. Light travels through fiber at roughly 5 microseconds per kilometer, with zero signal degradation and zero electromagnetic interference. An optical switch like Edgecore\u2019s IRX3032 OWS<\/a> routes 32 wavelength channels simultaneously at 160 nanoseconds of end-to-end latency, with no optical-to-electrical-to-optical (O-E-O) conversion penalty. Scale that across a modern AI fabric (32 \u00d7 800G wavelengths per fiber, delivering 102.4 Tbps of intra-datacenter bandwidth), the result is infrastructure that finally keeps pace with the GPUs it connects.<\/p>\n\n

This is the beating heart of the IOWN All-Photonics Network (APN) architecture: a vision where light, not electrons, carries the data from edge to core, where the constraints of electrical signaling no longer define the ceiling of AI capability. The Edgecore Open Fabric<\/a> is built to realize that vision at production scale, today.<\/p>\n\n

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5 \u03bcs \/ km<\/span>Optical Propagation Speed<\/span><\/div>\n
102,4 \u0422\u0431\u0438\u0442\/\u0441<\/span>Intra-DC Optical Bandwidth<\/span><\/div>\n
160 ns<\/span>End-to-End Switch Latency<\/span><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

The Open Fabric: Built Layer by Layer<\/h2>\n\n

01. Open Networking<\/h3>\n

At the core of the platform is Edgecore\u2019s IOWN DCI Gateway, anchored by the IRX3032 OWS<\/a> and the AMX3200 Trans\/Muxponder<\/a>. At the heart of the IRX3032 OWS is InLC Technology<\/span>\u2019s Wavelength Selective Switch (WSS), the in-house photonics engine that enables precise, low-loss optical channel routing without any electrical conversion. Together they deliver DWDM wavelength switching with zero O-E-O conversion, ROADM programmability, and APN-native protocol support. The spine layer is powered by the Edgecore AIS1600-64O<\/a>, a 102.4 Tbps AI\/ML switch powered by AMD<\/span> processors and \u0411\u0440\u043e\u0434\u043a\u043e\u043c<\/span> switching silicon, open, programmable, and SONiC-compatible. From leaf to DCI, every hop is designed to be composable, standards-based, and vendor-transparent. The entire architecture is built to \u041d\u0422\u0422<\/span>\u2019s IOWN APN specification, ensuring every component meets the rigorous requirements of the IOWN All-Photonics Network standard.<\/p>\n\n

02. Composable Compute<\/h3>\n

The compute layer takes advantage of CXL 3.1, the memory interconnect standard that allows GPU clusters to share up to 20 TB of pooled memory across nodes as if it were local. Paired with Astera Labs<\/span>\u2019 PCIe retimers, \u0411\u0440\u043e\u0434\u043a\u043e\u043c<\/span>\u2019s high-speed fabric interconnect silicon, and Marvell<\/span>\u2019s CXL controller technology, the platform enables flexible, software-defined disaggregation of memory and compute resources. LIQID<\/span>\u2019s software-defined composable infrastructure layer makes this flexibility operationally accessible, while Penguin Solutions<\/span> supplies the CXL cards inside the CXL expansion chassis, the physical memory expansion hardware that makes large-scale pooling a deployable reality. This means AI workloads can be right-sized, reconfigured, and scaled without forklift upgrades, a critical capability as model architectures evolve at a pace that outstrips any fixed hardware assumption. Intel<\/span> contributes both accelerator technology and edge-accelerated AI inference capabilities to this layer, enabling the composable compute stack to serve demanding real-time AI workloads at the point of need. Preferred Networks<\/span>, whose AI research spans custom chip design through generative AI deployment, represents exactly the kind of workload this composable layer is built to serve.<\/p>\n\n

03. Liquid Cooling: The Unsung Hero of the AI Era<\/h3>\n

Every watt of AI compute generates heat, and the industry\u2019s most honest open secret is that air cooling is already failing at the rack densities the latest GPU generations demand. Edgecore\u2019s integrated Cooling Distribution Unit (CDU)<\/a>, delivering 100\u2013200 kW of in-rack heat exchange capacity with N+1 pump redundancy, real-time flow and leak telemetry, and full BMS\/SDN integration, is not an accessory. It is infrastructure. With documented PUE gains of up to 20%, liquid cooling is simultaneously the most critical sustainability lever and the most direct enabler of higher-density, higher-performance AI deployment. The Edgecore Open Fabric treats thermal infrastructure as a first-class citizen, not an afterthought. Beyond the rack, 1FINITY<\/span>\u2019s optical transport and DWDM expertise extends the platform\u2019s reach across metro and carrier networks, ensuring the all-photonics vision scales from the datacenter floor to the wide area.<\/p>\n\n

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Key Insight<\/span><\/div>\n

\u201cLiquid cooling is not just a cooling solution. It is an AI infrastructure strategy, one that unlocks rack densities air simply cannot reach.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

Ecosystem: Stronger Together<\/h2>\n\n

No single company builds the future of AI infrastructure alone. The Edgecore Open Fabric is the product of a carefully assembled ecosystem whose members contribute decades of domain expertise across silicon, optics, memory, software, and systems integration. Together, they close every gap in the stack:<\/p>\n\n

AMD<\/strong> brings GPU and adaptive compute solutions that populate the composable server layer, delivering the raw AI processing power that the Open Fabric is designed to unleash at scale.<\/p>\n

Astera Labs<\/strong> delivers the PCIe and CXL connectivity silicon that makes composable, disaggregated compute architectures practical, a foundational technology for the memory-pooling capabilities of the platform\u2019s compute layer.<\/p>\n

\u0411\u0440\u043e\u0434\u043a\u043e\u043c<\/strong> supplies the high-radix switching silicon that powers Edgecore\u2019s spine and leaf switches, the same silicon that has defined hyperscale networking for a decade, now optimized for AI fabric workloads.<\/p>\n

InLC Technology<\/strong> (an Accton Group subsidiary with an industry-leading IP portfolio in intelligent optical switching) contributes in-house photonics innovation that delivers networks with 10\u00d7 lower power consumption, directly supporting the platform\u2019s energy efficiency story.<\/p>\n

Intel<\/strong> contributes both accelerator technology and edge-accelerated AI inference capabilities, including demonstrated expertise in AI medical imaging applications already running on IOWN APN infrastructure today.<\/p>\n

LIQID<\/strong> provides software-defined composable infrastructure technology that enables dynamic resource allocation, the software intelligence that makes the hardware\u2019s flexibility operationally accessible.<\/p>\n

Marvell<\/strong> provides the CXL controller technology at the heart of the composable compute layer, enabling high-speed, low-latency memory pooling and disaggregation across GPU and CPU nodes.<\/p>\n\n

\u041d\u0422\u0422<\/strong> provides the IOWN APN architecture and certification framework, the backbone of the entire open photonics strategy, and a technology leadership position \u041d\u0422\u0422<\/span> has nurtured for years in partnership with global standards bodies.<\/p>\n

Penguin Solutions<\/strong> supplies the CXL cards inside the CXL expansion chassis, providing the physical memory expansion hardware that enables large-scale, low-latency memory pooling across compute nodes.<\/p>\n

Preferred Networks<\/strong> (PFN) contributes deep AI research and vertical integration expertise spanning AI chips, computing infrastructure, and generative AI, bridging the gap between cutting-edge AI development and the high-performance network fabric it demands.<\/p>\n\n

1FINITY<\/strong> extends the optical transport and DWDM expertise critical to multi-site, carrier-grade APN deployments, enabling the Edgecore Open Fabric to reach beyond the datacenter wall to service provider and metro network environments.<\/p>\n\n

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\u201cIOWN is not a product. It is a movement. And the Edgecore Open Fabric is the first fully integrated, production-ready platform to bring that movement to the datacenter floor.\u201d<\/blockquote>\n \u2014 Edgecore Networks Leadership<\/cite>\n <\/div>\n\n

From Vision to Reality: AI Applications Enabled by IOWN Today<\/h2>\n\n

The most compelling proof of any infrastructure platform is not its specification sheet; it is the real-world applications it enables. The IOWN community, led by \u041d\u0422\u0422<\/span> and powered by ecosystem partners, has already demonstrated a compelling portfolio of production-grade AI use cases that would simply not be possible on conventional electrical networking infrastructure:<\/p>\n\n \n \n \n
Application<\/th>\u0412\u043e\u0437\u043c\u043e\u0436\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438<\/th>Enabled By<\/th>Partner<\/th><\/tr>\n <\/thead>\n
Smart Remote Surgery<\/td>Ultra-low-latency surgical robotics collaboration between remote surgeon and operating room<\/td>IOWN APN: Remote Support Base<\/td>\u041d\u0422\u0422<\/td><\/tr>\n
Remote Media Production<\/td>Real-time distributed content workflows for live broadcast, deterministic sub-millisecond delivery<\/td>IOWN APN: Remote Operation Center<\/td>\u041d\u0422\u0422<\/td><\/tr>\n
Construction Operations<\/td>Live remote control of heavy excavation machinery from an off-site command center<\/td>IOWN APN: Remote Operation of Excavator<\/td>\u041d\u0422\u0422<\/td><\/tr>\n
AI Medical Diagnosis<\/td>Edge-accelerated medical imaging and heatmap visualization for radiological analysis at the point of care<\/td>IOWN APN: Chest X-Ray AI<\/td>Intel<\/td><\/tr>\n
Industrial Safety Management<\/td>Low-latency industrial safety monitoring across online factory environments<\/td>IOWN APN: Remote Operation Center<\/td>IOWN Forum<\/td><\/tr>\n
Distributed AI Infrastructure<\/td>All-photonics connectivity for distributed AI training and inference across geographically dispersed data centers<\/td>IOWN APN: Full Fabric<\/td>Edgecore \/ Preferred Networks<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n\n

These are not demonstrations. They are deployments, real-world proof that the All-Photonics Network era is not a roadmap item for 2030. It is operating today, and it is only waiting for the infrastructure ecosystem to catch up with the architecture \u041d\u0422\u0422<\/span> pioneered. At Computex 2026, Accton Group and its partners are closing that gap.<\/p>\n\n

Taiwan\u2019s APN Island: Accton Group\u2019s Role in Building It<\/h2>\n\n

\u041a\u043e\u043c\u043c\u0443\u0442\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440 Edgecore Open Fabric<\/a> carries a significance that extends beyond any single product launch. Taiwan\u2019s national AI Island vision, a strategic initiative to position the island as a globally integrated hub of AI infrastructure, healthcare, energy, and connectivity, requires precisely the kind of next-generation network architecture that IOWN provides. High-bandwidth, ultra-low-latency, energy-efficient optical networking is not merely desirable for an APN Island. It is definitional. Intel<\/span>\u2019s edge-accelerated AI inference capabilities are already proving this in production, with medical imaging applications running live on IOWN APN infrastructure across Taiwan. Preferred Networks<\/span> brings the AI research depth to push these applications further, vertically integrating AI chip design, computing infrastructure, and generative AI on top of the optical fabric.<\/p>\n\n

Accton Group<\/a>, with over four decades of experience designing and manufacturing network infrastructure from silicon to system and facilities serving hyperscalers, telecoms, and enterprises across the globe, is uniquely positioned to be the manufacturing and technology backbone of that vision. From design to manufacturing, from switching ASICs to optical modules, from software to CDU, Accton Group provides the cutting-edge infrastructure technology that turns national vision into operational reality.<\/p>\n\n

InLC Technology<\/a>, a fellow Accton Group subsidiary and in-house photonics innovator, adds a strategic dimension to this story. Its IP portfolio delivers up to 10\u00d7 lower network power consumption, making Accton Group uniquely positioned to address AI infrastructure\u2019s growing energy challenge from both the networking and optics layers simultaneously.<\/p>\n\n

What to Expect at Computex 2026<\/h2>\n\n

Visitors to Edgecore (an Accton Company) at Computex 2026 (Booth K1309, Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 1) will have the opportunity to explore the Edgecore Open Fabric<\/a> on full display, the complete rack architecture, optical switching fabric, and composable compute stack. The centrepiece of the booth is a live liquid cooling demonstration, with the CDU running in real time to show what high-density AI thermal management looks like in practice. Technical briefings with product engineers and ecosystem partners will be available throughout the show.<\/p>\n\n

The All-Photonics Era is not a metaphor. It is a migration, and it is underway. Edgecore (an Accton Company)<\/a> invites the global technology community to come see what infrastructure built for the speed of light and the demands of the AI age looks like.<\/p>\n\n

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\u041e \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0438 Edgecore Networks<\/h4>\n

Edgecore Networks, an Accton Company, is a leading provider of open networking solutions for the data center, service provider, and enterprise markets. Through its open, disaggregated hardware and software portfolio spanning switching, routing, optical transport, and AI server infrastructure, Edgecore empowers customers to build flexible, cost-effective, and future-proof networks. From Edge To Core, Edgecore is Transforming The Way The World Connects. www.edge-core.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n

About Accton Group<\/h4>\n

Accton Group is a global technology company providing cutting-edge infrastructure technology from design to manufacturing. With nearly 40 years of heritage in network hardware, Accton Group\u2019s subsidiaries include Edgecore Networks, a leader in open networking and AI infrastructure, and InLC Technology, a specialist in intelligent optical switching. Together, they deliver an integrated portfolio spanning AI\/cloud data center solutions, optical networking, and composable infrastructure. Accton Group connects the world with technology. www.accton.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n

About InLC Technology<\/h4>\n

InLC Technology, an Accton Company, delivers smarter optical switching through in-house innovation and a strong intellectual property portfolio. With field-proven expertise and industry-leading technology, InLC provides optical switching platforms designed for greener networks with up to 10\u00d7 lower power consumption. www.inlct.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n

About IOWN\u00ae and the IOWN Global Forum<\/h4>\n

IOWN\u00ae (Innovative Optical and Wireless Network) is a concept and initiative led by NTT, Inc. to develop all-photonics network and smart computing infrastructure. The IOWN Global Forum, comprising leading technology companies worldwide, drives standardization and ecosystem development for IOWN-based technologies. IOWN\u00ae is a trademark or registered trademark of NTT, Inc.<\/p>\n\n

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Accton & Edgecore, Head of Marketing Communications: ray_huang@accton.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Forward-Looking Statements<\/h4>\n

This press release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual performance characteristics of described products may vary from stated figures based on configuration, environment, and workload conditions. All specifications are based on internal measurements and are subject to change without notice.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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