The first media conference of the Year of the Dragon came from CommScope, a global leader in connectivity and cabling, where Ms. Lan Chen, General Manager and Vice President of CommScope Enterprise Networks Greater China, and Mr. Ken Wu, Technical Director of CommScope Enterprise Networks Greater China, jointly presented CommScope in the era of AIGC for the attending media representatives.
Founded in 1976, CommScope has become a trusted partner in all technological revolutions through continuous technological innovations and mergers and acquisitions. CommScope products are indispensable for applications ranging from wireless to wired broadband connectivity, and from home to enterprise networks, with low latency and ultra-high speed. Ms. Chen highlighted a few key figures that epitomize CommScope's achievements: more than 13,000 patents, more than 22,000 talented innovators, more than $600 million in R&D investment annually, and more than 10,000 partners in more than 150 countries and regions around the world. The second point Ms. Chen Lan emphasized was CommScope's corporate social responsibility. CommScope has been ranked in the top of the Environmental, Social and Governance ESG ratings by many media outlets and organizations such as Newsweek. Today, CommScope, as a provider of fast, affordable, reliable and long-term oriented connectivity products, optical connectivity is a key focus of its development. 2023, CommScope achieved sales of 380,000 kilometers of fiber, the distance from the Earth to the Moon. "Light speed, through the future", is the best endorsement of CommScope in the era of optical connectivity.
The tide of the current technological revolution is artificial intelligence, the wave of artificial intelligence has increased global data center infrastructure spending, and arithmetic power has been the new productivity in the era of digital economy. This era of intelligent computing also has new challenges for cabling and optical connectivity. Ms. Lan Chen said that CommScope's hot-selling product, Propel End-to-End Modular Fiber Platform, is CommScope's answer to the optical connectivity requirements of the AIGC era, which has received enthusiastic response from the industry upon its launch, and has won numerous awards in innovative product competitions from several industry media. Next, Mr. Ken Wu explained why Propel is CommScope's answer to the optical connectivity requirements of the AIGC era from the technical point of view of AI data center development.
Mr. Wu Jian pointed out that the key to the realization of the current AI network based on GPU architecture is parallel computing, high-precision computing on the computing power network requirements are very urgent, which has been directly reflected in the orders of the optical connectivity enterprises. ai to the data center not only brought from 400G to 800G upgrade, but also in the data center architecture to bring some impact. Overall, AI data center development requirements for optical connectivity can be summarized as high-density, high speed, low latency, lossless four characteristics, and Propel is a concentrated response to these four requirements.Propel features include the first support for MPO16/MPO8, the second support for the OM5 multimode fiber program, the third support for the new generation of VSFF micro-duplex connectors, the fourth anti-reflective APC put forward higher requirements. APC anti-reflection put forward higher requirements, and fifth, the unified convergence platform (all connectors using a unified plug). Whether it is CommScope's customers or peers, these characteristics are very critical, and the editor thought it was a complete description of the optical connectivity ecosystem within AI data centers in the next few years. MPO, for example, Mr. Wu said that the current MPO16/MPO8 can support 400G and 800G now, and also in the future up to 1.6T or even 3.2T, will be the main type of MPO connectors for many years to come. From the perspective of fiber optic selection, past data centers have been single-mode and multi-mode fiber competition. Mr. Wu Jian believes that the current multimode fiber optic solution is clearly better in terms of power consumption indicators, and the current AI data center architecture will require more optical connections within 100 meters in order to reduce latency, which is also the main battlefield of multimode. The new SR4.2 standard can support up to 150 meters, thus further reducing the reliance on single-mode fiber. SWDM solutions based on BIDI and OM5 fibers still have a lot of opportunities for expansion, and new VSFF connectors such as CS, SN, MDC, etc. are mainly targeted at this area. Mr. Wu particularly pointed out that AI high-computing power network for network connectivity brings higher requirements, typically the importance of reflection performance, such as PAM4 applications in the connector reflection of the impact is very critical. The APC-type connector used in high-end telecom applications in the past has thus become an important requirement for AI network optical connectivity, and the requirement for connector cleanliness has also been further increased.Propel integrates MPO, VSFF, APC and other connectivity solutions into one platform with a unified plug-and-connect approach, making it an ideal optical connectivity platform geared towards sustainable development.
As the AIGC era brings new requirements for optical connectivity from quantity to quality, CommScope is taking the lead in demonstrating the industry's commitment to sustainable development and leading the way in optical connectivity technology. Focus on CommScope, focus on the future of optical connectivity!
Introduction
Lan Chen - General Manager and Vice President, Greater China, CommScope Enterprise Networking
As an industry veteran, Lan Chen joined AT&T in 1995 with a background in the telecommunications and cable TV industries. 2000 saw her take on the role of Divisional Sales Manager, responsible for SYSTIMAX Solutions' business in Eastern China, during which time she experienced the transition from Avaya to CommScope. 2007 saw her take on the role of Mainland Sales Manager, responsible for Mainland China. In 2007, she took on the role of Mainland China Sales Manager, responsible for sales operations in Mainland China, achieving a 30% increase in sales in 2010 and was promoted to Director of Sales for the Greater China region. 2015, due to continued growth, Lan Chen was promoted to Vice President of Sales for the Greater China region, and the following year assumed the role of Vice President of CommScope Enterprise Networking for the North Asia region. Since 2023, Ms. Chen has served as General Manager and Vice President of CommScope Enterprise Networks Greater China, and in 2019, Ms. Chen was named to Forbes' "Women in Tech" list of the top 50 women in technology in China. The list is Forbes' first of its kind, targeting female founders, executives, frontline R&D engineers and technology innovation pioneers in China's tech sector.
Mr. Wu Jian - Director of Technology, Greater China, CommScope Enterprise Networks
Mr. Wu has been engaged in the design, management and maintenance of cabling systems and network systems since 1995. He has participated in the planning, design and implementation of large-scale projects in many countries, and has presided over the installation guidance and acceptance testing of large-scale integrated cabling projects for many times. He has also been engaged as a consultant and advisor in the design, planning and construction of several large-scale data centers. In his professional field, he is proficient in comprehensive cabling design and installation and network integration, familiar with data communication theory, good at network testing and network management, and has rich experience in planning and designing of large-scale data centers. He is now the deputy leader of the Integrated Cabling Working Group of the Information and Communication Professional Committee of China Engineering Construction Standardization Association, and an expert member of China Data Center Expert Technical Committee. Meanwhile, he is actively involved in the drafting and formulation of several domestic standards.
