Live multi-vendor interoperability demo features 40 member companies and highlights 800ZR, 400ZR, Multi-span Optics, CEI-448G, CEI-224G, Co-Packaging, CMIS, EEI and more
Fremont, Calif. — Jan 28, 2026 — OIF,where the optical networking industry’s interoperability work gets done, willpresent a live, multi-vendor interoperability demonstration at OFC 2026 in LosAngeles. Featuring 40 member companies, the showcase highlights how OIF-driveninteroperable networking solutions enable scalable, energy-efficient networksfor AI-era data center environments.
OFC 2026 will take place March 15–19, 2026, atthe Los Angeles Convention Center, with the exhibition running March 17–19.
Located in booth #2017, OIF’s demo willhighlight real-world interoperability across key technologies including 800ZR,400ZR, Multi-span Optics, Common Electrical I/O (CEI) CEI-448G, CEI-224G,Common Management Interface Specification (CMIS), Co-Packaging, EnergyEfficient Interfaces (EEI) and more. This work underscores the industry’s needfor deployable, multi-vendor building blocks across optical, electrical,energy-efficient and management interfaces that deliver higher performance,improved efficiency and scalable capacity in disaggregated architectures.
Participating companies are 3M, Accelight, Adtek, Adtran, Alphawave Semi, Amphenol Communications Solutions, Anritsu Corporation, AOI, Cadence DesignSystems, Inc., CICT/Accelink, Ciena, Cisco, Coherent Corp., Eoptolink Technology, EXFO, FurukawaElectric, HGGenuine, HPE, KeysightTechnologies, Lessengers, Ligent, Inc., Luxshare-Tech, Marvell, MaxLinear Inc., Molex, MultiLane, Nokia, O-Net, Samtec, Semtech, SENKO Advanced Components, Silith, SumitomoElectric Industries, Synopsys, Inc.,TE Connectivity, Terahop PTE Ltd., US Conec, VeEX Inc., Wilder Technologies and XscapePhotonics.
“AI-era infrastructure demands more thanspeed — it demands interoperability you can trust, plus the energy efficiencyrequired to scale responsibly,” said Mike Klempa, OIF Secretary/Treasurer andPhysical and Link Layer (PLL) Interoperability Working Group Chair (AlphawaveSemi). “At OFC 2026, OIF and our members will show how the industry istranslating specifications into real interoperability across coherent optics,high-speed electrical interfaces, energy-efficient architectures and commonmanagement so networks can move from innovation to deployment with confidence.”
OIF’s work is grounded in generating specifications that become the foundation forinteroperability. Its Implementation Agreements (IAs) close the gap betweenstandards and interoperable products, systems and networks. By convening theentire ecosystem — component suppliers, system vendors, hyperscalers andnetwork operators — OIF accelerates alignment on practical, interoperableinterfaces that enable open, scalable networking.
Visit OIF at booth #2017 at OFC 2026 tosee interoperability in action, or learn more about the demo here.
AboutOIF
OIF is where the optical networking industry’s interoperabilitywork gets done. With more than 25 years of effecting forward change in theindustry, OIF represents the dynamic ecosystem of 170+ industry leading networkoperators, system vendors, component vendors and test equipment vendorscollaborating to develop interoperable electrical, optical and controlsolutions that directly impact the industry’s ecosystem and facilitate globalconnectivity in the open network world. Connect with OIF on LinkedIn, on X, on Bluesky and at https://www.oiforum.com/.
