iPronics launched its ONE-32, the world’s first optical circuit switch (OCS) product based on silicon photonics. Tailored for AI workloads and energy-efficient cloud infrastructure, the product delivers ultra-low latency, massive scalability, and groundbreaking cost efficiency, transforming data centre networking.
Targeting scale-up and scale-out applications for AI clusters and high-performance computing data centres, ONE-32 facilitates failure-resilient interconnects and programmable Layer 1 topology.
With AI driving data rates to double annually, traditional electrical packet switches (EPS) falter, burdened by power-intensive optical-electrical-optical conversions and rigid designs. This 32-port OCS uses a CMOS-silicon photonics platform to eradicate these inefficiencies, cutting switch power consumption by up to 50% by halving the number of transceivers required compared to EPS. It provides a flat O-band response, near-zero latency (<30ns), and rapid reconfiguration (<300µs).
“The ONE-32 redefines connectivity for the AI era,” said Christian Dupont, CEO of iPronics. “As the first OCS built on silicon photonics technology, it delivers unmatched performance and affordability, unlocking optical networking’s full potential for data centres.”
“iPronics ONE-32 key features include gain-control routing and bandwidth transparency, in a compact 1U form factor,” said Daniel Perez, CTO of iPronics. “ONE-32 capitalizes on CMOS scalability, making high-performance networking widely accessible.”
