Legrand’s commitment to leading the industry extends beyond its extensive, innovative line of state-of-the-art data center solutions. The global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures recently revealed how innovations are breathing new life into existing technology that has seemingly become obsolete or faced significant obstacles to its adoption, but can be leveraged to support modern applications.
These innovations and their uses were covered in two articles written by Legrand experts and published in key industry publications, The Fast Mode and Pipeline. The Fast Mode is an independent research and media company providing breaking news, analysis and insights for the global IT/telecommunications sector. Pipeline provides communications service providers and technical enterprises with critical industry information to help them make technology decisions.
In his piece for The Fast Mode, Frank Yang, Senior Product Line Manager at Legrand, discussed how new 400G ZR/ZR+ transceiver technology is revitalizing decades-old technology to support Artificial Intelligence-driven connectivity demand. With the next-generation transceivers, Internet Protocol (IP) over Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (IPoDWDM) has emerged as a leading-edge DCI solution able to be adopted on a widespread basis.
“IPoDWDM eliminates unnecessary network layers, reduces power and footprint costs, and leverages existing fiber infrastructure. This cutting-edge solution is positioned to support the next wave of AI innovation while lowering costs, offering greater flexibility and increasing efficiency,” the article says.
In his article for Pipeline, Marc Cram, Director of New Market Development for Server Technology, a brand of Legrand, discusses the concept of pervasive mobility and how the latency challenges it presents can be mitigated by combining legacy telecommunications infrastructure with innovations at the edge.
“While fiber and copper networks remain critical, the path forward requires creative solutions — for example, reimagining the legacy 48-volt telephone infrastructure in many existing buildings throughout the world. Supporting pervasive mobility also means integrating advanced connectivity solutions such as transceivers and fiber cable connections with supporting infrastructure, including racks, PDUs and track busway systems, designed to support both hyperscale and edge environments,” the article says.
Read Frank’s full article here. Read Marc’s full article here.
