Automation uses software to control network resources dynamically with minimal human intervention. It can speed up services delivery and keep the network running at peak efficiency, boosting revenues and reducing costs. With this potential, one might think that automation of telecom networks would be widespread, but that is not the case. Automation in telecom lags compared to industries like transportation, shipping, and cloud computing services.

For the first time, the newest generation of high performance optical transceivers are available in a pluggable form factor. Using 5nm-140Gbaud technology, these transceivers deliver blazing fast 1.2T wavelengths for short haul, and 800G over large geographic regions. As pluggables, they are a huge leap over the previous generation of bulky, power-hungry modules that needed integration into line cards.