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For Calient Technologies, an approach by one of the world’s largest data centre operators changed the company’s direction.
The company had been selling its 320x320 non-blocking optical circuit switch (OCS) for applications such as submarine cable landing sites and for government intelligence. Then, five years ago, a large internet content provider contacted Calient, saying it had figured out exactly where Calient’s OCS could play a role in the data centre.
This solution could deliver a significant percentage-utilisation improvement
Daniel Tardent
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