EDGE8 is the most future-ready data center connectivity solution available
July 01, 2015
Corning Inc. has introduced a new optical cabling innovation for data centers and storage area networks. EDGE8 solutions is the first modular, tip-to-tip optical cabling system to feature an eight-fiber (Base-8) cabling design that maximizes per-rack-unit density for better network scalability and improved link performance.
Driven by increasing adoption of cloud computing and a growing demand for streaming video, data centers and SANs are migrating to faster transmission speeds to find and send data back to consumers as quickly as possible, Corning said. EDGE8 is the most future-ready data center connectivity solution available for simple, efficient and cost-effective migration to transmission speeds up to 400 gigabits per second, according to Corning.
“Corning’s EDGE8 solutions help data center operators deliver an optimal end-user experience, while mitigating the uncertainty associated with ever-increasing transmission speeds and continually evolving standards,” Stuart Hoiness, senior vice president of Enterprise Networks, Corning Optical Communications, said in a statement. “Installing a Base-8 cabling system like EDGE8 today provides the simplest, most flexible path to 40, 100, and 400 gigabits per second in the future.”
EDGE8 is built on the foundation of Corning’s family of EDGE solutions, currently used in more than 50,000 data centers across 30 countries around the world, according to Corning.
