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Company demonstrates its integrated optical cable , connectivity and interconnect offerings .

Telecom Minister , Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia , inaugurated this Make-in-India AI-DC portfolio saying : “ STL ' s AI-led Data Centre portfolio is a significant innovation for the AI ecosystem and will also strengthen India ' s data centre capabilities ."

As data centres transition to GPU-based servers , the demand for fibre optic infrastructure between and inside the data centres will surge dramatically .

India is one of the biggest hubs for data centre ecosystems in general , initial estimates expect the nation to boost its GPUbased server capacity in these AI-led data centres to nearly 5.2 Lakh GPUs by 2026 . density to meet the volume and complexity of AI workloads .

" The linkage between AI , Data Centres and Optical Fibre forms the holy trinity of future connectivity . We have been deeply involved in building a suite of products that fit right into the most dense connectivity environments ever created ," said Ankit Agarwal , Managing Director and CEO Optical Business , STL .

“ We are excited to showcase our Make in India AI-DC portfolio to our customers and believe that this will serve as a one-stop solution for their data centre cabling needs ."

STL ' s Intelligently Bonded Ribbon ( IBR ) cable technology is the engine behind fibre densification in AI data centres .

STL was the second in the world and the first in India to offer mainstream high-density IBR optical products . The company ' s flagship AI-DC portfolio , designed for accelerated computing , is strongly anchored in its IBR optical cables and bolstered with a suite of data centre-specific connectivity products like connectors , patch-cords , fibre distribution and management systems , racks , cabinets , and servers . These products include :

• High-density Optical Fibre cables – Celesta Ribbon cable with its Intelligently Bonded Ribbon ( IBR ) technology in 250-micron and 200-micron fibre . These cables utilise high-performance G . 657 . A2 bend-insensitive / Stellar optical fibre and feature a Low Smoke and Zero Halogen ( LSZH ) flame-retardant ( FR ) jacket . The Celesta with 6912F enables high fibre packing density in ducts , resulting in a lower TCO .

• High-density Connectivity solutions – for establishing end-to-end connectivity . These include floor-mount racks , high-density MPO panels that can accommodate up to 864 fibres in 2RU and 1728 fibres in 5RU , New Pivoting Tray Drawer ( nPTD ), high-density LC panels , patch panels and copper connectivity solutions . p

These GPU-heavy data centres will require 36x more fibre than CPU racks , driven by an increase in server density and higher bandwidth requirements . They will also require more compact , high-density optical fibre cables ( with ~ 70 % more fibre ) than traditional data centres .

As a homegrown , globally recognised Optical expert , STL has developed a sophisticated , integrated portfolio to cater to the unique cabling needs of GPU-dense data centres . Optical fibre cabling in AI data centres must deliver high bandwidth , low latency , and high

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