NVIDIA and Cisco announced Ultra-Dense Small Form Factor Pluggable (USFP), a 400Gb/s-per-lane optical module enabling up to 12.8Tb/s capacity. It delivers 4x bandwidth density and 1.3x power efficiency vs 200Gb/s-per-lane. Partners include TE Connectivity and Amphenol. An open specification is planned.

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