ZTE Integrates AI Into All-Optical Networks

ZTE outlines deployment of AI-integrated all-optical network solutions and field trials, citing a 60% AI traffic CAGR and forecasts that AI will dominate traffic by 2031. It highlights three breakthroughs—50G PON coexistence for 10-gigabit upgrades, a Scale-Across 1.6T OTN and hollow-core fiber interconnect, and AI-tuned distributed Wi-Fi—promising predictive maintenance, pooled compute, and monetization opportunities.