Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW), a global leader in optical
communications innovations, today unveiled its newest connectivity
solution, the EDGE™ Distribution System. Designed to meet the
ever-growing demand for information processing in the cloud, this
pre-engineered data center solution shortens installation time for
server cabling by up to 70%, helps address shortages in skilled
labor, and provides up to a 55% reduction in carbon footprint by
minimizing materials and packaging.
Today’s data centers – the massive storage hubs that support
today’s data-rich applications – must expand to process increasing
flows of information, especially as machine learning and artificial
intelligence become integral to more and more industries. The EDGE
Distribution System builds on Corning’s decades of experience
developing pre-engineered solutions for the optical communications
industry. The system simplifies the deployment of cabling within
data centers, all the way to the server racks.
“This is a critical moment for cloud data centers. They need to
quickly ramp up capacity in a time of labor constraints. Corning
designed the EDGE Distribution System to meet those needs,
providing a new path to capacity, speed, and sustainability,” said
Michael O’Day, vice president and chief technology officer, Corning
Optical Communications.
Initial deployments at hyperscale data centers in the U.S.,
Europe, and Asia have shown that the EDGE Distribution System can
lower total installed cost by up to 20%.
The EDGE Distribution System is:
- Faster: Existing
data center solutions can be too costly or take too long to deploy.
The EDGE Distribution System allows operators to add capacity more
quickly, consolidating dozens of patch cords into a single
assembly. This accelerates the installation process by 70%, makes
it safer, and reduces reliance on skilled labor. By adding capacity
more quickly, operators can also lower total installed cost and
shorten the path to revenue recognition.
- More sustainable:
Operators can redesign their physical networks, from the leaf
switches to the top-of-rack switches, minimizing the use of metal
and plastic and reducing the carbon footprint of the optical links.
In addition, consolidating all the patch cords into one assembly
minimizes the use of cable trays and product packaging. Together,
the consolidation of cable and the minimizing of materials and
packaging can provide up to a 55% reduction in carbon footprint
compared to legacy solutions.
- Customizable: Operators can use Corning’s
virtual configuration tools and expert, regionally based technical
support to customize the system to their desired fiber counts,
number of access points, and connector type.
“The EDGE Distribution System represents why Corning is vital to
progress. Customers bring us their toughest technology challenges,
and we combine our core technologies with our manufacturing and
engineering platforms to create solutions that move entire
industries forward,” said O’Day.
Corning experts will highlight the EDGE Distribution System,
along with other fiber, cable, and hardware innovations, in Booth
3629 at the 2023 Optical Fiber Communication Conference and
Exposition (OFC), March 7-9 in San Diego, California. For more, see
our EDGE solutions portal and our media resource center.
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include optical communications, mobile consumer electronics,
display, automotive, solar, semiconductors, and life sciences.
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