A UK startup says it can cut data centre network power by 81% by replacing every electrical switch with light
Summary
Oriole Networks is launching its first large-scale commercial deployment of a pure photonic AI network. The company says its PRISM platform can cut core network power use by 81% and reduce GPU idle time to under 1%. The deployment will run in the UK’s ARIA Scaling Inference Lab alongside AMD GPUs and CPUs. This matters because faster, lower-power networking can reduce AI inference costs and improve hardware utilization for data centre operators. The wider rollout planned for 2027 suggests the product is moving from testbed validation toward broader market adoption.
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