Ciena Survey: AI Places Big New Demands on Carrier Networks
More than half of respondents (53%) in a new survey believe AI workloads will place the largest demand on data center interconnect (DCI) infrastructure over the next two to three years, Ciena said Monday. Cloud computing and big data analytics…
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were seen as the next largest drivers of demand. To meet the surge in AI demand, “43% of new data center facilities are expected to be dedicated to AI workloads,” Ciena said. “AI workloads are reshaping the entire data center landscape, from infrastructure builds to bandwidth demand," said Jurgen Hatheier, Ciena's international chief technology officer. "Historically, network traffic has grown at a rate of 20-30% per year. AI is set to accelerate this growth significantly, meaning operators are rethinking their architectures and planning for how they can meet this demand sustainably."