Official confirmation from China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 13 marks a landmark milestone for the 9th World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC 2026), set to launch from July 17 to 20 at Shanghai Expo, Zhangjiang and West Bund venues. A top national leader will deliver a keynote addr...

H200 procurement begins with the exact system, not a market headline NVIDIA H200 is a GPU family used in multiple server and system configurations. It should not be selected from news about market availability, trade policy, regional supply, or generic “clearance” claims. Those subjects change quick...

QM9790 is an externally managed Quantum-2 NDR InfiniBand switch NVIDIA QM9790 is a fixed-configuration NDR InfiniBand switch for high-performance computing and AI fabric deployments. It should be selected from its documented system characteristics, not from market forecasts, price speculation, or ge...

ConnectX-7 and ConnectX-8 are network adapters, not GPUs NVIDIA ConnectX-7 and ConnectX-8 are networking products used to connect servers, storage, switches, and AI or high-performance computing fabrics. They are not GPU accelerators, although they can be deployed alongside GPUs in an AI cluster. A ...

Topstar at CIOE 2025: Customer Meetings and Industry Dialogue From September 10 to 12, 2025, Topstar attended the 26th China International Optoelectronics Expo (CIOE) at the Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center. For our team, the exhibition was an opportunity to meet customers and partn...

U.S. Import Tariffs and Optical Equipment: A Documentation-First Planning Guide Importing optical transceivers, fiber-optic equipment, network hardware, or server components into the United States requires more than arranging transportation. The commercial invoice, product description, country of or...

AI Infrastructure Planning: From Workload Targets to Sustainable Operations AI adoption does not begin with a hardware catalogue. It begins with a workload, a measurable objective, and an operating plan. An organization may need to train a model, serve inference requests, prepare data, support engin...

11th Optical Communication Carnival Badminton Tournament: Industry Connection Through Sport On September 10, 2024, the 11th Optical Communication Carnival Badminton Tournament opened at the Shenzhen Longhua Jianshang Sports Complex Hall. The event brought together participants from across the optica...

The HPE Cray Storage Systems C500 is tuned to avoid I/O bottlenecks and offers a lower entry price than Cray systems designed for top supercomputers. Smart motorway in England, UK with light trails signifying busy traffic at rush hour. The NSL symbols under the gantry sign signify an end to speed re...

5G and 4G: Key Differences for Network Planning 5G is not simply “4G with a higher speed.” It is a newer generation of mobile-system standards with a new radio interface, new core-network capabilities, and several deployment options. At the same time, 4G/LTE continues to serve a large share of mobil...

40G QSFP SR4 and 40G QSFP BiDi at a Glance Before we go any further, it’s better to first obtain some basic information about 40G QSFP SR4 and 40G QSFP BiDi transceiver. As they both used to support short-range (SR) 40G connectivity, the major difference lies in the protocols, namely ...

Fiber Optic Patch Panels: Selection, Installation, and Maintenance Guide A fiber optic patch panel is an organized termination and cross-connect point for fiber cabling. It is not simply a device that joins two connectors. In a structured cabling system, the panel provides a protected, labeled locat...