Broadcom Announces Industry's First Merchant Silicon 50G PON Solution with AI/ML Capabilities
Broadcom News, Monday, October 7th, 2024
Advanced multi-speed OLT-ONU platform enables operators to run mission-critical AI applications at the edge while providing the most cost-effective and power-efficient upgrade path for current GPON and 10G PON networks
Broadcom announced the general availability of the BCM68660 and BCM55050, the industry's first merchant silicon 50G PON Optical Line Terminal-Optical Network Unit (OLT-ONU) devices with an embedded neural processing unit (NPU), designed to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) at the edge and enable telecom operators to drive new applications on 50G fiber broadband networks.
The BCM68660 standalone 50G PON OLT SoC interoperates with the BCM55050 50G PON ONU and other available ITU standards-based 50G ONUs, providing telecom operators a complete end-to-end 50G PON ecosystem of solutions for 50G fiber broadband.