LPO News

LPO MSA Announces Release of Specification for Linear Pluggable Optical Modules

Date: March 25, 2025

OFC2025, San Francisco -- The LPO MSA (Linear Pluggable Optics Multi-Source Agreement) Group announced today the completion and availability of the 100 Gb/s per lane Linear Pluggable Optics Single-Mode Optical Data Transmission specification, targeting up to 800 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity. The LPO MSA is composed of 50 industry-leading networking, semiconductor, and optics companies. This specification...

LPO MSA Announces Successful Multi-Vendor Interoperability

Date: September 19, 2024

ECOC2024, Frankfurt, Germany – The LPO MSA (Linear Pluggable Optics Multi-Source Agreement) Group announced today the successful interoperability testing of network equipment leveraging LPO links.  This interop event included testing over 400 Gb/s and 800 Gb/s parallel single-mode links, targeting the industry-wide challenge of reducing power, cost, and latency while improving the reliability of high-speed...

Twelve Industry Leaders Collaborate to Define Specifications for Linear Pluggable Optics

Date: March 21, 2024

San Diego, CA, March 21, 2024 – A group of industry-leading networking, semiconductor, and optics companies announce the formation of the LPO MSA (Linear Pluggable Optics Multi-Source Agreement) to develop the specifications for networking equipment and optical modules required to enable a broad ecosystem of interoperable LPO solutions. These specifications target the industry-wide challenge of reducing...