Optical backbone routes endure for decades. CSPs require that their optical backbone cores are built to last. Long-haul amplification common equipment can be deployed in many sites that can be both remote and unstaffed. Ideally, ne. Optical backbone routes endure for decades. CSPs require that their optical backbone cores are built to last. Long-haul amplification common equipment can be deployed in many sites that can be both remote and unstaffed. Ideally, new deployments at these sites require minimal maintenance and/or upgrade over long timeframes. Optical backbones need to. The AI application space is developing. Many enterprise verticals are taking ever more interest in AI. The AI-enabling industry is maturing. Leading AI providers have advocated their AI principles for responsible AI market development with the end goal of a mature, governed, and secure ecosystem. AI providers are focused on making AI accessible and. The major digital economy players continue to build a global hierarchy of data centers (DCs). Omdia has identified three major classes of DCs: core DCs, business cloud DCs, and edge compute. Core DCs are either very large data center facilities or campuses of DCs. The major providers continue to expand existing operational campuses and build new gr. The OTN bandwidth management technology was first introduced in the network core to perform the grooming, aggregation, and switching functions. As the technology gained usage and success, it has become a technology option of choice to aggregate and groom network edge traffic. For many CSPs, the typical trigger for considering an OTN to central offi. CSPs' priorities for their metro optical network include simplified networks with a superior client and operations experience and optimized cost. Historical networks are built over many years, layer upon layer, akin to a complex archeological site. CSPs want to reduce this complexity and migrate to a simplified, de-layered network. Additionally, th.