ZTE Executive VP and CTO Wang Xiyu said the company’s next‑generation
data‑center network NPO is being positioned as an improved solution for AI
Fabric, targeting node‑internal interconnects as the primary use case. He
highlighted a trend of optical components converging toward electrical chips and
described NPO as balancing openness, cost and maintainability to lead
high‑density bandwidth evolution. On spaceborne links, ZTE is advancing
commercial validation of 100G/200G onboard products; 400G/800G core chips and
optical devices are in validation to support long‑term evolution of satellite
laser communications. Product designs will allow laser and routing functions to
be combined or separated to fit different satellite platforms, and integrated
space‑ground high‑value applications are being deployed.