India, March 16 -- VIAVI Solutions has announced the launch of its next-generation TestCenter D2 1.6T Appliance, designed to support the testing and validation of emerging 1.6T Ethernet networks. The platform is intended for cloud providers, hyperscalers, neocloud operators and network equipment manufacturers as they prepare for the next phase of high-capacity networking. The D2 appliance expands VIAVI's portfolio of Layer 0-7 PHY validation, AI fabric and network testing solutions.

The transition from 800G to 1.6T deployments for AI back-end infrastructure is expected to accelerate this year. At the same time, cloud providers are building larger and more diverse AI clusters. High-speed Ethernet is increasingly being adopted as the prefe...