At the India Mobile Congress 2024, STL made its debut in the AI-driven data centre market by showcasing its comprehensive integrated optical cable, connection, and interconnect solutions. Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia, the Honourable Telecom Minister, officially launched this Made-in-India AI-DC portfolio.
Regarding the connection between data centres, fibre connectivity, and artificial intelligence, the telecom minister stated,“STL’s AI-led Data Centre portfolio is a significant innovation for the AI ecosystem and will also strengthen India’s data centre capabilities.”
Two years later, 1.6 billion AI questions are being generated monthly by 200 million ChatGPT users. It is anticipated that there will be more than one billion users by 2025. This technological wonder is a glass that can gaze both ways. The backend infrastructure, which consists of AI-led data centres, depends on optical fibre communication, while artificial intelligence models are at the front end. The need for fibre optic infrastructure both inside and between data centres will increase significantly as more and more data centres switch to GPU-based servers.
In general, India has emerged as one of the largest hubs for data centre ecosystems. By 2026, India is anticipated to increase the number of GPU-based servers in these AI-driven data centres to around 5.2 lakh, according to preliminary projections. Due to increased server density and bandwidth demands, these GPU-heavy data centres will need 36 times as much fibre as CPU racks. Additionally, compared to conventional data centres, they will need more compact, high-density optical fibre cables (around 70% more fibre).
In order to meet the specific cabling requirements of GPU-dense data centres, STL, a domestically based and internationally renowned optical specialist, has created an advanced, integrated portfolio. To handle the volume and complexity of AI workloads, optical fibre cable in AI data centres needs to provide high bandwidth, low latency, and high density.
“The linkage between AI, Data Centres and Optical Fibre forms the holy trinity of future connectivity. We have been deeply involved in building a suite of products that fit right into the most dense connectivity environments ever created,” said Ankit Agarwal, Managing Director and CEO Optical Business, STL. He further added, “We are excited to showcase our Make in India AI-DC portfolio to our customers and believe that this will serve as a one-stop solution for their data centre cabling needs.”
IBR cabling technology sets the benchmark fibre densification, and they will form the backbone of AI-data centre connectivity, said Dr Badri Gomatam, CTO, STL. “Our credentials in the IBR technology, along with our Optical connectivity capability, place us in a great position to build and commercialise this portfolio”, he further explained.
Fibre densification in AI data centres is powered by STL’s Intelligently Bonded Ribbon (IBR) cable technology. Mainstream high-density IBR optical products were initially offered by STL in India and second globally. Strongly supported by its IBR optical cables, the company’s flagship AI-DC portfolio—which is intended for accelerated computing—is enhanced by a range of connection solutions tailored to data centres, including servers, racks, cabinets, fibre distribution and management systems, connectors, and patch cords. Among these goods are:
High-density Optical Fibre cables: Celesta Ribbon cable comes in 200- and 250-micron fibre and uses Intelligently Bonded Ribbon (IBR) technology. These cables have a Low Smoke and Zero Halogen (LSZH) flame-retardant (FR) jacket and are made of high-performance G.657.A2 bend-insensitive/Stellar optical fibre. High fibre packing density in ducts is made possible by the Celesta with 6912F, which lowers the TCO.
High-density Connectivity solutions – for creating connectivity from end to end. These consist of floor-mount racks, copper connectivity solutions, high-density LC panels, patch panels, the New Pivoting Tray Drawer (nPTD), and high-density MPO panels that can hold up to 864 fibres in 2RU and 1728 fibres in 5RU.
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