HUBER+SUHNER breaks ground on new POLATIS® optical circuit switch production
site

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HUBER+SUHNER breaks ground on new POLATIS® optical circuit switch production
site

02.05.2024 / 06:45 CET/CEST

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HUBER+SUHNER is building a new state-of-the-art manufacturing site in
Pisary, Poland, to produce their POLATIS optical circuit switch (OCS)
portfolio at scale, acknowledging the substantial upsurge of interest in
using OCS to increase utilisation and energy efficiency in high-performance
computer clusters driven by the hyperscale data center boom in artificial
intelligence (AI) applications.

The existing POLATIS OCS production facility in Krzeszowice, Poland, is
currently running at maximum capacity. The new production facility for
POLATIS OCS products broke ground in nearby Pisary. With a total area of
around 3,000 m2, the facility is expected to be finished by the end of 2024.
It will feature air-source heat pumps, together with photovoltaic panels for
solar power generation and will also be equipped with its own waste water
purification plant.

The new location will enable HUBER+SUHNER to capitalise on the growing
opportunities and volume potential being presented by the AI data center
market. AI applications have been widely used in many areas over the last
twelve months. As a result, hyperscale data center operators and other
providers of high-performance and cloud computing services are developing
new architectures to scale their computing platforms to meet new demands in
processing power, latency, scalability and energy efficiency that result
from AI applications.

Optical circuit switches, also known as all-optical switches, are highly
efficient for rapidly switching large volumes of high-bit-rate traffic
between fibers with low latency, which is essential for AI. An OCS enables
network operators to rapidly provision, protect, test and monitor
terabit/second scale cross-connect traffic directly at the fiber layer.

All-optical switching technology removes the need for power-hungry
optical-to-electrical signal conversion around the switch core, enabling
transparent, future-proof connectivity with speed-of-light data latency. OCS
technology helps to maximise network uptime, lower power consumption and
reduce infrastructure capital expenditure. Use of OCS also makes remote
operations possible, which results in optimised operating costs.

'The data center market is a significant part of the growth strategy for
HUBER+SUHNER,' said Jürgen Walter, COO, Communication segment at
HUBER+SUHNER. 'Our POLATIS® optical circuit switch portfolio enhances our
well established structured cabling solutions in the best possible way and
will help shape future-proof data center architectures for applications like
AI.'

Pisary, Poland, was chosen as the new location of this state-of-the-art
facility because of its close proximity to the current production site, own
expertise and established network of suppliers already existing in the area.
Additionally, HUBER+SUHNER will greatly benefit from the good pool of
skilled technicians coming out of nearby universities and technical schools
in Krakow.

For more information about POLATIS® optical circuit switching, please visit:
https://www.hubersuhner.com/en/optical-circuit-switching

This media release can also be found at
www.hubersuhner.com/en/newsroom/company-news/news-ad-hoc-news and is also
available in German. The German version is binding.

Media release as PDF Link

HUBER+SUHNER AG
Patrick G. Köppe
Head Corporate Communications
Tumbelenstrasse 20
8330 Pfäffikon ZH
Switzerland

+41 44 952 25 60
pressoffice@hubersuhner.com
hubersuhner.com


News Source: HUBER+SUHNER


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   Language:       English
   Company:        HUBER+SUHNER AG
                   Tumbelenstrasse 20
                   8330 Pfäffikon ZH
                   Switzerland
   Internet:       www.hubersuhner.com
   ISIN:           CH0030380734
   Valor:          3038073
   Listed:         SIX Swiss Exchange
   EQS News ID:    1893753

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