# NVIDIA and Cisco plan optical module for AI factories

> The USFP optical module format targets higher connectivity capacity in AI factories. The companies specify 400 Gb/s lanes and up to 12.8 Tb/s total capacity.

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- Published: 2026-10-15T08:58:14+00:00
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NVIDIA and Cisco announced plans on October 12 for an optical module format called Ultra-Dense Small Form Factor Pluggable (USFP). Initial modules are planned to carry 16 full-duplex lanes in an OSFP-sized footprint.

The companies target four times the bandwidth density and about 1.3 times the power efficiency of 200 Gb/s-per-lane modules. Products and an open multi-source industry specification remain planned; the announcement reports no field results.

## Data

### Plan announcement

NVIDIA and Cisco announced a plan for 400 Gb/s-per-lane USFP modules.

Methodology: This block records NVIDIA and Cisco’s October 12, 2026 announcement. Capacity and efficiency figures are planned design specifications and company comparisons, not performance of products already in market.

| date | label | description | status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | NVIDIA and Cisco plan optical module for AI factories | NVIDIA and Cisco announced a plan for 400 Gb/s-per-lane USFP modules. | occurred |

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## Sources

- [NVIDIA Newsroom](<https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-and-cisco-introduce-new-pluggable-optics-form-factor-to-scale-ai-factories>) (Source checked: 2026-10-15; Published: 2026-10-12)

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