Reimagining Optical Networks:
Building a Resilient, Intelligent, and Limitless Infrastructure

OptiNet China 2026 is the premier technical forum for network architects, researchers, and engineers who are redefining the future of optical networking and AI-scale infrastructure. This two-day event in Shanghai brings together the brightest minds shaping the backbone of tomorrow’s digital economy—where ultra-high-speed networks, photonic computing, and AI-native fabrics converge to meet the exploding global demand for data.

As AI integrates into every facet of human activity, traditional electronic architectures alone cannot sustain the required scale, speed, and efficiency. Reimagining optical networks—leveraging hollow-core fibers, thin-film lithium niobate modulators, photonic tensor cores, and advanced all-optical fabrics—is the only path forward. These innovations promise to reduce energy consumption, minimize carbon footprints, overcome the “Power Wall,” and establish a resilient, future-proof infrastructure for national and global connectivity.

Why Attend?

OptiNet China 2026 is knowledge hub for designing the next decade of optical infrastructure. Attendees will gain the knowledge, tools, and insights to:

• Build with confidence: Evaluate the trade-offs between Silicon Photonics and TFLN, and make hardware decisions grounded in both technical performance and business value.
• Drive AI innovation: Explore Photonic Tensor Cores and optical computing architectures that move beyond transport to all-optical cognition.
• Deploy smarter networks: Learn how agentic AI, digital twins, and predictive operations transform optical fabrics into autonomous, self-healing systems.
• Test and learn from real-world deployments: Review field data from China’s first large-scale hollow-core fiber networks and multi-vendor 1.6T interoperability labs.

Agenda Highlights

Day 1 — Architectural Inflection Points

• Plenary sessions examining the 1.6T–3.2T roadmap, inference-driven spine-leaf design, and the “East Data, West Computing” imperative.
• Technical debates on Silicon Photonics vs. Thin-Film Lithium Niobate, and hollow-core vs. multi-core fiber architectures.
• Engineering panels synthesizing the physics limits and all-optical blueprints for 2030.
• Startup showcase featuring photonics demos, optical AI innovations, and poster presentations.

Day 2 — Advanced Implementation & Technical Deep Dives

• Morning breakouts covering high-speed pluggables, intra-DC optical fabrics, next-gen coherent transmission, and field results from 1.6T AI-scale deployments.
• Afternoon expert tracks on photonic integration, 100G PON evolution, optical computing, SDM fiber strategies, and multi-vendor standards implementation.
• Sessions synthesizing field reports and laying out the 2026–2030 roadmap for resilient, scalable, and energy-efficient optical networks.

A Forum for the Entire Optical Ecosystem

OptiNet China 2026 convenes a cross-section of the industry: network architects, system designers, researchers, government policymakers, technology vendors, and investors. Participants will have opportunities to:

• Exchange real-world experience tackling deployment challenges, interoperability, and large-scale AI fabric design.
• Explore emerging solutions through exhibits showcasing 800G/1.6T optics, photonic computing, and network automation.
• Engage in strategic discussions on quantum-safe networking, all-optical AI fabrics, and converged data center and metro architectures.

Your Role in the Future of Optical Networks

OptiNet China 2026 is more than a conference—it’s a collaborative platform to shape the next decade of digital infrastructure. Attend to learn, lead, and innovate. Participate as a speaker, sponsor, or exhibitor and contribute to defining the architectures, standards, and technologies that will power the global AI and cloud ecosystem from 2026 to 2030.

Register today to attend, sponsor, or exhibit. For inquiries, contact Lydia Wang at: lydia.wang@infoexevents.com.cn

Welcome to OptiNet China 2026!

Wei Leping
Chair, OptiNet China
Director, Science & Technology Committee,
Retired from China Telecom

Mao Qian
Co-Chair, OptiNet China
Consultant, Science & Technology Committee, MIIT
Director, Asia-Pacific Optical Communications Committee