iPronics and Barcelona Supercomputing Center Partner to Advance Programmable Optical Networking for AI Infrastructure

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iPronics and Barcelona Supercomputing Center Partner to Advance Programmable Optical Networking for AI Infrastructure. (2026, September 21). Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/globenewswire/ipronics-and-barcelona-supercomputing-center-partner-to-advance-programmable-optical-networking-for-ai-infrastructure/article_26bb33fb-2f17-551c-9ef0-ea8cde4ca821.html

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iPronics, a company specializing in silicon photonics for AI infrastructure, has partnered with the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS) for a two-year collaboration aimed at developing programmable optical networking technology. This partnership focuses on integrating iPronics' ONE architecture into GPU-based systems to enhance performance and reduce energy consumption without requiring custom software. The goal is to demonstrate how this new technology can improve network control, decrease latency, and optimize GPU utilization in existing cloud environments.

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iPronics, a leader in silicon photonics-based optical circuit switching for AI infrastructure, has partnered with the Barcelona Supercomputing Center – Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) for a two-year strategic collaboration focused on advancing programmable optical networking. This partnership aims to enhance next-generation GPU-based AI and high-performance computing infrastructure by offering rack-ready, plug-and-play solutions that integrate seamlessly into existing GPU environments without requiring custom software. By demonstrating dynamic network control within BSC's infrastructure, the collaboration promises to maximize GPU utilization, reduce latency, and lower energy consumption for cloud providers and hyperscalers.

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Spain GPE · 2× BARCELONA GPE · 1× BSC ORG · 1× BSC-CNS ORG · 1× VALENCIA GPE · 1× iPronics ORG · 1× iPronics ONE ORG · 1× the Barcelona Supercomputing Center – Centro Nacional de Supercomputación ( ORG · 1×

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iPronics, a pioneer in silicon photonics-based optical circuit switching for AI infrastructure, today announced a two-year strategic technology collaboration with the Barcelona Supercomputing Center – Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) focused on advancing programmable optical networking for next-generation GPU-based AI and high-performance computing infrastructure.

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For cloud providers and hyperscalers, integrating programmable optics has historically required custom software, but iPronics ONE changes that paradigm by offering a rack-ready, plug-and-play optical circuit switching architecture designed to integrate seamlessly into existing GPU environments. asserted

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By demonstrating dynamic, workload-aware network control across hardware and software within BSC’s infrastructure, the strategic collaboration offers cloud providers and hyperscalers a clear path to maximizing GPU utilization, reducing latency, and lowering energy consumption without replacing their existing software stack. asserted

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