Microsoft lobbies against potential ban on Chinese optical networking gear for AI data centers as FCC mulls restricting imports
Toms Hardware
10 lis 2026, 17:54Hardware
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Microsoft has met with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Security Council to lobby against a potential ban on Chinese optical transceivers, as the FCC considers restricting imports.
The ITI is lobbying against the ban of these optical transceivers needed by data centers to convert electrical signals into optical signals.
According to Reuters, the company, alongside the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), is lobbying against the move.
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