Marvell Said to Near Megadeal for Lumentum In AI Push
THE SO WHAT
Marvell moving on Lumentum is another data point that optics — not just GPUs — are a core choke point in AI data centers. Infra buyers should expect tighter integration between networking and accelerators, and plan for vendor consolidation in their optical supply chain.
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