OOPT

FYUZ 2026 is heading to Seattle, and registration is officially open. Join us November 3–5 at The Westin Seattle for two and a half days of real connection, practical innovation, and the conversations shaping the future of AI and advanced communications. This year's event has been reimagined from the ground up, with a fully integrated stage and expo floor, the brand new FYUZ Loft, and guided tours into Seattle's innovation ecosystem.

Q1 2026 has been a defining quarter for TIP. Two new Project Groups launched to tackle AI-driven networks and video performance at scale. Edgecore Networks and Pegatron earned TIP Bronze Badges. The ARIANE II consortium completed its UK DSIT-funded R&D project. And the OOPT community shipped GNPy 2.14.

The latest GNPy 2.14 release introduces major improvements for optical network planning, including enhanced physical modeling accuracy, richer diagnostic metrics, improved multi-vendor equipment library management, and new YANG model support for easier integration with SDN and automation workflows. These updates strengthen GNPy’s role as a key open-source tool for planning, simulating, and optimizing modern DWDM networks.

ENAI targets to define open, interoperable architectures for AI infrastructure, including Ethernet‑based scale‑up and scale‑out within servers and AI clusters, and open IP‑based transport for scale‑across connectivity across distributed data centers.

As we move into 2026, the Telecom Infra Project is executing against its strategic priorities for the year ahead. The global industry calendar is already underway, including Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, and TIP is entering the year with strong momentum and clear direction.

FYUZ 2025 landed several messages from the Telecom Operators leading the Open Optical & Packet Transport community at TIP.