On CPO Pt.1 | The Phased Transition from Pluggables to CPO
Before getting into the main parts, this briefing-style opener covers the conclusion, the core summary, and the five-step spectrum of optics moving closer to the chip (Pluggables → LPO → OBO → NPO → CPO).
Conclusion
* CPO (Co-Packaged Optics) is hard to frame simply as "a technology that reduces networking power and cost.
