TechHollow-core fiber: A new highway for AI data transmission

Computing demand in northwest China’s Ningxia has surged beyond expectations, while transmission between Zhongwei and eastern hubs takes about 20 milliseconds—too slow for latency-sensitive AI applications. Engineers have deployed hollow-core fiber between data centers 30 kilometers apart; it can cut transmission loss and latency by more than 30% compared with conventional fiber. Ningxia is also advancing grid construction, using tiered power supplies and testing ways to match computing workloads with renewable generation and storage.

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