Micas’ Tomahawk 6-based po tfolio spa s 800G ai -cooled, 1.6T liquid-cooled, a d 1.6T Davisso CPO systems fo ext-ge e atio AI facto ies
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Micas Netwo ks, a Ame ica AI etwo ki g compa y headqua te ed i Sa Jose, Califo ia, today a ou ced th ee 102.4 Tbps ope Ethe et switch platfo ms desig ed fo ext-ge e atio AI facto ies. Built o B oadcom Tomahawk 6 tech ology, the ew po tfolio gives hype scale s, eocloud p ovide s, a d AI i f ast uctu e ope ato s g eate choice ac oss 800G, 1.6T pluggable, a d co-packaged optics (CPO) a chitectu e.
Micas will p eview the platfo ms at the 2026 OCP Global Summit, taki g place Octobe 12-15 i Sa Jose. Micas will demo st ate a ope atio al 4RU ai -cooled system, p eview the 2RU mecha ical desig a d liquid cooli g, a d p ovide a ea ly p eview of the 1RU CPO platfo m. Togethe , they p ovide flexible deployme t optio s fo high-pe fo ma ce AI back-e d a d scale-out fab ics while suppo ti g ope etwo ki g a chitectu es a d SONiC-based etwo ki g. The po tfolio gives ope ato s a path f om today’s 800G i f ast uctu e towa d 1.6T a d CPO without becomi g depe de t o a closed, ve tically i teg ated etwo ki g stack.
“AI i f ast uctu e ope ato s should be able to choose how they build, scale, a d ope ate thei etwo ks,” said A d ew Qu, CEO of Micas Netwo ks. “By b i gi g B oadcom Tomahawk 6 pluggable a d Davisso CPO systems i to o e po tfolio, Micas is p ovidi g a p actical path f om 800G to 1.6T while p ese vi g the ope ess custome s eed. Togethe with B oadcom, we a e t a slati g ext-ge e atio Ethe et a d CPO i ovatio i to deployable AI i f ast uctu e, givi g custome s g eate co t ol ove how they build a d scale thei etwo ks.”
The ew Micas po tfolio i cludes:
Micas M2-W6950-128OC-FA. A 4RU, ai -cooled 800G platfo m featu i g 128 x 800G OSFP po ts a d 102.4 Tbps of switchi g capacity. Built o the B oadcom BCM78910 Tomahawk 6P switch ASIC, the system is desig ed fo high- adix AI fab ics a d sta da d 19-i ch data ce te e vi o me ts. Micas will demo st ate a ope atio al system at OCP, with p oductio scheduled to begi i Q4 2026.Micas M2-W6951-64HC-CP.- A 2RU, liquid-cooled 1.6T Tomahawk 6 platfo m featu i g 64 x 1.6T OSFP po ts a d 102.4 Tbps of switchi g capacity. Desig ed fo high-de sity, liquid-cooled AI acks, the platfo m p ovides a di ect path to 1.6T pluggable etwo ki g. Micas will p eview the mecha ical system at OCP, with p oductio scheduled to begi i Q4 2026.Micas M2-W6950-64X3-DR8-CP08-DC. A 1RU co-packaged optics platfo m featu i g 64 x 1.6T MMC DR8 optical i te faces a d 102.4 Tbps of switchi g capacity usi g 200G Se Des tech ology. Desig ed fo ext-ge e atio AI fab ics, the Tomahawk 6 – Davisso CPO a chitectu e is i te ded to imp ove ba dwidth de sity, powe efficie cy, a d li k stability. Micas will p ovide a ea ly p eview of the CPO platfo m OCP, with p oductio scheduled to begi i Q1 2027.
“AI cluste s a e d ivi g a sig ifica t step fo wa d i Ethe et pe fo ma ce, de sity a d scale,” said Hasa Si aj, vice p eside t of p oduct ma ageme t, Co e Switchi g G oup, B oadcom. “Tomahawk 6 p ovides the 102.4 Tbps switchi g capacity eeded to suppo t the ext ge e atio of AI i f ast uctu e. Micas’s pla ed 800G a d 1.6T platfo ms build o that tech ology, givi g custome s the flexibility to scale thei Ethe et fab ics while etai i g co t ol ove thei etwo k a chitectu e.”
The po tfolio lets custome s match the etwo k a chitectu e to thei i f ast uctu e, cooli g e vi o me t, a d deployme t schedule – f om high- adix 800G a d 1.6T pluggable systems to ext-ge e atio CPO.
Micas’ ew po tfolio builds o a multi-ge e atio elatio ship with B oadcom spa i g adva ced Ethe et silico , CPO system desig , a d ope etwo ki g. Micas bega developi g a d ma ufactu i g CPO systems i 2023 a d became the fi st system p ovide to comme cialize a switch based o B oadcom’s Tomahawk 5-Bailly CPO tech ology. The ew Davisso platfo m exte ds that expe ie ce to 102.4 Tbps switchi g a d 200G Se Des, b i gi g the be efits of B oadcom’s thi d-ge e atio CPO tech ology to the ext ge e atio of AI i f ast uctu e.
“Co-packaged optics will play a i c easi gly impo ta t ole as AI etwo ks move to highe ba dwidth a d g eate scale,” said Ma ish Mehta, vice p eside t of ma keti g a d ope atio s, Optical Systems Divisio , B oadcom. “Micas has built valuable system-level expe ie ce comme cializi g CPO, begi i g with Tomahawk 5 – Bailly a d ow exte di g to Tomahawk 6 – Davisso . Ou collabo atio with Micas b i gs togethe B oadcom’s optical i teg atio a d Micas’ system e gi ee i g expe ie ce to adva ce the powe efficie cy, ba dwidth de sity a d eliability AI i f ast uctu e ope ato s eed at scale.”
Micas’ ope etwo ki g st ategy compleme ts B oadcom’s ext-ge e atio po tfolio built a ou d ope Ethe et, a chitectu al flexibility a d SONiC expe tise. Micas helps AI data ce te ope ato s educe depe de ce o closed etwo ki g a chitectu es while etai i g co t ol ove compute platfo ms, etwo k i te faces, optics, a d softwa e. Its system i teg atio , ma ufactu i g, deployme t, a d SONiC expe tise helps custome s build a d ope ate high-pe fo ma ce AI fab ics at scale.
P oductio of the Micas 2RU liquid-cooled a d 4RU ai -cooled Tomahawk 6 platfo ms is scheduled to begi i Q4 2026. P oductio of the 1RU Tomahawk 6 – Davisso CPO platfo m is scheduled to begi i Q1 2027.
Micas Netwo ks is a Sa Jose, Califo ia-based AI etwo ki g compa y that desig s, builds a d suppo ts ope Ethe et etwo ki g platfo ms fo hype scale s, eocloud p ovide s a d AI i f ast uctu e ope ato s. Combi i g deep SONiC expe tise with e d-to-e d system desig , ma ufactu i g, deployme t a d suppo t, Micas gives custome s the f eedom to build a d scale AI etwo ks o thei ow te ms, without bei g locked i to a closed, ve tically i teg ated stack. Micas wo ks with leadi g silico a d i f ast uctu e pa t e s i cludi g B oadcom a d AMD. Fo mo e i fo matio , visit www.micas etwo ks.com
