Huawei launches the Atlas 960E SuperPoD at HUAWEI CONNECT 2026, supporting AI models with up to 10 trillion parameters
Scales up to 4,096 NPUs per cluster, delivering 8 EFLOPS (FP8) using the Hi-ONE Optical Engine running at 7.2 Tbit/s
By Techhaus Thailand · Friday, September 25, 2026 · 2 min read
Key point — Huawei launched the Atlas 960E SuperPoD at HUAWEI CONNECT 2026, supporting AI models up to 10 trillion parameters, scaling to 4,096 NPUs per unit via the 7.2 Tbit/s Hi-ONE optical engine.
Why it matters — Investing in its own optical technology shows Huawei tackling advanced chip limitations by efficiently networking many systems together, rather than relying on a single most-powerful chip.
Worth watching — Real-world deployment of the Atlas 960E in customer data centers, and its impact on global AI infrastructure competition.
Source: Techhaus Thailand
