Spectra7 Increases Efficiency of Blockchain Processing with new BCI-2500 Product Line

Spectra7 Microsystems (TSX:SEV) has announced a new product line optimized for blockchain processing data centers.
As quoted in the press release:

 BCI-2500 is a high-performance, scalable, low-power, and cost-effective product supporting interconnects from 25 to 400Gbps.
“We’re extremely excited to bring our technology to this high-value market,” said Spectra7 CEO Raouf Halim. “The blockchain processing market is forecasted to grow at a 61.5% CAGR to $2.3 billion by 2021⁽¹⁾. This is a huge opportunity for us to leverage our existing data center active copper cable silicon technology and quickly expand into this strategic market with products set to go into production in 2018.”
Data centers focused on blockchain processing are extremely dedicated to network and computational efficiency. Spectra7’s BCI-2500 products enable copper cables up to three times the reach of passive copper cables at dramatically lower power levels than alternative solutions.
Spectra7’s BCI-2500 product line is the market’s first to address the specific needs of data centers running blockchain applications including Bitcoin mining. Bringing its unique signal processing technology to the critical interconnect layer of the data center, Spectra7 offers the following benefits to Blockchain systems:

• Breakthrough Low Power – Up to 80% less power consumption than competing solutions.
• High Performance – Scalable server and switch line rates from 25Gbps to 400Gbps.
• Low Cost – Typically 50% the cost of competing solutions.

Spectra7 Blockchain and Data Center Market Highlights:

• Several blockchain leaders in North America and Asia are currently evaluating Spectra7’s BCI-2500 and GaugeChanger Plus™ products for their new data centers.

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