# OpenAI says it partnered with AMD, Broadcom, Intel, Microsoft, and NVIDIA on a protocol called Multipath Reliable Connection.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-05-06 · The Verge*

## Key points

- OpenAI partnered with AMD, Broadcom, Intel, Microsoft, and NVIDIA on supercomputer networking.
- The new protocol is called Multipath Reliable Connection (MRC).
- MRC improves GPU networking performance and resilience in large training clusters.
- The full MRC specification is publicly available via the Open Compute Project.

**Companies:** AMD, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Broadcom, Intel
**Countries:** USA

[Read the full story on The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/925446/openai-is-teaming-up-with-other-companies-to-improve-supercomputer-networking-for-ai-training)

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