ATTO Technology First to Ship Thunderbolt 5 Ethernet and Fibre Channel Adapters Certified for macOS and Windows

New ThunderLink® Thunderbolt™ 5 Ethernet and Fibre Channel Adapters Deliver Breakthrough Bandwidth for Demanding Workflows Across Industries

AMHERST, NY, UNITED STATES, November 17, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- ATTO Technology, Inc., a global leader in network and storage connectivity solutions, today announced it is the first company to ship Thunderbolt 5 adapters for Ethernet and Fibre Channel certified for both macOS^® and Windows^®. The ATTO ThunderLink NS 5102 with Dual 100Gb Ethernet, ATTO ThunderLink TLFC-5642 with Dual 64Gb Fibre Channel, and ATTO ThunderLink TLFC-5082 with Dual 8Gb Fibre Channel are now fully available and shipping worldwide after a successful early access program.

Built to maximize Thunderbolt 5 performance, these adapters provide twice the bandwidth of previous generations, connecting workstations and laptops to enterprise-class storage and networking environments with unprecedented speed and reliability.

“Today’s data-intensive workflows are pushing creative and technical boundaries, and Thunderbolt 5 delivers the bandwidth and low-latency performance professionals demand,” said Tim Klein, president and CEO of ATTO Technology. “ATTO is leading the way as the only provider of enterprise-grade Thunderbolt 5 adapters built for these rigorous environments.”

ATTO ThunderLink NS 5102: Thunderbolt 5 to Dual 100Gb Ethernet (www.atto.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TechSpecs-ATTOThunderLinkNS5102.pdf)

• High-Speed Connectivity – Harnesses Thunderbolt 5’s next-gen throughput to move data over 100Gb Ethernet networks.

• Low-Latency Transfers – Supports RoCE (Windows and Linux^®) and advanced offloads for efficient, scalable IP-based workflows.

• Cloud & Remote Access – Ensures seamless integration with cloud platforms and distributed teams.

ATTO ThunderLink TLFC-5642: Thunderbolt 5 to Dual 64Gb Fibre Channel (www.atto.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TechSpecs-ATTOThunderLinkFC5642.pdf)

• Maximum SAN Performance – Dual 64Gb Fibre Channel links double the speed of prior-generation adapters.

• Ultra-Low Latency – Optimized for real-time, multi-user access to shared storage.

• Cross-Platform Support – Compatible with macOS, Windows, and Linux, including ATTO MultiPath Director™ for high-availability macOS SAN environments.

ATTO ThunderLink TLFC-5082: Thunderbolt 5 to 8Gb Fibre Channel (www.atto.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/TechSpecs-ATTOThunderLinkFC5082.pdf)

• Protects Legacy Investments – Enables Thunderbolt 5 platforms to connect seamlessly with existing 8Gb Fibre Channel SANs and FC tape libraries.

• Proven Reliability – Ideal for production, research, and archival environments that depend on stable 8 Gb Fibre Channel connectivity for long-term assets and tape-based workflows.


Broad Industry Applications & Software Excellence

Trusted by media and entertainment professionals for decades, ATTO products, including the new Thunderbolt 5 adapters, also power data-intensive workflows in life sciences, financial services, research labs, education, engineering, and government. These industries rely on handling large datasets and high-speed workflows that demand maximum I/O performance.

ATTO differentiates with ATTO360™ Networking (www.atto.com/products/software/atto-360-software) and ATTO360 Storage (www.atto.com/products/software/atto360-storage-software) software, offering pre-tuned performance profiles, real-time diagnostics, and ATTOview™, which provides visibility into adapter performance. Certified driver support spans macOS, Windows, and Linux for broad deployment flexibility.

TLFC-5642 (model TLFC-5642-D00) and TLFC-5082 (model TLFC-5082-D00) include LC SFP+ optics, while NS 5102 (model TLNS-5102-D00) includes QSFP28 optics. All are backward compatible with Thunderbolt 3/4.

ATTO’s Thunderbolt 5 portfolio will continue to grow, with Dual 32Gb Fibre Channel and Dual 25Gb Ethernet models on the roadmap.

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For over 35 years, ATTO Technology, Inc. has been a global leader specializing in network and storage connectivity and infrastructure solutions for the most data-intensive computing environments. ATTO works closely with its partners to create the world’s best end-to-end data delivery, management and storage solutions.

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