Communication
C-DOT and STL achieves secure communication breakthrough with quantum key distribution Over multi-core fibre
The C-DOT, in collaboration with STL, has successfully tested India’s first Quantum Key Distribution transmission over a 4-core Multi-Core Fibre (MCF). This milestone marks a significant advancement in the nation's journey towards quantum-secured communication networks. MCF technology e
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Lightmatter launches passage M1000: 3D photonic superchip with 114 tbps optical bandwidth for AI infrastructure
Lightmatter announced the launch of Passage M1000, a 3D Photonic Superchip designed to meet the demands of next-generation AI infrastructure. The Passage M1000 sets a new benchmark with an unprecedented 114 Tbps total optical bandwidth, making it the world's fastest AI interconnect. The Pa
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Nubis Nitro linear redriver enable 4-meter 200Gbps/lane copper interconnects with 100x lower latency for AI systems
Nubis Communications announced the launch of its Nitro Linear Redriver, a technology extending the reach of 200Gbps per Lane copper connections to four meters, breaking the copper reach barrier in AI scale-up networks and enabling a tenfold increase in xPU count across multiple racks. The Nubis N
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Cadence Tensilica ConnX 230 DSP IP powers Metanoia SDR RF frontend silicon
Metanoia Communications has licensed Cadence's Tensilica ConnX 230 DSP for its new software-defined radio (SDR) RF front end silicon chip platform. Today’s O-RAN communications systems use SDR in RF front-end replacing analog fixed hardware f
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Semtech unveils chipset to enable widespread 50G fiber network deployment
Semtech launched the industry’s first ITU-compliant asymmetric 50G PON OLT chipset. The GN7161, GN7153BW, and GN25L80B chipset facilitates the creation of compact, power-efficient SFP-DD modules that support GPON, XGSPON, and HS-PON standards, paving the way for the global rollout of 50G PO
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MACOM launches new optical amplifier targeting satellite communication market
RF and Opto semiconductor device specialist MACOM Announced introduction of high power capable new optical amplifier devices to amplify light signals so that they are powerful enough to travel longer distances to support Free Space Optical (FSO) communication between satellites and to ground stat
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OpenLight and Tower collaborate to achieve 400G/lane modulators built on silicon photonic wafers
Tower Semiconductor has used OpenLight Photonics' 200G heterogeneous modulator design IP to demonstrate 400G/lane modulator on Tower’s commercially available, integrated silicon photonics platform, PH18DA, achieving a better than 3.5db extinction ratio using the industry-standard PAM-4 modu
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Jio Platforms, AMD, Cisco, and Nokia, plans to build an Open Telecom AI platform
Jio Platforms, AMD, Cisco, and Nokia, announced at Mobile World Congress 2025 plans to form an innovative, new Open Telecom AI Platform, where Jio is the first customer. This new platform to enhance network security and efficiency reduce TCO and provide new revenue opportunities. Tel
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Brief explanation of Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexers (ROADMS) in silicon photonics
Electrical signal is laziest when it want move from 1 to 0 and vice-versa compared to optical signal. So is emergence of photonics to connect between chips as well chip itself using photons instead of electronics to process data. Very challenging and most valuable research in today's world of AI
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MaxLinear showcases its Sierra Radio SoC as a complete O-RU solution at MWC 2025
MaxLinear showcases Sierra radio SoC linearization performance as a complete Open RAN Radio Unit (O-RU) solution at MWC 2025. MaxLinear is highlighting the chip enables radio vendors to rapidly and cost effectively develop new O-RUs with smaller size, lower weight, higher energy effic
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Qualcomm at MWC Barcelona 2025: 5G Modem-RF, 5G Open RAN and more
At the MWC Barcelona 2025, Qualcomm Technologies unveiled new X85 5G Modem-RF chip, its eighth-generation 5G modem-to-antenna solution and fourth-generation AI-powered 5G connectivity platform. Qualcomm is also highlighting how network operators and infrastructure providers globally are adopting
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Intel Xeon 6 packs more AI silicon to boost AI RAN performance in networks
While Intel is participating at MWC Barcelona 2025, the company has announced the new Xeon 6 SoC customized for network and edge applications. The Xeon 6 packs more AI acceleration with Intel Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) and Intel Advanced Matrix Extensions (AMX) improving AI RAN performance
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