HFCL Limited has launched OptiQ AI, a unified brand for its optical connectivity business, aimed at serving the high-bandwidth demands of AI, cloud and hyperscale data centres. The company announced the move on Wednesday in a press release, stating that the brand brings together its existing range of optical fiber cables and accessories under a single framework designed for next-generation data networks.
Unified Identity for Optical Portfolio
HFCL assigns a unified identity, OptiQ AI, to its existing optical connectivity portfolio serving AI, cloud and hyperscale data centre customers. The portfolio is built to meet the demands of large GPU clusters that are scaling toward 100,000 GPUs. It is positioned around five pillars: High Quality, Quantum Bandwidth, Densely Quantified, Quick Rollout and Q-Class Uptime.
According to HFCL, the OptiQ AI portfolio supports high-bandwidth, high-density and rapid-deployment requirements of next-generation AI data centre networks. The integrated offering includes HFCL's Intermittently Bonded Ribbon (IBR) cables, fiber assemblies, patch cords, pigtails, trunks, and high-density cassettes and enclosure panels.
Benefits for Hyperscalers
For hyperscalers, the company said the benefits are faster rollouts and reduced complexity. This means faster deployment cycles, reduced interoperability risks, and future-ready infrastructure supporting seamless migration to 800G and 1.6T networks.
Managing Director Mahendra Nahata said optical connectivity has moved from being a supporting layer of data centre infrastructure to becoming one of the defining foundations of the AI era. As AI clusters scale and bandwidth requirements rise sharply, customers need reliable, high-density and deployment-ready optical connectivity solutions.
Market Growth and Opportunity
Nahata pointed to the growth potential, noting that industry reports project the AI optical market will grow from USD 14 billion today to USD 73 billion by 2030, driven by increasing investments in AI data centres, high-performance computing infrastructure and hyperscale cloud networks.
He added that supply chains are concentrated in few geographies, creating an opening for India. HFCL believes that India has a meaningful opportunity to participate in this global shift by offering competitively manufactured, high-quality optical connectivity solutions from a resilient and agile supply chain.
