New Delhi, July 2026.

HFCL Limited (HFCL), a leading global technology enterprise and innovator in telecommunications and network infrastructure, today announced OptiQ AI™as the unified brand identity for its integrated optical connectivity portfolio, comprising its existing range of optical fiber cables and accessories designed for AI, cloud and hyper scale data centre environments.

The OptiQ AI™ brand is intended to create a sharper market-facing identity for HFCL’s established optical connectivity capabilities, which are already being offered to customers. OptiQ AI™ brings together HFCL’s proven product portfolio under a cohesive framework aligned with the evolving requirements of modern data centres, where optical connectivity has become a critical enabler of performance, scalability and operational efficiency.

As GPU clusters scale toward 100,000-GPU deployments, traditional networking infrastructure is facing mounting pressure from exponentially increasing bandwidth demands, tighter latency thresholds, growing fiber density requirements, and the need for faster deployment cycles. HFCL’s OptiQ AI™ portfolio is positioned to address these requirements through an integrated offering built around five key attributes: High Quality, Quantum Bandwidth, Densely Quantified, Quick Rollout and Q-Class Uptime.

Together, these pillars are designed to deliver the signal integrity required for high-performance AI workloads, support the transition to 800G and 1.6T network architectures, maximize fiber density within constrained data centre footprints, accelerate deployment timelines, and enhance network reliability for mission-critical environments.

At the core of the portfolio are HFCL's Intermittently Bonded Ribbon (IBR) Cables Portfolio, supporting thousands of fiber counts in an ultra-compact form factor. The portfolio is further complemented by precision-engineered Fiber Pigtails, Patch Cords, High-Performance Trunks, Fiber Assemblies, and a comprehensive suite of High-Density and Ultra-High-Density Cassettes and Enclosure Panels, creating an integrated optical ecosystem purpose-built for AI, cloud, and hyperscale environments. Together, these offerings can help reduce deployment complexity, support high fiber density, mitigate interoperability challenges and enhance accountability across large-scale AI and hyperscale data centre deployments.

Commenting on the portfolio identity, Mahendra Nahata, Managing Director, HFCL, 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 risesharply, customers need reliable, high-density and deployment-ready optical connectivity solutions. With OptiQ AI™, we are giving a unified identity to HFCL’s established optical portfolio, reflecting the engineering depth, manufacturing strength and customer focus that we have built over the years to serve demanding AI, cloud and hyperscale environments.”

He further stated 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.What is clear to anyone watching this industry closely is that the supply chain for this infrastructure remains heavily concentrated in very few geographies. 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.As hyperscalers accelerate investments in next-generation data centres, demand for high-density optical connectivity solutions is expected to rise sharply. Backed by solid order pipelines, deep engineering capital, and a proven history of deploying large-scale optical technology across more than 60 countries, HFCL’s localised manufacturing model provides structural cost efficiency and an agile supply chain.”