The partners will demonstrate the technology at ECOC 2026 in Málaga to support co-packaged optics and near-packaged optics architectures. By moving optics closer to the chip, the system addresses bandwidth density limits inherent in copper at board-level scales. Qualcomm shares rose more than 8% following the announcement, with technical roadmaps pointing to 4 Tb/s/mm density through higher lane rates.
