Linktel Technologies Highlights 1.6T LPO Modules and 12.8T XPO at OCP 2026

Linktel Technologies showcased its 1.6T Linear Pluggable Optics (LPO) solutions at the 2026 OCP Global Summit, highlighting power consumption as low as 10W and volume production readiness, PR Newswire reported. The company also demonstrated a 12.8T liquid-cooled XPO module and 6.4T/7.2T NPO modules at the San Jose event.

Linktel's 1.6T LPO Lineup and Live Demos

Linktel's 1.6T LPO solutions, led by the 1.6T LPO 2DR4, operate with power consumption as low as 10W, which the company said mitigates data center cooling and power loads. The linear optics architecture cuts signal processing delays for high-performance AI scale-out fabrics, and eliminating the optical DSP mitigates component choke points for mass deployments, according to the company.

Following multi-switch platform interoperability at the early September 2026 1.6T LPO-MSA Plugfest, Linktel said it has laid a foundation for the 200G-per-wavelength ecosystem. Live demonstrations of its 1.6T LPO, LRO and FRO modules drew data center architects and industry partners during OCP 2026, and the company said volume production is already in place.

Linktel also showed a 12.8T liquid-cooled XPO module with a live thermal demonstration integrating liquid cooling for high-density AI nodes. As a founding member of the XPO MSA, the company said it is scaling XPO series with FRO, LRO and LPO variants for scale-up, scale-out and scale-across frameworks. Its 6.4T/7.2T NPO modules were displayed with covers removed to reveal internal designs supporting both ELS and ILS configurations.

Engineer Director Dr. Grace Zhang hosted an executive session titled "Dispersion Managed Transceiver for Next-Gen AI Fabrics," detailing cost-effective 800G (20km) and 1.6T (10km) solutions for OCS SuperPOD architectures, as well as the feasibility of 400G per lambda (3km). Linktel said its DMD product line is already in volume production and that it is open to sharing its U.S.-filed patents to drive ecosystem maturity.

Linktel's XPO and DMD Records

According to akta.pro company records, Linktel joined as a founding member of the XPO MSA Consortium in March 2026 to co-develop standards for next-generation optical modules targeting AI-driven data centers. The same records show the company launched its 12.8T XPO liquid-cooled optical module in March 2026, achieving 204.8 Tbps per rack unit front-panel density, a fourfold increase over 1.6T OSFP implementations, a 75% switch-footprint reduction and a 20-25°C internal temperature drop via integrated cold plate. Linktel received the 2026 Lightwave Innovation Reviews Award for 800G dispersion managed transceivers, providing third-party validation of its proprietary DMD technology for long-range 800G connectivity.

Rivals Push 1.6T and Pluggable Optics

NVIDIA and Cisco announced Ultra-Dense Small Form Factor Pluggable (USFP) optics on October 12, 2026, designed for 400Gb/s-per-lane electrical signals and enabling up to 12.8Tb/s capacity, with 4x bandwidth density and 1.3x power efficiency over 200Gb/s-per-lane optics, according to the NVIDIA Blog. FIBERSTAMP showcased its 1.6T 2×DR4 silicon photonics transceiver at OCP Global Summit 2026 on October 13, 2026, featuring 18W power consumption and 500m transmission range, PRLog reported.