GX Group to invest ₹3,000 cr in Photonics chip ecosystem

GX GROUP, A Netherlands-headquartered broadband major plans to invest about Rs 3,000 crore over the next four years into its new subsidiary, GX Quantum Photonics focused on developing advanced indigenous photonic chips and modules for 5G/6G, AI data centres, EV LiDAR, and quantum communication applications.

- OJASVI GUPTA

The venture marks the company’s first major step toward establishing an indigenous photonics manufacturing ecosystem in India, which would start with an initial investment of Rs 500 crore.

“The company will begin production for its optical units in the first quarter of FY27,