SMTC Semtech: Begins Volume Shipments of Complete 50G Optical Chipset Portfolio for AI-Driven 5G-Advanced ⠀ · Portfolio supports 10 km, 15 km BiDi and WDM/longer-reach 50G fronthaul architectures. · Semtech says AI-driven mobile workloads could increase uplink capacity requirements by 3x-5x, accelerating the shift toward 50G optics. · Portfolio is in full production today and designed to scale from 5G-Advanced toward 6G through 2030.