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Originally Posted by Prince Charon
Based on samd6's post, I think they're both mostly the same thing, and 'quantum' was just added to the latter because some madboys/madgirls on Inp-Earth would do that, even though quantum entanglement has nothing to do with it. The only difference is that a modem is designed to interface with computers, so it might achieve FTL communication by creating very-long-range ergokinesis, rather than telepathically contacting internet spirits, like Lex's first radio-computers. 'Hyperwave radio', or whatever other nae it gets, could simply be a radio-like device that works at FTL speeds, with no ability to interface with computers, unless hooked up to a normal modem.
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Pretty much that. The quantum modem and Hyperwave radio serve the same narrative purpose of reliable FTL communication, while at the same time being large or expensive enough that they aren't used casually. Also, when people on Inp-Earth think of fast long distance communication, they tend to think of exchanging data be it via email, SMS, FTP, or phone; people on DP-Earth think of the telephone or telegraph, both of which are limited to human speeds. There is no reason why hooking a Hyperwave radio up to a normal modem wouldn't work, nor is there any reason why voice transmission using a quantum modem shouldn't work.