Cisco Announces New Silicon One G300, Advanced Systems and Optics to Power and Scale AI Data Centers for the Agentic Era

Cisco Announces New Silicon One G300, Advanced Systems and Optics to Power and Scale AI Data Centers for the Agentic Era

By Cisco Systems, Inc.
Publication Date: 2026-02-10 08:30:00

 New G300-powered Cisco N9000 and 8000 systems, advanced optics and management upgrades deliver hyperscale-level performance, reliability and efficiency for all AI network builders.

News Summary:

  • As the AI ecosystem buildout expands beyond hyperscalers, Cisco AI Networking innovations address the critical considerations of the next phase of AI buildouts – increasing energy efficiency, lowering operating costs, and simplifying operations.
  • The Cisco Silicon One G300 102.4 Tbps switch silicon can power gigawatt-scale AI clusters for training, inference, and real-time agentic workloads, while maximizing GPU utilization with a 28% improvement in job completion time.
  • New Cisco N9000 and Cisco 8000, powered by the G300, offer 102.4 Tbps switching speeds in systems designed for hyperscalers, neoclouds, sovereign clouds, service providers, and enterprises.
  • New systems available as a 100% liquid cooled design that, along with new optics, enables a customer to…