By James Blackman
Publication Date: 2026-03-30 14:12:00
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HPE reinforced the telco shift at MWC: the urgent mid-generation upgrade of long-haul and fiber interconnect networks for the AI era, in addition to the edge inference agenda that has just begun to work, as offered by its PTX and MX portfolios, respectively, supported by its modular hardware, custom ASICs and AI management software.
Optimized AI infrastructure – The new PTX series routers, powered by custom ASIC, offer up to 500 Tbps switching capacity and low packet loss for DCI workloads.
Business and perimeter reach – The latest MX Series routers, including the compact MX301, provide high-performance routing for enterprise WANs and metropolitan edge AI inference.
Agent AI Management – Integrated Aruba Central and Mist platforms enable AI-powered automation, maintenance and scaling in cloud and edge deployments.
Another repeat of another MWC discussion; this time with HPE, which also confirms this RCR narrative that even at MWC, mobile matters less right now. “Correct. It’s…
