By @SiliconANGLE
Publication Date: 2026-02-10 08:30:00
Cisco Systems Inc. today introduced a new generation of networking silicon, systems and optical modules aimed at supporting hyperscale-class artificial intelligence infrastructure as AI workloads shift from model training toward broader inference and agentic applications.
At Cisco Live EMEA in Amsterdam, the company unveiled its Silicon One G300, a 102.4-terabit-per-second Ethernet switching chip designed to support massive “scale-out” AI clusters. Cisco said the chip will power new Nexus 9000 and Cisco 8000 switching platforms that can be deployed in high-density, air- and liquid-cooled configurations to reduce power consumption and simplify operations for organizations building large AI networks.
Cisco framed the announcements as a response to the expanding AI ecosystem, in which the demands of AI infrastructure are no longer confined to hyperscale cloud providers. Instead, enterprises, neocloud providers and sovereign cloud operators are increasingly investing in…
