By Simply Wall St
Publication Date: 2026-01-27 21:23:00
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) and New Zealand telecommunications company 2 Degrees have agreed to build a private artificial intelligence platform using HPE Private Cloud AI.
- The partnership focuses on AI-powered analytics, secure local cloud infrastructure and data sovereignty under New Zealand jurisdiction.
- The initiative aims to improve 2 Degrees’ network reliability, data security and technological agility for local customers.
For investors watching NYSE:HPE, this move comes with the stock at $21.37 and a mixed performance profile, including a drop of 12.7% over the past 30 days and a gain of 100.1% over five years. The company is positioning itself as a key infrastructure partner for AI workloads that need tight control over data location and security.
Looking ahead, this type of partnership may be relevant if you are interested in how HPE participates in AI projects that are directly linked to telecom networks and national data standards. It also provides a concrete example of how the company is trying to align its…
