Hewlett Packard unveils networking solutions in APAC

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has introduced a series of new networking solutions designed to help telcos deploy next-generation networks and enhance their artificial intelligence capabilities.

The Asia Pacific region is identified as a significant area for digital transformation, with the new solutions aimed at bridging the digital divide. Mark Ablett, Vice President for Asia Pacific and Japan at HPE Aruba Networking stated, "The Asia Pacific region stands at the forefront of the global digital revolution and shows tremendous potential in bridging the digital divide across the region's diverse digital economy landscape. Having robust connectivity and advanced networking solutions are crucial to unlocking its full economic potential."

The unveiling of HPE Aruba Networking CX 8325P switch is notable for its precision timing capabilities, targeting AI and private 5G applications with nanosecond accuracy. This feature is believed to enhance performance in applications such as autonomous vehicles and robotics. Phil Mottram, Executive Vice President and General Manager of HPE Aruba Networking, commented on the potential impact of AI, stating, "The market inflection that AI presents will have a monumental impact on networking, edge, and data centre innovations for the telecommunications industry. With AI opening up new revenue streams, new services, and new capabilities that telcos can provide to their customers, HPE Aruba Networking is continuing our innovation leadership to help service providers build next-generation networks to maximise these AI opportunities."

HPE has also introduced the HPE ProLiant Compute DL110 Gen12 server, designed for Open RAN and edge network deployments. This new server expands on the performance and reliability necessary for modernising telco networks.

A strategic partnership with T-Mobile is another highlight, focusing on providing an affordable enterprise-grade networking solution for small businesses. This collaboration introduces a solution that pairs HPE's networking technology with T-Mobile's managed services to deliver enhanced connectivity to smaller enterprises.

Analysis from Will Townsend, Vice President and Principal Analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy, underscores the importance of precise timing in private cellular networking applications. He stated, "Private cellular networking has great promise in its ability to unlock transformative enterprise use cases, including transportation and logistics. However, many of these applications, including modern AI workload support, rely on precise nano-second timing and ultra-low latency profiles. The HPE Aruba Networking CX 8325P switch is designed to address these challenges by integrating telco-grade timing into the network fabric as well as provide a single operating system to ease management cross-domain to network edges."

HPE's participation at this year's Mobile World Congress highlights their approach to networking and AI innovations, with live demonstrations set to showcase how these new solutions can reduce operational costs and improve deployment times.

The company's innovations presented at the congress are aimed at improving connectivity and delivering high-performance telecommunications workloads, aligning with their vision to enable development across varied digital landscapes around the world.