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Cisco Proposes Three-Phase AI Network Evolution, Emphasizing SDN and Autonomous Operations
Cisco outlines its solution for AI-era networking challenges, focusing on software-defined networking, unified branch architecture, and autonomous operations (AgenticOps) to achieve network modernization without forklift upgrades. The approach is structured in three phases: modernizing the branch, intelligently optimizing connectivity, and driving autonomous operations.
Cisco and NVIDIA Elevate Network to AI Media Processing Control Plane
Cisco and NVIDIA deepen collaboration with a validated design based on the open-standard Media Exchange Layer (MXL). This integration merges Cisco's IP media fabric with NVIDIA's Holoscan platform, transforming the network from a transport layer into an active processing layer that supports real-time AI inference, enabling low-latency, multilingual AI-driven live media production for broadcasters.
Cisco-Sponsored Awards Highlight OT/IT Convergence and AI as Core Industrial Network Trends
Awards sponsored by Cisco reveal three common patterns among industrial leaders: standardizing operational network architecture, deep collaboration between IT and OT teams, and leveraging networks and AI for proactive prediction. These cases indicate industrial networks are evolving from isolated operational support systems into key infrastructure enabling business innovation, data convergence, and AI applications.
Nokia Partners with NVIDIA on AI-RAN Platform to Accelerate 6G Evolution
Nokia and NVIDIA have formed a strategic partnership, with NVIDIA investing $1 billion and jointly launching AI-RAN products based on NVIDIA's computing platform. The collaboration aims to embed AI data center capabilities into the RAN, driving the transition from 5G to AI-native 6G networks, with T-Mobile as the first deployment customer.
Nokia Launches Application-Optimized Optical Solution Suite for AI-Era Networks
Nokia announced a suite of new coherent optical transport solutions and a compact multi-fiber amplifier, employing a building-block design methodology to optimize performance, power, and cost for diverse AI application scenarios like DCI and campus networks.
Cisco Advocates Multi-Lever Growth Strategy
Cisco's Chief Strategy Officer promotes a holistic growth strategy beyond binary build vs buy decisions, defining five levers: build, buy, partner, invest, and incubate. This approach leverages ecosystems to accelerate innovation and time-to-market.
Anthropic Signs MOU with Australian Government for AI Safety and Regional Investment
Anthropic signed an MOU with the Australian government to collaborate on AI safety research, economic impact assessment, and infrastructure investment. The deal includes AUD$3 million in API credits for Australian research institutions and plans to open a Sydney office, marking the formal launch of its Asia-Pacific strategy.
Cisco Talos Report Highlights Identity Attacks as Primary Battleground
Cisco Talos 2025 report reveals attackers are increasingly leveraging identity-based attacks at unprecedented speed, while legacy vulnerabilities remain widely exploited. The report emphasizes identity control as the core security challenge.
Check Point Launches AI Defense Plane to Shift Security Control from Models to Runtime
Check Point launched the 'AI Defense Plane', aiming to provide unified security control for AI-driven enterprises. Its core is an AI-native security engine that extends protection from model safety guardrails to runtime behavior control of AI in live environments, covering employee usage, AI applications, and autonomous agentic systems.
Intel Demonstrates AI Performance with Xeon 6 and Arc Pro GPUs in MLPerf Inference
Intel showcased the performance of its Xeon 6 CPUs and Arc Pro B-Series GPUs in the MLPerf Inference v6.0 benchmarks, particularly in handling large language models (LLMs). The results indicate that a system with four Arc Pro B70 GPUs can process 120B parameter models, delivering up to 1.8x higher inference performance in multi-GPU setups.
Arm Expands into Silicon Products with First Self-Designed AGI CPU
Arm is expanding its compute platform into production silicon for the first time, launching the self-designed Arm AGI CPU for AI data centers and agentic workloads. It targets over 2x performance per rack versus x86 platforms and is backed by lead partner Meta, customers like OpenAI, and a broad OEM/ODM ecosystem.
Apple Expands American Manufacturing Program, Bolstering Domestic AI and Sensor Supply Chains
Apple announced new partners for its American Manufacturing Program, including Bosch, Cirrus Logic, TDK, and Qnity Electronics, to shift production of critical sensors, semiconductor materials, and AI-related components to the U.S. The move involves a $400 million investment and collaborations with TSMC and GlobalFoundries to establish advanced domestic process capabilities.
SK Hynix Jumps to TSMC 3nm for HBM4E Logic Die to Counter Samsung's 4nm Lead
SK Hynix plans to use TSMC's 3nm process for the logic die in its 7th-gen HBM4E, a leap from the 12nm used in HBM4. This aims to reverse the performance gap with Samsung (which used 4nm logic in HBM4) and deliver higher bandwidth and power efficiency for next-gen AI chips like NVIDIA's Vera Rubin Ultra.
AMD and NAVER Cloud Collaborate on Sovereign AI Infrastructure in Korea
AMD and NAVER Cloud announced a strategic collaboration to accelerate sovereign AI infrastructure in Korea. NAVER Cloud will expand deployment of AMD EPYC "Venice" CPUs and gain early access to next-gen Instinct MI455X GPUs, with joint optimization of AI services and software stacks on AMD platforms.
AMD and Samsung Deepen Collaboration, Locking HBM4 Supply and Exploring Foundry Partnership
AMD and Samsung signed an MOU, designating Samsung as the primary HBM4 supplier for the next-gen Instinct MI455X GPU and collaborating on DDR5 memory optimized for 6th Gen EPYC CPUs. The companies will also explore opportunities for Samsung to provide foundry services for future AMD products.
HPE Deploys Sovereign AI Factories with NVIDIA at National Labs
HPE announces a collaboration with NVIDIA to deploy liquid-cooled sovereign AI systems at Argonne National Laboratory in the U.S. and HLRS in Germany. This move aims to provide government and research institutions with AI infrastructure that meets data sovereignty and compliance requirements, accelerating the deployment and scaling of their AI initiatives.
Introducing The Anthropic Institute \ Anthropic
AnnouncementsIntroducing The Anthropic InstituteMar 11, 2026We’re launching The Anthropic Institute, a new effort to confront the most significant challenges that powerful AI will pose to our societie...
Fortinet Integrates AI Agents and SASE in FortiOS 8.0
Fortinet introduces FortiOS 8.0 with fabric-based AI agents, secure AI controls, flexible SASE, and simplified SD-WAN to expand AI-driven security in enterprise networking, shifting control planes towards AI integration.
Cisco Reports AI Infrastructure and Campus Networking Dual-Cycle Growth
Cisco's Q2 FY2026 results show $2.1B in AI infrastructure orders and a multi-year campus networking refresh cycle, with networking product orders growing over 20% YoY.
Cisco's Second AI Summit Focuses on AI Economy Builders, Uniting Infrastructure and Model Layer Leaders from NVIDIA, OpenAI, AWS, Google
Cisco announced its second annual AI Summit on February 3, 2026, hosted by CEO Chuck Robbins and CPO Jeetu Patel. The speaker lineup unites decision-makers across AI infrastructure (NVIDIA, AWS, Google), core models (OpenAI, Anthropic), applications (Figma, Box), and capital (Andreessen Horowitz). The agenda spans the full spectrum of AI's influence, from reshaping compute, venture capital, and infrastructure to redefining design, workforce, and geopolitics.