HPE unveils AI-focused networking and compute solutions

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has announced a series of networking and compute innovations aimed at helping service providers modernise infrastructure for AI-driven workloads. The announcements, made ahead of Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026, reflect growing demand for low-latency, high-capacity networks capable of supporting AI and 5G deployments from core to edge environments.

Expanding AI-native networking capabilities

As part of its expanded service provider strategy — strengthened through the integration of Juniper Networks — HPE is focusing on AI-native, secure network architectures designed to manage rising data volumes and increasingly complex traffic patterns.

Key additions include the new Juniper PTX12000 series of modular routers and PTX10002 fixed-form routers, aimed at scaling AI and cloud traffic while maintaining predictable latency and energy efficiency. The platforms are designed to support high-density 800G connectivity and multi-rate configurations for AI clusters and wide area network (WAN) environments.

HPE also introduced enhancements to Juniper Routing ...