Category: Networking

July 28, 2026

AI Networking Hardware – Futurum Signal

The AI Networking Hardware market has emerged as a distinct solution space defined by the specialized demands of connecting accelerators rather than users, requiring lossless, sub-microsecond, sustained-utilization fabrics that traditional...
Microsoft Puts 3M EBO Technology to Work. Can 3M Scale It?
July 20, 2026

Microsoft Puts 3M EBO Technology to Work. Can 3M Scale It?

Tom Hollingsworth, Networking Technology Advisor and Event Lead at The Futurum Group, shares his insights on why Microsoft validates 3M EBO technology, while manufacturing scale and alternative sourcing remain unresolved....
Is F5's New Fleet Management the Key to Cyber Resilience in the AI Era?
July 16, 2026

Is F5’s New Fleet Management the Key to Cyber Resilience in the AI Era?

F5 launched F5 Insight for ADSP v1.2 with advanced fleet management workflows designed to streamline BIG-IP patching and software updates, directly addressing the compression of vulnerability response timelines in the...
HPE Discover 2026: A Coherent AI Story That Now Has to Convert
June 24, 2026

HPE Discover 2026: A Coherent AI Story That Now Has to Convert

Fernando Montenegro and Tom Hollingsworth analyze HPE Discover 2026, where HPE built a networking-centered, full-stack AI story and now must convert that breadth into spending momentum and a security story...
Can Nokia's Gemini-Based Network Agents Make Autonomous Networks Practical
June 24, 2026

Can Nokia’s Gemini-Based Network Agents Make Autonomous Networks Practical?

Tom Hollingsworth, Networking Technology Advisor and Event Lead at The Futurum Group, examines how Nokia and Google Cloud are using AI agents to automate network assurance, accelerate fault resolution, and...
Motive and Latin American Carriers Turn Mobile Infrastructure Into a Growth Engine
June 9, 2026

Motive and Latin American Carriers Turn Mobile Infrastructure Into a Growth Engine

Keith Kirkpatrick, Vice President & Research Director, Enterprise Software & Di at Futurum, analyzes how Motive's Entitlement Server partnership with Latin American carriers unlocks new revenue streams through satellite connectivity,...
Marvell’s Teralynx T100 Puts Power Efficiency at the Center of AI Networking
June 5, 2026

Marvell’s Teralynx T100 Puts Power Efficiency at the Center of AI Networking

Tom Hollingsworth, Networking Technology Advisor and Event Lead at Futurum, examines how the Marvell Teralynx T100 addresses AI networking power and latency constraints as hyperscalers build larger AI clusters....
Can Cisco Cloud Control Make AgenticOps Practical for Enterprises
June 5, 2026

Can Cisco Cloud Control Make AgenticOps Practical for Enterprises?

Tom Hollingsworth, Networking Technology Advisor and Event Lead at Futurum, examines how Cisco Cloud Control combines AI agents, operations, security, and resilience into a unified control plane for critical infrastructure....
Cloud Network Resilience
May 28, 2026

AWS Bets on Random Graph Theory: Will Cloud Network Resilience Define the Next Decade?

Tom Hollingsworth, Research Director, Networking at Futurum, AWS applies random graph theory to enhance cloud network resilience, potentially redefining enterprise uptime and competitive advantage across hyperscale providers....
MRC Protocol
May 11, 2026

Can OpenAI’s MRC Networking Protocol Redefine the Economics of AI Training?

Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, analyzes how OpenAI's MRC Networking Protocol addresses supercomputer bottlenecks and could redefine large-scale AI training economics through improved efficiency....
Five Layers of the AI Cake
May 4, 2026

Five Layers of the AI Cake

In our latest Market Brief, Five Layers of the AI Cake, completed in partnership with NVIDIA, Futurum Research examines AI as a five-layer infrastructure stack and explores what policymakers, investors,...
Enterprise WAN
April 28, 2026

Can T-Mobile’s SuperBroadband Break the Enterprise WAN Monopoly?

Tom Hollingsworth, Research Director, Networking at Futurum, T-Mobile's SuperBroadband service combines 5G, satellite, and fiber to disrupt the enterprise WAN market, offering distributed enterprises an emerging alternative worth evaluating....

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