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HPE Networking Investor Day: Raised Synergies, Segment Growth Targets, and a $1.2B AMD Helios Proof Point

by Chris DePuy, 650 Group / September 30, 2026 Today, we attended HPE’s Networking Investor Day, where the company put numbers on its post-Juniper networking strategy — and, the same morning, backed the story with its first AMD Helios AI Rack order, a $1.2B deal with Vultr. The through-line of… Read More »HPE Networking Investor Day: Raised Synergies, Segment Growth Targets, and a $1.2B AMD Helios Proof Point

Celona Launches Orion, an Agentic Converged Wireless Platform

Celona today announced Orion, a new enterprise platform that unifies private 5G, Wi-Fi, public cellular, and satellite into a single wireless fabric designed for AI-native operations. Celona is positioning Orion as its Agentic Converged Wireless Platform, creating a new category that brings together previously separate wireless domains under a unified… Read More »Celona Launches Orion, an Agentic Converged Wireless Platform

Extreme Networks Advances its AI Offerings at Extreme Connect 2026

We just returned from Extreme Connect 2026 in Orlando, Florida, where Extreme Networks convened customers, partners, and industry leaders for its flagship event and used the occasion to make three formal announcements that underscore the company’s sharpened focus on AI-powered autonomous networking. The company had numerous impressive customers on stage,… Read More »Extreme Networks Advances its AI Offerings at Extreme Connect 2026

Extreme Networks Holds Upbeat Investor and Analyst Day

We attended Extreme Networks’ Investor and Analyst Day at NASDAQ’s New York City facilities earlier this week.  The company was decidedly upbeat and emphasized that it has an opportunity to pursue customers currently served by its competitors.  The company reiterated that its Extreme Platform ONE (its cloud and AI management… Read More »Extreme Networks Holds Upbeat Investor and Analyst Day

HPE Discover Atmosphere 2024: AI Networking Emerges

We attended primarily the Atmosphere Track of the Discover partner conference in Las Vegas, where HPE Aruba Networking announced significant new developments.  Among the new technology announcements were Private 5G radios, Observability-related integrations, IoT Gateway enhancements, and SASE.  Of course, we attended HPE CEO Antonio Neri’s keynote at the Las… Read More »HPE Discover Atmosphere 2024: AI Networking Emerges

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Has Wi-Fi 6E

Our forecast for both Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 is quite bullish. We expect the switchover towards 6 GHz-based Wi-Fi infrastructure to be more rapid than previous upgrade cycles. Part of our thinking has been that important, high-volume devices like smartphones will incorporate Wi-Fi 6E capabilities. Today, at Apple’s September… Read More »Apple iPhone 15 Pro Has Wi-Fi 6E