Cisco Seeks to Challenge Broadcom in Connecting AI Data Centers
Microsoft and Alibaba evaluating Cisco’s latest networking gear, the company says
Cisco is stepping up competition with Broadcom in the market for AI networking chips.
Photographer: David Paul Morris/BloombergCisco Systems Inc. is releasing a new chip and networking system meant to connect AI data centers across hundreds of miles, a move that escalates competition with Broadcom Inc.
The Silicon One P200 chip and 8223 routing systems allow for faster transfers of data across long-haul optic cables, the company announced on Wednesday. The components are also much smaller than the previous version, Martin Lund, executive vice president of the company’s common hardware group, said in an interview.