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In an extended discussion, Rishi Chugh, VP and GM, Data Center Switching at Marvell, shares how AI workloads are driving data center networking, distinguishing between bandwidth-driven scale-out networking (800Gpbs to 1.6Tbps and beyond) and scale-up fabrics that unify xPU pods requiring memory sharing and ultra-low latency. Chugh shares Marvell's commitment to deliver 100T and 200T scale-out fabrics along with 115T and 57T scale-up fabric devices supporting NVLink Fusion, UALink, and ESUN.

Nav Chander, Consulting Analyst at AvidThink, and lead author of the report shares his findings on enterprises challenges faced in converging networking and security. He discusses some of the key insights the report delivers, including enterprise convergence journeys and recommendations for both vendors and enterprises in the near term.

Rishi Chugh, VP and GM, Data Center Switching at Marvell, joins Roy Chua, Principal and Founder of AvidThink, to explore how AI workloads are fundamentally changing data center networking by demanding flatter architectures and unprecedented levels of reliability. The discussion covers how AI training's massive power consumption and time requirements make network failures extremely costly, driving the industry to reconsider traditional Ethernet approaches and adopt more complex designs with distinct front-end and backend networks.

Roy Chua, Principal and Founder of AvidThink, observes AI as the central focus at MWC 2025, spanning network optimization, operations, and infrastructure development. AI's impact on networking will be the focus for interviews and discussions at the show.

Kishan Ramaswamy, Director, Product Management at VeloCloud by Broadcom, and Roy Chua, Principal and Founder at AvidThink, examine how VeloCloud's VeloSky platform enables CSPs to maximize their 5G investments through enhanced user experience and network capabilities.

Archana Khetan, Contributing Analyst, and Roy Chua, Principal and Founder at AvidThink, discuss key findings in our AI in Networking report. Archana and Roy discuss the impact across multiple networking domains and the networking lifecycle, as well as predictive and generative AI use cases in discovery, automation, and simulation, and topics like building trust and demonstrating ROI.

Colin Bannon, CTO of BT Business, and Roy Chua, Principal and Founder of AvidThink, examine the changing AI landscape and its effects on network infrastructure, noting that future AI applications may require edge processing. They discuss the challenges in modeling AI network needs, emphasizing the importance of understanding use cases and their impact on network topology, while also exploring the complexities of AI model training and data movement.

Roy Chua of AvidThink signs in from Mobile World Congress (#mwc23) in Barcelona. Join Jim Carroll of Converge Network Digest and AvidThink on the #mwc show floor as they capture highlights from industry thought leaders. Topics covered include #openran, #private5g/#privatewireless, #disaggregation, #telcocloud, #edgecomputing, and more. Free Telco Cloud and Edge Report download: https://ngi.fyi/telcocloudyt

Roy Chua of AvidThink previews key topics in Private Wireless as MWC 2023 kicks off: HPE buying Athonet, Celona announcing their Private 5G product suite, and AWS launching their Integrated Private Wireless on AWS.