In the lead-up to Mobile World Congress 2026, HPE announces new networking and compute solutions for service providers.
HPE is announcing new hardware in anticipation of MWC. The server specialist is primarily launching new router hardware within the Juniper portfolio. HPE received approval for the acquisition of Juniper in the middle of last year and hopes to strengthen its data center networking arm as a result.
The focus for this announcement is on infrastructure from core to edge. Naturally, HPE also wants to ride the AI wave and refers to it as AI infrastructure.
The innovations include Juniper PTX routers, an agentic-AI-ready Routing Director, and ProLiant Compute Gen12 platforms. HPE is positioning these updates within the integration of Juniper Networks and a broader service provider strategy.
Juniper PTX
New Juniper PTX Series routers, based on the Juniper Express 5 ASIC, reportedly achieve 49% better energy efficiency than the previous generation. Meanwhile, Juniper Routing Director is becoming agentic-AI-ready, allowing organizations to link the platform to their own AI-based systems for WAN troubleshooting and workflow automation.
The portfolio is initially expanding with the Juniper PTX routers PTX12000 line (pictured above). This is a series of modular routers designed to scale AI and cloud traffic without a complete infrastructure redesign. The routers offer 800G port density on 1.6T-ready platforms and aim for predictable performance with low latency as traffic grows.
The platform scales up to 345.6T for the 8-slot PTX12008 and 518.4T for the 12-slot PTX12012. HPE is also highlighting the PTX10002 line, which features fixed-form routers in a 2RU footprint. Depending on the model, these devices have a throughput capacity of 28.8T or 14.4T. HP provides multi-rate 100G, 400G, and 800G port options for (AI) network fabrics and WAN connectivity.
ProLiant
For compute, HPE is showcasing the ProLiant Compute EL9000 chassis and the EL140 Gen12 server. According to HPE, this combination offers twice the fronthaul network bandwidth. The number of cores also increases compared to previous generations. This system offers 72 cores and 24 network ports per 2U server, powered by an Intel Xeon 6 chip.
HPE is further integrating its Juniper Cloud Native router with the 1U ProLiant Compute DL110 and the new 2U ProLiant EL140. This is relevant for service providers looking to reduce or replace routing hardware at cell site locations.