Nvidia Corp.‘s latest networking innovations meet the needs of a new kind of network that supports the unique demands of artificial intelligence factories. Ethernet is no longer a generic plumbing choice but an enabler of high-performance AI. With today’s unveiling of Multipath Reliable Connection, or MRC, on Spectrum-X Ethernet, Nvidia is pushing Ethernet even deeper into AI-native territory — and doing so in partnership with OpenAI Group PBC and Microsoft Corp.
Extreme Networks Inc. used its Extreme Connect 2026 user conference this week to make a strong case that artificial intelligence-driven networking has finally arrived. Building on Platform ONE, the company rolled out a full-stack vision spanning new Wi-Fi 7 access points, enhanced fabric-ready switching and a second-generation artificial intelligence layer called Agent ONE, designed to act less like a chatbot and more like an operational co-worker for NetOps teams.
Major League Baseball opened the 2026 season with a technological first: the Automated Ball-Strike or ABS Challenge System, powered by T-Mobile’s private 5G network, is now deployed across all 29 U.S. ballparks. While headlines focus on umpire challenges and strike zones, the real story for information technology professionals lies beneath the surface — in the network infrastructure that enables split-second decisions in environments where failure simply isn’t an option.
Cisco Systems Inc.’s new Universal Quantum Switch introduced last week is a strong proof point regarding the network’s importance in scaling quantum. For information technology leaders, the key takeaway is that quantum is shifting from isolated computing hardware to an interconnected fabric, and Cisco has been positioning itself as the core quantum interconnect for whatever qubit technologies ultimately prevail.
The DP World Tour will become the first professional sports organization to use Amazon Leo as its official satellite connectivity partner, deploying low Earth orbit or LEO terminals at tournament venues starting in 2026. The network uses more than 3,000 LEO satellites to deliver high-speed internet to locations underserved — or completely unserved — by terrestrial infrastructure.