Networking 10 February 2026 - 12 February 2026

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb 11, 2026, 14:31 PST Cisco Systems boosted its full-year revenue and adjusted profit outlook on Wednesday, citing increased customer spending on networking equipment. The surge comes as companies upgrade data centers and office networks to support artificial intelligence, including wireless and IoT—short for internet-connected devices.

On Tuesday, Cisco Systems unveiled its Silicon One G300 networking chip alongside new data center systems designed to accelerate traffic within major AI facilities. The move positions Cisco against Broadcom and Nvidia amid rising investments in AI infrastructure. The timing is straightforward. AI clusters have grown so massive that data transfer between chips can choke the entire process, causing expensive compute resources to sit idle.