HPE Wins Grand Prizes at Interop Tokyo 2026 in Best of Show Award and ShowNet Contributor Categories

HPE (Hewlett-Packard Japan, Ltd., Headquarters: Koto-ku, Tokyo, President and Representative Executive Officer: Koichi Mochizuki) announced today that its routers and switches exhibited at Interop Tokyo 2026 have won the Grand Prize in the Best of Show Award and the Grand Prize in the ShowNet Contributor category. This award recognizes the efforts of HPE Networking, which has evolved through the integration of HPE and Juniper, to improve operations and end-user experiences from client to cloud by realizing an autonomous, user-experience-centric network required for network operations in the AI era.

The award-winning HPE Networking products are as follows:

[Best of Show Award]

Network Infrastructure | Carrier / ISP Category Grand Prize: Juniper PTX10002-60MR Router Network Infrastructure | Carrier / ISP Category Grand Prize: Juniper MX301 Universal Router Network Infrastructure | AI Infrastructure Category Grand Prize: Juniper QFX5250-64OE-L Switch

[ShowNet]

Contributor Category Grand Prize: Juniper PTX10002-60MR Router

The "Best of Show Award" is selected by a judging committee consisting of industry experts and leading figures from a wide range of products and solutions entered by the industry.

"ShowNet" is an interconnection demonstration project that brings together cutting-edge network equipment and services provided by various companies to build an actual-scale conceptual network within the venue. The "Juniper PTX10002-60MR Router," which won the Grand Prize in the Contributor category, was used as a backbone router.

Masakazu Honda, Executive Officer and General Manager of the HPE Networking Business Division, Hewlett-Packard Japan, Ltd., stated as follows:

"Following our integration with Juniper Networks last year, we are very honored to have won the prestigious Best of Show Award and ShowNet Grand Prize at Interop Tokyo, which was our first exhibition as HPE Networking. One of the award-winning products, our liquid-cooled switch for AI infrastructure, not only provides the high-performance, high-density networking required for AI data centers but also contributes to improved power efficiency and sustainability by supporting liquid cooling environments. This award is a strong testament to our technical capabilities and innovation that support next-generation infrastructure. HPE Networking will accelerate the realization of a Self-driving network centered on user experience and contribute to the evolution of the network infrastructure required in the AI era."

Started in 1994, Interop Tokyo boasts a long history and has grown into one of Asia's largest internet technology exhibitions, introducing cutting-edge network products, solutions, and services on a global scale. Attracting over 150,000 participants annually, the exhibition offers a robust program including keynote speeches, seminars, conferences, and live product demonstrations by major global network companies.

Features of Each Award-Winning Product

[Network Infrastructure | Carrier / ISP Category Grand Prize] and [ShowNet Contributor Category Grand Prize]

Juniper PTX10002-60MR Router: A cloud-optimized 2U fixed routing platform based on the Express 5 ASIC, delivering high density and high performance with 100/400/800GbE (ZR/ZR+ support). With 14.4Tbps capacity and 12x 800GbE and 48x 100GbE ports, it is ideal for space-constrained, low-power environments, improving scalability and cost-efficiency. Flexible licensing allows for optimization aligned with growth, enabling seamless transition from 400GbE to 800GbE, and supporting a wide range of applications including core, DCI, metro, and AI data centers.

[Network Infrastructure | Carrier / ISP Category Grand Prize]

Juniper MX301 Universal Router: A next-generation universal routing platform utilizing Trio 6 silicon, providing high performance up to 1.6Tbps and high-density ports (up to 400GbE support) in a compact 1U fixed footprint. Its space-saving, low-power design makes it ideal for edge and colocation environments, supporting cloud, service provider, and enterprise networks. Furthermore, with advanced security via inline MACsec/IPsec and automation/visibility via Junos OS, it responds flexibly and efficiently to advanced traffic in the AI and cloud era.

[Network Infrastructure | AI Infrastructure Category Grand Prize]

Juniper QFX5250-64OE-L: Designed for next-generation AI infrastructure, this is the world's highest-performing liquid-cooled, Ultra Ethernet Transport-capable switch. Equipping a fixed 2U switch with 64 ports of 1.6Tbps Ethernet, it optimizes scalability, density, and sustainability, maximizing the efficiency of AI workloads and power efficiency in AI data centers.

In addition to raw bandwidth, Junos OS with AI-optimized Ethernet implements advanced congestion avoidance and control, providing a lossless environment critical for AI data centers.

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