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We work with cutting-edge innovations, exploring disruptive open technologies to unlock their business value, adapt and apply them to solve end user problems, and contribute to the community. We share our knowledge and experience through this blog.

Jun 08, 2026

Open Networking in Optical Infrastructure: Where SONiC Fits and What It Takes to Make It Work

For decades, optical networking was the last stronghold of the vertically integrated, proprietary model. A single vendor typically supplied the transponders, the line system, the amplifiers, and the management stack as a tightly coupled platform.

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Apr 29, 2026

PLVision at the 2026 AI Networking Summit: Where Open Networking Meets the AI Era

Enterprise networks have shifted from background infrastructure to the platform that determines whether AI workloads scale or stall. The 2026 AI Networking Summit brings together practitioners, architects, and decision-makers actively tackling this challenge. PLVision will be there to demonstrate how open, SONiC-powered networking performs in real production environments – beyond architecture diagrams and into day-to-day operations.

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Apr 23, 2026

PLVision Launches Embedded SONiC Lite for Cost-Efficient Edge and Campus Networking

With global DRAM and NAND flash prices surging due to AI-driven demand and supply chain shortages, OEMs and ODMs are under mounting pressure to deliver cost-efficient networking devices without sacrificing performance.

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Apr 10, 2026

PLVision at 2026 OCP EMEA Summit: Advancing Open Networking Innovations

Join us at the 2026 OCP EMEA Summit, the premier event bringing together global technology leaders dedicated to advancing data center sustainability, efficiency, and security. This year's program spotlights scaling AI clusters, direct current powering of the data center, and the latest in open infrastructure innovation – with open networking driving transformative change across every layer.

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Apr 09, 2026

SONiC Lite New Release: Multicast Routing and Leaner Memory Footprint

PLVision's new release of SONiC Lite – the lightweight enterprise distribution of SONiC – expands protocol support and tightens resource efficiency for campus and edge network deployments.

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Apr 08, 2026

From SNMP to gNMI: How Network Management Protocols Are Being Rewritten for the AI Era

Network management protocols and the networks they govern are rewriting each other. The rise of AI-scale infrastructure, hyperscale data centers, and disaggregated networking has exposed the seams in decades-old protocols, demanding a leap from periodic polls and fragile CLI scripts to millisecond-resolution streaming telemetry and transactional, model-driven configuration.

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Feb 25, 2026

UfiSpace S6301-56STP Joins SONiC Lite Hardware Ecosystem

UfiSpace, a global provider of disaggregated networking hardware, and PLVision, a European leader in open networking technologies, announced a collaboration that brings the UfiSpace S6301-56STP access and management switch into the SONiC Lite Hardware Compatibility List (HCL).

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Feb 18, 2026

Power Over Ethernet Standards Explained: From PoE to PoE++ and Beyond

Modern networks demand intelligent power delivery to endpoints scattered across buildings, campuses, and data centers.

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Jan 28, 2026

Rising Memory Costs in 2026: Why Lightweight Network Solutions Are Your Strategic Advantage

The networking industry stands at a critical inflection point. This year, the memory supercycle that reshaped infrastructure economics throughout 2025 shows no signs of slowing.

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Jan 22, 2026

SONiC Lite 1.11.0 Release: Explore Enterprise-Grade Capabilities

PLVision's January 2026 release of SONiC Lite – the enterprise distribution of SONiC – brings new capabilities in network resilience, VLAN architecture, and real-time infrastructure monitoring tailored for enterprise, campus, and edge network deployments.

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