Broadcom acquires Dune Networks to get into cloud computing

Broadcom has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Dune Networks to expand its product portfolio for data centers and large-scale cloud computing.

Broadcom says, data centers are scaling to provide more bandwidth to meet the requirements of cloud computing, where computing resources, products and services, such as Software as a Service (SaaS), can be delivered real-time over the Internet. Dune Networks has developed a scalable chipset that supports bandwidth speeds of up to 100Gbps per port and can connect more than ten thousand servers (ports) in a single deployment.

"Dune's massively scalable interconnectfabric, combined with our Ethernet products, augments our portfolio of solutions for data center networking equipment," said Martin Lund, Vice President and General Manager, Broadcom's Network Switching line of business. "This technology is particularly well suited to meet the emerging requirements for cloud computing networks at a large scale, and will enable us to address new market applications for Ethernet in the data center."

"Dune Networks' distributed connection fabric is a complement to Broadcom's existing product suite," said Eyal Dagan, Chief Executive Officer, Dune Networks. "Our joint customers will be able to bring to market low cost, high performance data center switching that will enable end users to build next-generation cloud computing networks."

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