Keysight Technologies [NYSE: KEYS] has been recognized by Network Infrastructure Magazine as “Top 10 Enterprise Networking Solution Companies in Europe - 2019” based on our proprietary methodology, reflecting its position in the industry. This profile has been developed by the Network Infrastructure Magazine research and editorial team based on insights from an interview with Joachim Peerlings, VP and GM, Network and Data Centre Solutions.

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Joachim Peerlings, VP and GM, Network and Data Centre Solutions

From increasing adoption of cloud technologies, IoT, 5G connectivity, to ongoing disaggregation of network functions, all roads are now leading to the next networking revolution. However, in this journey, the winning strategy is not about adding newer capabilities in networking processes but also playing them to their strength. Today, data centre convergence, along with new service deployments like Wi-Fi 6 and SD-WAN require businesses to combine many different technologies—including physical and virtual devices—into a single network infrastructure. To optimise the benefits of such networks, it is imperative to ensure that they are capable of handling massive amounts of data flow for optimum use of technologies like AI, VR, and IoT. Amidst this changing landscape, businesses are looking at 400G Ethernet (GE) and terabit optics to manage a large amount of data. As a result, network equipment manufacturers are under increasing pressure to provide switching, routing, security, Wi-Fi, and IoT products that meet the expectations of a complex network.

Offering the widest array of data centre test solutions across all network layers, from physical Layer 1 test to full network test of Layers 2–7, Keysight Technologies [NYSE: KEYS] helps companies to accelerate their data centre infrastructure innovations. Keysight addresses the customer workflow from design to characterization and validation, as well as manufacturing. “Our goal is to enablecustomers to uncover issues early, optimize performance, and quickly introduce new products within their cost envelope without compromising quality,” says Joachim Peerlings, VP and general manager of network and data centre solutions at Keysight Technologies.

Keysight’s new test solution fills a gap of high-speed Ethernet testing by combining best-in-class technologies, such as BERT and FEC

Recently, Keysight announced its new network test solution. The company has combined the functionality of its A400GE-QDD 400GE Layer 1 multiport test system, with that of the M8040A high-performance bit error rate test (BERT) system. Individually, A400GE-QDD offers quick identification of issues related to bit error rate (BER) and forward error correction (FEC) problems of silicon communication devices used in 400GE systems. On the other hand, the M8040A BERT facilitates accurate error analyses and provides repeatable and reliable results. The analysis helps to optimise the performance margins on the physical layer for modern high-speed digital interface standards, PCI Express 5, DDR5, and Thunderbolt 3. By combining these two test systems, Keysight has been able to offer a unique solution—N4891A 400GBASE FEC-aware compliance test solution, which finds performance and interoperability issues early in the design and validation process of data centre-related devices. With its N4891A 400GBASE, Keysight is helping the industry transition from 400GE readiness to massive 400GE deployments. Peerlings highlights, “Keysight’s new test solution fills a gap of high-speed Ethernet testing by combining best-in-class technologies, such as BERT and FEC.”

Having established itself as the leader in data centre infrastructure design and test solutions, the main goal of Keysight now is to stay abreast of all the ongoing evolution of the networking space. According to Peerlings, one crucial aspect of that would be focusing on 25.6 and 51.2 terabits switches needed in hyperscale data centre networks, a step up from traditional 6.4 to 12.8 terabits switches. “We are excited to master the challenges associated with the constantly evolving network and data centre industry to support the insatiable demand for more and faster data,” concludes Peerlings.

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Keysight Technologies [NYSE: KEYS]

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Joachim Peerlings, VP and GM, Network and Data Centre Solutions

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Helps businesses accelerate their network and data centre innovations for electronic design, test, and performance optimisation with solutions for design simulation, prototype validation, and manufacturing test. The company’s goal is to enable customers to uncover issues early, optimise performance, and quickly introduce new products within their cost envelope without compromising quality. Recently, Keysight announced its new network test solution—N4891A 400GBASE FEC-aware compliance test solution, which helps customers identify performance and interoperability issues, early in the design and validation process of their data centre-related devices. With its N4891A 400GBASE, Keysight is helping the industry transition from 400GE readiness to massive 400GE deployments

Keysight Technologies [NYSE: KEYS] News

Keysight to Provide Payload Testing Solution for First SWISSto12 HummingSat Mission

• Solution will validate Ku band bent-pipe transceiver payload that will deliver broadcast services for media companies and broadband connectivity for telecom providers

• Payload test platform helps ensure successful payload mission before satellite leaves launch pad

SANTA ROSA, Calif: Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) announces that SWISSto12, one of Europe’s fastest growing satellite and radio frequency (RF) payload manufacturers, has selected the Keysight Payload Test System (PTS) to validate the RF payloads of its first HummingSat geostationary satellite, Intelsat 45. The HummingSat is a small, innovative telecommunications satellite developed in collaboration with the European Space Agency through a public-private-partnership and customers including Intelsat and Viasat.

Launching a telecommunications satellite has no room for error. Once in orbit, each of a satellite’s complex systems and payloads must function flawlessly. This means that satellite manufacturers must thoroughly test each part of a satellite during production and assembly to validate the spacecraft’s payload performance before it leaves the launch pad.

Scheduled for launch in 2026, Intelsat 45 will deliver broadcast services for media companies and broadband connectivity for telecom providers through a Ku-band transceiver. The Keysight PTS provides SWISSto12 with a complete integrated set of instrumentation, signal conditioning, and measurement calibration hardware and control software to extensively and robustly test the HummingSat RF payload.

The PTS connects to the HummingSat payload with a modular switch matrix platform that includes switchable CalPod Assembly Modules that provide calibration of the uplink and downlink paths without disconnection. This feature creates a software movable calibration plane that simplifies the production flow by eliminating interruptions that usually accompany periodic calibrations. In addition, the Keysight CodeOne™ software suite interfaces with the SWISSto12 system controllers to provide automated, accurate, and repeatable measurements for all payload test cycles.

The Keysight PTS uses high-quality test instruments and features a modular construction that is flexible and easy to upgrade. The SWISSto12 PTS configuration includes the E8257D PSG Analog Signal Generator, the M9837A PXIe Vector Network Analyzer, and the N9030B PXA Signal Analyzer.

Emile de Rijk, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, SWISSto12, said: “As part of our effort to optimize and industrialize our assembly and test efforts on HummingSat, we are pleased to announce the selection of recognized testing leader Keysight Technologies and their Payload Test System to validate that our small GEO payload meets all performance parameters essential for a successful mission.”

Greg Patschke, General Manager of Keysight’s Aerospace / Defense and Government Solutions Unit, said: “The complexity of satellites, with their nature as a ‘system of systems,’ makes testing and evaluation a critical aspect of ensuring mission success. Thanks to the Keysight Payload Testing System, SWISSto12 can ensure that the RF payload of the HummingSats they place into geostationary orbit will function as expected for the duration of their missions.”

ESI Group et Keysight Technologies annoncent l'acquisition, ce jour, d'une participation majoritaire dans ESI Group par Keysight Technologies

ESI Group SA et Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE : KEYS) ("Keysight") ont annoncé la signature d'un accord d'acquisition d'actions, par lequel Keysight acquiert une participation majoritaire dans le capital d'ESI Group, représentant au total 50,6 %1 du capital social d'ESI Group et 55,7 %1 de ses droits de vote théoriques (le "Bloc Majoritaire"), moyennant un prix de 155 euros par action en espèces.

ESI Group and Keysight are pleased to announce the successful completion of the Majority Block acquisition today, following the necessary regulatory approvals. In accordance with the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), Keysight, through its subsidiary Keysight Technologies Netherlands B.V., plans to file a mandatory public takeover bid proposal in the coming days to acquire all outstanding shares of ESI Group that it does not already own (the Offer) under the same financial terms as the acquisition of the Majority Block (i.e., 155 euros per share in cash). ESI Group will submit its response note to the Offer to the AMF, which will include the reasoned opinion of its board of directors on the Offer and its interest in the company, its shareholders, and its employees, as well as the report of the independent expert designated by the board of directors for the purposes of the Offer.

The market will be kept informed of the progress of the Offer, and further information will be communicated in due course. The completion of the Offer is subject to AMF approval (compliance declaration). If, at the end of the Offer, the threshold of 90% of the share capital and voting rights is reached, Keysight intends to initiate a mandatory squeeze-out procedure for shares not tendered to the Offer and delist ESI Group from Euronext Paris.

ESI Group would like to express its gratitude once again to its partners, shareholders, and all stakeholders supporting this strategic project.

Keysight Spotlights Solutions Enabling Better AI Infrastructure at DesignCon 2024

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS):

What:

Keysight empowers innovators to accelerate the development of intelligent networks by pushing the boundaries of current data speeds. At DesignCon 2024, Keysight will showcase its market-leading design, simulation, and test solutions that enable electrical/optical transmission and data center interconnect applications to speeds of 800G and 1.6T.

When:

January 30 – February 1, 2024

Where:

Keysight Booth Number 1039

Santa Clara Convention Center

Media:

Contact Paul Erwin to schedule media briefings and solution demonstrations.

Info:

Keysight will present the following sessions at DesignCon 2024: Keysight Education Forum (KEF), technical presentations/papers, and more.

Join Keysight experts at Booth #1039 for the following demonstrations:

UCIe Chiplet PHY Designer – As AI workloads evolve and change, chiplet-based system architectures can be used to scale up quickly to keep pace with the growing compute needs. This demo will showcase a new PHY designer for chiplets that allows the modeling, simulation, and analysis of the high-speed channel between two D2D PHY interfaces.

Enabling PCIe 7.0 Technology – PCIe architecture provides a robust high-bandwidth interconnect solution for attaching compute chips and network devices used in AI/ML applications. It also has the added benefit of a mature ecosystem that has been built up to include a compliance testing framework to ensure interoperability between different vendors. This will demonstrate Keysight’s solutions that can be used to enable the testing of PCI Express 7.0 transmitter and receiver technologies.

PCIe 6.0 and CXL 2.0 Solutions – The rapid deployment of AI accelerators for use in compute arrays has driven the demand for higher speed PCIe chip-to-chip interfaces. Keysight’s PCIe 6.0 Analyzer and PCIe 6.0 Exerciser solutions will be used to show how live PCIe 6.0 protocol traffic can be generated and analyzed using advanced triggers and filters while emulating both root complex and endpoint scenarios.

1.6T 212G PHY Transmitter/Receiver Testing – In order to process the large datasets associated with AI and large language models, bandwidth improvements are needed in both the compute-oriented interfaces as well as those used to enable higher speed data networks. Keysight will demonstrate the testing and validation of next-gen SerDes designs running at 212 Gbps per lane which are used to enable high-performance computing to unleash the potential of AI.

Test USB4 in Record Time – This demonstration spotlights Keysight's test solution for USB4 transmitter, receiver, and return loss as well as test automation software featuring measurement acceleration technology to provide the fastest time-to-answer in the market.

Signal Integrity PLTS 2024 – With an increase in demand for high-speed digital designs and interconnects aimed at enabling AI/ML applications, there are new signal integrity design and measurement challenges to consider. This demonstration will highlight vector network analysis and time domain reflectometry measurement solutions Keysight has developed to address these new challenges.

DDR5 Simulation and Test – AI/ML implementations impose challenging throughput demands on DRAM memory resources which has driven the adoption of DDR5 designs. Keysight will demonstrate a validation solution for DDR5 as well as a new high bandwidth and low noise probing solution which can be used to accurately report the Tx and Rx performance of next-gen memory designs.