In addition to appealing to customers who already have Dell equipment, the switches provide a strong value proposition in comparison with competitive products, with a list price of $3,499, Hansen said. The switches also come with redundant, hot-pluggable power supplies and fans, an integrated cable tester, network-management standard-edition software, and a three-year service contract, as well as lifetime tech support and access to firmware upgrades.
Hansen said Dell has not broken out sales of its networking products, the first of which was introduced in September 2001.
"We want to give the business a little more time to establish itself on a worldwide basis," he said.
Subsea cable alternatives can provide a level of comfort for those concerned about disruptions. Realistically, they will continue to play a small, but critical role in the short term.
Maintaining existing network infrastructures often incurs huge technical debt before newer technologies are adopted over time.
Amid ongoing regional uncertainties, telecom infrastructure in the Middle East has expand to include terrestrial low-latency network infrastructure, which offers resilience and agility in navigating political complexities without relying solely on undersea networks.
