Juniper Networks has announced its collaboration with the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON) to enhance the infrastructure of ASTRON’s LOFAR 2.0 telescope, which is currently the largest radio telescope in operation at the lowest observable frequencies on Earth.
The project will see Juniper Networks leverage its AI-Native Networking portfolio to upgrade ASTRON’s core network infrastructure, dramatically improving the telescope’s data processing capacity and speed. Juniper’s solutions will enable the LOFAR 2.0 telescope to achieve 800G capabilities, offering ten times the current compute power. This development is essential to support ASTRON’s research projects across nine countries and enhance its observational capabilities.
The upgraded…