# HPE Aruba Networking

> HPE Aruba Networking is HPE’s enterprise networking business and brand, supplying wireless access points, switches, network management, access control and wide-area networking software. Its portfolio connects and secures campuses, branches and distributed organizations, with Aruba Central providing management and automation.

- **Founded:** 2002
- **Headquarters:** San Jose, United States
- **Founders:** Keerti Melkote (Co-founder; former CTO and Aruba president), Pankaj Manglik (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Aruba Central, 730 Series campus access points, CX switches, ClearPass Policy Manager, EdgeConnect SD-WAN
- **Notable:** Founded in 2002 and acquired by HP in May 2015., HP announced approximately US$3.0 billion equity value for the Aruba acquisition., HPE announced a US$925 million Silver Peak acquisition in 2020 to expand Aruba’s SD-WAN portfolio.

## Products & services

- **Aruba Central** — Cloud and on-premises network management, observability, analytics and automation.
- **730 Series campus access points** — Wi-Fi 7 access points with tri-band radios, IoT interfaces, location capabilities and dual 5 Gbps Ethernet ports.
- **CX switches** — Enterprise wired access, aggregation and data center switching using AOS-CX.
- **ClearPass Policy Manager** — Role- and device-based network access control for multivendor wired, wireless and VPN networks.
- **EdgeConnect SD-WAN** — Software-defined WAN connectivity and application-aware traffic control, incorporating Silver Peak technology.
- **Unified SASE** — Converged networking and cloud-delivered security capabilities.
- **User Experience Insight** — Synthetic testing and experience visibility for diagnosing connectivity and application issues.

## Achievements

- Founded in 2002 and acquired by HP in May 2015.
- HP announced approximately US$3.0 billion equity value for the Aruba acquisition.
- HPE announced a US$925 million Silver Peak acquisition in 2020 to expand Aruba’s SD-WAN portfolio.
- Introduced the 730 Series Wi-Fi 7 access points in April 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Tottenham announced an expanded HPE partnership including outdoor Wi-Fi 7 modernization; the announcement describes intended deployment outcomes.
- **2026-09** — An Airheads webinar recap described Copilot troubleshooting and combined Aruba Central and UXI visibility.
- **2026-07** — Aruba’s June-release blog detailed streaming API enhancements, restored centralized floorplan views and packet capture for supported CX switches.
- **2026-06** — HPE announced Marvis automation expansion in Aruba Central and Mist platform support for CX wired access switches.

## Links

- Website: https://www.hpe.com/us/en/products/networking.html
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aruba-a-hewlett-packard-enterprise-company/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ArubaNetworks
- GitHub: https://github.com/aruba
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HPENetworking
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hpearubanetworking/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arubanetworks/

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Last updated: 2026-10-23