The networking industry has fully embraced the benefits of open networking. Organizations building cloud infrastructure, AI clusters, enterprise data centers and edge networks want the flexibility to choose the hardware and software solutions that best meet their requirements. Software for Open Networking in the Cloud (SONiC) has emerged as a powerful foundation for achieving that flexibility, enabling customers to adopt an open, community-driven network operating system across diverse environments.

But deploying SONiC in production requires more than installing software on a switch.

As networks grow in scale and complexity, organizations need validated software, operational visibility, lifecycle management, automation, and enterprise-grade support. Running modern infrastructure successfully requires a complete operational framework that helps teams deploy, manage, troubleshoot and evolve their networks over time.

That reality is driving the next phase of SONiC adoption.

Moving from Open Networking to Operational Simplicity

Marvell centers its approach on providing customers with choice. The Marvell® Teralynx® and Prestera® Ethernet switch portfolios serve a broad range of networking requirements, from large-scale AI and cloud infrastructure to enterprise and edge deployments.

Customers increasingly say they want the benefits of open networking without taking on the operational complexity that can sometimes accompany multi-vendor environments. They are looking for validated solutions that accelerate deployment, reduce risk, and provide a clear support model when issues arise.

That is why Marvell is expanding its collaboration with Aviz Networks to bring their software stack across the Marvell Ethernet switching portfolio. Through this collaboration, customers gain access to Aviz Certified Community SONiC, ONES for NetOps and AI factory automation and lifecycle management, and Network Copilot for AI-powered network operations across supported Marvell platforms.

Currently, these uses cases are supported on the Marvell Teralynx 7 (TL7) and Teralynx 10 (TL10) switches, with T100 SONiC-enabled platforms launching in Q1 2027.

Together, Marvell and Aviz Networks are helping customers move more quickly from evaluation to production deployment.

A Complete Operational Model for SONiC

The success of a networking platform is measured not only by performance, but also by how effectively it can be operated over its lifecycle.

The joint Marvell and Aviz solution addresses several key requirements for production networking environments:

Validated Software and Faster Deployment

Organizations need confidence that software has been thoroughly tested before it reaches production. Aviz Certified Community SONiC releases are validated on supported Marvell platforms through comprehensive platform certification, regression testing, and verification processes.

Combined with validated reference architectures and deployment guidance, this helps organizations accelerate network rollouts while reducing operational risk.

Enhanced Visibility and Automation

As networks scale, operational visibility becomes increasingly important. Aviz ONES provides topology-aware monitoring, telemetry, health monitoring, alerting, anomaly detection, and automation capabilities that give operations teams a more complete view of their infrastructure.

This level of visibility helps simplify day-to-day network management and supports more proactive operations.

AI-assisted Operations

The networking industry is beginning to realize the benefits of AI not only for application workloads, but also for network operations.

Aviz Network Copilot introduces AI-powered operational capabilities that can help network teams investigate issues, accelerate troubleshooting, and perform root-cause analysis using network context and operational data. As infrastructure environments continue to expand, these capabilities can play an important role in improving operational efficiency.

Coordinated Enterprise Support

One of the most important considerations for enterprise deployments is support. Customers need a clear escalation path when issues involve multiple components within the networking stack.

The joint solution provides a coordinated support model that spans SONiC software, Marvell silicon, supported switch platforms, and associated software dependencies. This simplifies operations and helps organizations focus on delivering business outcomes rather than managing vendor interactions.

Designed for AI, Cloud, Enterprise and Edge Networks

Today's networking environments are more diverse than ever. Organizations are building everything from large-scale AI fabrics to highly distributed edge infrastructures.

The combined Marvell and Aviz solution is designed to support these varied deployment models, including:

• AI and accelerated computing fabrics requiring high bandwidth, low latency, and operational visibility.
• Enterprise and cloud data centers deploying modern leaf-spine architectures with technologies such as EVPN and VXLAN.
• Distributed edge environments that benefit from centralized management and lifecycle operations.

Supporting this broad range of use cases helps customers standardize on open networking technologies while maintaining the flexibility to address different operational requirements.

The Future of Open Networking

SONiC has become a foundational technology for open networking, but the industry's focus is clearly shifting from simple deployment to operational scale.

Customers are no longer asking whether SONiC can run on a switch. They are asking how quickly they can deploy it, how effectively they can operate it, and how confidently they can scale it across their infrastructure.

That is where ecosystem collaboration matters.

By combining high-performance Ethernet switching solutions from Marvell with Aviz's operational software and support capabilities, the companies are delivering a validated path to production that helps customers realize the full promise of open networking, from the enterprise edge to the largest AI fabrics.

The future of networking will be open, automated, and increasingly intelligent. Together with partners like Aviz Networks, Marvell is helping customers get there faster.

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