Shekar Ayyar

CEO @arrcusinc. Venture Partner @nttventurecap. Former @VMware EVP & GM of Telco, Edge. Unleashing the potential of 5G and Edge.

[Shekar Ayyar @shekar_ayyar]

Great to see Canadian carrier @TELUS working with AI Inference Networking from @arrcusinc to bring Sovereignty and Security to customers

[Arrcus, Inc. @arrcusinc]

AI is shifting from centralized training to distributed inference and the network is becoming the control plane for performance, sovereignty and economics.

@arrcusinc is proud to announce a proof-of-concept with @TELUS , one of Canada's leading communications technology companies, to explore the Arrcus Inference Network Fabric (AINF) as the networking foundation for sovereign, distributed AI inferencing at national scale.

The goal: deliver secure, low-latency AI to mission-critical applications, from public safety and emergency response to government and enterprise services, while keeping sensitive data and workloads within Canadian borders.

AINF is purpose-built for this moment. It's model-aware, intent-driven, and enforces sovereignty, security and policy at the moment a request enters the network.

The results point to:
☑️ Up to 60% faster Time to First Token
☑️ 40% lower end-to-end latency
☑️ Up to 30% lower cost per inference
☑️ Line-rate encryption with zero CPU overhead

"Public safety and mission-critical services demand AI that is fast, reliable and sovereign by design," said Tim Fell, VP Wireline Technology & Services, TELUS.

⚡Read the full announcement here:
https://t.co/wqFnDF3RhB

#SovereignAI #AIInfrastructure #AIInferencing #Networking #Telecom #EdgeAI #Arrcus #TELUS #NetworkDifferent

[Shekar Ayyar @shekar_ayyar]

delighted to join the board of @viasat and support Mark Dankberg and team on the interesting journey forward. Space, satellites, telecommunications, networking and datacenters, all getting super interesting with constant action from @SpaceX and @Amazonleo

[Viasat @viasat]

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Shekar Ayyar, Chairman & CEO of Arrcus, Inc., and Jinhy Yoon, former EVP at PIMCO, to Viasat’s Board of Directors, and the entry into a cooperation agreement with Carronade Capital Management, LP.

🔗More here: https://t.co/EuEDq4Cxlj

[Shekar Ayyar @shekar_ayyar]

Exciting news from India team - new Bangalore digs for @arrcusinc

[Arrcus, Inc. @arrcusinc]

🎉 Arrcus is growing, and our Bangalore team now has the space to match!

Our new India office was recently inaugurated by Derek Yeung (Co-Founder and Chief Architect), Abhay Roy (VP of Engineering), and Jennifer Smith (Sr. Director of HR & People Operations), marking a significant milestone in our continued global expansion of engineering and operational capabilities.

India is central to what we build at Arrcus, where some of our most talented engineers are shaping the future of networking technology.

Our new Bangalore office reflects that commitment: a bigger, better space built for the bold ideas and deep collaboration that our team brings every day.

Hear directly from our Head of Engineering in Bangalore, Ashutosh Sharma, on what this milestone means 👇

https://t.co/2WtSz9h2tU

#Arrcus #Bangalore #India #Networking #Engineering #NewOffice #NetworkDifferent

[Shekar Ayyar @shekar_ayyar]

As we await Jensen’s keynote at GTC, excited to announce @arrcusinc AINF integration with @nvidia Dynamo, Bluefield, Spectrum

[Arrcus, Inc. @arrcusinc]

🚨 Announced today at @nvidia GTC

@arrcusinc is introducing a powerful new integration between the Arrcus Inference Network Fabric (AINF) and NVIDIA AI infrastructure to accelerate the next generation of Physical and Agentic AI applications.

By combining AINF with NVIDIA Dynamo, NVIDIA BlueField DPUs and NVIDIA Spectrum networking, operators and enterprises can build a secure, intelligent inference fabric that spans edge, data center and cloud environments.

As AI moves into its inference era, networking becomes the control plane that determines performance, efficiency and cost. With AINF, organizations can intelligently route inference requests in real time to maximize GPU utilization, reduce latency and lower cost per inference.

At GTC this week, Arrcus is showcasing how this integration enables:
• Intelligent, policy-aware inference routing
• Higher GPU utilization across distributed AI environments
• Secure, sovereign multi-site connectivity
• Lower latency for real-time AI applications

�� Visit Arrcus at NVIDIA GTC, Booth #3019 to see the Arrcus Inference Network Fabric in action and learn how we're helping power the global infrastructure for AI inferencing.

🔗 Read the full announcement: https://t.co/DUsY4Suqf2

#NVIDIAGTC #AIInfrastructure #AIInferencing #Networking #EdgeAI #CloudNetworking #NetworkDifferent

[Shekar Ayyar @shekar_ayyar]

See you in Barcelona next week

[Arrcus, Inc. @arrcusinc]

⚡Press Release: @arrcusinc is gearing up to showcase the Arrcus Inference Network Fabric (AINF) at #MWC2026. AINF is a new approach designed to support the scale, complexity, and performance requirements of modern AI environments.

As organizations deploy AI across edge, core, and cloud, networking must do far more than move packets. It must intelligently direct traffic, coordinate infrastructure, and help ensure that AI services operate efficiently at production scale. AINF introduces intelligence into the network layer to help make that possible.

At the #Arrcus booth, visitors will be able to explore:
☑️ AI networking use cases across service provider, enterprise, and cloud environments
☑️ Platform innovations enabling next-generation AI infrastructure
☑️ Ecosystem collaborations with customers, partners, and technology leaders

Please read the full release here: https://t.co/pwPbOLh0Ab

We invite you to stop by and see the demonstrations in person.
📍 MWC Barcelona Hall 2, Booth 2D41
📅 March 2–5, 2026

#MWC2026 #AIInfrastructure #AINetworking #CloudNetworking #EdgeAI #Arrcus @MWCHub

[Shekar Ayyar @shekar_ayyar]

Excited to announce Rack-scale AI … @arrcusinc + @QuantaQCT + @Broadcom

[Arrcus, Inc. @arrcusinc]

Exciting news from hashtag #OCPGlobalSummit!

@arrcusinc and @QuantaQCT have announced a strategic collaboration to deliver validated, AI-optimized rack solutions—combining the power of ArcOS + ACE-AI software with QCT’s high-performance switching platforms.

Together with @Broadcom's Tomahawk 5 Ethernet switching technology, this partnership delivers open, high-bandwidth, low-latency fabrics to meet the demands of training and inference workloads at AI scale.

📍 Arrcus will be on hand in the QCT booth (A41), where the joint solution will be officially unveiled at the 2025 OCP Global Summit in San Jose on October 13.

🔗 Learn more: https://t.co/oF8bk6f5AA

#AI #Networking #OpenNetworking #Arrcus #QCT #Broadcom

[Shekar Ayyar @shekar_ayyar]

Excited to see networking opportunity grow in India for @arrcusinc

[Arrcus, Inc. @arrcusinc]

🚀 Big news from @arrcusinc !

We’re expanding our India operations to power the next era of AI, datacenter, and mobile networks. With new leadership, a growing engineering team, and strengthened local partnerships, we’re committed to delivering AI-ready, open, and scalable networking solutions for India’s fast-growing digital economy.

📌 Highlights:

- Vikram Anand joins as Managing Director of India Sales & Business Development
- Ashutosh Sharma leads a rapidly expanding engineering team

New collaborations with @Fujitsu_Global , @UfiSpace , and @EdgecoreNetwork @Hitachi to enable India’s AI and 5G-driven future

Arrcus executives will spotlight innovation at @ @GffFintechfest in Mumbai and @exploreIMC in New Delhi

Read more about how we’re helping build the networks that power India’s digital transformation:

👉 https://t.co/DaDbS6bHbL

#Arrcus #AI #Networking #India #ACEAI #5G

[Shekar Ayyar @shekar_ayyar]

Great to be recognized as the #1 NOS by @Tracxn . “Soonicorn” … sure … but more happy that even just 3 of our customers/investors alone are approaching $10T in collective market cap!

#NetworkDifferent with @arrcusinc

https://t.co/V3YWfvApMF

[Shekar Ayyar @shekar_ayyar]

Exciting news … delighted to see @arrcusinc partnership with @nvidia advance as they join other venture and strategic investors in our latest investment.

[Arrcus, Inc. @arrcusinc]

Announcing a key milestone for @arrcusinc !

We are excited to share that Arrcus has secured a significant new investment of $30 million from @p7ventures, @nvidia , @lightspeedvp, Hitachi Ventures, @libertyglobal , @ClearVentures , and @generalcatalyst. This investment underscores our commitment to leading innovation for networking in #AI.

What This Means:
- Universal fabric for AI, Datacenter, 5G, edge, and hybrid cloud networks
- Accelerated growth and expanded platform support including NVIDIA BlueField DPU for high-performance, secure connectivity in data centers.
- Enhanced capabilities of our Arrcus Connected Edge (ACE) platform, featuring a distributed microservices architecture.

"We are thrilled to welcome NVIDIA as our latest investor and look forward to building on our collaboration. Arrcus’ leading networking software coupled with NVIDIA's AI infrastructure will help deliver maximum efficiency to customers from data centers as well as their edge and cloud computing environments," said Shekar Ayyar, Chairman and CEO of Arrcus. "We also extend our gratitude to Prosperity7, Lightspeed, Hitachi Ventures, Liberty Global, Clear Ventures, and General Catalyst for their continued support and confidence in our vision."

Join us as we continue to push the boundaries of networking innovation and deliver transformational solutions to our customers worldwide.

🔗 Read Full Release: https://t.co/hx8ux46tOH

#Arrcus #InvestmentNews #TechInnovation #NetworkDifferent #TechInvestment #StartupFunding

[Shekar Ayyar @shekar_ayyar]

Exciting news from @arrcusinc, working with @nvidia and @SoftBank

[Arrcus, Inc. @arrcusinc]

PRESS RELEASE: @arrcusinc is collaborating with @nvidia and @SoftBank to revolutionize 5G networking! We're showcasing secure 5G slicing using SRv6 Mobile User Plane (MUP) led by SoftBank Corp. and implemented on the NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPU.

Learn more: https://t.co/Sybz9AEEZO

[Shekar Ayyar @shekar_ayyar]

Finally … a way to realize cloud cost reduction by picking low cost egress points across hyperscaler cloud paths using smart routing policies

#NetworkDifferent #FlexMCN @arrcusinc

[Arrcus, Inc. @arrcusinc]

🚀Arrcus is proud to announce its latest innovation!
Introducing Egress Cost Control (ECC), a groundbreaking addition to our #FlexMCN multicloud solution. ECC leverages routing policies to optimization cloud cost across entry and exit points.

Learn more: https://t.co/n7w7T9Nogi

[Shekar Ayyar @shekar_ayyar]

Thanks @mikeddano and @Light_Reading
#NetworkIfferent!

[Mike Dano @mikeddano]

Virtualized routing and switching company @arrcusinc bagged an additional $15 million from investors in its Series D round of funding today. This brings Arrcus's total funding to $65 million. https://t.co/AmLAakF4rX via @KelsKusterer

[Shekar Ayyar @shekar_ayyar]

Japan Operators leading the way to over 50% cost savings in #routing and #switching for their #network with #ArcOS
#NetworkDifferent with @arrcusinc

[Arrcus, Inc. @arrcusinc]

📣𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗥𝗲���𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲: Arrcus is excited to announce participation in the 52nd meeting of the Japan Network Operators' Group (JANOG52) in Nagasaki, Japan. 

Read More: https://t.co/9Y7irmbkIT

[Shekar Ayyar @shekar_ayyar]

@nikil Well deserved recognition Vish and Usha! Great parents and great friends!

[Shekar Ayyar @shekar_ayyar]

Clean sweep! #NetworkDifferent @arrcusinc

[Arrcus, Inc. @arrcusinc]

@arrcusinc is excited to announce that we have been named a Leader and Outperformer in all three @gigaom Radar Reports for Network Operating Systems!

Read release:

https://t.co/tMpidbst0M

#Arrcus #NetworkDiifernent #Innovation #GigaOmRadarReports

[Shekar Ayyar @shekar_ayyar]

#NetworkDifferent but #Interoperate! @arrcusinc at @EANTC_AG

[Arrcus, Inc. @arrcusinc]

@arrcusinc participated in the @EANTC_AG interoperability tests with partner @UfiSpace. Our significant traffic engineering features in ArcOS showcased our superior flexibility, performance, and security.
https://t.co/x3GYbvYHPH
#Interoperability #NetworkDifferent #SRv6

[Shekar Ayyar @shekar_ayyar]

@arrcusinc @sbnews9434 @SoftBank Always exciting to go from lab to field! Congrats @SoftBank and @arrcusinc

[Shekar Ayyar @shekar_ayyar]

#NetworkSlicing will be a key differentiator for carrier delivered services. See how @SoftBank Network is working with @Arrcus

[Arrcus, Inc. @arrcusinc]

New capabilities in its ACE platform, which automates the delivery and lowers the cost of #5G network services for #CSPs by using #SRv6.

In collaboration with @SoftBank_Group #Arrcus will demo 5G network slicing in Hall 2, Booth 2D19

https://t.co/7o77U4qKM4

#5G #networking

[Shekar Ayyar @shekar_ayyar]

@appenz Interesting @appenz … and Guido Bond is looking pretty good

[Shekar Ayyar @shekar_ayyar]

See what former @ATT CTO and prior @Verizon strategy chief have to say about @arrcusinc. Looking forward to seeing many of you at #MWC2023. Stop by Hall2 2D19 and Hall5 5A40

[Arrcus, Inc. @arrcusinc]

Exciting announcement for #MWC2023!

@arrcusinc is bringing transformative #5G and #multicloud #networking to CSPs at #MWC23.
With #Arrcus, CSPs can expedite service delivery and monetize 5G and #cloudinfrastructure faster than ever before.

https://t.co/ItShQX0iGR

#5G #cloud