Backbone of a beast – charting Nvidia's rise to networking titan

Mellanox acquisition underpins chipmaker's ascent in data centre connectivity

By GPU Data Hub Desk · GPU Data Hub·Editorial standards·31 Oct 2026, 08:03

Backbone of a beast – charting Nvidia's rise to networking titan

Nvidia's acquisition of Mellanox for 6.9 billion dollars has driven its transformation into an industry-leading networking provider. The transaction helped propel the chipmaker past networking rivals such as Cisco to achieve the world's highest corporate valuation.

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