DOJ Clears Way for the HPE Juniper Networks Deal | Tech Field Day News Rundown: July 2, 2025

DOJ Clears Way for the HPE Juniper Networks Deal | Tech Field Day News Rundown: July 2, 2025

Author: Tech Field Day July 2, 2025 Duration: 42:13

The US Department of Justice has announced a settlement in their lawsuit agains the proposed HPE acquisition of Juniper Networks. The release says that in order for the deal to move forward, HPE must sell off the Instant On line of HPE Aruba Networking access points. Additionally, Juniper must auction a license for third parties to use Juniper AIOps for Mist. The details of the auction are complicated. Up to two companies can win the rights to the license through the bidding process and Juniper must make up to 55 employees available to be hired by one of the winners to work on the product, including incentives from Juniper for them to move companies.

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