HPE Aruba Enhances AI-Powered Networks with IoT Security for Retailers

Helps IT teams secure and manage retail environments with new connectivity solutions to bolster IoT security, while improving user experience and operational efficiency

 

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has announced new capabilities to help retail customers improve customer experiences and operational efficiency with connectivity and high-performance edge computing required to modernize retail environments. At NRF 2025: Retail’s Big Show, HPE Aruba Networking is showcasing its retail-ready networking portfolio and demonstrating how reliable and secure connectivity is a critical component of retail modernization from the back office and warehouse, to the front of the store and curbside.

HPE is exhibiting its new solutions for quick, secure deployment in retail environments to improve performance for real-time applications and workloads at the edge. New HPE Aruba Networking 100 Series Cellular Bridge for easy-to-deploy primary or backup WAN access to provide connectivity when fiber or broadband WAN circuits are unavailable or experience failure.

 
HPE Aruba Networking CX 8325H, a new store-friendly, half-width 18-port switch that fits into compact spaces, with lower power and cooling requirements, and connects with the HPE ProLiant DL145 Gen11 server for edge computing. HPE Aruba Networking 750 Series wireless access points to secure, process, and deliver IoT data in real-time to power AI retail applications.

 
“Retailers facing challenges in warehousing, inventory control, and omnichannel fulfilment need comprehensive and secure connectivity to enable digital modernization and enhance customer experiences. HPE’s networking solutions bring real-time IoT data processing and AI inferencing closer to the source of data generation to fuel omnichannel shopping strategies that increase revenue,” said Stuart Strickland, Wireless CTO, HPE Aruba Networking. “

For the retail industry, IoT devices are often the most vulnerable point of entry for hackers. To protect against breaches and malware, HPE Aruba Networking access points are designed to provide a secure connectivity platform for the increase in IoT devices at the network edge, such as cameras, shelf labels, RFID labels, energy sensors and motion detectors. To protect against security compromises due to IoT devices, HPE Aruba Networking Central AI Insights is also able to detect anomalies in IoT uploads and downloads which may be indicative of a breach.

The new solutions announced today enable easier remote management across on-premises, cloud, and edge compute resources by expanding HPE Aruba Networking’s private 5G and Wi-Fi wireless solutions, integrating with HPE GreenLake Cloud as well as HPE’s edge compute portfolio, including the recently announced HPE ProLiant DL145 Gen11 server. HPE is also expanding its HPE Aruba Networking Central IoT Operations dashboard, which allows retailers to take advantage of pre-built third-party applications from HPE retail partners to enhance capabilities of the access points and improve visibility into IoT applications at the edge.