Juniper Networks Wins Four Awards at Interop Tokyo 2025

Juniper Networks, a leader in secure, AI-native networks, today announced that it has won two “Best of Show” awards at Interop Tokyo 2025, maintaining its impressive winning streak of continuous wins at the prestigious industry conference since 2007. The latest awards recognize Juniper’s commitment to ensuring an exceptional client-to-cloud operator and end-user experience through Juniper’s industry-leading Mist AI-native networking platform.

Juniper received four awards across four categories this year, including the Special Prize award:

• “Best of Show” Grand Prix Runner-Up Award (Network Infrastructure – Enterprise): EX4000 Ethernet Switch
• “Best of Show” Grand Prix Runner-Up Award (Security – High Performance): SRX4700 Firewall
• Special Prize (Network Infrastructure – Carrier/ISP): Juniper’s 800G Linear Pluggable Optics Transceiver (OSFP-800G-DR8-PL)
• Special Prize (ShowNet Contribution): Ultra Ethernet Interoperability Testing (QFX5240 Switch)

The “Best of Show” awards regularly receive hundreds of nominations from across the industry, evaluated by a judging panel of industry experts and executives. "We are honored to once again be recognized at Interop Tokyo with several 'Best of Show' and other awards," said Tomohiro Furuya, VP & Country Manager, Japan, Juniper Networks. "This continued recognition reflects the strength of our Mist AI-native networking platform and the dedication of our teams in helping customers in Japan and globally deliver exceptional experiences by leveraging networks built with AI and for AI."

With a rich tradition since 1994, Interop Tokyo has grown into one of the largest internet technology trade shows in Asia, noted for being a leading showcase of cutting-edge networking products, solutions and services on a global stage. Attracting over 150,000 attendees each year, it features an extensive agenda of keynotes, seminars, conferences and live product demonstrations by leading networking companies from across the world.

Award-Winning Product Highlights:

Category: Network Infrastructure (Enterprise)
EX4000 Ethernet Switch

• The EX4000 switch line, with Juniper Wired Assurance and Marvis AI, delivers AI-Native automation, insight and assurance to more enterprises. Delivering exceptional user and operator experiences for L2/L3 deployments, the cloud-native, Wi-Fi 7-enabled EX4000 redefines what’s possible at the access layer through innovations in AI-driven operations – enabling seamless deployments across branch and remote offices, in retail, K-12, and more. Tap into the power of Juniper’s proven AIOps that leverages the right data and the right responses to unlock simplified, compromise-free switching at the edge.
• Multiple fixed form factors are available in 8, 12-, 24- and 48-port configurations, with optional PoE and multigigabit ports, and fanless models for deployment at the edge. This flexibility enables customers to deploy in more use cases while realizing the benefits of Marvis AI for seamless experiences and reduced operational costs.

Category: Network Infrastructure (Carrier/ISP)