Hsinchu, Taiwan, December 12, 2023 – Edgecore Networks, a leading provider of traditional and open network solutions for enterprises, data centers, and telecommunication service providers, today announced a new strategic partnership with Pavo Group, one of Türkiye’s leading technology companies. The partnership extends Edgecore’s vision of providing innovative networking solutions that enable people to accomplish more and also attains the goal of democratizing access to networking technologies through disaggregation and open-source software. The collaboration will take Edgecore’s latest state-of-the-art carrier, data center, and enterprise networking solutions to Türkiye where Pavo Group’s excellent design capabilities and local production experience will be able to deliver products to Turkish customers more quickly and cost effectively.

Türkiye’s Pavo Group have for over 20 years been involved in the design and manufacture of a broad range of products from ruggedized computers to robust network switches and routers. With their experience of developing field-proven products for the communications, security, and defense markets, Pavo Group has seen great success and is now internationally recognized. Edgecore’s partnership with Pavo Group will leverage Edgecore’s industry-leading designs that include a broad product portfolio spanning 400G/100G/25G/10G/2.5G/1G switches for data centers, service providers, and enterprises. The collaboration effort will involve manufacturing in Türkiye with the complete localization of device hardware and software. The produced devices will be delivered as “Made in Türkiye” products to the local telecom, data center, and enterprise markets.

Heimdall Siao, President of Edgecore said, “Edgecore is excited to partner with Pavo Group to bring the latest generation carrier, data center, and enterprise networking solutions to markets in Türkiye. Edgecore’s solutions help enable our customers and partners more by leveraging our open hardware platforms, disaggregated NOS ecosystem, and open-source software solutions such as SONiC. Our open networking solutions paired with Pavo Group’s local production and product design capabilities allows our customers in Türkiye to take more control and ownership of their network infrastructure and adopt the latest technologies more quickly and cost effectively.”

Dr. Alper Özbilen, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Pavo Group said, “To be able to work with Edgecore to produce a range of high-quality networking devices in Türkiye is a perfect opportunity for Pavo Group. We will carry out the manufacturing and operation of the latest high-quality open networking solutions for enterprises, data centers, and telecommunication service providers. In addition to this, by carrying out the manufacturing it also ensures the transfer of technology to Türkiye.

About Pavo Group

Headquarted in Istanbul, Türkiye, the Pavo Group is a state-of-the-art technology company that combines more than eight entities into four core clusters: Security, ICT (Information Communication Technologies), Energy, and Defense & Avionics. For more information, visit www.pavo-group.com.