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Does Keysight’s (KEYS) AI Interconnect Testing Push Reveal a Deeper Competitive Shift in Datacenters?
Simply Wall St
Reviewed by Sasha Jovanovic
- On January 29, 2026, Keysight Technologies and Point2 Technology announced a collaboration to validate Point2’s e-Tube interconnects aimed at easing AI and machine learning data center bottlenecks using Keysight’s high-speed digital test platforms.
- The partnership highlights how test and measurement expertise can become a critical enabler for hyperscalers seeking lower-power, longer-reach alternatives to traditional copper and optics in xPU clusters.
- With this AI-focused collaboration in view, we’ll examine how enabling multi-terabit, power-efficient interconnect validation shapes Keysight’s broader investment narrative.
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What Is Keysight Technologies' Investment Narrative?
To own Keysight, you need to be comfortable paying up for a testing and measurement leader that is tightly wired into high-end electronics, communications and now AI infrastructure, with growth that has been solid rather than spectacular. The recent Point2 collaboration fits that story more as validation than as a near term game changer: it reinforces Keysight’s role in solving AI data center interconnect problems, but is unlikely to move the needle quickly against existing short term catalysts like execution on its US$5.38 billion revenue base, earnings quality and the US$1.50 billion buyback. At the same time, it slightly tilts the risk mix toward higher reliance on AI-driven spend, on top of existing concerns around a rich valuation, insider selling and rising CEO pay.
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