Intel has decided to retain its networking and communications (NEX) unit rather than proceed with a sale after completing an internal evaluation of strategic options for the division, reports data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.reuters.com/business/intel-keep-networking-communications-unit-2025-12-03/” target=”_blank” data-url=”https://www.reuters.com/business/intel-keep-networking-communications-unit-2025-12-03/” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link”>Reuters. The move reverses earlier data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intel-spins-off-network-and-edge-group-as-standalone-business-after-posting-usd2-9b-loss-seeking-investors-for-nex-division-amid-massive-internal-restructuring” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intel-spins-off-network-and-edge-group-as-standalone-business-after-posting-usd2-9b-loss-seeking-investors-for-nex-division-amid-massive-internal-restructuring”>consideration of spinning out or selling the business, as the company believes it can extract more money selling actual products or platforms rather than as a business unit.
Keeping NEX in-house enables tighter integration between silicon, software and systems, strengthening…
