February 17, 2014

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The Low Rumble of the 4K Resolution Revolution

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It hasn’t been all that long since HD-quality video gained widespread acceptance as an industry standard. Yet a new resolution standard is capturing the attention of the broadcast world. It’s known as 4K (or Ultra High Definition – UHD), and it offers viewers four times the picture resolution of standard HD. At CES 2014, one […]

February 17, 2014

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Milestones in Cisco Content Delivery Networks (CDN) Deployments

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The Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) confirms much of what we already know: Service providers will need to carry more video traffic to more devices delivered as unique on-demand streams. All at the time and place of the end-user’s choosing. But the sheer scale of this demand makes interesting reading. The Cisco VNI projects that […]

February 14, 2014

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Setting New Wireless Venue Benchmark at the Fira de Barcelona

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For many of us, conferences like Mobile World Congress are places where we learn about the latest technology and industry developments, network with our colleagues, and...

February 13, 2014

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São Paulo International Airport (GRU) Gets Ready for Some Fútebol with Wireless Network Upgrades

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This is a customer perspective guest blog contributed by Zack Sterngold, Boingo Wireless Vice President, Americas. The largest airport in South America, Brazil’s São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport (GRU), is primed to become one of the world’s most popular destinations. Already an international business hub, Brazil will grow in popularity as a tourist mecca, as travelers […]

February 12, 2014

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Marching towards Cloud CDN

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Why should you put a virtualized content delivery network (CDN) in the cloud? This is not just a theoretical question. It has come from our customers. At our recent Cisco Live event in Milan, we demonstrated how our continued CDN technical leadership can answer this question. First, some history, as you can’t just begin with […]

February 4, 2014

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Service Provider Wi-Fi Connects the IoE in the City of Barcelona

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By Maywun Wong, Service Provider Mobility Marketing Manager Mobility is here to stay.  According to a recent...

February 4, 2014

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Five Predictions for the Future of Wi-Fi and Mobile

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New devices, changes in customer behaviors, and technological advances are rapidly changing the mobile market and consumers’ expectations of mobility.  A recent Cisco study of mobile consumers reveals how much, and how quickly the world of mobility is changing.  The survey uncovers some startling revelations about what consumers are doing on their mobile devices, how […]

January 28, 2014

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Cisco InterCloud and Cisco Services: Accelerating Cloud Adoption

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Written by Krishnan Subramaniam, Director (Migration Services practice), Cisco Services According to repeat surveys by IDC, the bad news is that challenges of cloud – security, data privacy, System Integration/migration, and legal issues – have not changed in more than five years.  The good news is that, finally, with Cisco’s cloud evolution announcement, we now […]

January 28, 2014

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Virtualizing the Cloud

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Virtualizing something like a cloud that is already virtual in so many respects may seem a bit redundant, and certainly the concept causes a mental double-take.  But virtualizing the cloud is exactly what Cisco InterCloud does. Announced today at Cisco Live here in Milan, Cisco InterCloud effectively acts as a way for clouds of all […]

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