Overcoming the next hurdle to get to 800G pluggable optics (Part 4 of 4): Cisco Optics Podcast Episode 8 notes

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Join us for Episode 8 of the Cisco Optics Podcast, where we conclude a conversation with Dr. Mark Nowell, Cisco Fellow in Cisco’s Optics and Optical Systems Group.

The Internet for the Future: Simple, Flexible, and Affordable

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The legacy architecture has multiple layers that have created not only architectural silos. There is an opportunity to simplify this complex and redundant three-layer architecture. Rakuten Mobile takes this approach to use Segment Routing over IPv6 (SRv6) and Cisco Routed Optical Networking to add operational flexibility, enhance profitability, and improve time-to-market. The service provider would be using this to bring newer opportunities, including 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) offerings, to its enterprise customers.

IP Based Broadcast Networks Don’t Need to Operate in the Dark

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Network visibility is the next big hurdle for broadcasters as they move content production to the cloud in order to satisfy remote production and workers. Cisco ThousandEyes offers end-to-end visibility from the consumer all the way to the application provider.

Video Surge Forces Telcos to Reimagine the Digital Experience

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Service providers face challenges on multiple fronts: ever increasing bandwidth demands, costs related to the move to 5G, more mobile connections, more mobile services, and more video. Cisco Ultra Traffic Optimization effectively relieves network congestion and provides a consistent experience to customers.

Cisco Strengthens O-RAN Market Position with Open Fronthaul Gateway Public Demo

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Cisco has been a pioneer within the O-RAN Alliance pushing for open standards and interoperability in all areas of the radio access transport network. This multivendor interoperability demonstration showcases the Cisco NCS 540 FH in an O-RAN fronthaul use case per the Open Fronthaul Gateway Specification.

Overcoming the next hurdle to get to 800G pluggable optics (Part 3 of 4): Cisco Optics Podcast Episode 7 notes

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Join us for Episode 7 of the Cisco Optics Podcast, where we continue a conversation with Dr. Mark Nowell, Cisco Fellow in Cisco’s Optics and Optical Systems Group.

Rural connectivity is the next digital opportunity

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Cisco’s Converged Software-Defined Networking Transport Architecture is the bridge to reduce the digital divide. Recent innovations with the NCS 540 and NCS 560 access routers make serving rural areas more economical and will help to close the gap with rural broadband connectivity and ensure an inclusive future for all.

Going Big on Broadband: how will governments respond to the clamor for connectivity?

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The ‘Cisco Broadband Index’ — new research published today — clearly shows the frustration around the lack of access to connectivity, and the expectations for policymakers to speed up improvements. Cisco surveyed thousands of workers in six major European countries and found that 81% of workers are demanding their governments accelerate plans to deliver high-speed, reliable internet connections, as some find themselves at the mercy of slow and patchy home broadband.

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