Service Provider Digital Initiatives Drive Sustainable Business Value

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IDC 2021 survey results revealed that Pioneer SPs experienced the most significant business performance gains. They not only reported improved operational metrics such as reduced costs and process cycle times but importantly also reported improvements in key business outcomes such as revenue, profitability, customer satisfaction and customer retention.

Test-Drive the Next Generation of Rural Broadband Technologies: Introducing the Cisco Rural Broadband Innovation Center

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Service providers have been working with governments for years to try to meet the need for faster, higher-capacity rural broadband. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, the Cisco Rural Broadband Innovation Center showcases the amazing things that rural service providers can now do with their networks. Read this blog to see solutions highlighted.

History of Pluggable Optics (Part 4 of 4): Cisco Optics Podcast Episode 4 Notes

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Join us for Episode 4 of the Cisco Optics Podcast, where we discuss the history of pluggable optics in a conversation with Ray Nering, an engineering product manager in the Cisco Optics product management group.

What Kind of Mileage Are You Getting Out of Your DOCSIS 3.1 Downstream?

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Is your DOCSIS 3.1 downstream running as fast as it could? Many deployments could run faster with just a few configuration changes.

What Do Network Operators Need for Profitable Growth?

4 min read

For the past 30 years, service providers have built networks using technology that was limited in terms of speed, cost, and performance, leading them to seek a new solution. This blog addresses Cisco's 5G innovation in Routed Optical Networking and how it leads to profitable growth for network operators.

The Cloud can be Simple, Agile, and Secure for Broadcasters

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At a time when production from anywhere is a must, those that create, distribute, and secure content needed to pivot overnight, adopting new tech and workflows. This blog reviews the need to move to the cloud can provide agility and security for the new normal.

History of Pluggable Optics (Part 3 of 4): Cisco Optics Podcast Episode 3 Notes

1 min read

Join us for Episode 3 of the Cisco Optics Podcast, where we discuss the history of pluggable optics in a conversation with Ray Nering, an engineering product manager in the Cisco Optics product management group.

Welcoming the Next Generation of NCS 5500 Systems

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The NCS 5500 platform has become the go-to peering and aggregation device—down to the access layer—deployed for everything from mobile backhaul to wireline to cable network aggregation. New additions to the Cisco Converged SDN Transport architecture will help communication service providers to deliver new connected experiences quickly and at a massive scale.

NCS 500, Your Access Done Right

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To assist communication service providers with the evolution to the next-gen access and aggregation networks, we are excited to announce a few key additions to the NCS 500 portfolio.

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