ip traffic

Optics Around the World… of Solutions at Cisco Live 2019

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Join Cisco Optics at the SP Power Session, where we will discuss how Cisco is prepared to guide service providers through network transformation -- driven by architectural shifts, 5G, and automation.

Tap this Ecosystem to Maximize your CAPEX AND OPEX Investments

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With NAB in full force, it would be an epic fail not to swing through the Cisco booth (and Synamedia’s along the way: SU10125).

April 24, 2018

CISCO SERVICES (CX)

MPLS+SDN+NFV 2018: Network Operators Need Faster Services Deployment While Improving Networks

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Global IP traffic is increasing at exponential rates - the urgency to support this bandwidth growth requires true transformative technology and expertise.

December 16, 2016

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Prepare Yourself for the Future of Video

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Part 3: What does it take to win in an OTT world? In my previous post of this trilogy, I explained why I think that OTT video on the unmanaged network (aka. the Internet) is here to stay. Moreover, I suggested that by combining the advantages of Video-Over-IP with those of Video-Over–Broadcast, service providers can […]

December 9, 2016

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Is OTT Here to Stay?

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Part 2: What does it take to win in an OTT world? In the first blog of this trilogy, I wrote that pay TV providers do not seem to perceive OTT video as a threat to their business. Well one thing’s for sure; there is plenty that we can learn from OTT video providers. They certainly […]

December 2, 2016

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Is OTT Friend or Foe?

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Part 1: What does it take to win in an OTT world? In this blog trilogy, I will try to shed some light on one of the more intriguing topics in the video industry– OTT video. I will discuss the reality of OTT video, the service provider’s perception of it, the future of the paid […]

September 9, 2016

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Happy Zettabyte Day 2016!

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No, this is not a greeting card holiday for which gifts are given (at least not yet)… but it is quite a milestone of IP traffic growth. The Internet and all things IP have become ubiquitous in our lives over the last 20 years with seemingly everything either being connected or planned to be.  And […]

Comparing Generational Digital Footprint

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It’s often said that “apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” – and my “apple” has fallen very close to me. This summer, my 18-year-old daughter earned the opportunity to work as an intern at Cisco. As a 20-year Cisco veteran, my daughter’s internship inspired me to reflect on my career experiences in the Internet […]

Game on!!!

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This weekend, I evinced a big change in my youngest daughter. She emerged from her summer couch potato cocoon and blossomed into an active youngster chasing after fictional creatures in natural sunlight. Within 2 days of its launch, Pokémon Go had number of users almost at par with Twitter, the popular social media network that […]