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Networks of the Future: Extreme Times Call for Extreme Measures!

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Here’s an observation that happened to serve as the basis of a keynote I had the opportunity to give the other day, at the TIA 2016 “Network of the Future” conference, in Dallas: Yes, it would be wonderful indeed if broadband service providers saw 50% annual revenue growth — if only to offset that 50% […]

Team Updates including new programs, recent launches and a new video

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Hello all. I trust it has been a good week for you. I am happy to report I am back in-country here in Southern California after a week in Shanghai. I went to visit my fantastic technical product team as we kicked off a new program that will bring five new models in the next […]

Cisco @ NAB: Is Your Media Business Secure? (Are You Sure?)

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By Michal Brenner, Marketing Manager, Service Provider Video Software and Solutions, Cisco In the global digital revolution unfolding around us, the media broadcast segment is particularly well-stocked with opportunity. It’s...

April 11, 2016

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Protecting Innovation: Update on ITC Investigations

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When we launched our District Court and International Trade Commission (ITC) actions in 2014, we promised to provide ongoing updates on their progress. On February 2, Judge Shaw issued a ruling in the first ITC case (‘944) that Arista had violated three of five Cisco patents. Despite a large number of redactions, the reasons for […]

A BIGGER HELPING OF INTERNET PLEASE!

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Co-written with Maciek Konstantynowicz, Distinguished Engineer, Chief Technology & Architecture Office “Holy Sh*t, that’s fast and feature rich” is the most common response we’ve heard from folks that have looked at some new code made available in OpenSource. A few weeks back, the Linux Foundation launched a Collaborative Project called FD.io (“fido”). One of the […]

February 18, 2016

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Protecting Innovation: Update on ITC Cases

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Earlier this week, Cisco received some welcome news. The U.S Patent and Trademark Office has rejected Arista’s second attempt to invalidate a Cisco patent that was asserted in the ‘945 International Trade Commission (ITC) investigation. This is also a patent where the ITC staff recommended a finding of infringement. We are now looking forward to […]

February 2, 2016

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Protecting Innovation: The Beginning of the End

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Earlier today, the International Trade Commission (ITC) issued a ruling in the first of their investigations into Arista. This follows a lengthy investigation, a review of thousands of pages of briefing materials and supporting evidence, and a two-week hearing involving testimony and cross-examination. We thank Judge Shaw and the ITC staff for their diligence. Specifically […]

January 25, 2016

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Protecting Innovation: Cisco seeks only fair competition

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Arista’s filing of bogus antitrust claims today is not accidental or a coincidence. The claims, most of which were included in earlier Arista filings, are a smokescreen to divert attention from the important ruling expected from the International Trade Commission (ITC) on February 2*. This is when Judge Shaw will rule on the validity of […]

September 12, 2015

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

The Importance of Video Security That Scales

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By David Wachtfogel, Director, Service Provider Video Security, Cisco This week at IBC we are happy to announce that we’ve reached 300 million active VideoGuard Everywhere client devices. Think about that for a moment! How did we get this far? Not long ago, service provider video distribution was simple: Service providers distributed the content they […]