“Routermania” (or, having and sharing the world’s most powerful edge router)

With the release of more information this week from the Visual Networking Index , it’s clear that traffic is increasing and bandwidth usage is on-the-rise (no slowdown in sight). As our video consumption becomes more voracious, service providers around-the-world are …Read more.

Posted by Doug Webster on October 22, 2009 at 02:02PM

From ITU Telecom World 2009 to MPLS Conference 2009

I had quite a few engagements at the ITU Telecom World 2009 Conference held in Geneva last week. One panel I had participated in was the Cloud Computing panel. We had an awesome and engaging discussion! The session was NOT …Read more.

Posted by Monique Morrow on October 13, 2009 at 02:18PM

A Wake-Up Call for the Internet

Hello, from Geneva where I’ve been attending the ITU Telecom World Conference for the last few days. It’s been three years since the last show, and it’s energizing to see the ever increasing recognition as to the increased role that …Read more.

Posted by Doug Webster on October 08, 2009 at 01:47PM

ITU 2009: John Chambers Wraps Up on Final Day from Geneva

John Chambers, Chairman and CEO, Cisco Systems, summarizes his experience at ITU highlighting how the network will become the platform for innovation, how broadband is enabling job creation and entertainment, and how service providers are looking to partner with Cisco …Read more.

Posted by Doug Webster on October 08, 2009 at 11:24AM

ITU 2009: Cisco and Afghani Woman’s Journey to Entrepreneurship

Lima Ahmed, entrepreneur from Afghanistan shares her journey from ITU 2006 in Hong Kong to her own internet shopping company focused on crafts made by Afghani’s. Ahmed shares how her inspiration came from hearing Tae Yoo, SVP Corporate Affairs at Cisco …Read more.

Posted by Doug Webster on October 08, 2009 at 10:55AM

ITU 2009: Monique Morrow Highlights the Women’s Networking Breakfast

Monique Morrow talks with me about the Women’s Networking Breakfast on Day 3 and focuses on a successful young woman from Afghanistan who was inspired by Cisco’s Networking Academy.

Posted by Doug Webster on October 08, 2009 at 10:45AM

ITU 2009: Insights from Customer Meetings on Day 3 in Geneva

Cisco VP of Service Provider Marketing, Suraj Shetty, shares insights from customer meetings at ITU in Geneva highlighting optimism in technology adoption and acceleration. After the jump, hear more from Cisco SVP Kelly Ahuja…

Posted by Doug Webster on October 08, 2009 at 10:28AM

ITU 2009: The Cisco and Bharti Airtel Alliance for Services

P.K. Peruvemba and I talk about the Cisco/Bharti Airtel Alliance for Services. Bharti Airtel and Cisco today announced a strategic business alliance to create products and services for the small, medium and large enterprises. A suite of jointly created unique …Read more.

Posted by Doug Webster on October 07, 2009 at 09:55AM

ITU 2009: SP European Customer Trends & Insights

Customer trends are highlighted from ITU Geneva in a conversation with Edwin Paalvast as we expand upon the clear messages from customers: how do we extend revenue? how do we get new services into the verticals? how can we leverage the networks and …Read more.

Posted by Doug Webster on October 07, 2009 at 09:30AM

ITU 2009: Day 2 from Geneva Highlighting News from Telefonica and Turkcell

Starting off day 2 from Geneva by recapping some news from Telefonica and Turkcell. The agenda for today encompasses a CTO Roundtable and a news announcement from 13000 miles away.

Posted by Doug Webster on October 07, 2009 at 09:05AM

ITU 2009: Day 1 Wrap Up & Highlights

Hello from Geneva! I just wanted to take a moment and wrap up Cisco’s 1st day at ITU 2009. Highlights include news announcements, press interviews and an overview of the day’s top activities including the opening plenary, customer meetings, and …Read more.

Posted by Doug Webster on October 06, 2009 at 12:21PM

ITU 2009: John Chambers - Opening Plenary

John Chambers, Chairman and CEO, Cisco Systems, discusses the role of the Public Sector & Economic Recovery at the Opening Plenary - ITU Geneva. ITU 2009 is bringing together hundreds of exhibitors from more than 40 countries with more 20,000 …Read more.

Posted by Doug Webster on October 06, 2009 at 11:54AM

Watch Out World: Africa is Getting Connected

For the last two decades it seems as though Africa has been something of a bystander in the digital revolution. While Internet users in America, Asia and Europe can access rich media content at increasingly blistering speeds, in most of …Read more.

Posted by John Earnhardt on October 05, 2009 at 11:49AM

Cisco at ITU 2009: Connect. Collaborate. Create.

It hardly seems like it’s been three years since the last ITU Telecom World event, but I’m not sure any other three year period has had the impact on the global economic landscape that we’ve all experienced recently. At Cisco, …Read more.

Posted by Doug Webster on September 24, 2009 at 10:29AM

Steps towards energy efficient networking

As a follow up to my last blog, I’m happy to say that ATIS has taken the final step in publishing a groundbreaking standard for networking energy efficiency.  For those who like the details: I’m referring to the newly published …Read more.

Posted by Hugh Barrass on July 22, 2009 at 04:58PM

Measuring Progress: Green Metrics

I’ve been involved in networking standards work at Cisco for 12 years and I’m currently helping with a major program that I think will lead to some of the most important standards and developments that I’ve seen during my time …Read more.

Posted by Hugh Barrass on February 02, 2009 at 10:13AM