Service Provider

Spring PONC -Three Game Changers!

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If you missed Cisco's 2017 Spring Packet Optical Networking Conference, here's a quick summary of some of the key presentations and top take-aways.

“Recalculating”… Service Providers Improve TCO with Programmable Networks

3 min read

The cost for service providers to keep up with market and customer demands can become overwhelming. A programmable network can help lower your Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and create other positive business outcomes.

All Hail (and Support) Open Source!

2 min read

Open source is not a panacea. An open source product doesn’t mean it’s cheap or free. And open source solutions don’t provide a cookie-cutter approach – every solution needs customization and usually integration.

3 Pathways to NFV Success … or How to Tame the NFV / SDN Monster

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On your journey to NFV transformation, you may often feel you cannot escape your own personal Hades. We researched how your service provider peers are taming the monstrous challenges.

Cisco joins Open Air Interface to accelerate open multi-vendor RAN splits

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Cisco is pleased to announce we have joined the Open Air Interface (OAI) open source ecosystem and welcomes other members and researchers to contribute to this effort.