Service Provider

November 5, 2014

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Evaluating Fixed and Mobile Networks for Cloud Readiness

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Access networks are fundamental to superior cloud experiences As a complement to the fourth annual update of the Global Cloud Index, or GCI (see media release), we’ve once again included the Cloud Readiness Supplement. According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (or NIST), which is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, […]

October 29, 2014

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Play Ball! Giants vs. Royals Game 7: Last Game of First Live-Streamed World Series

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Cisco technology helps enable first live streams of World Series action With the World Series wrapping up with game seven tonight and a new champion to be crowned, it’s a great time to reflect on the game and its impact on fans. Baseball is much more than a game in America.  For well over 150 […]

October 23, 2014

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Pathway to a Cloud-Ready Wide-Area Network (WAN)

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Tighter Planning Cycles for Greater Efficiency with the Evolved Services Platform In the global geography of telecom, wide-area networks (WAN) are oceans of uncertainty. Resource-constrained and multivendor, WANs produce delays and outages in far-flung and sometimes remote areas, posing a special set of issues that are distinct from those we see in data centers and […]

October 22, 2014

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Mobile Making It Happen at The Internet Of Things World Forum

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So during last week’s IoT World Forum in Chicago more than the 1,500 Internet of Things (IoT) industry experts came together for the second annual conference. The IoT is opening up a world of real opportunities for service provider growth while rapidly transforming our communities, our cities, and our daily lives. Still as discussed during […]

October 22, 2014

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Register for the Infonetics Webinar: Building More Efficient Networks with Multi-Layer Packet-Optical

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By Leonard Luna, Senior Marketing Manager, Cisco Service Provider Solutions Tuesday, October 28 at 8:00 am PT/11:00 am ET, Cisco joins Infonetics’ Andrew Schmitt (Principal Analyst, Optical) on a three vendor panel to discuss how equipment vendors and their customers are taking advantage of new multi-layer packet-optical systems leveraging advanced software to build more capable […]

October 22, 2014

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How Much Traffic Will Your Cable / Telco Network Generate?

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Cisco VNI Forecast Projects 1.6 Zettabytes of Global IP Traffic by 2018 Last June, Cisco released an update to its annual Visual Networking Index (VNI), 2013 – 2018. The forecast projects a global annual run rate of 1.6 zettabytes IP traffic by 2018 (up from 614 exabytes of global IP traffic in 2013).  A zettabyte […]

October 21, 2014

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SP Network Transformation at the Cisco Live Cancun World of Solutions

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By Igor Dayen, Manager, SP Product and Solutions Marketing   The excitement starts on November 3rd in Cancun, Mexico where Cisco is holding...

October 20, 2014

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Cisco Continues Market Share Leadership in Mobility – First in Mobile IP Infrastructure, Packet Core, Mobile Backhaul, …

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Over the summer, we shared with you the results of an ACG Report showing Cisco as the market share leader in Mobility. Then and today the usage of mobile devices has been on the rise. Unequivocally. The average smartphone user is accessing 26.8 apps every month for about 30.25 hours, an increase of 65 percent […]

October 16, 2014

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A Cisco Customer Solutions Architecture (CSA) Use Case in How to Manage Threat Defense

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This is part 4 of the “Your Business Powered By Cisco Customer Solutions Architecture (CSA)” blog series. Enabling & Delivering Cloud-based Security Services – Managed Threat Defense Many enterprises (30%) have been leveraging cloud services cautiously or only in an internal (private) cloud manner. The reasons for this vary but these are the most common: […]