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Johan Gustawsson
Johan Gustawsson

Vice President & CTO
Provider Connectivity
Johan Gustawsson is Vice President and CTO of Provider Connectivity at Cisco, where he leads technology strategy, architecture, and innovation for Cisco’s mass-scale infrastructure portfolio.
Previously, he led Network Architecture, Strategy, and Engineering at Arelion, formerly Telia Carrier, the world’s #1 ranked internet backbone.
Johan holds an engineering degree from KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.
Articles
The edge is becoming a platform for distributed applications and enterprise services. That shift is opening a new opportunity for service providers: delivering compute and intelligence alongside their connectivity offerings.
By combining Cisco’s leadership in networking and security with Digital Realty’s global data center platform, we provide a unified foundation that simplifies the AI lifecycle. Together, we are helping geo-distributed enterprises move faster, reduce risk, and scale their AI initiatives globally.
How are massive paradigm shifts in the market driving innovations in networking? Take a look at how global backbone networks like Arelion, which experienced a 42% growth in Internet traffic in 2024, are working with Cisco on their journey towards AI-ready connectivity.
Read about the trends and inflection points we see in the metro and how we are partnering with our customers on how to optimize and monetize their participation in evolving ecosystems.