Cisco Blogs Sumeet Arora

Sumeet Arora

SVP Engineering

Core Software Group - US

Sumeet is senior vice president and general manager of SP Network Systems at Cisco. In this role, he leads the engineering, development, and product management team for the Service Provider network systems portfolio. He has been with Cisco since 1997, and during this time, has driven a number of industry-leading transitions across a breadth of Cisco products and technologies. His team delivers innovation for Service Provider networking across routing, optical transport, and new business models. In addition, they develop products and capabilities for mass scale networking with focus on developing open, adaptive, modular, and programmable products enabling web speed of development and web scale deployment.During his 20 years at Cisco, Sumeet has led the development and delivery of flagship Service Provider routing products such as the Cisco 12000, CRS-1/3, and the NCS 1K/5K/5500/6000. His work has included driving the early evolution of IOS-XR operating system to the edge of the networks. He has worked closely with many customers in helping them build world-class networks and thereby earning their trust and confidence. Sumeet has also been a key member of the Data Center team at Cisco and has led the strategy and development of NXOS to better meet the needs of the business under disruptive market transitions. His team has also led the delivery of many software capabilities across the Nexus 3K/5K/7K and Nexus 9K product families. Sumeet has a Bachelor of Technology degree in Electronics and Communications from Indian Institute Of Technology at Varanasi, India and MBA in Global Management. He also has a Certificate in Advanced Software Systems from Stanford University.When Sumeet isn’t working, he spends time reading, hiking, working on home improvements, and spending time with his wife and their two children.

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Cisco Culture is Alive and Thriving in the Service Provider Team

Discover how Cisco culture is making a difference in the Service Provider team.

June 17, 2019 • 2 min read

sp360: Service Provider

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Cisco NCS 5500 Welcomes 400GE and Doubles Installed Base

Learn more about the NCS 5500 portfolio and how it fits into Cisco Converged SDN Transport Infrastructure.

June 6, 2019 • 3 min read

sp360: Service Provider

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5G Converged IP Transport: Get the Lowdown on Total Cost of Ownership(TCO)

Today, many Service Providers face stalled growth, shifting demands from the consumer market to the enterprise market, increasing regulatory pressures, and mounting competition. As a result, they are seeking new ways to fund and deploy their 5G infrastructure to capture new customers. ...

June 3, 2019 • 1 min read

sp360: Service Provider

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Trusted Infrastructure in a 5G World

Learn more about why a trusted infrastructure matters more than ever in a 5G world.

March 18, 2019 • 4 min read

sp360: Service Provider

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5G IP Transport – A Strategic Opportunity for Service Providers

Discover which key attributes your IP transport network should support to deliver 5G services.

December 6, 2018 • 5 min read

sp360: Service Provider

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Digital Communications in India: Global Aspirations, Local Economics

Discover how Cisco is engaging with Indian Service Providers to develop new capabilities and ideas that have global relevance.

November 15, 2018 • 3 min read

sp360: Service Provider

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Cisco ASR 9000 Reloaded For Mass Scale Networking

Discover what the Cisco ASR 9000 - Generation 4 - can do for you.

September 11, 2018 • 5 min read

sp360: Service Provider

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DDoS Mitigation for Modern Peering

Learn more about new DDoS attacks and the best way to mitigate them.

July 17, 2018 • 6 min read

sp360: Service Provider

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Cisco NCS 5500 Sees Strong Customer Momentum

Learn more about Cisco NCS 5500 strong customer momentum.

June 25, 2018 • 8 min read

sp360: Service Provider