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Data Protection in the balance – EU Citizen Protection and Innovation
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In the wake of the European Parliament elections, stakeholders and commentators have been reflecting on the likely impact on important dossiers they follow. On data protection, we are pleased to welcome the reelection of the rapporteur, Jean-Philipp Albrecht, as well as key players Axel Voss and Timothy Kirkhope. At the same time, we are sad […]
Statement of Jeff Campbell on U.S. Federal Communications Commission Decision on Open Internet Proceeding
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Today’s decision by the Federal Communications Commission marks an important milestone in the effort to develop appropriate rules for an open Internet. We at Cisco strongly favor a balanced approach that at once protects end users and content providers from unwarranted blocking, as well as drives innovation inside the network by allowing new technology and […]
European Cybersecurity Policy Priorities
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As an Internet society we are generating digital information at an exponential rate. It’s coming from more devices that are more connected than ever and getting smarter all the time. Next year we will hit the zettabyte era – that’s 1000 exabytes of IP traffic each year, the equivalent of 36 million years of HD video. By 2017, there […]
Global IT Report Identifies Key Policies for the Internet of Everything
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Note: The full report can be found here as well as chapter 1.2, “The Internet of Everything: How the Network Unleashes the Benefits of Big Data“ The World Economic Forum launched the 2014 Global Information Technology Report (GITR) today, and the annual assessment provides insight into two questions: where will see the next evolution of […]
Roadmap for Additional Discussion on Net Neutrality in Europe
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As consideration of the Net Neutrality legislation in Europe moves to the next phase, it is important that policymakers reflect on two real-world issues that were not fully resolved in the debate in the European Parliament. These include whether networks under the currently proposed framework can handle the projected growth in fixed and mobile network […]
Two Groundbreaking Decisions that Make More Spectrum Available for Broadband and Wi-Fi
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The FCC made two groundbreaking decisions today to put more radio spectrum to work delivering broadband connectivity to consumers — one which will improve 5 GHz spectrum for Wi-Fi and the second that makes more licensed cellular spectrum available for wireless broadband. Taken together, these two decisions represent a meaningful down-payment on the 500 MHz of […]
Statement of Cisco VP, Intellectual Property, Dan Lang on Senate Judiciary Committee Consideration of Patent Reform
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By beginning consideration of patent reform legislation, the Senate Judiciary Committee today took a significant step toward ending the abusive patent assertion entity business model. Yet, there is still a great deal of hard work necessary to get a strong, bipartisan agreement across the finish line. Significantly, we appreciate Chairman Pat Leahy’s statement today describing […]
Cisco Supports U.S. Department of Commerce Decision to Transition Internet Management Functions
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On Friday, March 14, the US Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced its intent to transition key Internet domain name functions to the global multi-stakeholder community. As the first step, NTIA is requesting the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to convene global stakeholders and develop a proposal to transition […]
The New Spectrum Caucus: Bringing Focus to an Unseen, Indispensable Tool
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Most Americans don’t know it, but radio spectrum has become an indispensable tool in our daily lives. Spectrum is the invisible link between our smart phones, tablets, laptops, fitbits, and other mobile devices to the Internet. It carries the video, voice, text and rich media that has transformed the world around us. Recognizing this reality, […]