SP360: Service Provider

This blog explains how service providers can drive substantial business benefits while supporting increasingly important sustainability initiatives through Cisco Crosswork Network Automation and Zero Touch Provisioning.

Hybrid work has become a popular topic with the slow recovery from a global pandemic that suddenly threw many people into virtual working and left companies unprepared for the change. That’s where hybrid work comes in, offering both employers and employees the best of both worlds.

Cybersecurity attacks rose by 3-4 times during the transition to remote work in 2020. Ransomware cost $20 billion in 2021 and is expected to be an even greater concern with hybrid work models. Learn how to rapidly scale security to accomodate remote and hybrid workers with Cisco Secure Network Analytics, Cisco Catalyst and Cisco Nexus switches , all while simplifying and unifying your IT systems.

This year Cisco participated in the O-RAN Plugfest 2021 that took place in various sites around the world. Along with partners, we have come up with solutions that can help brownfield service providers to start taking advantage of 5G with legacy 4G network infrastructure, and save on deployment costs.

People in the industry are coming around to something we’ve recognized and invested in for a few years now: any viable automation strategy needs to span vendors and technology domains. Networks are heterogeneous by nature, and for automation tools to accommodate that, the entire process needs to be automated, not just part of it. You need end-to-end insights instead of patchy islands of visibility.

Kaleido Intelligence recently recognized Cisco's innovations and industry leadership in IoT Connectivity Management, naming us the #1 Champion in the market. Read more about the IoT Connectivity market and Cisco's innovations with IoT Control Center, including access to Kaleido's recent report.

Amid "the great resignation" and in the waning stages of a global pandemic, service providers are faced with unique challenges and pressure to accelerate their transformation to next-generation technologies. Service Providers must be able to transform services, keep high reliability and train existing staff to bring to market next-generation technologies.

The launch of the IOS XR-based Access Network Portfolio pushed the trustworthy Network Operating System (NOS) further to the edge. Now, we’ve pushed the envelope again with the smallest IOS XR router ever in the Network Convergence System (NCS) 540 Small Density Routers series.

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