SP360: Service Provider

The lines are blurring between digital and live, a trend that was already underway in many stadiums and arena venues and which has been accelerated by the pandemic.

It is no longer possible to optimize the user plane and control plane when hosted on the same device. It is time to entirely rethink the BNG architecture.

Introducing the Cisco Optics Podcast, part of the Cisco Podcast Network and available on all major podcast platforms. Join us for episode one, where we discuss the history of pluggable optics in a conversation with Ray Nering, an engineering product manager in the Cisco Optics product management group.

Open optical networks enable access to the latest innovative technology for best-of-breed platforms, and industry initiatives are fueling adoption of this game-changing transformation. Learn how Cisco can help you realize the potential in your network.

Nine recognized the need to adapt and has now moved their Sydney broadcast centers to run entirely over Internet Protocol (IP).

One year ago, we announced the Cisco 8000 Series routers, combining the revolutionary Cisco Silicon One chipset and Cisco IOS XR, to deliver a breakthrough in high-performance routers. Discover how we expanded the Cisco 8000 Series routers over the past year.

I recently had a virtual chat with PacketFabric CEO, Dave Ward. If you’re not familiar with PacketFabric, you will be soon. They are quickly becoming an industry mover and shaker in the Network-as-a-Service and next-gen Service Provider (ngSP) space. They’re also a customer of ours, having recently deployed the Cisco 8000 with our new 400G solutions.

COPI is a new online tool for optics information that accompanies the popular Cisco Optics compatibility and interoperability matrices.

Today we’re excited to announce the next chapter in the evolution of our Converged SDN Transport architecture, our new Routed Optical Networking, and cloud-native BNG solutions. And we are also pleased to announce some other noteworthy additions to the Cisco routing portfolio for mass-scale network infrastructures including the new NCS 540 Small Density Router, the […]