SP360: Service Provider

Segment Routing over IPv6 (SRv6) is on a roll. Discover how SRv6 enhances SR MPLS capabilities and brings scale to new heights.

Optimized for data center applications, the QSFP28 100G DR is the second product in Cisco's Single-Lambda 100G portfolio of pluggable optics.

If you’re planning to bid in the upcoming RDOF auction, preparation is key, and there are several strategies that can help make you more successful at winning the bids at the values you want, and just as importantly, avoiding placing low bids.

Webex for BroadWorks brings the power of Cisco Webex together with our service provider partner's BroadWorks cloud calling platform to provide customers around the world with a complete collaboration solution."

Today's blog features an interview with John Downey, Senior CMTS Technical Leader, and Ron Hranac, Technical Marketing Engineer, both with the Cisco Cable Access Business Unit, for a look at this year's virtual Cable-Tec Expo.

This blog examines some key decision points the cable industry needs to consider when planning the next generation of a Modern Cable Network. Computation has quickly become part of network infrastructure itself, beyond just supporting services, over-the-top applications, and management tasks. At the same time, advancements in silicon and optical technology allow for a re-examination of cable network topology and service placement.

The digital divide has been closing over the past decade, with help from a range of federal funding programs aimed at extending broadband services to underserved areas of the country. Before you start thinking about how much funding you want or where to go to find it, it’ll help to consider how and where you want to expand broadband services and what these services will enable your customer and stakeholders to do. Then you can start looking into the funding opportunities that can help make those more concrete plans a reality.

Network economics are changing. Consumers and enterprises use more data every day, driving down the price for data services through competition and commoditization. Meanwhile, networks are getting more complex and harder to manage and operate, forcing service providers to find ways to support bandwidth growth, to deliver customer requirements faster, and to simplify operations at the same time.

Recently, I had the honor of hosting and moderating a virtual leadership roundtable featuring tech innovators planning for some of the largest, most tech-sophisticated digital entertainment venues in the world. In our conversation, we touched on the many technological innovations that are influencing business decisions right now as many teams prepare to kick-off their first-ever season without fans in stadiums.