100G

October 31, 2017

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Maximizing Network Infrastructure Using Flexible Light Orchestration of Wavelengths

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Data demands are on the rise, and service providers are looking for ways to maximize their networks. By using a new, flexible control plane, the software-driven network lets providers adjust their bandwidth automatically and take a proactive approach to the typical tradeoffs that exist between capacity and distance in the optical network.

Transport Modernization Can Help Service Providers Achieve Massive Footprint Savings

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Before heading to OFC 2017, Bill Gartner connects with Verizon’s Vice President of Network Planning, Lee Hicks to get his perspective on Verizon’s network modernization plans.

December 8, 2015

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

The New Cisco Network Convergence System 1000 Series

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Guest Blog by Leonard Luna, Marketing Manager Cisco recently announced a new solution that will be instrumental in the network digitization transformation era: Software Innovations for Cloud Scale Networking. These enable service providers and web companies to deliver cloud applications with greater agility, automation and simplicity, while reducing the operational cost of the networks that […]

March 24, 2015

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Cisco Named Supplier for New Verizon Next-Generation Metro Optical Network Build

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By Bill Gartner, Vice President Cisco’s Optical Systems and Transceivers Group At Cisco, we pride ourselves on being true business collaborators with our service provider customers. And we relish any opportunity to work side-by-side with a leading global service provider on a technology program with the potential to advance the entire telecommunications industry. These opportunities […]

December 5, 2014

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

RST Fiber’s High-speed Network powered by Cisco’s Evolved Programmable Network

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By Gina Nienaber, Marketing Manager We’ve been discussing the Evolved Programmable Network for some time now, knowing the transition from an IP NGN to an EPN is not something that will happen overnight (See EPN Blogs 1 , 2, 3). The Cisco® Evolved Programmable Network (EPN), represents an idea, an end-to-end unification of network, storage, […]

November 12, 2014

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Cyta Hellas Deploys Cisco Optical Solution for new High Speed Optical Network

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By Leonard Luna, Senior Marketing Manager, Cisco Service Provider Solutions Cyta Hellas, a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Telecommunications Organization of Cyprus,  is the latest network operator to deploy Cisco’s Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) transport solution for a new high-speed backbone. Cyta is the most recent service provider to be licensed in Greece, […]

Polish Cable Operator Vectra Readies their Network for 100G

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It’s been a busy year (and by year, we mean fiscal year, which ends in a few weeks) for Cisco’s optical solutions team. We’ve had a number of customer announcements for our 100G nLight DWDM technology and most recently scooped up an award for our CPAK-based 100G transponder card. Service providers across the globe have […]

July 2, 2013

DATA CENTER

Next wave of data center innovation …

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From the outset, Cisco Unified Fabric has been ahead of the curve and ahead of the market in its innovation and the value that it brings to Cisco customers. Its introduction brought about a profound shift to data center fabric: unification of the IP and storage networks.  Today it is foundational – a primary building […]

DukeNet Communications Makes the Leap to 100G

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Just on the heels of our Packet Optical Networking Conference last week in San Jose we’re thrilled to announce another network operator has selected Cisco to make the transition to 100G. Last time was in the upper mountain state of Wyoming. This time it’s DukeNet Communications, a leading regional fiber network provider offering data and […]