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Cisco Futurist Annie Hardy expands on the future of human-machine interaction in Part 3 of her Unpopular Opinions series. In this installment, find out why decentralization may not be as decentralized as many might hope for.

Cisco Futurist Annie Hardy expands on the future of human-machine interaction in Part 2 of her Unpopular Opinions series, explaining her vision of what the Metaverse (or Metaverses) will look like, why many aren't buying into the full adoption of Web3, and more.

Cisco Futurist Annie Hardy lays the foundation for understanding the terms, trends, and buzz behind the Metaverse and Web3 in the first blog in her series on the future of human-machine interaction.

The internet has changed nearly every aspect of American life. It has transformed how we shop, listen to music, learn, do business, bank… and connect with each other. With so many Americans now working or learning from home, our dependence on it has grown. Yet, in dark contrast to internet usage growth, the gap between those who have broadband access and those who do not is growing, too.

The processing performance, coupled with industry-leading power consumption and cost reduction features, earned the Cisco 8000 Series routers the “Best of Show Award” Grand Prize in the Network Infrastructure category at Interop Tokyo 2020. Selected as an example of outstanding innovation that is certain to drive next-generation IT trends, the review was conducted by a key committee of leading media companies and a review committee formed by experts from academic and business circles.

On June 16-17, 2020 for the first time we held the 31st annual Cisco Live as an entirely virtual event. Our focus this year was “Possibilities”, where teams collaborated and showcased the importance of the digital journey throughout the event. Cisco Live 2020 had over 120,000 registered attendees spanning globally across our three sales and marketing regions: Asia-Pacific/Japan (APJ), Europe/Middle East/Africa/Russia (EMEAR), and Americas (AMER), exceeding our expectations and that of our partners and customers. It was an interactive experience with each presenter broadcasting from their home office, using Cisco WebEx technology.

In this blog, we will explore who is going to benefit from 5G: from consumers to businesses to industries. As service providers make initial announcements around 5G, focusing on the value in the B2B market can unlock the most potential.

Discover how we are leveraging Cisco 8000 unique capabilities to implement SONiC on modular routing platforms, an industry-first.

Discover how Cisco is changing the game with its new fronthaul routing portfolio.