vni

February 7, 2017

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Predicting the impact of 5G. Mobile innovation will create new levels of bandwidth consumption

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The 2017 Cisco Mobile Visual Networking Index (VNI) forecasts that there will be about 25 million 5G capable devices and connections by 2021, which will generate 8.9 exabytes (EB) of annual mobile data traffic.

February 7, 2017

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Top 5 Surprises from the 2017 Mobile VNI Study

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What are the top 5 shocking findings from the 2017 Mobile Visual Neworking Index (VNI) Study? See what this may mean for the mobile network, 5G, IoT, and more.

December 20, 2016

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Tis the Season to Secure Your Devices (and Things)

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Today, global headlines are focused on alleged government-led breaches of U.S. political parties. But the threat of nefarious online activity goes beyond the email and communications of elected officials. The large-scale distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) cyberattack that flooded the servers of Domain Name System (DNS) host Dyn on Friday, Oct. 21, 2016 undoubtedly proves the disruptive […]

December 5, 2016

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Global Data Center Growth: Supporting the Next Data Deluge

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Data centers house servers, physical or virtual, that provide storage, communications, and networking to the growing number of networked devices, users, and business processes in general. The growing importance of data analytics—the result of big data coming from ubiquitously networked end-user devices and IoT alike—has added to the value and growth of data centers. We […]

September 27, 2016

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The Service Provider Opportunity to Protect the Network

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As the latest Cisco VNI shows a jump from 16 billion connected devices today to 26 billion by 2020, the network becomes subject to greater threats than ever before.

September 9, 2016

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The Zettabyte Era Officially Begins (How Much is That?)

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The world’s collective Internet use reached the Zettabyte threshold for this calendar year on September 9, 2016.

September 9, 2016

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Happy Zettabyte Day 2016!

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No, this is not a greeting card holiday for which gifts are given (at least not yet)… but it is quite a milestone of IP traffic growth. The Internet and all things IP have become ubiquitous in our lives over the last 20 years with seemingly everything either being connected or planned to be.  And […]

September 1, 2016

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Mobile Video in the Palm Of Your Hand

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Off To Amsterdam and IBC with Infinite Video For Mobile Operators What’s Driving the Interest in Mobile Video? According to the 2016 Cisco Mobile Visual Networking Index, mobile is the #1 consumer device and Video is driving the next wave of Mobility. At IBC this year we will discuss our Infinite Video For Mobile Operators […]

My buddy the building: The incredible potential of connected premises

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An intelligent building that reacts to the movements and behavior of its inhabitants might sound like the opening scenes of a sci-fi movie. But it’s not. And it could open up a whole new world of opportunities for service providers. The connected workplace  offers countless possibilities. Imagine an office that reads facial expressions and reacts […]