SP360: Service Provider

Video: Cisco’s 40G QSFP+ CSR Transceiver Matches 10G SR Reach Over Duplex MMF Optical Links

At OFC 2019, Cisco Optics Product Manager Paymon Mogharabi explains how Cisco’s new 40G extended reach “CSR” QSFP+ transceiver makes 40G upgrades easier for our customers.     More videos at the Cisco Optics playlist on Cisco’s Youtube Channel.  …

Remote PHY for Infrastructure Automation: Why It Matters and Where It’s Headed

Occasionally, when in the middle of a vast and highly complex architectural transition, it makes sense to pull up and survey the situation. This is one of those times. As the trigger, the gathering of like-minded IP technologists present at this week’s ANGA conference, in Cologne; as the situation,…

5G Converged IP Transport: Get the Lowdown on Total Cost of Ownership(TCO)

Today, many Service Providers face stalled growth, shifting demands from the consumer market to the enterprise market, increasing regulatory pressures, and mounting competition. As a result, they are seeking new ways to fund and deploy their 5G infrastructure to capture new customers. However in ord…

Video: New 25G Transceivers Are Taking Off

At the OFC Conference 2019 in San Diego, Cisco Optics Product Manager Craig Pasek summarizes the latest developments in 25G optical transceivers.     More videos at the Cisco Optics playlist on Cisco’s Youtube Channel.  …

Cisco Demonstrates 20W+ Power Dissipation of QSFP-DD at OFC 2019

Written by Ray Nering, Product Manager, Transceiver Modules Group, Cisco At OFC 2019 in San Diego, CA, Cisco demonstrated the thermal management capability of the QSFP-DD pluggable module form factor for 400G applications. The demonstration showed that QSFP-DD can dissipate the heat generated by a t…

Making 5G a winning experience for service providers

With a saturated consumer market and average revenue-per-user flat or declining, it’s clear that operators must target vertical markets to accelerate business growth. However, when it comes to finding the right partner to deploy 5G-based services for these vertical markets – specifically the enterpr…

A DOCSIS 3.1 Update: Musings From a Guy Who’s Been DOCSIS Since Before There Was Such a Thing

Greetings, colleagues, and especially those of you headed to the ANGA conference in Cologne next week. I’m expecting there will be considerable discussion about current events in broadband, and as such thought I’d impart my latest thinking on one of my favorite topics – the Data Over Cable Service I…

Are you attending Cisco LIVE US 2019?

Well if so a great area for Service Providers and Engineers to meet our industry experts is the DevNet Zone …  Cisco LIVE DevNet Zone is a can’t miss opportunity for your career.   WHAT IS CISCO LIVE? Cisco Live is Cisco’s world-renowned annual customer and partner conference that is designed t…

Service Provider Day in Sweden

Finally, it’s that time of the year again! Spring is upon us and in Stockholm you can actually feel the breeze of summer. But before we can start wearing those long-lost shorts, the Cisco Service Provider Day is entering the stage in Stockholm on the 5th of June. Join me and my colleagues for a day…