SP360: Service Provider

“Commitment is what transforms a promise into a reality.” – Abraham Lincoln As we finalize our presence at the upcoming NAB Show in Las Vegas, it occurred to me it’s our first NAB since we made some major and definitely noticeable changes to our strategy / intentions relating to Media and Entertainm…

5G dominated the headlines coming out of Mobile World Congress 2019 with many announcements of new handsets and network components.  To hear what Cisco announced at Mobile World Congress, read Jonathan Davidson’s blog. 5G is the newest mobile standard that offers a significant increase in mobile bro…

The MPLS+SDN+NFV World Congress 2019 is right around the corner. It goes without saying that this conference is a must to attend as it succeeds in gathering a large panel of industry experts from hyper-scale providers, telcos, enterprises, universities and networking vendors. While this year’s agend…

Things that seem obvious today were not always that way. At some point, someone with a bit of courage and a flash of insight makes a bold move—like sticking a digital camera on the back of a phone. The rest of the world responds with a collective “of course!” and the world is changed, never to look…

The Cisco NCS 1004 has been in numerous trials since December of 2018, demonstrating multi-haul transmission. The NCS 1004 offers the flexibility to optimize for higher wavelength capacity or for fiber efficiency to support a wide range of customer applications. To date the NCS 1004 has successfully…

Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona showcased some of the newest mobile innovations along with interactive 5G demos and a bevy of product announcements. In the midst of all this progress and promise, there remains an undeniable fact — there are still Internet access disparities between re…

As I reflect on Mobile World Congress, what an incredible event as we explored innovation that will shape humanity made possible with 5G.  User Endpoint (UE) that will transform healthcare, manufacturing, smart cities and more is not just about mobility connectivity, but about critical infrastructur…

Last week, I attended Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. Coincidently, the conference lined up with the Copa del Rey tournament game between Real Madrid and Barcelona. I have been a soccer (futbol) fan all my life: playing, coaching, and watching. After spending several days absorbing all tha…

Right now, we are in the midst of helping to get a demo ready for Light Reading’s Cable Next-Gen Technologies & Strategies conference next week in Denver. Ordinarily, this would involve prepping and shipping a rack of gear, cables, and power strips, from Georgia to Colorado — all the while…