SP360: Service Provider
The Cable Story, Part 3: How to Monetize the Pipe
In this third part of my ‘cable story’ blog, we’ll get into how to better monetize the pipe. It’s not a big secret that the video business is being commoditized. Actually, only a third of the serviceable cable homes and businesses in the U.S. are currently paying subscribers for cable video services…
5G Security Innovation with Cisco
We have been working with Service Providers and various colleagues across the world to develop the threat surface and use cases to properly apply 5G today and in applications coming tomorrow. We call your attention to our white paper and to our session on this topic at Cisco Live US in Orlando. Th…
The Cable Story, Part 2: Thoughts on How to Reinvent the Cable Network
In my previous post, I talked about the ‘cable story’ and the steps service providers need to take, today, in order to leverage their competitive asset – the cable network — and to gain tactical and strategic business advantages. In this post, I will expand on one of these steps – namely, the…
5G Experience at Cisco Live Orlando, Florida
Cisco Live-US 2018 is next week in Orlando, Florida and it is going to be awesome. There will several incredible sessions and activities. One of the truly important tracks this is focused on 5G – the fifth generation of mobile technology. 5G will be different. Unlike previous generations where t…
ASR 9901 – More choice and flexibility in your hands
Innovation, quality and customer focus are part of Cisco DNA. Our customers expressed the need to have a platform that is compact, dense, flexible, feature rich and supports programmability. I’m thrilled to announce the availability of ASR 9901 – a compact Two-Rack-Unit (2RU) platform designed for a…
Cisco Gears up for ANGA COM 2018
ANGA COM has a recurring slogan, “Where Broadband Meets Content,” and this continues to have huge relevance for our presence at this annual trade fair in Germany. Cisco is a regular visitor to ANGA COM precisely because it is where network operators, content providers and their suppliers converge to…
Business Outcomes are Driving the Journey from Finger Defined Networking (FDN) to Software Defined Networking (SDN).
In a series of blogs, I am going to share how Cisco’s Modular Network Automation framework named “Crosswork” will help Service Providers drive strong business outcomes from automating network functions and daily Operations. We will also look at how this framework has the ability to leverage any devi…
A Rose by Any Other Name …
… is actually sweeter in this case. The well-regarded managed service creation and delivery platform formerly known as Cisco Virtual Managed Services (VMS) is now the Cisco Managed Services Accelerator (MSX). As Cisco’s key strategic managed services platform for service providers, we feel this new…
Impact of 5G on Industries
Network technologies have evolved rapidly, providing users with higher bandwidth, faster big data analytics, and service offerings, but 5G will be different. 5G disruptions to industries will be massive, bringing about the increased deployment of machine-to-machine (M2M) communications and Internet…