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What Are S-Parameters and Other Hot Cable Network Topics
SCTE•ISBE’s Cable-Tec Expo – the biggest cable show of the year – is over and now the hard work of putting all that new knowledge and innovation to work begins. The hot topic most interesting to me were advancements made to ready the network for DAA deployments. From overcoming challenges, to operat…
Cable-Tec Expo and the Keys to Capturing Cable Opportunities
Like most cable fans, I spent last week down in NOLA at the cable “Superbowl,” cable’s largest show of the year – Cable-Tec Expo. This year’s show theme was, “Raising the Bar on Technology Innovation,” which was so fitting because it echos the scale of solutions and technologies that Cisco is drivin…
Cisco SX350X and SX550X 10GE Switches for SMB
With cloud, virtualization, internet of things, 11ac and Wifi 6, businesses need a high-performance network to support the growing devices, applications and traffic. 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GE) may sound like an overkill for small and midsize businesses (SMB) a few years ago, but today it has increas…
New Tunable DWDM 10Gb Transceiver For Extended Reach On All SFP+ Ports
It is estimated that approximately 22 million*, 10Gb/s Ethernet transceivers were shipped industry-wide in 2018. Transceivers have numerous applications from mobile backhaul to connecting switches and servers in data centers. With the multiple applications come varied requirements for reach on the…
5G, 10G, Whatever It Takes
The headline refers, of course, to a favorite scene from “Mr. Mom,” when Michael Keaton’s character, Jack, grabs a chainsaw (which is running) and dons safety glasses as his wife’s boss, Ron, shows up to pick her up for work. Jack turns the chainsaw off, then relays his plan to put on an addition, i…
New Cisco 250 and 350 Series Switches with Multi-Gigabit and 10GE
Hello Friends, Today we proudly announce the availability of several new models in the 350 and 250 Series. These new models provide even more Managed and Smart Switch options including MGig and 10 Gigabit Ethernet models. The new 350 Series Models: These new 350 Series models offer support for Mult…
February Americas IDEA Session: New Cisco 250 and 350 Series Switches
Hello all! Quick note for our Distribution Partners in the Americas: There is an IDEA Training Session on February 8th. The IDEA Training is designed for our Distribution Partners. This series features product, program and promotion updates. We have a great lineup of IDEA training ses…
Multi-Rate Ports Mean Multiple Options for Data Center Upgrades
Pythagoras is said to have claimed that “choices are the hinges of destiny.” I don’t know about destiny, but in the data center world, you definitely want to have multiple options to choose from. They can help tailor a solution to your specific situation, which is especially important if you’r…
Enivest and Cisco Deploy a DWDM Network at Light Speed
Guest blog by Dan Crawford, Marketing Manager, Cisco In the western Scandinavian fjords of Norway, Enivest an internet service provider has deployed a new optical transport network using a Cisco optical network solution (NCS 2000). While this, in itself, may not be big news to most people, the real…