Cloud Native Broadband Router

This blog was co-authored by Jerome Katz, Cisco VP/GM, SP Customer Experience. Cable’s digital transformation has been focused on the access network transformation. The Distributed Access Architecture (DAA) is poised to lead that transformation. While technology has been standardized and well-…

That’s what subscribers want. More connections. More speed. More apps. And all at the best quality and maximum security. Every waking moment, I am on a quest to help cable operators deliver on those ever-increasing demands, while facing flat capex and flat or declining opex. ANGA COM is one of our b…

The countdown is on! Less than two weeks to ANGA COM, Europe’s leading business platform for broadband operators and content providers. Our theme this year is, “Between building a network and unlocking its promise, there’s a bridge.” Because that is exactly what Cisco is doing for our service…

What an event! My bags may be unpacked, but I’m still feeling invigorated by last week’s Cable-Tec Expo and all the transformations and innovations surrounding virtualization, software-defined networking, faster DOCSIS speeds and more. The cable industry is ever-evolving, and Cisco continues to deli…

The astute among you may recall that just a few months ago – specifically, at the ANGA conference in June – we announced a new Cloud Native Broadband Router, the cnBR, aimed at making the industry’s CCAP deployments radically more feasible and economical. This week, going into the Cable-Tec Expo, I’…

Distributed Access Architecture (DAA) is the most significant cable network architecture evolution of the last 20 years. Not since the introduction of digital fiber optic backbones and hybrid fiber coax (HFC) technology has there been such a dramatic architectural change. This is an exciting time fo…

This year, I once again had the opportunity to join colleagues, customers and competitors from around the globe at ANGA COM in Cologne, Germany. This is one of my favorite trade show events, because it is brimming with innovation and thought-provoking discussions specifically focused on the future o…

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…

Based on the number of “virtualized” CCAP systems announcements, one could make the assumption that all software-based CCAP systems will offer similar benefits. But nothing can be further from the truth. It’s important to recognize that there are two very different approaches that vendors are taking…