Mobile World Congress

December 11, 2019

NETWORKING

The Cisco Wireless and Mobility Year in Review for 2019

If you’re anything like me, whenever the end of the year rolls around you start looking back at the accomplishments you made in the previous 12 months, and it’s pretty incredible to think about all of the things that you did. What I mean is, as you’re going through your day-to-day activities, it nev…

Committing to Inclusion and Diversity

I believe that a commitment to inclusion and diversity makes companies better. Period. I’m nine months into my career here at Cisco, and that’s one of the biggest takeaways that I didn’t see from the outside. A lot of companies talk the talk, but I’m proud to say that at Cisco, we walk the walk. One…

The First Steps in Transforming to 5G

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…

March 11, 2019

NETWORKING

Driving the Wi-Fi 6 conversation at Mobile World Congress 2019

At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) show last week in Barcelona, it was interesting to see the device makers roll out mobile handsets with the latest wireless technologies: 5G and Wi-Fi 6. I’d like to focus on Wi-Fi 6 for the moment. This upgrade will provide faster speeds and more efficiency to wire…

March 7, 2019

CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

MWC19 Hot Topics: Cisco Customer Experience Recap

MWC19: When the world’s leading Service Providers get together with the Cisco Customer Experience team, the paths to making future technologies a reality materialize. 5G The hottest topic by far, (following folding phones, of course), was 5G. Our CEO Chuck Robbins was joined on the main stage with R…

Sponsorship fuels a rich and diverse pipeline

Take The Multiplier Effect pledge today. Sponsorship is essential to creating rich and diverse teams. Having a rich pipeline of diversity is very important for me as I believe diverse teams are the best teams. Two years ago at Mobile World Congress, Cisco introduced The Multiplier Effect, which asks…

March 6, 2019

INNOVATION

MWC 2019 and Barcelona Co-Innovation Center: The Intelligent Connection

Last week, the world’s largest mobile event, Mobile World Congress Barcelona, brought together more than 100,000 people from over 2,400 companies showcasing the latest leading-edge technology and innovations. Cisco had a strong presence at the event this year, and our Chief Technology and Architectu…

February 28, 2019

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

MWC Series: Readying Fastweb’s Network for the 5G Era

This year at Mobile World Congress 2019, we shared the news of our partnership with Fastweb on a network modernization project that will enhance the capabilities and performances of Fastweb fiber-based network. This project will put the Italy-based operator in the right position to meet the growing…

February 26, 2019

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

MWC Series: Mobily and ITC Select Cisco to Build State-of-the-Art Network to Support Future Growth

There is another exciting partnership in the works for Cisco. We have partnered with Saudi National Fiber Network (SNFN) Partners, Etihad Etisalat “Mobily”, Bayant Al-Ola, and Integrated Telecom Company “ITC”, on a project to modernize and upgrade SNFN network to prepare for the next phase of growth…