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The internet. Who knew what an impact it would have on our world? Two decades ago, the phrase “being connected” in the way we think of it today barely existed. Now, not only are our computers connected to the internet, but new inhabitants including phones, clothes, cars, homes – the list goes on – a…

The enterprise offers boundless opportunities as we move into and through the 5G era. 90% of Service Provider CXOs said the most important new revenue streams in 5G are going to come from enterprise. But what are the business models for 5G where the enterprise is concerned? And did anyone actually a…

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…

In part 1 of the “Three Services from 5G” blog series, I covered the three key features of 5G that are outlined in the 3GPP Release 15 specification:  ·      Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB), which involves capacity enhancements·      Ultra-Reliable Low Latency Communications (URLLC), which has exa…

What’s the collective vision in the communications industry for 2020?    Join 2020 Vision to find out what the leading global communications industry executives think about the future of the next generation for 2020. Now entering its sixth year, 2020 Vision is an exclusive gathering of leading glo…

We are running a ‘teaser’ campaign throughout Cisco and in major business and industry publications to generate a buzz amongst our employees, our customers, and the world around “The Future of the Internet is coming – Are you ready?”.  Maybe you’ve seen it.  If not, here it is: We first asked this…

Co-Authored with Renee Patton, Global Director of Education at Cisco Education systems are vastly different all across the globe. While the benefits of 5G will be everywhere, the timing of those benefits will vary. In some countries, 5G will enable new connections at lower costs, allowing more peopl…

Cisco has been once again recognized for our 5G leadership by winning the Fierce Innovations Award for “Next Gen Deployment Wireless” for our “Reimagined 5G Network”.  The cited deployment is with Japan’s ground-breaking mobile provider, Rakuten Mobile.  Rakuten shares Cisco’s vision for a better 5G…

This post is the second in a three-part series. Read the first post about the benefits of SD-WAN here. Today, many businesses are shifting from a centralized infrastructure to decentralized applications that run in many clouds. The workload is also shifting from the corporate data center to the edge…