Service Provider

The growth of the IoT and new customer expectations are making networking more complex. Carried out effectively, virtualisation can help service providers overcome this challenge, enabling them to get closer to their customers The recent launch of Google Home, the smart speaker and virtual assistant…

The 2017 Cisco Mobile Visual Networking Index (VNI) forecasts that there will be about 25 million 5G capable devices and connections by 2021, which will generate 8.9 exabytes (EB) of annual mobile data traffic. Let’s compare that in context of the overall Mobile VNI Forecast. By 2021, there will be…

We recently released the annual update of the Cisco Mobile Visual Networking Index, 2016-2021. Mobile continues to be a highly dynamic space, with robust growth, and there are always a few surprises lurking in the numbers. I’d like to highlight a few of the numbers that struck me as particularly imp…

We previously discussed how data models have become a key component of network programmability and the role they play in cloud-scale networking. Data models provide a clear representation of the capabilities of a networking device with a definition that is structured, well defined and computer frien…

Customers are increasingly expecting flexible, on-demand services. Changing your network through virtualisation is key to being able to meet these demands These days, people’s lives are busier and less predictable. Circumstances change quickly, and plans can be adjusted just as fast. To meet this si…

The media and entertainment industry is struggling to deal with piracy. While investment in content protection technology is growing, determined attackers always find a way to extract content. Once the content is out on file sharing networks, there is very little that can be done to block its redist…

Change is never easy. And network management teams are facing unprecedented change as Service Providers are under pressure from their enterprise customers to deliver and support more agile service offerings. New technology innovations like programmable networks and network functions virtualization (…

Telecom operators: The key pillars of virtualization Cisco believes a virtual network should be more than the sum of its parts As businesses go digital, they will need new kinds of networks to support them – networks that allow them to deliver the flexible, adaptable products their customers now exp…

December 2016 will go into history as the month when the first “ Open RPD” Remote PHY interop was completed at Cablelabs®. The event, hosted by Cablelabs® took place in Denver the week of the 5th of December. Multiple vendors participated, many of them member of the Open-RPD forum. What was Open-RPD…