Service Provider

Lighting up Cisco’s Packet Optical Network Conference

By Leonard Luna, Senior Marketing Manager, Cisco Service Provider Solutions Timing is everything.  Faced with the ever-increasing challenges and opportunities of the Internet of Everything (IoE), the timing of Cisco’s Spring Packet Optical Networking Conference, May 13-15 at the Dolce Hayes Mansion…

Home Gateway CPE Virtualization

Contributed By Dr. Ken Morse, Chief Technology Officer of Connected Devices at Cisco To compete in today’s market, your network needs to support new business models and increase revenue while lowering your operating expenses.  You need a network that is: Agile Comprehensive Open Integrated Extensib…

Unified Gateway: More is better, but sometimes less is more!

There are times where more is better; more sunshine, more vacation time, more cupcakes! However, less is also good. Think of a round of golf, or perhaps root canals! Or how about the quantity of customer premises equipment (CPE) you need to deliver a compelling video and data experience to your subs…

This isn’t your fathers connected life!

By Joe Chow, VP & GM, Connected Devices Business Unit, Cisco With the proliferation of IP devices and ubiquitous access to broadband, consumers are increasingly enjoying the benefits of “being connected”. But being able to adjust your thermostat while on vacation or remotely limit your child’s i…

5.5 Million Video-Optimized Wireless Set-top Boxes Shipped… and Climbing!

This past January proved to be somewhat of a milestone for Cisco as we surpassed 4 million shipments of our Video-Optimized Wireless Set-top Boxes (VoWs). The momentum clearly seems to be continuing for these flexible and versatile set-tops in the home as, come May, we will have shipped over 5.5 mil…

Why We Will Forever and Fondly Remember The 2014 NAB Show

By now, those of us who attended this year’s National Association of Broadcasters convention are back home (or onto the next trip!) The last of the crates are packed out, we got the job done, and we’re ready to move on to NCTA or the Cable Show, then ANGA. But before we file 2014 NAB along with othe…

Understanding the Changing Mobile User

Mobile communications today is virtually indistinguishable from the first mobile call that was made four decades ago.  We have gone from monster handsets to pocket-sized portable computers.  Mobile communications has become an essential part of our daily lives.  For mobile operators and other compan…

April 17, 2014

DATA CENTER

Bring Your Own Service: Why It Needs to be on InfoSec’s Radar

Security concerns around cloud adoption can keep many IT and business leaders up at night. This blog series examines how organizations can take control of their cloud strategies. The first blog of this series discussing the role of data security in the cloud can be found here. The second blog of thi…

Boingo Takes Next Generation Hotspot from Roadmap to Real Life

This is a customer perspective guest blog contributed by Zack Sterngold, Boingo Wireless Vice President, Americas. The vision for a simple, seamless and secure Wi-Fi connectivity experience became a reality timed to this year’s Mobile World Congress. And by design, this major milestone was simple,…