Wi-Fi

February 18, 2020

HIGH TECH POLICY

Cisco’s Annual Internet Report Measures Future Growth in Cyberattacks Associated with the Acceleration of Technology

Cisco today launched its Annual Internet Report, which assesses mobile, Wi-Fi and fixed broadband networking with quantitative projections on the growth of users, devices and connections over a five-year forecast period (2018–2023). The most alarming finding: the number of cyberattacks will double b…

February 18, 2020

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Is this the Golden Age of the Internet? (Perhaps the Best is Yet to Come)

This week, we released the first Cisco Annual Internet Report (2018 – 2023), a global, regional and country-level forecast with analyses that assess digital transformation across fixed broadband, Wi-Fi, and mobile (3G and below, 4G, 5G) networks. This comprehensive study has been developed by the sa…

December 18, 2019

NETWORKING

Enterprise Networking in 2020: 5 Trends to Watch in Wireless, SD-WAN, More

Networking isn’t what it used to be. A few years ago, the epicenter of networking began to move. It shifted from company-owned datacenters, out to the cloud. For users, the focus of networking moved from computers connected with wires, to mobile devices connected over the air. These fundamental shif…

December 16, 2019

NETWORKING

12 Great Gifts for the Network Pro Who Has Everything

Struggling to find that perfect gift for the budding network admin in your life? Or maybe even the CIO? Relax, we have you covered, with gifts at all expense report levels. The Stocking Stuffer Velcro Cable Ties, about $3 for a roll of 25 This is the gateway drug to keeping an orderly network. Wrap…

December 5, 2019

NETWORKING

How Wi-Fi 6 overcame one of the toughest wireless environments on the planet

Metal and heat. Since ancient times, these two foundational elements have continuously been used to create a variety of tools. In medieval times, metallurgy technology spawned swords and armor unlike any before it and, in the early 19th century, it vitalized the Industrial Revolution. Nowadays, high…

November 19, 2019

NETWORKING

Stay Connected in Digital Spaces with OpenRoaming

Our mobile devices are like a second brain, remembering, reminding, and informing us throughout our daily tasks. It would be great for productivity if your “other mind” could stay continuously connected from the time you got up at home or hotel on Wi-Fi, travelled to work on cellular, and instantly…

November 7, 2019

HIGH TECH POLICY

Unlocking the Economic Advantages of Wi-Fi Through 6 GHz Band Access Has Broad Support

Today, Cisco joined 34 other technology companies in a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai expressing our support for the allocation of unlicensed spectrum, specifically by opening the 6 GHz band for Wi-Fi use. Along with Apple, Boingo, Broadcom, Facebook, Google, HPE…

September 24, 2019

INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT)

Cisco, Emerson hit the right notes in Nashville

It’s the second day of 2019 Emerson Exchange for the Americas here in Music City USA, where my Cisco colleagues and I have been actively meeting attendees at the Cisco booth. We’ve decided that Nashville is a fitting venue for discussing the Cisco-Emerson partnership – collaboration that harmonizes…

September 16, 2019

NETWORKING

iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro: A Win for Users and Admins

Last week’s announcements of the all-new iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro remind us that the iPhone is a great business partner. The blend of  advanced capabilities in iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro, and features built through the strategic partnership between Apple and Cisco, make the new models excellent…