Wi-Fi 6
The Future is Now! Presenting the Cisco Catalyst 9100 Wi-Fi 6 Access Points
When I was a kid, the future meant flying cars and everyone wearing the same silver jumpsuits. It’s been a few years since I was a kid and while I may not own a flying car, but I don’t have to wear a jumpsuit and working at Cisco allows me to check out all of new innovations that we bring to the wor…
The Future of Access is Now
We live in a time when everything is becoming connected. When I was a kid, our house had only 1 phone that we all had to share. Now, each person in my family has their own mobile phone. Not only that, but my house has connected cameras. And smart speakers. My car has connected sensors. The office ha…
Together Wi-Fi 6 and 5G Will Bring a Huge Wave of Innovation
The rollout of better connectivity with 5G and Wi-Fi 6 is a once-in-a-generation gamechanger and I predict an explosion of innovation as a result. We’ve seen it before; when connectivity improves there is an accompanying wave of new products, services and experiences in all of the adjacent industrie…
Unplugged and Uninterrupted: What’s Driving Networking Today
Offices. Hospitals. Factories. Hotels. Universities. Sports arenas. In my job, I talk to the people around the world who run technology for all of these types of operations. They tell me that more wireless devices than ever are joining their networks, and that if they have no Wi-Fi, they have no bus…
Your Catalyst for the Past, Present, and Future
This is an exciting time at Cisco. The Intent Based Networking strategy we announced two years ago is kicking into high gear with customers adopting our solutions faster and faster. Today, Cisco Enterprise Networking SVP/GM Scott Harrell laid out the need for the modern access network to deliver an…
OpenRoaming: Automatic and Seamless Roaming Across Wi-Fi 6 and 5G
Pop quiz: Imagine you’re at San Francisco airport and you want to get on Wi-Fi to download a movie before your flight. You have the following choices: A) Free Airport Wi-Fi B) Airport Wi-Fi SFO C) AirNet SFO D) You can’t fool me, I’ll just stay on cellular and pay for the convenience If you chose D,…
Why Wi-Fi 6 and 5G Are Different: Physics, Economics, and Human Behavior
It is an exciting time in wireless networking. The two most-used wireless technologies in the world are getting an upgrade, and the changes could affect nearly every technology-using human on Earth. Wi-Fi, or local wireless, is undergoing a major advance, to Wi-Fi 6. Cellular, or mobile networking,…
Wi-Fi 6 or 5G – Why Choose One When You Can Have it All?
Do you remember life without Wi-Fi? With wireless innovation in its infancy when I was in college, I remember it more than most. Using Windows 98 PCs in the college library to check my email, only to find my inbox filled with chain mail. Dialing up to download “Sorry Ms. Jackson” on Napster – a proc…
Cisco’s Catalyst 6500 Series Switches celebrate 20th birthday
Few products in Cisco’s illustrious history deserve the title of “game changer” more than the Cisco Catalyst 6500 switch series. The longevity of the platform is a testament to the continual focus Cisco places on providing our customers with the best in today’s technology. With this in mind, it is…