Wireless and Mobility

Fifteen years ago, more than 70,000 stray dogs roamed the Thai island of Phuket. You could hardly walk without having to step around animals, many of them mottled with mange or limping from a run-in with a vehicle. That is, until the founders of Soi Dog International Foundation decided to do somethi…

If you’re anything like me, whenever the end of the year rolls around you start looking back at the accomplishments you made in the previous 12 months, and it’s pretty incredible to think about all of the things that you did. What I mean is, as you’re going through your day-to-day activities, it nev…

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…

I still haven’t decided whether I’ll be braving the crowds and shopping in the store on Black Friday, or if I’m going to wait until Cyber Monday to buy my holiday gifts. Regardless of my choice, there are still going to be a lot of people buying things in the coming week—over 165 m…

A little more than a few months ago I had the pleasure of announcing Cisco’s foray into the future with the launch of our new Catalyst 9100 access points. As American film director Godfrey Reggio once said, “It’s not that we use technology, we live technology.” This quote can be applied to Cisco as…

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…

Over the last year, Cisco has continued on our intent-based networking journey, making sure that we addressed our customers’ business outcomes and use cases for the entire wired and wireless access networking. No matter the new products, from our switches to access points, to controllers to software…

Sometimes technical innovations strike like lightning. In a flash, shiny new tech arrives and is instantly put in the hands of millions of people. Other times innovations seem like the ocean tide. You can see the slow change coming as the waters incrementally rise, but you’re never quite sure at wha…

Look up. If you’re in an office, there’s almost certainly a wireless access point on a ceiling very near you. But what is that access point doing, other than connecting you? Is your network using that access point to your business’ best advantage? Wireless access points can do much more than just co…