News@Cisco: Service Provider News

Telenor Connexion Expands Machine-to-Machine Services Using Cisco IP NGN Infrastructure

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 9, 2010 – Cisco today announced that it is working with Telenor Connexion, a wholly owned subsidiary of Telenor Group and the sixth-largest mobile operator in the world, to help deliver intelligent managed machine-to-machine (M2M) networking solutions. M2M communications travel between mobile devices and other electronic devices such as personal digital ...

Cisco Unveils the Cisco ASR 5000

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, CA, Feb. 9, 2010 – Cisco today announced it has expanded the ASR Series platforms with the introduction of the Cisco ASR 5000 as a result of the Starent acquisition. The addition of the ASR 5000 gives Cisco a comprehensive end-to-end Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) architecture and offers mobile operators a platform specifically designed to ...

Cisco Visual Networking Index Forecast Predicts Continued Mobile Data Traffic Surge

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:00:00 PST

San Jose, Calif., Feb. 9, 2010 – Cisco today announced the results of the Cisco® Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global Mobile Data Forecast for 2009-2014. The research projects that annual global mobile data traffic will reach 3.6 exabytes per month or an annual run rate of 40 exabytes by 2014. Such a figure equates to a 39-fold increase from 2009 to 2014, or a ...

Time Warner Cable and Cisco: One Heck of a Ride

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:00:00 PST

This is another installment in News@Cisco's ongoing series celebrating Cisco's 25th Anniversary February 8, 2010 By Charles Waltner Fittingly, one of the legendary undertakings in the early days of the Information Age took place in Orlando, Fla., home of Disney World, the theme park of fairy tales and fantasy worlds. It was here in 1994 that Time Warner Cable launched the Full Service ...

Cablevision Monterrey Delivers 50 Mbps Broadband With Cisco Technology

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:00:00 PST

MONTERREY, Mexico, Feb. 2, 2010 – Cablevision Monterrey announced that it is now offering cable Internet broadband service with an ultrafast downstream transmission rate of 50 megabits per second. The 50 Mbps connection that Cablevision offers is based on Cisco® technology. Cablevision has been testing this technology successfully since 2006. The new Cablevision ...

Hotel Guests Checking Into Public Cisco TelePresence Rooms

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:00:00 PST

January 26, 2010 By James A. Martin Hotels are in the business of bringing people together, not just giving them a place to sleep. With that in mind, hoteliers around the world are increasingly adding public Cisco TelePresence virtual meeting rooms to their list of business-class amenities. "The attentive nature of a hotel environment, along with the Cisco TelePresence collaboration ...

Swisscom Selects Cisco ASR 9000 to Prepare for the 'Zettabyte Era'

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 12, 2010 - Cisco announced today that Swisscom is deploying the Cisco® ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router as the edge platform to support the rollout of high-bandwidth fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) services to every household in Switzerland. Swisscom announced FTTH customer trials in April 2009, offering triple-play service bundles, which allow the simultaneous use ...

Cisco Showcases Mobility Portfolio with Verizon Wireless' During CES 2010

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:30:00 PST

LAS VEGAS – Jan. 7, 2010 – Cisco today announced today that it will demonstrate its mobility solution portfolio, using newly acquired technology from Starent Networks, with Verizon Wireless during the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. With Starent, Cisco is a leader in LTE technology, which promises to deliver a rich user experience across multiple access ...

BT and Cisco Deliver on Cloud Computing Vision with Launch of Pioneering Hosted Unified Communications Services

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:30:00 PST

December 09, 2009 BT and Cisco announced today they have deepened their longstanding collaboration by a breakthrough in unified communications (UC), with the launch of a global "cloud" based IPT solution from BT's Onevoice UCC portfolio. Together, the two companies are launching a scalable, business-grade, global hosted IP Telephony service, which allows businesses to ...

TELUS Launches Canada's First Intercompany Cisco TelePresence Service

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:00:00 PST

TORONTO, Ont. – Dec. 8, 2009 – Cisco announced today that TELUS Corporation is the first Canadian telecommunications provider to offer intercompany Cisco TelePresenceTM services across the country. TELUS Intercompany Service with Cisco TelePresence combines existing enterprise networks with service provider connections to extend Cisco TelePresence meetings beyond an ...

Cisco and Safaricom Collaborate to Transform Business Communications in Kenya

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:00:00 PST

NAIROBI, Kenya, December 4, 2009 - Cisco announced today that it has joined forces with Safaricom, Kenya's leading provider of converged communication solutions, which becomes the first service provider to launch managed services based on Cisco solutions in the East African market. An official ceremony to mark the collaboration held in Nairobi on the 2nd December 2009, was attended by Michael ...

Kazakhtelecom Launches High-Speed Internet-Protocol-Based Services with Cisco Next-Generation Optical Network

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST

ALMATY, Kazakhstan – Dec. 2, 2009 – Kazakhtelecom and Cisco, in collaboration with the AMT Group, today announced that JSC Kazakhtelecom has deployed a Cisco® Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) based on Cisco optical networking and routing technologies. Project design and implementation was carried out by the specialists of AMT Group, a Cisco Gold Certified ...

Magyar Telekom Puts Collaboration Within Reach of Business

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST

BUDAPEST, Hungary – November 12, 2009 – Cisco today announced that Magyar Telekom is offering Cisco TelePresenceTM as a managed service in three Central and Eastern European countries: Hungary, Macedonia and Montenegro. Customers can use Cisco TelePresence for virtual meetings internally, as well as for intercompany meetings with partners, customers and suppliers. Over the next ...

Cisco Announces Agreement to Acquire DVN Set-Top Box Business

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:30:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif., SHANGHAI and HONG KONG, November 2, 2009 – Cisco® (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced a definitive agreement to acquire the set-top box business of DVN (Holdings) Limited, (SEHK: 0500). Listed in Hong Kong with major operations in China, DVN is a market and technology leader in digital cable solutions in China and shares Cisco's vision of a high-performance, ...

T-Mobile Czech Republic Introduces High-Capacity Cisco CRS-1 Platform

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:00:00 PST

PRAGUE, Czech Republic – November 2, 2009 – Leading mobile operator T-Mobile Czech Republic and Cisco today announced that T-Mobile has deployed a new Internet Protocol (IP) backbone to provide a unified infrastructure for its Release 4 mobile architecture. As a result, 5,4 million T-Mobile customers in the Czech Republic can look forward to increased bandwidth and new voice, data ...

Cisco to Showcase 'Connected Life' at SUPERCOMM 2009

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif. - October 21, 2009 - At SUPERCOMM 2009 in Chicago, Cisco will highlight a variety of announcements that showcase the continued momentum of the Cisco IP Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) architecture and its technology innovation which help enable service providers to deliver an increasing array of innovative 'Connected Life' experiences to their customers. The ...

Cisco Announces Agreement to Acquire Starent Networks

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif. and TEWKSBURY, Mass. October 13, 2009 - Cisco® (NASDAQ: CSCO) and Starent Networks (NASDAQ: STAR) today announced a definitive agreement for Cisco to acquire Starent Networks. Starent Networks is a leading supplier of IP-based mobile infrastructure solutions targeting mobile and converged carriers. The Mobile Internet is at an inflection point as IP-enabled Smartphones ...

Cisco Helps Assure Internet's Future Amid Device Growth

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 13, 2009 – Cisco today announced significant enhancements to its Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) architecture that are designed to secure the foundation of the Internet, which must accommodate the exponential increase of connected devices for highly secure, efficient video delivery and collaboration. With the new Cisco® Carrier-Grade ...

Bharti Airtel and Cisco Form Strategic Business Alliance to Help Drive Growth for Indian Enterprises

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:30:00 PST

BENGALURU, India - October 6, 2009 - Bharti Airtel, Asia's leading integrated telecom service provider, and Cisco today announced the formation of a strategic business alliance to help drive growth for Indian enterprises. The alliance will combine the strengths of Airtel's network service provider leadership and Cisco's Internet Protocol (IP) technologies and expertise to work together to ...

Cisco to Showcase 'Connected Life' at ITU Telecom World 2009

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:15:00 PST

SAN JOSE, California - October 5, 2009 - Cisco today at ITU Telecom World (ITU) 2009, in Geneva, Switzerland will highlight a variety of announcements that showcase the continued momentum of the Cisco IP Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) architecture and it is technology innovation which enable service providers to deliver an increasing array of innovative "Connected Life" experiences to their ...