News@Cisco: Service Provider News

TELE Greenland and Cisco Bring IP Next-Generation Network to World's Largest Island

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 PST

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May 8, 2008 - Cisco® announced today that TELE Greenland A/S, the telecommunications, and postal services provider for Greenland, is transforming its data network into an Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) to deliver broadband Internet access, telephone and video entertainment services to more than 24,000 subscribers. The network transformation will be implemented by NetDesign, a Cisco Gold Certified Partner, and will be based on Cisco's most powerful ...

Social Media Release: Win $10,000 in the Cisco EDGE QUEST Tournament of Aces, Featuring the Cisco Aggregation Services Router (ASR)

Mon, 05 May 2008 04:00:00 PST

Highlights / Key Facts: Cisco invites you to play, challenge a friend, and score high enough to compete in the Cisco® EDGE QUEST Tournament of Aces. It's a winner-take-all format where the highest scorer receives US$10,000 and a Cisco Aggregation Services (ASR) 1002 Router, valued up to US$35,000. Cisco EDGE QUEST is an online game introducing the new Cisco ASR 1000 Series routers. Players a.k.a. "agents" maneuver a router ...

VTN Implements First Cisco TelePresence Systems in Vietnam

Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 PST

HANOI, Vietnam, May 2, 2008 - Vietnam National Telecoms (VTN) has brought Cisco TelePresence to the country for the first time and is showcasing it in two new information and communications technology (ICT) demonstration centers which the national service provider has established in Hanoi and Hochihminh City. The Cisco TelePresence systems are among a range of advanced communications technologies that will be showcased in the two centers. The Cisco TelePresence systems enable ...

United Development Co. to Create World-Class Connected Island with Cisco Technology

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:00:00 PST

DOHA, Qatar, April 24, 2008 - Cisco announced today that the United Development Co. (UDC) of Qatar has selected it to help create a world-class digital island, The Pearl-Qatar. The QR55 billion (US$15 billion) island, which is expected to host more than 41,000 regional and international residents by 2011, will utilize Cisco® technology and service solutions that will help enable high-quality end-user experiences. Mannai Corporation, a Cisco Gold Certified Partner, will be handling the ...

Switching Channels: The Big Opportunity from the Big Change

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 PST

April 23, 2008 By Erik Sherman The big clock is ticking away, and at zero hour on February 17, 2009, U.S. broadcasters will turn off their analog video signals, leaving only digital. It is an unprecedented market inflection for any company providing video services, and the change is already motivating consumers across America to reexamine how they watch TV.

Sonaecom Delivers Broadband Innovation Over Cisco IP Next- Generation Network

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:30:00 PST

LISBON, Portugal, April 22, 2008 - Cisco® announced today that Sonaecom, S.G.P.S., S.A., Portugal's leading provider in the telecommunications, broadband and media market, is implementing Cisco Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) technology to transform its network into a platform for growth. Sonaecom selected Cisco Carrier Ethernet solutions because it provides a highly resilient aggregation infrastructure to deliver a high quality of experience to its business ...

AT&T First Service Provider to Deliver Intercompany Cisco TelePresence for Businesses around the World

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:00:00 PST

SAN ANTONIO, April 21, 2008 - AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today announced global plans to deliver the industry's first, fully managed Cisco TelePresence solution that allows companies to connect to their customers, suppliers and partners worldwide. The new offer - AT&T Telepresence Solution - is a highly scalable solution that creates unique, 'in-person' experiences with the simplicity of a phone call. The AT&T Telepresence Solution will also provide a "meet-me" feature that enables ...

How Television Programmers and Service Providers Can Deliver On The Promise of HD TV

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:00:00 PST

April 15, 2008 By Erik Sherman The Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel know that attention to detail is the prerequisite in its business, but these days a different kind of detail is the focus. The added detail of high-definition (HD) television provides a huge opportunity for the cable channels. HD is one more reason that the Hallmark Channels need MPEG-4 video compression to enable the company to easily and cost effectively deliver "all family, all movies, all ...

IP-PRIME Doubles HD Channels Using Cisco Advanced HD Encoders

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, CA/LAS VEGAS, NV, April 15, 2008 - Cisco today announced that SES AMERICOM is using Cisco® Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) Advanced Video Coding (AVC) high-definition (HD) encoders to launch 40 additional HD channels on its IP-PRIME® Internet Protocol television (IPTV) service. IP-PRIME is an end-to-end, turnkey entertainment distribution service that enables rural local exchange carriers (RLECs) in North America to offer a full and diverse menu of hundreds of SD and HD ...

Scripps Networks Selects Cisco's Bandwidth-Saving HD Encoding and Transcoding Technology

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 04:00:00 PST

ATLANTA, GA, April 9, 2008 - Cisco today announced that Scripps Networks' leading lifestyle brands HGTV HD and Food Network HD will use Cisco infrastructure equipment to transition from Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG)-2 high-definition (HD) video delivery to MPEG Advanced Video Coding (AVC) HD distribution. The new advanced Cisco® MPEG AVC HD Encoder, Cisco Advanced Receiver Transcoder and Cisco Digital Video Broadcast (DVB)-S2 modulation platform will help Scripps Networks expand ...

Partner Summit 2008

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:00:00 PST

Cisco Partner Summit April 7-10, 2008 The Cisco Partner Summit provides Cisco's partner community with the latest information on Cisco's strategies, programs and ...

Xanadoo Delivers Mobile WiMAX Service with Cisco IP NGN Infrastructure

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:00:00 PST

LAS VEGAS, (CTIA WIRELESS 2008®), - April 1, 2008 - Cisco today announced that Xanadoo Company has utilized Cisco® Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) infrastructure to launch one of the first commercial North American mobile WiMAX broadband wireless networks. Mobile WiMAX, based on the Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (IEEE 802.16e) specification, is a mobile wireless technology that will enable high-speed Internet Protocol (IP)-based services for both ...

Growth of Video Service Delivery Drives Sales of Cisco CRS- 1, the World's Most Powerful Routing Platform, to Double in Nine Months

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif. - April 1, 2008 - Cisco today announced a major sales milestone for the industry-leading Carrier Routing System (CRS-1), the core platform for the Cisco® Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) architecture. Driven by increased network, service and application convergence to facilitate delivery of video services, total worldwide cumulative shipments of this platform have doubled in less than nine months, rising from a total of 900 units shipped through June ...

Hallmark Movie Channel HD to Launch with Cisco Transcoding Technology

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:00:00 PST

ATLANTA, March 31, 2008 - Cisco® today announced that Hallmark Channel will deploy Cisco's MPEG Advanced Video Coding (AVC)-to-MPEG-2 transcoding technology and use its MPEG AVC encoder to launch high-definition (HD) service in the United States. "The launch of Hallmark Movie Channel HD in April 2008 will come at a time of high demand from our distribution partners who are hungry for family-friendly content," said Jim Bennett, vice president, engineering at Hallmark Channel. " ...

Cisco to Showcase Applications at CTIA WIRELESS 2008 That Help People Connect, Collaborate and Access Entertainment on the Move

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 28, 2008 - Cisco today announced that it will showcase at CTIA WIRELESS 2008 (April 1-3 at the Las Vegas Convention Center) mobility applications that promise to change the way people connect, collaborate and access entertainment on the move. These services represent a strategic opportunity for service providers to profitably address customer demand to access information and stay connected anytime, anywhere. "Never before has it been so important that all ...

Tata Communications Launches Cisco® Certified TelePresence Connection Services Globally

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:00:00 PST

NEW DELHI, March 19, 2008 - Tata Communications, a leading provider of the new world of communications, announced today the launch of its global TelePresence network service which has achieved Cisco Certified TelePresence Connection status. Cisco TelePresence is an innovative realistic virtual meeting solution that creates unique, "in-person" experiences allowing real-time, face-to-face communication over a converged IP network. It delivers life-size images, ultra-high-definition video ( ...

Broadband in Brazil Exceeds 8.1 Million Connections

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 04:00:00 PST

SÃO PAULO, Brazil, March 5, 2008 - The total number of broadband connections has grown 30.5 percent since 2006, reaching 8.1 million broadband connections according to the latest results of the Cisco Broadband Barometer, a study sponsored by Cisco and conducted by IDC. Despite this accelerated growth, overall broadband penetration is just under 4 per cent by population and 71.9 per cent of connections are at speeds of under 1 Mbps, which highlights that further work is needed to reach ...

Cisco Pioneers New Router for Handling Explosive Growth of Internet Traffic

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:30:00 PST

This router is so cool, even John Chambers wants to get in on the act. Cisco Systems' iconic chief executive typically shies away from product launches, instead focusing on the big business and financial issues. But not this time. Today Chambers took the mic to announce what Cisco believes is the beginning of a new era in router design and networking capabilities—a device that will make the ...

The QuantumFlow Processor: World's Most Powerful Networking Semiconductor

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:30:00 PST

It is one of the world's most sophisticated pieces of silicon microcircuitry, custom-built by Cisco Systems to be the massive brainpower necessary for making modern communications happen. The Cisco QuantumFlow Processor is the "engine" for the company's breakthrough networking device, the Aggregation Services Router (ASR) 1000 Series. Soon, the ASR 1000 will be sending ...

Maverick Engineer Creates the Prototype for a New Generation of Networking Router

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:30:00 PST

Michael Beesley is one proud father. And he should be. He just helped create what he believes to be the finest achievement of his career. "I've done this a long time, and I can say that by an order of magnitude the ASR 1000 is the best router I've ever created," he says. Of course, Beesley is known to be a little outspoken on such matters. But as one of the most successful software architects in the ...