SAN JOSE, Calif.– June 7, 2011 –  Cisco announced today that Cox Communications will deploy the Cisco Aggregation Services Router 9000 Series (ASR 9000) as the foundation of its next-generation nationwide Internet Protocol (IP) network, which will play a critical role in enabling advanced new video and online entertainment and communication services to Cox's nationwide customer base. 

Cisco will also host a global public webcast Tuesday, June 7 at 10 a.m. PDT/ 1 p.m. EDT to discuss significant developments in its service provider technology portfolio.  To register, please visit the event registration page.  

Editor's note:Prior to the public webcast, Cisco will host an interactive event for media and industry analysts involving executives from Cisco and leading global service providers.  For more information, media and analysts should contact #NACiscoSPinf@text100.com. 

Additionally, Cisco will be holding a related TechTalk for shareholders and financial analysts at 2 p.m. PDT. The event can be accessed at http://investor.cisco.com/.

Cox manages and maintains consumer voice, video and data residential services for its customers on a fully converged, next-generation IP network, which requires advanced IP traffic aggregation capabilities and scale.  The Cisco ASR 9000 has the unique ability to support these requirements while providing operators with a network foundation to scale video services in a cost-effective manner.

Ciscopredicts that the number of network-connected devices will be more than 15 billion, twice the world's population, by 2015. In the fifth annual Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Forecast (2010-2015) released last week, the company also said the total amount of global Internet traffic will quadruple by 2015 and reach 966 exabytes per year.  The projected increase of Internet traffic between 2014 and 2015 alone is 200 exabytes, which is greater than the total amount of Internet Protocol traffic generated globally in 2010.

On the verge of reaching 1 zettabyte, which is equal to a sextillion bytes, or a trillion gigabytes by 2015, global IP traffic growth is driven by four primary factors, according to Cisco: an increasing number of devices; more Internet users; faster broadband speed; and more video.

"As Cox Communications continues to deliver innovative Internet-based video services to our customers, it is critical that our network has the power and scalability to facilitate the near- and long-term needs of our residential and business customers," said Jay Rolls, senior vice president of technology, Cox Communications.   "The next-generation Internet is upon us, and the Cisco ASR 9000 will enable our world-class network to accommodate the sharp increase in video and online services we're seeing among our customers."

The Cisco ASR 9000 platform also uses Cisco's IOS XR modular software operating system, simplifying an operator's network operations and enabling economic and seamless comprehensive system redundancy and network resiliency.

Supporting Resources:

• Visit the Cisco Service Provider Solutions portal.
• More information available online: Cisco ASR 9000.
• View the full Cisco VNI Forecast for 2010-2015.
• Keep up with Cisco's news by visiting the company's Platform Blog.
• For more information about Cisco's service provider news and activities visit SP360 or Twitter @CiscoSP360 and @CiscoSPVideo.
• Subscribe to Cisco's SP360 Feed.

RSS Feed for Cisco:http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/rss.html

About Cisco

About Cisco Cisco, (NASDAQ: CSCO), is the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate. Information about Cisco can be found at http://www.cisco.com. For ongoing news, please go to http://newsroom.cisco.com.

# # #

Cisco and the Cisco logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. A listing of Cisco's trademarks can be found at www.cisco.com/go/trademarks. Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company.