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You’ve heard it before, you’ll hear it again. Once more with feeling, the internet is having real trouble as we move into July 22’s early afternoon on the US East coast.  According to reports on the Outages list, which is the central mailing list for ISP and network operators to report and track major internet connection problems, and numerous Reddit threads, the major Content Delivery Network (CDN) Akamai is the root of the problem. Specifically,…

My dog, Bubba, napping on the job My summer internship with Cisco has been full of professional growth, opportunity, and a unique personal experience of digital connection and purpose. Rather than driving to the Cisco RTP Campus every day, I spent my summer working remotely in coffee shops, university apartments, and porch swings with my dog, Bubba. I made friends through WebEx calls with coworkers globally – from the United Kingdom to San Jose, California…

How can manufacturers accelerate digitization? The payoffs are huge. Think predictive maintenance to reduce operational costs. Or, “digital twinning” to simulate changes to assets or processes and create new business opportunities. Using network devices as sensors to improve cybersecurity. With rewards like this at stake, what’s stopping manufacturers from going all-in on the industrial IoT? The sticking point isn’t connecting assets like robots, cameras, and sensors to industrial switches. That’s now simple, thanks to interoperability…

In April 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) allocated 1,200 megahertz of spectrum for unlicensed use in the 6GHz band. That was the largest fleet of spectrum approved for WiFi since 1989. This Opening of the 6 GHz band more than doubles the amount of spectrum available for Wi-Fi, allowing for less congested airwaves, broader channels, and higher-speed connections and enabling a range of innovations across industries. Since the FCC decision to open the 6…

We are excited to announce that Cisco was recognized with the 2021 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice distinction for Indoor Location Services. Cisco DNA Spaces is one of the most widely deployed and scalable indoor location services platforms today and maintains a strong 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 85 ratings, as of 20th July 2021. Gartner defines this market as vendors that supply hardware and software components to provide indoor location to a…