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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has damaged Ukraine’s internet. So, Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov requested help from SpaceX and Tesla billionaire Elon Musk.   Musk replied, saying he’d make the Starlink service active in Ukraine and send Starlink terminals. Some said this was just a PR stunt. These naysayers have been proven wrong. On February 28th, Fedorov tweeted, “Starlink — here. Thanks, @elonmusk,” along with a photograph of what…

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has damaged Ukraine’s internet. So, Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov requested help from SpaceX and Tesla billionaire Elon Musk.   Musk replied, saying he’d make the Starlink service active in Ukraine and send Starlink terminals. Some said this was just a PR stunt. These naysayers have been proven wrong. On February 28th, Fedorov tweeted, “Starlink — here. Thanks, @elonmusk,” along with a photograph of what…

Cisco will use system integrators, service providers, and channel partners to deliver its subscription-based private-5G managed service supported by its hardware and software, the company announced at Mobile World Congress (MWC). Those partners include JMA, Airspan, Dish Networks, and Logicalis to support the cloud-based service that will integrate with Wi-Fi networks, reduce up-front costs, and provide deployment when and where needed, Cisco says. Cisco will provide its mobile-core technology and IoT portfolio such as Cisco…

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced Tuesday at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that the US government agency will auction off spectrum in the 2.5GHz band in July for use in 5G networks, paving the way for telecom companies to further expand their midband holdings. The 2.5GHz auction represents the pending sale of what Rosenworcel called “the biggest swath of contiguous midband spectrum we have available below 3GHz,” and will be followed by a further auction…

The evolution of technology can range from incremental change all the way to disruptive transformation that was previously (usually recently) thought to be unheard of. The jump from Private 4G to Private 5G (P5G) falls closer to the disruptive part of the scale, driving new connectivity solutions with the reliability and security needed for meaningful enterprise transformation. The adoption of P5G networks is gaining traction around the world. And so has the hype around its…

At Cisco, we empower our customers to control their data. Protecting the privacy, integrity, and confidentiality of data in our possession is of utmost importance. In a world of advancing cyberthreats, expanding extraterritorial legislation, and growing concerns for data localization, we understand technology companies have an outsized responsibility to ensure customers have the power to make important decisions about their data. Like all global technology companies, there are scenarios when Cisco receives demands from law…

I’m thrilled that Cisco will be at OFC in person this year. While we’ve stayed connected virtually over the past two years, there’s really nothing like joining colleagues, customers, and competitors from around the globe to discuss the latest in optical communications and networking trends and innovation. This year, Cisco is showcasing its Network as a Sensor, Automation, client optics, pluggable coherent solutions, and Routed Optical Networking solutions at OFC 2022. Cisco’s Network as a…

Everyone in tech likely thinks they know what “cloud computing” and “networking” mean, but they’re probably wrong, and their misconceptions about the first topic color their view of the second. Yes, the cloud is dominating computing, but most stuff isn’t “moving to the cloud”. This subtle point is already changing how we think about networking. I’ve worked with the cloud from the first, and while there was a bit of “move this to the cloud”…

Microsoft announced a range of new carrier infrastructure offerings through Azure, including services for private 5G enterpise networks, at this week’s Mobile World Congress, in a move designed to bolster the company’s position as a partner to the telecom industry as 5G and edge computing deployments progess. The headliner is Azure for Operators, a flavor of Microsoft’s Azure cloud services designed to help telecom companies manage their networking core in a more unified way than…

Next era of networking roles Brace or embrace.  Slightly oversimplified, but in my estimation, those are two of the primary choices we all have when it comes to the change and evolution of our job roles.  For years, actually, decades is more accurate, network admins, architects, engineers, and strategists have experienced the familiarity of generally stable job descriptions.  All this, while other job roles in other industries continued evolving, adapting to new organizational models and…