The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I Auction Procedures Public Notice, published on May 19, 2020, requires winning RDOF bidders to complete a Long Form Application (FCC Form 683), including a detailed technology and system design plan. The plan is intended to explain how the design and technologies that the winning bidder has chosen will meet the relevant performance requirements they have guaranteed in making their bid, including information regarding quality, coverage, voice service, network…

Today, December 10, marks International Human Rights Day – the anniversary of the UN General Assembly’s 1948 adoption of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), setting out fundamental human rights that must be universally protected.   As a supplier of the infrastructure that connects much of the world, Cisco bears responsibility to make sure we are designing our products to enhance the ability of all people to enjoy the rights reflected in the UN Declaration. Respecting human rights is not only the right thing to do, it’s also good…

In this new world of working and home schooling two little ones under the age of four, I have come to the realization that learning is a never ending journey.  Among the multiple methods now available for my children’s education, we selected one based on three core elements: self-directed activities, hands-on learning, and collaborative play. The principle of this method is that each child decides what they want to learn, while the classroom and the…

The business, application and infrastructure landscape has been changing rapidly over the last few years and even faster this year. Gone are the days where a handful of monolithic applications were running in a single datacenter fully managed by a central team – simpler days.  IT teams are now required to use a diverse set of environments, distributed technologies, architectures, platforms and tools to manage the critical IT resources required to keep their apps running…

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Insights from the Cisco 2021 Security Outcomes Study With organizations demanding more agility in the way business is run, the security function has an increasing need to keep up with change. The reasons are all well known. Technology change drives business change, and vice versa, in an increasingly dynamic merry-go-round. Security has to underpin this change to support business outcomes. In this environment, the Cisco 2021 Security Outcomes Study makes for some interesting reading. It…

Cisco Blogs / Small Business / 5 Ways Small Businesses Can Use Webex for More Holiday Cheer This year, it’s unlikely you’ll be hosting a big holiday party for your customers at your small business. But if you have Webex, there are many ways you can celebrate the season and show appreciation virtually. Here are a few ideas. Have a virtual holiday party. One of the biggest things a lot of us will be missing…