Cisco has launched a new marketing campaign and corporate slogan that says 99% of the world is still not online. The new campaign is based on the concept of the Internet of Everything, where not just people, but things will be connected to the global network, allowing for a new generation of services. “It’s easy [...]
Cisco has announced that it’s Connected Grid Endpoint reference design SDK will be used with Elster’s EnergyAxis System. The solutions will integrate the Cisco Connected Grid Endpoint reference design with Elster’s EnergyAxis System, and will showcase the power and flexibility of Elster’s Universal technology while demonstrating support for Cisco’s expertise in standards-based and interoperable communication [...]
Intel uses 2.5 billion kWh of green power per year, giving the company the top spot in the US Environmental Protection Agency’s latest Green Power Partnership ranking for the Fortune 5000. The EPA Partnership is a voluntary program that encourages corporate purchase of renewable energy in the US. According to the EPA figures, Intel now [...]
Here is a really cool infographic from Cisco on its raison d’etre and how it sees the world. Interesting tidbits: IP traffic will quadruple by 2014 due to video 50 billion devices on the Internet by 2020 30% of all data to pass through the cloud by 2020 There are some pretty daunting data points, [...]
BT and Orange Business Services have became the latest operators to interconnect their TelePresence services. According to the operators, customers already with Cisco TelePresence systems on their network can now call similar organisations on the network of the other. The deal basically unified BT’s Global Video Exchange services with Orange Business Services Telepresence Community. The [...]
A new report has identified networks will be the foundation for intelligent communities in the future, and telecoms operators will play a critical role in facilitating that future. The report, “Delivering Next Generation Citizen Services” by market researchers IDC, and sponsored by Cisco Systems, concludes that the network will be the key component to more [...]
Cisco has opened a new data centre in Allen, Texas that features some innovative ideas on energy efficiency and reliability on top of the conventional green IT methodologies. The tier 3 facility offers 38,000 sq. ft. of hosting area and is powered by redundant 10 MW feeds providing 5.25 MW of capacity for IT. In [...]
One thing that comes with new technology is that it typically gives you more bang for the buck, hence more performance for the same cost – energy as well as money. With Cisco’s CRS-3 (Carrier Routing System), you now get three times the performance – as in throughput, so up to 322 Tbps of capacity [...]
Cisco Systems has announced a strategic investment in US-based, Grid Net, the developer of a WiMAX-based smart meter platform for utility companies. With Cisco’s backing, Grid Net now has the support of Clearwire, Motorola, Intel and General Electric. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, with offices in Sydney, Australia, Grid Net is backed by world class [...]
Cisco Systems has released what it calls the Telepresence Interoperability Protocol (TIP) that will allow inter-company telepresence sessions. The company has released the protocol into the ‘public domain’ and is offering it on a royalty-free licensing basis to all industry participants. According to Cisco, LifeSize, TANDBERG (currently being brought by Cisco), and RADVISION have already [...]
Nokia Siemens Networks is looking to revolutionise the mobile network with is Liquid Radio architecture, which not only promises to re-architect today’s base station infrastructure, but also to ultimately bridge the gap between highly specialise (and expensive) telecoms equipment and commoditise (cost competitive) computer components. Green Telecom Live talks to Mike Murphy, head of Technology [...]
Interview with Telenor Connexion: Inside the world of M2M
Telenor Connexion, the unit of the Telenor Group focused on the machine-to-machine market, has been developing and deploying M2M applications for customers for the past decade. Green Telecom Live speaks with Gwenn Larsson, head of marketing at Telenor Connexion, about what makes M2M different from the rest of the mobile industry and the kinds of [...]
Verne Global outlines Iceland data centre plans
Two years after we first published the Icelandic government’s plans to promote the building of data centres on its shores, a venture capital-backed start tup, Verne Global, is looking to make it a reality. Verne Global, backed by General Catalysts from Boston, Novator in London and the Wellcome Trust, is now constructing a wholesale data [...]
Next gen data centre architecture Part 2: Cisco’s Unified Computing
Cisco this month unveiled what some company executives dubbed one of the biggest announcements for the network equipment maker – ever. With the announcement of its Unified Computing, Cisco officially enters the computing space, although not quite as previous speculation in the industry had outlined. Instead of just producing its own blade server, Cisco unveiled [...]
Next gen data centre architecture Part 1: Juniper’s single switching fabric
In the past couple of weeks, cloud computing has really taken off, with both service providers, server makers, and switching vendors all making big announcements on service deployments and new gear designed for cloud operating environments. Specifically, both Juniper and Cisco made significant announcements in their vision of a next generation data centre environment that [...]