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As per news report, Cisco has roped in Sameer Garde as President, India and SAARC operations. He has succeeded Dinesh Malkani. Sameer will take over the responsibilities from August 1, 2017. Sameer will be responsible for top-level external engagement which includes government and industry associations.  Malkhani is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities, but he will be associated with the company as a strategic advisor till September 2017 to ensure a smooth .... Read More

Cisco has outlined the next phase of its investment in India by expanding its Pune operations and launching the Cisco Global Delivery Centre. The opening of the Global Delivery Centre in Cisco’s 172,000-sq. ft. Pune office is a strategic move by the company to support customers globally and in India. With the new Pune centre, India will be the only country in the world where Cisco will have two global delivery centres. “The Global Delivery Centre in Pune reconfirms our commitment for a long-lasting partnership with our customers and the Maharashtra Government. This centre has been designed to provide the best experience as well as services and products along with local innovations to our customers. The Maharashtra Government has a powerful vision to be a digital state, create smart cities and transform the delivery of citizen services. With today’s announcement we are excited to play a role in enabling Maharashtra’s digitization, creating employment opportunities ...

Cisco has announced the city of Jaipur, Rajasthan to be the first Smart+Connected Community “Lighthouse City” in South Asia. Cisco Lighthouse City status credential is assigned to a select list of cities all over the world. With this development, Jaipur will gain access to Cisco’s huge global network and channel programme capabilities; and the city will also benefit from the economic and social transformation set to occur as the country embarks on the next phase of the Digital India programme. The Lighthouse City engagement will be enabled through a joint working group, which will focus on deploying next-generation technologies to impact citizens and society. With this announcement, Jaipur joins the league of Cisco Lighthouse Cities globally such as Hamburg (Germany), Barcelona (Spain) and Adelaide (Australia)... Read More

According to the 10th annual Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Forecast, annual Internet Protocol (IP) traffic will quadruple between 2014 and 2019. Factors expected to drive traffic growth include increase in consumption of mobile data, proliferation in number of networked devices (from 1.1 billion in 2014 to 1.6 billion in 2019), faster broadband speeds (average fixed broadband speed to increase from 4 Mbps in 2014 to 12 Mbps by 2019) and the increased consumption of video. Collectively, these variables are expected to help IP traffic in India to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 33 percent – as against a corresponding global CAGR of 23 percent. Sanjay Kaul, Managing Director, Global Service Provider Business, Cisco India & SAARC said, “It took 32 years – from 1984 to 2016 – to generate 1 zettabyte of IP Traffic annually. According to this year’s Visual Networking Index, we will generate 2 zettabytes of IP Traffic annually just three years later, in 2019. In ...

Jaipur will embrace the benefits of connectivity and digitization to transform itself into a Smart+Connected city. The Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) has chosen Cisco to develop smart city infrastructures that will improve the efficiency and quality of services received by its 3.5 million residents and over 40 million tourists who visit the city every year. With this launch, Jaipur becomes one of the first state capitals in India to showcase a comprehensive roadmap to become a world-class smart city. JDA will set up the digital infrastructure to offer citizens amenities, including connected transport, interactive kiosks, wireless broadband, safety and security services, traffic management and environmental updates. The organization will install an urban platform of sensors which allows for the sharing of information, giving added value to citizens. JDA will also set up a Command and Control Centre as well as a Response Control Room to manage the city with greater efficiency an...

“The Digital India initiative envisions a key role for technology to power country transformation and we believe Cisco can play a key role in working with an ecosystem to bring technology to the masses in areas including healthcare, education, physical security and smart cities. With the Internet of Everything, and our innovation across segments and architectures, we have deepened our ability to drive demand and create new markets,” . See more  

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Cisco Systems' chief executive officer and chairman  John Chambers   has written a letter to  US President Barack Obama urging him to curtail  National Security Agency's (NSA) surveillance  activities after evidence circulated showing the NSA had intercepted the networking equipment giant. According to Chambers, it will have a dire effect on the global economy. In the letter, he warned of warned of an undermining of confidence in the US technology industry and called for new "standards of conduct" in how the NSA conducts its surveillance. "We simply cannot operate this way, our customers trust us to be able to deliver to their doorsteps products that meet the highest standards of integrity and security," Chambers wrote in the letter."Confidence in the open, global internet has brought enormous economic benefits to the United States and to billions of people around the world. This confidence is b...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   As per the latest update, it has been announced that  Minhaj Zia , Director of Collaboration Sales,  Cisco India  and SAARC, is all set to join  Polycom . In his previous role as Director of Sales at Cisco, Minhaj's was focussed to drive adoption of Cisco’s Collaboration solutions across India and SAARC. He worked closely with Cisco India sales leaders in devising the UC strategy, and oversees its execution nationwide through direct and virtual teams. Since joining Cisco in 2006, he played a leadership role in growing revenue and making UC as a mainstream business for Cisco India. Minhaj’s core strengths lie in helping customers to build their communication and collaboration solution strategy.Prior to Cisco India, he served Avaya GlobalConnect and Alcatel. Minhaj has completed his B.Tech, specializing in Electronics and Telecommunications...... See More