The Battle for Bandwidth: Microwave Backhaul Provides Outstanding Cost Saving Advantages
By Chris Ramirez, Director of Business Development, Orange County, CA The proliferation of mobile devices is creating huge demand for more bandwidth every day. To address those needs, mobile operators are switching from TDM to Ethernet-based backhaul solutions. A microwave backhaul system provides wireless carriers, enterprise, municipalities, oil and gas, and transportation carriers with a […]
Catalyst 6500 Equipment Hits End-of-Sale Milestone
By Owen Grohman The July 31st End-of-Sale date for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 720-10G-3C marks the one-year-countdown until this equipment cannot be added to a Cisco service-and-support contract. The announcement serves as a reminder to network operators using C6500 equipment that it’s time to start considering alternative support options. The good news […]