Cisco also pessimistic about short-term chip supply
Cisco expects the chip shortages to affect global supply chains for at least another six months. Even after that, it will be some time before the problems are really solved.
In an interview with the BBC, Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins says that the company does not expect any relief in the short term. ... Read more
Router supplies take up to 60 weeks due to chip shortages
Waiting times on orders for new routers are going off the rails. Current shortages in chip production are holding up deliveries of the devices. Especially for internet providers this can become a huge problem.
The order times have risen to as much as 60 weeks, sources tell Bloomberg. Due to the... Read more
‘Nearly half of the equipment in company networks is outdated’
Almost half (45.6 percent) of network devices within companies are obsolete or are no longer supported, according to NTT research. That is a significant increase compared to 2017 when only 12 percent of network devices were obsolete.
Businesses are increasingly moving applications to multicloud ... Read more
Cisco acquires Acacia Communications for $2.6 billion
Cisco has announced that it will acquire Acacia Communications for 2.6 billion dollars (2.3 billion euros). Acacia Communications provides optical interconnect technology to Cisco.
Acacia Communications develops algorithms for processing digital signals, writes ZDNet. It also creates technology for ... Read more