The FINANCIAL — SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 12, 2011 – Cisco today announced a major advancement in Internet networking with three new platforms in the Cisco® ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers System engineered to facilitate the proliferation of new mobile Internet services and devices such as tablets, smartphones and connected appliances. Cisco is continuing its tradition of innovation by announcing a simpler way for service providers to architect the next-generation Internet to be more visual, mobile and virtual.
Fueled by Cisco's advanced nV (Network Virtualization) technology, which intelligently blends the network edge, aggregation and access layers into a single 96 Tbps system, the new routing platforms will allow service providers to dramatically increase network capacity and accelerate IPv6 services. These platforms will also enable service providers to cost-effectively converge and manage residential, business and mobile services with unmatched simplicity through virtual capabilities and resource sharing.
The three new platforms for service providers include:
- Cisco ASR 901 cell site router — a high-capacity, low-power router for 2G, 3G and 4G mobile cell sites;
- Cisco ASR 903 unified Ethernet access router — a compact, fully redundant Ethernet access device for business, residential and mobile applications;
- Cisco ASR 9001 small edge router — a smaller version of the popular Cisco ASR 9000 Series edge router for smaller deployments.
According to Cisco's Visual Networking Index (VNI) Forecast (2010-2015), there will be nearly 15 billion network connections, twice the world's population by 2015, and service providers are relying on networking advancements such as Cisco nV technology and advanced routing capabilities to facilitate growing traffic while enabling new revenue-generating services.
As Keiichi Makizono, corporate officer, head of network division, SoftBank from Japan mentions, "SoftBank Corporation is always looking for innovative solutions that will enable us to improve service quality, reduce costs, and increase network reliability".
"The Cisco ASR 9000 offers us an integrated, simplified solution with massive bandwidth capacity and excellent services capability. This system gives us the flexibility to build a next-generation network for 4G mobile Internet services," added Mr. Makizono.
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