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Midmarket wireless network playbook – Cisco Blogs
A new storefront opens. The warehouse adds handheld scanners to the shipping process. More employees depend on cloud applications and AI agents throughout the day. Each of these changes to your business operations places yet another demand on the network, often without dedicated resources on the team to manage them. But what downstream effects does…
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Turning network requests into business-ready connectivity
How Cisco 8000 Series Secure Routers and SRv6 support Bell On-Demand Network A new office, a cloud application, or a sudden surge in demand can put pressure on network teams to reconfigure and scale their networks quickly. Businesses need the right service, with confidence that it is working and secure. The new Bell On-Demand Network…
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Wireless is the next security frontier, and Cisco is leading the way
The long-standing idea that wireless is more than connectivity is rapidly becoming a day-to-day reality. It is the primary interface for people, devices, machines and AI systems. This transition makes security a top priority, and AI adds a new level of urgency to this mission. AI agents are moving beyond occasional user requests as organizations…
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Wi-Fi 8: The next evolution in enterprise connectivity
For decades, Wi-Fi has been the invisible backbone of enterprise connectivity. From the early days of 802.11b delivering a modest 11 Mbps to today’s Wi-Fi 7 networks pushing multigigabit speeds, each generation has promised and delivered transformative capabilities for businesses worldwide. But as enterprises grapple with the unprecedented density of connected devices, bandwidth-hungry applications, and…
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Modern retail networks are secure, simple, and ready for what’s next
When a store’s point-of-sale (POS) system stalls during a holiday rush, the impact means longer lines, frustrated shoppers, and missed sales. Peak shopping periods test more than staffing and inventory. They test whether the store’s network can keep everything connected and running reliably under pressure—from the guest Wi-Fi to in-store cameras. For most retailers, the…
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When security moves at machine speed, campus networks can’t afford to stop
The same tension surfaces in nearly every campus networking conversation with customers: security teams need to move faster, but the network cannot afford to stop. That tension isn’t new. What’s new is the speed of security threats. In a post-Mythos world, attackers are using AI-assisted tooling to find, adapt, and weaponize vulnerabilities faster than traditional…
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Secure networking done right: New webinar series on demand
The modern network functions as a comprehensive security system. Our four-part Secure Networking Ecosystem Insights webinar series moves beyond theory to demonstrate how infrastructure, identity, and policy converge to create a resilient, secure architecture. The core takeaway? Effective security isn’t just about adding more controls at the edge; it’s about building an ecosystem where the…
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Your network is a security layer. It’s time to treat it like one.
In nearly every conversation I have with networking teams at large enterprises, security comes up as a top priority, right alongside keeping the network running. The AI shift is raising the stakes on both. Every AI agent and AI-powered experience depends on the network. At the same time, attackers are using AI to find and…
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PQC for Dummies—Cisco Special Edition: Why we wrote it
Quantum computing is rapidly evolving from a theoretical concept to a practical reality, promising revolutionary advances across many fields. However, this new technology also poses significant risks to the security of data transmitted over networks today. Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) for Dummies—Cisco Edition was written to demystify these complex topics, explaining the basics of quantum computing,…
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Cisco-Powered Networking, Managed by Lumen: Simple, Secure and Responsive
Picture a hospital during a busy shift. A physician opens a patient’s X-ray to plan what is next, but the image is slow to load and then stalls. The IT team wants to fix it right away, but they cannot easily tell whether the issue is the local Wi-Fi or the internet connection. When several…
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