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Cisco denies censorship role in China

  • May 21st, 2008
  • 2:09 pm

Cisco’s comments in an internal document about China’s goal to “combat” a religious group did not reflect the company’s views on censorship, an executive, quoted by a Reuters report. said.

The PowerPoint presentation, which described China’s technology status, included a slide that referred to goals to stop network-related crimes, guarantee the security and services of a public network and “combat ‘Falun Gong’ evil religion and other hostiles.”

Falun Gong is a spiritual movement banned by the Chinese government, which considers it a dangerous cult.

Cisco general counsel Mark Chandler said in a Senate Judiciary subcommittee on human rights and the law that “in no case does the document propose that any Cisco products be provided to facilitate the political goals of the government and no reference to applications of our products to the goals of censorship or monitoring.

The subcommittee heard testimony from Cisco, Google and Yahoo executives about how US internet and technology companies do business with certain governments that censor and suppress the free speech of their citizens, the Reuters report said.

Chandler said that Cisco regrets that comments from a Chinese government official were included in the 2002 presentation, which also mentioned other technology projects.

However, Shiyu Zhou, deputy director of the humans rights group Global internet Freedom Consortium, said Cisco’s presentation offered planning, construction, technical training and other services to help China improve law enforcement and security network operations.

US firms have come under an enormous amount of scrutiny and criticism as they do business in countries, such as China, that actively limit citizen access to information on the web or who have used personally identifiable information to track down dissidents.

   

 

Max Telecom starts mobile WiMAX roll-out with Cisco (Bulgaria)

  • February 13th, 2008
  • 2:41 pm

Mobile operator Max Telecom has completed the first phase of its WiMAX roll-out in Bulgaria using the Cisco Mobile WiMAX technology. The broadband mobile communications service is initially available in ten cities and two ski resorts across the country. Max Telecom plans to expand coverage to 90 percent of Bulgaria’s population by the end of 2009. Max Telecom provides its subscribers with mobile internet access, voice services and virtual private network services over WiMAX. The company also launched mobile television over WiMAX. The service uses Cisco’s customer premises equipment, WiMAX base stations and the Cisco Element Management System platform. Cisco also provides the access and aggregation network, connecting the base stations to the core network of Max Telecom.

   

Comstar creates WiMAX network in Armenia

  • February 1st, 2008
  • 11:22 am

Russian operator Comstar has announced that it has started building a wireless broadband network based on the 802.16e standard WiMAX technology in Armenia. The creation of the wireless broadband network will be carried out by internet services provider Cornet, which has a licence to use the 3.6-3.8 GHz frequency range in this country. The project aims at building 24 base stations and installing two data transmission nodes based on Cisco’s technology. They will connect the network in Armenia to the main internet channels. Data transmission will be possible via rented fibre-optic lines, radio bridges and radio relay channels. Comstar will use its WiMAX network to furnish high-speed internet access, multimedia content delivery, voice services, data transmission and VPNs for residential and corporate subscribers.

   

Monaco Telecom, Alvarion, Cisco, Nokia team on mobile WiMax (Monaco)

  • January 25th, 2008
  • 12:06 pm

Cable & Wireless affiliate Monaco Telecom is working with Alvarion, Cisco and Nokia to establish a centre of excellence on mobile worldwide interoperability for WiMAX in Monaco. This initiative between all four companies will demonstrate the mobility and high-speed features of mobile WiMAX 802.16e-2005. The new technology will enable people to move freely while using VoIP, streaming video and other internet applications.

   

Comstar signs up Cisco for Ukraine network (Russia)

  • January 25th, 2008
  • 11:46 am

Russian operator Comstar has signed a partnership with Cisco for the delivery of equipment for a new multi-service network in Ukraine. A Sitronics subsidiary, Kvazar Mikro, will be the subcontractor for the installation and launch of the network. In December 2007, Comstar completed the tender for equipment to build and modernize the backbone transportation network in Ukraine and city multi-service communications networks in Kiev and Odessa. Initially, the Russian telecommunications operator will install Cisco’s hub router and backbone router and also aggregation and network management equipment in centres in Kiev and Odessa, after which other cities will be added to the backbone infrastructure. The initiative is scheduled to be launched in Q2. Comstar plans to use the network to provide its private clients with triple-play services and its corporate clients with virtual private networks, telephony and high-speed broadband. By 2011, the number of subscribers is estimated to exceed 125,000 in Kiev and Odessa.

   

SoonR secures USD 9.5 mln in funding from Cisco (USA)

  • January 9th, 2008
  • 2:44 pm

Mobile platform specialist SoonR has closed a USD 9.5 million Series B investment led by Cisco. The funding will allow SoonR to expand its mobile platform and advance its partner-driven distribution strategy. Previous investors Intel Capital and Clearstone Venture Partners also participated in the round. Total investment in the two-year old company now stands at USD 15.5 million. Through SoonR services, users can access, back up and share files on their desktop computer from their mobile phone or internet-enabled device.

   

European broadband users keener on ‘connected life’ - study

  • December 13th, 2007
  • 2:23 pm

Broadband users in Western Europe may be even more interested in living ‘The Connected Life’ than US consumers, according to new research from the Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG). Some 90 percent of European broadband users expressed an interest in a connected life service - anytime, anywhere access to all household digital media content - compared to only 77 percent in the US. Furthermore, 42 percent are willing to spend EUR 3.50 per month to enable easy management of and access to their household digital content, yet they struggle to find an innovative solution which is simple, quick to install and highly secure. The Cisco IBSG Connected Consumer study canvassed the views of 1,500 broadband users across France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK. The suggested household content includes TV, films, the household calendar and address book, digital photos, video clips and music.

   

Reggefiber picks Cisco equipment for FTTH roll-out (Netherlands)

  • December 10th, 2007
  • 1:54 pm

Dutch operator Reggefiber has selected Cisco equipment for its roll-out of fibre-to-the-home services in three cities. The company is using the Cisco Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network architecture and Cisco Ethernet FTTH technology. Reggefiber already owns an extensive FTTH network in the Netherlands and current planned projects will add approximately 100,000 to 200,000 households. It has recently started laying fiber in the city of Deventer, which it plans to extend to Almere and another city within the next few months. The network will give residents access to broadband speeds of up to 100 Mbps initially, and up to 1 Gbps in the future. The operator said it chose Ethernet point-to-point FTTH architecture because “it is future-proof and maximizes return on such an important infrastructure investment”. Reggefiber will deploy Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Switches as the E-FTTH access platform at its new optical points of presence and a 10 Gigabit Ethernet core network to make optimum use of the increased capacity provided by Cisco 7600 Series Routers. Fujitsu Services will supply, install and support the Cisco equipment.

   

Cisco sales grow 16.7% to USD 9.6 billion (USA)

  • November 8th, 2007
  • 2:22 pm

Cisco Systems reported sales of USD 9.6 billion for its fiscal first quarter to 27 October, up 16.7 percent from the year-earlier period. Its net profit increased 37.1 percent to USD 2.2 billion, helped by a tax settlement worth USD 162 million. The company finished the period with USD 24.7 billion in cash. Cisco recorded a book-to-bill ratio of around 1 in the period. Orders in Europe rose 20 percent, while US orders increased 13 percent, Asia Pacific showed growth in the high teens and emerging markets orders rose in the mid 30s year-on-year. Cisco forecast full-year sales up in the mid-teens.

   

Cisco launches I-Prize for new collaboration technologies (USA)

  • November 1st, 2007
  • 2:16 pm

Cisco has announced the I-Prize, a competition to develop technology business ideas using Cisco’s collaboration products. Entrants will have their ideas run through Cisco’s process for identifying emerging technologies to take to market, and the winning team may have the opportunity to join Cisco as founders of a new emerging technology business unit. Depending on the value of the idea, Cisco may also invest up to USD 10 million over three years to fund the new business unit. Judges will consider both the technology innovation as well as the business opportunity behind the idea, with Cisco targeting IP-based products with the potential to generate up to USD 1 billion in sales within 5-7 years.