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Cisco, also known as Cisco Systems, is a publicly owned American multinational technology conglomerate headquartered in the United States. Founded in 1984, the company specializes in telecoms network infrastructure, employs approximately 86,200 individuals, and reported $63.3B in revenue as of 2026. It develops, manufactures, and sells networking hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, and high-technology services and products.

2025 Revenue

Founded

1984

Headcount

82,400

Headquarters

United States

Primary Segment

Telecoms network infrastructure

Ownership

Publicly Owned

Deployments

News Summary:

On September 10, 2025, Cisco announced a strategic collaboration with Tata Communications to reshape how businesses connect, manage, and scale their connected devices globally. Later, on an unspecified date, Cisco demonstrated the extended use of the 6GHz band for its Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 access points with Federated Wireless' system, highlighting Wi-Fi 6E's readiness for large enterprise deployments and paving the way for Wi-Fi 7. Also, Cisco joined the Inter-American Association of Telecommunications Companies (ASIET) as a member. Finally, Cisco signed cooperation memoranda with the Armenian Ministry of High Technologies, the Tumo center for creative technologies, and the Foundation of Technological Education to develop IT-focused education in Armenia using the Cisco Networking Academy.

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Cisco offers 22 products in the telecoms tech, enterprise tech and pro AV industries. Cisco's product portfolio comprises of digital signage and professional display, enterprise security, enterprise and telecoms software, telecoms network infrastructure, data centre infrastructure and conferencing systems and UC.

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Cisco's revenues were $63.3B in 2026. Caretta Research has split Cisco's revenue into 21 different product categories, the largest of which is iP switches and routers, which represents 28% of Cisco's revenue.

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Oct

14th

2026

06:48

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag, Facility Expansion

Cisco opens network testing centre in Krakow

Cisco has opened a new Customer Experience (CX) laboratory in Krakow, where clients can test and validate critical infrastructure upgrades before deploying them into production environments. The facility is equipped with infrastructure designed to handle AI and machine learning workloads. In practice, this enables the replication of client network environments and the verification of new solutions' performance prior to live implementation.

Telecompaper

Oct

13th

2026

07:08

New Offerings, Emerging Tech, B2B Tag, New Offerings, Product Updates

Cisco, Nvidia debut ultra-dense pluggable optics with 400 Gbps electrical lanes

Cisco and Nvidia have unveiled a new optical pluggable architecture designed to surpass the bandwidth of existing 1.6 Tbps modules by at least fourfold. The Ultra-Dense Small Form Factor Pluggable (USFP) technology will be used to develop 400 Gbps-per-electrical-lane modules in a reduced physical package.

Telecompaper

Oct

2nd

2026

06:30

Emerging Tech, Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag, Partnerships

Oak View Group Names Cisco as Official Technology Partner for Infrastructure Management Across OVG's Venue Network

Oak View Group (OVG) has announced Cisco as an Official Technology Partner. Through the partnership, OVG will look to standardize its technological infrastructure on Cisco’s industry-leading solutions across its expansive venue network, building an AI-ready, scalable foundation capable of growing with their business.

Sports Video Group

Sep

29th

2026

09:06

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Azerbaijan, Cisco discuss plans for regional centre and academy

Azerbaijan and Cisco discussed establishing a regional centre and an academy during a meeting in Baku between Azerbaijan's minister of digital development and transport Rashad Nabiyev and Adele Trombetta, the senior vice president and general manager of Cisco's Customer Experience division for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. This was announced in a statement by Minister of Digital Development and Transport Rashad Nabiyev on social media.

Telecompaper

Sep

29th

2026

07:30

B2B Tag

Clock ticks for cable as Cisco's flagship CMTS nears end

The future of the cable access network is trending away from legacy, chassis-based cable modem termination systems (CMTSs) to power- and space-saving virtualized platforms, but operators are embracing those platforms at different paces. Comcast, for example, is aggressively migrating to a vCMTS, while others such as Spectrum (the newly combined Cox Communications and Charter Communications), Videotron and Mediacom Communications have made vendor selections and are in or nearing the deployment process.

Light Reading

Sep

29th

2026

06:30

Emerging Tech, Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag, Partnerships

Oak View Group Names Cisco as Official Technology Partner

Oak View Group (OVG) has announced Cisco as an Official Technology Partner, with plans to standardize infrastructure across its venue network on Cisco solutions. Cisco will also become an Official Partner of five OVG venues: Climate Pledge Arena (Seattle), UBS Arena (New York), Moody Center (Austin), Acrisure Arena (Palm Desert, CA), and CFG Bank Arena (Baltimore).

Sports Video Group

Sep

25th

2026

01:24

Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag, Partnerships

Cisco and Cybastion to support women's digital business hubs in Liberia

Liberia, through the ministry of information, announced a partnership with Cybastion and Cisco to establish Women's Business Technology Hubs nationwide. The initiative aims to empower women by combining digital skills training with accessible childcare services. Information minister Jerolinmek Matthew Piah disclosed that the agreement was finalized during side events at the UN General Assembly.

Telecompaper

Sep

23rd

2026

13:15

Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

Agentic AI has already seeped into network operations – study

Agentic AI holds the promise of making networks smarter and staying steps ahead of impairments, all while taking stress off the people tasked with running them. But as companies begin handing over control of network operations to AI, the amount of responsibility to cede to digital teammates remains a question of trust.

Light Reading

Sep

23rd

2026

01:07

Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag, Partnerships

Notre Dame selects Cisco to modernise campus-wide network

The University of Notre Dame has selected Cisco to modernise its campus-wide network under a multi-year partnership focused on improving connectivity, resilience and operational efficiency. The deployment will include nearly 1,000 new switches across the university's South Bend campus, standardised on Cisco's Catalyst 9300X platform and managed through Cisco Catalyst Center.

Telecompaper

Sep

7th

2026

07:04

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag, Facility Expansion

Egyptian PM meets with Cisco to discuss potential expansion

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly met with Cisco Systems CEO Chuck Robbins to discuss expanding the company's investments and operational footprint in Egypt. Madbouly emphasised the importance of leveraging Cisco's global expertise in advancing communications, information technology, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. They also discussed expanding Cisco's capacity-building, with a focus on youth training and internationally recognised technology certifications.

Telecompaper

Sep

2nd

2026

09:20

Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag, Partnerships

Egypt partners with Cisco on AI infrastructure and skills training

Egypt's National Telecommunication Institute (NTI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Cisco Systems to train and certify 3,000 instructors under the Cisco Networking Academy programme. The partnership aims to strengthen Egypt's digital workforce development by building a high-level pool of accredited trainers capable of delivering internationally recognized technology certifications.

Telecompaper

Aug

26th

2026

06:33

Partnerships and Alliances, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag, Partnerships

Cisco adds Supermicro rack-scale systems to Secure AI Factory line-up

Cisco has unveiled a commercial alliance with Supermicro that sees the latter's rack-scale systems packaged with Secure AI Factory with Nvidia products. Starting in October, Cisco's AI infrastructure range will be available with Supermicro liquid and air-cooled rack systems.

Telecompaper

Cisco's customers primarily consist of telecoms and spectator Sports companies. Examples of Cisco's customers include Ford Motor Company, Real Madrid C.F. and PLDT. Cisco has partners like Real Madrid C.F.. Examples of Cisco's suppliers include Conviva, Ross Video and Intercom.

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