The epidemic has inadvertently created an impetus for the deployment of fast-moving 5G, Sameer Garde, President of Cisco India and SAARC said in an interview. Part:
When do you expect to discuss the 5G roll-out to return to 2019 levels?
The epidemic has accelerated the low-touch economy manifold and we believe that 5G will further accelerate its adoption. Towards this, we are creating the future Internet based on silicon, optics and software, called Silicon One.
This programmable networking chip is designed to improve performance, bandwidth, power efficiency, scalability, and flexibility. We have $ 5 billion globally (India will receive a share of it) in funding to help build a 5G network over the next three years. Currently, we have over 125 active engagements with global customers on 5G.
What will be the difference of Cisco in Cloud Play?
As companies see the next general growth and development, they are increasingly turning to the cloud to enable new business models and hybrid work culture.
Here, they are looking at a hybrid cloud strategy to bring out the best of both worlds: innovation, speed and scale of the private cloud and public cloud and security, compliance and performance.
Helping customers manage their multi-cloud environments to migrate to hybrid cloud and get more from their applications and data is the driving force behind Cisco’s cloud strategy.
Some analysts believe that Cisco is a sales / marketing-heavy enterprise and it compromises on R&D?
Today’s Cisco is at the heart of our clients’ strategy and is no longer seen as the originator of those strategies. We have taken what we perceived to be a threat to our business, for example cloud, SDN (software-defined networking), software and subscription services and turned them into growth opportunities.
All of this is a result of our commitment to R&D and bringing the best, most relevant innovation in simpler, more easily-consumed methods.
Cisco invests more than $ 6 billion annually in R&D and cloud-delivered security and collaboration solutions, multi-cloud, 5G and Wi-Fi 6 (6th generation WiFi), 400-GHz, optical networking Next is expanding investments to focus on areas such as next-generation silicon, AI, and more. These will help us get in good shape for the future.
I am proud to state that India R&D is helping Cisco transform its core businesses into a software model and help customers worldwide simplify their digital transformation and make better business decisions based on insights Helping them to take over.
What has been the contribution of Cisco towards the Digital India program so far?
We are closely involved with the Digital India program and are working on various initiatives at state and central government agencies. In addition, more than 95% of the top 1,000 companies in India and more than 25,000 small and medium businesses are using Cisco’s technology to digitize and inspire new possibilities for the future.
Can you tell us about your networking academy program?
Under the program, Cisco is developing digital talent to meet the growing demand for a skilled workforce in cyber talent and other deep-technology expertise. We have trained five lakh learners in India in the last 18 months.
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