Cisco

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Cisco, also known as Cisco Systems, is a publicly owned company headquartered in the US. Founded in 1984, it employs approximately 101,420 individuals and reported $56.7B in revenue as of 2025. Specializing in enterprise and telecoms software, the company develops, manufactures, and sells networking hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, and high-technology services and products.

2025 Revenue

Founded

1984

Headcount

101,420

Headquarters

Primary Segment

Enterprise and telecoms software

Ownership

Publicly Owned

Deployments

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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 9 products in the enterprise tech, telecoms tech and pro AV industries. Cisco's product portfolio comprises of pro AV controls and infrastructure, conferencing, ecommerce and customer journey technology, enterprise security, enterprise and telecoms software, pro AV audio and conferencing, digital signage and professional display, data centre infrastructure and telecoms network infrastructure.

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Cisco's revenues were $56.7B in 2025. Caretta Research has split Cisco's revenue into 14 different product categories, the largest of which is 5G MEC, which represents 63% of Cisco's revenue.

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May

26th

2026

11:28

Emerging Tech, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

AI emerging as top driver of Internet traffic growth – study

Consumer-driven AI traffic currently represents a small portion of overall Internet traffic today, but the accelerating adoption of AI, including agentic AI, will make AI the dominant driver in the decade to come, Cisco predicts in a new study.

Light Reading

May

21st

2026

06:30

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Cisco Splunk research investigates corporate downtime's financial and hidden costs

New research from Cisco's Splunk division puts the annual cost burden of unplanned downtime at Global 2000 companies at approximately USD 600 billion. The aggregate figure represents an increase of around 50 percent since the last edition of this research in 2024.

Telecompaper

May

19th

2026

01:00

Emerging Tech, Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag

Cisco and USGA Announce Multiyear Partnership Extension

Cisco and the USGA have announced a multiyear extension of their partnership, which began in 2018. Cisco serves as the Official Technology Partner of the USGA, supporting year-round operations and championships including the U.S. Open and U.S. Women's Open Presented by Ally.

4RFV International Broadcast News

May

16th

2026

19:01

Capital Investment, Emerging Tech, Artificial Intelligence, Layoffs, B2B Tag

The week in telecom: US operators mount rural satellite challenge, Cisco cashes in on AI boom

Some big moves in the US mobile market last week, as SpaceX secured the FCC's approval for acquiring a large chuck of mobile spectrum, and the three mobile operators agreed a rural coverage alliance. Cisco meanwhile is the latest to report soaring results thanks to AI investment at the same time as cutting jobs, and Telenor and Nokia have each brought in new blood to revive their mobile businesses.

Telecompaper

May

13th

2026

06:57

Emerging Tech, Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag

Cisco extends partnership with US Golf Association

Cisco has extended its technology partnership with the US Golf Association (USGA). The multi-year renewal means Cisco will continue to serve as the association's official technology partner, supplying networking, cybersecurity and observability platforms to support USGA tournaments, including the US Open and US Women's Open, as well as round-the-year operations.

Telecompaper

May

12th

2026

08:36

Partnerships and Alliances, Emerging Tech, New Offerings, B2B Tag

AT&T Business expands SD-WAN playbook with Cisco-powered quantum security tools

AT&T Business is teaming with Cisco to bring quantum-grade security protections to its SD-WAN enterprise services. Dubbed Quantum Resilient SD-WAN, this advance is designed to enable secure enterprise connectivity protected from threats posed by the advent of quantum computers, both in the future and nearer-term due to the potential for "harvest now, decrypt later" attacks.

Telecompaper

May

6th

2026

05:54

Emerging Tech, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

Cisco acquires Astrix Security to bolster identity access and management for AI agents

Cisco announced a deal to acquire the non-human identity (NHI) safety platform Astrix Security to expand coverage of enterprise agentic AI workloads in its security suite. While the wider transaction terms were undisclosed, Israeli media reported Cisco would pay about USD 400 million to buy Astrix.

Telecompaper

Apr

29th

2026

03:08

Management Changes, Corporate Restructuring, Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Cisco parts ways with hardware EVP, rolls hardware grouping into CPO's product team

Martin Lund, Cisco executive vice president for common hardware projects, is departing the company after taking up a CEO appointment at an unnamed AI startup. Following Lund's departure, Cisco's CEO Chuck Robbins said the Common Hardware Group would be folded into the firm's wider Product Organisation led by Jeetu Patel, Cisco's chief product officer and company president since May 2025.

Telecompaper

Apr

28th

2026

06:46

Partnerships and Alliances, Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Cisco equips Qiddiya Investment Company HQ in Riyadh

Cisco and Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC) have partnered to power QIC's new headquarters with Cisco technology. The new office, based in Riyadh's diplomatic quarter, uses Cisco's networking, collaboration, and IoT-enabled sensor products to deliver a 'human-centric' workspace, designed to elevate the Qiddiya brand while also attracting leading talent.

Telecompaper

Apr

16th

2026

18:30

New Offerings, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

Cisco, NVIDIA Push Toward AI-Driven Media Fabrics as Next Evolution of Broadcast Infrastructure

As the industry continues its steady march from SDI to IP, a new conversation is quickly taking shape across sports-media engineering circles: what comes after ST 2110? For Cisco, the answer lies in what it calls AI-driven media fabrics — a next-generation infrastructure model that brings together traditional broadcast workflows and real-time AI processing on the same network.

Sports Video Group

Apr

7th

2026

02:44

Management Changes, Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Cisco names ex-Deloitte CFO to board of directors

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Telecompaper

Apr

3rd

2026

03:41

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Cisco survey finds growing enterprise reliance on wireless infrastructure as 80% of decision-makers spend more

Cisco has published the first iteration of its 'State of Wireless Report' survey, which found 80 percent of enterprise participants had upped investments in wireless networking over the past five years.

Telecompaper

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

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