Cisco said RST Fiber, a fiber-optic networks vendor, is using Cisco’s network infrastructure solution to deliver 100 Gbps connectivity in a statewide network in North Carolina.
RST’s network features the new Cisco Evolved Programmable Network (EPN) infrastructure, which combines a network and data center infrastructure technologies, including optical and carrier-grade IPv6 solutions.
Cisco EPN allows RST to deliver services, including wired and wireless broadband and uncompressed 4K video to businesses and residents throughout North Carolina. It paves the way for programmable networks capable of accelerating service turn-up and delivering personalized service offerings in the areas of online education, telemedicine, smart grid, transport and others.
Cisco Mobile Visual Networking Index says global mobile data traffic grew 81 percent in 2013, thanks largely to the increasing number of Machine to Machine (M2M) devices and growing use of cloud and video.
Dan Limerick, chief executive officer, RST, said: “There’s an appetite from all types of businesses, content suppliers and consumers for increased high-speed network access and bandwidth capacity, as well as a demand for more Internet of Everything applications.”
The Cisco EPN is optimized for dynamic over-the-top (OTT) and cloud services, providing RST with the flexible foundation needed to direct traffic — spontaneously and in real time — and significantly improve business operations.
Cisco solutions will enable RST to provide faster and more flexible networks, deliver personalized services and deploy technology features such as carrier-class Wi-Fi and IPv6 content delivery networks (CDN).
Cisco Network Convergence System (NCS 2000) connects DWDM transport networks at rates of up to 100 Gbps and beyond and supports dynamic network configurability with 96-channel, next-generation intelligent ROADM capabilities.
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router provides the initial foundation of the RST network infrastructure, connecting end customers to services of up to 100 Gbps integrated optical links.
