“There would be fewer balls dropped, fewer misunderstandings taking place on the ground,” Giancarlo said, of the technology's possible implications.
Public sector deployments will likely account for 30 percent to 40 percent of the market for IPICS. Other potential customers include a those in the transportation, petroleum and hospital markets, he said.
Currently in early field trials with about a dozen customers, the IPICS products form the basis of a new emerging technology focus for Cisco -- continuing its strategy to build more intelligence into network infrastructure, Giancarlo said. Clients testing the technology include the city of Honolulu, Sprint Nextel and Maher Terminals, a shipping terminal operator in the Port of New York and New Jersey.
Cisco plans to open the technology to a small group of channel partners at the outset and should have approximately one dozen solution providers working with the technology by next year, Giancarlo said.
Smaller regional VARs and integrators are likely to have a play in this market, particularly with public sector clients, he said.
Subsea cable alternatives can provide a level of comfort for those concerned about disruptions. Realistically, they will continue to play a small, but critical role in the short term.
Maintaining existing network infrastructures often incurs huge technical debt before newer technologies are adopted over time.
Amid ongoing regional uncertainties, telecom infrastructure in the Middle East has expand to include terrestrial low-latency network infrastructure, which offers resilience and agility in navigating political complexities without relying solely on undersea networks.
