{"id":3505,"date":"2018-03-01T08:38:46","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T08:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/middleeastevents.com\/blog\/?p=3505"},"modified":"2018-03-01T08:38:46","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T08:38:46","slug":"du-collaborates-with-cisco-on-ip-core-network-modernization-and-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/du-collaborates-with-cisco-on-ip-core-network-modernization-and-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"du Collaborates With Cisco On IP Core Network Modernization And Expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>UAE-based telco \u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/www.du.ae\/\">du<\/a>,\u2019 from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), and Cisco announced a collaboration to build a future-proof network that is designed to support du\u2019s rapid transformation into a digital service provider. The announcement was made to coincide with Mobile World Congress 2018, being held 26 February to 1 March this year.<\/p>\n<p>Demand for more bandwidth is rising exponentially as consumers and businesses embrace new digital applications, services and technologies. In order to meet this demand, du is replacing its existing IP core network with a scalable and 5G-ready infrastructure that will reduce network complexity and enable it to become a more agile and flexible market player.<\/p>\n<p>du selected Cisco IP core network to modernize, expand and complete a seamless migration to virtualised and native cloud architecture. The network modernization will increase the capacity of the core network to 24 terabytes per node, making du\u2019s network ready for ultra-broadband services. This enables du to offer next-generation digital services pertaining to augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (AR), in addition to other new applications and services made possible by 5G.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3506 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/du-and-Cisco-executives-at-Mobile-World-Congress-2018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1420\" height=\"1021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/du-and-Cisco-executives-at-Mobile-World-Congress-2018.jpg 1420w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/du-and-Cisco-executives-at-Mobile-World-Congress-2018-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/du-and-Cisco-executives-at-Mobile-World-Congress-2018-768x552.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/du-and-Cisco-executives-at-Mobile-World-Congress-2018-1024x736.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1420px) 100vw, 1420px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0UAE-based telco \u2018du,\u2019 from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), and Cisco announced a collaboration to build a future-proof network that is designed to support du\u2019s rapid transformation into a digital service provider. The announcement was made to coincide with Mobile World Congress 2018, being held 26 February to 1 March this year. 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