With the new solution, the company said, providers can deliver video, data and video centers from the data center for optimum quality, service and costs-optimization, easing the provider's transition to offering new services.
Cisco said it is responding to increased demand for connected experiences, which has contributed to 46% compounded annual growth rate in global Internet traffic, according to data from the recent Cisco Visual Networking Index.
"The efficient delivery of highly secure cloud computing services places unique demands on virtualized environments," explained Martijn van Zoeren, director, iTricity. "By addressing virtualization and highly secure interconnection in the Unified Service Delivery architecture, Cisco is demonstrating that it has a clear understanding of the issues."
Cisco's new solution unifies, integrates and interconnects networks for efficient and speedy delivery of data. Purposely built for virtualization initiatives, Cisco's Unified Service Delivery promises to deliver a highly secure virtual service experience for their customers.
"Cisco is uniquely suited to provide the infrastructure to make the Unified Service Delivery solution a reality and also provide the commitment and stability to be the partner of choice for service providers, for many years to come," said Kelly Ahuja, senior vice president and general manager, service provider routing technology group, Cisco.