According to Cisco research, by 2016, network demands will dramatically expand to manage nearly 19 billion new connected devices and handle 18 times the amount of today’s global mobile data traffic.
To help organizations quickly respond to new business opportunities while managing these rapidly changing network demands, Cisco has introduced its Unified Access (UA) solution, a highly secure network infrastructure based on one policy source and one management solution for the entire network. Cisco Unified Access provides a consistent set of network capabilities across wired, wireless and virtual private network (VPN) networks, allowing them to behave as a single entity.
Cisco Unified Access is designed to help IT organizations become a competitive differentiation to the business by shifting the focus from time-consuming operational activities to developing innovative business offerings, such as new connected consumer experiences or personalized connected banking services.
Sujai Hajela, Vice President and General Manager, Wireless Networking Group, Cisco, said,
“Cisco’s network vision is to help IT organizations drive business innovation by successfully harnessing market transitions such as cloud, BYOD and surge of data to ultimately deliver new connected experiences over any network. With the introduction of Cisco Unified Access, we are realizing this vision with a simplified architectural approach based on one policy, one management and one network that can help IT organization focus less time on daily operations and more time on new innovative business services.”
Cisco is also unveiling an expanded mobility portfolio that extends enterprise features to midmarket customers at an attractive price without sacrificing wireless network quality. Cisco Unified Access also includes new innovations in Cisco policy and management solutions to further simplify IT operations and improve user experience.
