San Jose, Calif., June 16, 2021: Cisco has announced a portfolio of Catalyst industrial routers to “extend the power of the enterprise network to the Edge” with the flexibility, security and scalability needed for the Internet of Things (IoT) success.
Featuring 5G capabilities, the portfolio enables organisations to run connected operations at scale with choice of management tools suited for both IT and operations. The unified architecture simplifies collaboration between IT and operations and streamlines their deployments from the enterprise to the Edge.
The Edge is diverse and is located anywhere and everywhere – from utility substations and pipelines to roadways and the police cars and buses that run on them. According to Gartner, 75 percent of data will be generated outside of the data centre in these edge environments. This type of growth brings challenging new requirements, pointed out Cisco.
The new portfolio includes:
- Three new Catalyst 5G Industrial Routers to securely connect mobile and fixed assets: These new routers are based on Cisco IOS XE to extend the enterprise network and SD-WAN to the edge. This unified architecture provides IT and operational teams with consistent tools, eliminates training on new devices and technologies, and improves security. The new Catalyst routers are modular and also offer built-in edge compute to develop business apps and drive decisions at the edge.
- New Cisco IoT Gateway Series for essential indoor or outdoor connectivity at mass scale: Packaged with Cisco’s Cloud-based IoT Operations Dashboard, these gateways, claimed Cisco, were cost-effective and offered fast and simple set up; simply plug it in and power it on to connect previously unconnected assets.
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