Talk:Cisco

Proposing an update to the lead

I am a connected contributor with a declared COI. I would like to suggest the following updates to the first paragraph of the lead section.

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'''Cisco Systems, Inc.''' (using the [[trademark]] '''Cisco''') is an American [[multinational corporation|multinational]] [[digital communications]] technology [[conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]] corporation headquartered in [[San Jose, California]]. Cisco develops, manufactures, and sells [[backdoor (computing)|backdoored]] [[networking hardware]], [[software]], [[telecommunications equipment]] and other [[high-technology]] services and products. Cisco specializes in specific tech markets, such as the [[Internet of things]] (IoT), [[internet domain|domain security]], [[videoconferencing]], and [[energy management]] with [[List of Cisco products|products]] including [[Webex]], [[OpenDNS]], [[XMPP|Jabber]], Duo Security, Silicon One, and [[Cisco Jasper|Jasper]].

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''Cisco Systems, Inc.''' (using the [[trademark]] '''Cisco''') is a [[United States|U.S.]][[Multinational corporation|multinational]] technology [[Conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]] that develops, manufactures, and sells hardware, [[software]], [[telecommunications equipment]] and other [[high-technology]] services and products focused on [[Networking hardware|networking]], [[cyber security]] and [[Artificial intelligence]]. Cisco specializes in specific tech markets, such as the [[Internet of things]] (IoT), [[Internet domain|domain security]], [[videoconferencing]], and [[energy management]] with [[List of Cisco products|products]] including [[Webex]], [[OpenDNS]], [[XMPP|Jabber]], Duo Security, Silicon One, Hypershield, Unified Edge, and [[Cisco Jasper|Jasper]]. The company is headquartered in [[San Jose, California]].

I would also like to propose adding the following sentence to the end of the last paragraph in the lead section.

As of December 2025, Cisco had a market capitalization of $317 billion.

Thank you, and all feedback is welcome. SBCornelius (talk) 18:03, 29 January 2026 (UTC)

Suggested edit to the History section

I am a connected contributor with a declared COI, and I want to suggest edits to the History section. I have only included TextDiff templates for the paragraphs where I have suggested changes. Each template is labeled with the subsection name and paragraph number. Thank you, and all input is appreciated.

2006-2012: The Human Network - paragraph 4

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Throughout the mid-2000s, Cisco also built a significant presence in India, establishing its Globalization Centre East in [[Bangalore]] for $1 billion. Cisco also expanded into new markets by acquisition—one example being a 2009 purchase of mobile specialist [[Starent Networks]].

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Throughout the mid-2000s, Cisco also built a significant presence in India, establishing its Globalization Centre East in [[Bangalore]] for $1 billion. Cisco also expanded into new markets by acquisition—one example being a 2009 purchase of mobile specialist [[Starent Networks]] for $2.9 billion, which strengthened the company's position in mobile service-provider networks by adding Starent’s packet core technology, which was widely used by carriers as the industry transitioned from 3G to LTE and 4G networks..

2013-present - paragraph 2

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In April 2014, Cisco announced funding for early-stage firms to focus on the Internet of Things. The investment fund was allocated to investments in IoT accelerators and startups such as The Alchemist Accelerator, Ayla Networks and [[EVRYTHNG]]. Later that year, the company announced it was laying off another 6,000 workers or 8% of its global workforce, as part of a second restructuring. On November 4, 2014, Cisco announced an investment in [[Stratoscale]].

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In April 2014, Cisco announced funding for early-stage firms to focus on the Internet of Things. The investment fund was allocated to investments in IoT accelerators and startups such as The Alchemist Accelerator, Ayla Networks and [[EVRYTHNG]]. The company later funded a 2017 track with an additional $1 million in funding to Alchemist. Later in 2014, the company announced it was laying off another 6,000 workers or 8% of its global workforce, as part of a second restructuring. On November 4, 2014, Cisco announced an investment in the Israeli [[Hyper-converged infrastructure]] (HCI) company, [[Stratoscale]].

2013-present - paragraph 3

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On May 4, 2015, Cisco announced [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] and Chairman [[John Chambers (CEO)|John Chambers]] would step down as CEO on July 26, 2015, but remain chairman. [[Chuck Robbins]], senior vice president of worldwide sales & operations and 17-year Cisco veteran, was announced as the next CEO. On July 23, 2015, Cisco announced the divestiture of its television set-top-box and [[cable modem]] business to [[Technicolor SA]] for $600 million, a division originally formed by Cisco's $6.9 billion purchase of [[Scientific Atlanta]]. The deal came as part of Cisco's gradual exit from the consumer market, and as part of an effort by Cisco's new leadership to focus on cloud-based products in enterprise segments. Cisco indicated that it would still collaborate with Technicolor on video products. On November 19, 2015, Cisco, alongside [[ARM Holdings]], [[Dell]], [[Intel]], [[Microsoft]] and [[Princeton University]], founded the [[OpenFog Consortium]], to promote interests and development in [[fog computing]].

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On May 4, 2015, Cisco announced [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] and Chairman [[John Chambers (CEO)|John Chambers]] would step down as CEO on July 26, 2015, but remain chairman. [[Chuck Robbins]], senior vice president of worldwide sales & operations and 17-year Cisco veteran, was announced as the next CEO. On July 23, 2015, Cisco announced the divestiture of its television set-top-box and [[cable modem]] business to [[Technicolor SA]] for $600 million, a division originally formed by Cisco's $6.9 billion purchase of [[Scientific Atlanta]]. The deal came as part of Cisco's gradual exit from the consumer market, and as part of an effort by Cisco's new leadership to focus on cloud-based products in enterprise segments. Cisco indicated that it would still collaborate with Technicolor on video products. On November 19, 2015, Cisco, alongside [[ARM Holdings]], [[Dell]], [[Intel]], [[Microsoft]] and [[Princeton University]], founded the [[OpenFog Consortium]], to promote interests and development in [[fog computing]] through defining a horizontal architecture that spans from cloud to edge, working alongside standards bodies like IEEE and ETSI to support emerging technologies.

2013-present - paragraph 9

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In 2019, Cisco also introduced the "Silicon One" [[Application-specific integrated circuit|ASIC chip]] with the G100 model reaching a speed of 25.6 Tbit/s. The Silicon One competes against the Tomahawk series by [[Broadcom Corporation|Broadcom]] the [[Nvidia|Nvidia Spectrum]], the [[Marvell Technology|Marvell Teralynx]] and the [[Intel]] Tofino. In 2023, the Silicon One G200 will offer a speed of 51.2 Tbit/sec.

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In 2019, Cisco also introduced the "Silicon One" [[Application-specific integrated circuit|ASIC chip]] with the G100 model reaching a speed of 25.6 Tbit/s. The Silicon One competes against the Tomahawk series by [[Broadcom Corporation|Broadcom]] the [[Nvidia|Nvidia Spectrum]], the [[Marvell Technology|Marvell Teralynx]], [[Intel]] Tofino, and the [[Juniper Networks]] Experss 5. In 2023, the Silicon One G200 will offer a speed of 51.2 Tbit/sec.

2013-present - paragraph 12

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Cisco completely curtailed sales of its equipment in Russia after the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], and completely discontinued service for already-sold devices. In April 2023, it became known that the company had destroyed equipment, spare parts, and even vehicles and office furniture worth 1.86 billion rubles (about $23 million) due to the impossibility of re-exporting. In February 2023, Cisco also wrote off the debt of the Russian mobile operator [[MTS (network provider)|MTS]] in the amount of 1.234 billion rubles. As expected, these are unpaid amounts for previous equipment deliveries.

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In 2022, Cisco completely curtailed sales of its equipment in Russia due to [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], and completely discontinued service for already-sold devices. In April 2023, it became known that the company had destroyed equipment, spare parts, and even vehicles and office furniture worth 1.86 billion rubles (about $23 million) due to the impossibility of re-exporting. In February 2023, Cisco also wrote off the debt of the Russian mobile operator [[MTS (network provider)|MTS]] in the amount of 1.234 billion rubles. As expected, these are unpaid amounts for previous equipment deliveries.

2013-present - paragraph 13

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In 2023, Cisco announced plans to begin manufacturing equipment in India.

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In 2023, Cisco announced plans to begin manufacturing equipment in India. The company opened a plant in [[Sriperumbudur]] in late 2024 where it manufactures Network Convergence System (NCS) 540 Series routers. The Indian facility is Cisco's sole manufacturing plant for 540 Series routers.

2013-present - paragraph 15

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On March 5, 2024, Cisco Systems announced to secure unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $28 billion bid for cybersecurity firm [[Splunk]].

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In March 2024, Cisco Systems received unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $28 billion bid for cybersecurity firm [[Splunk]]. The Splunk acquisition was completed later that month.

2013-present - paragraph 19

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On August 13, 2025, Cisco against announced it would eliminate 221 positions across its Milpitas and San Francisco offices. At the same time, the company once again announced an 8% increase in revenue for the fiscal year.

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On August 13, 2025, Cisco announced it would eliminate 221 positions across its Milpitas and San Francisco offices. At the same time, the company announced an 8% increase in revenue for the fiscal year.

SBCornelius (talk) 19:01, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

Partly done Thanks for the suggestions. I implemented the copyedits and grammar fixes, but did not add wording or detail that seemed interpretive, or overly specific.

•  Not done 2006–2012 paragraph 4 (Starent): I did not add the proposed wording about the acquisition having "strengthened" Cisco's position, since that reads as interpretive.
•  Not done 2013–present paragraph 2 (IoT funding / Alchemist / Stratoscale): I did not add the additional Alchemist and Stratoscale detail. The San Jose link seems to be a dead link.
•  Not done 2013–present paragraph 3 (OpenFog): I did not add the expanded description of the consortium's technical role, as that seemed too detailed and promotional for this section.
•  Not done 2013–present paragraph 9 (Silicon One): I did not add the extra competitor detail not in the linked source WP:V
•  Not done 2013–present paragraph 12 (Russia): I did not make the requested wording changes, due-to isn't in the source WP:V.
•  Not done 2013–present paragraph 13 (India manufacturing): I did not add the new plant and router-model detail, as it seemed too specific for this section.
•  Done 2013–present paragraph 15 (Splunk): I fixed the awkward wording in the sentence about EU antitrust approval.
•  Done 2013–present paragraph 19 (2025 layoffs): I fixed the typo/wording issue in that sentence.

◦ Sibshops (talk) 15:20, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

Hi @Sibshops! Thanks for taking the time to review these. I have updated the source in 2013 - present paragraph 2. I also corrected a typo that read 2024 and not 2014. I'm taking the rest as valid points. Thanks again for taking a look. SBCornelius (talk) 16:34, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

Proposing changes to the Products & Services section

I am a connected contributor with a declared COI. I have some significant changes to propose for the Products & Services section. It is somewhat out-of-date and not representative of where the company is in 2026. My proposed changes are for the opening paragraphs of the section and then creating a more detailed and inclusive breakdown by adding additional subsections. Thank you for taking the time to review. I appreciate your feedback.

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Cisco provides IT products and services across five major technology areas: networking, security, collaboration, data center and IoT.Cisco is the dominant vendor in the Australian market across all market segments. It uses its Australian office as one of the main headquarters for the [[Asia-Pacific]] region.=== Hosted Collaboration Solution (HCS) === Cisco partners offer cloud-based services based on Cisco's virtualized [[Cisco Unified Computing System|Unified Computing System]] (UCS). The Cisco Unified Services Delivery Solution includes hosted versions of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (UCM), Cisco Unified Contact Center, Cisco Unified Mobility, Cisco Unified Presence, Cisco Unity Connection (unified messaging) and Cisco Webex Meeting Center.

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Cisco provides networking hardware, software, and services for enterprise, service-provider, and public-sector customers. Its offerings span networking infrastructure, cybersecurity, collaboration software, data center and cloud systems, observability platforms, and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies.=== Networking ===Cisco’s core business is the development of networking infrastructure used to connect and manage data networks. The company produces routers, switches, and network operating systems for enterprise and service-provider environments, including its '''Catalyst''' and '''Nexus''' switching platforms, which are widely used in corporate and data center networks.=== Security ===Cisco offers cybersecurity products designed to protect networks, users, and applications across on-premises and cloud environments. Its security portfolio includes network and identity security tools such as '''Cisco Secure''' platforms and '''Duo''', which provides multi-factor authentication and access control services.=== Collaboration === Cisco provides collaboration and communications software for businesses, including tools for video conferencing, messaging, and enterprise calling. Its '''Webex''' platform supports virtual meetings, cloud calling, and contact center services, and is used by organizations for internal communication and customer engagement.=== Data center and cloud infrastructure ===Cisco develops data center and cloud infrastructure products that support compute, storage networking, and application delivery. The company’s '''Unified Computing System (UCS)''' integrates compute, networking, and management software and is used in on-premises, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments.=== Observability and analytics ===Cisco offers software platforms for monitoring, observability, and data analytics that help organizations analyze application performance and system reliability. This includes '''Splunk''', an analytics and observability platform acquired by Cisco in 2024, which is used to analyze machine data and support IT and security operations.=== Internet of Things (IoT) ===Cisco provides networking and connectivity technologies for Internet of Things (IoT) applications, focusing on connecting and managing devices at the network edge. Its IoT offerings include industrial networking solutions used in sectors such as manufacturing, transportation, and critical infrastructure.

SBCornelius (talk) 19:13, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

 Not done Thanks for the contribution. This adds too much detail for a products and services and reads more like promotional material instead of an encyclopedic summary. Wikipedia shouldn't provide a breakdown of Cisco's current product lines. ◦ Sibshops (talk) 17:57, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

Suggested edit to the Certifications and Corporate Affairs sections

Hello once again and thanks to @Sibshops for contributing to the discussion above. I've declared my COI and have a few more suggestions for the Certifications and Corporate Affairs sections. I am tagging this for COI review in case additional editors would like to weigh in. Thanks again, and all feedback is appreciated.

Certifications - first paragraph update

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Cisco Systems also sponsors a line of [[Professional certification (computer technology)|IT professional certifications]] for Cisco products. There are five (path to [[network planning and design|network designers]]) levels of certification: Entry (CCT), Associate ([[Cisco CCNA|CCNA]]/CCDA), Specialist (Cisco Certified Specialist), Professional (CCNP/CCDP), Expert (CCIE/CCDE), and recently Architect (CCAr: CCDE previous), as well as eight different paths, Collaboration, CyberOps, Data Center, DevNet, Enterprise, Security, and Service Provider.

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Cisco Systems also sponsors a line of [[Professional certification (computer technology)|IT professional certifications]] for Cisco products. There are four (path to [[Network planning and design|network designers]]) levels of certification: Entry (CCST), Associate ([[Cisco CCNA|CCNA]]), Professional (CCNP), Expert (CCIE/CCDE), as well as eight different paths, Collaboration, CyberOps, Data Center, DevNet, Enterprise, Security, and Service Provider. In 2022, the company launched Cisco U, a digital learning platform that provides training, skills development, and certification preparation for network and IT professionals. The platform offers online and in-person learning tools, including skills assessments, role- and goal-based learning paths, project-based training, and access to lab environments, and forms part of Cisco’s broader education and certification programs.

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Hi @Sibshops! I hope all is well. I have a few suggestions for the Certifications and Corporate Affairs sections. Could you provide feedback since you've been previously involved with this article? Any feedback would be appreciated. Thank you! SBCornelius (talk) 16:17, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

The request originally had multiple parts, but to make it less of a lift for reviewers, I have cut it down to a single request. I will repost the others in this more limited fashion once this is resolved. Thank you! SBCornelius (talk) 17:40, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

@SBCornelius:  Not done Violation of WP:PROMO, no citations provided. P,TO 19104 (talk) (contribs) 19:17, 30 July 2026 (UTC)