Cisco Optical Networking vs. Lumen Ethernet

Based on my experience, I think it's a goldmine for the experienced professional and a hectic job for newbies. I recommend newbies to have some experience and then jump to Cisco Optical Networking so that they can easily understand what they paid for and take the best out of it. It's best for network scalability so I highly recommend it to those who intend to scale their network in the near future however, if you know that your network will remain the same and you don't require it, there are cheaper options within Cisco.

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It is well suited based on our experience for small-scale projects where there are not very critical production-related activities happening. It will be easy to control and handle within a small set of deployments or platforms such as mobile-related activities. I don't recommend it for large server-scale deployment because we have seen inconsistencies with the connectivity of services.

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• Easy tool on quick reporting.
• Ability to keep the user alert.
• Great tool for multiple data management.

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• Speed has been consistent.
• Reliability of uptime.
• Hardware has been solid.

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• Bugs on software IOS XR
• Migration from legacy gears
• Cost of NCS and new gen is too steep compared to competitors

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• Offer better line location for construction
• Available in more states
• Quality of service reports monthly

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Haven't used any other yet as my company was already using it when I joined, so don't really have any feedback here on this topic.

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AT&T I would say is the leader within this area in terms of handling any large-scale deployments and their services are awesome. No connectivity issues at all and no latency in feedback. Server deployments are handled very effectively, that's not the case with century link. Of course, security is second to none with AT&T.

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• Easy and effective method to secure our data processing environment.
• Excellent transportation of many different data and very secure platform.
• Best data insights collection and easy reporting.

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• Positive: After configuration and initial setup service has been great. We have a call center running off the service and calls have much less jitter now.
• Positive: Fiber speeds have helped us execute daily tasks quicker.
• Negative: Much time and money wasted on the initial configuration and setup.

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