Cisco offers Verizon metro optical network deal insight
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) Vice President of Optical Systems (OPSY) and Transceivers Group Bill Gartner offered some insights into the role the company will play in Verizon's next-generation U.S. metro fiber-optic network upgrade. He confirmed that Cisco offered a financing package while suggesting that an upcoming circuit emulation capability may prove an important aspect of Verizon's plans.