Cisco Meraki’s Post

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Some big announcements from Cisco today, they have announced Wi-Fi 7 access points, but as they say, there's more. Not only do we have Wi-Fi 7 access points that give us WPA version 3, so enforcement of WPA version three, which means that we have better security, we can stop this kind of Wi-Fi nonsense. Like I've demonstrated many times on my channel, the access points also have protected management frames or PMP to stop or Wi-Fi attacks. But I think one of the big announcements is we have a global use AP. This saves you so much time and money because rather than by mistake buying the wrong access. Point for a certain part of the world, we have a global use access point that can be allocated to different region. I also think this is fantastic news for many of us. They have one unified experience with unified hardware, unified licensing and you can manage the access point using Catalyst Center on Prem or manage the access point using Moraki or have a hybrid approach. Certain access points support ultra wide band with precise location tracking and secure communication. Access points in themselves are great, but there's a lot more power when they integrated. Part of the platform, one of those applications is Cisco Smart Spaces. The idea here is that you can go to an office, as an example, scan a QR code without downloading an app to your phone. You're able to get directions to a meeting room. Facility managers can also better manage the spaces that they have. So make sure that the office space is utilized properly. We mustn't forget about management. We have end to end visibility across owned and unowned networks where you can preempt digital disruptions with continuous insights. So here we're looking at the Meraki dashboard. But you also have integration with Thousand Eyes. OK, So what do you think about this announcement? Great to see that Cisco have got Wi-Fi 7 access points, but have also changed the licensing to make it so much simpler. You can manage devices with Catalyst Center or Moraki or both. Fantastic that we have a single access point so we don't have to worry about regional codes, as an example.