Chuck Robbins
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Is Webex Cisco's Growth Story Again? Collaboration Just Had Its Best Quarter in Seven Years
Cisco's Collaboration business had its best quarter in seven years in Q4 FY26, with Webex, devices and contact center all growing
Marcus Law · 13 Aug 2026
Framework CEO Warns the AI Boom Could Kill Personal Computing - What Does This Mean for Workplace Devices?
Framework warns the AI supply crunch is squeezing workplace devices, forcing enterprise IT leaders to rethink endpoint strategy in 2026.
Sophie Wilson · 16 Apr 2026
Cisco's AI Paradox: Why Record Earnings Still Triggered a Market Sell-Off
Cisco earnings shows $15.3B revenue and $2.1B in AI orders, yet stock falls 10%. We analyze the Webex growth, margin pressures, and more.
Kieran Devlin · 12 Feb 2026
Cisco Q1 2026 Earnings: Firm leans into AI infrastructure boom as orders surge by 13%
Cisco Q1 2026 earnings show 13% networking growth, signalling enterprise demand surge and strong fiscal momentum.
Christopher Carey · 13 Nov 2025
Cisco Q4 2025 Earnings: Webex Growth Accelerates Amid AI and Security Innovations
Cisco Q4 shows why UC buyers should watch Webex and AI infrastructure: modest Collaboration growth, $2bn AI revenue, security and hybrid work. Published on UC T
Kieran Devlin · 14 Aug 2025
Big UC News From Daisy Group, Virgin Media O2, Microsoft and Cisco
Why it matters: Virgin Media O2 and Daisy Group’s £3bn merger reshapes UK SME telecoms, as Microsoft nears an EU Teams fine deal and Cisco Webex grows 24%. Publ
Kieran Devlin · 16 May 2025
Cisco’s Earnings: Webex and CPaaS Up 24% - What’s Contributed to the Successful Quarter?
Cisco’s Webex and CPaaS grew 24%, showing why AI, security and subscription UCaaS matter to buyers. Published on UC Today.
Kristian McCann · 15 May 2025
How Trump's Tariffs Are Creating 'Havoc' for UC Supply Chains
Tariffs are hitting UC supply chains, with Logitech, Cisco and China-made devices squeezed by uncertainty. Published on UC Today.
Kieran Devlin · 16 Apr 2025
Cisco AI Summit: What the C-Suites’ AI Vision Could Mean for Webex
Cisco's AI Summit kicked off last week with a speech from CEO Chuck Robbins and Chief Product Officer (CPO) Jeetu Patel outlining how they view speed in…
Kristian McCann · 23 Jan 2025
Cisco To Boost Webex Calling By Opening 2nd UK Data Centre
Cisco opens a second UK data centre in Manchester to strengthen Webex Calling, meeting compliance needs for enterprise buyers on UC Today.
Kieran Devlin · 23 Sept 2024
Jury: Cisco Owes Almost $66Mn For Audio Conferencing Patent Infringement
Why Cisco’s $65.7m Paltalk audio conferencing verdict matters: Webex patent risk, Cisco Collaboration, networking and security, Published on UC Today.
Kieran Devlin · 2 Sept 2024
Big UC News from Cisco, Google, Avocor, AUO Display and Zoom
Cisco Collaboration Merges With Networking and Security, Orders Grow ‘By Double Digits’ Cisco confirmed that its Collaboration arm will merge with…
Kieran Devlin · 16 Aug 2024
Cisco Collaboration Merges With Networking and Security, Orders Grow 'By Double Digits'
Cisco confirmed that its Collaboration arm will merge with Networking and Security in a corporate restructuring while outlining that its Collaboration…
Kieran Devlin · 15 Aug 2024
All The Webex News From Cisco Live
It has been another Cisco Live this week, with several pieces of eye-catching news across its networking, security, and, most pertinently, its Webex and…
Kieran Devlin · 5 Jun 2024
Synergy SKY Unveils Cisco Webex Control Hub Integration
Synergy SKY’s Cisco Webex Control Hub integration, now generally available, helps buyers scale secure video and join Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Meet and Webe
Kieran Devlin · 20 May 2024
Cisco Cloud Calling, Contact Centre Growth Offsets Meetings and Devices Decline
Cisco has reported continued revenue declines for its collaboration meetings and device solutions, offset by cloud calling and contact centre growth.
Kieran Devlin · 16 May 2024
Cisco, Microsoft and Google Launch AI Upskilling Consortium
Cisco, Microsoft and Google launch an AI-Enabled ICT Workforce Consortium to guide reskilling, upskilling and jobs.
Kieran Devlin · 5 Apr 2024
Big UC News from Microsoft, Zoom and Cisco
Microsoft Launches Unified Teams Work and Personal App, Appoints DeepMind Co-founder As New CEO of AI Division Microsoft is launching its unified Teams…
Kieran Devlin · 22 Mar 2024
Cisco Has Completed Its Splunk Acquisition
Why it matters: Cisco has completed its $28bn Splunk acquisition, combining security and observability to unify visibility, AI, and resilience. Published on UC
Kieran Devlin · 18 Mar 2024
Big UC News From Cisco, Slack, Microsoft and OpenAI
Cisco Confirms Staff Layoffs as Collaboration Sales Grow Again Cisco confirmed that five percent of its workforce would be laid off in its most recent…
Kieran Devlin · 16 Feb 2024
Cisco Confirms Staff Layoffs as Collaboration Sales Grow Again
Cisco cuts 5% of staff as Webex, collaboration devices and calling drive 3% growth. Published on UC Today, with hybrid work and AI.
Kieran Devlin · 15 Feb 2024
Cisco to Acquire Networking and Security Business Isovalent
Cisco’s Isovalent deal could sharpen Security Cloud with eBPF, Cilium and Tetragon, giving buyers better cloud-native observability and protection.
Kieran Devlin · 22 Dec 2023
Big UC News from Microsoft, Slack, Cisco and RingCentral
The Major News of This Year's Microsoft Ignite As is tradition, this year's Microsoft Ignite has featured a colossal range of stories.
Kieran Devlin · 17 Nov 2023
Cisco's Collaboration Sales Grow For The First Time in a Year
Cisco collaboration sales rose 3% on calling and contact centre growth, while Webex AI, Apple TV 4K, Apple Watch and NVIDIA matter for buyers. Published on UC T
Kieran Devlin · 16 Nov 2023
Cisco Webex Partners with Journey to Reinforce Cybersecurity
Webex Contact Centre security gets a boost as Cisco and Journey add identity proofing, authentication and encryption via the Webex App Hub. Published on UC Toda
Kieran Devlin · 28 Sept 2023
Cisco Acquires Splunk to Bolster Cybersecurity Offerings in Age of AI
Cisco has acquired the cybersecurity and observability business Splunk to strengthen its security offerings in the age of AI.
Kieran Devlin · 21 Sept 2023
Cisco 'Moves to Suite Strategy' Following Revenue Decline
Cisco’s suite strategy for Collaboration and Security aims to reverse a 12% revenue drop, simplifying selling of Webex, cloud calling and contact centre. Publis
James Stephen · 17 Aug 2023
Cisco's Collaboration Sales Drop by 10%
Cisco’s Webex collaboration revenue fell 10%, driven by meetings and devices, as Teams on Cisco devices and hybrid work updates matter to buyers. Published on U
Ryan Smith · 16 Feb 2023
Cisco Commences 5% of Workforce Lay Offs
Why it matters: Cisco has started 5% job cuts, office sell-offs and a security, networking reset. Published on UC Today.
Jonny Wills · 14 Dec 2022
Big UC News from Microsoft, Meta, Twitter, Cisco, and UC Partner Awards
What changed for UC buyers: Microsoft Teams gets Games for Work, Cisco posts record revenue, Meta updates Workplace, and UC Today reveals UC Partner Awards 2022
James Stephen · 18 Nov 2022
Cisco Delivers Largest Ever Quarterly Revenue in Q1
Cisco’s record Q1 revenue shows why enterprise networking, security and Webex matter as hybrid work shifts, with Microsoft Teams interoperability. Published on
Ryan Smith · 17 Nov 2022
Big UC News from Google, Cisco, RingCentral, Ribbon, and Deltapath
Why it matters: Google, Cisco, RingCentral, Ribbon and Deltapath show cloud UC momentum, free Teams voice calls and fresh funding. Published on UC Today.
James Stephen · 19 Aug 2022
Cisco's Q4 Results Exceed Expectations
Cisco Q4 beat expectations as Webex by Cisco, collaboration and revenue rose; Published on UC Today, with Webex devices, meetings, calling and Cisco Live.
James Stephen · 19 Aug 2022
All the Big Announcements from Cisco Live
Cisco Live 2022 adds Webex, Meraki, Catalyst, ThousandEyes and AppDynamics Cloud. Published on UC Today, it shows what buyers gain from security and observabili
James Stephen · 14 Jun 2022
Big UC News from Microsoft, Cisco, Sennheiser, Lumen, and Fuze
Why it matters: 8×8, Lumen, Cisco, Sennheiser and Microsoft shifts show how UC, cloud communications and audio channels are moving. Published on UC Today.
James Stephen · 20 May 2022
Cisco’s Collaboration Sales Dip Again
Cisco collaboration sales fell again as video meetings, calling and contact centre declined, but CPaaS demand offers some offset. Published on UC Today.
Tom Wright · 19 May 2022
Cisco’s Collaboration Sales Drop for Third Straight Quarter
Cisco’s Webex-linked Collaboration sales fell for a third straight quarter, a warning for UC buyers as CPaaS, meetings and devices lag. Published on UC Today.
Tom Wright · 17 Feb 2022
BIG UC NEWS from Vonage, Avaya and Zoom
Ericsson’s Vonage deal, Zoom’s Five9 rethink and Avaya’s cloud growth show why UC buyers should track platform shifts.
Marian McHugh · 26 Nov 2021
Mixed Bag for Cisco Collaboration in Q1
Cisco’s Hybrid Work sales fell 7% in Q1, but Webex SaaS, cloud calling and collaboration devices grew. Published on UC Today.
Tom Wright · 19 Nov 2021
‘This is Our Opportunity to Redefine the Future of Work’
As the world adjusts to a permanent hybrid working model, organisations should grasp the opportunity to define what the future of work looks like…
Marian McHugh · 28 Oct 2021
Cisco Launches Webex Hologram AR Platform
Cisco’s Webex Hologram brings AR, 3D holograms and Webex collaboration to healthcare, manufacturing and McLaren Racing.
Tom Wright · 26 Oct 2021
Cisco’s Collaboration Sales Dip
Cisco’s collaboration sales dipped, but Webex recurring revenue rose. Published on UC Today, see what this means for Webex Suite, Cloud Calling and Vidcast.
Tom Wright · 19 Aug 2021
Big UC News You May Have Missed
Why it matters: Cisco’s Webex Suite, Microsoft Teams Operator Connect and Direct Routing, and Apple’s office return show where UC Today buyers must adapt.
Marian McHugh · 11 Jun 2021
Cisco Launches New Webex Suite
Cisco’s new Webex Suite could cut hybrid work costs by up to 40%, combining meetings, calling, messaging, events and Slido polling. Published on UC Today.
Tom Wright · 8 Jun 2021
Webex Sees ‘Record Quarter’
Cisco oversaw a “record quarter” for Webex in its Q3, according to CEO Chuck Robbins .
Tom Wright · 20 May 2021
‘The World is Truly Ours to Shape’ – Cisco CEO
Cisco says hybrid working is reshaping enterprise IT, with Webex People Insights, networking, cloud, security and 5G WiFi 6 in focus. Published on UC Today.
Tom Wright · 1 Apr 2021
Big UC News You May Have Missed
Why it matters: Microsoft Mesh, RingCentral-Salesforce, Vonage for Teams and Dubber on AT&T show hybrid work is getting smarter. Published on UC Today.
Rebekah Carter · 15 Mar 2021
Teams Set for Mixed Reality Meetings with Microsoft Mesh
Microsoft Mesh is set to bring mixed reality meetings to Teams, with HoloLens, AR, VR and Dynamics 365 support. Published on UC Today.
Tom Wright · 4 Mar 2021
Big UC News You May Have Missed
Why it matters: UC buyers should track Cisco Webex 3D meetings, Microsoft Teams vs Slack, CPaaS vendors, Vonage and Bose Teams video bar. Published on UC Today.
Rebekah Carter · 1 Mar 2021
How are Big Brands Tackling Wellbeing Issues in WFH Environments: Cisco
During 2020, around 46.6 people in employment did some of their work from home in the UK.
Rebekah Carter · 25 Feb 2021
Cisco’s CEO Wants Webex Meetings to be 3D
Cisco wants Webex Meetings to feel 3D, so remote attendees seem in the room. Published on UC Today, why hybrid meetings may improve.
Tom Wright · 23 Feb 2021
Webex a Shining Light in Tough Cisco Quarter
Webex grew double digits as Cisco’s quarter stalled, showing why collaboration buyers should watch noise cancellation, real-time translation and Slido.
Tom Wright · 10 Feb 2021
Big News You May Have Missed
Microsoft Teams hit 115 million DAU and Cisco added security updates, while UC Today covers mobile UC, fixed-mobile convergence and Dubber.
Rebekah Carter · 2 Nov 2020
Security Updates and More at Cisco Partner Summit Digital 2020
Cisco’s Partner Summit Digital 2020 adds Intersight, Nexus Dashboard and ISE, helping buyers automate, secure and simplify hybrid cloud. Published on UC Today.
Ian Taylor · 28 Oct 2020
UC Today Trending News Round Up
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Rob Scott · 20 Jul 2020
Big News You May Have Missed
Cisco, Microsoft Teams, Asana and Google Cloud updates show why hybrid work buyers need stronger UC, collaboration and cloud tools.
Rebekah Carter · 29 Jun 2020
Cisco Collab Has a New Leader in Jeetu Patel
In a recent blog post written by Cisco CEO, Chuck Robbins , the company announced Cisco's changing up its leadership once more, adding Jeetu Patel as the…
Ian Taylor · 24 Jun 2020
Cisco Live! Brings New Wave of Innovation for Cisco
Cisco Live’s digital shift brings Webex security, AES 256-GCM encryption, Control Hub analytics and Box integration. Published on UC Today.
Ian Taylor · 16 Jun 2020
Cisco Postpones Cisco Live, Donates $5 Million to Reforming Social Justice
Cisco Chairman and CEO, Chuck Robbins, has said the collaboration company had postponed its virtual event in light of the unrest in the U.S.
Ian Taylor · 2 Jun 2020
Cisco Extends $2.5 Billion Credit to Keep Companies Afloat
Cisco extends $2.5bn credit, letting businesses defer Webex, hardware and services costs to keep customers and partners connected. Published on UC Today.
Ian Taylor · 17 Apr 2020