Notre Dame Athletics Partners with Cisco on Network Refresh

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    "excerpt": "SAN JOSE, Calif., and SOUTH BEND, Ind. - September 22, 2026 - Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) and Notre Dame Athletics today announced a multi-year partnership to modernize the University of Notre Dame’s network, delivering advanced connectivity, resiliency and operational efficiency powered by Cisco’s latest networking technologies. The collaboration reflects Notre Dame’s commitment to establishing a future-ready learning environment and the importance of a network able to support the demands of higher education in the AI era. As AI continues to impact all facets of higher education - from research to classroom learning to student life - the demands placed on the network continue to grow exponentially. Notre Dame is investing in a network able to support current and future device loads and AI applications, reflecting the University’s status as a top-tier academic institution and its commitment to being at the forefront of technological innovation for the next decade and beyond. “Modernizing our campus network is about far more than just replacing hardware; it is about building a foundation for the future of learning, research and campus life. By eliminating years of technical debt and consolidating our infrastructure onto a unified Cisco multi-gigabit platform managed through Cisco Catalyst Center, we have transformed our operations,\" said John Buysse, Senior Director Network &...",
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