Cisco Systems is developing an ultra-high-speed system for internet access with a number of US service providers, according to people close to the company.
The move by the US telecommunications equipment maker comes just weeks after Googlepromised it would build an ultra-high-speed fibre-optic system. The Federal Communications Commission, the US media regulator, is preparing to unveil its national broadband strategy next month.
Some of Cisco’s biggest customers, including AT&T and Comcast, the leading telecoms and cable companies, are expected to come under pressure to invest more in high- speed networks once the FCC unveils its plan.