The result of a reported $500m R&D investment, the device is expected to become available in July for $450,000. Cisco is said to be talking to six major carriers about purchases, and Sprint Corp seems to be the furthest along towards a purchase.
The CRS-1 is designed for the core of the internet, where reliability is key. The firm said the new IOS XR software running on the devices is self-healing and allows process-level in-service upgrades, meaning it doesn’t need to be rebooted.
