By CMC Markets
Publication Date: 2026-02-17 00:00:00
How many companies can boast of being at the forefront of two major technological leaps?
Cisco (CSCO) can.
Founded in 1984, the multinational networking technology company made a name for itself manufacturing and selling modems and routers during the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Since then, the company has diversified to provide cloud services and cyber security solutions, as well as network connectivity services and enterprise hardware, including data center switching. That last point is key to his latest push back into the spotlight.
Now, as tech companies fight for a share of the $600 billion-plus artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure buildout, Cisco is aiming high. With a new AI networking chip and quantum computing software in the works, Cisco could be the tech darling of yesterday, today and tomorrow. OPTO examines the latest updates for this stock and what its recent gains could signal to investors.
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