Notre Dame Athletics Selects Cisco to Enhance Campus-Wide Network Connectivity

Notre Dame Athletics Selects Cisco to Enhance Campus-Wide Network Connectivity

By Notre Dame Fighting Irish – Official Athletics Website
Publication Date: 2026-09-22 00:00:00

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…