Empowered branch services enable service providers to maximize investments in intelligent networks and emerging technologies while minimizing risk by delivering services on a single integrated platform.

Service providers that partner with Cisco to deliver these services can realize:

• Accelerated and secure service integration: Rapidly deliver secure, integrated services on a single routing platform.
• Increased profitability: Serve a wide range of customer segments and applications using the Cisco integrated services router as the foundation for multiple service offerings.
• Expanded market opportunities: Easily add new capabilities with the award-wining Cisco integrated services router to keep the empowered branch, enterprise, and small business competitive.

Empowered branch services can help consumers achieve greater levels of productivity, scalability, and collaboration with centralized resources and applications.

Consumers who work with a service provider that delivers these services can enjoy:

• Reduced expenditures: Avoid the costs associated with building out an infrastructure by using a service provider’s network.
• Simplified branch IT operations: Take advantage of a service provider’s technical expertise by out-tasking IT operations.
• An integrated suite of services: Quickly enable a suite of secure, voice, data, video, and application optimization services.