Customs does not give good: Cisco has stopped the supply of network equipment for the FCS
Earlier, the Customs Service of Russia received 95% of routers from Cisco
Today it became known that Cisco Systems had stopped supplying its equipment to the Federal Customs Service (FTS). This was stated by Dmitry Danilin, head of the chief information technology department of the service, Kommersant reports . Earlier, the Federal Customs Service purchased network equipment for quite large sums from an American company - we are talking about tens of millions of rubles a year.
Of the total equipment purchased by customs officers for conducting videoconferencing, the share of import is 100%. Import routers - 95%, switches - 90% and PBX-55%.
The refusal to cooperate with the customs service Cisco justifies the sanctions imposed on some government agencies of the Russian Federation. “Cisco strictly adheres to the legislation of the countries where our company operates (in this case, the legislation of the Russian Federation and the countries of the European Union). Russia and Russian customers are still of great interest to Cisco, and we continue to supply equipment and technologies to government institutions of the Russian Federation that are not affected by legal restrictions in the form of sanctions, ”the press service of the word of Mikhail Pakhomov, Cisco director for interaction with Russian authorities.
Because of the sanctions imposed by the US government, Cisco is now unable to supply its equipment to many government and commercial organizations in Russia. In this case, the FCS announced the completion of cooperation with the American company first. Other companies from the USA are not refusing to cooperate with the customs service.
“We must move away from imports and switch to domestic developments and solutions, which include system software, telecommunications, information security, and technical means of customs control,” commented Dmitry Danilin. He also added that in 2017, the financing of ICT services is reduced by 40% (compared to 2015).
Today it became known that Cisco Systems had stopped supplying its equipment to the Federal Customs Service (FTS). This was stated by Dmitry Danilin, head of the chief information technology department of the service, Kommersant reports . Earlier, the Federal Customs Service purchased network equipment for quite large sums from an American company - we are talking about tens of millions of rubles a year.
Of the total equipment purchased by customs officers for conducting videoconferencing, the share of import is 100%. Import routers - 95%, switches - 90% and PBX-55%.
The refusal to cooperate with the customs service Cisco justifies the sanctions imposed on some government agencies of the Russian Federation. “Cisco strictly adheres to the legislation of the countries where our company operates (in this case, the legislation of the Russian Federation and the countries of the European Union). Russia and Russian customers are still of great interest to Cisco, and we continue to supply equipment and technologies to government institutions of the Russian Federation that are not affected by legal restrictions in the form of sanctions, ”the press service of the word of Mikhail Pakhomov, Cisco director for interaction with Russian authorities.
Because of the sanctions imposed by the US government, Cisco is now unable to supply its equipment to many government and commercial organizations in Russia. In this case, the FCS announced the completion of cooperation with the American company first. Other companies from the USA are not refusing to cooperate with the customs service.
“We must move away from imports and switch to domestic developments and solutions, which include system software, telecommunications, information security, and technical means of customs control,” commented Dmitry Danilin. He also added that in 2017, the financing of ICT services is reduced by 40% (compared to 2015).