Verizon Nabs Cisco Exec

On Tuesday, Verizon announced the hiring of former Cisco executive Mrinalini Ingram to lead Verizon's growing smart cities business. Ingram was Cisco's former senior director of its Smart + Connected Communities strategy and business development. He will lead the strategy, engagement, implementation and solutions support across Verizon's smart cities portfolio of products. Ingram will report to directly to Mike Lanman, senior vice president of IoT and enterprise products at Verizon.