5G

A mobile carrier’s worst nightmare is a customer who doesn’t have wireless service and blames their operator. Maybe they are traveling and don’t have an international cellular plan. Or they are at a stadium for a game, but no traffic is going through because the cellular towers are overloaded. 5G is…

Even Leonardo de Vinci would be amazed by innovation in today’s Italy. Most people, including myself, usually travel to Italy to marvel at its rich history of culture around the arts, architecture, and food. On my most recent visit, however, I had the opportunity to glimpse the future, explore 21st-…

The world’s wireless systems are getting huge upgrades this year and next: 5G cellular is beginning its rollout, with the promise of much faster speeds; and Wi-Fi is getting a big upgrade too, with the release of Wi-Fi 6 devices that will give us not just better speed, but better battery life and re…

At Cisco Live 2019 in San Diego this week, you can learn about the latest networking technology at the sessions, browse new products and solutions at the World of Solutions, and even party with Foo Fighters and Weezer at the Cisco Live Celebration! Speaking of the World of Solutions, you’ll fi…

The headline refers, of course, to a favorite scene from “Mr. Mom,” when Michael Keaton’s character, Jack, grabs a chainsaw (which is running) and dons safety glasses as his wife’s boss, Ron, shows up to pick her up for work. Jack turns the chainsaw off, then relays his plan to put on an addition, i…

In 1999, the idea of connecting to a network wirelessly was mostly a dream. The only device one might want to connect was a laptop, and they were generally expensive and often restricted to the executive suite in larger enterprises. But 1999 was also the year that the IEEE 802.11 Working Group appro…

Today, many Service Providers face stalled growth, shifting demands from the consumer market to the enterprise market, increasing regulatory pressures, and mounting competition. As a result, they are seeking new ways to fund and deploy their 5G infrastructure to capture new customers. However in ord…

With a saturated consumer market and average revenue-per-user flat or declining, it’s clear that operators must target vertical markets to accelerate business growth. However, when it comes to finding the right partner to deploy 5G-based services for these vertical markets – specifically the enterpr…

Finally, it’s that time of the year again! Spring is upon us and in Stockholm you can actually feel the breeze of summer. But before we can start wearing those long-lost shorts, the Cisco Service Provider Day is entering the stage in Stockholm on the 5th of June. Join me and my colleagues for a day…