mobility

February 17, 2017

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Multi-Operator Essentials for 5G Success

5G needs to be architected to thrive in an environment where an increasingly higher percentage of overall mobile data is being consumed from indoor environments, and where the businesses that are responsible for those indoor environments are increasingly requiring wireless service be offered to all…

February 14, 2017

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

IPv6 Enables Global Mobile IoT Innovation and Proliferation

Advanced Addressing Scheme Securely Connects Billions of Devices and Things Digitization and automation is now a familiar feature in many homes. Mobile connectivity is not just for phones anymore. Today, we have lots of things that generate data or environments that we want to control (locally or r…

February 7, 2017

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Predicting the impact of 5G. Mobile innovation will create new levels of bandwidth consumption

The 2017 Cisco Mobile Visual Networking Index (VNI) forecasts that there will be about 25 million 5G capable devices and connections by 2021, which will generate 8.9 exabytes (EB) of annual mobile data traffic. Let’s compare that in context of the overall Mobile VNI Forecast. By 2021, there will be…

February 6, 2017

GOVERNMENT

Customer Spotlight: The City of Schenectady Leads Smart City Movement

The City of Schenectady, with a population of just over 66,000, has bold vision for growth. Schenectady’s leadership wanted to address its growing challenges, such as increasing traffic, resource constraints, safety concerns and inadequate infrastructure. Thus, the city developed a plan to integrate…

January 24, 2017

HEALTHCARE

Four ways to overcome telemedicine hesitation

  It’s 2017 and we’re still waiting for the flying car (well, one we can afford). However, one futuristic vision is not only here – it’s become a way of life. I’m talking about video communication. Sure, applications like Skype and FaceTime have been popular for a while. But recently, video has…

January 17, 2017

NETWORKING

Welcome to the Future of Mobility, Courtesy of Cisco DNA

When it comes to visions of the future, what’s the one aspect that’s the same for anyone discussing that topic? From Gene Roddenberry to Isaac Asimov to George Jetson, the one constant is that life becomes easier the more mobile and more automated it is. Well, welcome to the future, courtesy of Cisc…

Voiceworks Changes the Communications Landscape in The Netherlands & Germany with Cisco

Voiceworks delivers telephony solutions from the cloud. Voiceworks BV, an Almere based company in The Netherlands, is one of the largest and fastest growing VoIP & web technology specialists. They are achieving great success in the Dutch and German telecom world with its corporate Unified Commun…

December 19, 2016

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Are you ready for 5G xHaul?

If you’ve been following Mobility you’ve probably read a blog or browsed a website touting the importance of the transformation to 5G. Research 5G a bit further and you’re likely to find volumes of information about the evolution of the radio access network (RAN) and exciting possibilities with virt…

December 13, 2016

NETWORKING

Deck the (Hotel & Resort) Halls with Cisco Mobility

What are your plans for the holiday season? Perhaps you’ll be visiting family or escaping winter weather by heading south of the equator. In my neck of the woods, many of us are also gearing up for winter ski/snowboard trips. That means we need a home away from home for a few days. In the thick of t…