MWC

February 26, 2015

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Making Software Defined Networks work for the Service Provider’s success

An invitation to see how Tomorrow starts here at MWC 2015 We all like to talk about creating new customized services for the end user at “web-speed”. But today there is no way to automate service creation, or to dynamically affect changes (augmentation) to existing services without touching the netw…

February 26, 2015

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

2015: A Great Time to be a Service Provider!

As we close on the first two months of 2015, I am amazed by the exciting developments that can directly benefit service providers. A few examples from my recent travels: CES in Las Vegas – The Internet of Everything moved from concept to reality as seen in new connected services, continued prolifer…

February 25, 2015

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Ready for Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015!

In just a couple of days, many of you will be taking planes, trains, and automobiles to sunny Barcelona. I see that the weather forecast is for 65ºF / 19ºC for the opening day of Mobile World Congress. I really appreciate how the MWC timeframe has gradually crept closer to Spring over these past few…

Carrier Wi-Fi for the Mobile Industry: An Insider’s View

Written By Lisa Garza, Cisco Service Provider Marketing, Mobility Solutions In his Wi-Fi Achieving New Heights blog after Mobile World Congress (MWC) this year, Doug Webster was excited to talk about the record-breaking carrier Wi-Fi network results we achieved with the Fira de Barcelona during the…

August 5, 2014

NETWORKING

Behind the Network @ Mobile World Congress 2014: Hotspot 2.0

Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2014 was the largest mobile industry exhibition in the world, where over 1800 companies showcased and launched their latest products and services. This event was visited by over 85,000 attendees from over 200 countries around the world, to learn, network, inspire and inno…

August 1, 2014

NETWORKING

Behind the WiFi Network @ Mobile World Congress 2014: Site Surveys

In my last blog I discussed setting the stage in preparation for the Wi-Fi network for Mobile World Congress 2014 which supported more than 80k devices over a span of 4 days. Today I’ll talk about one of the many site surveys we conducted at the Fira Gran Via to ensure the success of our high densit…

February 27, 2014

NETWORKING

Cisco CMX Analytics & Insights @ #MWC14

Today MWC 2014 came to a close in Barcelona having been another resoundingly successful event. Mobile operators and Service Providers have displayed ever increasing interest in Monitization of their infrastructure especially via WiFi and Cisco’s CMX solution. During the week I had many convers…

February 26, 2014

NETWORKING

Cisco CMX & Monetization @ MWC 2014

Mobile World Congress 2014 continues this week in Barcelona with record attendances. Many SP’s are exploring new ways to monetize their network investments, in an earlier posting some of these models were explored. Again this week these topics were again very much to the forefront with Service…