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The Next Generation of Wi-Fi Debuts in Beijing
I recently had the honor to speak at the Wi-Fi Global Congress in Beijing. As evident by the more than 400 people in attendance, the importance and relevance of Wi-Fi continues to grow. The Wireless Broadband Alliance now has over 100 members, a doubling in less than 2 years. The membership includ…
Mobile Network Opportunities for Service Providers
To read the first part of the Network Matters blog series that focuses on how IT leaders can rely on a network to simplify the process of onboarding new mobile technology, click here. To read the second part of the series that discusses how an architectural approach to mobility is essential for the…
A Software Aware Society Driven by Sensors, Analytics and APIs
“Software is Eating the World” is a quote attributed to Marc Andreessen and somewhat further explored by his business partner Ben Horowitz. Mark Andreessen gives compelling reasons to validate this quote. To some extend I have to agree with some of his reasons (but I am also a little bit biased as…
A Software Aware Society Driven by Sensors, Analytics and APIs
“Software is Eating the World” is a quote attributed to Marc Andreessen and somewhat further explored by his business partner Ben Horowitz. Mark Andreessen gives compelling reasons to validate this quote. To some extend I have to agree with some of his reasons (but I am also a little bit biased as…
Virtualization: Can We Deconstruct the Problem and Opportunity?
This was the title of a November 19 2013 panel that I had moderated in Washington D.C. at the MPLS-SDN Isocore Conference. The abstract for this conference was designed to be a bit provocative, specifically: “ Virtualization as a concept is not new. However, in the context of Software Defined Networ…
Securing Critical Internet Infrastructure: an RPKI case study in Ecuador
Securing the Critical Internet Infrastructure is an ongoing challenge for operators that require collaboration across administrative boundaries. Last September something exceptional happened in Ecuador, a small South American country. The entire local network operation community got together to be p…
Videoscape Helps Customers in India, Mexico, Brazil and Germany Deliver New Connected Video Experiences
In Sao Paulo, GVT TV needed a way to protect its satellite-delivered video content. In New Delhi, direct broadcast satellite provider Tata Sky needed a way to outfit its customers to stream video to IP-connected screens. In Mexico, Megacable — the first in the country to launch broadband Inter…
Understanding the Changing Mobile User
The mobile market continues to evolve at a blindingly fast pace. It seems that new faster, sleeker, and more powerful mobile devices are launched every day, with new device categories created almost overnight. The number of available applications to run on these revolutionary new devices is staggeri…
Mobility Means New Business Opportunities
We are living in a new mobile world evolved from the convergence of two separate mobile experiences: our cellular (mobile voice) world and our Wi-Fi (mobile data) world. We’ve seen these changes in mobility transform business operations and create new opportunities for businesses like MGM Resorts In…