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Call it the fourth utility: wireless Internet is becoming as essential to building owners and occupants as water, gas and electricity. But unlike the other utilities, wireless Internet does not …

New CEO named, will take over top spot on July 26 Networking giant Cisco on May 13 reported $12.1 billion in third-quarter earnings, which represents a year-over-year increase of 5%. …

T-Mobile US targets Verizon Wireless with latest promotion T-Mobile US is offering Verizon Wireless customers a two-week free trial on its network, with an offer to pay off outstanding contracts …

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Making the small cell business model work was the topic of a well-attended panel this year at PCIA’s Wireless Infrastructure Show. Analyst Iain Gillott of iGR Research …

Verizon SDN plans tap Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Ericsson, Juniper, Nokia Verizon Communications publicly announced its software-defined networking plans, stating partnerships with the likes of Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Ericsson, Juniper Networks and Nokia …

A string of takeovers has given Cisco new security capabilities, and this week the company revealed how it’s putting the pieces together. The IT giant has added new analytics capabilities …

Wi-Fi is in place and DAS in the works for Rust Belt fans With a deployment just in time for the kick-off of baseball season, Major League Baseball officials completed …

Cisco plans acquisition to speed up, expand services Data centers are constantly looking for ways to simplify application deployments and grow in the cloud. In an attempt to drive virtualization …

As customer data demands explode, Verizon looks to scalability Driven by customer demand for more data capacity, particularly for streaming video, Verizon has partnered with Cisco and Ciena to deploy …

Vodafone Netherlands will be the first operator to deploy Ericsson’s RBS 6402 launched last year at the Consumer Electronics Show. The RBS 6402 targets venues that are too small to …

Cisco: connected world driving business value BARCELONA, Spain – Networking infrastructure giant Cisco Systems made numerous major announcements at Mobile World Congress 2015, all dedicated to the theme of “transformation …

Agreements tap into growing NFV, SDN services Cisco Systems touted a number of telecom carrier wins connected with its virtualization and cloud services, including deals with Deutsche Telekom and Telecom …

Hewlett-Packard is buying Wi-Fi access point vendor Aruba Networks for $2.7 billion. The network-equipment giant said the shift to mobile is taxing its enterprise network infrastructure and that the Aruba …

Accedian Networks’ revenue climbs 38% in 2014 Accedian Networks saw its revenue grow 38% in 2014, thanks in large part to global Long Term Evolution mobile network expansion. The Montreal-based company …

Enterprise demand for Cisco’s networking gear is more than offsetting any weakness in the service-provider segment. The company said yesterday that revenue for the most recent quarter was up 7% …

Incubation program fosters innovation The Cisco Entrepreneurs in Residence program added six new startups on Jan. 22, with an eye on developing the next big thing in the “Internet of …

Network security is big business for Cisco, and each year the company provides updates on potential new threats and the evolution of existing security loopholes. Cisco’s annual security report this …

60 firms, including Intel, Cisco, Qualcomm, IBM sign letter to FCC President Barack Obama’s recent suggestion that the Federal Communications Commission bring Internet regulation under Title II oversight brought a …

AUSTIN, TEXAS – The “Internet of Things” is rapidly changing everything from computing models to economic activity, Cisco EVP and CDO Pankaj Patel told attendees at the IEEE GlobeCom show in …

In infrastructure news this week, Ericsson and Reliance Communications are expanding their relationship, as are several network equipment providers. Alcatel-Lucent and Hewlett-Packard are integrating one another’s products into their portfolios, while …

Carriers have lagged behind cable operators in Wi-Fi deployments, but now it looks like mobile operators are ready to catch up. Carrier-grade Wi-Fi hotspots are expected to grow from 14% …

In this week’s infrastructure news, Cisco blames service providers for its lower forecast, Hewlett-Packard partners with Nokia Networks, and Alcatel-Lucent affirms its commitment to router hardware, even as it launches new …