The very applications that make people excited about 5G are the same applications that are the riskiest
In promising a faster and more reliable connection, 5G networks are creating new use cases, particularly in the enterprise space. While this new era of connectivity is exciting,...
Much has been written about the benefits of Wi-Fi for restaurant guests and patrons, and about the ability to generate contextual marketing to support omni channel strategies. However, a stable and secure managed Wi-Fi network provides a long series of benefits to restaurant staff...
AT&T hosted app developers using 5G and AR for healthcare, retail, finance, manufacturing
The future is "phygital,"--a portmanteau of physical and digital, according to AT&T Business Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Mo Katibeh. Writing in a recent blog post, the AT&T executive reflected...
The 5G networking center will help CSPs and NEPs build next-gen communications solutions
Global R&D service provider Altran announced plans to launch a communications and advanced networking center in the company’s new Manhattan office, as well as hire additional experts in 5G and related technologies....
Datavalet Co-President Daniel Forest discusses managed Wi-Fi market trendsÂ
For readers that are not familiar with the company, tell us what Datavalet is and does.
Over 20 years ago, Datavalet began providing high-speed internet access to hotel guests at a time when Wi-Fi was pretty...
Nokia Bell Labs VP sees physical industries as a "great untapped opportunity"
The telecom industry, and the massive capex that has gone into building out wired and wireless networks, is in large part responsible for enabling a massive boom in digital industries, webscale companies like...
Why CSPs must take immediate action on their investment priorities, innovation, partner ecosystems and more
We’re currently witnessing an explosion in enterprise spending on ICT. Analyst firm Gartner estimates the enterprise ICT market will increase its spend and is expected to be worth USD$3.6 trillion...
German industrial giant Siemens has announced it will acquire UK based Process Systems Enterprise (PSE), a supplier of advanced data modelling software for process industries, including the chemicals, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, and food and beverage manufacturing.
The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter;...
Dell repots increase in revenue and operating income; VMware posts strong performance
On the heels of VMworld, parent company Dell Technologies this reported a strong Q2 2020, which ended on Aug. 2. Company Vice-chairman Jeff Clarke said enterprises are "in the early stages of a...
Enterprise IoT adoption progressing but challenges remain
SAN FRANCISCO--As enterprises of all stripes look to cut costs, automate processes, increase efficiency and agility and otherwise successfully make good use of their data, adoption of internet of things technologies has markedly accelerated in the past year,...
Both offer big benefits for modern enterprise
Much has been written about trends towards use of connected technology in modern industry. The fourth industrial revolution, Smart cities, IoT, and Industry 4.0 are all monikers for use of connected technologies to monitor and control processes, commerce...
You can't do 5G without a virtualized infrastructure: VMware exec
SAN FRANCISCO--5G is accelerating telco adoption of software-centric strategies that will only compound as pervasive next generation connectivity enables a new era of enterprise and consumer experiences. As 5G matures and automated, end-to-end network slicing...
For enterprise users, Wi-Fi 6 is primarily a solution for client density, rather than network performance, says Mist Systems
The widespread arrival of Wi-Fi 6, or 802.11ax, is just around the corner. Expected in Q3, the “Wi-Fi Alliance’s upcoming certification program is requiring vendors to ensure that...
The idea that an enterprise can get easy access to use CBRS spectrum to deploy their own LTE wireless networks is an exciting one. CBRS is a business and technological puzzle, and many pieces still need to come together for this novel approach to...
 ‘5G will be truly transformative,’ Cradlepoint SVP says
As 5G networks pop up around the globe, the early focus is on delivering an enhanced mobile broadband experience to consumers. But, as coverage scales and the technology matures, 5G is widely viewed as a key enabler...
The hype around 5G continues to grow. Many carriers are promoting this technology as a way to target the enterprise networking and IoT markets with an end-to-end service that spans indoor and outdoor coverage. Fundamentally, the carriers (and their radio network vendors) need to...
In recent years, cloud computing has revolutionized enterprise IT. Widespread access to the cloud’s scalable, reliable, powerful computing resources have unlocked countless opportunities for businesses and their customers.
But this decentralization has resulted in vast distances between data centers and end-users, making latency inevitable. These...
With executive-level reorg and acquisitions, SQUAN repositioning as end-to-end network services firm
ORLANDO--During the Wireless Infrastruture Association's Connect X event this week, SQUAN's Keith Pennachio, executive vice president and chief strategy officer, discussed the wireless and wireline trends he sees as growth opportunities for the...
The demands placed on today’s networks are higher than ever as employees now access an ever-increasing number of cloud-based and IoT applications. In fact, as more traffic travels over the public internet, the requirements of enterprise networks extend beyond 24x7 reliability to networks that...
The two companies aim to pilot the initial smart factory solutions next month
Canadian firm Kontrol Energy and Toyota Tsusho Canada Inc. (TTCI) have signed an agreement to implement smart factory technology solutions.
Under the deal, the new smart factory solutions will combine Kontrol's Internet of Things...
The carrier said that the new tool will allow customers to access customized IoT data pricing
Sprint has launched the Curiosity IoT Estimation Tool, which it claims is the industry’s first interactive online estimation tool which allows small and medium-size business and enterprise customers, immediate access...
One of the agreements stipulated the implementation of Nokia’s WING platform for the delivery of IoT solutions for enterprises
Nokia and Zain Saudi Arabia have signed two memorandums of understanding that will enable the Arab carrier to launch IoT services and applications and provide end-to-end...
These days, it’s hardly news that enterprises are increasingly reliant on mobile and remote workers for business-critical activities. How much so? But by one estimate, the mobile workforce will account for more than 43 percent of the entire global workforce by 2023.
With so many workers out...
The checklist for deploying Internet of Things (IoT) projects is long: Companies need to evaluate, acquire, test, deploy, integrate, secure, maintain and support their IoT deployments. At any step, things can go wrong. Software developers may run behind schedule and over budget. Teams may...
