Networking, cloud, consumerization and mobility are among top enterprise concerns. The so-called mobile-cloud is set to be the next major architectural transition, as companies everywhere start looking for effective strategies to harness cloud computing benefits, without disrupting their current business models. With an eye to...
While many Americans are struggling to keep or hold their jobs, those with the right training have their pick of positions with carriers racing to roll out LTE networks, infrastructure companies building those networks, and manufacturers competing to be first with devices that leverage...
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.
A few months back, I used this forum to touch upon bring your own device (BYOD)—employees using their own mobile devices...
As carriers race to build next generation wireless networks, they must also race to hire the best and the brightest to design and deploy these networks. The ripple effect of their investments is impacting other industries, including
wireless infrastructure, mobile software and test and measurement...
RIO DE JANEIRO—“Ninety percent of all the data that telecom carriers have are not used in an intelligent way to generate new revenues,” Frost & Sullivan senior market analyst Fernando Belfort said. According to Belfort, cloud computing, mobile security and big data are three...
RIO DE JANEIRO – Ruckus’ president and CEO, Selina Lo, who has been chosen by RCR Wireless News as one of the Top 10 Women in Wireless for 2012. is on a mission to bring Wi-Fi connectivity to everyone and it is no different...
Special Report: Women to Watch in Wireless 2012: Meet a group of women who are emerging as thought leaders and innovators in the wireless ecosystem. By identifying new products and new opportunities for their companies, these women are building markets as they build their own...
The mobile industry continues to be a beacon of opportunity for workers, with a new report sanctioned by Antenna Software finding 74% of enterprises surveyed were currently looking to fill mobile positions. The survey, which tapped into human resource managers at 600 companies, also...
Looking to tap into the growing mobile enterprise landscape, which is predicted to surge from an average of 2.8 devices per worker this year to 3.3 devices by 2014, Verizon Communications announced the expansion of its enterprise mobility as a service offering.
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As subscribers become more demanding of their mobile devices, including robust Internet access and real-time, rich multimedia communications, the need for wireless network operators to add capacity and multimedia support features is no longer a “nice-to-have;” it is an imperative. However, as the need...
The begging of LTE roll out and the need of expansion and improvements on 3G networks comprise the biggest challenge for telecoms industry across Latin America and the Caribbean. In addition, customers are seeking for more data capacity. It is time to improve and...
The Brazilian Association of Information Technology and Communication (Brasscom) estimates the country's revenues from information technology and communications will reach $430 billion by 2022, putting the country in the No. 3 position around the globe. Today, Brazil occupies the No. 5 position with revenues...
Since the dawn of mobile, operators have looked to penetrate the enterprise market yet, in spite of their continued travails, success has been limited. For the majority of SMEs, the PBX
Oracle highlighted its cloud computing strategies, and goals at this year’s Oracle Open World in San Francisco. During the show, which has an estimated audience of 50,000 attendees from over 140 countries, Oracle introduced seven new cloud-based services, which augment Oracle’s comprehensive portfolio of...
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers, we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible, but we...
Business users are increasingly bringing their own wireless devices for enterprise use – but even as that practice grows, employees are uneasy about employers’ access to the private information on their gadgets.
Gartner has called bring-your-own-device programs "the most radical shift in the economics of...
As all operators are only too painfully aware, meeting demand for mobile bandwidth costs money. Operators are constantly looking for effective ways to optimize bandwidth while ensuring that customers are satisfied. It’s a tough balancing act — often it’s the most popular applications that...
New employees’ need for connectivity has increased demand for wireless Internet infrastructure, and it is a global phenomenon. According to Infonetics Research, wireless local area network (WLAN) technology had a very good run the last couple of years, even outperforming wired LAN, and the WLAN...
Even as LTE deployments begin in earnest, Latin American and Caribbean wireless carriers continue to focus investments on the expansion and improvement of 3G networks. Wi-Fi, femtocells, microwaves and towers are expected to receive the largest share of telecom operators’ investments and efforts. The...
LTE Network Deployment Strategies for Rural Carriers Webinar Rural carriers are the backbone of wireless telecommunications services for a significant portion of the country’s landmass. While larger operators focus on rolling out the latest technologies in the nation’s largest markets, rural operators are often...
Oracle announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire SelectMinds, a provider of cloud-based social talent sourcing and corporate alumni management applications. This acquisition follows Oracle's previous asset purchase of Skire, a provider of capital program management and facilities management applications, which...
Mobile backhaul is sometimes seen only as a means for connecting the access network to the core. But, in a world that demands rich, context-aware, multimedia-based user experiences, mobile operators and alternative access vendors need to rethink the mobile backhaul network and design it...
With the proliferation of mobile devices in the workplace, IT teams need to set policies to address employees' use of personal smartphones, tablets and computers as corporate devices. The increasing bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend is boosting the market for mobile device management (MDM) tools.
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.
According to the Criminal Intelligence Service Canada, crimes facilitated through technology encompass a wide variety of offences that pose different...
