BROWSING: LAN

Celona offers device (and staff) certification scheme for private LTE and 5G networks

Celona has introduced a new device certification scheme to reassure customers that certain user equipment will work without a hitch on its local-area (LAN) private LTE and 5G systems. The scheme is for “cellular-native private wireless devices”, it said; it is the first of...

Nokia helps Orange replace copper with passive optical LAN deployment

The passive optical LAN solution will connect more than 5,000 end points including Wi-Fi and hard-wired terminals across more than 20 sites in France Nokia is deploying a passive optical LAN (POL) solution for Orange at its headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux, as well as more than...

Forge Ahead to Build the Foundation of Digital Economy

The global digital economy is witnessing rapid growth with the development of the next-generation information technology. In 2020, the added value of the digital economy totaled USD 32.6 trillion in 47 countries, including China, the United States, and Germany, accounting for 43.7% of the...

AT&T sees wave of LAN upgrades driven by new wireless technologies

Wi-Fi 6 and software-defined LAN capabilities are driving digital transformation, says AT&T The Wireless Broadband Alliance held its Wireless Global Congress this past week where speakers discussed a number of critical topics relating to Wi-Fi and the future of wireless connectivity, such as OpenRoaming and...

How IBW cellular coverage solution providers adapted and grew during COVID-19 with Cel-Fi products

Like other essential businesses, installers of Cel-Fi in-building cellular coverage solutions have had to adjust to the unprecedented changes in the business world amid the pandemic. After shelter-in-place orders were given, some commercial buildings were emptied and locked, while others remained open. Many commercial in-building...

SD-LAN adds flexibility to fiber deep architecture

Corning commercializes SD-LAN solution after year of trials Local area networks (LANs) are key to the operation of business-critical in-building systems, including Wi-Fi, point of sale devices, IPTV, audio/visual tools, building management systems, access control, lighting, other IoT projects and more. Corning has a long...

Analyst Angle: When Arris met Ruckus

So finally after months of dating, Arris and Ruckus are finally getting married, generating a great deal of enthusiasm among analysts and reporters. The deal is said to enable both entities to leverage each other position in the market. Arris gets a strong portfolio of...

Wi-Fi as a service and its importance for small enterprises

The need for a managed Wi-Fi solution According to Cisco’s Visual Networking Index, more than half of all monthly traffic from mobile-connected devices will be offloaded to the fixed network by means of Wi-Fi and other solutions by 2018. But implementing a building-wide Wi-Fi system...

IEEE: Happy 25th birthday, Wi-Fi!

The international standard for Wi-Fi, LAN has been around more than two decades WASHINGTON – The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers recently marked the historic 25th anniversary of IEEE 802.11, the international standard that defines the world's Wi-Fi and local area networks. In a statement released...

Reader Forum: LAN, MAN and WAN – what’s the difference?

According to data from Cisco, global IP traffic will hit the zettabyte-per-year mark by 2016, and increase another 60% by 2018. What's more, the number of devices connected to networks is predicted to almost double the world's population in the same time frame. The...

NA enterprises set for live LAN SDN deployments by end of 2017

Infonetics report found 72% of NA-based enterprises plan LAN SDN networks A vast majority of North America-based enterprises plan to deploy live campus local area network software-defined networking products by the end of 2017, according to a new report from Infonetics Research. The report tapped into...