Service providers around the world share concerns about running out of bandwidth. Business challenges surrounding continued bandwidth growth, linked to video, mobility, and cloud applications, are significant. Service providers also report declining revenue from a cost-per-bit perspective, so not only does the network...
Published: May 08, 2014
802.11ac is the next generation in wireless and is 3x faster than 802.11n. If you are planning a brand new wireless installation, expanding an existing wireless network, or upgrading an older wireless network the benefits of 802.11ac are real and the time to move is now.
This paper will provide information on planning...
Published: Sep 17, 2014
We truly live in a mobile world. The ITU estimates that there will be close to 7 billion mobile subscribers in the world this year - the equivalent of almost one device for every person on the planet.
Recent research from Cisco revealed that entertainment has shifted to the palms of our hands - almost half of...
Published: Jun 02, 2013
No matter what industry you serve – education, healthcare, hospitality, government or manufacturing – Extreme Networks Purview has the power to improve business performance with network-powered application analytics.
Purview provides more context and insight into what, when, where, and how to ensure the...
Published: Sep 26, 2014
J.R. Simmons is President and Principal Consultant of COMgroup, Inc., and an executive board member of the Society of Telecommunications Consultants. With 37 years of experience, including 28 years as an independent consultant, he provides a broad range of in-depth telecommunications experience. J.R. is recognized as an...
Published: Jan 16, 2014
Application delivery controllers are essential to network uptime and performance. This whitepaper explores how to reduce TCO and improve efficiency by deploying ADCs in active-active clusters, and what appliances are best to support this activity.
Published: Oct 01, 2014
We should state, right up front, that products based on the upcoming IEEE 802.11ac wireless-LAN (WLAN) standard are indeed going to dominate the enterprise wireless local-area network landscape.
But as is often the case with new technologies, the hype surrounding the initial availability of .11ac products is...
Published: May 21, 2013
As part of a five-year strategic plan, the university’s “Open Kingdom” project aims to create a consistent user experience across the Uxbridge campus, including the provision of wireless network access.
This last issue became critical in the summer of 2012, when the Students Union body insisted on...
Published: Oct 18, 2013
Collaboration is increasingly becoming recognized as a critical investment for organizations looking for new sources of productivity and innovation. Cost cutting and efficiency measures can achieve only so much; the next breakthrough levels of business performance will come from the ability to tap into the collective knowledge...
Published: Jul 15, 2013
Mobile communications have fundamentally changed the way business works. Once the exclusive domain of senior executives, mobile devices are now indispensable to most employees for conducting both their business and personal lives. Smartphones, tablets, and new hybrid devices such as the Samsung Galaxy Note and Apple iPad...
Published: Apr 07, 2014
Giving students, faculty, and administrators access to resources through their mobile devices can improve learning—but leave your network vulnerable, too. See how a security assessment can help your team address key policy, security, and management concerns—before you deploy.
Published: Oct 18, 2013
As interest in and use of wireless local area networks (WLANs) among businesses and consumers throughout the world have grown, the utility and cost-effectiveness of wireless technologies have been acknowledged within governments as well.
Following the strengthening of wireless technology standards to ensure greater...
Published: Oct 18, 2013
Some familiarity with basic networking concepts like IP (Internet Protocol) and Internet security are presumed, but the guide is generally intended for non-technical audiences and delivers a fundamental understanding of the role of Session Border Controllers in general and the characteristics of the Sonus SBC 5200 in particular....
Published: Apr 18, 2014
This paper explores the capabilites of unified communications and provides examples of how exploration and production companies use convergence in communications to best advantage to allow data, voice, and video collaboration between experts and explore the value that it brings. It includes various case examples of where...
Published: Apr 24, 2013