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Macario Namie, head of IoT strategy at Cisco Jasper, sat down with us for this episode of IoT in Action. Namie talked about two case studies, one with ABB, one of the largest manufacturers of robots, and General Motors. ABB …

NFV platforms are growing in use across telecom, but it’s important to line up which solutions are needed to address different types of operational models On this episode of NFV/SDN Reality Check, we have a featured interview with Juniper Networks …

On this episode of Wi-Fi NOW, Claus Hetting talks with Stephen Hoy, International Business Development Manager at Aerohive about the different types of data available on wi-fi networks, how wi-fi network owners can use data and the opportunity for wi-fi …

CCA and carrier member T-Mobile talked 5G, IoT, VoLTE and policy, showing such topics are not the exclusive domain of large operators As expected, the recently completed Competitive Carriers Association Annual Convention showed a heavy focus on policy, “5G” and …

We sat down with Tom Gregor, president and general manager of machine networks at Ingenu, to speak about a case study that led to the creation of a smart grid on the island of Aruba. In 2013, the small caribbean …

Before discussing the demos at Bosch Connected World in Chicago, we highlight a few key takeaways from the event: http://industrialiot5g.com/20161004/channels/news/bosch-bwc16-tag31 Bosch and GE announce interoperability: http://industrialiot5g.com/20160927/channels/news/ge-bosch-tag31 How enterprises can leverage digitization: http://industrialiot5g.com/20160928/internet-of-things/digitization-business-tag31-tag99 FedEx uses SenseAware for optimized supply chain: http://industrialiot5g.com/20160929/channels/news/fedex-iot-tag31 The …

SDN and NFV plans by telecom operators need to be tempered by thorough testing to ensure smooth deployments The telecommunication industry’s ongoing march towards virtualization platforms using software-defined network, network functions virtualization and cloud technologies looks to be unstoppable, though …

With 5G technology continuing to evolve at a rapid pace, the industry is still trying to nail down specific use cases to take advantage of the advancement Perhaps the most challenging issue surrounding “5G” technology today is in terms of …

On this episode of Wi-Fi NOW, Claus Hetting talks with Irvin Aldridge, Commercial Director of Airangel about the place and monetization of wi-fi in the hospitality business.

In this week’s episode of “IoT in Action,” we speak with Kevin Frisinger, director of product management, and Melissa Cisewski, product and channel marketing manager at Exosite. Exosite offers an internet of things cloud-based platform and services. In our discussion, …

Advances in digital platforms can provide regional telecom operators with the tools needed to compete and survive in the competitive marketplace Competition in the telecommunications space continues to grow thanks to technology advances that have allowed almost any company to …

A new enterprise survey from Accenture finds enterprises have a keen interest in migrating towards network SDN and NFV platforms The telecommunications market’s increasing adoption of virtualized technologies like software-defined networking, network functions virtualization and cloud platforms is set to …

On this episode of Wi-Fi Now, Claus Hetting talks with Fon CEO Alex Puregger about increasing the amount of hotspots, increasing connectivity and the benefits included. Additional topics discussed include challenges of in-building, the increase of hotspots from Google, BT …

In our second episode of IoT in Action, we speak with David Bloch of Vodafone New Zealand at Teradata PARTNERS 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. Bloch said the network operator uses Teradata’s Aster and Hadoop clusters to capture real-time big data, around …

Huawei discusses ways in which rural and regional wireless operators can increase broadband access using hybrid network models Rural broadband connectivity remains a significant challenge for mobile operators that are faced with trying to conceive of business models allowing for …

On this episode of Wi-Fi Now, Claus Hetting talks with David Theodore, the father of Wireless Ethernet – Write, Speaker & Technologist, Theodore Wireless about some of the hype around 5G and what that actually means.

On our first episode of IoT in Action we interviewed Bob Baxley, chief engineer at Bastille, to discuss the state of industrial IoT security, and talk about what Bastille is doing to prevent potentially crippling breaches. Bastille made a splash …

In a move set to bolster network capacity and speed, Sprint has moved on network trials of three-channel carrier aggregation Sprint recently made an aggressive move to take advantage of its deeps 2.5 GHz spectrum holdings by launching network trials …

Lenovo Networking discusses the importance of open source platforms for continued NFV and SDN deployments Open source platforms have been central to the rapid development and deployment of virtualized networking technologies like network functions virtualization and software-defined networking by telecommunications …

With the FCC 600 MHz incentive auction stage one abruptly hitting the skids, Wireless 20/20 provides some insight into what comes next The Federal Communications Commission’s 600 MHz incentive auction proceedings came to an unexpected halt this week as forward-bidding …

Faction looks at evolving world of multicloud environments, and AT&T chairs OPNFV advisory group to provide tech guidance to NFV community On this week’s show we have a featured interview with Faction to discuss some advantages of multicloud environments for …

On this episode, Claus Hetting talks with Darryl Clark, CEO of Encapto about the differences in wi-fi in varying geographic markets, how small wi-fi companies can compete or partner with carriers and monetizing wi-fi beyond geo ads and analytics.

T-Mobile and Verizon recently came out ahead of AT&T and Sprint in terms of network latency, which is important for consumers and the app community Mobile operators are constantly being graded on network and operational performance, with a seemingly never-ending …

Argyle Data discusses how mobile operators are using big data and machine learning technologies for real time fraud detection, prevention and profit On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we have an interview with Argyle Data to discuss how mobile operators …

On this episode of Wi-Fi NOW, Claus Hetting talks with Jan Buis, Director Business Development & OEM Sales at LANCOM Systems about bringing wi-fi to Europe, the future of wi-fi and what is needed to sustain the growth of wi-fi …