BROWSING: BYOD

Today, applications are as personal as the mobile handset is to end users, and their usage continues to explode. Gartner predicts that by 2017, more than 268 billion mobile apps will be downloaded

In order for organizations to take full advantage of what software-defined networks have to offer, users must first understand what SDN means, what the process entails and how it can benefit their business. 

The workplace as we used to know has forever changed as remote and mobile workers become the norm, not the exception. Businesses will respond to this new breed of worker by

With the growth of data and devices rising exponentially, we’ve found ourselves in a world in which the idea of containerization – allowing users to separate their work and personal data within one device

Wireless data will continue to grow at exponential rates, as will mobile data revenues (obviously): Atlantic-ACM forecasts that postpaid wireless data revenue will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 11.5% over the next five years.

BYOD – an acronym that has executives jumping for joy and IT managers shaking in their boots. BYOD, or bring your own device, is top of mind for enterprises around the globe.

Enterprises are investing in mobile, that’s a given. But chief information officers are still facing issues related to mobile apps and mobile websites – these are two very different approaches when

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. The onward march of mobile devices and apps is a strong indicator of the increasing maturity of the mobile market....

A new report by CDW looks at integrating mobile technology into work environments, and found a "support gap" between how IT departments perceive their performance and the experience of workers using bring-your-own-device programs. The report is based on a survey earlier this year of 1,200...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently circulated a report to government agencies including fire departments, ambulance services and police, warning of the risks of Android mobile devices.

Since mobile devices have now officially outpaced traditional PCs as the most popular conduit to the Internet, what kind of security impact will this have in the future?

Today’s most popular mobile devices were never designed for business purposes and unfortunately, they don’t offer the same level of security that has been built in to traditional desktop and

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences. The number of devices signing onto enterprise networks is increasing rapidly and there doesn’t appear to be a decline in...

The Federal Communications Commission won praise from the White House and educators alike with its vote to pursue high speed broadband access for the nation's schools by modernizing its E-rate program. The FCC says the federal program has already helped bring Internet connectivity to...

ShoreTel is trying to bridge the gap between mobile devices and traditional business telecom networks with a docking station that turns iPhones and iPads into desk phones. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o43ktIhK-Vg Scroll down for more top stories. Today's Mobile Minute: More and more companies are ready to skip the cost of...

For CIOs and IT managers, bring-your-own-device often seems short for “bring your own dilemma.” On the one hand, enterprises don’t want employee-provided devices undermining security, including

Mobile workers are using a wide variety of connected devices, but Wi-Fi challenges including availability and data limits are still a major stumbling block to increased productivity, according to iPass' global mobile workforce report for the first quarter of 2013. Sixty-two percent of workers said...

One of the biggest debates in wireless over the past decade is about who owns the customer: the mobile operator or a third party such as an over-the-top provider? What about when the user is a child

The introduction of laptops and proprietary mobile devices into the corporate IT ecosystem 10 years ago allowed organizations to extract more value from their employees by extending the office both physically and

Virtualization was the “it” trend of 2010, much like bring-your-own-device (BYOD) is the dominant trend right now. Looking back at 2010, the inhibitors of virtual desktop infrastructure are remarkably similar to the concerns around BYOD.

Ericsson and SAP AG announced at this week's Mobile World Congress (MWC – check out all pieces) that they have signed an agreement to jointly market and sell cloud-based, machine-to-machine solutions and services to enterprises via operators around the globe. The solutions will...

Companies are changing their business processes to take advantage of mobile and consumer technologies in the workplace. Avanade's latest global study of consumer and mobile technologies’ impact on enterprises shows that 71% of companies have changed at least one business process and 20% have...

How can IT departments quickly support new devices brought in by employees? How can IT teams allow users to adopt these devices within their existing infrastructures? Addressing many of these questions, Opus Research recently published a report noting five rules for survival in the...

A recent survey shows that the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend is impacting IT departments worldwide, increasing frustration and the loss of control as well as raising concerns over rising mobile data costs. In the 2013 Mobile Enterprise Report, released by iPass and MobileIron, the majority of survey respondents,...