Dave’s Top 10!Jan 6, 2012 By: David DinesContent delivery was a consistent and persistent driver underlying telecom services in 2011. Operators struggled (and continue to do so) to meet the quality demands of consumers streaming videos,...
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LTE, VoLTE and HSPA+42 Will Highlight 2012Jan 10, 2012 By: Chris Nicoll‘Tis the season yet again of gift giving, holiday cheer, New Year and predictions. 2011 was the year of 4G in the US, with three LTE networks, a slew of new mobile devices not to mention the tablet...
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Motorola Continues to SlideJan 6, 2012 By: David DinesMotorola has been steadily losing market share across the board. A recent press release confirms this slide.
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The US Mobile Consumer Deserves a ResetJan 6, 2012 By: Chris NicollThe AT&T and T-Mobile merger raises serious issues as to how the FCC is conducting its regulatory oversight responsibility. Clearly, it’s time for real reform.
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Mobility Winners Will Bridge Cellular and WiFiJan 6, 2012 By: Chris NicollOn the heels of 4GWorld in Chicago this year, it is rapidly becoming apparent that users’ behaviors are slanting more toward the nomadic than being truly mobile users. According to a 2011 Deloitte...
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Value-Add or Value-Absent, What’s Your Network?Jan 6, 2012 By: Chris NicollAs we wind down the year, and get ready to kick off 2102, now is a good time to set up some thoughts for 2012. My predictions will be published by Fierce Telecom in January, but let me discuss one...
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The Data Center and the Cloud: Seven Predictions for 2012Jan 6, 2012 By: Marshall BartoszekIn 2011, we saw a clear fork in the road with large enterprises opting for private clouds while small and medium sized companies went full throttle to implement public cloud services. 2012 will be an...
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How to Maximize Briefings with ACG ResearchJan 6, 2012 By: David DinesI have been in the industry analyst business long enough that I forget not every vendor fully understands our role and how to talk to us. There are general guidelines that make our lives easier and...
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Embrane Business Deep DiveJan 5, 2012 By: Lauren RobinetteToday, providers have limited options to enable virtual network services for the cloud: traditional hardware devices or software-based virtual appliances. These choices are inadequate for delivering...
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What's Your Security Batting Average? (1)Oct 13, 2011 By: Neils JohnsonIn 2010 the security industry surfaced 6253 new potentially exploitable vulnerabilities (PEVs), holes in operating systems, applications and hardware platforms. That’s 17 a day. Knowing the...
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Security and Compliance: Anticipating TomorrowOct 13, 2011 By: Neils JohnsonOne of the most significant numbers in 2010 is 6253. Neils Johnson explains why and why it should matter to you.
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Targets, Towers and TerroristsOct 13, 2011 By: Neils JohnsonI was recently in NY during the week is the 10th anniversary of 9/11. I drove by Ground Zero and realized what they are doing there is illustrative of what has to happen within IT. Where the two...
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My "Brush" with Steve JobsOct 12, 2011 By: Eve GrilichesHow a bottle of Monte Vertine led to this story.
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M2M: A Big Deal for Networks or Just Another Flash in the Pan?Oct 12, 2011 By: David DinesEvery vertical has its frivolous side and telecom is no exception. Over the last 10 years, we have seen many examples of pundits trying too hard to push ideas that are essentially fads or are not a...
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Juniper's Partner Conference Beats ExpectationsFeb 2, 2012 By: Lauren RobinetteChannel Program, Juniper Networks, Manage Security, Product Certification, Securiy, SI, System Integrator, Value Added Reseller, VAR
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Netflix Changing Its Pricing Bundles (1)Oct 12, 2011 By: David DinesNetflix recently announced new prices. What does it mean for the OTT market?
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A Conversation with Cheng Wu, Founder of Azuki SystemsJan 24, 2012 By: David DinesCheng Wu, Founder of Azuki Systems, has developed an elegant approach to help SPs offer OTT/TVE services.
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Google Acquiring Motorola: Mash-Up or Crash-Up?Oct 12, 2011 By: David DinesThe big news rocking the wireless, handset, tablet market is Google’s bold bid for Motorola Mobility Inc. This is excellent news for Motorola Mobility’s (MMI) investors and MMI’s shareholders who...
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GOOG Proposes to MOTOct 12, 2011 By: Marshall BartoszekIs Google's proposal to MOT really about the patents? Read one analyst's take on patent protection in the US.
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Amazon Lights a Fire and Their Competitors Are Hopping (1)Oct 12, 2011 By: Marshall BartoszekIn the movie “The Graduate” a character gives Dustin Hoffman one word for the future, “plastics.” Today, the word for the future is “content.” Amazon is shaking up the content delivery world with its...
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Practical Steps to Jump Starting Cloud-Based ServicesOct 12, 2011 By: Marshall BartoszekMarshall Bartoszek recently attended MSPWorld in Austin, Texas, and participated on a panel that discussed how to jump start cloud-based services. Members of the panel, Rob Bissett, VP Product...
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What's Your Security Batting Average?Jul 18, 2011 By: Neils JohnsonThe beginning…it's a great place to start when discussing security, and I have two questions and the first one doesn't count because it is posed to get you thinking and to set up the more important...
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Solve Your E-Mail Headaches: New Cloud Offers to Support Your BusinessJan 10, 2012 By: Lauren RobinetteFor businesses e-mail is still the most valued communication tool even with the proliferation of new social media and collaboration solutions. But dealing with e-mail attachment limits can consume a...
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Building your Solution Practice: What VARs need to do to support a robust services practiceJan 10, 2012 By: Lauren RobinetteThe value proposition of cloud services changes how IT consumes technology. It offers businesses a model to reduce capital purchases while still staying ahead of the competition by running on the...
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SaaS Application Providers and IT Infrastructure ProvidersJan 10, 2012 By: Lauren RobinetteCloud, without a doubt, is the hot buzz word in the market. Businesses that are considering moving to the cloud must 1) assess the cost and productivity benefits in relation to their security,...
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ACG HotSeat with Brendan Gibbs from Cisco on ASR 9000 SystemJul 5, 2011 By: Ray MotaRay Mota and Brendan Gibbs from Cisco discuss the ASR 9000 System.
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Netflix Changing Its Pricing BundlesJul 13, 2011 By: David DinesNetflix just changed its pricing bundle from $9.99 a month for one at a time DVD and streaming to $15.99. DVD only and streaming only services are still available for $7.99 each.
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