Survey: WiMax operators plan to go mobile, want more devices
A majority of WiMax operators plan to offer mobile services by 2012, but a lack of smartphones that support the wireless technology will make it a challenge, according to a survey by Infonetics Research.
View ArticleTablets, smartphones help boost WLAN sales
The increasing popularity of tablets and smartphones has helped sales of Wi-Fi equipment reach new highs, according to two recent reports.
View ArticleWall Street Beat: IBM, Apple riding high
Passing the second anniversary of the Great Recession's market low this week, the technology sector remains a pillar for corporate revenue and investor confidence, as industry bellwethers like IBM and...
View Article5 things you need to know about videoconferencing
Your office is now optional. A recent study from Infonetics Research projects that enterprises will spend $5 billion on videoconferencing and telepresence by 2015. To accommodate the need for instant...
View ArticleDriven by 10G, Ethernet switches buck economic headwinds
The Ethernet switch market eked out modest growth in 2012 against the backdrop of an uncertain global economy, underscored by weakness in Europe and lower public sector spending.
View ArticleShrinking idle capacity: Corporate SIP trunks could equal T-1 links by 2015
The percentage of North American companies using SIP or Session Initiation Protocol trunking and traditional T-1s will just about equalize in two years, marking a dramatic shift in technology used for...
View ArticleSIP trunking: The savings are there but the transition is complex
The merits of SIP trunking have been talked about for years and now it looks like businesses are aggressively adopting the technology, lured by striking cost savings and the promise of new...
View ArticleWLAN revenues dip as buyers wait for 11ac products
Revenues for wireless LAN products dropped 7% in Q1 2013 compared to the previous quarter. The drop in part is due to buyers delaying purchases as they wait for new WLAN products based on the so-called...
View ArticleVoice-over-LTE won't take off until 2015, will have to compete with telephony...
The technology to implement Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) is maturing, but mobile operators won't roll out telephony services in earnest until 2015. At the same time apps like Skype and Fring are growing...
View ArticleShorter, higher-speed DDoS attacks on the rise, Arbor Networks says
Almost half of the distributed denial-of-service attacks monitored in a threat system set up by Arbor Networks now reach speeds of over 1Gbps. That's up 13.5% from last year, while the portion of DDoS...
View ArticleReport: Application delivery controller sales up, but WAN optimization slipping
A report on data center networking equipment says that sales of WAN optimization gear fell in the second quarter, but application delivery controllers were on the rise.
View ArticleWLAN enterprise growth slows after 802.11n upgrade rush
Because many enterprises have already upgraded their networks to the 802.11n standard, sales growth in the enterprise wireless LAN sector was cut in half during the second quarter, according to...
View ArticleEnterprise and service provider networking port revenues reach $39B
Routers, switches and other networking gear became a $39 billion market in 2013, as 40G took hold in the data center and 100G became the new standard for service providers, according to the latest...
View ArticleSDN market could hit $US18bn by 2018
The enterprise and data centerSDN market grew 192 per cent in 2013 and is poised to reach $US18 billion by 2018, according to Infonetics Research.
View ArticleThe rise of China's smartphone makers
After Apple and Samsung, which companies are selling the most smartphones around the globe?
View ArticleBare-metal switches poised to take off in data centers
Bare-metal switches that can be programmed like Linux servers aren't just for big Web companies anymore. They may show up in a lot more average enterprises in the next few years.
View ArticleWhy the journey to IPv6 is still the road less traveled
The writing's on the wall about the short supply of IPv4 addresses, and IPv6 has been around since 1999. Then why does the new protocol still make up just a fraction of the Internet?
View ArticleWall Street Beat: IBM, Apple riding high
Passing the second anniversary of the Great Recession's market low this week, the technology sector remains a pillar for corporate revenue and investor confidence, as industry bellwethers like IBM and...
View Article5 things you need to know about videoconferencing
Your office is now optional. A recent study from Infonetics Research projects that enterprises will spend $5 billion on videoconferencing and telepresence by 2015. To accommodate the need for instant...
View ArticleDriven by 10G, Ethernet switches buck economic headwinds
The Ethernet switch market eked out modest growth in 2012 against the backdrop of an uncertain global economy, underscored by weakness in Europe and lower public sector spending.
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