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January 13, 2014

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Observations from the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show

4 min read

I am just back from attending the 2014 Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas where I was meeting with customers and visiting the massive show floor. CES is an intriguing...

Unlocking the Business Value in Wi-Fi Networks

3 min read

Wi-Fi networks seem to now be everywhere.  Once primarily confined to the home or office, we now expect Wi-Fi access in coffee shops, hotels, airports, stores and even in sport stadiums.  Not only are these Wi-Fi networks providing valuable Internet access to appreciative mobile users, they are collecting massive amounts of useful information.  Innovative businesses […]

June 17, 2013

NETWORKING

Nice, France: A Municipal Showcase for Cisco’s Connected Mobile Experiences

3 min read

The city of Nice and Cisco, working with Think Global, showcased today the first Internet of Everything proof-of-concept (PoC) for a smart city. The project, called “Connected Boulevard,” builds on Connected Mobile Experiences to create innovative connected experiences by playing host to “guest” devices such as mobile phones and tablets used in the streets that […]

June 12, 2013

NETWORKING

Money Talks: Media takes note of recent BYOD Financial Impact Study

3 min read

It’s difficult to put a price tag on the value of implementing a strategic “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD) policy. Employees are eager to use their own mobile devices in the workplace and corporations are quickly adopting strategies and practices to keep up. Recently, Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG) revealed key financial findings to […]

June 6, 2013

NETWORKING

With the Right Security Policy, BYOD Doesn’t Have to Be a Scary Thing

2 min read

According the recent report by Cisco’s IBSG Group, the Financial Impact of BYOD, letting employees bring their own devices saves companies money and helps them become more productive. 53 percent of survey participants have raised work productivity through innovative work practices—powered by their devices. Nearly half of all participants preferred BYOD over corporate devices. The […]

How Service Providers Can Capture Seven Times Their Mobile Investment

3 min read

By Henky Agusleo, Vertical Manager, and Neeraj Arora, Director, IBSG Service Provider With nearly a billion smartphones and tablets in use today, the time is ripe for service providers (SPs) to invest in cloud-based Connected Life services for mobile devices. The Cisco® Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG) projects a direct mobile cloud service opportunity of […]

The Path to Wi-Fi Profitability

2 min read

The insatiable demand for smartphones, tablets, and other connected devices is generating staggering amounts of mobile data and placing a crushing burden on networks. One barometer is the recently released Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI), which predicts that global mobile data traffic will increase 13-fold from 2012 to 2017, reaching 11.2 exabytes per month. The […]

May 31, 2013

NETWORKING

[Cross-Post] Is Your Company Achieving the Full Value of BYOD?

1 min read

Robert Metcalfe popularized the idea of the “network effect,” where the value of a network grows exponentially in proportion to the number of users and things on that network. Many people these days wonder if this principle applies to the “bring your own device” (BYOD) trend—where the complexity of all the devices, software, and standards […]

May 30, 2013

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Is Your Company Achieving the Full Value of BYOD?

2 min read

Robert Metcalfe popularized the idea of the “network effect,” where the value of a network grows exponentially in proportion to the number of users and things on that network. Many people these days wonder if this principle applies to the “bring your own device” (BYOD) trend—where the complexity of all the devices, software, and standards […]