Wi-Fi

From Telecom operators to consumers: How to benefit from ‘free’ Wi-Fi

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In today’s highly-developed and ultra-competitive telecommunications markets, there is a widespread expectation among consumers that they should be able to access Wi-Fi for free wherever they are – from cafes and bars to airports, shopping centres, sports venues and public transport. In this era of ‘free’ Wi-Fi, how can service providers finance Wi-Fi deployments? Here […]

Let’s Talk Simply About SD-WANs, Shall We?

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If “talk nerdy to me” were to be elevated to an art form, then at Cisco, we’re Rembrandt! Following a recent article suggesting that our naming convention(s) for our line of Software-Defined Wide Area Networks (SD-WAN) is confusing — I’d go so far as to say “drowning in six-letter acronyms and Dilbert-esque techno-jargon,” — I […]

7 Use Cases for Wireless Technology in Oil & Gas

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I often meet with customers about the first and easiest way to use IoT in an industrial domain: by deploying wireless technology. We have identified 7 main Oil + Gas use cases for the deployment of RF technology (especially WiFi).

The Future as Told by Pokémon Go

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Granted. I’m among those who enjoy hearing about the weekly Pokémon Go Darwin Award Winners, including such feats as walking oblivious into traffic and wandering into inescapable caves. That being said, I think that Niantic is on the cutting edge with this augmented reality game that is taking the world by storm. We’ve been talking […]

Complementary Technologies: VoWi-Fi and VoLTE

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Learn more from Monica Paolini from Senza Fili and RCR Wireless Last week, my children used Facetime to chat with me while I was traveling to hear the latest Cisco...

Service Providers: Win with Cisco Innovation

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The mobile revolution has only just begun… The number of terminals is growing exponentially and the use of video is an ever-increasing trend. A growth of 53% of the yearly mobile data traffic is forecast by 2020. In a context of deeply changing consumer habits, half of the service providers we know today will have […]

Cisco’s IoT Cloud Platform Helps Hugo Go ‘Round the World

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At first it was Verne’s Phileas Fogg, then Monty Python’s Michael Palin, and now it is Telefonica’s Hugo Scagnetti to join the ranks of those brave adventurers attempting to go around the world in 80 days. However, there is no wager from the Reform Club, or a BBC TV series in the works here, but […]

July 11, 2016

NETWORKING

Cisco Umbrella Branch: the Fastest, Easiest Security for Branches

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As an organization, providing secure guest and corporate Internet access at the branch can be a major challenge. Not only do you have to protect the enterprise, you also have to protect your customer. Protection is good… but it also needs to be simple to deploy, easy to manage, and integrates seamlessly. Let’s also not […]

June 28: Learn How Digitized Guest Experiences Keep Travelers Coming Back

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Service is the key differentiator for hospitality – service that is driven by your guests’ needs. This is made possible by today’s ability to digitize information across the network, which is changing how the industry does business. But it also means going well beyond providing basic Wi-Fi service. Digitization and the Internet of Things allow […]