mobility

June 23, 2016

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Where ‘Digital’ and ‘People’ Meet, a Sweet Spot for Banks

3 min read

In a world of roboadvisors, mobile payment apps, and automated processes, do people still matter in banking? I believe the answer is a resounding “Yes!” In fact, as agile, online “fintechs” continue to challenge retail banks, I see people as more of an advantage than ever. After all, those online-only disruptors can’t match banks for […]

June 22, 2016

COLLABORATION

InfoComm 2016: Video in Vegas

2 min read

My first InfoComm experience proved to be quite insightful, especially regarding the 100+ degree days we faced in Las Vegas! As a booth tour guide, it was interesting to see the parts of the Cisco booth that gained the most attraction. Here are some of my observations from the show: Integrators Provide Value-Added User Solutions Cisco’s […]

Video Consumption Is Going Mobile – T-Mobile Binge On

3 min read

Imagine that about 24 months ago that T-Mobile US was rumored to be up for sale. Since that time T-Mobile has become one of the most disruptive forces in mobile video delivery industry. Not stopping there, the “Un-carrier” just announced last week that they are expanding the Binge On service for the 6th time in […]

Virtual Packet Core Launch First

1 min read

We are seeing more and more Mobile Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) being deployed in commercial networks around the world. The recent case with XL Axiata in Indonesia (XL Axiata teams up with Cisco to launch Indonesia’s first 4G LTE network with Virtualized Packet Core), is one of the first to support what I would call […]

June 20, 2016

COLLABORATION

Corporate Silos are the Nemesis of Collaborative Decisions

1 min read

A recent study analyzed more than 100 million emails and 60 million calendar entries from a 100,000-employee company over three months. The results are interesting. When two people were in the same business unit, function, and office, they interacted 1,000 times more often than two people in otherwise similar roles, but different units. This is […]

Mobile Video Consumption Is Going Crazy – A New Approach for Mobile Video Services

2 min read

Mobile has fast become the consumer’s first device, they wake up in the morning and check their mobile smartphone for the time, email, daily schedule, news, messages, and so it comes as no surprise that mobile video is growing quickly as another service on their devices. Today however consumers pay significant premiums for video viewing […]

June 16, 2016

SECURITY

New Cisco AnyConnect – Way More than VPN

2 min read

Mobile Security Made Simple, Cisco AnyConnect 4.3 is Now Available Mobile workers are expected to account for nearly three quarters of the total U.S. workforce by 2020 (1) –that’s more than 105 million people. And nearly every one of them uses multiple devices to connect to the network. Each of these endpoints provides one more […]

How Does a Mobile Operator Manage Video Traffic and Make Money at It?

2 min read

Mobile has fast become the consumer’s first device. We wake up in the morning and turn off our alarm clock app on it. We then check our emails, our Facebook accounts, then news on our mobile device, all before we get out of bed. So it comes as no surprise that mobile video is quickly […]

Cisco Hospitality on Personalized Guest Experiences at HITEC

2 min read

Hello! My name is Suzy Treece and I shepherd Cisco’s Hospitality practice. As you can see, we have now added Hospitality to our Retail feed. For those of us who have lived and breathed Hospitality for a number of years, it’s a passion, not a trade. Hospitality is about delivering an amazing experience, on the […]