Wi-Fi

September 24, 2014

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CCAP+Remote PHY and the Path Towards FTTH, Unified Access and Virtualization

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By John Chapman, Cisco Fellow, CTO, Cable Access BU This week, we and 10,000 or so hard-core engineering colleagues within the cable industry descend upon the city once known as the cable capital of the world — Denver, Colorado — and, like it’s been since the earliest days of the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers’ […]

September 23, 2014

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LTE-U By Any Other Name is Licensed-Assisted

3 min read

I recently read the rather interesting announcement from NTT DoCoMo where they demonstrated LTE running over the unlicensed 5GHz band.  They report a 60% increase in spectral efficiency over IEEE...

September 22, 2014

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SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2014: It’s a Wi-Fi Bonanza!

2 min read

By David Alsobrook, Director, Strategy & Product Management, Cisco’s Connected Devices BU If there’s one thing that is absolutely unmistakable, going into this week’s IBC conference in Amsterdam, it’s the proliferation of Wi-Fi – a technology that’s also a service, and the industry’s ticket to providing wireless broadband connectivity that simultaneously rivals mobile, and tightens […]

September 18, 2014

NETWORKING

Powerful API’s Unlock Location-based Services

2 min read

We’ve all been there, seen it, and even done it ourselves. We’re talking or texting on our phones while walking around the isles of our favorite store. Half the time...

September 17, 2014

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Cisco’s Visual Networking Index: Understanding the Evolution of Internet Users, Devices and Connections

4 min read

Today’s networks are an essential part of business, education, government, and home communications. Many residential, business, and mobile Internet Protocol (IP) networking trends are being driven largely by the combination...

September 17, 2014

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Carrier Wi-Fi for the Retail of Tomorrow

1 min read

By Lisa Garza, Cisco Service Provider Marketing, Mobility Solutions When we first started developing Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences several years ago, we had a vision that carrier-grade Wi-Fi could change how we interact with public environments.  We knew that the rich information that Wi-Fi provides indoors could enhance our experiences while shopping, watching sports, attending […]

September 16, 2014

NETWORKING

Summary: Midsize Auctioneer’s Network is Fast and Fortified

1 min read

IDC's SMB Survey comparing IT spending priorities in 2012 and 2013 concluded that the top three requirements for the network are performance, security and capacity.