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Securing IP Networks

As Fixed Mobile Convergence FMC is opening the door to a wealth of new opportunities for service providers and their customers, it also ushers in a number of potential security flaws that can be exploited. These security concerns are compounded by the fact that IP and open source technologies are...

Tags: Network, IP, IP Network, Light Reading, Networking, Security

Webcasts 2009-09-03

Assuring Quality of Experience for IPTV

As IP TeleVision IPTV evolves from its infancy into a large worldwide market, it's important to understand the factors that are shaping its evolution. This introduction explains the importance of IPTV/Video On Demand VOD services, explores how the nature of these services creates challenges for network architects - and then...

Tags: Network, IP Television, Light Reading, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications

White papers 2006-07-01

The Future of Sonet/SDH

Sonet/SDH is no longer spoken of as a "legacy technology" - something to be replaced by the "next big thing." There is a growing and urgent realization among carriers around the world that when it comes to next-generation telco infrastructure, Sonet/SDH is the next big thing - and that for...

Tags: SONET/SDH, Light Reading, Fiber Optics, Optical Networking, Networking, Telecommunications

White papers 2003-11-14

Wireless in Schools: A Vertical Education

This webinar will provide a specific overview of wireless network deployment in educational establishments. The webinar will examine the challenges unique to the education market, sift through the array of different wireless technologies on offer, and analyze a number of case studies relevant to this demanding vertical.

Tags: Education, Webinar, Wireless Network, Light Reading, Wi-Fi, Wireless

Webcasts

Next-Generation Transport Cores for Mobile Networks

Mobile operators are having to increase their transport network spending by up to 25 percent to support new air interface capabilities like High Speed Packet Access HSPA and CDMA 1X EV-DO. This webinar will address the steps that operators are taking to upgrade their transport networks. The webinar will also...

Tags: Mobile Network, Mobile, Network, Webinar, Light Reading, Networking

Webcasts

Next-Gen Sonet/SDH Chips

Much has happened in the development of next-generation Sonet/SDH systems in the past year. The big driver in this field is user demand for Ethernet-based services, which is growing rapidly around the world. In many cases, carriers will provide these services over existing Sonet/SDH infrastructure using multiservice provisioning platforms boasting...

Tags: Provisioning, SONET/SDH, Light Reading, Fiber Optics, Optical Networking, Networking, Telecommunications

Webcasts

WiFi & WiMax Technology Enable Video Broadcasting

Join this webcast to hear discussion on WiFi technology and how it can be implemented in remote areas where traditional networks aren't feasible. Watch how wireless can be used in video broadcasting, examining a unique WiMax implementation case study at the Ironman Triathlon World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Also discusses...

Tags: Broadcasting, Video, Light Reading, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Wireless LANs, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Webcasts

WLANs as Business Application Tools

With the rapid spread of WiFi into corporate life, wireless LAN networks that support a mix of applications are becoming more prevalent. Such multiservice networks have unique issues, such as ensuring proper security, bandwidth, and mobility for both public and private purposes. Meanwhile, new apps like voice-over-WLAN are changing the...

Tags: Network, Business Application, WLAN, Tool, Light Reading, Wireless LANs, LANs, Mesh Networking, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking

Webcasts

Wireless Handheld Device Evolution

This webinar will be of interest to marketing and technical salespeople who would like to learn about the evolution of wireless handheld devices from PDA and phones to today's smart phone and wireless PDAs. The webinar will discuss usage models of devices and look at evolving technologies and features in...

Tags: Webinar, Handheld Device, Light Reading, PDAs, Handhelds, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Hardware

Webcasts

Creating a Roadmap to Profitable Mobile Content Services

Telecom service providers are developing new mobile content services to generate revenue and compete more effectively in today's marketplace. The advent of 3G networks is making compelling consumer content a reality, but today's network architectures and customer portals aren't built to handle it. New development environments and tools make it...

Tags: Mobile, Network, Rich Media, Light Reading, Advertising & Promotion, Web Technology, Content Management, Networking, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software

Webcasts

IMS: A Blueprint for Fixed Mobile Convergence

As interest in fixed-mobile convergence continues to rise, one technology increasingly dominates discussion: the IP Multimedia Subsystem, or IMS. IMS is emerging as the technology that will enable service providers to move beyond the limitations of today's cellular mobile architectures. Not only that, but IMS is rapidly becoming a key...

Tags: Mobile, Network, IBM IMS, Convergence, Light Reading, Advertising & Promotion, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Networking, Wireless, Marketing, Emerging Technologies

Webcasts

Municipal Networks: Simplifying Wireless Deployments

As cities consider deployment of wireless municipal networks, they face a complex challenge in integrating components from multiple vendors that must all seamlessly work together. At least one technology in this mix - wireless - can now be streamlined, enabling a faster, cleaner implementation. This webcast will show municipal network...

Tags: Deployment, Network, Light Reading, Wi-Fi, Networking, Wireless

Webcasts

Mobile Wireless Backhaul Using Pseudowires

Pseudowires are a powerful, enabling technology for transporting both voice and data traffic over high-capacity, low-cost packet networks in the radio access network. This Webinar explores how pseudowires offer mobile wireless operators a full-service alternative to TDM access and a means to substantially reduce backhaul expenses and enhance profitability.

Tags: Mobile, Light Reading, Pseudowires, Advertising & Promotion, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Marketing

Webcasts

Additional Resources

HP Pavilion dv7-3065dx

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores. Any low-end desktop replacement must cut some corners on its way to providing a serviceable multimedia experience at an approachable price. At $729,...

Tags: Desktops, DVD, Hewlett-Packard Co., dv7, HP Pavilion, desktop replacement, desktop

Product reviews 2009-11-25

Apple ads dodge the network coverage issues

Misleading advertising is in Apple's DNAWhy would their carrier be otherwise?RE: Apple ads dodge the network coverage issuesI saw the "What time's the movie" add last night. In the real world, it would not play out the way it is shown. The fine print at the end of...

Tags: Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, RSS, HTC Hero, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., Apple Inc., advertisement, TELUS Corp., 3G, network

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

What open source can teach medical practice

Great article, Dana.You did in such a short piece what CNN, MSNBC, FOX and other media journalists failed to do: tell the story as it really is. You didn't take what was news worthy and sensationalized it, nor played up a negative reading of it to frighten those possibly affected,...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, health care, open source, medical practice, CNN

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Falling behind in science? No kidding!

ScienceHow many people really know that you don?t throw up with the flu...Actually, according to Merck, nausea and vomiting are flu symptoms, particularly in children. http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec17/ch198/ch198d.html How many people realize that H1N1 vaccines are prepared in the same way as we always prepare flu vaccine?Actually this vaccine was...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, vaccine, evolutionary theory, theory

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

AT&T loses lawsuit over Verizon's map commercial

Ha! Take THAT Such a silly waste of the court's time. If they finally lose, I hope they are made to pay treble court costs just as a lesson in frivolous lawsuits clogging the courts. That would send a much needed messageThat if a corporation is going to...

Tags: Cellular phones, AT&T Corp., GSM, CDMA, Apple iPhone, Verizon Communications Inc., W-CDMA

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

CRM Association-Netherlands Rocks Het Huis!

I'm in love with Amsterdam....no wait, I love it but I'm not in love....no, hold on, I like it a lot, but I'm not in love, nor do I love it. The Theory.... Interestingly enough (to me at least and who else am I really writing this for...

Tags: Car, Amsterdam, Conference, CRM, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-11-16

Niacin best for raising good cholesterol

i'm a pharmacist...and this article is a rubishDO NOT trust this type of cheap propagandaI'm also a pharmacist...agree!The "study" consisted of only 300 or so "patients"...not large enough to be statistically significant. Not only that, it was funded by a competitor to Zetia/Vytorin!Now, I'm not saying niacin...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, cholesterol, Health Care professional, CEC, Costco, pharmacist, Dana, health care

Discussion threads 2009-11-16