Verizon prepping to deliver residential broadband using 5G fixed wireless access in 2018 U.S. operators in 2017 carried out extensive tests of the pre-standard, non-standalone 5G
Beyond Bitcoin Blockchain is a buzzword frequently making news headlines, largely due to the numerous use cases it opens up. With roots tracing back to Bitcoin,
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The five worst cyber attacks of 2017
Cyber attack recap Cyber attacks have been on the rise in recent years. The year 2017 was no exception, with terms like “data breaches” an “malicious
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2017 was a good year for 5G trials
Operators around the world prepping for rapid commercialization of 5G As the 3GPP works toward finalizing the 5G New Radio specification, set for mid-2018, operators, infrastructure
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Categories 5G, APIs, Fundamentals, Network Function Virtualization (NFV), NFV, SDN, Software-defined networks (SDN), VNF
The role of NFV and SDN in 5G
A new network topology The digital transformation of network infrastructure through network functions virtualization (NFV) and software defined networking (SDN) is anticipated to play a pivotal
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Categories big data, Cisco, DevOps, Fundamentals, microservices, Network Infrastructure, Puppet, Software
Five DevOps trends to watch out for
A budding concept DevOps — a term used to refer to the integration of software developers and operations teams — continues to spread like wildfire throughout
Will edge computing weed out the cloud?
The rise of the IoT IoT devices have given birth to a tremendous amount of information, changing the way data is uploaded and shared. Traditionally, the
How to patch security holes
What are security holes? Applying patches to operating systems is pivotal to network security. A software vulnerability is typically a security hole discovered in an operating
Cybersecurity breaches are a much talked about but little-addressed problem for corporations today, as every hack reveals just how hard it is to stay ahead
What is cloud computing?
The rise of the cloud Cloud computing is a buzzword with a host of different meanings. Some see it as a method for delivering information technology
What are APIs and how do they work?
Introduction Application program interfaces (APIs) are becoming a major part of the internet. Although the technology has been around for years, the API market has witnessed
Alphabet soup Tech jargon is like alphabet soup with acronyms such as NFV, CPU and GUI floating around. With respect to the cloud services industry, their
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Categories Cisco, Cloud Computing, edge computing, fog computing, Fundamentals, Internet of Things (IoT)
What’s the difference between the fog and the edge?
Depends on who you ask SANTA CLARA, Calif.–“I think edge is to fog as to what apple is to fruit,” Helder Antunes, chairman of the OpenFog
The evolution to 5G requires a new approach to network architecture In order to realize the 5G future, “We can’t just do more of the same
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Combining fixed wireless and mobility sites to create ultra dense networks
Pre-standard 5G fixed wireless deployments can be leveraged to add mobility Ongoing fiber deployments can be leveraged to build increasingly dense wireless networks at the macro