Apr
11
2013
Over my last three posts I’ve provided different points ofview in terms of considering cloud and premise-based options for Unified Communications. I began with vendors, using ADTRAN’s recent NetVanta enhancement as a frame of reference for offering choice to their customers. Following that I examined why businesses would choose either option or even a blended …
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Apr
04
2013
“Cloud-based Wi-Fi as a Service and Mobile Data Offload” will be presented by Chris Koeneman of ADTRAN’s Bluesocket Business Group at the ADTRAN Service Provider User Group meeting on Thursday, April 4th, 2013. Where: Portland Marriott at Sable Oaks, 200 Sable Oaks Drive, South Portland, ME 04106 When: April 2 to 4, 2013 ADTRAN will …
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Mar
28
2013
Last week, I highlighted ADTRAN’s announcement for their updated NetVanta 7000 platform. In short, the 7000 series now has a multipurpose hardware platform that can support both cloud and premise-based applications through new software capabilities. That post focused on the rationale for a vendor to introduce a hybrid offering where they would have previously only …
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Aug
28
2012
With the various acquisitions of companies focused on network virtualization (e.g. VMware and Nicira) as well as VMware’s announcement regarding the expansion of their networking portfolio to “revolutionize networking for the cloud” – network virtualization is a topic that has the industry buzzing! We are particularly excited about the industry embracing network virtualization since it …
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Oct
13
2011
Building on my last post, I’m continuing the “what’s in a name?” theme here. There were several themes to explore further, and I’ll start with the idea that my thinking has recently started to change about Unified Communications. This has come largely from the messages I’m hearing from recent industry events I’ve attended, especially TMC’s …
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