Global IP traffic to increase fivefold by 2013, Cisco predicts

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	Global IP traffic to increase fivefold by 2013, Cisco predicts Our fixed mobile convergence coverage has typically focused more on bringing IP telephony to the mobile device than on the need for mobile data. Perhaps we should reconsider our perspectives. In its February 2010 Visual Networking Index (VNI) Forecast update, Cisco has predicted a surge in mobile data traffic, with "39-fold global growth from 2009-2014." Read More WHITE PAPER: Qwest Connecting to Better Customer Service Less than a third of surveyed IT executives believe their companies are "highly effective" at adapting to changing customer needs and priorities. Businesses that build a robust voice and data network infrastructure can achieve a high level of responsiveness, and transform customer information and feedback into actionable results. Click here. In this Issue National e-health system edges closer Seattle pushes to join Google's fiber broadband plan Google-T-Mobile speculation spreads over Web WHITE PAPER: HP WAN Design – Don't Buy More than You Need This Gartner research note examines the methodology organizations should employ when designing a WAN. It offers advice on how to ensure that important applications are networked with sufficient performance and that there is not an "overspend" on less important applications and provides guidance on meeting unique network needs. Read Now. National e-health system edges closer The Federal Government has accelerated its national e-health journey with the introduction of key legislation into parliament this week. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems The Power of Virtualized Web Application Delivery This paper discusses how any size organization can tune its Web application delivery services with a virtualized solution that will meet the characteristics of each individual application. Read More Seattle pushes to join Google's fiber broadband plan The city of Seattle has nominated itself to be one of the first locations for Google's planned new high-speed broadband networks. Read More WEBCAST: HP Metzler: Virtualization and the Network Manager The networks manager's role has changed significantly over the years. This Webcast highlights survey results of 460 IT pros and their experiences with network management. Learn how network automation is helping to address the unique challenges of both physical and virtual environments. Learn more Google-T-Mobile speculation spreads over Web Web discussion: Google Inc. should buy T-Mobile USA from its German parent and distribute free Nexus One Android-based smartphones to the carrier's 33 million subscribers. The free smartphones, of course, would run location-aware Google mobile ads. Read More
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