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	Now that LTE is here, what's next? In the continuing war between Verizon and AT&T, the battle has come down to LTE network size vs. LTE network speed. But new LTE technology isn't far over the horizon. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Improving Business Value of WAN Optimization In this study, as in the 2007 study, IDC found that customers were able to reduce IT costs, improve IT staff efficiency, increase availability for users, and trim time to market with new revenue-generating opportunities. Read Now In this Issue LTE makes headway on global roaming, speed and voice Nokia to pay $2.2B for Siemens' stake in Nokia Siemens Networks Verizon notches 500th LTE market, declares initial rollout done Sprint shareholders approve SoftBank's $21.6B buyout The worst cloud outages of 2013 (so far) Stuart Biggs, first Cisco CCIE, dies at age 53 WEBCAST: Fluke Networks Best Practices Performance Monitoring Recorded Webinar Webinar will examine the driving factors, objectives, requirements, and best practices surrounding converged network and application performance management. Learn More LTE makes headway on global roaming, speed and voice LTE is simultaneously being pushed forward on several fronts, and the result for users will be faster networks, better coverage and the ability to access networks while travelling abroad. Read More Nokia to pay $2.2B for Siemens' stake in Nokia Siemens Networks Nokia is to acquire Siemens' 50 percent stake in joint venture Nokia Siemens Networks, which will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Finnish company after the transaction is completed. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Inc. Current Cloud Adoption Trends No longer limited to early adopters in small organizations, cloud computing has become pervasive in midsize and large organizations. The survey results in this report highlight how strategic-minded IT decision makers in North America are overcoming security concerns and adopting private, public and hybrid clouds. Learn More Verizon notches 500th LTE market, declares initial rollout done Verizon Wireless has completed the initial rollout of its 4G LTE network, covering 95 percent of the U.S. population, and is now looking to reuse other spectrum for LTE and deploy small cells using the technology. Read More Sprint shareholders approve SoftBank's $21.6B buyout Sprint Nextel shareholders have voted overwhelmingly to approve SoftBank's US$21.6 billion takeover bid, setting the stage for the deal to close early next month. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Case Study – Constangy Learn how to consolidate and virtualize many different servers, and eliminate the expense and difficulty of remotely managing the hardware and software. Read now! The worst cloud outages of 2013 (so far) From Amazon to Dropbox and Microsoft to Google, we've seen some nasty cloud outages in the first half of the year. Which company failed the worst? Read More Stuart Biggs, first Cisco CCIE, dies at age 53 Stuart Biggs, who in 1993 led a team that created the Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert program and was the first to be awarded a CCIE number, has died at age 53. Read More
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