802.11ac 'gigabit Wi-Fi' starts to show potential, limits

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	802.11ac 'gigabit Wi-Fi' starts to show potential, limits Vendor tests and very early 802.11ac customers provide a reality check on "gigabit Wi-Fi" but also confirm much of its promise. Read More WHITE PAPER: Meru Networks Wireless Networking: The Promise of the 802.11ac Standard This IDC Technology Spotlight explores the trends driving BYOD (bring your own device) adoption and the associated impact on enterprise-grade WLANs, especially as it relates to the emerging high capacity 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard. Learn more >> In this Issue Your best 'Gigabit Wi-Fi' resources SDN pioneers share their secrets 5 Wi-Fi security myths you must abandon now Next generation of carrier systems going virtual Research buries Microsoft's Bing-vs.-Google claim Mystery solved: This 'thing' is a … WHITE PAPER: Juniper Networks A Proven Solution for Today's BYOD Demands Wireless access is mission-critical for most organizations. BYOD has accelerated the need or wireless capacity, and WLANs must deliver a robust wired-like experience in today's dense environments. High-scale, third-party testing has validated Juniper's ability to support the densest BYOD environments while delivering reliable wireless access. Learn more. Your best 'Gigabit Wi-Fi' resources "Gigabit" Wi-Fi has reached a point where it's now being deployed by some early adopters. There are more 802.11ac resources – test data, anecdotal observations, hands-on experience – and more products than ever before. Read More SDN pioneers share their secrets With the ability to create virtual networks quickly and efficiently – rather than programming network-connected hardware on an individual basis – software defined networks (SDN) appear to be the time-and-resource saving solution that overwhelmed IT managers have been looking for. Read More WHITE PAPER: Spirent Communications Challenges for Modern Networks Built Using SDN and OpenFlow The Testing Challenges of SDN and OpenFlow white paper Covers Emerging network deployment scenarios, Current shifts in traffic type crossing networks and Challenges with Cost, Agility and Design. Read Now 5 Wi-Fi security myths you must abandon now Wi-Fi has evolved over the years, and so have the techniques for securing your wireless network. An Internet search could unearth information that's outdated and no longer secure or relevant, or that's simply a myth. Read More Next generation of carrier systems going virtual The latest version of Nokia Siemens Networks software for running mobile carriers is virtualized, pointing toward a future of fully cloud-based systems that could help operators run even more efficiently and roll out new services more quickly. Read More WHITE PAPER: Brocade Communications View the new eBook: Evolution of the Ethernet Brocade and IDG bring you this exclusive eBook exploring the impact of today's IT and Data Center challenges on your network. With a focus on Ethernet Fabric, use this eBook to start your evolution toward a flatter, less complex and more agile network architecture—an architecture ready for the future. View Now Research buries Microsoft's Bing-vs.-Google claim Microsoft's claim that people prefer Bing over Google by a 2-to-1 margin in blind taste tests always smelled fishy, but now a Yale professor and his students have shown it to be pure marketing malarkey by conducting their own survey ... and they did it using Microsoft's tool of choice. Read More Mystery solved: This 'thing' is a … Someone who apparently works in IT at a school or university posted this photo to Reddit this morning and asked: "What is this abomination?" Wrote the Redditor: "We found it in a faculty office after they left. It's a blue device with an ethernet port... Connected to an ethernet->serial adapter... Connected to a serial->USB adapter. What the hell is this thing?" Read More
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