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Happy New Year!
We hope you had a great holiday and a wonderful, safe New Year’s celebration!
We expect that 2010 will be a continuation of 2009 in many ways until the economy stabilizes. We see opportunities in the mobile space, including LTE deployment and Metro Ethernet solutions. We also see expansion in cloud-based services for all sectors, but especially the SMB space. Finally, look for even smarter smart devices and a proliferation of options.
Read on for the topics to watch right now.
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Remaking federal IT to be more efficient
With all the press about the reworking of the health care industry, it is clear that one of the initiatives must be greater reliance on health IT. The same can be said for remaking the federal government to be more efficient. This article introduces the three technology leaders that are working on that goal.
The past 12 months (and decade)
In case you missed some of the top stories of 2009, check out these identified by SmartBrief, in the areas of cable, wireless, and general telecom news. So, was this the digital decade? For a challenge, take this quiz to see what you remember from the past 10 years’ top stories.
Google fast facts
We all know Google is one of the most successful Internet companies to emerge and reshape the industry, but here are 40 Google facts you may not know.
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App store is industry game changer
No other service has impacted the perception that mobile smart devices are more than just a “cell phone” than the Apple App Store—which is evolving from a place to download fun games to a serious platform that will impact mobile applications and telephony. These same implications reach beyond the iPhone to the iTouch. So, what business apps go mobile?
What does 2010 hold?
In no particular order, we offer the following to help you plan for the year: the Lippis Report’s top 10 predictions, Baseline Briefing, CTIA for Wireless, CTAM on Cable, US Telecom Daily for all things telecom, and the Network World series.
The 2010 CIO revolution
What are the top 10 issues facing CIOs this year? Basically, many of the issues are the same as last year’s—cloud computing, spending, going mobile—but CIOs will be expected to accomplish a whole lot more with a whole lot less. |
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The facts about green storage
Green computing can help IT staff run their data centers more efficiently. This E-Guide can help you get started.
Traffic load management in mobile networks
Recently, one of our students asked how modern mobile networks handle increased traffic demands, especially as they compare to traditional circuit-switched telephony where blocking is the norm. Read our white paper on the subject.
Will Wi-Fi replace Ethernet?
Now that the 802.11n Wi-Fi standard is ratified, some are already looking to the next stage. Speeds greater than 1 Gbps over Wi-Fi networks may soon be common, as new developments eventually power the wireless technology past Ethernet services.
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The View from the Hill
Do you wonder where to get the latest tech news, insight, analysis, and opinion? Our updates provide you the best in telecom news now. Whether it is our Twitter feeds, PodSnacks, or wiki, thousands of our students count on us to keep them up-to-date on topics they find important.
Boost your business in 2010
Telecom service providers' revenue per bit is falling at 50 percent or more per year, and thus they are being forced to expand their repertoire of services beyond basic connectivity. How can you stay ahead of the curve, and provide talent development that is accurate, timely, contextual, and connected to the state of your business—especially given today’s shrinking training budgets? We have the answer. Our Broadband Immersion program delves into today’s hot broadband technologies, with minimum time away from the office.
Want to know more? Contact Mark Steinberg, Director of Business Development, at mark@hill.com.
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