Category: Technology
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Cloud Connect 2012: WAN issues still unresolved, but Telcos get serious about Cloud!
WANs for the Cloud takes center stage at Cloud Connect The critical problems associated with the WAN for cloud service delivery were explored at UBM/Tech Web’s Cloud Connect 2012 conference last week in Santa Clara, CA. The WAN is a huge issue because VPN tunneling over the public Internet will not provide the security, availability,…
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Cisco’s turn around strategy is working, but for how long?
Networking-equipment-maker Cisco Systems said its fiscal second-quarter revenue and profit gains illustrate that its turnaround strategy and internal revamp are working. The vendor reported a 43.5% increase in net income for the quarter and revenue improvement of about 11%, higher than its forecast. “We believe our vision and strategy are working,” said CEO John Chambers.…
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The Augmented Life or the $6M Man Becomes the $6K Man
Beyond the larger question of how society will deal with a world where machine and human become intertwined in ways that are unimaginable, what are the implications for the telecom provider as the developments described above become commercially viable?
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The Drive Behind An App for Saving Lives
“Saving lives is more important than money,” so said Alon Atsmon, CEO of iOnRoad, a subsidiary of Picitup, a company with a core technology of creating three-dimensional, computer vision solutions for online retailers, such as ebay. iOnRoad is starting to disrupt an entirely different and still nascent market segment known as Advanced Driver Assisted Systems (ADAS).…
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Deutsche Telekom (DT/ T-Labs) Briefing with Partner Companies: Jan 24, 2012 in Palo Alto, CA
Deutsche Telekom (DT) will brief our IEEE ComSocSCV group on their latest Silicon Valley activities January 24, 2012 in Palo Alto, CA. Louis Schreier, VP of /T-Labs Division will will provide an outline of DT’s current mission in the U.S. and describe several important activities they are engaged in. Three DT partner companies- Mozilla, Nicira…
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Silicon Valley Power’s Smart Grid Network & Free WiFi in Santa Clara
That’s the title of the Dec 14 IEEE ComsocSCV Meeting in Santa Clara, CA. In addition to two presentations and a spirited panel discussion, there will be a short award ceremony preceding the talks. Here’s a brief description of each talk: 1. Fiber enables Santa Clara’s “Smart” Wireless WAN Larry Owens of Silicon Valley Power…