Network Infrastructure
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India's schools to enjoy IT spending boost
News Educational institutes are set to double spending on IT from this year to 2012, particularly on new software and infrastructure purchases.
Tags: Budgeting/cost control, IT budgeting, IBM Corp., India, IT-spending, ERP, network, leader, network infrastructure, IT budgeting
Tough road leading to next-gen networks
Insight perspective Migrating to next-generation networks is extremely complex, and telecom operators must be mindful of certain pitfalls, says industry player.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, Protocols and platforms, ATM, Operator, IP, Broadband, Service, SLA, Consulting, outsource
Next-gen networks need tiered, converged rules
News As momentum for next-generation networks picks up, this new ecosystem needs blend of differentiated and converged regulations, says consultant.
Tags: CommunicAsia 2009, Network infrastructure, Next-generation technology/networks, Regulator, Regulation, telecommunications, consultant, Ernst & Young LLP, network, network infrastructure
Aussie chief of Nokia-Siemens to leave
News Australian chief of Nokia Siemens Networks, Simon Beresford-Wylie, will leave by November.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Siemens AG, Asia-Pacific, Telstra Corp., networking company, mobile company, network infrastructure, mobile operator
Cisco to buy Tandberg for US$3B
News Networking giant intends to plug Tandberg's video-conferencing and network infrastructure products into its collaboration lineup.
Tags: Data Management, Directory services, VoIP, EMEA, network, CEO, Directory services, Cisco Systems Inc., Polycom Inc., unified communications
NBN could cost Aust taxpayers US$8.6B
News The Australian government will foot about a quarter of its A$43 billion (US$33.5 billion) National Broadband Network proposal, and adds implementation study will determine private sector investment.
Tags: Business broadband, Government, Study, NBN, U.S. Senate, equity, financial, network, asset, network infrastructure
Cisco replaces Nortel in key 2012 Olympics role
News London 2012 organizer reveals it has ended its contract with bankrupt infrastructure supplier "on good terms", and appoints tier 2 sponsor Cisco to helm role instead.
Tags: Network infrastructure, LANs and WANs, Business Strategies & Functions, Service level management, Nortel Networks Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Wireless, Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, wireless technology, network infrastructure
10 tips for secure computer disposal
Techguide If you're in charge of IT resources at an organization with more than a handful of computer users, you might need this advice for secure equipment disposal.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Security Management, Infrastructure/architecture management, Data, Security, Storage, Access Control, computer, Server
Nortel to provide London 2012 network infrastructure
News The communications equipment firm will supply BT with the infrastructure it will need for WANs, LANs, call centers and fixed-line telephony at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Tags: LANs and WANs, Networking technology, VoIP/IP telephony, Networking, Nortel Networks Corp., telephony, Vancouver, network, Olympic Games, call-center
Femtocells may save mobile operators US$5B
News Base stations that link to broadband connections for better mobile coverage could cut operators' infrastructure costs by US$5 billion.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Mobile platforms/communications, Next-generation technology/networks, Business broadband, Personal broadband, Savings, Mobile, Operator, network, marketing
Network services top on Asian firms' minds
News New IDC study shows seven in 10 IT heads say services around the network, and business continuity and recovery, are important to their organizations.
Tags: Services, Business Strategies & Functions, IT Governance, Disaster recovery, Data backup, disaster recovery, Networking, SMB, Security, SOA, IT Services
SingTel to build 'green' data center
News Singapore carrier announces plans for a "multimillion dollar" data center facility, offering network infrastructure services and built to eco-friendly specifications.
Tags: LANs and WANs, Networking technology, SingTel, Singapore, performance, network, blade server, industry, data center, blade
Study: Network delays crimp user productivity
News IT users lose an average of three days a year due to delay in network log-in, file transfers and e-mail processing, a new Dimension Data report shows.
Tags: LANs and WANs, Infrastructure/architecture management, Business, M&A, Japan, performance, network, VoIP, China, information technology
More telcos focus on services provision
News More operators in Asia and Europe are outsourcing network management as they focus on providing services to customers, says Nokia Siemens Networks.
Tags: Outsourcing, Service level management, Web 2.0, Outsourcing, Operator, phone, Telstra Corp., network, VoIP, Web 2.0
Asia's broadband subscribers to hit 170M
News Number of broadband subscribers in Asia-Pacific will grow 31.5 percent to hit 171 million by year-end, predicts market analyst.
Tags: Business broadband, Personal broadband, Network administration/implementation, India, Broadband, Japan, Frost & Sullivan, social networking, FTTH, Facebook
