Into the IoT era with Agile networking
Huawei has launched its Agile Network 3.0, which it believes will help to enable the Internet of Things (IoT). Liu Shaowei, president of the switch and enterprise communications product line at Huawei, points out that the end-user devices have changed dramatically over the last few years, but the network infrastructure is still largely based on older switching technology. Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei Network Congress in Beijing.
The new move to software defined networking allows for centralised management and control, virtualisation and openness.
Networking drives new Industrial Revolution
Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei Network Congress in Beijing – Improvements in networking will bring about the new Industrial Revolution as IT and industry become more deeply integrated. In the past 10 years, Internet, mobile and social media has significantly changed...Cybercriminals mix the old and the new
A combination of newer and older threat variations defined the cybersecurity landscape in the first quarter of 2015. Malvertising, zero-day vulnerability exploitation, “old-school” macro malware and the decade-old FREAK vulnerability are just a few of the highlights...Telkom expands LTE Advanced network
Telkom has expanded its LTE Advanced (LTE-A) network to an additional 22 suburbs across South Africa. LTE-A is the next evolution of high-speed wireless broadband and can theoretically support peak speeds of up to 1Gbps. The LTE-A expansion will cover areas in greater Johannesburg, the Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Tshwane. The size of Telkom’s LTE-A network is unrivalled anywhere in Africa. Additionally, Telkom is one of the earliest adopters of the LTE-A technology in the world and the first in South Africa.