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SD-WAN in Context of WebRTC

SD-WAN in Context of WebRTC

The promise of SD-WAN (Software Defined WAN) is reliable high quality enterprise WAN using low cost access (e.g. broadband) instead of expensive MPLS. SD-WAN is a collection of several technologies with centralized management on top.Given quality of WebRTC sessions and usage of error resilient codecs, does SD-WAN bring any value to WebRTC?

The Alphabet Soup of MPLS vs. DIA vs. SD-WAN

The Alphabet Soup of MPLS vs. DIA vs. SD-WAN

MPLS and DIA are built for the past and don’t support cost and technical requirements of the modern enterprise. SD-WAN will be like the Firewall is today for enterprises. It will become common among enterprises. It doesn’t mean MPLS will go away, but with the capability of Hybrid WAN as part of SD-WAN, MPLS will become less critical, less traffic will go over it,

OTTs Combining WebRTC with SD-WAN – a New Headache for Operators

OTTs Combining WebRTC with SD-WAN – a New Headache for Operators

SD-WAN strengthens the position of OTT hosted UC providers vs. the incumbent operators as it makes the operators’ advantage of owning the network less valuable. SD-WAN reduced the operational cost associated with providing hosted UC in high quality as it removes the need for MPLS. Combined with WebRTC, adding real-time communications as a feature to existing SaaS applications has never been easier.

3 Strategies for SD-WAN

3 Strategies for SD-WAN

MPLS is still pretty commonly used by enterprises, some use it for specific applications while others take it to the extreme and route all traffic of their branches to s central location. Service providers hit a jackpot with MPLS but this is now changing. 2 major forces are making MPLS less lucrative and eventually will kill it: MPLS price is going down; Enterprise requirements have changed

VMware Just Got a Networking Boost

VMware Just Got a Networking Boost

Having an SD-WAN solution integrated into VMware’s solution portfolio that takes VMware’s network virtualization from within the cloud to connecting enterprises with public and private clouds is important for VMware’s digital transformation and cloud strategy.
VeloCloud seems like a perfect solution for filling this gap. A field proven solution with 100% focus on SD-WAN.

ARM is Well Positioned for Future Technology Cycles

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In the last 3-4 years ARM released a 64-bit designs and expanded it’s offering beyond consumer electronics; it is now competing head to head with Intel also in the server space. ARM’s offering now include low power designs for networking and infrastructure applications, IoT and Automotive. In Q3 only ARM had 38 new licenses to 27 different companies, 14 of them are new ARM customers.

Google’s RCS for Android is All About Mobile Monetization

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Google is the elephant in the room when it comes to advertisement but it does have its competitors and when it comes to mobile things get tricky for Google. Adding RCS to Android devices can allow Google to offer a cross device and cross network rich messaging, voice and video chat, RCS type of service that will compete with WhatsApp of Facebook and allow Google to increase their position in mobile advertisement.

Patent Settlements: Only Lawyers are to Lose

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The idea behind patent registration is valid, allow inventors and companies to protect their investment in innovation and extract value from it. The competition between companies has led to endless lawsuits between giant companies yielding a zero value game. In today’s reality, engineers at large and even small companies are many times paralyzed

Google Bringing RCS Back To Life

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Different from simply adding an RCS client by the chipset vendor or device manufacturer the solution Jibe Mobile offers today is a cloud service. This falls nicely into Google’s desire to stay on top of our messaging traffic. Google may introduce RCS as yet another OTT service or it may add the service provider into the game and give them control over the business model

Will Bitcoin do to The Financial Sector What OTT did to Telcos?

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The financial sector is highly regulated and lucrative with high barrier to entry. aren’t they how we described the telcos 10 to 15 years ago? Technology and deregulation moved their cheese forcing them to actively look for revenue sources that are not under the streetlamp. The internet is best at cutting out the middleman, will this happen in the financial sector as well?

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