Avaya has confirmed that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a move chief executive Kevin Kennedy said was “the best path forward”. “We have conducted an extensive review of alternatives to address Avaya’s capital structure, and we believe pursuing a restructuring through Chapter 11 is the best path forward at this time,”…
While IT managers tend to function mostly in real time – meeting evolving needs and handling crises – they also worry about the future of their networks. Their jobs are to anticipate, meet, and (hopefully) exceed business needs and objectives to the satisfaction of everyone from managers and internal end users to external customers, partners and…
For many years, Ethernet evolution was characterized by the “need for speed” as networks and data centers sought higher and higher throughput. But over time, Ethernet has found its way into applications unforeseen by the developers of the original specification, resulting in a broad and varied Ethernet ecosystem. Today the desire to bring the advantages…
Last year we took a look at the raft of new low-power wide-area (LPWA) protocols being deployed to handle Internet-of-Things (IoT) data traffic. Why not the cellular system that already exists? Because IoT data characteristics, consisting mostly of short upload data bursts, are dramatically different from the data-heavy content that has historically been targeted to…
As organizations strive to align IT and operational technology to drive digital business innovations, infrastructure & operations (I&O) leaders should focus on 10 key technology trends to support these initiatives. During the Gartner Data Center, Infrastructure & Operations Management Conference in Las Vegas, David Cappuccio, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner, said that these…
Category 6 and Category 6A Cabling and Connectors Definition: This innovation includes copper twisted-pair cabling (later standardized as Category-6 and Category-6A), the associated connectors, as well as multi-stage compensation technology and split-pair leadframe wire crossover designs that reduce crosstalk issues. Year of the Innovation: 1996-97 </p> <p><strong>What is the innovation that CommScope or one…
Teltrac are pleased to announce that our relationship with Hikvision has recently been enhanced by gaining the status of “Hikvision Certified Security Associate”. Teltrac employees have gained this HCSA qualification, this ensures that you get expertise all the way from the CCTV design through to implementation and user training. Hikvision Digital Technology Co.,…
The CommScope Holding Company, a telecommunications equipment maker, has agreed to buy a unit of TE Connectivity for $3 billion in cash, in a bet on consumers’ continuing hunger for communicating over data networks. CommScope, which makes equipment for wireless operators to bolster their networks, as well as connectivity products for data centers, said the…
Successful businesses must be able to depend on IT infrastructure that’s fast, flexible and able to adapt quickly to fast-changing market trends in our 24-hour world. At the same time, these businesses must also minimize expensive downtime. Considering that almost a third of downtime can be attributed to human error, a better-managed network should display…
It’s a commonly known fact in the cabling industry that patch cords can be the “weak link” in any end-to-end infrastructure solution. Like anything in life, weak links need to be repaired in order for any solution to work effectively. Historically, many businesses focused on the cable performance when making decisions on infrastructure. However, as…