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Five IT New Years Resolutions

January 6, 2011

It is that time of year to look into the future and plan for a new and improved IT services. These are less resolutions than they are areas that I believe will be important in 2011. Below are my top five resolutions that I will use to grow my IT capabilities.1. Career development 2. Business Focus 3. Smartphones4. Virtualization and Cloud5. Upgrades

Gerry ChristensenFounder and CEOWireless Waypoint

LTE to Expand Quickly and also Put an End to the WiMAX Debate

January 6, 2011

Analysis of:AT&T accelerates LTE deployment, will launch 20 4G devices this year | www.fiercewireless.com

Will there be a winner? Will LTE and WiMAX continue to compete? From a market perspective, the driver for the next generation of mobile broadband technology is the need to address the ever-increasing levels of sophistication in services and features provided to customers.

Gerry ChristensenFounder and CEOWireless Waypoint

Taking Hybrid WiFi to a Whole New Level for Location Services?

January 5, 2011

Analysis of:Qualcomm acquires Atheros for $3.2 billion to expand presence in WiFi market | www.fiercetelecom.com

With the Qualcomm acquisition of Atheros, could they have aspirations of taking hybrid WiFi to a whole new level? On the surface, it would seem that Atheros HyFi, WiFi hybrid with powerline is just a useful way of extending WiFi coverage without a conventional repeater. Upon closer inspection, it could be one of the many solutions to enable better location determination for the indoor environment.

David BarnesPrincipal & OwnerBizWitz LLC

Display Supply Chain Adapting to Tablet Diversity

January 4, 2011

Introductions of iPad-alternatives see,s all the rage at CES at the start of 2011. News from Asia suggests that Hon Hai (Foxconn) will support Vizio tablets as well as Apple products but it needs to hive off its small panel business units to serve multiple clients well.

Gerry ChristensenFounder and CEOWireless Waypoint

Carriers to Outsource more than Core Services

January 4, 2011

Analysis of:Telecommunications Outsourcing On the Rise | seekingalpha.com

The trend for the past few years is for carriers to focus on what they do best, which is run networks. This has caused wireless network operators to outsource even their core radio network, and some cases switching and Value-added Service (VAS) applications, to third parties. This trend will continue through 2011 and beyond as carriers are faced with some significant hurdles to prepare for 4G and IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS).

Gerry ChristensenFounder and CEOWireless Waypoint

Carriers to focus on Applications that add Value with LTE

January 4, 2011

Analysis of:HP unveils LTE-capable netbook, likely destined for Verizon | www.fiercewireless.com

Carriers rolling out LTE will identify applications, such as video, that add value with LTE. LTE adds significant capacity to carrier networks, allowing carriers to offer broadband services that have been heretofore impractical. One key offering is video.

Gerry ChristensenFounder and CEOWireless Waypoint

Growth in LTE and M2M for AT&T and others

January 4, 2011

Analysis of:AT&T Looks Beyond the iPhone for Growth | online.wsj.com

The advent of 4G via LTE will be a boon for carriers in terms of increased capacity, but they must use it wisely. It is recommended that they focus on new Value-added Service (VAS) applications. It is also recommended that they offer “dialable” VoIP via VoLTE as a competitive response to Google Voice, Skype for Mobile, etc. It is likely that carriers will also focus much attention on Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications and services as P2P is peeking.

Richard StiennonChief Research AnalystIT-HARVEST, LLC

Dell to acquire Secureworks

January 4, 2011

Analysis of:Dell to acquire Secureworks | content.dell.com

Dell announced today that they are acquiring the Atlanta based Secureworks, a managed security services provider(MSSP).   This is an enterprise play and does not enhance Dell's offering to their small business base.

Melissa MitchellPresidentMGME Technology Services

Cloud Computing had a great year, this year destined to be better

January 3, 2011

Analysis of:What you need to know about the year of the cloud | www.infoworld.com

Cloud computing had a great year in 2010. Many small and enterprise sized businesses enjoyed greater sales and flexibility. There are , however, limits to what can and should be done in the cloud. Companies have to be careful.

Melissa MitchellPresidentMGME Technology Services

Data storage solution sales were up in 2010

January 3, 2011

Analysis of:Data Center Networking Equipment Sales Will Be Up 67 Percent In 2010 | www.crn.com

Both large and small organizations have seen a tremendous growth in the purchasing of data storage solutions . The reasons is simple, pure need. We find that even in a weakened economy, one must have storage.

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