Nokia Takes On Digital Health with Smart Hairbrush
1/26/2017 - Nokia has unveiled its new smart hairbrush, the Hair Coach, which offers personalized recommendations for hair care.

French Mass Transit and Nokia Trial of LTE on Paris Metro
8/9/2016 - France's Regie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP) and Nokia complete successful test of LTE access on Paris Metro line 14.

Nokia and SK Telecom Unveil Portable Public Safety LTE System
8/5/2016 - One thing that has always been true in the communications industry is that public safety agencies have truly unique needs that rightfully should be addressed with purpose-built and dedicated networks. From the earliest days of walkie-talkie systems on radio spectrum allocated for use by police, fire and medical first response teams to today's highly sophisticated networks, making sure the right people have the right tools to act quickly during a crisis is the very definition of mission critical.

FCC Maps Offer a View of Broadband, Health in the U.S.
8/4/2016 - The FCC) now offers an array of maps that provide information on broadband availability and health within the U.S.

Stay Safe, San Diego: Nokia Bolsters Public Safety Systems
7/13/2016 - Nokia is helping San Diego, CA transform its public safety network to meet current and future demands for new and highly responsive services.

Most C-Levels Not Ready for Digital Changes
6/27/2016 - Juniper Research finds most information technology decision makers (ITDMs) and business decision makers (BDMs) are not ready for digital disruption.

Brandwidth Partnership with Nokia Enhances Marketing with Virtual Reality
6/21/2016 - UK-based Brandwidth will use Nokia OZO camera to make marketing campaigns more immersive experiences.

TIA Study: IoT Use May Have Reached Tipping Point
6/15/2016 - IoT Enterprise Survey by TIA finds more than half of enterprises using IoT capabilities with more in the pipeline.

Swissgrid Takes Delivery on Advanced IP/MPLS and Optical communications Network from Nokia
6/10/2016 - Patrick Langelaan, head of Global Enterprise & Public Sector, Central Europe, Nokia, said: "Our leadership in IP/MPLS and in agile optical networking allows us to deliver a robust, resilient and intelligent network for Swissgrid that will drive new efficiencies in their transmission network and meet the highest level of availability and security, which is essential in supporting smart grid applications."

Nokia Goes After Larger Presence in Cable Market with Gainspeed Acquisition
6/10/2016 - In what might be considered a keen grasp of the obvious - since communications infrastructures in all corners of the world are truly converging and moving toward being all IP-based - service providers of all stripes are positioning to be able to offer quadruple play services and regardless of where they come from. In short, distinguishing between the capabilities of transforming traditional telecom and cable providers based on service portfolios has become problematic to say the least. This is particularly true as the roadmap for next generation communications architectures become almost identical.

Nokia Launches Fourth IoT Open Innovation Challenge
6/8/2016 - In an effort to encourage development of innovative Internet of Things solutions, Nokia is again staging its Open Innovation Challenge.

Withings Acquisition Positions Nokia Well in Digital Healthcare
6/2/2016 - Withings acquisition opens a new chapter in history of Nokia as it positions to be major player in digital healthcare.

How HSMs Create Trust in the IoT Era
5/26/2016 - Hardware security modules (HSMs) are specialized devices designed to exacting standards (most often set by governments) and used to protect cryptographic keys at rest and in use.

Virtual Reality and the Network: The Perfect Storm
5/24/2016 - Nokia's Sue White explains that it is not just demand for video streaming that will break the network but also the rapid shift to more immersive content.

Five Key Pubic Broadband Policies Making Measurable Difference: Series Conclusion
5/11/2016 - This is our sixth and final installment of the multi-part series on the granularity of the recent comprehensive white paper done for Nokia by Diffraction Analysis, "Government broadband plan: 5 key policy measures that proved to make a difference. In the previous posting the focus was how inclusive and/or social offers impact broadband adoption. The last piece of the puzzle involves a brief look at the requirement of government involvement in enabling the transformation of the broadband ecosystem and the "toolbox of remedies" that can be employed by policy-makers to accelerate broadband deployment and service adoption.

How Inclusive and/or Social Offers Impact Broadband Adoption
5/5/2016 - As has been the case with the previous posting in this series, we start with a chart because visualization of the impact inclusive and/or social offers highlights a tilt on the phrase "If you build it they will come." As the chart shows, with the proper incentives if you build it and price it right they really will come.

Leveraging a Framework for Infrastructure Sharing to Speed Broadband Deployment
4/26/2016 - This fourth installment of the multi-part series on the granularity of the recent white paper done for Nokia by Diffraction Analysis, "Government broadband plan: 5 key policy measures that proved to make a difference. In the previous posting the focus was on public investment in access. This week the deeper dive focus is on a framework of infrastructure sharing.

Public Investment in Access Pays Big Dividends
4/20/2016 - It is time for the third installment of the multi-part series on the granularity of the recent white paper done for Nokia by Diffraction Analysis, "Government broadband plan: 5 key policy measures that proved to make a difference. In the previous posting the focus was on public investment in backbone and aggregation. This week attention turns to public Investment in access.

Public Investment in Backbone and Aggregation Makes a Difference
4/12/2016 - As promised last week in the initial posting of what is to be a multi-part series, we are taking the first of several deep dives into some of the granularity of the recent white paper, "Government broadband plan: 5 key policy measures that proved to make a difference, done for Nokia by Diffraction Analysis. This is a valuable resource to keep handy as it looks at the efficiency of five critical public policies regarding the acceleration of broadband deployment.

What does 'Your business. Your communications. Your way.' Really mean to the Enterprise?
4/11/2016 - How Nokia Rapport private cloud-based solution enables enterprises to control the features and functions employees receive.

Five Key Pubic Broadband Policies Making Measurable Difference
4/6/2016 - This will be the first of a multi-part series that looks at the efficiency of five critical public policies regarding the acceleration of broadband deployment. It is based on an insightful white paper done for Nokia by Diffraction Analysis, appropriately titled, "Government broadband plan: 5 key policy measures that proved to make a difference.

Vodafone NZ Demo Shows What's Possible Using LTE for Public Safety
4/4/2016 - Vodafone New Zealand recently demonstrated Nokia Network in a Box, part of Nokia's end-to-end LTE solution for public safety.

Mind SCADA Integration When Planning Your IP/MPLS Transformation
4/4/2016 - Recommendations on how legacy SCADA systems can be successfully migrated during utility IP/MPLS transformations.

5G's 'Mission Critical' Objectives
3/30/2016 - It would be easy to say that the reasons solutions vendors are stoking the flames of 5G is based mostly on the desire to assure long-term revenue streams for themselves and in theory those of their customers' new 5G-based services. Yet, optimal monetization is only part of the story. It is an end and not a means.

Smart Cars Need Smart Highways Based on Next Generation Communications Networks
3/23/2016 - Whether it is at the recently concluded Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, or on the Web -where articles about smart automobiles and road hogs on the cyber super highway aka the Internet, it is hard to escape the impact next generation communications networks will play on how we all get around. And, while stories about connected cars tend to sizzle because they are and will be so high-touch, realities are smart highways are equally if not as, important.

Nokia 1830 PSS Gives Power Utilities a Noteworthy Tool for Secure Networks
3/21/2016 - Power utilities using optical solutions need to be mindful of security, bandwidth availability, reliability and manageability.

How Insurance Companies can Transform to Better Meet Customer and Operational Needs
2/8/2016 - Second in two-part series on the need for insurers to undergo digital transformation with a sense of urgency.

Eight Keys for Successful Airport Network Transformation
2/8/2016 - Eight keys that airports should keep in mind when evaluating deployment of a converged network that's service-aware.

Smart Cities are less about technology than they are about people
2/8/2016 - Nokia IoT subject matter experts recommends 10 best practices for creating smarter cities.

Why Insurance Companies Need to Undergo Digital Transformation
2/2/2016 - Nokia while paper addresses the need for insurance companies to adopt digital technologies or put themselves at risk.

A Look at the First Episodes of 'New Guy' Season 2
1/19/2016 - There is a lot that is new for members of the Next Generation Communications Community, and not just the change in the calendar year. As readers are aware, there is also the new Nokia, thanks to the completion of its acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent. And, while we are in the early stages of what changes will be taking place as the new Nokia reveals its structure, one thing that is both new and old is that the "New Guy" series is in the midst of its rollout of its second season.

Seamless Cloud Networking
1/18/2016 - Final in four-part series on data center networking looks at SDN as glue for seamless networking of data center and branch.

The Benefits of Data Center Interconnect for the Cloud
1/11/2016 - This is the final in a series on data centers and data centers and data center interconnect (DCI), based on interviews and white papers provided by Gary Holland, IP Routing and Transport (IPRT) Marketing with Alcatel-Lucent (soon to be part of the new Nokia) and his team.

Bringing the Cloud to the Branch
1/11/2016 - Third in four-part series on data center networking looks at software-defined networking (SDN)for branch locations.

Getting Cloud Balance and Data Center Interconnect Right
1/6/2016 - In my recent posting on the top four trends in data centers and data center interconnect (DCI), as articulated by Gary Holland, I noted that a deeper dive into the future of this critical area for large enterprises was forthcoming. In what will be the first in a two-part examination of Alcatel-Lucent's perspectives on the benefits of DCI amplification, the focus here is on achieving the right cloud balance.

SDN for Cloud IT
1/4/2016 - Second of Nuage Network series on software-defined networking (SDN)with focus on necessary changes for business agility.

Top 4 Predictions on Data Centers and Data Center Interconnect (DCI) for 2016
12/30/2015 - As we ring out the old year for the new, it is customary to look both backwards and forwards in various market sectors. In this regard, there are few events in the tech world that more vibrant and exciting than the transformation process now underway in data centers around the world, be they public, private, virtual private or hybrid, and the momentum that has gathered for more and more of "E"verything moving to some type of cloud.

The Future of Data Center Networking has been Set
12/29/2015 - Software Defined Networking (SDN) is now set as the future of data center architecture and challenge is to choose right SDN.

The Cloud is 'Healthy' Solution for Healthcare Services Organizations
12/23/2015 - There can be little doubt that when it comes to dealing with the complexities of providing access to and protecting a growing amount of confidential data the healthcare industries and ecosystems are right at the top of vertical markets in terms of the challenges faced. Indeed, whether it is dealing with consumer demands for more access to their information in real-time, invoicing and online payments, expanding telemedicine interactions, meeting corporate governance and regulatory mandates, etc., healthcare IT professionals have their hands more than full.

What's on the Minds of Large Enterprise IT Decision Makers? Part Two
12/8/2015 - As promised, this is the second installment of my exploration of the extremely worthwhile white paper, A window into large enterprise IT. For those who may have not had a chance to read part one of this series, it is based on a comprehensive survey of top U.S. IT decision-makers conducted by Penn Schoen Berland (PSB), on behalf of Alcatel-Lucent.

What's on the Minds of Large Enterprise IT Decision Makers?
12/1/2015 - The old tag from the U.S. tabloid The Enquire, "Inquiring Minds Want to Know," is very appropriate these days. In fact, in many ways it is the justification for big data and sophisticated analytics as sellers seek to gain greater insights into consumer behavior to improve the targeting of their marketing. It is also critical in the business sector where the needs, desires and plans, particularly of the IT departments of large enterprise, are important to solutions providers.

Cable MSOs Need to Press their Wi-Fi First Advantages
12/1/2015 - For those of us who live in the U.S., it is hard not to notice that cable multiple system operators (MSOs) are pushing the fact that subscribers can access what are now described as "millions" of Wi-Fi hotspots across the country. Indeed, in the past several weeks my colleague Mae Kowalke has done two articles in what is a three-part series on the subject.

How LTE Can Help Address Growing Rail Communications Requirements
12/1/2015 - Alcatel-Lucent and French government are trialing 4G LTE as next generation rail communications foundation.

White Paper Notes the Benefits of SDN for Healthcare Organizations
11/23/2015 - Software-defined networking can help IT staff members at health care companies to save money on network management and more easily meet compliance requirements due to its ability to automate repetitive tasks and enable network agility.

Five Keys for Upgrading Branch Banks to the Future
11/23/2015 - It is undeniable that banking is changing. Customers now are just as likely to initiate a transaction or check a balance from their smartphone or laptop as they are to do so at a physical branch, and banks currently are in the process of making the adjustment to this new landscape.

Technology and the Future of Branch Banking
11/17/2015 - For those of us of a certain age, we can remember not necessarily fondly the days before there were ATMs and we actually walked inside banks to do all of our transactions. While those days are long gone, along with the associated long lines, realities are that the physical offices of financial institutions in general and branch banks in particular are poised to undergo a transformation that is no less profound than the one ignited by the now ubiquitous presence of those ATMs.

The 'New Guy' is Back - Season 2 of CIO Alex Warner's IT Transformation Quest Debuts
11/11/2015 - Roughly around this time last year Alcatel-Lucent released one of the most creative marketing vehicles for bringing attention to the challenges facing large enterprise CIOs. Titled "The New Guy", a series of videos chronicled the triumphs and set-backs of Alex Warner, a skilled CIO whose start-up was bought by the 60,000 person global enterprise Kromacom. Kromacom then handed Alex the overwhelming job to "fix" IT.

Cable MSOs Can Benefit from Wi-Fi First Trend, Part Two
11/3/2015 - The strategic value to cable operators of being first and fast in the market with enhanced Wi-Fi services.

10 Reasons Why LTE is a Good Solution for Airport Networks Today and Going Forward
11/2/2015 - Bell Labs Consulting analysis of future airport communications provides 10 recommendations for service providers.

Convergence is at the Heart of the Future Airport Network
10/19/2015 - Dynamic network management also is a key attribute for a good converged network, as is the flexibility to accommodate software-defined networking as the technology evolves.

ALU Makes the Case for Smart Cities, Ultra-Broadband Networks
10/19/2015 - The IoT can, for example, enable governments and other entities to install sensors on city assets such as garbage cans and street lights so the cans can alert them when they are full and need to be emptied and the lights can let them know when a bulb requires replacement. That can eliminate pricey truck rolls and save cities a bundle in the process.

Cable MSO Have an Advantage with Wi-Fi First-For Now
10/12/2015 - The race is on between CSPs and cable MSOs to garner traffic from new services like voice-over-Wi-Fi (VoWi-Fi).

Alcatel-Lucent Recommends 6 Steps for a National or Rural Broadband Plan
9/28/2015 - In the course of my Web surfing to stay on top of next generation communications items of interest, I happened upon a recent posting by Olivier Duroyon, Global Government and Public Sector Segment, Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) on their wonderful TechZine site. He had me with the title, 6 Steps for a National or Rural Broadband Plan. Duroyon also displayed rather impressive statistics that 142 countries already have plans in place to make broadband universally available at affordable rates.

Making a Better Connected Service Vehicle: Second of Two-Part Series
9/28/2015 - Results of multi-vendor connected field service technician in connected vehicles yields impressive results.

Making a Better Connected Service Vehicle: First in Two-part Series
9/21/2015 - Alcatel-Lucent and Chorus in New Zealand trial a connected service vehicle (CSV) for better field service.

Alcatel-Lucent Helps Keep Highway Traffic Moving in England
9/8/2015 - New Alcatel-Lucent supplied next generation IP/MPLS network helps England relieve problems on congested highways.

Using ICT to Make Smart Cities Smart
8/19/2015 - I recently had the opportunity to review a paper on smart cities authored by Marc Jadoul, strategic marketing director and Jacques Vermeulen, director of smart cities at Alcatel-Lucent. The authors provided rich context as to the complexities of smart city projects and why information and communications technologies (ICT) are so foundational to such efforts.

The Benefits of Cloud and SDN for Financial Institutions
8/17/2015 - New blog and white paper highlight the audit, compliance, security and operational benefits of cloud and SDN.

Is Healthcare IT Still Not Up to Snuff?
8/10/2015 - The answer to the question about whether healtcare IT needs a check-up is a unqualified YES!

Mobile Devices Could Usher in a Healthcare Revolution by 2018
7/28/2015 - Alcatel-Lucent highlights how mobile devices are poised to be game changers in delivering healthcare services.

New Air-to-Ground 4G LTE System Could Put Ultra-Broadband in the Skies
7/28/2015 - new air-to-ground (A2G) ultra-broadband connectivity that takes advantage of 4G LTE.

Will Digital Banking Kill the Branch Bank?
7/20/2015 - Branch banks are in the midst of major transformation and digital technologies can help them remain important.

Dallas Innovates with its New Public Safety Network
6/22/2015 - Dallas, Texas has successfully deployed a new broadband public safety network from Alcatel-Lucent.

Why Cities Need to Get Smarter
6/2/2015 - The urbanization of the world's population is driving a need for cities to leverage communications to become smarter.

Network-Wide NFV Use Gives the Advantage to Cable MSOs: Second of Two-part Series
5/19/2015 - Continuation of series on why cable MSOs have a leg up competitively if they leverage NFV correctly.

The Reasons to Use IP/MPLS for Transport Communications Keeps Growing
5/11/2015 - IP/MPLS is the future for next generation communications and the reasons to migrate to it are growing.

Network-Wide NFV Use Gives the Advantage to Cable MSOs: First of Two-part Series
5/11/2015 - How and why Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) can provide cable multiple service operators (MSOs) competitive advantage.

Three Paths to National Broadband
4/13/2015 - The three options to enable countries to get to fiber-based network national broadband deployment.

The Expanding Role of Data Center Interconnect
4/7/2015 - Large enterprise data center interconnect requirements are changing and new options are emerging.

Can you use HFC for Small Cell Backhaul?
3/24/2015 - Can HFC/DOCSIS access networks also support the backhaul needs of LTE small cells?

Go Virtual to Expand Business Services Reach
3/17/2015 - By leveraging SDN operators such as MSOs can lower costs for delivering business services and increase addressable market.

Data Center Interconnect Evolves for an Expanded Role in the Enterprise
1/20/2015 - The importance of data center interconnect (DCI) is becoming mission critical.

New Zealand Makes a Big Push for Nationwide Ultra-Broadband
1/14/2015 - The vehicles for network transformation are New Zealand's Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) project and Rural Broadband Initiative.

Smart Cities Mean Smart Networks
12/29/2014 - Most heads of government have heard the term "smart city" bandied around at this point. The idea is that deployment of a smart communications grid will enable governments to drive economic growth and improve delivery of public services.

One Size Does Not Fit All for Public Safety Moving to Ultra-Broadband
12/29/2014 - Five business models for enhanced public safety communications highlight why one size does not fit all.

Join the Journey of New CIO Alex as he Works to make Large Enterprise Future-Ready
12/19/2014 - When it comes to marketing communications, there is ample documented proof that a little bit of humor, or certainly employing a lighter touch, can go a long way. After all the goal of marcom is to make products and services memorable and imbue in the viewer a desire to learn more and hopefully buy. The challenge is getting the tone right so as not to offend, ensuring the comedic value does not overshadow the message, keeping it simple as well as memorable, and literally and figuratively making viewers want more, is hard. However, taking risks on finding the right mix has yielded great rewards.

Smart Government Starts with a Shared Wide Area Network for All Agencies
12/15/2014 - Smart governments need shared communications infrastructure that is cloud-based and resilient.

Power Utilities Network Design for Synchrophasor Application
10/22/2014 - For power utilities the synchrophasor is important for generating critical data for real-time and offline analysis.

Better Data Center Architectures as the New Business Advantage
7/21/2014 - New Alcatel-Lucent study examines the need to change the data center infrastructure architecture to make it agile and less complex.

Study Outlines the Six Communications Challenges Enterprises Face in 2014
7/15/2014 - New study of enterprise communications needs highlights six challenges to be overcome.

SDN Juggles Elephant Flows so Networks Keep Humming
7/9/2014 - SDN analytics provide intelligent traffic engineering capability to help handle elephant data flows.

Moving Beyond Legacy Equipment in the Data Center
6/23/2014 - A virtualized and converged network solution like the Alcatel-Lucent/QLogic one is accelerating legacy systems' to end-of-life.

SDN Analytics as a Way to Combat Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Attacks
6/16/2014 - Data generated by SDN is ideal for helping mitigate the risks of a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)attack.

Next Gen Communications Fulfills Promise of Smart Communities
6/4/2014 - The role and importance of next generation communications in making smart city promise reality.

Luxembourg Power Utility Values its IP/MPLS Network Upgrade
5/20/2014 - Case study on how Alcatel-Lucent IP/MPLS network is helping Creos Luxembourg improve operations and meet customer needs.

Bell Labs Helps Utilities Embrace a Smart Grid Infrastructure
5/13/2014 - Bell Labs' Advisory Service for Smart Grid Network Evolution helps utilities plan network evolution.

Communities Can Take Control of Internet Needs with Municipal Broadband
4/22/2014 - How Opelika, Alabama's municipal broadband enables its power utility to benefit from better comms infrastructure.

Mission-Critical Communications are Increasingly Relying on IP/MPLS
4/8/2014 - IP/MPLS for mobile public safety wireless backhaul is enabling first responders to act fast in emergencies.

Paris Metro Highlights Benefits to Railways from Leveraging Next Gen Communications
3/18/2014 - Next generation communications enables railways like Paris Metro to provide enhanced safety with unattended operations.

The Need for Savvy WAN Design in the Smart Grid
2/25/2014 - Alcatel-Lucent has partnered with power utilities to enable substation automation.

Getting the Smart Grid Right with Enhanced WAN Connectivity for Substation Automation
2/19/2014 - Power utilities can enhance smart grid performance using next generation WAN connectivity for substation automation.

The LTE Cloud for Public Safety Gets a Test in Las Vegas
1/13/2014 - Value of LTE for public safety use passes critical test with flying colors in Las Vegas.

Innovative Government-backed Communications Project Brings Broadband to Rural Canada
9/3/2013 - Alcatel-Lucent helps Eeyou Istchee and the James Bay region of northern Quebec with next generation solution.

Modern Railways Need Advanced Communications Infrastructure
8/20/2013 - Smooth and efficient railway operations and improved passenger experiences drive need for next generation communications network.

FirstNet Helps Public Safety Communications Move into the 21st Century
6/4/2013 - The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet)new LTE emergency network.

FirstNet Will Fundamentally Change Public Safety Communications
5/28/2013 - FirstNet first responder network poised to vastly improve public safety agency communications and responsiveness.

For Superior Hospitality Experience Trump Panama Relies on Next Gen Communications
5/14/2013 - Alcatel-Lucent hospitality solutions enables Trump Panama to provide guests a superior customer experience.

LTE is a Natural Fit for Dynamic Railway Communications
5/13/2013 - LTE will improve train-to-wayside communications and lead to new operational efficiencies.

Alcatel-Lucent Drives the Connected Hospital
5/7/2013 - Rapid Business Assessments (RBA) for Healthcare rests on Alcatel-Lucent's Connected Hospital Reference Model.

Modern Railways Demand a Modern Communications Infrastructure
5/7/2013 - Next generation rail communications are essential for the safety and efficiency of railways.

Alcatel-Lucent Assists East China Airlines with its IP Communications Challenges
4/10/2013 - Growing pains of major China airline are met with new voice communications platform for its global call center by Alcatel-Lucent.

Public Safety Agencies Deal with Cost and Efficiency Issues by Leveraging Next Generation Operations Support Systems (OSS)
4/2/2013 - Next generation OSS help public safety agencies meet the challenges of operational efficiency and improving responsiveness.

Indiana Hospital Improves Healthcare Delivery with Alcatel-Lucent Network Infrastructure Upgrade
3/25/2013 - Electronic health records needs caused Clark Memorial Hospital to pick Alcatel-Lucent to upgrade its network.

10 Tips for Increasing Efficiency with Next Generation Operations Support Systems (OSS)
3/19/2013 - Increasing operational efficiency in public safety networks with next gen OSS and BSS.

Smart Cities like Calgary are Showing others How to Leverage Next Generation Communications
3/10/2013 - Canada's most wired city is showing urban areas around the world how to leverage next gen networking.

Study finds a 'Smart' Network Infrastructure is Key to 'Smart City' Evolution
3/4/2013 - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) will be key enabler of enabling Smart Cities to provide better quality of life as urbanization increases globally.

Oklahoma and Arkansas Utility Leverages IP/MPLS to Optimize Smart Grid Capabilities
2/24/2013 - Alcatel-Lucent IP/MPLS network enables OG&E to get maxmimum benefit from smart grid deployment.

Smart Cities Require the Voice of the Citizen and Dynamic Communications
2/24/2013 - Citizens are a critical element of smart city development along with the deployment of dynamic communications.

Decatur Georgia School District Benefits from Network Upgrade
2/19/2013 - Alcatel-Lucent helps southern Georgia school district upgrade to next generation communications.

GreenTouch Reached Several Milestones in 2012
1/21/2013 - GreenTouch consortium made progress on providing guidance on how to leverage ICT to assist in going Green.

Railway Communications: Riding Backhauled 4G LTE to Improved Onboard Experiences
1/2/2013 - Backhauled 4G LTE is way to provide quality onboard dynamic broadband communications for railroads.

Deploying IP/MPLS Helps Utilities Move Aggressively into the Smart Grid Future
12/26/2012 - IP/MPLS is key enabler to fulfilling the promise of smart grid deployments.

LTE - the Future of Railway Communications
12/17/2012 - For improving operational efficiency and the passenger experience LTE is the preferred choice for railroads.

Alcatel-Lucent Enables the 'Smart Grid' to be Smarter with Purpose-built IP/MPLS Solutions
12/6/2012 - Much of the attention on smart grids has been focused on such things as the deployment of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), issues surrounding eco-sustainability and the overall benefits of smart grids to utilities and customers alike. This has meant that the thing that makes the smart grid "smart," its underlying communications infrastructure, tends to take a back seat. With the announcement from Alcatel-Lucent of the addition to its 7705 Service Aggregation Router family of two new IP/MPLS routers, the 7705 SAR-H and 7705 SAR-W, built specifically to for the unique challenges of electric utilities as they move to make their networks "smart" end-to-end, all of that is about to change. Why so?

4G LTE and Smart Grid Changing the Broadband Game for Electric Utilities
12/3/2012 - THe combination of 4G LTE and Smart Grid are providing power companies with new efficiencies and opening new markets.

Data Center Network Transformation to Enable a Connected Education
11/26/2012 - Colleges and universities are transforming their data centers using software defined networks (SDNs) to provide a superior connected education.

Wireless LAN Demand Grows within Assisted Living Facilities
11/13/2012 - WLANs improve the lives of assisted living residents as well as facilities' operations.

Alcatel-Lucent Helps Brazilian Firm Solve Its IP Telephony Headaches
11/5/2012 - Grupo JMalucelli benefits from unified communications and much more from Alcatel-Lucent IP telephony solution.

Wireless Broadband Transforming Railway Communications
10/29/2012 - The case for railways to upgrade to LTE wireless broadband is good for operators and customers alike.

Hospitality Finds New Way to Shine with All-IP Infrastructure
10/22/2012 - All-IP solution provides hospitality entities ability to provide better user experience and new revenues.

UTelco Brings Substantial Revenue for Savvy Utilities
10/15/2012 - Electric utilities have opportunities for offering broadband services.

UTelco: Will Municipalities Answer the Call?
10/8/2012 - Is it time for municipalities to become next generation service providers?

How To Guide Explores the Importance of LTE in Public Safety
10/1/2012 - LTE is bringing multimedia to public safety agencies and improving first responder abilities to dave lives.

Public Safety Network is Just the Start for Alcatel-Lucent and the State of Pennsylvania
9/24/2012 - What started as a public safety network upgrade has expanded into something much bigger in Pennsylvania.

Emergency Notification Service: Enabling First Responders to be More Efficient and Effective
9/10/2012 - Alcatel-Lucent for enhanced E-911 assures rapid and effective responses in emergencies.

OpenTouch Helps IT Admins Ensure a Safe Campus
8/23/2012 - The world is a more dangerous place than it was 15 years ago, leading organizations to develop emergency procedures that tackle a range of crisis scenarios. Emergency plans are particularly hard for higher education institutions, where creating a safe campus is challenged by universities having large and open campuses, a transient population and a young but legal student body.

Digital Healthcare - Changing the Conversation
8/13/2012 - Alcatel-Lucent Healthcare Solutions is helping providers with the opportunities and challenges of going digital.

Healthcare - the Wireless Nurse
7/30/2012 - The key benefits and best practices of building a wireless mobility solution for nurses.

Dynamic Communications Key to Emergency Responsiveness
6/26/2012 - For public safety agencies working in an emergency situation the availability of dynamic communications plays a critical role.

Safe City Challenges Overcome Leveraging Next Generation Communications
6/11/2012 - Next generation communications help overcome the challenges of creating a safe city program.

Wireless Field Area Networks (FAN), a Smart Grid Consideration
5/29/2012 - Wireless Field Area Networks (FANs) are emerging as part of smart grid consideration.

Next Generation In-Tunnel Communications Goes Trans-European
5/29/2012 - Upgrade of the communications network in the Channel Tunnel and the new system in the AlpTransit Gotthard.

Safe City Success -The Key Role of Next Generation Networks
5/21/2012 - Next generation networks have major role in maing cities safer.

Working on the Railroads -Transforming In-Tunnel Communications
5/14/2012 - Along with tunnel digging capabilities, advances in ICT are helping transform underground transportation.

Smart Grid Communication Network Management and Security
5/14/2012 - A "How-To Guide" on the proper development, management and security of smart grid networks.

'How to Guide' - Extending Smart Grids with Next Generation Communications
5/7/2012 - Alcatel-Lucent in collaboration with Government Technology pulbishes, "Creating your Smart Grid - a How-To Guide."

How Green are Your Routers? Innovations in Service Routing Power Efficiency
12/19/2011 - Going green not only protects the environment,it is also a proven way for service providers to reduce energy consumption and, in turn, minimize operating expenses.

Best Practices in Social Media for Higher Education Institutions
12/19/2011 - The power of social media is extending into academia as higher education institutions identify creative ways to use it outside of the classroom.

Green Energy Focus for Mobile Service Providers Helps to Reduce the Network Carbon Footprint
10/14/2011 - The demand for green technologies and energy efficiency in everyday life is making its way to the mobile service provider space. For those serving customers in developing countries, efficient energy management, network carbon footprint and cost control are all critical elements.

LTE and Traffic: The Mobile Transport Progression
8/19/2011 - There's a lot of talk about LTE these days, particularly when it comes to mobile communications. We all hear it and see it in ads, but what exactly is LTE and why should we care so much about it and what is its impact on mobility?

The Importance of Green Energy Strategies for Mobile Service Providers
4/6/2011 - Mobile service providers, especially those with operations in developing countries, tend to fall into a common trap when it comes to energy management: focusing all attention on site-level solutions rather than an overall, long-term strategy.

Best Practices for Creating Intelligent Applications for the Energy & Utility Markets
2/17/2011 - Many companies are coming to realize that operating a 'green' business, in the sense of environmentally friendly practices, can also be 'green' in the financial sense. Eco-sustainability is an important issue in the marketplace, especially for power utilities; at these companies, being 'green' affects all areas of the organization.

How Reducing Network Complexity Leads to Improved Energy Efficiencies
2/13/2011 - Enterprises seeking to cut costs by running more energy-efficient businesses are finding that the best way to achieve this goal is through reducing the complexity of their networks. This means converging infrastructures, a process that can be complicated in-and-of-itself.

Tantalus Partners with Alcatel-Lucent to Demonstrate Next Gen Smart Grid Communications
1/26/2011 - A joint demonstration of the next generation of high-speed, high-capacity Smart Grid communications at Distributech 2011 will be given by Tantalus and Alcatel-Lucent. This demonstration will include communications over a Long Term Evolution (LTE) 4G network, which provides exceptional coverage and data throughput over a wireless broadband network.

Top Improvements an LTE Public Safety Network Overlay Can Provide to Traditional LMR Networks
1/14/2011 - In the wake of a number of recent local, state and federal emergency situations, public safety practitioners and other authorities have begun to recognize the need for next-generation wireless networks that are capable of quickly and securely delivering data and other mission-critical services across multiple locations and disciplines.