'Body Area Networks' should free hospital bandwidth, untether patients

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	'Body Area Networks' should free hospital bandwidth, untether patients Hospitals, whose Wi-Fi networks are clogged with clinician and patient data traffic, are getting some much-needed bandwidth relief with the FCC's approval of radio bandwidth spectrum for wireless medical monitoring devices. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Evolve Customer Care with Collaboration Using collaboration technology to improve customer service gives your company an opportunity to evolve beyond traditional service models to create better customer relationships. While the telephone will always be an option, many customers want experiences where chat, social media, video and self-service are also part of the norm. Download a new white paper from ZK Research to learn how using collaboration technology can help your organization improve customer responsiveness and provide customers with self-service offerings, leading to greater loyalty. In this Issue 330M North American mobile subscriptions in Q1, Ericsson says Verizon defends new shared data plans Verizon's botched 'Share Everything' launch could sink carrier NTIA to address mobile privacy at July 12 meeting Managed communication services move to the cloud WHITE PAPER: SonicWALL The Promises and Pitfalls of BYOD Bring-Your-Own-Device: It's a growing trend that offers many benefits for employees and companies - and potential headaches for IT. Having the right security measures in place can safely enable BYOD while boosting productivity and cutting support and equipment costs. Read now. 330M North American mobile subscriptions in Q1, Ericsson says Total mobile smartphone and tablet subscriptions in North America reached 330 million in the first quarter of 2012, or about one-third the number in either China or India, Ericsson said. Read More Verizon defends new shared data plans The head of marketing at Verizon Wireless defended the new shared data plans that take effect June 28 against criticism from some analysts and many outraged customers. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Deliver a Secure Cisco Cloud Experience Securely connect your network to the world of many clouds. With a Cisco Cloud Intelligent Network, you can provide an ideal experience, irrespective of user location or the number of cloud platforms involved, in service delivery. Read White Paper Verizon's botched 'Share Everything' launch could sink carrier Verizon Wireless botched the launch of its Share Everything voice, texting and data plans by making too many drastic and costly changes at once, analysts said. Read More NTIA to address mobile privacy at July 12 meeting The U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration will step up work on an effort to develop mobile privacy standards on July 12, when the agency meets with mobile carriers, app developers and other stakeholders in the first of a series of meetings on online privacy. Read More Managed communication services move to the cloud In another sign that just about anything can be offered as a service nowadays, PBX and enterprise communication platforms are increasingly being offered through the cloud. Read More
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