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	NSA reportedly compromised more than 50,000 networks worldwide The National Security Agency reportedly hacked into more than 50,000 computer networks around the world as part of its global intelligence gathering efforts, and also taps into large fiber-optic cables that transport Internet traffic between continents at 20 different major points. Read More   WHITE PAPER: CDW Defense in Depth Matures Over the last few years, security risks have grown exponentially. Hackers, attackers and a motley crew of cyber thieves have enlisted far more sophisticated attack methods to put computers and entire networks at risk. Security threats are growing and evolving. Read Now In this Issue Only half of large companies have strong mobile strategies Nokia lays groundwork for next-gen virtualized mobile networks Are we giving up on mobile payments already? FCC's in-flight cellphone plan carries a lot of baggage Antone Gonsalves: Wireless carriers reach new low in customer protection Richi Jennings: Cellphones on a plane? NOOOOO! Come fly the unfriendly skies, FCC-style... Qualcomm tackling faster LTE, but how fast is up for debate Google to build fiber networks in Africa through Project Link WHITE PAPER: Verizon Wireless   The Rise of Machine-to-Machine Technology Although organizations are rushing toward M2M (machine to machine) solutions, they may be overestimating their ability to take full advantage of those solutions with only in-house expertise. Learn More Only half of large companies have strong mobile strategies More than six years after the first iPhones hit the streets and more than three years after the iPad emerged, less than half of IT operations have implemented comprehensive mobile strategies. Read More   Nokia lays groundwork for next-gen virtualized mobile networks Nokia Solutions and Networks (NSN) and Korean operator SK Telecom have demonstrated the potential for virtualizing the core of a mobile network, which will make it easier for operators to roll out new services. Read More   Are we giving up on mobile payments already? Mobile payments have still not caught on as U.S. users stick with their credit cards. Now the innovation is coming in the form of new debit cards. Read More   FCC's in-flight cellphone plan carries a lot of baggage Anyone who dreads hearing one end of a loud phone call all the way from Anchorage to Miami, take heart: The plan to allow cellphones on planes could fail in more ways than an overbooked flight at a snowbound airport on Christmas Eve. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Verizon Wireless   A Winning Strategy to Control Growth IT professionals are under pressure to keep up with data growth while providing workers access to the data they need to do their jobs. Yet the volume, velocity and variety of data keep growing. Learn More Antone Gonsalves: Wireless carriers reach new low in customer protection Major carriers have trumped customer safety with profits in rejecting Samsung antitheft software. Read More   Richi Jennings: Cellphones on a plane? NOOOOO! Come fly the unfriendly skies, FCC-style... Riots in the skies, Federal-Communications-Commission-style. Oh boy, here we go again. The fellas at the freakin' FCC are once again proposing that we be allowed to use cellphones in flight. Can you imagine how irritating it would be to have your neighbors yakking up a storm all through your flight? Mind you, some say you won't be able to hear them over the engines. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers have their heads in the clouds. Not to mention: This week's irritating song... Read More   Qualcomm tackling faster LTE, but how fast is up for debate Mobile device chips coming next year from Qualcomm will be able to use wide spectrum bands that carriers are beginning to patch together with new technology, but its lofty performance claims need to be taken with a grain of salt. Read More   Google to build fiber networks in Africa through Project Link Google kicked off a project to build high-speed fiber-optic networks in parts of the world that lack fast broadband connections, starting with the Ugandan capital, Kampala. Read More
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