5G reality check: Where is 3GPP on standardization?

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Network World WAN Alert Feb 28, 2017 5G reality check: Where is 3GPP on standardization? Good progress is being made in the key standardization efforts around 5G, but there is still a long way to go with Phase 1 standardization. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • 7 Wi-Fi vulnerabilities beyond weak passwords • Amid cyberattacks, ISPs try to clean up the internet • (From our archives) History's first prank phone call was way back in ... 1884? • Ethernet 2.5GBASE-T and 5GBASE-T grows, testing on tap from UNH lab • Cloud companies are eyeing cell services, Nokia CEO says • Wi-Fi expanding to indoor location services • (2015) Watching a 'Swatting' slowly unfold within sight of the Boston Marathon starting line • FCC rolls back net neutrality ISP transparency rules • VR-controlled robot demonstrates 5G ultra-low latency at Mobile World Congress Video/Webcast: Level 3 The Journey to Hybrid IT Cloud is not just a destination, but a business transformation. When organizations race to Hybrid IT, Level 3 finds there are some key considerations they may over look, such as they importance of their network, which can put their transformation at risk. This webcast discusses this journey. Read More ▶ 7 Wi-Fi vulnerabilities beyond weak passwords Using strong encryption and passwords is only the first step in protecting your wireless network. Make sure you're not exposed in these other ways. Read More ▶ Amid cyberattacks, ISPs try to clean up the internet If your computer's been hacked, Dale Drew might actually know about it. His company, Level 3 Communications, is a major internet backbone provider and routinely on the lookout for cyberattacks on the network level. From what they can tell, there's a staggering 178 million IP addresses out there associated with malicious activity. Read More ▶ (From our archives) History's first prank phone call was way back in ... 1884? Read More ▶ Ethernet 2.5GBASE-T and 5GBASE-T grows, testing on tap from UNH lab The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) said it would begin offering testing and standards conformance services 2.5GBASE-T and 5GBASE-T Ethernet products. The broad testing services safeguard that Ethernet products and services are interoperable and will help customers boost network speed up to five times without requiring cabling infrastructure changes. Read More ▶ Cloud companies are eyeing cell services, Nokia CEO says Enterprises and cloud companies will start trying their hands at cellular this year, Nokia President and CEO Rajeev Suri predicts. "Enhanced reality" and events such as concerts may be where cloud giants first get into mobile services, Suri said at a Nokia event in Barcelona on the eve of Mobile World Congress. Read More ▶ Wi-Fi expanding to indoor location services The Wi-Fi Alliance's Wi-Fi Certified Location delivers meter-level accuracy for indoor device location data. Read More ▶ (2015) Watching a 'Swatting' slowly unfold within sight of the Boston Marathon starting line The instant a bystander told me what he had heard, I knew this police operation was almost certainly the result of a hoax known as Swatting. Read More ▶ FCC rolls back net neutrality ISP transparency rules The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has voted to roll back some net neutrality regulations that require broadband providers to inform customers of their network management practices. Read More ▶ VR-controlled robot demonstrates 5G ultra-low latency at Mobile World Congress Using a VR-controlled robot, Deutsche Telecom, SK Telecom and Ericsson demonstrate the capabilities of 5G's ultra-low latency and how it differs from 4G. Read More ▶ Research/Infographic: ITS Partners 10 Examples of Employee Behaviors in the Cloud That Can Increase Risk Every CISO knows that cloud apps are being used by employees. Some are approved apps but most are not. What every CISO doesn't know is the full extent of the actions employees are taking in those cloud apps and how those actions introduce risk. We've summarized the top risky actions employees are taking in an infographic you should print and post on your door. Read More ▶ Join The Network World Communities As network pros you understand that the value of connections increase as the number of connections increase, the so called network effect, and no where is this more evident than in professional relationships. Join Network World's LinkedIn and Facebook communities to share ideas, post questions, see what your peers are working on and scout out job applicants (or maybe find your next opportunity). 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