Michael Finneran

President

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Wireless Infrastructure

Globalstar Gets FCC Approval For WiFi Spectrum

Michael Finneran

November 20, 2013

Increased WiFi spectrum will allow Globalstar to offer a new wireless broadband network that is free from interference.

The 802.11ac Wi-Fi Standard Goes Gigabit

Michael Finneran

June 03, 2013

Multi-gigabit 802.11ac is coming, and it will most certainly have an impact, both in wired and wireless LAN environments.

Networking

UC Shows Little Movement Year Over Year

Michael Finneran

March 27, 2013

Our InformationWeek 2013 Unified Communications Survey shows projects stalled. Here's how to get unstuck.

Networking

RCS, WebRTC Will Unlock Mobile UC Potential

Michael Finneran

February 11, 2013

New standards such as RCS and WebRTC aim to bring unified communications (UC) capabilities to browsers and mobile devices, which may open a new competitive front for enterprise UC providers.

Networking

Facebook, Google Encroach On Enterprise UC

Michael Finneran

January 24, 2013

Facebook and Google are rolling out services that rival enterprise unified communications platforms. Vendors should beware.

Networking

Are Big UC Vendors Missing SMB Opportunities?

Michael Finneran

January 11, 2013

Unified communications vendors typically target enterprise customers, but more than half of private-sector jobs are in small and midsize businesses. Are UC vendors ignoring a potential...

Networking

Unified Communications Coming on Strong

Michael Finneran

January 03, 2013

UC deployments appear to be up, and Cisco maintains its market lead, but Microsoft is making gains, new research finds.

Networking

Unified Communications in 2013

Michael Finneran

December 29, 2012

Where will UC take us in 2013? Here are insights from several analysts who forecast deeper integration of UC and applications, the end of voice as a separate market, and more.

Networking

Weighing Cloud UC Options and Costs

Michael Finneran

December 19, 2012

Unified communications can be provided as a cloud service, and customers have a huge number of options. But in the long term, cloud UC isn’t necessarily cheaper than premises deployments.

Networking

A UC Deployment's Most Important Ingredient: the VAR

Michael Finneran

December 07, 2012

Picking the right UC technology is important, but unless you have unlimited IT resources you’ll be relying on outside services for deployment, training and more. The right VAR can make a UC...

Networking

The Case for UC Interoperability

Michael Finneran

November 29, 2012

A lack of interoperability among unified communications platforms isn't suited to today's business needs, particularly because partners, suppliers and resellers need to collaborate and...

Networking

Finding the ROI for Unified Communications

Michael Finneran

November 14, 2012

Companies that examine the business case for UC often focus on the "unified" aspect. But the real returns come from integration. Here's why.

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