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AI, cybersecurity drive IT investments and lead skill shortages for 2025

Network World

2024 gave leaders the opportunity to pause, take a breath and see what kind of investment they need to make for best use scenarios in terms of talent and technology.”

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What is NaaS? Providers, delivery models, and benefits explained

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NaaS can provide an alternative consumption model for a broad range of network elements, including wired and wireless LANs, WANs , and VPNs , as well as branch, data center , edge, multicloud , and hybrid-cloud environments. This will push the growth of the LAN-as-a-Utility service higher than other types of CNaaS.

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What is a network router? How AI networking driving its evolution

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] Switches, on the other hand, typically operate at Layer 2, connecting and sorting packets to distribute traffic to devices within the LAN. These networks utilize Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) to send and receive data from other LANs and WANs. What are the different types of routers?

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Juniper CEO: ‘I am disappointed and somewhat puzzled’ by DOJ merger rejection

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Yet on January 30, the DOJ did the unexpected and sued to block the $14 billion sale of Juniper to HPE , citing reduced competition in the wireless market. Theyre taking such a narrow view of the total transaction, which is the wireless line segment, a relatively small part of Junipers business, a small part of HPEs business.

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Juniper jumps into Wi-Fi 7 with enterprise switches, access points

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Juniper is joining the Wi-Fi 7 march with new switches and access points that promise higher throughput, lower latency and extended range for enterprise wireless applications. Up to 10 EX4400 switches can be interconnected as a virtual chassis using two 100GbE ports. There have been a number of Wi-Fi 7 developments this year.

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Networking terms and definitions

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5G 5G is fast cellular wireless technology for enterprise IoT, IIoT, and phones that can boost wireless throughput by a factor of 10. Network slicing Network slicing can make efficient use of carriers’ wireless capacity to enable 5G virtual networks that exactly fit customer needs.

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Wi-Fi HaLow: Hands on with AsiaRF’s IoT network gateway

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It has a detachable SMA dipole antenna for the sub-GHz, an Ethernet port for WAN/LAN connection, USB port (for storage or a camera), and a 12V / 1A power input. GHz wireless connections. The HaLow connection serves as a means to provide a virtual Ethernet link between two points where running a physical cable may not be feasible.

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