Analysis: Passive optical LAN versus copper-based Ethernet

In the continuing effort to improve competitiveness, many enterprises now realise that distributed legacy LAN networks are no longer capable of meeting communications requirements. This whitepaper from Nokia and Bell Labs presents the value of an enterprise passive optical LAN (POL) based on a Bell Labs economic analysis, examining the financial benefits of an optical network compared to traditional copper-based Ethernet architectures. Read more: Passive optical LAN explained for a more...

Addressing issues in the local area network – and solving them with passive optical LAN

For more than 30 years, the local area networks (LANs) that enable enterprise business have been built on successive generations of Ethernet technology. Although this technology continues to evolve, the limitations of the twisted pair, copper-based wiring at the heart of the standard are causing some enterprises to look at alternative options for their next generation LAN infrastructures. This whitepaper from Nokia examines the option of passive optical LAN - and how it eliminates the...

Passive optical LAN explained for a more advanced enterprise network

While there have only been a few substantial changes to the basic design of traditional, copper-based Ethernet networks, the performance and physical characteristics of copper-based Ethernet LAN cabling impose a number of limitations on an enterprise LAN.

This paper from Nokia outlines the key elements of an enterprise passive optical LAN (POL) technology and explains why it is the best enterprise network option for tomorrow’s digital...

How communication service providers can manage the new world of customer experience

A plethora of products, varying prices, rules and value-added services make the choices offered by service providers complex and overwhelming. So much so, that it is often too much for customers to decide which is the right one. By providing so much choice, service providers are actually causing customer dissatisfaction. This whitepaper from Amdocs discusses the challenges and opportunities providers face in times of changing customer...

Future proofing your business: UCaaS and mobility

Against the backdrop of a changing workforce that will increasingly expect to operate in mobile-first environments, the challenge for businesses today is to decide how to address these expectations. Find out how with this whitepaper from Thinking...

The top 10 website security myths revealed

Many companies fail to put in place the most fundamental protections to keep themselves safe. The problem is that many businesses have steeped themselves in the mythology that surrounds website security, and bury their heads when it comes to the dangers that every business faces. To be truly safe, they need to move from myth to reality, shoring up their defences, coprorate policies, practices and procedures. This whitepaper from Thawte takes a look at those myths - hacking won't happen to you,...

The Mobile Test Coverage Index

With a rapidly expanding device matrix, achieving full coverage of the mobile device market is neither practical nor necessary. Instead, businesses must choose devices based on priorities, relevance and strategic objectives for a given project. This report offers a simple device selection methodology that enables organisations to filter according to critical parameters and considerations, in order to provide three levels of mobile market...