4th Industrial Revolution – MEC Networks Corporation https://mec.ph Your Partner in Innovation: The ICT and Physical Security Distributor in the Philippines Wed, 16 Feb 2022 09:27:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://storage.googleapis.com/stateless-mec-ph-storage/2021/04/2a9b1c0d-cropped-mec-logo-email-signature-32x32.png 4th Industrial Revolution – MEC Networks Corporation https://mec.ph 32 32 CommScope Explains What IoT, 5G, and Smart Cities All Have In Common https://mec.ph/data-center/iot-5g-smartcity/ Mon, 18 Nov 2019 07:10:32 +0000 https://mec.ph/?p=38875 CommScope's Morne Erasmus explains what IoT, 5G and smart cities all have in common.

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CommScope’s Morne Erasmus explains what IoT, 5G and smart cities all have in common.

 

Read any tech news story today and chances are high that you’ll see something concerning IoT, 5G or smart cities. These are all hot topics, but did you know all of them have CommScope in common?

 

To make things “smart” and improve overall efficiency, we connect IoT devices through a network to the cloud (and each other).

 

Thus, anything “smart” requires connectivity, both wired and wireless, at least in most cases. The 5G networks of the future can bring refined connectivity to these edge IoT devices with higher speeds, more machine-to-machine connections, and extremely low latencies – enabling a brand new generation of applications and use cases that we haven’t yet thought of.

 

Once we connect all the eyes and ears (IoT sensors) of the world to the data center brain, we can begin generating intelligent information to drive new analytics and services. As well, more processing power is shifting to the edge, with the deployment of MEC (Mobile Edge Computing) moving closer to the particular endpoints and users to enable lower-latency applications.

All of these IoT edge devices and MECs need a home near to the users, that is why we are seeing city streetlights morphing into smart poles.

Streetlights are uniquely spaced throughout the city; they provide power and altitude and are prepared for remodeling with LED replacements. Today, cities are eyeing 2 kinds of smart poles for replacing legacy streetlights:

  • IoT streetlight pole – A streetlight pole can support public Wi-Fi deployments, environmental sensors, gunfire detection and LED lighting control upgrades. Adding IoT edge devices transforms humble streetlight poles into smart IoT poles.
  • Telco pole – These are the typical small cell poles deployed by carriers or neutral hosts to support cellular connectivity in dense areas. These poles are designed for connectivity and will play a crucial role in 5G mmWave deployments. By adding IoT devices, simple telco poles become smart telco poles. With telco poles, the connectivity backbone delivering a path between the edge and also the cloud is already established, thereby enabling quicker deployments. Thanks to the larger type factor of small cell equipment, physical constraints should be an early and primary guideline for aesthetic concealment in cities.

It should be noted that smart poles are a part of a smart ecosystem and no single company can go at this alone. We are constantly asked if CommScope has any plans to create IoT sensors, software, apps or services for smart poles and our answer is “no, we need an ecosystem.” put simply, these interconnected products and services require multiple players to work harmonical to offer complex services.

 

This is why the industry must support an open ecosystem that enables customers to decide on their own edge devices, software, and cloud providers. This is notably important because of the long lifecycle (decades) of public projects compared to typical enterprise (years) engagements. Additionally, regulatory guidelines should also be considered.

 

At CommScope, we offer the physical layer for smart poles and do that exceptionally well. This starts with the fiber and copper solutions connecting all the racks inside a data center. From there, we offer outside fiber solutions to connect these data centers to the central offices (head ends) for the carriers and to the business/home or macro/metro cell tower. At these endpoints, we usually see the conversion from wireline to licensed or unlicensed spectrum wireless.

 

These wireless networks also are experiencing constant changes where licensed (4G/5G) and unlicensed (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, LoRa, etc.) are commencing to converge. For instance, smart buildings are expected to produce reliable cellular coverage within the building along with ubiquitous Wi-Fi and support for IoT wireless networks. Add the upcoming CBRS private networking play and we shortly realize we are building multiple networks under one roof – all delivering ones and zeros to endpoints. How can all these networks converge in the future?

 

By providing the connectivity piece in this advanced puzzle, CommScope adds tremendous value to the client. we will still build out our ecosystem so we can provide complete solutions with our partners. So, the next time you read something regarding IoT, 5G or smart city projects, know that we at CommScope are providing the wired and wireless connectivity to make the world even smarter with our #smartcityconnectivity

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Mitel: Questions To Ask Your Vendor About Secured Communications https://mec.ph/cloud-computing/secure-communications/ Wed, 30 Oct 2019 06:54:44 +0000 https://mec.ph/?p=38864 Mitel listed down questions you can ask your vendor to ensure you’re getting the best security.

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5 Questions Ask To Your Vendor About Secure Communications

Are your communications secure?

Secure communications can defend your business from the harm and destruction of a data breach. And it’s not only for healthcare providers – even daily workplace emails and phone calls can contain information that matters to your customers.

A business that fails to secure its communications is in peril of losing client confidence, that means customers, and future customers, won’t be likely to trust that business.

To ensure secure communications, search for a communications system that can defend the data shared inside your business and beyond. Here are a couple of questions you can raise your vendor to make sure you’re getting the most effective security:

1. What Infrastructure Is Your System Hosted On?

A strong cloud communications provider will be leveraging a best-in-class infrastructure to make sure the very best level of security. This saves you time and resources that can be focused on performance and innovation instead of management and maintenance. Search for a secure communications software system, such as MiCloud Connect, built on Google Cloud, to integrate with the programs you already use.

2. Can Your Communications Software Handle Mobile Securely?

 

Working on the go is a growing norm, which means mobility is even more vital for a communications system. However, a mobile system doesn’t always mean it’s secure. Make sure you can take your system on the go to keep working while away from the workplace, without sacrificing your in-office functionality and security.

3. Is Your Communications Software Certified HIPAA-Compliant?

 

Certified HIPAA and SOC 2 compliant software guarantees that your data is encrypted in transit and at rest, with anti-virus protection and security protocols that adhere to the most rigorous data compliance standards. In creating MiCloud Connect, we worked with third-party auditors to meet restrictive compliance needs and passed strict safeguards and confidentiality tests to make sure the privacy and safety of your data.

4. How Do You Monitor Your System?

 

Your cloud communications provider ought to have a Network Operations Center, a location that regularly monitors a telecommunications network, all day, every day. Do they support it in-house or out-source? What tools and analytics are they leveraging to stay ahead? Top providers are predictive and proactive, not reactive.

5. How Do I get Informed Of Any Issues?

 

No system is perfect, problems will appear, but if they do occur with your communications system, you need to know about it quickly. Transparency is everything. Is your provider proactive in their communications? how do they alert you once issues arise? Is there a public site where you can stay up to date regarding any problems and their solutions?

 

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A Peek Inside Aruba’s Smart Digital Workplace Ecosystem https://mec.ph/aruba-news/future-workplace/ Tue, 29 Oct 2019 06:38:26 +0000 https://mec.ph/?p=38854 Aruba is jointly tackling the unique intersection of physical design and workplace technology to continually evolve our 'future of work' vision.

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The Workplace of the Future is Here Today


Aruba is collectively tackling the distinctive intersection of physical design and workplace technology to continually evolve our ‘future of work’ vision.

 

The latest santa clara headquarters design combines Aruba’s networking and location technologies to deal with key use cases. This provides advantages for workers and facilities groups. The workplace includes partner innovations like connected furniture, wireless charging, phone pods, and soundscaping.

 

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Forcepoint Recognized As A Visionary For 3rd Year In A Row, In The Gartner 2019 Magic Quadrant For Network Firewalls https://mec.ph/cloud-computing/gartner-visionary/ Fri, 25 Oct 2019 06:21:46 +0000 https://mec.ph/?p=38843 Gartner has named Forcepoint a Visionary in their 2019 Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls.

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For the 3rd year in a row, Forcepoint is once again recognized as a Visionary in the Gartner 2019 Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls

 

Third time’s a charm, the old saying goes. And, for the third year in a row, Gartner has named Forcepoint a Visionary in their 2019 Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls for the ability to execute and its completeness of vision. With Forcepoint NGFW, we particularly want to assist distributed organizations to better connect and defend their remote offices, stores and branches so that they can take advantage of the cloud to drive bigger productivity and lower costs.

To set the stage for its analysis this year, Gartner begins its report* by highlighting a key industry trend: “With firewall providers embedding multiple security features in firewalls and enabling integration and automation capabilities with other security products, firewalls are evolving into network security platforms.”

We strongly agree. And while each vendor talks about having a platform, we see 3 components as being of crucial importance:

1.) Enterprise connectivity – Digital transformation is driving distributed organizations to make additional use of cloud apps and direct web connections for sites and users. as one of the primary vendors to assemble Multi-Link VPN, Secure SD-WAN capabilities, and advanced clustering in our network firewalls, we see ensuring that users and information may be connected and guarded robustly as two sides of a similar coin.

2.) Extensible Security – As organizations disrupt the way they connect their remote sites and users, old ways of securing those connections should change. Customers are progressively telling us they’re searching for tight integration among their network (NGFW), web (SWG), and cloud app (CASB) security systems­—no matter where their users are operating.

3.) Management at Scale – Some of the less-frequently mentioned areas of excellent security platforms can be summarized by the quantity of effort it takes to urge sites and users connected and protected. Through experience managing thousands of websites from a single pane of glass, we’ve found that capabilities like zero-touch provisioning and interactive analysis for quicker incident response are crucial to efficiency in global as well as local operations.

It’s an honor to be referred to as a Visionary. We created Forcepoint to bring a brand new approach to the cybersecurity industry—to help customers to break free from the endless cycle of throwing billions of dollars at threat once threat without very feeling any safer. but even more necessary than vision is the ability to turn good concepts into effective solutions. That’s why our human-centric approach to security and our new cloud-based platform is designed specifically to enable enterprises and government agencies to better understand user behavior and intent so they can more efficiently and securely bring people and information along.

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CommScope Recognized As One Of The Best In The Industry By Cabling Installation & Maintenance Innovators Award 2019 https://mec.ph/news/cim-awards-2019/ Tue, 22 Oct 2019 06:03:23 +0000 https://mec.ph/?p=38827 Three CommScope products and systems are recognized among the best within the industry by the 2019 Cabling Installation & Maintenance Innovators Awards.

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Three solutions from CommScope that received 2019 Cabling Installation and Maintenance Innovations Awards

Three CommScope products and systems are recognized among the best within the industry by the 2019 Cabling Installation & Maintenance Innovators Awards. A stellar third-party judging panel, which included cabling and communications system specifiers, designers, integrators and managers with vast professional experience, selected CommScope’s Copper LC-style connector, Ceiling Connector Assembly and imVision as award winners.

CommScope was recognized as an honoree across 3 categories:

 

Platinum Award: IEC 63171-1 Copper LC-style connector. With billions of IoT devices expected to be deployed in workplace buildings within the next 5 years, the Copper LC-style Connector gives a cost-effective wired solution that’s simple to deploy and can provide power and secure communications to end devices while maintaining a tiny form factor to support high-density applications.

 

Gold Award: Ceiling Connector Assembly. The Ceiling Connector provides maximum performance, flexibility, and sturdiness with the most simplified termination to ensure high-quality results in usually challenging operating locations, like over drop ceilings. Once installed, the plug-ended link can be used to connect to cameras, access points, and alternative ceiling-mounted devices.

 

Silver Award: imVision Enhancements. imVision is an automated infrastructure management system that helps IT departments create astute network connectivity decisions in real-time. With imVision enhancements, IT departments will monitor Power over LAN (PoE) distribution via in-building cabling infrastructure to ensure optimum operational conditions. Enhanced imVision provides a real-time view of the PoE state of each cable bundle and automatically updates cable status whenever changes are made. This capability ensures that cable installation bundle sizes are tailored to fit specific installation necessities.

 

“On behalf of the Cabling Installation & Maintenance Innovators Awards, I would like to congratulate CommScope on their platinum, gold and silver honoree status,” said Cabling Installation & Maintenance’s Chief Editor Patrick McLaughlin. “This competitive, unbiased program celebrates the most original and innovative products in the industry.”

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Facing the Cybersecurity Talent Shortage https://mec.ph/blogs/cybersecurity-talent-shortage/ Mon, 14 Oct 2019 05:07:49 +0000 https://mec.ph/?p=38323 Breaking up with old network paradigms with Ruckus Networks

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In the Philippines, the Cybersecurity Awareness Month is held every September, while in the U.S, it’s celebrated in October. In both occasions, it is a collaborative effort between the government and the industry to raise awareness on how crucial and important Cybersecurity is. However, the real question is, “Is awareness enough?”

 

Studies revealed that there’s a shortage of talent to fill cybersecurity positions all over the world. Unfilled cybersecurity jobs due to a severe scarcity of available individuals with the right skills are currently estimated to be close to 3 million globally. That’s quite a number, considering the changing threat landscape and the increasing frequency of cyber-attacks organizations must face.

 

This talent pool problem is not new. The issue has been highlighted by the industry for the last 5 to 10 years. The cybersecurity skill gap continues to accelerate and is now considered one of the top cybersecurity risks faced by many organizations.

A Systematic Issue

 

In this age of data breach, the real challenge goes beyond the lack of professionals. There is not enough interest generated in schools. This leads to fewer graduates with technical skills and discipline. Even today’s technology users suffer from a lack of knowledge on basic threats, putting the organization they work for at risk. All these branches out from the failure to understand that cybersecurity is everyone’s job.

 

How can Tech Providers Help?

 

Closing the talent gap will require support from both the public and private sectors through education, training, and mentoring for both professional and everyday tech users. Since the threat landscape is evolving, proper and regular cybersecurity updates become an imperative for individuals and organizations.

 

MEC Networks has a proven track record of providing trainings and enabling customers through regular knowledge transfer initiatives. Through this, we guarantee that our clients receive quality support and information in every stage of their ICT development. If you would like to arrange an in-depth workshop for you and your organization, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.

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National Teacher’s Month: Embracing Digital Learning https://mec.ph/blogs/embracing-digital-learning/ Mon, 30 Sep 2019 06:44:59 +0000 https://mec.ph/?p=38087 Breaking up with old network paradigms with Ruckus Networks

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Education is of the highest importance in Filipino culture. It is ingrained in our belief system that the best thing for us and our children is to secure a better future through education.

 

As we all are aware of now, the only thing constant in this era of digital transformation is change. This holds true in the Education Sector as well. While it is no secret that the Philippines is still lagging in the e-learning industry, more and more schools have adopted technologies over the past years to help students develop 21st-century skills.

 

Gone are the days when students sit in the classroom and rely solely on listening to lectures to learn. Today’s education must be collaborative and interactive but the question is, “how can schools achieve an engaged learning environment for their students?” That’s where the right technology solutions come in.

 

In this article, we’ll talk about the benefits of an E-Learning environment and how principals, school administrators, and educators can help make a holistic learning environment using smart solutions.

Benefits of E-Learning:

 

1.) Scalability – Create and communicate new policies, trainings, ideas, and concepts easily with Online learning to as many educators and students as possible.

 

2.) Personalization – Each student has a unique way of learning. Digital Learning makes it easier to cater to each student’s individual needs. It allows students to choose what and when to learn at their own pace.

 

3.) Better learning retention – The modern student prefers interactive learning materials. They would rather choose to watch a video or listen to a podcast than read through tons of pages of a book. With the right tools, educators can design their curriculum to be more interactive. The more engaging the learning material is, the higher the retention of knowledge. Refreshing and updating the learning materials can be done easily too.

 

4.) Saves time and money – With e-learning, students can access learning materials anywhere and anytime. It also reduces time away from the workplace/classroom and eliminates the need for travel.

 

How to achieve a holistic learning environment:

 

1.) Connectivity – Securing a fast and consistent network connectivity coverage throughout the classroom and campuses can be a challenge for school administrators. That’s where a reliable backbone and a future-proof network comes to play. A reliable cabling infrastructure ensures a faster and more efficient connectivity operation while a network paired with advanced wireless capability can facilitate day-to-day functions while being ready for the future.

 

2.) Cybersecurity – With your students going online, cybersecurity becomes a huge priority. Parents may not be at ease about their child’s online learning environment knowing that the online world is filled with a wild mess of content. An integrated, preventive, and responsive cybersecurity solution can provide the highest level of protection in an ever-changing threat landscape, protecting your most valuable asset, your students.

 

3.) Physical Security – Every campus should be a learning environment that is safe for both the learners and educators. Employing robust end-to-end security that contains most vulnerabilities in the infrastructure is vital.

 

Benefits of E-Learning:

 

While there are tons of benefits that Digital Learning can give, there are also drawbacks like students and educators become so technologically dependent and of course, the start-up cost it entails to go digital. Despite these, Digital Learning continues to grow in popularity and is considered as an effective learning delivery method. We are not saying that traditional teaching methods should be obsolete, academic institutions just have to be more open to new educational opportunities. To ensure balance, the blended approach is the optimal way as there are certain types of curriculum where traditional methods work better.

 

With everything said, we are one with the government, advocacy groups, and the academe sector in building a nation where no learner is left behind. After all, continuous learning and education are still the greatest investments we could give to ourselves and the future generation.

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Commscope: 5 Fiber Optic Connector Criteria You Should Consider https://mec.ph/commscope-news/fiber-optic-connector/ Thu, 19 Sep 2019 09:12:45 +0000 https://mec.ph/?p=38029 ICT on the Backbone Pathway

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When choosing fiber connectors for a job, a great deal more than the price can cost you. Many criteria should be thought of and here are a few:

  • Which type of technology to use?
  • What is the true price of the connector?
  • Are special tools or coaching required?
  • What is the quality of the termination, aka performance consistency?
  • How much time can it take?

 

When looking at which connector technology to use, you would like to gauge your customer’s priorities to consider cost, time and performance. Cost is a simple factor to look at and its importance depends on the budget for the task. during a massive project where the budget has some flexibility, the connector’s cost might not make a difference. If you have a project where the budget is tight, the cost could be what keeps your project on course.

 

There are some technologies (mechanical splice and fusion splice-on connectors) that are designed to save you time. That time is only saved if you’re comfy with those technologies and/or are willing to invest the time to get coaching. Time isn’t only an element in meeting project deadlines — it conjointly means hours of labor. It might affect the cost of the job or lower your hourly wage depending on how the job was bid out.

When deciding between connector technologies, performance is additionally a key factor. It’s attributed with the longevity of client happiness. If you end their project within budget and on time, but they end up having network problems, then it won’t reflect well on you.

 

Here are the common connector technologies:

  • Epoxy and Polish: Bond field fiber within connector ferrule with epoxy, then field polish.
  • Mechanical Splice: join field fiber to factory-terminated fiber stub using V-Groove with mechanical clamp and index matching gel.
  • Splice-on: Bond field fiber to factory-terminated fiber stub employing a fusion splice within the connector.
  • Pigtail Splicing: Bond field fiber to factory-terminated pigtail using fusion splice outside connector.
  • Factory Termination: Factory pre-terminated fiber

 

CommScope has evaluated the top technologies and created a chart for simple reference. There are typically trade-offs with every technology, therefore it’s best to understand your customer’s priorities before proceeding.

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Ruckus: Moving Forward With Digital Learning https://mec.ph/ruckus-news/digital-learning/ Mon, 09 Sep 2019 06:09:28 +0000 https://mec.ph/?p=37945 Breaking up with old network paradigms with Ruckus Networks

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For numerous students and their parents, back to school means buying new garments, school supplies, and backpacks. For a few lucky ones, it means new EdTech also – laptop, tablet, phone, headset, etc. Of course, when convincing mom and dad “It’s for a school assignment, honest!”

 

But for faculty directors, assistant superintendents, Chief academic Officers, and school boards, it’s also about the way to transition to digital learning to impart 21st century skills, or ‘4 C’s’ of creativity, critical thinking, communication, collaboration in addition to the ‘3 R’s’ of reading, writing and arithmetic!

 

Migrating to a more digital syllabus creates many challenges to be navigated. Among them, how much network will our school need to connect everything, since our lecturers will now rely on the network to finish their lessons? How can we address digital equity ESP? For our more deprived students who lack reliable net access at home? Or defend our students from cybersecurity risks, as the online activity could lead them to inappropriate content, or inadvertent behavior as digital natives who can follow them to school or work?

Is there a method to do all this, or at least some of it, while making our students safer at school? From campus-wide threats like storms, fires, to easily wellness threats like smoking and vaping. Vaping is spreading to high schools like an endemic.

 

The benefits of Digital Learning

 

At Ruckus, we’ve monitored, researched and spoken out regarding the challenges of the ‘5 Phases of Digital Learning Transition’ – with digital tools enabling pedagogy to evolve from Lab-centric, to Teacher-centric, to Student-centric, to Community-centric to Global-centric. Every phase has its infrastructure requirements to get a correct foundation – like multigigabit networks, Wi-Fi 6, Cat 6A cabling, cloud-managed networks and ultimately IoT and LTE to drive efficiency and improve equity.

 

In a recent survey conducted by CDE, analysis shows faculties have transitioned from phase 2 to phase 3 these past few years and want to transition to phase 4 over the next number of years. which phase is your faculty at, and where would you prefer to be? look at this colorful infographic to find out more!

 

Meanwhile, some faculties are implementing eSports programs, powered by networks with high bandwidth and low latency, to teach cooperation, competitive spirit, coding, and STEM. Best of all, most any student can play, therefore making a more comprehensive environment than traditional athletic programs.

 

So, faculties, these days are far from the grid-arrayed desks and overhead projectors of their parent’s day. And who knows what the long run holds in store? Stay tuned… class is in session!

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Commscope: The Building Blocks Of A Smart And Connected Campus https://mec.ph/commscope-news/smart-campus/ Mon, 02 Sep 2019 08:50:37 +0000 https://mec.ph/?p=37893 ICT on the Backbone Pathway

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At CommScope, we work with campuses of every kind and size: schools and universities, medical and business parks, retail centers and airports, and sprawling enterprise campuses.

 

A common thing among several campuses these days is the hybrid IT infrastructure connecting individuals, resources, and ideas over distance.

 

These smart campuses depend on a variety of sub-systems. To keep everything operational swimmingly, some of the most intensive fiber and copper structured cabling are deployed within the buildings for automated intelligence:

 

  • Fiber-based outside plant solutions and connectivity
  • Short-hop Power over LAN and long-span powered fiber
  • A mix of cellular and Wi-Fi mobility

 

Other campus networks could also be less diverse, but no less intelligent. The design of the infrastructure is set by the kind of campus and also the level of organization and communication required.

Form follows function


Think about massive residential area town centers with a mixture of retail outlets, restaurants, offices and residential spaces. Apart from proximity, those that work and live there have very little in common. The center exists to benefit individual tenants and residents, so the IT infrastructure can mirror that. It should embody a fiber-based outside plant network to deliver broadband services and powered fiber to feed remote lighting and security systems.

 

In different environments, the campus network is multifaceted and intensive. Think university campuses, medical parks and company headquarters for large companies. Such environments are driven by things like communication, information sharing, and collaboration. More than connecting the assorted areas of the campus to the data center or central network, the infrastructure should enable any-to-any communication among all facilities and users. So, having the ability to handle ultra-high fiber densities and automatically monitor all physical layer connections becomes extremely necessary. Once done properly, the field network may be a crucial tool to attain the general mission of the organizations.

 

Stay tuned. At CommScope, it’s our job to understand what’s next.

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