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Featured Articles » Mixmoov Brings Video Editing to the Cloud » Are VoIP Providers 'Stealing' the Internet? Yes, Says One Utility » Contact Centers, Unified Communications, the Cloud and You » FaxSIPit Introduces FaxCONNECTit Fax over VoIP Solution   Sponsored By: RapidFire Tools WEBINAR: How to use Network Assessments to Grow your Business Thursday, May 24th at 2 pm ET REGISTER TODAY Please join us on Thursday, May 24th at 2 pm Eastern Time as we host RapidFire Tools VP of Sales Mark Winter for an enlightening presentation on how to use Network Assessments to grow your business.. The presentation will cover the three primary ways that a Network Assessment should be used within the context of your current service portfolio: New Business Generation, Client Audits, and Network Change Management. All three of these areas will lead to both improved client service and growth of your business.   Top Stories » What Session Border Controllers Can Do for You » Small Cells Become a Big Deal » 'Run Forest, Run!' and MyPod for MyPad to Increase MySpace » Sidecar Brings Smart Calling to Smartphones   From The Expert Corner May 21, 2012 WiFi Integration Offers Improved Service Performance for Small Cells   By Susan J. Campbell, MobilityTechzone Contributing Editor   Bandwidth is a hot commodity, especially where mobility is concerned. This demand is pushing the development of small cells, including the small but popular femtocells, and others like metrocells, picocells, and microcells. According to this IT World Canada report, telecommunications companies have begun to look to small cells to help them provide more stable networks, but small cells are not without their challenges. These cells utilize licensed spectrum, which is somewhat limited. Without proper planning and placement, the risk of interference is higher. One way around this compromised service is the use of WiFi. WiFi is now being used by some telecoms to integrate HSPA and LTE small cells such as picocells. Companies are developing WiFi gateways that offer better security for small cells, as well as integrated WiFi options to support the current small cell development companies have put in place. But why is WiFi such an appealing option for so many telecoms? First, it’s one of the most cost-efficient ways of adding more capacity. The WiFi radios built into small cells boost the coverage, especially those that are designated for use by the public... Read More   Featured Video Open Gear discusses Remote Management products   TMCnet Free Premium Content » Succeeding in the Mobility Game » How an MSP made Microsoft Exchange Services more Profitable, and Clients Happier, by Moving to the Cloud    Latest Blogs » HTML5 Continues to Be Big Tech News   Featured Channels » Fax » IP Transit » Mobile Banking   Webinars Download One of Our Webinars Today to learn about new opportunities to enhance your business. http://www.tmcnet.com/webinar/   Become a TMCnet Columnist! Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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