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The latest news from the Next Generation Communications Community. Sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent. Powered by TMCnet.   Feature Articles Using ICT to Make Smart Cities Smart Upgrading information and communications technology (ICT), particularly deploying next generation communications networks, is foundational for enabling municipalities to realize the full potential of smart city projects. The First Nationwide Disaster Communications Network is Here Rockwell Collins has unveiled ARINC UrgentLink, the first national disaster communications network for public safety that enables first responders, public health, public safety and critical industry officials to communicate with each other when traditional networks are damaged or destroyed. Sub-Brands and International Roaming Can Spur Prepaid Mobile Expansion Prepaid mobile presents a nice opportunity for operators with sub-brands and international roaming being major drivers. iPass Partners with Devicescape to Build World's Largest Wi-Fi Network The partnership gives iPass access to over 50 million hotspots worldwide. LTE Greatly Boosts Mobile Device Data Use, New Research Finds Some interesting research on the impact of LTE on mobile networks recently was released by Alcatel-Lucent. UCC for the 21st Century Unified communications and collaboration (UCC) has been in a rut in the enterprise for a while but new capabilities in the data center are poised to change all of that based on open APIs and SKDs. Is Healthcare IT Still Not Up to Snuff? The short answer as to whether healthcare provider IT infrastructure is where it needs to be is no. In fact, to fully take advantage of new technologies and practices, providers need to revisit their IT infrastructure sooner rather than later. Network Group Encryption Emerges as Powerful IP-Network Security Solution There is good news on the network security front with the emergence a powerful new MPLS-based encryption solution that Alcatel-Lucent calls network group encryption (NGE). View all Communities

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