Network Communications News (NCN) June 2017 | Page 3
CONTENTS
Contents
THE UK’S NO.1 NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE MAGAZINE
June 2017
4 Editorial 18 Hot Topic
NCN’s editor Simon King comments on
a new report, which claims Generation
X and Millennials can’t cope with
presentation technology Tyco’s Paul McCann on seeing off the
cyber threat
6 Industry News
A look at developments in the sector
24 Passive Optical LAN
10 Talking Point APOLAN’s John Hoover looks into
enterprise networks
Blake Morgan’s Bruce Potter on
preparing for new EU data laws 26 Business Matters
Inmarsat’s Paul Gudonis on driving
digital transformation
16 On the Case
Projects on the go this month
June 2017
20 Telecom Focus
Keep your finger on the industry pulse
14 Talking Point
Network Communications News
Riverbed Technology’s Steve Foster looks
at redefining the network to achieve greater
business agility
38 Essential Selection
A pick of the industry’s latest and
greatest products
42 Know How
Tim Widdershoven of Ideal Networks on
overcoming network challenges in hospitals
Special features:
inside...
Special feature: Hot Topic:
Innovations in
Green IT Seeing off the
cyber threat
Special feature:
The latest on
switches and
routers
Editor: Simon King
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28 Setting the green agenda
Lefdal Mine Datacentre’s Jørn Skaane reports on
the company’s new centre, which is powered
exclusively by low-cost renewable energy
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30 Keeping cool
ABC membership approved,
pending first audit.
Rittal’s Jason Swann says connectivity is a
feature of Rittal’s new cooling units and chillers
Switches & routers
32 Switched on
Dynamode UK’s Nick Beer explores switches
and routers
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36 Indoor LTE gateway
Zyxel’s James Harris on ultra-fast
connectivity and superior Wi-Fi experiences
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