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Today’s business challenges call for a private wireless network

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From employee safety systems to robotics, security cameras and autonomous vehicles, connected devices and applications have become critical to business. Innovations in automation, from the use of autonomous forklifts to drones and high-definition security cameras, require guaranteed bandwidth. “For

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Private wireless networks – addressing IT and operational imperatives for dynamic enterprises

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This is an all too common challenge for industries such transportation, utilities and mining sectors, which are instead turning to private wireless 5G networks to overcome this challenge. And many organizations are discovering that a private wireless network can complement – rather than replace – existing IT infrastructure.

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How 5G is driving big innovations in healthcare for veterans

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By avoiding the public internet, it also strengthens cybersecurity and supports patient privacy. Working with partners Verizon, Microsoft, and Medivis, the hospital has set up a secure, private 5G network–the first among VA hospitals – that is designed to power augmented reality (AR) applications for surgeons and medical trainees.

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Securing 5G for 2023 and beyond

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By Anand Oswal, Senior Vice President and GM at cyber security leader Palo Alto Networks While mobile technology has been around for decades, the current generation, 5G, is increasingly being recognized for the exciting new benefits it brings to enterprises, SMBs, and public sector organizations. Security needs to keep up.

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Private 5G networks are sparking innovation at the edge

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For the enterprise, planning edge strategies and reaping their rewards is often a complex and challenging process, with myriad applications to deploy, a proliferation of hardware devices to manage, multiple data types and sources to integrate, and significant security risks to avoid.

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Leveraging Cybersecurity to Supercharge Retail’s Frontline

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By Ravi Balwada, CTO of Guitar Center In retail, we don’t have the luxury of thinking about security as an afterthought. Also thanks to modern cybersecurity , new use cases have become available in retail that were never possible before. This requires cyber innovation and evolution.

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How to ignite innovation and empower more sustainable solutions

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This is the process of invention, which leads to innovation that secures an organization’s future and can change the world. Knowing this upfront helps companies get innovation right. That’s important because businesses thrive on innovation—and without it, they risk obsolescence. Here’s a three-pronged litmus test.