Network Communications News (NCN) April 2017 | Page 3
CONTENTS
Contents
THE UK’S NO.1 NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE MAGAZINE
April 2017
4 Editorial 16 Hot Topic
NCN editor Simon King previews UC Expo Kevin Drinkall, Zyxel’s technical consultant,
looks at emerging trends in enterprise
wireless
6 Industry News
Keep your finger on the industry pulse
10 Talking Point
Tech Mahindra explores the VNF
Exchange platform
14 On the Case
Projects on the go this month
Network Communications News
April 2017
37 Essential Selection
A pick of the industry’s latest and greatest
products
inside...
Hot Topic:
Special feature:
Emerging trends
in enterprise
wireless
Working with
wireless
Special feature:
Uninterruptible
power supplies
40 Know How
Solving the problem of inside mobile
coverage
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18 Smart utilities
Rajant’s Todd Rigby highlights the utility
benefits from reliable communications
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22 Revolutionising wireless
site surveys
Ekahau distributor Simon Cummings
presents new software to make
sur veys simpler
24 Ageing hardware
Sakid Ahmed, vice president at
Cambium Networks , highlights a
solution for the UK broadband market
26 Wireless networks products
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Carol Gylby
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UPS & Power Management
28 Powering hyperscale
data centres
Schneider Electric’s Gael Souchet
previews the Galaxy VX UPS range
32 Protecting against
power disruptions
Alan Luscombe, director at
Uninterruptible Power Supplies, looks at
a range of solutions
34 Prioritising maintenance
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