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Webinar – 5G Will Transform The Way You Connect To The World Around You

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February 05, 2020

The Internet of Things is evolving into the Internet of Everything, and 5G will enable a new milestone of mobile technology with its lower latency and faster speeds. 5G-enabled technologies such as artificial intelligence, edge computing and automated control, will bring forward new Internet of Things use cases that will create revenue growth opportunities. Various industries including transportation, manufacturing, healthcare and entertainment will see the benefit of this evolution. Smart city applications are taking center stage in the government sector, where it is expected that the adoption of automation technologies will be the key force in driving the next phase of the mobile evolution.

How Security Will Change

As we move forward with 5G technologies, security remains paramount in industries that intend to use applications such as traffic sensors, Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I), and in sectors such as healthcare and finance. There’s no doubt that a 5G roll-out will raise concerns when it comes to physical security in smart cities. Anything connected to the Internet is going to generate data in ways we’ve never seen before, which is going to create cybersecurity and data privacy concerns.

Artificial intelligence and machine learning can be used to better detect potential threats on the network, because these technologies are able to work through volumes of data that no human can.

Who Will Be Impacted?

Manufacturing, government and the transportation industry are predicted to be the first impacted by 5G technologies. The increasing demand for real-time traffic, including voice and video streaming will drive the entertainment industry in many urban centers. This is where 5G will begin to shine, and why it is essential to move technology forward.

5G is something to be excited about because it will revolutionize your life, not just your phone. It brings higher speeds and greater capacity to users, but this brings further complexity for network operators. Investing in the development of your network now will ensure that they can handle an increase in capacity as technology continues to move forward. Not all network technology is able to handle a 5G network, but as the first SD-WAN vendor in Canada to pursue testing on a 5G testbed, Martello aims to demonstrate that its SD-WAN solution can deliver stable and predictable handling of unified communications (UC) and other real-time IoT traffic on 5G networks.

5G and IoT

There’s no question that 5G technology is fast- really fast. It’s not the impressive fact that it can download a one-hour HBO episode in 3.6 seconds that is the game changer, it’s what the technology can do for the world around us that really will have an impact.

For most of us, a few extra seconds of lag time for a download will be nothing more than an inconvenience, but in smart cities, it could mean the difference between life and death. Seconds delay could prevent law enforcement or emergency personnel from being able to quickly respond to an accident or crime scene quickly, as an example. There is a huge amount of data that is transported by IoT devices and 5G is able to handle this information as well as provide real-time updates on road conditions, with smart vehicles and automated communication tools.

The Future is Now

After a proof of concept in the spring of 2019, Martello successfully demonstrated that its technology can maintain network connectivity for real-time and mobile IoT use cases. More recently, in the initial phase of a second project, Martello has demonstrated compatibility with LTE (News – Alert)-A, a precursor to 5G, and in later phases will test UC traffic over LTE-A and 5G. Together, these advancements demonstrate the resilience and adaptability of Martello’s SD-WAN product.

Martello’s SD-WAN and link balancing technology provides network connectivity in some of the world’s most challenging environments, including in developing regions with limited telecom infrastructure.

For now, LTE is still the norm, and it will coexist with 4G and even 3G for some time. The capacity to switch to one or another based on the context is critical to ensure peak network performance, especially in shifting environments.

With 5G emerging as the next generation network that promises high performance for IoT applications, Martello can ensure that the challenges mobile IoT applications face can remain connected to mobile networks.

5G is going to revolutionize smart cities, and citizens will see the advantages, particularly in our safety and well-being.

Join us for a webinar on “Unleash the Power of 5G and Enhance Your SD-WAN Experience” Feb. 27^th. Enterprises around the world are anticipating the imminent rollout of 5G connectivity as a complete solution to current network challenges. As applications and services move to the cloud, leveraging 5G provides a reliable way to stay connected and ensure mission critical deliverables are met.

How SD-WAN Can Improve User Experience and Increase Efficiency

TMCnet FEATURE

February 18, 2020

The expectation of seamlessly connecting to the Internet at all times can be a difficult requirement to fulfill. Whether a user is checking into hotel WiFi (News – Alert), to their network at the office or using a public Internet connection at a local coffee shop, frustration rises quickly when there is difficulty making or maintaining that connection. 

In many cases performance issues can be traced back to the network. A bad network connection or poorly configured network appliance can cause significant performance degradation and could result in a complete network outage. An outage can mean productivity loses for businesses and a negative user experience for end clients.

An SD-WAN solution can help you achieve greater control over your network infrastructure, dodge downtime and improve network performance. By diversifying your network connections, applying policies and prioritizing application traffic, you can ensure a stellar user experience. You will also be able to improve application delivery, maximize uptime and lower your network’s total cost of ownership. Creating a solid network foundation benefits everyone, by offering a seamless connection to the Internet with additional benefits to improve efficiency and reduce overall costs.

Diversifying your network connections

Having a solution that aims to support multiple connection types and VPNs between sites allows for flexibility, which in turn provides room for efficiencies to be put in place. Remove the risk of offering a single point of failure by having link failover in place. This ensures that traffic moves to a working connection in the event of an outage, which guarantees increased uptime and results in increased efficiency, as well as a better user experience.

When all links are working, split your sessions across all available paths for site-to-site communication, allowing users to access all available bandwidth at one time, which negates the size limitations of individual links. Should one link go down unexpectedly, the session will not be interrupted which provides a better overall user experience.

Prioritizing application traffic

With the overwhelming growth of real-time services, such as media streaming and collaboration projects, bandwidth is being tested every day. Being able to identify traffic flowing through your network can allow you to ensure that critical applications are always running. Using solutions that can help you prioritize traffic will help bring order to the bandwidth chaos and ensure that essential services are receiving the network power they require.  Get even more from your bandwidth with the help of link balancers. By setting up your network with dynamic routing and seamless path selection between multiple links from different ISPs and technologies, you can get the most out of the bandwidth you’re working with.

Cost-savings benefits 

Maintaining a resilient network can be both expensive and complex. Finding an affordable solution that meets your business needs doesn’t have to be complicated. Start by simplifying your network architecture and removing duplicates at the edge of your network. With every box you remove, the more maintenance and monitoring fees you save, year over year. This will also allow you to combine network functions into a single edge appliance allowing your network and IT specialist to focus on other projects, creating more value for the business. With an improved network, you will no longer have to be concerned about productivity and opportunity losses as a result of downtime. This will allow for the business to maximize on profits and performance. With the right network infrastructure in place, you can begin replacing your private lines with public Internet further saving you on your total cost of ownership. By simplifying and improving your network you can achieve maximum uptime with savings you didn’t know you could achieve. Experiment with various scenarios and find out how you can see a greater return on investment from your SD-WAN solution.

SD-WAN solutions can vastly improve your network performance, which increases efficiency and enhances user experience by limiting downtime and maximizing bandwidth in a time when demands are at their peak. Don’t settle for typical network issues such as latency and jitter. Make use of all available paths and start reaping the benefits of having a solid network that can evolve as technology does.

Join us for a webinar on “Unleash the Power of 5G and Enhance Your SD-WAN Experience” Feb. 27^th.