For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Trends In Enterprise 802.11n Adoption, 2009  (427 KB PPT)

by Chris Silva, October 15, 2009

A data chart that looks at 802.11 adoption trends.

For Vendor Strategy Professionals

Market Momentum: Enterprise Mobility Year In Review

Analysis Of Mobility Press Announcements Identify Key Vendor Opportunities

by Michele Pelino, October 7, 2009

An analysis of publicly available enterprise mobility announcements between mid-2008 through mid-2009 highlight opportunities for vendors in the mobility ecosystem, including device manufacturers, network operators, application developers, systems integrators, . . .

For B2B Market Research Professionals

2009 Enterprise Mobility Spending And Adoption Trends   (472 KB PPT)

by Michele Pelino, August 7, 2009

Using data from BDS Enterprise And SMB Networks And Telecommunications Survey, North America And Europe, Q1 2009, Forrester examines enterprise mobility spending and adoption trends.

For B2B Market Research Professionals

The State Of Enterprise Networks And Telecommunications: 2009

Business Data Services North America And Europe

by Ellen Daley, August 7, 2009

This document gives highlights of an extensive data set collected across North American and European enterprises via our Enterprise And SMB Networks And Telecommunications Survey, North America And Europe, Q1 2009. Even given the current economic crisis, . . .

For B2B Market Research Professionals

The State Of SMB Networks And Telecommunications: 2009

Business Data Services North America And Europe

by Ellen Daley, August 7, 2009

This document gives highlights of an extensive data set collected across North American and European firms via our Enterprise And SMB Networks And Telecommunications Survey, North America And Europe, Q2 2009. Even given the current global economic crisis, . . .

For Technology Product Management & Marketing Professionals

Demand Insights: Enterprise Mobility 2009

Prepare For The Rise Of The Mobile Wannabes And The Services To Support Them

by Michele Pelino, July 28, 2009

Forrester's latest Enterprise And SMB Networks And Telecommunications Survey, North America And Europe, Q1 2009, shows continued enterprise mobility momentum — even during these challenging economic times. Buyers are investing in mobile applications for . . .

For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Vendor Landscape: Enterprise 802.11n Infrastructure

by Chris Silva, July 24, 2009

The most recent iteration of the Wi-Fi standard, 802.11n, has held out great hope, with greater speeds and greatly improved signal range, but as a newly ratified technology it has yet to be widely adopted due to perceived interoperability issues, higher . . .

For Consumer Market Research Professionals

Technographics® Survey Highlights: North American Technographics Emerging Uses Of Technology Online Survey, Q1 2009 (US)  (647 KB PPT)

by Joost van Kruijsdijk, June 23, 2009

This highlight deck summarizes the key findings from Forrester’s North American Technographics Emerging Uses of Technology Online Survey, Q1 2009 (US).

For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Building Your Business' Mobile Strategy  (1.5 MB PPT)

by Benjamin Gray, April 13, 2009

The time is now for IT to get smarter about managing mobility, and firms must recognize the importance of device management and security.

For Vendor Strategy Professionals

Inquiry Insights: Enterprise Mobility, Q1 2009

by Michele Pelino, April 8, 2009

Each year, Forrester receives more than 20,000 inquiries on a variety of topics that provide insight into the key issues and challenges facing our clients. During the past two years, the number of enterprise mobility inquiries increased nearly 55%, jumping . . .

For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Wireless Architect - Job Profile And Description  (36 KB XLS)

by Chris Silva, March 31, 2009

Position overview: Wireless architect professional has the expertise to design and manage wireless networks by making mission-critical and business-critical wireless network decision.

For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Mobile Operations - Job Profile And Description  (38 KB XLS)

by Chris Silva, March 31, 2009

Position overview: Mobile operations professionals are tasked with managing mobile networks internal and external to the organization, managing device choice, and ensuring devices and applications reliant on these networks are properly secured and managed.

For Consumer Product Strategy Professionals

802.11n: Laying The Groundwork For The Digital Home

The State Of US Home Networking

by Nathan Safran, March 4, 2009

The 802.11n Wi-Fi specification is still in draft mode, but network equipment vendors are going full speed ahead in marketing 802.11n equipment. For the vast majority of consumers, 802.11n's bandwidth of 300 Mbps is overkill, but its improved wireless . . .

For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Inquiry Spotlight: Enterprise Mobility, Q4 2008

by Benjamin Gray, Chris Silva, October 7, 2008

From January to June 2008, Forrester's IT infrastructure and operations team fielded 1,332 inquiries, which included a myriad of wide-ranging enterprise mobility technology adoption and strategy questions. As firms evolve their investments in enterprise . . .

For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

WiMAX In The US: How It Could Affect The Enterprise Wireless Infrastructure

by Chris Silva, Lisa Pierce, August 1, 2008

As standards have matured, WiMAX has garnered increased enterprise interest and vendor hype. If key providers in the US, notably Clearwire and Sprint, deploy the service as planned over the next 12 to 18 months, enterprises can look at WiMAX as a WAN . . .

For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Forrester TechRadar™: Enterprise Mobility Infrastructure, Q3 2008

Infrastructure And Services Converge To Make The Workplace Place-Agnostic

by Chris Silva, July 14, 2008

Enterprises see mobility as a top priority and seek to provide more mobility support to employees, implement solutions that provide seamless movement between networks, and formalize mobile policies. However, simply making mobility a key success goal is . . .

For Technology Product Management & Marketing Professionals

Demand Insights: Enterprise Mobility 2008

Mobility Use Expands Year Over Year — But The Supplier Market Is Still Murky

by Michele Pelino, July 11, 2008

For years there has been a lot of talk — but not much action — around enterprise mobility. Today, the tide is turning. Results from Forrester's Enterprise Network And Telecommunications Survey, North America And Europe, Q1 2008, show that mobility initiatives . . .

For B2B Market Research Professionals

The State Of SMB Networks And Telecommunications: 2008

Business Data Services North America And Europe

by Ellen Daley, July 9, 2008

This document gives highlights of an extensive data set collected across North American and European enterprises via our Enterprise And SMB Networks And Telecommunications Survey, North America And Europe, Q1 2008. Hot topics for SMBs include mobility, . . .

For B2B Market Research Professionals

The State Of Enterprise Networks And Telecommunications: 2008

Business Data Services North America And Europe

by Ellen Daley, June 13, 2008

This document gives highlights of an extensive data set collected across North America and European enterprises via our Enterprise And SMB Networks And Telecommunications Survey, North America And Europe, Q1 2008. Hot topics include mobility, unified . . .

For Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals

The Rise Of 3G-Enabled Enterprise Applications: Spotlight On Sprint

by Lisa Pierce, April 17, 2008

US 3G service providers have invested billions in upgrading their networks to support higher-bandwidth, lower-latency mobile services like EVDO/Rev A or UMTS/HSPA. As a result, enterprises are using these services with growing frequency — about twice . . .

For Technology Product Management & Marketing Professionals

Inquiry Insights: Enterprise Mobility, Q1 2008

by Michele Pelino, March 4, 2008

Forrester receives more than 20,000 inquiries per year that provide a pulse on what are, for our clients, hot topics and pain points. During the past five years, Forrester fielded more than 1,000 inquiries on the topic of enterprise mobility, more than . . .

For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Key Wireless Trends That Will Shape Enterprise Mobility In 2008

by Chris Silva, Benjamin Gray, February 8, 2008

Mobile operations — a subset of IT operations that marries mobile devices, carrier services, voice, and access technologies — is emerging as a new category of IT professionals in 2008. A major driver of the advent of this new group will be the increased . . .

For Vendor Strategy Professionals

SWOT Analysis: Municipal Wireless Networking, Q4 2007

Four Key Vendors Compete For Municipal Wireless Deployments

by Sally M. Cohen, December 10, 2007

Today's municipal wireless network vendors must couple innovative access and back-haul technology with forward-thinking network applications and services to win deals. Now these vendors must go further and answer the call from municipalities for business . . .

For Vendor Strategy Professionals

SWOT Analysis: Nortel Networks Municipal Wireless Networking, Q4 2007

A Holistic Approach To The Business Of Municipal Networks

by Sally M. Cohen, November 13, 2007

Nortel Network's municipal wireless networking business is committed to delivering the full municipal wireless solution: technology, services, applications, and hardware. This approach — along with Nortel's networking and communications experience and . . .

For Vendor Strategy Professionals

SWOT Analysis: Motorola Municipal Wireless Networking, Q4 2007

Motorola Aims To Be A Trusted Advisor In Municipal Wireless Networking

by Sally M. Cohen, November 12, 2007

Motorola's 75-year legacy of government partnerships in the wireless communications space will serve it well as it aims to become a trusted advisor to communities in the municipal wireless networking market. Its complete offering of robust infrastructure . . .