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Nokia MX Boost Aims to Simplify Multipath Connectivity Across Intricate Industry 4.0 Environments

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Futurum’s Ron Westfall assesses why Nokia’s MX Boost technology addresses the growing demand across Industry 4.0 connectivity environments for private wireless capabilities that can flexibly bond 4.9G/5G with Wi-Fi, strengthens its private wireless network portfolio, and can help accelerate key emerging use cases such as Wi-Fi 6 + Wi-Fi 6E and LTE/5G + Wi-Fi 6E.

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Pure Storage Expands Portworx Portfolio to Make Kubernetes More Rewarding for Developers

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Futurum’s Ron Westfall explores why Pure Storage’s new Portworx portfolio enhancements, including general availability of Portworx Data Services, meet growing developer demand for swift ease of use combined with elastic scaling and automated capabilities as well as strict organizational requirements for data protection and access control across fast-growing Kubernetes development environments.

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Ericsson and Intel Form Cloud RAN Tech Hub to Synthesize R&D and Bolster Software Roadmaps

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Futurum’s Ron Westfall evaluates the formation of Ericsson-Intel Tech Hub enabling both companies to pool their R&D resources to advance Ericsson Cloud RAN capabilities running on Intel technology, ease CNF application adoption, and provide a roadmap for upcoming commercial software releases as CSPs evolve their RAN strategies in the emerging Open 5G era.

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Intel x86 vs. Arm: The Most Important Selection Criterion – New Futurum Research Report

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In this research report, Futurum Research examines why in selecting the optimal microprocessor architecture organizations must take a comprehensive approach in understanding the strategic microprocessor architecture powering their implementations. This includes understanding fully that the migration off of x86 to Arm for most companies would prove to be a significant undertaking at a point in where the diverse x86 offerings in market are market tested and trusted by enterprises to run the vast majority of enterprise applications—especially those critical in nature.