In a previous article, we spoke about the $1.2 deal struck by Brocade to acquire Ruckus Wireless. To date, this deal continues to be one of the largest acquisitions in the recent years and is expected to close by the end of this month.

Thanks to this acquisition, Brocade Communications Systems Inc.’s product portfolio will expand, namely with wireless products, and it will now be able to compete
with the extensive product portfolios offered by larger networking companies like Cisco and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise. Before Ruckus’ acquisition, Brocade “lacked a viable wireless offering,” state Mark Hung, an analyst at Garner. (more…)

Bring Your Own Network (BYON) is one of the latest trends among enterprise employees that consists of connecting devices to a personal mobile network. Although this practice can be beneficial for employees, companies must be wary of its potential security risks.

In our previous articles, we have explained what BYOD (“Bring Your Own Device”) is. Basically, BYOD is the existing trend of encouraging employees to work using their personal devices, such as their laptop and mobile phone. Meanwhile, BYON (“Bring Your Own Network”) is the latest BYO trend. It is considered an offshoot of the BYOD, as the idea is that the worker, that already uses his own devices at work, will now bring his own personal mobile network into the office.

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In the US, The FCC‘s new requirement about radio frequencies was implemented on June 2nd. Linksys said, that they will not protect their devices from flashing with 3rd party firmware.

The FCCis an independent agency of the US-government that regulates interstate communications by radio, wire, satellite, television, and cables in all 50 States. In 2015, the FCC declared it was going to change rules for the certification of radio frequency (RF) devices in order to prevent the modification of the radio module to prevent people from modifying a router’s radio module. The aim is to prevent radios from operating outside their licensed radio frequency.

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