Michael Finneran
Michael Finneran is principal at dBrn Associates, a full service advisory firm specializing in wireless and mobility; services include research, policy development, purchase analysis, and security/technology assessment. Mr. Finneran has worked in the networking field for over 30-years and has operated the practice since 1982. He has published numerous research reports, white papers, and has provided technical and market analysis on the full range of wireless technologies including Wi-Fi, cellular, WiMAX, fixed-mobile convergence, and mobile unified communications (mUC).
A lively and informative speaker, Michael makes frequent appearances at trade shows and conferences including Enterprise Connect (formerly VoiceCon), InterOp, BlackBerry World, and Mobile Explosion; he now serves as the program chairman for wireless and mobility at Enterprise Connect. In the consulting area, he has provided assistance regarding network design, market assessment, and strategic planning to wireline and wireless carriers, equipment vendors, end users, investment firms, and a number of government agencies.
For twenty-three years Michael wrote the Networking Intelligence column for “Business Communications Review”, and he now contributes on wireless and mobility to NoJitter, UCStrategies.com, Information Week, and The Voice Report. A number of his white papers are available on Webtorials.com, and he has contributed to Computerworld, SearchMobile.com, and The ACUTA Journal. In 2008 he published his first book, Voice Over Wireless LANs- The Complete Guide.
Well respected as an educator, Michael has conducted over 2500 training seminars on networking topics in the US, Europe, Africa, and Asia. He taught in the Graduate Telecommunications program at Pace University, and conducted programs at the Center for the Study of Data Processing at Washington University in St. Louis.
A member of the Society of Telecommunications Consultants, Mr. Finneran holds a Masters Degree from the J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.
Articles by Michael Finneran
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Carriers Gear Up for IoT - Are You Ready? - January 5, 2018
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BlackBerry Update: We’re Not Dead! - November 17, 2017
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Mobile Services: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You - October 31, 2017
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Experts Discuss the Gartner Magic Quadrant for UC - August 21, 2017
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UCStrategies on the Mitel-ShoreTel News - August 3, 2017
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Apple’s Business Chat - The Big News for Contact Centers - June 19, 2017
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CPaaS Perspectives - May 19, 2017
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Comcast and Charter Want In On Wireless - May 12, 2017
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Movers and Shakers - May 5, 2017
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A Fresh Approach to Wireless E911 - May 1, 2017
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Enterprise Connect 2017 Review - April 10, 2017
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Giving Up On Mobile – UC Vendors Move On To IoT - March 6, 2017
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Cisco Sparks a Conversation Among the UCStrategies Experts - February 1, 2017
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Thoughts on Recent News & Announcements - January 19, 2017
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Did Qualcomm Kill WiMAX? - January 18, 2017
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UCStrategies' Predictions, Expectations and Hopes for 2017 - January 17, 2017
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2016 Year in Review - January 6, 2017
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Putting Mobile Collaboration to Work - December 19, 2016
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UCStrategies Reports on NextCon16 and BroadSoft Connections - November 30, 2016
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Apple Watch - Good Function, No Fashion - November 22, 2016
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Reviewing the Latest (and Greatest) BC Summit - November 15, 2016
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Speaking of Disruption...Introducing Workplace by Facebook - October 28, 2016
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Google Gagging on the Fiber Diet - October 5, 2016
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Contact Center Industry Consolidation, Disruption, and the Future - September 30, 2016
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Hopes and Aspirations for 2016 - September 23, 2016
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Cisco Takes the iOS Lead - In the Wrong Direction - September 19, 2016
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Our Evolving Industry: Shaping the Agenda for BC Summit 2016 - August 8, 2016
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UCStrategies' Take on the Gartner Magic Quadrant for UC - August 3, 2016
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Mobile UC: No Money, No Love - August 2, 2016
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UCStrategies Reacts to Microsoft Purchase of LinkedIn - June 23, 2016
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Good Morning - You’re Now a Year Behind Cisco in Mobile UC - June 16, 2016
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Windows 10 Mobile: Not Bad, but Not Likely - June 6, 2016
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Can We Solve the Tower of Babel That is Text? - June 2, 2016
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NEC's IT Advantage - May 26, 2016
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Mitel's Acquisition of Polycom: UCStrategies' Reaction - April 22, 2016
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Enterprise Connect Update: BCOM Helps Drive Successful UC Deployments - April 28, 2016
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In Memoriam: Art Rosenberg - April 18, 2016
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The Role of Customer Engagement in the Contact Center - March 25, 2016
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Interoperability: A Dream or Reality? - March 3, 2016
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Hopes, Dreams, and Fears: UCStrategies Previews Enterprise Connect 2016 - February 19, 2016
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Mobile Security Is Still Important - February 8, 2016
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UCStrategies Debate: Is Presence Dead? - February 5, 2016
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Developments on the IoT Front - January 19, 2016
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UCStrategies Predictions for 2016 - January 8, 2016
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Experts Review BC Summit 2015 - December 2, 2015
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What Do Mobile UC and Hotel Alarm Clocks Have in Common? - December 1, 2015
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iPhone Envy, Mac Disdain - November 9, 2015
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UCStrategies Experts Preview UC Summit 2015 - October 28, 2015
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Broadsoft Unveils Project Tempo for UCStrategies - October 26, 2015
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Changing the Way We Collaborate - October 14, 2015
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Discussing Intelligent Assistants for Enterprises and Contact Centers - October 16, 2015
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Apple In The Enterprise - September 14, 2015
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Mobile Considerations in Enterprise Communications - September 4, 2015
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iPad Sales Are Flat! The Sky is Falling - August 26, 2015
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Experts Discuss UC Security - August 14, 2015
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Is There Really a Market for UC in the SMB Space? - August 7, 2015
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What is Doomed, End of Life, Kaput (or Should Be)? - July 30, 2015
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Microsoft: Continuing to Change UC - July 24, 2015
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Nadella Bites the Bullet on Nokia and Apple Still Rules in the Enterprise - July 17, 2015
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Messaging-First Conferencing Solutions - June 4, 2015
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UCStrategies on Microsoft Ignite - May 21, 2015
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ITPro Tools Makes Your Skype for Business Deployment Sing - May 5, 2015
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Windows Phone - Is Anyone Calling? - May 1, 2015
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How The UC Vendors Might Get Beyond “Irrelevance” in Mobile - April 22, 2015
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Five Features of a Successful Enterprise Mobile App - May 4, 2015
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UCStrategies Reviews Enterprise Connect 2015 - March 30, 2015
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Reflections on Enterprise Connect ’15: Forget “Mobile First,” Try “Mobile Enablement” - March 27, 2015
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UCStrategies Experts Preview Enterprise Connect 2015 - March 10, 2015
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UCStrategies Gives Free Advice - February 26, 2015
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New Wi-Fi Options on the Carrier Front - February 2, 2015
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Ensuring a Quality Wi-Fi Voice Experience for Lync - January 21, 2015
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UCStrategies Yes or No Game - January 22, 2015
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Random News on the Mobile Front - January 16, 2015
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2015 Forecast from UCStrategies - January 15, 2015
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UCStrategies Experts Discuss “Most Significant“ of 2014 - January 9, 2015
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Catching Up With Interactive Intelligence - December 24, 2014
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ThinkingPhones: A View of the Future of Enterprise Cloud Communications - December 15, 2014
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UCStrategies Reviews the Cisco Collaboration Summit - December 3, 2014
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The Challenge to Social for Business - Where Do You Live? - November 25, 2014
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UCStrategies Catches Up With Huawei - October 29, 2014
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Connecting the Circuit - October 28, 2014
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Apple Blows It on New UC Voice Capability - October 21, 2014
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Apple Discovers UC – Everyone Else, Look Out - October 17, 2014
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UCStrategies Experts Discuss Gartner Magic Quadrant for UCaaS - October 2, 2014
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Who’s in Charge of “Mobility?” - October 1, 2014
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Apple Is Back in the Driver’s Seat - September 10, 2014
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UCStrategies Experts Debate Windows Phone - August 8, 2014
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Is UC Succeeding or Failing? - August 6, 2014
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Wearables Take a Turn to Industry - July 25, 2014
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UCStrategies Reaction: Apple - IBM Partnership - July 22, 2014
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The PBX World Divides and Mobile Trumps All - July 16, 2014
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Tracking IT Spending Changes - July 1, 2014
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Good Technologies- MDM Plus Mobile UC - June 9, 2014
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UCStrategies and Ram Menghani, on the NEC Advantage - June 3, 2014
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Reflections on UC Summit 2014 - May 21, 2014
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UCStrategies Experts Interpret InformationWeek's State of UC Survey Results - May 20, 2014
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The State of UC- By The Numbers - May 15, 2014
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Mobility and the Contact Center - May 8, 2014
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Why UC Platforms are Stuck in the Era of “Little” Data - May 6, 2014
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The Annual InformationWeek Survey on the State of UC - April 10, 2014
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Enterprise Connect 2014 - UCStrategies Views - March 31, 2014
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Executive View of UC SDN – Looking Up - March 26, 2014
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UC Over Wireless LANs - March 25, 2014
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UCStrategies Experts Preview Enterprise Connect 2014 - March 10, 2014
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UC and SDN: Applications Controlling Networks - February 27, 2014
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BYOD: Where is it Going from Here? - February 11, 2014
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What UC Trends Will Fizzle in 2014? - January 27, 2014
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VMWare Bags AirWatch - January 23, 2014
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UCStrategies Experts Look Ahead to 2014 - January 21, 2014
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HP, a Microsoft Lync Partner, Discusses Enterprise Mobility - January 16, 2014
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A Look Back at UC in 2013 - January 10, 2014
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Delivering on the Promise of Simple, Ubiquitous Video Communications - December 19, 2013
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Mobile Predictions for 2014 - December 19, 2013
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Getting Your Mobility Game on Track - December 3, 2013
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UCI Forum and Open Networking Foundation Announce Collaborative Relationship - November 20, 2013
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UCStrategies Reviews the Magic Quadrant for Corporate Telephony - November 12, 2013
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The Next Major Smartphone Innovation: “Bling” - November 11, 2013
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UCStrategies Reaction to Microsoft Lync's Reported Growth - November 6, 2013
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Windows Phone Takes a Stab at Safer Driving - October 15, 2013
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UC on the Go - October 15, 2013
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A Look at UC Trends and Recent News - September 17, 2013
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Can’t We Just Dump the PBX and Go All-Cellular? - September 10, 2013
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Discussion on Conferencing and Video Interoperability with Scott Wharton of Vidtel - September 10, 2013
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What Will Microsoft’s Acquisition of Nokia Mean for Lync? - September 3, 2013
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UCStrategies Experts on the Gartner Magic Quadrant for UC - 2013 - August 27, 2013
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HP's UC Reference Architectures - August 28, 2013
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UC ROI - August 19, 2013
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Customer Service Must Include the Mobile User - August 8, 2013
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UC Pitfalls and Opportunities - August 1, 2013
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Wearable Tech - What and When? - July 26, 2013
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Where Will Mobility Take Us? - July 26, 2013
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The Mobile Revolution is Just Getting Started - July 10, 2013
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Balancing BYOD and Security - June 27, 2013
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The Future of IT - May 31, 2013
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Meeker Speaks - May 30, 2013
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UCStrategies on Wireless Devices - May 17, 2013
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Putting “Context” in UC - May 10, 2013
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Is Apple “Old News?” - April 23, 2013
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Mobile UC&C Is Improving But It’s Still a Struggle - April 2, 2013
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Mobility - A Bunch of “Little Stories” That Can Add Up to a “Big Story” - March 1, 2013