A new model for software defined architectures is emerging that shows promise for areas too expensive for traditional cell tower build out. Look for distributed core solutions in the future. * OEMs, such as SpiderCloud, believe that Network Function Virtualization (NFV) can offer significant advantages in running applications locally in carrier-driven small-cell deployments in the enterprise. * The benefits of small cells are clear: higher data capacity and speeds and better call quality, but why haven’t they deployed at a greater rate? Wells Fargo’s Jennifer Fritzsche provides the answers. * Everyone is talking about it, but almost no one knows what to do with the data that they mine. Answers may be found in Knowledge Integrity’s paper called “Addressing Five Emerging Challenges of Big Data.”