Cisco Service Provider mobility community - a public community for those interested in the mobile technology space for carriers and operators http://www.myciscocommunity.com/community/sp/mobility

1. why participate in the SP mobility community?
meet Frank
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2. A.K.A…
why participate in the SP mobility community? 2

3. mr. MobilityGuru
why participate in the SP mobility community? 3

4. Frank is a practitioner in all things mobility..
Mobility Standards Mobile Applications
WiMAX
IP Traffic wireless
Femtocell Wireless Mesh
4G
LTE Cisco
iPhone
Mobile Internet IP Migration
IP RAN Backhaul Mobile Network
WiFi
and an expert in some
why participate in the SP mobility community? 4

5. Frank visits the mobility community….. a lot
the community is a great and easy way to get
information
why participate in the SP mobility community? 5

6. Frank uses Discussions to build his reputation
and get answers to his questions…….
he builds his profile
every time he answers a
question
he gets answers to his
questions within
minutes
Frank is considered an
‘expert’ in LTE
why participate in the SP mobility community? 6

7. Frank also has a mobility blog
his LTE expert status
led him to getting an
invitation to join the
blog team
his team subscribes
to it via an RSS feed
130 people he doesn’t
know subscribe to it via an
RSS feed
they all feel like they know him and depend on him
for real answers
why participate in the SP mobility community? 7

8. Frank subscribes to other mobility
blogs via an RSS feed
He always knows what’s
happening in the industry
and has built a network
he can turn to for
answers.
why participate in the SP mobility community? 8

9. Frank likes tools like Discussions because they are,
easy to use and quick…oh and it has RSS….
A community has formed around
Frank as his LTE expertise emerged
why participate in the SP mobility community? 9

10. from his tags, his blog, and his discussion
answers…
people often contact Frank from
different companies around the world…
why participate in the SP mobility community? 10

11. …just to say Hi….or to say, hey, I work on a
similar project, how can we collaborate…?
it’s about collaboration
why participate in the SP mobility community? 11

12. he encourages his co-workers to use
the community…..
to build their own network and expertise
why participate in the SP mobility community? 12

13. this is Carole, one of Frank’s colleagues
why participate in the SP mobility community? 13

14. Carole is researching new ways to expand
her company’s business reach………
so she joined the
mobility community
to connect with peers
and with Cisco
why participate in the SP mobility community? 14

15. when new content is posted on the
community.....
Carole is notified via Email
why participate in the SP mobility community? 15

16. ….she then participates in the
community by asking questions and
downloading the content that will help
make her job easier
why participate in the SP mobility community? 16

17. that’s less work for Carol…..
collaborative
interactions…
….and empowerment for her
why participate in the SP mobility community? 17

18. ..the community is easy to use
Web based
bottom up, not top down
With more Answers
from real people
why participate in the SP mobility community? 18

19. blogs
discussions
webcasts
social networking
online collaboration
demos
tagging
Polls
ratings
why participate in the SP mobility community? 19

20. Cisco SP Mobility Community
formed by those passionate
about mobility
and possible because
of people like
Frank & Carole
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21. Credits and Acknowledgements
This presentation largely leveraged Scott Gavin’s “Meet Charlie…” presentation
http://www.slideshare.net/slgavin/meet-charlie-what-is-enterprise20
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