Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of everything in the world of telecom software. There’s no real common thread in the week’s news, but there’s definitely a sense of gearing up for 2014 with new acquisitions, new software deployments and new partnerships.
Redknee landed an impressive $10 million dollar contract and AT&T provided developers with a new machine-to-machine cloud-based software kit. As if anybody reading this needed any further convincing, Nexius explained to RCR Wireless News why carriers are focused on software when it comes to wireless network deployments. Read about all these stories and more by clicking on the links below:
- Carriers focus on software in wireless network deployments.
- Redknee landed a $10 million contract with EMEA.
- Apple says developers have six more weeks to optimize all new iOS apps for iOS 7.
- AT&T helped fuel innovation for M2M communications with a cloud-based M2M “developer sandbox,” called the AT&T M2X Developer Kit.
- Juniper Networks entered into a deal to acquire network planning and optimization software specialist Wandl.
- U.S. Cellular is still working through billing system issues with Amdocs.
- LightReading mused on whether there’s more M&A ahead for Amdocs.
- The hills are alive with the sound of…Big Data? Apparently Swiss firms are hiding data centers inside the mountains!
- Marketing platform provider Relevvant has partnered with mobile engagement solution provider OpenMarket.
- PayPal buys mobile backend software firm StackMob
- NetCracker has expanded its Deutsche Telekom relationship with selection of their software by subsidiary Crnogorski.
- DukeNet presented a live demonstration of SDN orchestration across the WAN and data center.
- Spirent Communications announced that the OFELIA (OpenFlow in Europe: Linking Infrastructure and Applications) test bed is using Spirent TestCenter Virtual for Software Defined Networking/OpenFlow testing.
- Comptel helps DNA Ltd. ensure data roaming doesn’t ruin CEM.
- Russia’s first geo-located network optimization implemented by Actix for Rostelecom`s subsidiary BaikalWestCom.
- DigitalRoute named Johan Bergh at its new CEO.
- ThinkAnalytics expanded ThinkCloud for cloud-based recommendations for service providers and programmers.
- Etisalat teamed up with Ericsson in an effort to transform BSS.
- Cerillion rolled out a CRM and billing solution for Columbus.
- Link Analytics was selected as an Intel Network Builders program partner.
- Wind River’s blog has an interesting article on security in the “Internet of things.”
