Yearly Archives: 2018

Google brings GPUs to virtual machines with preemptible offering

Google announces Preemptible GPUs Google has launched preemtible GPUs, a programmable logic chip made for display functions, which enable users to use virtual machines with...

Using NFV and SDN to get to ‘zero touch’ network management

New ETSI group focuses on end-to-end network slicing As networks become increasingly complex, operators are tapping into network functions virtualization (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN)...

WhiteHat combats code vulnerabilities with Sentinel Source for Microservices

WhiteHat boosts SAST services portfolio WhiteHat Security recently expanded its portfolio of static application security testing (SAST) services with the addition of Sentinel Source for...

Dallas investing in smart traffic management with Ericsson

Smart traffic system allows dynamic control of traffic lights, school flashers, signage The city of Dallas, Texas, has tapped Ericsson's Connected Urban Transport suite to...

SNS Research: NFV, SDN investment to reach $22 billion by 2020

SNS Research report forecasts NFV, SDN market growth A new report from SNS Research suggests the service provider network functions virtualization (NFV) and software-defined networking...

The role of satellites in delivering 5G

5G is a "network of networks" and satellites are part of that new network For many years satellites have been instrumental in the wide world...

Mercedes-Benz looks to implement smart factory capabilities

 Mercedez-Benz is currently focusing on the digitalization of the entire value chain Mercedes-Benz is in the process of networking the entire automotive value chain including...

Russian regulator fails to award spectrum for 5G testing

MegaFon is currently the only telco with spectrum to carry out 5G testing Russia’s State Commission for Radio Frequencies (SCRF) has decided not to provide...

Wonky wireless wishes for 2018 (Reader Forum)

Demand for uncapped broadband providers reaches a fever pitch 2018 can feel a lot like 1998 when your broadband provider is making you suffer with...

Moving computing to the edge a must for converged networks (Reader Forum)

  The networking and communications industry service providers — mobile, IoT, Internet, cable, and telecom technologies — are combining into a “converged network” because of...

IBM: telecom service providers express interest in blockchain potential

IBM report highlights service provider executives’ perspectives on blockchain Although blockchain only recently made its way onto the telecom stage, communications service providers (CSP) executives are...

Telecom Tweets of the Week: Pai bows out of CES after death threats

If you were planning to look for Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai at the Consumer Electronics Show, you'd be out of luck. Pai,...

An overview of U.S. carriers’ plans for 5G

There have been a wave of announcements from U.S. carriers in the past few weeks regarding plans for commercialization of 5G. The momentum comes...

Amazon counters hybrid cloud model with Linux 2

Amazon launches next Linux server OS Amazon Web Services (AWS) recently launched Linux 2, with access to the latest 4.9 LTS kernel. According to the...

Test and Measurement: Tektronix supports terahertz transmission test

Test company Tektronix touted its support of an international research team which demonstrated the first transmission of two real-time video signals through a terahertz...

Union sues AT&T over alleged “massive layoffs”

"AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson has been one of the strongest supporters of the recently-passed tax plan, promising to use the massive corporate tax cuts...

Microsoft absorbs Avere Systems as part of hybrid cloud strategy

Microsoft acquires Avere Systems Microsoft recently announced it has agreed to purchase data storage startup Avere Systems for an undisclosed amount. The move could help...

Bosch moves to smart manufacturing concept in Southeast Asia

The German firm has opened a new smart factory in Thailand and plans to add smart manufacturing capabilities to an existing plant in Vietnam German...

Korean government urges local telcos to speed 5G plans

SK Telecom, KT an LG U+ aim to launch commercial 5G in 2019 South Korea’s ICT Minister Yoo Young-min had a meeting with the country’s...

Analyst Angle: 10 2018 mobile and wireless forecasts and trends

  5G, IoT, Services (vs. Apps), Over the Top (OTT), Smartphones, App Layer vs. OS Layer, Augmented Reality (AR), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Virtual Reality...

Congress needs to end the internet battle once and for all (Reality Check)

  Judging by what feels like the 25th Star Wars sequel (or is it prequel?) that debuted in theatres this holiday season, it appears that...

Investors spooked by Sprint CFO replacement

Shares of Sprint slid almost 5% on news that the company is replacing CFO Tarek Robbiati with French telecom executive Michel Combes. Combes has...

China accounts for almost half of global cellular IoT connections

 Study finds China Mobile accounted for 32% of total cellular IoT connections at the end of Q3 2017 Mobile operators in China had more than...

BlackBerry cuts connected car deal with Baidu

BlackBerry and Chinese tech company Baidu are partnering to enable connected and autonomous vehicles, with Baidu committing to use BlackBerry's QNX safety operating system...

Zayo rolls into SD-WAN space with product launch

Zayo deploys its own SD-WAN solution Publicly traded company Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. deployed its SD-WAN yesterday, an integrated extension of the company’s fiber-based IP/MPLS....
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