With another busy week in the world of Telecom Software, who has time to read/search for every story out there? RCR Wireless News vets the news to bring you the biggest, most important stories of the week on this increasingly critical topic. We’ll probably even throw in some fun stuff from time to time as well. Enjoy!
- SAP was recognized as a market leader in Gartner’s Enterprise Architecture Tools Magic Quadrant.
- CommScope launches ION-U platform for rapid DAS deployment.
- Ericsson’s CTO made a plea to redefine SDN to tailor it to the needs of operators at Broadband World Forum.
- On a similar note, Deutsche Telekom also issue a SDN “wake-up call” at the SDN & Openflow World Congress.
- Facebook buys data compression specialist Onavo.
- Nokia Solutions and Networks and Juniper Networks expanded their partnership for new generation of mobile IP solutions.
- NSN also takes NTT DoCoMo to a new level with new location-based services.
- Comverse One Real-Time Billing Solution goes live at VimpelCom/Beeline. Its new capabilities promise to enhance the customer experience for consumer and enterprise, boost revenues and lower cost.
- Allot and Openet partner to provide fixed-broadband and mobile policy management solutions for Tele Greenland.
- Sprint goes over-the-top with “Messaging Plus” app from Jibe.
- Cyan has now partnered with Colt for carrier Ethernet multi-service platform.
- Industry veteran Mark Edwards appointed as CEO of MDS.
- Redknee was renewed by an operator in the Americas to support growth strategy.
- Providers of TV-to-online devices Aereo might be headed for the Supreme Court.
- Hitachi Solutions signs reseller agreement with Splunk, provider of real-time operational intelligence.
- Skyfire teams with F5 to help joint customers enhance quality of experience for high-density multimedia traffic.
- Like the idea of Salesforce.com’s Identity Management and wish you could get it separate? Now you can.
- Subex, a global business support systems provider, invites its customers to provide feedback at its 2013 user conference.
- NetCracker and NEC to enhance operational excellence for MegaFon, offering comprehensive OSS solution.
- Square launches Cash, a peer-to-peer mobile payment service.
- Oracle acquired Compendium, a cloud-based content marketing provider.
- Want a snazzy, graphic way to understand LTE and network speeds? Root Metrics can help you.