U.S. Cellular is putting in place a comprehensive big data architecture and strategy for its business, with a deployment that has already begun and is focused on correlating network data with customer sentiment in order to predict and improve the customer experience, and shape...
U.S. Cellular is aiming to improve customer experience with a new big data-based network operations approach, partnering with Nokia to utilize an "intelligent operations system" for tuning its network to meet mobile usage patterns.
U.S. Cellular said that installation is "currently in motion" and that...
The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency is kicking off a new program that envisions taking the internet of things to grand scale, using IoT technology for "persistent situational awareness over large ocean areas" -- or what it calls the "ocean of things."
DARPA's Ocean of...
Deloitte survey of mobile usage trends sees high penetration among the young; fast growth among elders
Mobile device usage patterns are jelling into a natural "etiquette" for device use that includes heavy use and frequent checking of devices -- but some usage appears to have...
NTT Communications is boosting its position in the managed services market with the acquisition of Secure-24 Intermediate Holdings.
NTT Communications is the IT and communications unit of Japan-based telecom company NTT Group. Terms of the deal were not disclosed; NTT Com is buying Secure-24 from...
While Formula One cars raced around the track this past weekend in Austin, Tex. at the U.S. Grand Prix, NTT Communications was working behind the scenes to support the networking and data analytics that enable the McLaren Honda team to gain rapid insights on...
Newly combined Sandvine to focus on AI, closed-loop network automation
As a new Sandvine emerges following the combination of the company with Procera Networks, its focus is on enabling AI and automation for network visibility and control -- and Sandvine plans to pursue very specific...
Particularly for latency-sensitive applications, edge computing augments the cloud
Ericsson--and every other telecom infrastructure vendor--are pushing hard to develop the underlying 5G technologies that will support a broad range of applications that leverage the promised ultra high capacity and very low latency promised by the...
CRC studies spectrum using sensor network and big data analytics
A unique approach to spectrum monitoring and information about the RF environment is being taken by the Communications Research Centre Canada in Ottawa. CRC has developed a prototype system for advanced spectrum monitoring that relies...
A conversation with Anssi Tauriainen, Director of Service Assurance and Analytics, EXFO
The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the complete report "Mastering Analytics: How to benefit from big data and network complexity"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSU0dk6xGGQ&feature=youtu.be
In this conversation with Anssi Tauriainen, the...
Mobile Posse study seeks to quantify mobile user engagement
How smart is a smartphone, if it isn't delivering content that engages the user from the first moment they pick up their device?
A recent study commissioned by content delivery company Mobile Posse found that despite the...
Wireless networks have been an outstanding success, exceeding expectations multiple times. Over the last few decades, performance and coverage have improved tremendously, and we increasingly rely on wireless connectivity to keep in touch with each other, to be informed and entertained, and to carry...
A conversation with Robert Laliberte, VP Marketing, Empirix
The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the complete report "Mastering Analytics: How to benefit from big data and network complexity"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfLR2oMf_pU&feature=youtu.be
How can mobile operators deal with all the data that they...
Operators finally have the tools they need to optimize their networks in real time and, in doing so, to increase the efficiency of network resources and improve subscribers’ QoE.
To do so, they need to gain a deeper understanding of how their networks work,...
A conversation with Kyle Ownbey, Product Manager at TEMS GeoBase, InfoVista
The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the complete report "Mastering Analytics: How to benefit from big data and network complexity"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTh7xKD4L3Q&feature=youtu.be
Analytics is very hot topic right now, as...
A conversation with Caroline Chan, Vice President and General Manager, 5G Infrastructure Division, Network Platform Group, Intel
The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the complete report "Mastering Analytics: How to benefit from big data and network complexity."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzpn_IxU6fQ&feature=youtu.be
With the evolution...
Operators finally have the tools they need to optimize their networks in real time and, in doing so, to increase the efficiency of network resources and improve subscribers’ QoE. But to do so, they need to gain a deeper understanding of how their networks...
It seems like 2017 is the IBM Watson coming out party. You may have noticed their new television ad campaign showing how Watson and AI will impact, transform and improve company after company in industry after industry. Are you ready for artificial intelligence? Well,...
Fifty of the most popular news web sites take an average of 10.5 seconds to load on a mobile device -- more than three times as long as most site visitors are willing to wait, according to a new report by device tracking company...
Vendors increase support for AI, analytics, 5G
A number of product launches this week aim to help operators navigate an increasingly software-centric world by better leveraging their networks and moving toward becoming digital businesses.
At TM Forum, Netcracker made its most recent platform release with the launch...
Oracle made two purchases this week: measurement and analytics firm Moat, and software start-up Wercker that focuses on cloud-based application and micro-services enablement through software containerization.
The Moat purchase will provide Oracle with a new platform for media and brand measurement and analytics that has an enterprise...
As service providers look to virtualization and cloud services to provide new flexibility and revenue streams, the evolution of the network presents new challenges for monitoring and troubleshooting.
“Everybody is looking at cloud services and also virtualization, so there’s huge opportunities there for lower...
Learn how Citrix creates a secure, distributed IoT application edge and leverages data analytics and network visibility to simplify IoT
There appears to be no lessening in the buzz around the Internet of Things, however, concerns about data privacy and security remain the two biggest...
New data center and research labs are part of Huawei project.
Huawei announced an investment plan to open a data center and research labs in New Zealand;Â founder and permanent CEO Ren Zhengfei made the announcement during a visit to the country.Â
Huawei said it's...
