Telco Cloud

DALLAS–“Anything that can be digitalized will be.” That is how Nik Willets, deputy CEO of TM Forum, opened the keynote session titled “Embracing the new digital business reality,” at this …

DALLAS–Craig Bachmann, senior director of open digital/IoE at TM Forum, opened up the internet of everything track of TM Forum Innovation InFocus this week with a talk titled “Forum InFocus: Enabling …

The Allseen Alliance earlier this month merged with the Open Connectivity Foundation with plans to operate under the OCF name in working towards interoperability in the “internet of things” market …

The telecom industry is awash in merger talk at the moment, continuing a wave of consolidation that is seeing service providers complement delivery networks with content holdings, and has trickled …

Landscape irrigation, a wasteful endeavor For decades, landscape irrigation in homes and commercial properties has been controlled by timers or manual valves without the ability to regulate how much water is …

Many promises are being made for real-time communication (RTC) services in the Cloud. Unfortunately, service providers are realizing that transitioning RTC services to Cloud architectures is not as simple as …

Hyperconverged infrastructure is designed to give businesses of any size data center and cloud capabilities AUSTIN, Texas – A little more than a month after closing its acquisition of EMC, the …

Bastille, which focuses on security for enterprise “internet of things” deployments, announced a new solution that uses software-defined radio sensors backed by machine-learning technology to provide enterprises with visibility into mobile, …

HONG KONG — Qualcomm announced it will support a new generation of video and imaging devices at the 4G/5G Summit. The Qualcomm Snapdragon connected camera portfolio includes a suite of camera …

HONG KONG — Qualcomm announced at the 4G/5G Summit today strong ecosystem adoption from industry original equipment manufacturers for its MDM9206 LTE “internet of things” modem. The modem, announced last year, is a connectivity …

Verizon Wireless is using drones to help with cell site inspections from the air in North Carolina and South Carolina to survey areas impacted by severe flooding from Hurricane Matthew, the telecom …

A cereal company with a data issue The Kellogg Company operates in 180 countries, providing ready-to-eat cereals and other food products with brands including Froot Loops, Frosted Flakes, Special K, …

Network topology guide for IoT A network topology is how computers, printers and other devices are connected, and describes the layout of wires, devices and routing paths on a network. …

Heineken launched a global marketing campaign, partnering with the Bond franchise and using Microsoft Azure for “technically demanding” promotions, including one for the UEFA Champions League that required low latency …

Microsoft said digital strategies are key for the survival of telecom operators BERLIN – Telecom operators should think in a different way in order to launch digital transformation strategies, Bob de …

Silicon Labs recently released its new Thunderboard React, a cloud-connected, Bluetooth-enabled, sensor-driven “internet of things” developer kit that lets customers demo, evaluate and develop their own projects. To show off the capabilities …

Languages for IoT developers We have seen a changing of the guard in the past few years as software takes center stage and once-beloved hardware simply becomes a canvas for developers. The ability …

Back in August we wrote an article answering the question on everyone’s mind: “What is the internet of things?” We spoke about some of the embedded systems used in the …

Volvo to launch new sensor-based monitoring system Volvo Buses unveiled the first pedestrian and cyclist detection system for the bus industry. Launching at the IAA in Hannover, Germany, the system will be …

The cloud deal aims to connect over 3,500 sites across 37 markets British Telecom signed a contract with global human resources services provider Randstad Group to deploy a new global information …

Mon, Oct 24, 2016 11:00 AM EDT Many promises are being made for real-time communication (RTC) services in the Cloud. Unfortunately, service providers are realizing that transitioning RTC services to …

As real-time communications (RTC) and session border controllers (SBCs) migrate to the Cloud, it is important to understand the differences between network transformation myths and realities. There are many promises …

Digital transformation is a trending buzzword in the information technology industry. While somewhat nebulous, it speaks to the need for generally risk-adverse, slow-moving enterprises to embrace things like the app economy, cloudification …

The internet of beans Thumb-sized “plastic beans” are being filled with sensors and tossed into grain bins and storage facilities for precision agriculture, getting rid of the need for handheld devices …