Open Telekom Cloud uses Huawei ICT solutions
Deutsche Telekom this week launched a public enterprise cloud service, dubbed Open Telekom Cloud, using technology developed by Huawei and geared toward enabling digital transformation for businesses. The two companies made the announcement during the CeBIT business IT...
The five-year IBM partnership is valued at $200 million
IBM and Indonesian telecommunications firm Indosat Ooredoo signed a five-year partnership under which they will develop and deliver solutions on the IBM Cloud.
Under the terms of the agreement, IBM and Indosat Ooredoo will build an integrated...
ICT development accelerates innovation. Enterprises need efficient, reliable, elastic ICT services for quicker market expansion, more agile innovation, and higher productivity.
Strategic Opportunities for Operators in an ICT Transformation
Growth in traditional operator services is plateauing. The demand for voice, SMS, and video call services has...
Redefining real time mobile communications with disruptive, cloud-based solutions from GENBAND
Powerful cloud-based software solutions, coupled with increasingly virtualized network functionality, will define the next wave of disruptive innovation. These tools, if strategically deployed, allow communications service providers (CSPs) to rapidly bring new applications to...
As enterprises continue digital transformation initiatives that link employees to cloud-based services, it's essential IT managers maintain a focus on security. To facilitate those needs, IBM launched a new mainframe optimized for use with hybrid cloud platforms and with strong security protocols.
The new Z13...
Published report indicates some Verizon public cloud services are set to be shuttered
Verizon Communications is reportedly set to shut down some of its public cloud operations in favor of its private cloud services.
According to Fortune, customers using Verizon Public Cloud Reserved Performance and...
Telecom operators are increasingly turning to the cloud as a cost-effective way to provide enterprise customers with the scalable compute, storage and other functionality needed to remain competitive.
As more and more secure data crosses between telecom networks from private to public and hybrid cloud...
ALLEN, TEXAS – Nexius, specializing in delivering end-to-end network services and business intelligence solutions, today announced a new partnership with RCR Wireless News to create an Independent Proof of Concept Lab and Testing Program for network operators and enterprise sector buyers.
“This new partnership with RCR...
Project Natick is Microsoft's effort to make a more efficient, better located data center under the sea
Cloud computing heavyweight Microsoft, looking to boost the operational efficiency of data centers while physically locating content closer to users, has tested running servers sealed in a pod located...
New facility combines virtual platforms, cloud solutions to connect 20,000 engineers
With an eye on streamlining research and development around "5G" mobile networks, Ericsson this week announced the opening of a new Global ICT Center in Roserberg, Sweden.
The facility is the second Global ICT Center...
The global data center market is expected to grow into a $22.73 billion business, according to research firm Research and Markets. The study predicts between 2015 and 2019, the industry will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 9.3%. Migration to cloud technologies...
Cloud services include contextual marketing, mobile commerce
ItsOn, which provides cloud automation and virtualization services, announced an agreement with the biggest operator in Africa aimed at driving revenue through personalized content and service delivery.
MTN Group picked ItsOn technology to help launch new services geared toward...
Microsoft CEO: A 'public cloud for the public good'
Hardware and software giant Microsoft plans to donate $1 billion in cloud computing resources and services to nonprofits, CEO Satya Nadella said in a company blog post.
From the post: "We will donate $1 billion in cloud...
Stagnant growth in IT infrastructure investment to drive data center colocation market
Information technology infrastructure is expensive. No matter how much data continues to transition to the cloud, it still needs a place to live in the analog world. With spending on IT infrastructure expected...
In many modern enterprises, busy employees use a mixture of internal, private cloud solutions and software platforms, while also casually using public cloud and software platforms.
This internal use of systems not necessarily designed and built in-house is called shadow IT, and it can be...
The four-year cloud contracts have a total value of more than $26 million
U.K. telecommunications group BT won two contracts with the European Commission for the provisioning of public and private cloud services across 52 major European institutions, agencies and bodies.
Some of the agencies included...
Purchased Austin-based StackEngine; growth driven by cloud sales
IT giant Oracle, which provides everything from data center operation to cloud applications, is investing heavily in cloud computing with the recent acquisition of Austin, Texas-based StackEngine, as well as the unveiling of plans to build a...
Cloud providers Amazon.com, Facebook, Google and Microsoft are driving demand for white box servers
The explosion in demand for streaming video content – to both homes and mobile devices – has set the stage for cloud-based content delivery, supported by constantly expanding server-packed data centers.
In...
Establishing leadership positions in IP networks, cloud, BSS/OSS, TV & media and IoT industry and society are central to Ericsson's overall strategy, according to Rima Qureshi, chief strategy officer for Ericsson, who provided Jeff Mucci from RCR Wireless News with an update on Ericsson's 2015...
As more enterprises move their applications to the cloud, an opportunity for increased monitoring and visibility services is opening up at the intersection of mobility and cloud.
Allot Communications announced today that it is enabling multi-tenant cloud optimization for enterprise, with telecom operator Swisscom. The platform...
Are IoT standards keeping up with IoT innovation? IEEE IoT standards body is hard at work to deliver IoT P2413 interoperability standards framework by 2017
Watch IoT Innovation interview with Oleg Logvinov - Chair of the IEEE P2413 working group, IEEE Internet Initiative. He is also director, special assignments,...
With an eye on scaling its "Internet of Things" service offerings, Canadian provider Telus partnered with Affirmed Networks to deploy a cloud-based platform optimized for IoT workloads.
Specifically, Affirmed Networks will provide Telus with its Mobile Content Cloud solution, which works with 2G, 3G and...
Montana officials, with an eye on economic development, have been working with Google and Facebook to convince the technology giants to build data centers in the Western state.
According to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, leaders of the Bozeman-based Northern Rocky Mountain Development District visited Google...
Enterprises want to focus on business value, not IT infrastructure
Google is one of the largest server manufacturers in the world and among the four big players in the cloud-computing/datacenter space. In a recent presentation, Craig Box, global lead for Google Compute go-to-market, gave a...
