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This week Chris Hare speaks with Dan Pollard CEO of MyDrugCosts. Dan's company and background are focused on delivering drug cost and side effect information to patients to empower their care and reduce costs for both the insured and their employers.
Dan and Chris discuss...
ICT ecosystem, authentication, network security all covered by the deal
Networking powerhouse Ericsson has partnered with SK Holdings of South Korea to jointly develop "Internet of Things" platforms for the health care and transportation verticals.
The Swedish company and SK Holdings, parent company of SK Telecom,...
Belgium data center struck causing errors on Google Compute Engine persistent disks
Four lightning strikes affecting the power grid around the Google Compute Engine data center in St. Ghislain, Belgium, caused a small data loss and a number of persistent disk errors.
Google uses persistent disks as...
The next generation of "5G" mobile connectivity promises virtually no latency based on dynamic use of technology like LTE-Advanced, Wi-Fi and small cells comprising ultra-dense networks. And with limited commercialization slated for as early as 2018, research and development is going on in earnest.
Technology...
German company wants to double cloud revenue to more than $2.25B annually by 2018
Deutsche Telekom wants to dominate the cloud-services market in Europe. The German telecom company announced plans to double cloud revenue to more than $2.25 billion annually by 2018.
Chinese telecom infrastructure provider...
Creating your own IoT solutions – from connection, to management and integration – has become plug-and-play easy. At the core, delivering this simplification sits an enterprise-grade, do-it-yourself Application Enablement Platform that addresses all the necessary complex ‘plumbing’ – reducing cost, time and risk. This...
Enterprise mobile apps will be managed by IBM
WASHINGTON – American hardware and software company IBM announced a deal with China Telecom to manage the state-owned Chinese firm’s enterprise-grade mobile apps.
Under the terms of the deal, China Telecom will host IBM’s MobileFirst service program, which...
Cisco plans acquisition to speed up, expand services
Data centers are constantly looking for ways to simplify application deployments and grow in the cloud. In an attempt to drive virtualization and automation, Cisco has announced its intent to acquire Embrane, a lifecycle management platform for...
Verizon cloud move targets Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne
WASHINGTON – Verizon on March 16 announced that it is expanding its cloud service offerings in Hong Kong, Singapore and Melbourne, three of the largest cities in Asia and hubs of international commerce and finance.
Company officials said the...
Cloud computing is when IT applications, programs and storage are delivered via the Internet. It allows users to access servers, application services, databases and storage on an as-needed basis from the comfort of their own desktop or laptop.
Few trends in technology are growing faster...
Ericsson integrates legacy system with open cloud stack; focus on security, governance
BARCELONA, Spain – Ericsson debuted its HDS 8000 cloud platform designed for data center and telecom deployment at Mobile World Congress 2015.
Jason Hoffman, head of cloud technologies for Ericsson's Product Area Cloud, said...
Nokia Networks announcement ahead of Mobile World Congress
Nokia Networks announced a cloud-based network architecture targeting telecom operators designed for dynamic allocation of resources using existing transport and access infrastructure. The platform includes the Nokia Radio Cloud, Nokia Cloud Security Director, a commercially available Nokia...
Cloud computing, OTT video drive data demand
Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong are the latest locales in which Verizon Communications has deployed a 100G fiber network, adding some 11,681 miles of cable to the carrier’s global high-speed backhaul footprint.
Verizon already controls more than 40,000 miles of...
SDN and NFV service-provider solutions
Having announced a joint venture with Avion Systems, India-based digital transformation firm Tech Mahindra is looking to help telecom service providers move onto telco cloud-computing platforms and take advantage of network function virtualization and software-defined network solutions.
Tech Mahindra is a...
Consumers expect to be able to access their content from any device, at any time. This evolution is driving changes in how content is stored, optimized and delivered across both wireless and wireline networks. There are new billing relationships and business models being explored...
AUSTIN, TEXAS – Alicia Abella, AT&T’s AVP of the cloud technologies and services research organization, discussed the communication giant’s ongoing transition to operating on a telco cloud platform.
In an interview with RCR Wireless News at the IEEE GlobeCom show in Austin, Abella called the...
Carrier aggregation helps Nokia Networks, Ooredoo Qatar, China Mobile achieve 4.1 Gbps speed
China Mobile and Nokia Networks, along with Ooredoo Qatar have announced a new LTE-A speed record with carrier aggregation. The three companies said they reached 4.1 Gbps per second over the hybrid TD-FDD LTE...
Organizations of all sizes have been migrating to the cloud for increased flexibility, accessibility, and cost efficiency. While the benefits of shortened deployment times, lower CAPEX, pay-as-you-go convenience, and technology independence are well documented, the cloud subscribers face challenges in the area of data...
NTT DoCoMo promotes LTE speeds with shrimp cannon
Japan's NTT DoCoMo is promoting the speed of its LTE network by frying shrimp. The video advertisement shows shrimp flying through cannons and open flames. The shrimp is "cooked" in 3 seconds. The cooking demonstration and advertisement...
