A "significant lack of visibility into devices and networks" puts enterprises at risk, according to a new study.
The research, commissioned by NetMotion Software and conducted by Enterprise Mobility Exchange, found that almost half of mobile workers spend most of their time on non-corporate...
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA --Â Greg Wester stands at the front of a crowded room, microphone in hand, peering at a sheet of paper and calling out words from a list that describe either mobile content marketing company Mobile Posse or the present or past of the...
What is MEC?
The Radio Access Network is only one of multiple pieces that will enable 5G. Virtualization is another, as is multi-access edge computing: MEC.
MEC is entwined with 5G, but it’s not exclusive to 5G. MEC can be implemented in LTE networks as well,...
Efficient maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) processes are important in every industry to achieve the best possible return on assets (ROA). This is especially true for capital-intensive industries such as oil and gas, chemicals, mining and aerospace. For example, for an airline, MRO can...
ESW Capital's ZephyrTel seeks to build a $100M telco software group
Edge specialist Vasona Networks has been acquired by private equity-backed telecom software ZephyrTel, which has been snapping up mobile and enterprise software-related companies in a series of recent acquisitions.
ZephyrTel is part of Austin, Texas-based...
New report finds that 92% of organizations plan to increase cyber security spending
Nearly 80% of enterprise cyber security professionals think that network security is more difficult and complex now than it was just two years ago, according to a new research report.
Respondents to a...
First Orion projects that at current rate, nearly 45% of mobile calls will be scams by next year
The rate of scam calls to U.S. mobile users is increasing so rapidly that by next year, nearly half of all calls will be fraudulent, according to...
Verizon chosen by SAP to manage, streamline the company's global network
Verizon is expanding its role in SAP's global network, with a new agreement to consolidate, streamline and manage the company's worldwide network infrastructure.
SAP has historically relied on an in-house team to handle its global...
Move to disaggregated networks presents opportunities and challenges for operators
From the oRAN Alliance and the Telecom Infra Project to ETSI and the Open Compute Project, there's a long-term move in the telecom industry toward multi-vendor interoperability and flexible software control built on open-source software....
Analysts’ predictions for the edge computing market include rosy expectations, although they vary significantly in sizing the market and its rate of growth over the next few years. Gartner, in a report commissioned by Equinix, went so far as to posit that “the edge...
Investor confidence in the burgeoning industrial ‘internet-of-things’ (IIoT) market is up, reckon industry commentators.
A slew of enterprise funds and venture capital has been staked on the sector’s growth in recent months, as vendors have got a better grasp of the technology and industrialists have...
FANG – Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google – is taking a bite out of traditional service providers’ business. By competing with telecommunication service providers (telcos) to create and optimize the next generation of networks – including the highly anticipated 5G – these web-scale disruptors...
Highlights cybersecurity needs of small- and medium-sized businesses
AT&T this week completed its acquisition of threat intelligence specialist AlienVault, which the carrier announced back in July. With the deal done, AlienVault CEO Barmak Meftah will retain that role while taking on responsibilities as president of...
A study by the German Academy of Science and Engineering, known as Acatech, provides the most sophisticated blueprint yet for smart manufacturing, and a methodology for companies to rate their industrial transformation.
Acatech's Industrie 4.0 Maturity Index was written for manufacturing companies, specifically, but...
VMware bolsters its position in CSP service assurance with agreement to buy Dell EMC's service assurance suite, team
VMware has agreed to buy Dell EMC's service assurance software for network performance monitoring and root-cause analysis in communications service provider networks, saying that the capabilities will...
CableLabs, Aricent collaborated on the platform built on the Kubernetes and Docker container model
Cable research organization CableLabs and design and engineering company Aricent have been collaborating on an open-source network function virtualization platform aimed at enabling a cloud-native environment for lab and development work...
Study tested carrier services for identifying and blocking spam calls
A study by analyst firm Mind Commerce found that services offered by wireless network operators are "generally effective" at identifying and blocking unwanted robocalls, with Verizon's service ranked as the best.
“While there is much work...
xRAN Forum OKs management and control, user and synchronization specifications for fronthaul
Network virtualization is a long-term movement in the telecom industry; the long-term goal is to create fully programmable, automated networks built with commercial off the shelf hardware rather than more expensive proprietary solutions....
GE Digital will integrate its Predix portfolio with Microsoft Azure’s cloud capabilities, and standardise its Predix solutions on Microsoft Azure, it has announced.
GE and Microsoft said they will also work together under the terms of an expanded partnership on the development, marketing, and sales...
Broadcom says it will buy CA Technologies; investors flee
Broadcom stock plunged on the news that the company has agreed to acquire software company CA Technologies, with investors questioning the strategy of the $18.9 purchase and fretting about a loss of focus.
According to CNBC, Broadcom...
China, France, the U.K. and the European Union all have articulated AI strategies
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the future. It will be essential in advancements toward autonomous driving, the way we use wireless devices, digital transformation of key industries like manufacturing, and many other use...
Threat intelligence a key part of risk management strategy
Threat intelligence solutions were a primary motivator of AT&T's acquisition of AlienVault, which is expected to close in Q3 this year. To get a better understanding of the operator's goals with the acquisition, RCR Wireless News posed...
AT&T expects acquisition of open-source cybersecurity AlienValut specialist later this year
As AT&T continues down its network virtualization efforts using the open-source Open Networking Automation Platform (ONAP), the operator has acquired cybersecurity firm AlienVault, which uses open-source software to provide what the companies call "threat...
India-based conglomerate Reliance Industries, parent company of Indian telecom market disruptor Reliance Jio, has agreed to buy U.S.-based telecom software and hardware company Radisys for $1.72 per share in cash.
Akash Ambani, Director of Reliance Jio, said in a statement that the acquisition "further accelerates...
