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...
Jaguar Land Rover recently opened a new software, IT and engineering center in Manchester to support its connected technologies strategy
Jaguar Land Rover announced that it is currently testing a fleet of connected cars on U.K. roads.
Road infrastructure and vehicles, including Discovery Sports, Range Rovers...
Open source DNOS part of network virtualization efforts
Since the days of Domain 2.0, AT&T has set ambitious goals for its network virtualization efforts. The operator finished 2017 with 55% of its network virtualized and Chris Rice, SVP of Network Cloud & Infrastructure, said in an...
Microsoft has made its Azure IoT Edge service ‘generally available’, and added new categories including device management and security to its Azure IoT Edge catalogue.
It has also made Azure IoT Edge available on open source developer platform GitHub, which Microsoft acquired for $7.5 billion last...
OpenFog Consortium's fog computing architecture becomes an IEEE standard
The IEEE Standards Association has adopted OpenFog Consortium's work on a reference architecture for fog computing, which extends cloud computing concepts to the network edge for data-intensive applications.
The OpenFog Reference Architecture will be known as IEEE...
The next generation of Wi-Fi security is now available, with a new certification program for Wi-Fi Protected Access 3 just launched by Wi-Fi Alliance.
Here is a basic introduction to WPA3, in a Q&A with answers provided by Wi-Fi Alliance. Answers have been condensed and...
The proliferation of the Internet of Things (IoT) is giving hackers fresh ammunition.
As IoT devices continue to prioritize convenience over security, cybercriminals are easily gaining control of these devices and using them to build botnets to launch Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. Kaspersky...
The global market for smart city information and communications technologies will grow by 15.8 per cent per year on average over the next five years, reaching $994.6 million by 2023. A new report by BCC Research claims cities in North America will dominate, notably...
Syniverse aims to help MNOs offer new, secure enterprise and IoT services
Syniverse is offering a new, secure network-as-a-service aimed at helping mobile network operators offer secure internet of things, network and application services.
The new Syniverse Secure Global Access builds on Syniverse' position as a...
Honeywell's new Vector Space Sense allows building operations team to make better-informed real estate and space usage decisions
Honeywell has launched a new software solution today provides visibility into how building spaces are being used.
The new Honeywell Vector Space Sense allows building operations teams to make...
Swedish car-maker Volvo has taken a stake in US start-up Luminar, based in California and Florida, to develop sensor technology for autonomous vehicles.
Volvo Cars, a subsidiary of Chinese automotive company Geely, has been working with Luminar already on development and testing of LiDAR technology,...
A new report from Allot Communications details the impacts when a mobile phone's processing power is hijacked for crypto currency mining, while other security researchers found vulnerabilities in diameter signaling that put mobile networks at risk.
Allot, in its Telco Security Trends report for the...
Rockwell Automation is to take a $1 billion stake in Needham-based industrial software maker PTC as part of a part of a strategic partnership to drive growth for both firms, and enable customers to make good on the "promise of industrial IoT." Rockwell Automation...
Microsoft’s mega $7.5 billion all-stock purchase of developer platform GitHub is good for the tech sector at large and for the ‘internet of things’ (IoT) market in particular, provided the US computing giant demonstrates a lightness touch in its integration work and avoids a...
Verizon combines threat data from its network with data breach research, Anomali partnership
Verizon is expanding its managed cybersecurity offerings, dipping into threat-related data it collects across its own network to inform "cyber-situational awareness" for its customers.
Bryan Sartin, Verizon’s executive director of security professional services,...
Behind the benefits of connectivity and big data that the IoT promises there remains a question: Who will pay for it? And how?
This article will take a look at the available models and give a few tips on choosing what’s best for you.
Making money from...
Everybody loves the ride to success Apple has seen over the last decade. The next question is, will their new HomePod be a success or a failure? HomePod is their AI device which uses Siri and is like Amazon Alexa or Google Home. Will...
In this installment of network slicing 101, we’ll take a look at the basics of network slicing as it relates to both 4G and 5G use cases
Network slicing is often viewed as a single concept within 5G, wholly dependent on 5G networks. However, while...
In this installment of Network Slicing 101, we’ll examine the basics of network virtualization as applied to network slicing.
When we hear about network slicing, one of the most common attributes associated with the concept is the notion that the slices will need to be...
Ericsson says zero-touch is now a customer expectation
U.S. smartphone user Jennifer, 29, summed up during an Ericsson-led focus group a complaint many of us likely share regarding customer experience interactions with telcos: "The automated voices I speak to make me so frustrated. They don’t...
