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Cisco bolsters IoT and app business with AppDynamics deal

Cisco agrees to pay $3.7B for AppDynamics and its cloud applications and business monitoring platform one day before planned IPO. Cisco Systems is set to pay $3.7 billion for privately held AppDynamics in a move to bolster its ability to offer application intelligence....

Analyst Angle: The network performance edge

A conversation about edge computing with John Reister, Vice President of Marketing and Product Management, Vasona Networks The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the complete report "Power at the Edge: Processing and storage move from the central core to...

Telecom organizations boosting support for open source

Organizational support for open source initiatives is easing the integration of platforms into the telecom world. One key challenge for growing the support of open source into the telecommunications space is through various organizations that are looking to either bolster the use of...

Use of open source software growing across telecom

Open source software may still be a new model for the telecommunications industry, but it’s rapidly gaining traction as operators look to mimic computing world. While the open source community has quickly gained ground in the computing space, the traditional telecommunications industry has...

Analyst Angle: Enabling low-latency, high-reliability apps with edge computing

A conversation about edge computing with Debashish Purkayastha, Member of Technical Staff, InterDigital The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the complete report "Power at the Edge: Processing and storage move from the central core to the network edge". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Og1OORoksM MEC and,...

What is open source software?

The term open source when connected to software may today seem like it’s been around forever, but you would be surprised how new of a concept it is. The transformational nature of the telecommunication industry’s march towards a software future should not be...

VRAN market to hit $2.6B by 2020, with 5G set for late impact

A new report from SNS Research predicts 125% CAGR over the next three years on VRAN spending, with 5G a significant influence by 2020. Forecasts on the expected increased use of virtualized platforms by telecommunication operators received further fuel from a recent report...

Kagan: Can PayPal stay ahead of the competition?

The world of mobile pay or electronic payments has been exploding with growth in recent years. PayPal has been the leader in this space for the longest time and that has not changed. Year after year they continue to face growing competition, but they...

InvenSense integrates SensorStudio tool with Samsung IoT platform

The U.S. firm said the integrated platform will enable the provision of interoperable IoT solutions U.S. provider of micro electrical mechanical systems (MEMS) sensor platform solutions InvenSense, has integrated its SensorStudio tool into the Samsung ARTIK 710 internet of things platform. SensorStudio is a graphical software...

Former ONF executive director Dan Pitt joins MEF

Pitt named SVP at MEF, where he is set to expand the organization’s reach into SDN and NFV in support of MEF Third Network vision. Networking trade group MEF said it has hired former Open Networking Foundation Executive Director Dan Pitt to...

Nissan unveils new autonomous vehicle tech during CES

The Japanese car maker will begin tests to develop autonomous vehicle technology for commercial services Japanese car manufacturer Nissan announced a new technology called Seamless Autonomous Mobility (SAM), which partners in-vehicle artificial intelligence (AI) with human support to help an autonomous vehicle make decisions in unpredictable...

How Nokia Cloud Packet Core benefits carriers, 5G

With 5G on the horizon, Nokia explains the benefits of cloud-based support and its Cloud Packet Core product. On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, brought to you by Nokia, we speak with Nick Cadwgan, director of IP mobile networking at Nokia, to discuss the operator...

VMware joins Open-O project targeting NFV, SDN orchestration

Story updated to correct VMware's status at Open-O as a "premier" member. The Linux Foundation-based open source group Open-O snares VMware as “premier” member joining the likes of China Mobile, Huawei. The Open-O Project recently welcomed new member VMware to the open source...

Ericsson and Cisco add Wi-Fi integration to partnership

Cisco Wi-Fi platform to gain deeper integration into Ericsson’s cellular core network product targeting mobile, cable and enterprise customers. Ericsson and Cisco Systems continue to expand their relationship, with the latest move adding a new Wi-Fi solution to their service offerings. The...

Revive and transform lead management–the next killer B/OSS app

The common industry thinking around lead management is of a traditional, old-school practice that’s quickly being replaced by next generation digitalization. Lead generation is often the result of extensive data mining during which a wide range of CRM applications validate, grade, distribute, contact and...

VMware buys certain Plumgrid IP, takes on ‘number of employees’

In a deal that closed late last week, VMware looks to have strengthened its OpenStack software position with purchase of Plumgrid assets. VMware bolstered its position in the OpenStack software market with the purchase of some assets from Plumgrid. Details on the...

Xura to purchase Mitel Mobile, Ranzure in 5G, IoT and software push

Former Mavenir CEO to lead new charge with bolstered messaging, VoLTE, Vo-Wi-Fi platform targeting 5G, IoT and with heavily reliance on software. Xura is set to become a larger player in the mobile communications space, inking a deal to acquire Mitel’s mobile...

AT&T touts open ROADM deployment with Ciena and Fujitsu

Carrier claims success in deploying 100 Gbps optical wavelength on the AT&T network in Dallas area using open ROADM technology. AT&T claimed success in its move to redesign a network switch with software control and open hardware specifications. Andre Fuetsch, CTO at...

Case study: PTC helps health care manufacturer cut MTTR in half

Needing a solution for critical, cancer treating equipment Varian Medical Systems, a company out of Palo Alto, California, uses intensity modulated radiation therapy and image guided radiation therapy cancer treatment systems to support today’s treatment modalities. They looked to PTC for a solution that could help increase...

Nokia looks to take sting out of VNF management

Nokia unveiled a “templating system” it said is based on ETSI NFV, TOSCA and OpenStack specs designed to simplify VNF management and orchestration. The exceedingly complicated process of virtual network function lifecycle management could be gaining some help with Nokia publishing what...

Edge Computing Consortium officially launched in China

Edge Computing Consortium members include Huawei, Intel, ARM and Chinese institutions. Chinese vendors, together with Shenyang Institute of Automation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, Intel, ARM and ISoftStone established the Edge Computing Consortium in Beijing. The...

AT&T plows NetBond platform into AWS Direct Connect

Amazon Web Services set to include AT&T NetBond product in a move designed to increase security for SaaS providers Infor and Pegasystems. AT&T deepened its work with Amazon Web Services through the integration of its NetBond product with the AWS Direct Connect...

Comcast joins AT&T and Verizon in ON.Lab ONOS and CORD projects

Cable television giant Comcast joins the open source ON.Lab ONOS and CORD initiatives focused on SDN, NFV and cloud development. The Open Networking Laboratory scored a significant new member as cable telecommunications giant Comcast joined the organization’s Open Network...

Microsoft joins The Linux Foundation in coup for open source community

Computing giant Microsoft joins open source software focused group The Linux Foundation as ‘Platinum’ member, with board representation. The Linux Foundation recently scored a significant new member in Microsoft, which joined the open source-focused organization as a “Platinum” member. The coup was announced...