Certified OpenStack Administrator exam part of plans to bolster the cloud computing talent pool and global community
Connected to this week’s OpenStack Summit in Austin, Texas, the OpenStack Foundation announced availability of its Certified OpenStack Administrator exam, which is designed to validate skills for cloud...
Intel's Imad Sousou: OpenStack is at a crossroads
AUSTIN, Texas – Data centers run the risk of being overwhelmed as demand for content and remote resources continues to grow. OpenStack needs to reinvent to help the industry flourish, said Imad Sousou, VP and GM of...
As the telecom space moves towards increased use of virtualization platforms, devops is becoming an important model to smooth the transition
Devops is not a new term, but the combination of “development” and “operations” across the telecommunications space is growing as operators looks to generate...
ETSI’s Mobile Edge Computing ISG looks to define MEC terminology, lay out technical requirements and use cases for mobile network deployments
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute released a trio of “foundation-level” group specifications through its Mobile Edge Computing Industry Specifications Group, which it claims define...
On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, we speak with Ron Haberman, VP of Nokia Network’s CloudBand Business Unit, to discuss platform updates and get an overview on carrier adoption
Nokia Networks recently closed on its acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent, which bolstered its equipment and services portfolio...
Mitel announced April 15 it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to purchase video and voice conferencing firm Polycom for $1.96 billion in a cash and stock deal.
In April 2015, Mitel acquired Mavenir Systems, which provides converged IP communications systems for enterprises, service...
AT&T, Telit, ARM, F-Secure talk IoT during Mobile World Congress
The "Internet of Things" promises to change the way we all live and work, according to myriad discussions during the recent Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain.
Consumer and industrial use cases are taking shape...
Korean telco plans to unveil 5G device prototype
BARCELONA, Spain – Korean operator SK Telecom and Nokia Networks claimed a network test resulting in over-the-air transmission speeds of 20.5 gigabits per second at this week's Mobile World Congress event. SK Telecom said the test meets...
Huawei Helps Carriers Transform towards Digital Business
Huawei today announced its financial results for 2015, reporting that its Carrier Services achieved strong year-on-year growth, generating US$12.06 billion in annual revenue worldwide, with a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) increase of 19% in the past...
Looking to help speed the development of 5G technology related to millimeter wave spectrum, NYU Wireless opened up a channel simulator tool based on the group's research and experiments. NYU Wireless is a Brooklyn, New York,-based research center focused on next-generation wireless networks and...
Tech leaders agree self-organizing network technology will be key to managing complexity of next generation 5G mobile networks
"5G" technology is envisioned as a network of networks, blending different types of access technologies to create a seamless user experience marked by incredibly high throughput and...
The Guadalajara center will provide services across the Americas region
ORLANDO - Amdocs expects to officially inaugurate a new global services center in the city of Guadalajara, Mexico, next month, the company’s regional marketing director for Latin America, Manuel Briseño, told RCR Wireless News.
The executive said...
In the age of cloud computing and borderless workflow, enterprise IT is under going a seismic shift to accommodate the needs of the modern worker while enabling business-wide flexibility and responsiveness through technology integration.
In a new report from Oracle titled "The Era I Enterprise: Ready...
Data Hub solution is part of Amdocs’ CES 10 product portfolio
ORLANDO--Amdocs is currently helping service providers deal with certain challenges and preparing them to compete in the digital era with its Data Empowerment strategy, Amdocs’ marketing director for Big Data and Strategic Innovations Matt...
On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we look at some top news items and speak with Serro Solutions to discuss how SD-WAN is now being applied to combat evolving security threats such as DDoS and other aggressive attacks
On today’s show we have an interview...
Cloud-as-a-service trades capital hardware, software and licensing costs into an operating expense
Faced with the ever-increasing need to cut costs and boost revenues, many enterprises are turning to digitalization strategies focused on using cloud computing platforms and attendant data analytics functions to gain efficiency and...
Vasona Networks raised $14.6 million to further edge computing R&D, drive QoE
In a mobile data landscape dominated by video content, service providers are shifting KPIs to focus on end-user quality of experience, which can be bolstered by edge computing, among other techniques.
Highlighting the increasing...
Ericsson claims gaining full control over NodePrime reduces sourcing risk and secures control of ‘roadmap direction and acceleration’
Ericsson continued its software push, announcing plans to acquire full interest in San Francisco-based NodePrime in a move to accelerate support for software-defined infrastructure. The NodePrime platform...
Smart factory, smart manufacturing describe the vision of what industrial production will look like in the years to come
In a smart factory, the manufacturing process will certainly be more intelligent, dynamic and flexible compared to current models. The smart factory concept means the industrial...
Wi-Fi Now CEO says it comes down to performance, security
Smart home automation is one of the early hits in the developing consumer "Internet of Things." Personal assistants like Amazon.com’s Alexa can talk with your phone, utility sensors, appliances and more to help us live...
AT&T SDN and NFV deployment continues with focus and support as it looks to reach 75% control by 2020
AT&T is often referenced as the gold standard among domestic carriers as well as one of the global leaders in terms of its dedication towards virtualization....
Dell is selling its IT services subsidiary, Perot Systems, to NTT Data of Japan for $3.1 billion, according to reports. The Dell holding provides IT services to the medical, government and other vertical markets.
The deal was disclosed in an NTT filing with the Tokyo...
Internet pioneer talks smart grid, IoT and artificial intelligence
Austin, Texas – Prior to this week's 2016 Energy Thought Summit, Google Chief Internet Evangelist Vint Cerf previews key topics including smart grid technologies and artificial intelligence.
Cerf is set to participate in ETS16 via a Google...
On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, we look at some top news items from across the space as well as speak with Quortus to get a primer on mobile edge computing
On today’s show we have an interview with Riki Dolby, director of engineering at...
