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...
Citing the need for greater scalability and control, AT&T software plans push towards opening ROADM network switch
AT&T’s focus on tapping software to enhance its network is set to include the telecom operator’s optical fiber infrastructure.
Andre Fuetsch, SVP of AT&T’s Domain 2.0 Architecture and Design,...
Verizon SDN and NFV push remains a focus, while battling slower than expected development pace and challenges with standards
Telecom operators moving towards software solutions using software-defined networking and network functions virtualization technologies are finding a challenging environment. Traditional vendor support for such moves are...
Metaswitch sought $59 million in damages, but jury found three of six patents invalid
The latest decision in an ongoing legal dispute between Genband and Metaswitch resulted in a loss for Metaswitch, but likely not the end of an ongoing patent dispute.
A jury in...
Based on interest as articulated by a vote, students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's System Design and Management program are set to partner with Ericsson to develop technology for autonomous vehicle applications.
Ericsson's work around autonomous vehicle applications centers around predictive mobility– using big data...
From predictive crime applications to police monitoring, public safety IoT is driving governmental innovation
The "Internet of Things" is already offering benefits for private companies across the globe, but the adoption of these technologies by government institutions and agencies is also going through a rapid...
IBM says continuous engineering is key to IoT
IBM Watson, a data-analyzing computer platform that can answer open domain questions, first became famous in 2011 when it beat two "Jeopardy" champions, and has since involved into medical use and more recently the "Internet of Things."
The...
Verizon provides insight into its SDN and NFV deployment plans, including current deployment challenges and potential hurdles ahead
Telecom operators moving towards software solutions using software-defined networking and network functions virtualization technologies are finding a challenging environment. Traditional vendor support for such moves are being...
The increased focus and adoption of open source software is bolstering telecom operator plans, forcing vendors to rethink strategy
SANTA CLARA, California – Open source software continues to gain support from the telecom community as operator and vendors move forward with deployment plans using network...
CenturyLink said it plans data center capacity expansion at 4 locations this year citing growing demand for flexible hybrid IT capabilities
CenturyLink is looking to further its global data center capabilities, announcing plans to increase capacity at four data centers through the first half of...
Much broader questions about security and privacy at stake, Apple argues; Woz weighs in
Apple and the FBI, engaged in an increasingly heated legal exchange over an alleged terrorist’s iPhone that has also sparked a national discussion about digital security, are set to meet in...
Carriers are taking different tracks in NFV, SDN and cloud deployments
The current move by telecom operators towards virtualization platforms has broken into two groups: those that are moving aggressively and those that are watching those move aggressively.
“It’s sort of like the private jet market,”...
AT&T continued to drive SDN and NFV development, noting an upcoming CORD trial and unveiling its ECOMP initiative
AT&T continues to lean on software in an attempt to drive efficiencies from its networks being burdened with ever-increasing demand from consumers.
At this week’s Open Networking Summit,...
Enterprise focus on cybersecurity technologies
Vodafone launched its Enterprise Security Services platform, which is designed to provide enterprise customers with cybersecurity technologies and support. The company said the VESS line will bring together the group's current portfolio of security products.
The new business line is...
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...
AT&T expects ‘significant savings’ and cash flow tied to SDN and NFV technology
AT&T’s ongoing push to gain software control of its telecom network at its core is move to save the carrier money. At a recent investor conference, AT&T CFO John Stephens noted those...
In October, AlphaGo beat three-time European Champion Fan Hui. Go, which reportedly emerged in China around 548 B.C., is a strategy game involving two players putting black and white pieces on a partitioned playing surface.
According to Google, "Go is a game of profound complexity. There...
The ONOS project’s CORD initiative includes carrier interest from AT&T, Verizon and SK Telecom
The Open Network Lab’s Open Network Operating System project this week touted continued progress on its central office re-architected as data center initiative, including ongoing work towards the development of a...
2016 is an interesting year in mobile networks. Maybe for the first time, we are seeing tangible signs of evolution from digital services to mobile-first. As it was the case for the transition from traditional services to digital, this evolution causes disruptions and new...
Ransomware, or malware designed to lock or encrypt files in order to extort payment from the victim, is expected to play a major role in cybersecurity this year, according to a new report from the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology.
Ransomware attacks spread through a number of...
Facebook's newest data center in Forth Worth, Texas, announced last July under the Project Ernst moniker, is well under way with construction costs passing $200 million, according to BuildZoom.
The plan is to use 100% renewable energy derived from a nearby wind power installation to...
Mobile operators face the challenge for supporting networks with a spurt of increase or decrease of traffic. For e.g., if there is some rugby or football event, then the need for bandwidth increases. So the area near the stadium needs to support much higher...
