Real-time mobile enterprise
Real-time enterprise mobility is on the rise. Increasingly, businesses are looking to mobilize their employees, offering the opportunity to work remotely while providing more flexibility than ever before. With new statistics forecasting the market to be worth $510.39 billion by 2022, servicing...
A conversation with Ian Miller, director of radio access networks, Telefónica
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The complexity of mobile networks is increasing as their performance and capacity improve. This makes the task of optimizing the radio...
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A conversation on customer experience with John Reister, VP of marketing and product management, Vasona Networks
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Data traffic is typically very spiky. Even during congestion periods, wireless network transmission alternates...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq_g9vmcqJ4
A conversation with Said Mokbel, VP of wireless technology development, chief technology office, TELUS
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The way mobile operators optimize the radio access network and maximize RAN resource utilization is changing as mobile...
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A conversation with David FitzGerald, director of the office of the CTO, Ascom Network Testing
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How does the way we optimize the radio access network change in a network environment...
Windstream and TierPoint include ongoing partnership as part of transaction
Telecommunication services provider Windstream said it plans to sell its data center business to TierPoint for $575 million. The deal, which is structured as an all-cash transaction, is set to boost TierPoint’s current operations in...
Tips for CSPs looking to efficiently deploy and use NFV and SDN across their operations
Virtualization technology has become one of the hottest topics in the telecom space, with communication service providers looking to tap advances in network functions virtualization and software-defined networking to glean...
First Huawei Developers Conference (#HDC2015) coupled with Huawei's recent announcement to train 10,000 cloud engineers signals a potential intent to challenge traditional ICT vendors providing enterprise cloud computing, industrial IoT, and telecom NFV and SDN solutions
Huawei is set to host its first Huawei Developers Conference...
SoftBank upgrades White Cloud SmartVPN platform with NFV, SDN technology
Japanese telecom giant SoftBank said it plans to upgrade its White Cloud SmartVPN architecture using Cisco System’s Evolved Services Platform Orchestration, software-defined networking and network functions virtualization technologies.
SoftBank, which owns a controlling stake in U.S....
ONOS project to tap Linux Foundation’s open source expertise on NFV and SDN work
The Open Network Lab’s Open Network Operating System project and the Linux Foundation announced a partnership designed to boost open source-based work targeting software-defined networking and network functions virtualization.
The two groups...
CCA panel suggests rural operators begin investigating moves to SDN and NFV
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Software-based network transformations are growing throughout the telecom space, with a number of larger operators already moving forward with plans to install platforms based on software-defined networking and network...
Google this week announced a new open source initiative, the Accelerated Mobile Pages Project, to facilitate instantaneous loading of mobile web pages, even those including rich content like videos and animations.
The project is built on the open AMP HTML framework and will go forward with...
Samsung mobile payment service is supported by all four major U.S. carriers
With the addition of Verizon Wireless, Samsung's newly launched mobile payment application will be supported by all four major domestic carriers. The feature went live in North America last week.
This is Samsung's answer...
AT&T NFV and SDN plans are set to power software-based security systems
AT&T’s network transformation moves using software-defined networking and network functions virtualization is creeping into security applications.
The telecom giant said it has begun to tap its SDN and NFV platforms to power software-based security...
In addition to startup pitch sessions, the 2015 TC3 conference focused on how telecom companies can maintain a competitive edge through innovation and business transformation.
The annual confab in Mountain View, Calif., this year held at the Computer History Museum, is put on by the Telecom...
WASHINGTON – New research from the Aite Group suggests that, despite lots of hype from service providers, adoption of mobile payment technology is off to a slow start.
For instance, of all the point-of-sale transactions recorded in the U.S. this year, Apple Pay transactions accounted...
IHS predicts robust carrier SDN and NFV investments, though deployment challenges remain
The financial implications for telecom operators as they size up their virtualization plans are still somewhat nebulous, though most agree they will be vast. The migration towards increased use of software to control...
AT&T taps SDN and NFV to further control for enterprises, adds new partners
AT&T is continuing to expand its software-defined networking-based Network on Demand platform, adding support for new services and bringing on new technology partners.
The telecom giant said the SDN NoD platform is now...
By dropping 20 lawsuits filed in both the U.S. and Germany, technology powerhouses Microsoft and Google have effectively resolved numerous patent issues dating back to 2010.
While financial terms were not disclosed, the companies made a joint statement.
"Microsoft and Google are pleased to announce an...
The deal stipulates network upgrades in Jakarta and Central Java
Indonesian telecom operator XL Axiata signed a three-year contract with Swedish vendor Ericsson for design and implementation of a LTE network and upgrade of existing 2G and 3G networks in Jakarta and Central Java.
The agreement...
Google claims move will bolster messaging applications
The rich communications services market received a rich new player as Google has snapped up RCS platform provider Jibe Mobile for an undisclosed amount.
In announcing the deal on the company’s Android Official Blog, Google said standard carrier text...
ONOS project’s fourth release adds security, configuration and application-level updates
The Open Network Lab’s Open Network Operating System project recently released its fourth open source software-defined networking platform under the Drake name, which the ONOS project said is focused on infrastructure enhancements to support SDN...
One month after going live in South Korea, $30M in transactions recorded
Samsung Pay, the tech giant's answer to mobile payment services like Apple Pay or Android Pay, was rolled out in the U.S. this week, a month after going live in South Korea.
Since the...
Ericsson describes role of NFV and SDN in telecom networks
Software is becoming an increasingly important component to modern telecom networks as carriers and vendors looks to take advantage of increased computing power and lower potential costs of code over hardware.
These advances...
