Software

Partnership aimed at boosting economy, improving health care The supercomputer that conquered all challengers at “Jeopardy” is now looking to new challenges in the Middle East and North Africa. IBM …

Apple is being surprisingly generous with its new iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan. The operating systems have not even been released yet, but you can see them in action …

Unlike Apple or Microsoft, Ericsson is a company that is not in the consciousness of many mobile consumers. You won’t see adds for Ericsson on TV promoting its latest technology, …

Industry watchers warn that data should be taken with a grain of salt After selling out on its initial release, it looks like sales of the much-hyped Apple Watch have …

The next generation of “5G” mobile connectivity promises virtually no latency based on dynamic use of technology like LTE-Advanced, Wi-Fi and small cells comprising ultra-dense networks. And with limited commercialization …

Zayo move includes private, public and hybrid infrastructure-as-a-service cloud services Zayo Group tapped its recent acquisition of Latisys to bolster its cloud portfolio with private, public and hybrid infrastructure-as-a-service cloud …

Technology juggernaut Google changed the way we search with its proprietary algorithims. But the oft-secretive company is constantly working on technologically impressive, forward-leaning projects that have the promise to push …

The LTE-A service will initially be available in Copenhagen with peak data speeds of 300 Mbps Danish telecoms operator TDC has started to deploy LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation technology across its …

New report from Juniper Research predicts 55% increase in adult video consumption by 2020 Adult video content is set to explode across the mobile space, with a new report suggesting …

Swapping biometric data for traditional security measures presents challenges and opportunities WASHINGTON – Global financial services company MasterCard is reportedly testing the possibility of adding facial recognition as a security …

The United Arab Emirates’ second-largest operator Du has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Chinese ICT solutions provider Huawei to develop an advanced mobile broadband network. Under the terms of …

This week marks the launch of Apple Music, the long-rumored streaming music and radio platform from Apple. First previewed at WWDC 2015, the service aims to compete with Spotify, Tidal, …

Softbank deploys Procera platform in move to enhance LTE services Procera Networks scored a significant carrier deal, announcing Japan’s Softbank had deployed its PacketLogic platform in order to enhance LTE …

African operator aims to launch advanced mobile financial services Mobile telephony operator MTN Swaziland has deployed Ericsson Converged Wallet, which will enable the African telco to launch differentiated mobile financial services. …

Researchers call out Google for skewing search results in its own favor amid European Union antitrust probe WASHINGTON – Researchers from Columbia Law School and Harvard Business School wrote in …

AOL to manage Microsoft digital advertising inventory across 9 markets AOL, which was recently acquired by Verizon Communications for $4.4 billion, scored a deal to assume management and sales responsibility …

Huawei launches 9 NFV and SDN platforms; Masergy goes live; and OpenDaylight unveils Lithium Network infrastructure provider Huawei continued its push into the virtualized world, announcing nine software-defined networking and …

In this episode of Coders I’m talking to a freelance developer, Doug McCaughan, about outsourcing development work. Doug has worked both as a contractor and with contractors, locally and overseas …

On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we talked with George Drapeau, director of partner solutions and strategy at Red Hat on how OpenStack and open source are being used to …

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Redknee said the $42.5M deal will bolster real-time monetization, subscriber management Toronto-based billing software provider Redknee Solutions said it plans to acquire privately held Orga Systems for approximately $42.5 million …

BlackBerry CEO John Chen is executing on his plan to leverage the company’s security software expertise, even as the Canadian company’s smartphone sales stagnate. A 153% surge in software revenue …

Today, DNS needs to be flexible and dynamic to adapt to the existing network and application conditions and to deliver the best experience for subscribers and their content. With Intelligent …

Artificial neural networks use deep learning to interpret images; underlying tech for self-driving vehicles In a particularly meta experiment involving artificial neural networks, Google software engineers have visualized how an …

On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we talked with Amartus and Openet Labs on tapping analytics, orchestration for scaling automation and virtual network functions. As the telecommunications world continues its …