Software

Largest private wireless company in the country deployed new revenue management platform Mississippi-based communications service provider C Spire this week went live with a new billing platform designed by NetCracker …

Lincoln Labs betting that political clout is a function of tech savvy WASHINGTON – Lincoln Labs, a self-proclaimed conservative technology group created in 2013, operates with the stated goal of: …

Mobile advertising spending could catch up to TV ad spends in 5 years WASHINGTON – Amazon has unveiled a new advertising platform for mobile app developers in an effort by the …

New CEO named, will take over top spot on July 26 Networking giant Cisco on May 13 reported $12.1 billion in third-quarter earnings, which represents a year-over-year increase of 5%. …

HP NFV System provides a pre-integrated solution for carrier-grade NFV production deployments As communications service providers (CSPs) look to move network functions virtualization (NFV) from proof-of-concept to deployment, HP is …

Coders podcast: [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/204529677″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] In this episode of Coders, I’m talking to Joseph Hall, chief technologist for the Center for Democracy and Technology in Washington, …

As mobile operators begin to roll out NFV, SDN and cloud platforms, there is a growing need for centralized orchestration in order to help automate information flow among the platforms and …

Move to mobile is ‘tremendous opportunity,’ Google AdWords VP said WASHINGTON – More Google searches are initiated from smartphones than from desktops and other devices in 10 countries including the …

VoLTE deployment runs across VMware NFV platform VMware reported that its VCloud for NFV platform has been deployed by Vodafone Germany to support voice-over-LTE services. VMware said its platform is supporting virtual …

Calls FCC net neutrality decision ‘so damn important’ WASHINGTON – Tom Wheeler, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, remains confident in net neutrality regulations and brushed off legal challenges to …

Networking gear powerhouse Nokia announced it is considering selling its mapping/navigation unit Here. Facebook is reportedly a potential buyer as the social media company signed a deal with Nokia to …

Proposed deal to add Cyan’s SDN, NFV experience to Ciena’s network platform The telecom market’s march toward virtualization continues to reshape the vendor space as network technology provider Ciena announced …

Swisscom migrates to NetCracker’s Service Fulfillment platform Telecom vendor NEC and its subsidiary NetCracker said they had recently helped telecom operator Swisscom complete the build out of ICT capabilities designed …

IBM expanded its cloud data operations with its SoftLayer division opening of a second center in the Netherlands designed to support expansion of IBM Cloud services in the region. The …

The Federal Trade Commission reached a non-monetary settlement with Nomi Technologies based on a complaint that the firm helped retailers track millions of customers via their mobile phones. “Nomi will …

Report from security firm tallies apps containing malware that steal data among other negatives U.S.-based Internet security firm Symantec released a report showing one in five apps for Google’s Android …

Rural penetration goal of China Telecom, Alibaba partnership Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has partnered with compatriot state-run mobile operator China Telecom to boost the adoption of mobile commerce in rural and …

Facebook reports ad viewership decline offset by increase in ad price WASHINGTON – Facebook reported its first-quarter earnings this week, and although the financials disappointed some watchers, the social media …

  [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/202066776″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] This episode of Coders dives into hardware as well as software by taking a look at the open-source hardware platform known as …

Shares of Procera Networks surged 20% this morning on news that private-equity group Francisco Partners will buy the company. Francisco Partners is paying $240 million, or $11.50 per share, a …

Former Bush aide derailed career with questionable tweets; creates app for that WASHINGTON – Ethan Czahor, a former aide for politician Jeb Bush, wants to make it easy for you …

Microsoft 8.1 is experiencing updating errors. When users try to install the update, many are getting an error message for patch KB 3022345, an update to “enable the Diagnostics Tracking …

Orchestrate brings DaaS capabilities to CenturyLink Cloud Regional telecommunications provider CenturyLink bolstered its cloud platform with the acquisition of Orchestrate, which focuses on managed database services designed for rapid application …

Google starts favoring mobile optimized websites in search algorithms Today Google made a major change in how its proprietary search algorithms rank Web search results; now websites that have been …