Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has closed a $1.065 billion fund – dubbed Thoma Bravo Special Opportunities Fund II – with plans to invest in companies at the larger end of the software market.
Thoma Bravo, which has offices in Chicago and San Francisco, focuses on technology-related deals. Currently, the...
Agreda brings experience in software, coding, mobile gaming and more
Please join us in welcoming tech aficionado Victor Agreda Jr. as the newest contributing member of the RCR Wireless News editorial team.
In addition to hosting Coders, a weekly TV show about telecom software development, Agreda will...
Fines against Google could hit $6B; EU also probes Android OS
WASHINGTON – The European Union Commissioner for Competition, Margrethe Vestager, officially filed a "statement of objection" against the Internet search giant Google.
She told the press in Brussels, Belgium, "I'm concerned that Google has artificially...
In an apparent attempt to help fight cyber attacks, IBM has announced it will make its 700 TB database filled with raw cyberthreat data available to private and public companies.
The company has said it will release the data through its new X-Force Exchange platform,...
There's a lot of talk in the industry as to how the telecom players - operators and equipment vendors will or won't more closely align with automotive OEMs and Tier 1s. Are operators simply connectivity providers? Do OEMs become MVNOs? These topics and more...
From big data to customer engagement, ASPIDER-NGI delivers solutions as a service
An eye on providing network operators with disruptive service solutions, ASPIDER-NGI has taken a forward-thinking approach that enables clients to push customer engagement, build loyalty and increase revenues.
With its precise focus on rapid...
Sprint and T-Mobile US could be carrier partners for Google service
Google’s plans to enter the mobile network operator space may be taking shape with a leaked app called Tycho potentially offering insight into how a possible consumer plan would work.
Blog Android Police found the...
AT&T looks to gain full Apache Project status for automated policy code
AT&T continues to push its software focus, announcing this week that it has released software into an Apache Incubator designed to allow network and IT system managers to install policies that automate access...
Intel also spends $16M on IoT and $13M on angel fund
WASHINGTON – At the Intel Developer Forum last week, the company announced plans to spend $24 million on a mass-market accelerator program in China.
Intel claims the program is designed to allow Chinese innovators and...
U.S. Department of Energy selects Intel, Cray to deliver Aurora
WASHINGTON – Intel announced that the U.S. Department of Energy selected the California-based chipmaker to build a supercomputer for the Argonne National Laboratory.
Dubbed Aurora, the computer is set for delivery in 2018 and is “the largest...
Verizon supercookies under review for violating consumer privacy and data laws
WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission is reviewing whether Verizon Communication’s use of "supercookie" tracking software on its devices and website violated consumer privacy and data laws.
Supercookies are an identification number used to track...
WASHINGTON – China has been working since 2014 to develop a domestic mobile operating system, largely at the behest of the Chinese government. The state sees the widespread use of modified versions Google’s Android OS system as a major vulnerability due to the ease in...
Service providers face the constant challenge of rolling out new technologies and upgrading networks while maintaining customer experience using existing tools and processes.
With the massive growth in data traffic driven by high speed broadband, social media and streaming video services, service providers are under...
ATLANTA – Focused on enabling network operators to keep up with customer demand for mobile video, Ericsson is emphasizing its various solution platforms including LTE Broadcast and the Media Delivery Network.
The Swedish hardware and software supplier was in Atlanta for the 2015 Competitive Carriers...
Startup company Twin Prime is seeking to speed up mobile content delivery by addressing the variability in the last mile of mobile networks, between the nearest cell site and the device.
The company has been in stealth mode until this month and recently closed a...
As customer data demands explode, Verizon looks to scalability
Driven by customer demand for more data capacity, particularly for streaming video, Verizon has partnered with Cisco and Ciena to deploy a 100G metro optical network.
Eyeing plans to turn up live traffic in 2016, Verizon called...
Demo tapped Huawei’s NFV platform to virtualized VoLTE
The virtualization of mobile services continues to gain steam as Huawei, a Chinese equipment vendor said it has successfully demonstrated a virtualized voice over LTE solution designed to support China Mobile’s Cloudified VoLTE service.
The solution is said...
Trade organization TM Forum recently announced a management change that saw interim president and CEO Bill Ahlstrom cede his leadership position to board member Peter Sany.
The organization noted the move would help it further its goal of promoting the transformation of its member companies,...
AUSTIN, Texas – SparkFun Electronics, which makes open-source equipment aimed at developers, had reps on hand at South by Southwest to showcase products and take part in various workshops and panel discussions.
Director of Marketing Jessica McDonald stopped by the RCR Wireless News studio to discuss...
Amazon and Alibaba compete for booming mobile market
WASHINGTON – E-commerce pioneer Amazon.com is lagging behind in the fight to grab market share in China, which, with 1.25 billion mobile phone users and 640 million Internet users, is now the world's largest e-commerce market.
Currently, the...
Ericsson buys Chinese IT firm Sunrise Technology
WASHINGTON – Swedish telecom equipment and infrastructure provider Ericsson announced earlier this week its purchase of the mobile unit of Chinese IT firm Sunrise Technology.
The move adds more than 1,000 Chinese employees to Ericsson’s payroll even as the...
TxtmeQuick seeing adoption from Fortune 500 companies
WASHINGTON – Virginia-based TxtmeQuick said it's using digital technology to capitalize on legacy tech that has become largely ignored.
Ray Bolouri founded the company in 2010 when he realized there was a way to facilitate better communication between enterprises...
Microsoft wants an injunction against sales of Kyocera phones
Microsoft on March 6, filed a lawsuit against device-manufacturer Kyocera alleging the Japanese company is infringing on Microsoft patents related to battery life, location and movement sensors, among other elements.
Microsoft has asked the U.S. District Court...
The Web Real-Time Communications market received a jolt with Sonus Networks unveiling its WebRTC Services Solution, which the company said was purpose-built for the cloud.
Sonus explained that its platform provides signaling from WebRTC-to-WebRTC applications and interworking from WebRTC-to-Session Initiation Protocol to provide real-time communications...
