Software

China Mobile, China Telecom, Telus and Verizon in on testing A handful of telecommunication operators have partnered with a pair of standards bodies to test transport software-defined networking technology, which …

Did you know that QNX has been around for more than 30 years and has been a part of the Blackberry family for four? And it has been involved in the …

The telecommunications industry’s increased focus on software-based solutions tapping into software-defined networks and network function virtualization is set to impact router purchasing decisions, according to a new report from Infonetics …

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SDN, NFV gaining ground with wireless operators The wireless industry’s move toward virtualization continues to gain steam, if not in actual deployments then at least in hype. Analyst firms following …

Telefónica, Brocade show NFV speed The move toward virtualizing network functions continues to gain momentum as wireless operators look for ways to cut expenses, increase agility in service offerings and …

Telstra preps for SDN, NFV future Australian telecom giant Telstra said it will continue working with vendor Ericsson to supply optical transport equipment and services, as well as packet-optical platforms …

With voice-over-LTE networks slowly coming to market, focus is now turning to just how those networks perform compared with legacy circuit switched-based voice offerings. And, according to a new report, …

Ericsson, HP, Huawei, OpenCloud and Oracle ranked According to a new report from Infonetics Research, Ericsson was judged the top pick just ahead of Oracle, based on what the research …

Empirix has acquired real-time analytics company Verios Software & Systems for a big data approach to radio access network management and the user experience, with an eye toward creating what …

The awkwardly named Hadoop market is set to receive the “as-a-service” boost that is sweeping the wireless telecom space, and it could potentially reap significant rewards. A new report from …

New England-born and Munich-based, Claudia Bacco has joined the RCR Wireless News team as Managing Director – Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). As Managing Director – EMEA, Bacco will …

Network quality assurance company NetScout has filed a civil lawsuit against analyst firm Gartner, alleging that Gartner’s highly vaunted Magic Quadrant ratings system is a pay-for-play arrangement rather than an …

Mobile Minute: Keeping data flowing in even in the most crowded environments is an important goal for Japan’s SoftBank Mobile, and to that end the company has partnered with Ericsson. …

The move to the cloud for enterprises continued to accelerate, with a new report from the Harvard Business Review and commissioned by Verizon Communications finding 70% of those surveyed had …

Software is becoming an increasingly important part of telecommunication networks and deployments as both wired and wireless carriers look to add functionality to operations while increasing simplicity and reducing costs. …

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute continued to push development of a common standard for network function virtualization deployments, recently releasing nine NFV-related draft documents for public comment as well as …

Verizon Wireless is sticking to its guns on plans to throttle data speeds for some of its “unlimited” data customers, even after receiving a letter from Federal Communications Commission Tom …

Network function virtualization has become a significant talking point across the mobile telecommunications space, with most wireless operators and equipment vendors looking more closely at the technology. That attention comes …

Oracle Communications is set to expand its software push into the mobile space, recently announcing plans to acquire TOA Technologies, which provides cloud-based field service solutions designed to manage customer …

A new survey sponsored by Oracle shows that enterprises expect that the resources devoted to mobile applications and devices will grow significantly in the next few years, and that companies …

Procera Networks deepened its reach into the customer experience space, announcing the beta launch of its RAN Perspectives product, which is designed to provide real-time location and radio access network …

Liam Maxwell, VP of products for Oracle Communications, spoke with RCR Wireless about how the transition from single-service providers to bundled offerings has affected customer relationship management, BSS and OSS, and …

—Juniper Networks released details from its “Software-Defined Networking Progress Report,” which claims there are now two camps in terms of the adoption of SDN technology: those that plan to adopt …

Telecom giant AT&T continues to push its software agenda, announcing this week a proof-of-concept cloud technology in partnership with IBM and Applied Communication Sciences. The proposed concept is expected to …