As the "Internet of Things" expands its reach, consumer goods companies are finding themselves with wirelessly connected devices and reams of data that offer new insight into how their products are used and where their customers are – if they can make use of...
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IBM has signed a seven-year, $1.25 billion contract with Lufthansa to integrate mobile, social and analytics technologies across Lufthansa's business.
The outsourcing contract, worth a billion Euros over its period, will involve "(incorporating) business analytics with mobile computing and social business" both in terms of...
What began four years ago as an idea for regional mobile operator C Spire to find ways to make smarter decisions about customer retention efforts has resulted in an award-winning marketing analytics program that has improved its retention efforts' success by 50%, according to the company.
Called...
With big data analytics becoming a more integral part of verticals from telecom to transportation, big data platform company Cloudera is seeing "tremendous demand" for its BDA certifications as tech experts adjust their skill sets for a big-data world.
“They come to us in droves,”...
Hortonworks, one of the major providers and supporters of the in-memory database software platform Hadoop, has filed for an initial public offering.
The company has not set an initial price as of yet, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and first...
The annual look at technology hiring trends by research firm Robert Half Technology concludes that mobile, big data and network security are driving businesses trends now, and will shape 2015 hiring trends in the tech fields.
"The supply of highly skilled technology professionals is expected...
Editor's Note: The ecosystem of big data and analytics, and its intersection with mobile networks and cloud computing has increasing relevance to wireless in areas that include service assurance, customer experience management, mobile marketing, location-based services and more. Here is a look at the week's big...
A new survey of business leaders found that enterprise employees will probably have to learn more about data-based decision-making for their companies.
The survey, sponsored by SAP and conducted by Wakefield Research, found that 86% of enterprise decision-makers believe that "all employees in a company will...
With big data expertise in high demand, both universities and private companies are ramping up their education programs and big data training. Gartner expects that the BDA market will have 4.4 million jobs available by 2015, but only about one-third of them will be filled.
So...
Interest in big data education programs is ramping up, according to representatives at big data company Teradata, and colleges and universities across the country are trying to figure out how best to meet the workforce needs for big data and analytics experts. However, the...
Using big data to prevent impacts from fraud has been part of the focus in a case study discussed by Vodafone and Argyle Data in this video from the recent Telecom Council Carrier Connections event in Silicon Valley.
"We have a tremendous amount of data that...
Investment in big data and analytics (BDA) is booming, with the large number of vendors and startups in the field creating an environment ripe for acquisitions. BDA mergers and acquisitions are happening across various verticals, from transportation to healthcare and many in the arena...
Editor's Note: The ecosystem of big data analytics, and its intersection with mobile networks and cloud computing has increasing relevance to wireless in areas that include service assurance, customer experience management, mobile marketing, location-based services and more. Here is a look at the week's big data...
Matti Aksela, VP of analytics and technology for Comptel, spoke with RCR Wireless News' Kelly Hill about trends in big data, including the impact of big data and the "Internet of Things."
Aksela came to Comptel when the company acquired Xtract Oy, a Finnish data...
Tata Consultancy Services is ramping up its offerings in big data and analytics, looking to increase its competitiveness in IT consulting and services as communications service providers try to get a handle on the opportunities and challenges that cloud, mobile and social technologies are bringing.
"CSPs find themselves at...
SHANGHAI — Huawei has set a target for its recently launched enterprise business to become the leader in the IT infrastructure field.
“We are leveraging our strength to the IT field,” said Eric Xu, rotating CEO and deputy chairman of the board at Huawei Technologies,...
Editor's Note: The ecosystem of big data and analytics, and its intersection with mobile networks and cloud computing has increasing relevance to wireless in areas that include service assurance, customer experience management, mobile marketing, location-based services and more. Here is a look at the week's big...
Trying to get a good handle on big data analytics and their implications and applications for the telecom industry? Here are some insightful telecom analytics white papers collected from around the Web that give context and practical applications for big data uses in the telco...
There’s a wealth of information available to organizations wanting to market to you within your mobile device. Mobile operators already understand the importance of this data and how to craft services around this information. As wearables and connected cars become more widespread, how can...
CTIA recently was among dozens of commenters responding to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)’s request for input on the big data and privacy report put forth by the White House Office of Science and Technology, as well as the President’s Council of...
Editor's Note: The ecosystem of big data and analytics, and its intersection with mobile networks and cloud computing has increasing relevance to wireless in areas that include service assurance, customer experience management, mobile marketing, location-based services and more. Here is a look at the week's news...
