The City of Dallas has appointed its first chief innovation officer (CINO) to lead its newly created ‘office of innovation’ and drive “operational and technological improvements” in the city.
The appointment, part of a top-level reshuffle in support of the city’s digital strategy, comes as...
Beth Noveck has been appointed as New Jersey’s first chief information officer (CIO). New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said Noveck will “create a 21st century government that makes decisions by tapping high-quality data and diverse collective intelligence.”
Noveck is a professor in the technology, culture,...
Two years ago, I was welcoming our customers to the era of Software-Defined IT (SDIT). Today, that warm welcome still stands as more and more companies are embracing software-defined networking (SDN), SD-WAN, cloud migration, and software as a service (SaaS) technologies. Additionally, as the digital evolution of business exponentially accelerates, we see profound impacts...
The road of digital transformation will require a complete rethink on how companies approach the future and the role of devops.
Editor’s Note: With 2017 virtually upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from across the mobile telecommunications space on what...
Growing adoption of cloud services, the "internet of things" and mobility solutions are changing the landscape of enterprise IT. In an increasingly crowded vendor market, it's difficult to understand how enterprise IT decision makers develop and execute spending plans. To shine light on this...
If they are to successfully cut across silos, smart city solutions need to be championed by a CIO with a strategic mandate
In an ideal world, a smart city will deploy connected sensors that can capture and combine real-time data on everything from air pollution...
If they are to successfully cut across silos, smart city solutions need to be championed by a CIO with a strategic mandate
In an ideal world, a smart city will deploy connected sensors that can capture and combine real-time data on everything from air pollution...
Video now represents almost half of all mobile network traffic, and will soon account for most of the traffic on mobile networks. Mobile video motivates subscribers to buy more data, but it can also overwhelm the network, leading to poor user experiences and churn....
VPISystems launched a policy analytics offering dubbed OnePlan Policy Analytics, which promises to enable mobile operators to create policies that reflect their subscribers' behavior, preferences and network conditions. It also touches the modeling and analyzing network requirements for new business opportunities and promotions by...
As telecom operators face increased competition not only from other carriers but also from over-the-top players, RCR Wireless News takes an in-depth look at what chief information officers (CIOs) can do to help telcos become more competitive.
The recently released feature report explores CIOs’ greatest challenges and...
As telecom operators face an increased competition that comes not only from other carriers but also from over-the-top players, RCR Wireless News will go in-depth on what chief information officers (CIO) can do to help telcos to become more competitive.
This webinar will touch on...
Telecom CIO Spotlight: As telecom operators face an increased competition that comes not only from other carriers but also from over-the-top players, RCR Wireless News will go in-depth on what chief information officers (CIO) can do to help telcos to become more competitive. This...
Machine-to-machine communications are set to play a key role in enterprise mobility strategies. Some sectors such as utilities, oil and gas, and transport and logistics already use M2M widely as a cost-effective means to
Both marketing and IT executives believe that big data is a key competitive differentiator and will be core to implementing a more customer-centric business culture, according to a new study conducted by the CMO Council in partnership with SAS.
The study found that 61% of...
A recent survey shows that the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend is impacting IT departments worldwide, increasing frustration and the loss of control as well as raising concerns over rising mobile data costs. In the 2013 Mobile Enterprise Report, released by iPass and MobileIron, the majority of survey respondents,...
Many enterprises are embracing the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) model and setting practices to support the trend that has kept many IT organizations busy around the globe. In its second annual customer survey, Good Technology found that 72% of respondents were already formally supporting BYOD programs, a...
As mobility becomes a key driver for SAP's future growth, the German enterprise software giant is focusing on improving its mobile device management solution, SAP Afaria. “Our main goal is to enhance application management and the ecosystem for enterprise integration, and support existing platforms,”...
Mobile device management, mobile app management (MAM), container-based apps, mobile virtualization, mobile backend as a service (MbaaS), network access control (NAC) and software-defined networking (SDN) are some of the various approaches that companies are using to manage fast-paced mobility adoption, according to a new...
ORLANDO, Fla. – Big data, competition with over-the-top players and the impact of the explosion in smart devices are big topics in the telecommunications sector, and carriers should consider them when building their customer relationship strategy, according to Al Kurtze, business development executive at Capgemini.
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ORLANDO, FL—Verizon has invested well over U.S.$150 billion in platforms, solutions and services over the past ten years. The company invested in fiber to cover 17 million people by 2004. It acquired MCI, looking to enhance its IP backbone. With 007, Verizon embraced security,...
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.
As 2012 comes to a close, and even with all the projects and final daily activities to be completed, it...
Kony Solutions, a mobile and multi-channel application platform provider, held a press conference on Tuesday to announce its commercial launch in São Paulo. Along with opening its Brazilian office, the company announced that it already has a big client: Brazilian Banco Itau Unibanco, one...
The Brazilian IT service market has good momentum. Brazil's market represents the majority (49%) of the total U.S.$32 billion IT service market in Latin America. With a positive and promising GDP, global appetite for new growth, open culture, and a dynamic and diversified economy, Brazil...
Over the next five years, 65% of enterprises will adopt a mobile device management (MDM) solution for their corporate liable users. The forecast by Gartner shows how the increased functionality of smartphones and rising popularity of tablets will drive IT leaders efforts toward adopting...
