Cisco says the sky’s the limit for the billion dollar cloud services business it announced today. The networking equipment giant says it will build “a network of clouds” along with …
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Data now represents more than half of all U.S. mobile network traffic, but mobile data is still just a drop in the bucket of overall data traffic. The average American …
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Cisco, Minerva, SwitchRay and Tollgrade released new telecom software offerings this week.
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An estimated 45% of global wireless traffic was offloaded to Wi-Fi hotspots or femtocells last year, according to Cisco, and this amount is projected to increase each year until offloaded …
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Cisco, Big Switch Networks and Citrix are among the top SDN vendors today.
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Following a week of build up, Sprint and Softbank Chairman Masayoshi Son took to the stage in front of the Washington D.C. Chamber of Commerce in a presentation detailing where …
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MWC 2014: Cisco touts test results of virtualization platform; Amdocs looks to manage big data
by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer–Cisco looked to put a cap on the rush towards virtualization at this week’s Mobile World Congress event with the launch of its Quantum Virtualized Packet Core software solution from …
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The rise of virtualization across the wireless telecommunications space is becoming a growing trend as operators look to trim the cost of operating next-generation networks. Looking to feed that desire, …
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While Brazil’s information and communications technology (ICT) market consolidates becoming the world’s 4th largest―behind the U.S., China and Japan―total spending by ICT businesses in the country is expected to reach …
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Cisco has released its closely-watched Visual Networking Index report, and while the networking giant continues to predict double-digit growth rates for mobile data traffic, it is scaling back its forecast …
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Time Trippin’: Nextel sets standard on mobile Internet, tower sales … 15 years ago this week
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerEditor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to fire up the DeLorean and take …
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Hon Hai Precision Industry, more commonly known as Foxconn, is reportedly buying a Taiwanese chipmaker that specializes in ARM-based SoCs, the applications processors most commonly used in smartphones and tablets. …
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Telecom Software: Oracle acquires Corente; Apple App Store tops $10B
by Jarad Matulaby Jarad MatulaWelcome to our weekly wrap-up of telecom software news. CES 2014 may be dominating headlines this week, but some of the biggest stories in software came from companies not participating …
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Reader Forum: The evolution of skill sets to embrace SDN and network programmability
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerWhile software-defined networking is not a new concept, in its current form it has gained significant momentum in 2013 to the point of becoming a frequent part of IT conversations everywhere.
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Cell Tower News: FCC seeks comment on shot clock rules, KKR to invest in tower technology
by Jarad Matulaby Jarad MatulaWeekly Tower Wrap brought to you by Towercrews.net: The FCC is taking a fresh look at its rules for local governments as they regulate wireless infrastructure siting, including existing wireless towers and …
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Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of everything in the world of telecom software. It was a week of reflection on past victories and financials, as well as looking toward to …
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Aruba Networks announced two new deployments of next-generation Wi-Fi technology. The company said its 802.11ac equipment is being used at both Stony Brook University and the Australian Catholic Education Office …
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BlackBerry’s $4.7 billion dollar deal with Fairfax Financial may be in jeopardy, with BlackBerry stock trading below Fairfax’s $9-per-share offer price. Today Bloomberg is reporting that the troubled Canadian smartphone …
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AT&T, Cisco and Intel are all part of a broad new IoT partnership announced today by GE. IoT, or the Internet of Things, refers to the emerging capability to connect …
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NEW YORK—Open standards are leading network vendors’ efforts as they prepare for the next year, driven by the so-called application economy. “The future will be an application economy,” said John Chambers, …
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In-store Wi-Fi is likely to be part of the pre-holiday checklist for many retailers as the year’s biggest selling season approaches. Businesses are learning that they can use Wi-Fi to …
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Reality Check: M2M technology and the opportunities we cannot afford to squander
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerIt goes by many names. “The industrial Internet.” “The Internet of things.” “Machine-to-machine,” or M2M for our purposes. And as amusing as the name game may be, the innovative and transformative power
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One take away from the recent Competitive Carriers Association Fall 2013 event was the desire by many rural operators to move into the LTE space, both to cater to customer …
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Cisco has packed 4 billion transistors onto a single chip in an effort to create the world’s most scalable and programable network processor. The company says it is targeting the …
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AT&T has opened its fourth Foundry location for established companies and start-ups to develop new products and services. The Foundry location in Atlanta is hosted by Cisco Systems, and will …
