Enterprises want to focus on business value, not IT infrastructure
Google is one of the largest server manufacturers in the world and among the four big players in the cloud-computing/datacenter space. In a recent presentation, Craig Box, global lead for Google Compute go-to-market, gave a...
With 170,000 employees, $46B in 2014 revenue and operations in 170 countries, Huawei’s ICT transformation strategy is based upon providing enterprise, carriers and developers with open, yet integrated, end-to-end network, cloud computing, big data and developer-centric platform solutions.
Dressed casually in a black Huawei Developers...
The African continent is set for significant cloud adoption, according to a new study from SAP and IDG, with similar hopes and concerns about the technologies as more established technology centers – and some concerns and potential advantages unique to the region.
Mobility is a significant driver...
Western Digital, which sells digital storage solutions among other products, announced it will buy SanDisk for $19 billion. The boards of directors of both companies have voted to approve the deal.
In materials provided to investors, Western Digital said the acquisition is part of a...
AUSTIN, Texas – Focused on enabling business transformation and enterprise agility, Dell and Microsoft announced an integrated hybrid cloud solution during Dell World.
More specifically, modular Dell infrastructure will include Microsoft Cloud Platform System software and Azure services. The hybrid cloud configuration allows an enterprise...
IoT connection management eSDK platform opens APIs for network, security and data development
During the two-day Huawei Developers Congress, which was attended predominantly by the enterprise developer community, the company showcased a number of network APIs and "Internet of Things" initiatives for the Internet of vehicles, safe city, smart...
First Huawei Developers Conference (#HDC2015) coupled with Huawei's recent announcement to train 10,000 cloud engineers signals a potential intent to challenge traditional ICT vendors providing enterprise cloud computing, industrial IoT, and telecom NFV and SDN solutions
Huawei is set to host its first Huawei Developers Conference...
The Chinese ICT firm seeks to increase focus on cloud-based services
SHANGHAI--Chinese ICT provider Huawei wants to increase investments in human resources for the development of cloud-based technologies.
The Asian company expects to train approximately 10,000 engineers in the cloud field within the next three years.
Speaking...
Cloud hosting facility in Ashburn, Va., is source of problem
Amazon Web Services was fully functional on Monday following a Sept. 20 issue at a Virginia facility that temporarily impacted popular sites including Netflix, Tinder, Reddit and many others.
Amazon Web Services is the e-commerce giant’s cloud-computing...
The Chinese firm expects the Enterprise Business Group to reach revenue of $10B in 2019
SHANGHAI – Chinese ICT provider Huawei’s Enterprise Business Group generated revenue of nearly $1.8 billion in the first half of the year, climbing 48% compared to the same period last...
Devicescape, iPass partner on 50M Wi-Fi hot spot network
Wi-Fi service providers iPass and Devicescape joined Wi-Fi networks to create a global network of some 50 million hot spots, which the companies and industry watchers are calling the world’s largest Wi-Fi network.
Wi-Fi evangelist and telecom industry...
Big data analytics, cloud computing, IoT and other technology driving transformation
WASHINGTON – The Business Performance Innovation Network released a report on the growing impact of IT in business. The report is based on a survey of business leaders from across the globe and makes...
Partnership aimed at boosting economy, improving health care
The supercomputer that conquered all challengers at "Jeopardy" is now looking to new challenges in the Middle East and North Africa. IBM is teaming with Abu Dhabi-based investment and development company Mubadala to bring IBM Watson to...
Networks need to transform to meet industry expectations presented by cloud computing
NICE, France – Cloud computing is transforming industries and now it’s incumbent on the telecom sector to transform networks to keep pace with expectations, Ericsson SVP and CTO Ulf Ewaldsson said during TM...
NICE, France – RCR Wireless News editorial team members provide a video recap of news coming out of the TM Forum Live telecom exhibition.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPK9jJKilmQ&feature=youtu.be
TM Forum is an industry trade association that brings together communications service providers and vendors to discuss the latest in BSS/OSS,...
Accel specializes in enterprise connectivity; Sierra focused on IoT/M2M
Sierra Wireless this week announced a “definitive agreement” to acquire Accel Networks, a move that will broaden Sierra’s enterprise "Internet of Things" and machine to machine connectivity portfolio.
The transaction is expected to close in June, according to the companies.
Accel provides...
ÜberWi supports enterprise Wi-Fi management, customer engagement
With an eye on turning Wi-Fi from an expense to a revenue driver, Annapolis, Md.-based AllCity Wireless on April 22, announced its new cloud-based Wi-Fi network management solution called ÜberWi.
Plans are to start shipping the new product in the...
Huawei ranks connected and developing nations in new report
The United States is the most connected country in the world, according to Huawei’s Global Connectivity Index, which considers investment in networks, computing and storage, as well as e-commerce and other economic variables.
Huawei, a global information and...
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...
Media Vision 2020 from Ericsson predicts on-demand will overtake live TV
Media and networking powerhouse Ericsson is launching a new cloud-based digital video recording platform to replace legacy television services.
The move into the on-demand media content space is predicated on Ericsson’s Media Vision 2020 research,...
Verizon cloud move targets Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne
WASHINGTON – Verizon on March 16 announced that it is expanding its cloud service offerings in Hong Kong, Singapore and Melbourne, three of the largest cities in Asia and hubs of international commerce and finance.
Company officials said the...
Ericsson and Opera offer marketing services for operators
Telecom powerhouse Ericsson announced a partnership with software firm Opera that will provide mobile network operators with a new content-delivery solution.
The new product offering joins Ericsson’s Media Delivery Network with Opera’s Rocket Platform.
From the perspective of an...
Ericsson Internet of everything plans focus on public safety, transport and utilities
BARCELONA, Spain – Ericsson executives laid out a grand vision for a connected future at Mobile World Congress 2015 with an emphasis on adding network intelligence to the public safety, transportation and utilities spaces.
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Ericsson integrates legacy system with open cloud stack; focus on security, governance
BARCELONA, Spain – Ericsson debuted its HDS 8000 cloud platform designed for data center and telecom deployment at Mobile World Congress 2015.
Jason Hoffman, head of cloud technologies for Ericsson's Product Area Cloud, said...
