Ixia says its cloud visibility offering is the first to support all major public cloud platforms
Ixia has added support for additional major public cloud platforms to its CloudLens software-as-a-service cloud visibility solution, and says that its offering is the first to offer end-to-end visibility...
Oracle releases survey noting main issues facing service providers and potential solutions
Oracle recently conducted a new global survey titled “The Communications Cloud: CSPs Take on Tomorrow,” polling the top challenges facing customer service providers (CPS) and how they might be overcome. The survey found...
Cisco looks for ways to grow business with cloud-based platform
Cisco took a major step toward migrating its data center management business to the cloud with the debut of Cisco Intersight, a cloud-based automation platform for Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) and HyperFlex. The release...
U.S. Air Force contracts with Dell, General Dynamics and Microsoft to launch CHES program
Cloud migration has helped Dell and industry partners General Dynamics and Microsoft score a $1 billion contract with the U.S. Air Force to implement its Cloud Hosted Enterprise Services (CHES) program....
Riverbed releases results of its Riverbed Future of Network Global Survey
Riverbed Technology recently unveiled the results of the Riverbed Future of Network Global Survey 2017, revealing a near unanimous agreement among IT professionals that legacy infrastructures are hindering cloud and digital strategies. The survey,...
HKT is partnering Huawei on a customer-centric approach to digital transformation
HONG KONG--Hong Kong telecom operator HKT is currently undergoing a process to implement an integral digital transformation process in a move to capture growth opportunities in the digital era, the telco’s general manager Alex...
New entity Hitachi Vantara targets IoT for enterprises in verticals including manufacturing, financial services, government, transportation and telecommunications
Japanese conglomerate Hitachi has announced the launch of Hitachi Vantara, a new business entity which will focus on the delivery of data-driven solutions for commercial and industrial enterprises.
This...
Cummins Power Generation has leveraged the Microsoft Cloud and the internet of things (IoT) to remotely monitor power systems anywhere in the world.
Cummins Power Generation’s new PowerCommand Cloud, a cloud-based remote monitoring solution built on the Microsoft Azure IoT suite, provides new insight into...
Q&A with director of Dell EMC's Extreme Scale Infrastructure Unit on the network edge, telco's real estate advantage compared to hyperscale players and more
Jyeh Gan, director Dell EMC's Extreme Scale Infrastructure unit, laid out the dynamics driving increased competition between wireless carriers and hyperscale...
Advances in IoT and broadband mobile with LTE and 5G, and cloud-native computing in scalable, high performance applications have stimulated the development of a new class of edge computing solutions for deployment ‘closer’ to users at the ‘edge’ of service provider networks.
This overview is...
Advances in IoT, broadband mobile with LTE and 5G, and cloud-native computing in scalable, high performance applications have stimulated the development of a new class of edge computing solutions for deployment ‘closer’ to users at the ‘edge’ of service provider networks.
This overview is part...
Enterprises in multiple sectors such as retail, transportation, healthcare and manufacturing are connecting infrastructures and facilities into their IT environments more completely now than ever before. Municipalities, emergency teams and public-sector agencies are also equipping their vehicles and facilities to provide better services as...
The continued growth of LTE and the emergence of IoT are stimulating development of new applications that require different business and architectural models for delivery of services.
This overview is part of a previous Analyst Angle program consisting of a webinar and report.
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Get ahead with the edge
Internet-connected devices for phones, tablets, sensors, security cameras and vehicles have produced a mountain of data to mine and analyze. On a global scale, the cloud is an indispensable part of this process. Unfortunately, as the distance between the cloud...
Get ahead with the edge
Internet-connected devices for phones, tablets, sensors, security cameras and vehicles have produced a mountain of data to mine and analyze. On a global scale, the cloud is an indispensable part of this process. Unfortunately, as the distance between the cloud...
NetBond relationship deepens the AT&T/Oracle relationship
AT&T now has 20 cloud providers participating in its NetBond for Cloud ecosystem, with the latest addition being Oracle's FastConnect cloud service.
NetBond allows AT&T customers to access cloud services from ecosystem partners with dedicated, secure connectivity and a promise...
The new IoT offering is part of the German software firm’s Leonardo digital innovation system
German software firm SAP has launched several new internet of things (IoT) solutions as part of the SAP Leonardo digital innovation system.
The company said that these new IoT solutions take...
Cincinnati Bell announces two acquisitions worth $851 million
Regional telecom operator Cincinnati Bell is expanding its reach with two acquisitions that will boost its position in fiber infrastructure and cloud-related services: Honolulu-based Hawaiian Telcom, and enterprise IT company OnX Enterprise.
The two transactions will cost Cincinnati...
The purpose of CORD
Network providers must address numerous hurdles with the demand for greater bandwidth and additional services. In an effort to tackle these challenges, operators hope to benefit from the economies of commodity infrastructure and the agility of scalable services. For these reasons,...
ARCUS Global will offer Video Cloud IoT as a service solutions for security and business optimization
Imaging solutions firm Canon announced a new video cloud IoT as a Service business in the U.S. The new company, called ARCUS Global, is based in California and will...
NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) launched its software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) Service Portfolio with coverage spanning more than 190 countries. The debut marks a milestone for NTT Com, making it the first provider to deploy a worldwide SD-WAN services.
SD-WAN is a way to...
Keysight acquisition presents a new path for Ixia
Almost three years after Bethany Mayer took the helm at Ixia, the company has been acquired by Keysight Technologies. The $1.6 billion transaction closed in April, and now the former Ixia CEO will be using her experience...
Innovations in 5G, virtualization and cloud technologies will make new applications and services possible in both personal and industrial IoT in the next several years. The evolution of the RAN and the packet core in 5G will benefit from pervasive use of cloud and...
Innovations in 5G, virtualization and cloud technologies will make new applications and services possible in both personal and industrial IoT in the next several years. The evolution of the RAN and the packet core in 5G will benefit from pervasive use of cloud and...
