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...
A lot of early smart city-type projects have involved leveraging pole sites as platforms for new infrastructure and services. For instance, poles can serve as a platform for small cells, as an interface for city services, and as a location for internet of things...
Google's new service allows companies to centrally manage distributed devices by integrating with the firm’s data analytics services
Google has announced its Google Cloud Platform (GCP) service called Google Cloud IoT Core, which allows businesses connect their IoT sensors and devices to the company's cloud...
Cloud computing has become a concept that most people in technology recognize and at least partially understand, so it's no surprise that the cloud is no longer the cutting edge. Instead, the edge is the edge -- innovators are moving cloud compute capabilities to...
Cloud computing has become a concept that most people in technology recognize and at least partially understand, so it's no surprise that the cloud is no longer the cutting edge. Instead, the edge is the edge -- innovators are moving cloud compute capabilities to...
Digital transformation specialist Happiest Minds Technologies acquired IoT firm Cupola Technology
Indian IT company Happiest Minds Technologies has announced the acquisition of IoT specialist Cupola Technology. Happiest Minds Technology focuses on next generation digital transformation, infrastructure, security and product engineering services. The firm said that...
AT&T to migrate thousands of existing Oracle databases to Oracle cloud
AT&T continues its shift toward software- and cloud-centric operations with a new agreement to move "thousands of its large-scale internal databases" to Oracle's cloud-based infrastructure-as-a-service and platform-as-a-service.
The move involves migrating many existing Oracle databases...
Verizon cloud sale follows on sale of data centers to Equinix
Verizon has agreed to sell its cloud and managed hosting operations to IBM and plans to "work with IBM on a number of strategic initiatives involving networking and cloud services," according to a posting by...
Nokia’s Nuage Networks breaks down opportunities for operators and enterprises moving towards SD-WAN deployments.
In acquiring Alcatel-Lucent last year for $16.5 billion, Nokia garnered a significant number of telecommunications software-based assets, including the firms Nuage Networks division.
Alcatel-Lucent launched Nuage in early 2013,...
The TM Forum Open API initiative is part of industry led efforts with AT&T, Orange, MEF and Colt to foster SDN, orchestrated carrier Ethernet services.
On this week’s “NFV/SDN Reality Check” we speak with Joann O'Brien, VP of APIs...
Canonical, which is the driving force behind the Ubuntu platform powering OpenStack deployments, set to have founder retake CEO position in July.
Canonical, which is best known for its support of Ubuntu deployments, is set to change leadership with current CEO Jane Silber...
NFV continues to gain development and deployment momentum across the telecom space, with Oracle expecting big moves in 2017.
On this week’s “NFV/SDN Reality Check” we speak with Chris King, senior director of CSP products at Oracle, to discuss news...
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...
Windstream said the $227.5 million cash deal will bolster its enterprise-focused product portfolio and drive $30 million in annual operating synergies.
Regional telecommunications operator Windstream Holdings announced plans to acquire cloud-based unified communications provider Broadview Networks Holdings for $227.5 million in cash.
Windstream, which...
In a move said to support greater connection speed, reliability and security compared with an open internet connection, Comcast Business partners with IBM.
Comcast is looking to take advantage of the latest in cloud technology, announcing that its enterprise-focused operation is now...
ONF and ON.Lab note ONS Project enhancements to better support legacy network operations looking to take advantage of SDN.
The Open Networking Foundation and Open Networking Lab recently unveiled the latest fruits of their partnership around the Open Network Operating System Project, which included a...
Sprint 5G moves are moving ahead with plans to integrate greater software control of network resources using NFV and SDN technologies.
On this week’s “NFV/SDN Reality Check” we speak with Guenther Ottendorfer, COO of technology at Sprint, to discuss the...
AT&T claimed the white box trial was a telecom industry first and included partners Intel, Delta Electronics, Broadcom, SnapRoute, Edgecore and Barefoot.
In its ongoing quest for greater software control over its network operations, AT&T said its engineers recently completed the successful...
