Verizon bolstered its SD-WAN platform for greater enterprise visibility, and claimed a successful cross-vendor test of NG-PON2 technology.
Verizon Communications may not make as much noise as rival AT&T in terms of its work on virtualization technologies like software-defined networking and network...
The partnership with Movius is set to support plans for Sprint to offer a cloud-based second line for enterprise customers beginning this year.
Sprint continued its push into the lucrative enterprise market scoring a deal with Movius to offer a cloud-based second...
HPE sees growing security concerns altering how organizations attempt to oversee their operations across mobile networks.
Editor’s Note: With 2017 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from across the mobile telecommunications space on what they expect to see...
The upcoming Enterprise IoT Summit brings into focus important relationship between the internet of things and digital transformation
The internet of things, supported by powerful data analytics engines and increasingly inexpensive cloud computing power, has been around for some time, but is now reaching an...
Addition of Ethernet over copper and Ethernet over DOCSIS options set to bolster the Sprint SD-WAN platform scheduled to launch this year.
Sprint’s often over-looked wireline business bolstered its product platform with the addition of Ethernet over copper and Ethernet over data...
Enterprises will be required to adjust operations in order to account for growing use and demand by an increasingly mobile workforce.
Editor’s Note: With 2017 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from across the mobile telecommunications space on...
The Small Cell Forum and 5G Americas look to accelerate small cell deployments.
Small cells are seen as a key enabler of high-speed mobile broadband, particularly in crowded, urban areas where the macro network can't keep up with demand. Similarly, small cells can...
Microsoft/TomTom deal expected to allow developers to manage location-aware enterprise, mobile and IoT applications.
Dutch firm TomTom and U.S. software giant Microsoft signed a partnership to bring enterprise-grade, location-based services to Microsoft’s Azure platform based on TomTom’s maps, traffic and navigation software.
Under terms of...
BT Compute for SAP enterprise solutions to be available for European customers in early 2017.
U.K. telco BT and T-Systems inked a collaboration agreement focused on the delivery of SAP cloud services. The agreement calls for BT to connect its customers to...
Amazon Web Services also recently launched services in Canada.
Amazon Web Services launched its first data center in the U.K., enabling local cloud storage for its 100,000 U.K.-based customers. AWS said it now manages three data center facilities in Europe, including...
Enterprises looking to further integrate mobility into their operations may need to examine their legacy support systems.
While some companies are still getting by with legacy technology solutions, it’s apparent mobility has emerged as a business-critical platform that is driving digital transformation....
The Microsoft/KPMG partnership will target Indian organizations willing to implement IoT initiatives.
Microsoft and auditing firm KPMG have established a strategic "internet of things" advisory partnership targeting the Indian market. The two firms plan to combine efforts to accelerate the digital transformation...
MVNO DataXoom focuses on mobile data services and support to battle against established carriers in lucrative enterprise market.
The enterprise market remains lucrative for telecommunications operators as the segment typically pay their bills on time and with so many devices connected to...
Unlicensed spectrum is playing an increasingly important role in the LTE ecosystem as spectral limitations inhibit capacity, which enterprise customers demand. That's why MulteFire, a technology that flies largely under the radar, could ultimately prove a major boon to enterprises looking to take control...
The Chinese firm also aims to expand current enterprise customer base and expand its portfolio of services.
Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, is currently studying the possibility of opening additional data centers outside China next year,...
In its latest Release 8 documentation, the Small Cell Forum makes the case for using sharing models to enable enterprises to take advantage of small cells. The key to multi-operator small cells, according to the industry advocacy group, is virtualization – separating the network...
Current construction trends and tenant desires are somewhat at odds – at a time when building owners and lease holders increasingly view wireless as a utility, new construction geared toward energy efficiency often has the side effect of degrading wireless coverage. The obvious solution...
As business and consumer demand for mobile data connectivity continues to grow, venues around the world are working to provide in-building wireless service. In a retail setting, shoppers consider strong cellular connectivity a plus, while it enables shop owners to run a more effective...
Enterprise demand represents huge opportunity for in-building wireless solution providers
Right up there with electricity and water, in-building wireless connectivity is now expected, leading to its common description as the fourth utility. As carriers scale back investment on connecting anything but marquee venues like sports stadiums,...
Orange’s Easy Go Network uses SDN to power VNFs as part of its network-as-a-service model focused on the enterprise market.
Virtualized platforms targeting the enterprise space continue to pop up all over the world, with the latest effort coming from France’s Orange, which through its...
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...
Seamless, always-on connectivity is a hallmark of increasingly mobile workforces around the world. But, the complexity of deploying and managing in-building enterprise wireless networks is a challenging task for IT managers faced with acute need and cost pressures coupled with risk averse spending plans.
Despite the...
Fiber-to-the-home network supports speeds up to 1 Gbps; fiber-to-the-premises infrastructure reaches 327,000 homes and business in the U.K.
U.K. telecommunications operator BT’s network business unit Openreach confirmed plans to more than double the speeds available over its fiber-to-the-premises network, boosting the maximum download speeds available...
Telefonica Business Solutions deployed Nokia Virtualized Service Router in a provider edge application looking to boost performance, trim costs
Telefonica bolstered its move into the virtualized network space through a partnership with Nokia to deploy the vendor’s virtualized router technology in a live network to...
