Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Telecom Software weekly wrap-up where we gather top telecom software news stories for the week:
U.S. Cellular is working with its billing company Amdocs to fix glitches that caused multiple inaccurate bills for customers and other errors.
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Genband has extended its relationship with U.K. hosted communications provider iHub, and will provide unified communications services and secure SIP trunking to iHub's enterprise customer base.
iHub had previously deployed Genband's Experius application server and its Continuum C20 call session controller network elements, and will...
What do carriers want from software companies? This is the question the Telecom Council tries to answer each year at its annual TC3 event. "All year long software companies take their ideas to you," conference organizer Derek Kerton told the carriers today. "Once a...
Genband is expanding its software offering for carriers with the acquisition of fring’s over-the-top (OTT) mobile IP communications service. A direct competitor to Skype and Google Voice in the consumer space, fring has recently packaged its solution as a white label product for carriers....
Diameter signaling is becoming increasingly important to mobile networks, and partnerships can provide the most efficient way for IP networking companies to add this technology to their portfolios. Sonus Networks recently announced a partnership with F5 Networks to enable service providers to combine the...
The blistering pace of innovation in wireless has many companies evaluating build versus buy decisions as they look for ways to enter new markets. GenBand has a third approach: partnerships. The networking and cloud communications leader is known for strong partnerships; now the company...
The U.S. government's commitment to BlackBerry may be over. Today the Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. Defense Department will approve the use of Apple and Samsung devices. The approval of both the iOS and Android platforms would suggest that the government will...
Earnings news, product announcements and the latest from FirstNet. RCR Wireless brings you up to date on the week's news.
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Mobile applications will become critical to value, customer retention and differentiation for every industry, according to a new report by Strategy Analytics.
The company has predicted that apps will drive more than $35 billion in revenue by 2017. That figure grows exponentially when factoring in...
The sluggish recovery and the threat of the fiscal cliff make the capital markets uncertain territory, but the wireless industry has fared better than most in 2012. Venture capitalists have been ready to fund infrastructure plays as well as mobile apps, and the carriers...
GENBAND knows its servers are only as valuable as the software that runs on them, and that's why it's offering cash prizes to developers who create innovative apps for its A2 Communications Server.
Enterprises from Fortune 500 companies to hospitals to schools are adopting iPads and other tablets to replace much of the work that personal computers used to do, and the people who use these devices want to use them for a lot more than work....
Wireless carriers made it clear at this week's Mobile World Congress that they are feeling squeezed by "over-the-top" content providers. The cost of building and upgrading networks to support exploding data traffic is not shared by companies like Google, Facebook and Netflix, although AT&T...
GENBAND is offering its customers a lot more than switches these days. The private Dallas-based company says it's the nation's leading maker of fixed switching solutions, but CEO Charlie Vogt realizes that carriers need more than good IP infrastructure to help them compete with...
Alcatel-LucentRussia: With State Corporation Russian Technologies to develop and manufacture Long Term Evolution (LTE) components customized for the Russian market. The companies will set up a R&D Center in St. Petersburg operated by Alcatel-Lucent RT that will be fully integrated with Alcatel-Lucent's wireless operations....
If you are a Genband employee, you have tomorrow off. Jealous? You should be, but not because Genband employees are spending the day lounging around at home. June 1 is an official company holiday to celebrate Genband’s 2010 acquisition of Nortel Network’s CVAS business.
Genband...
DALLAS – “Telecom is buzzing again,” said Windstream Communications President and CEO Jeff Gardner and Genband President and CEO Charlie Vogt during a keynote address today at the Telecommunications Industry Association's annual show, TIA2011: Inside the Network.Windstream, which was spun off from Alltel Communications...
Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:Nokia Siemens NetworksRussia: With MegaFon to supply the carrier with core and access networks for the HD voice implementation, which is also a world first for a commercial GSM network. Value: UndisclosedGENBANDSwitzerland: With ImproWare AG, Internet...
Genband, developer of IP infrastructure and application solutions, announced the official opening of registration for the GENFuzion Developers Challenge, with entries submitted between April 15th, 2011 and July 15, 2011. As a contest within the GENFuzion Developer Community, the Developers Challenge recognizes and financially...
Telecommunications and infrastructure service solutions provider GENBAND is pushing efforts to attract third-party developers by providing cash awards for the top entries in the company’s 2011 GENFuzion Developers Challenge.
The Frisco-based hardware developer will accept entries until July 15, and offer cash to developers using...
Neustar Inc., a leader in providing carriers and enterprises with solutions for sending calls, messages, and content across networks worldwide, reported that it was one of the new partners that Sprint announced. Through just one agreement with Neustar, approved developers will have access to...
Skype announced a mobile partner program for operators in markets with low 3G broadband penetration. The program aims to bring the Skype experience to a broad range of mobile users and will enable carriers to differentiate their offerings in a competitive market environment. This...
Skype announced a mobile partner program for operators in markets with low 3G broadband penetration. The program aims to bring the Skype experience to a broad range of mobile users and will enable carriers to differentiate their offerings in a competitive market environment. This...
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