--The Data Alliance and Factual have struck a deal to enable WPP operating companies (of which The Data Alliance is one) to leverage data that maps the known location of mobile phones to physical places, including the correlation of more than 65 million businesses in...
SAP has launched a new big data analytics solution designed to help mobile operators monetize the data in their networks, from collection to processing and the marketing of that data.
The new cloud-based mobile service, SAP Consumer Insight 365, relies on the SAP HANA platform and...
Big data and analytics were top-of-mind at TM Forum's conference in Nice and across the industry this week, with several major platform announcements aimed at telcos.
Steve Hateley, head of marketing at Comptel, told RCR Wireless News at the TM Forum event that there is a...
Software is becoming an increasingly important part of telecommunication networks and deployments as both wired and wireless carriers look to add functionality to operations while increasing simplicity and reducing costs. RCR Wireless News is keeping an eye on recent developments through its weekly “Software”...
Microsoft Corp. and SAP AG are expanding their mutual offerings for the mobile workforce and deepening the overall interoperability in their product portfolios.
The two companies have a long-standing partnership, but are expanding it in three areas: cloud, mobility, and analytics.
Microsoft and SAP said they would offer...
-- SAP has announced that new analytics solutions are available for customers who use its SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud service. The analytics for enterprise business intelligence (BI), predictive analytics, enterprise performance management (EPM) and governance, risk and compliance as well as visualization of analytics,...
Pitney Bowes Inc. and SAP are partnering on development of next-generation location analytics solutions, with the two companies signing a global original equipment manufacturer agreement allowing Pittney Bowes to develop and market solutions using SAP's HANA platform.
Pittney Bowes is expected to expand solutions in geospatial...
In many respects, 2013 was the year big data truly came of age. The term itself evolved from industry jargon and into the vernacular of the American consumer, as corporations and government
Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of everything in the world of telecom software. While last week seemed to be spent on reflection and awards, this week sees an embrace of the new: Oracle, CenturyLink and Teoco's acquisitions, CVidya and Ruckus' new software and new...
A study by SAP AG found that the use of Internet package exchange inter-networking is growing among mobile operators.
The study, sponsored by SAP and produced in conjunction with TelecomAsia, included more than 170 respondents across the globe and various aspects of telecom, including wireless...
With another busy week in the world of Telecom Software, who has time to read/search for every story out there? RCR Wireless News vets the news to bring you the biggest, most important stories of the week on this increasingly critical topic. We'll probably...
BlackBerry's $4.7 billion dollar deal with Fairfax Financial may be in jeopardy, with BlackBerry stock trading below Fairfax's $9-per-share offer price. Today Bloomberg is reporting that the troubled Canadian smartphone maker is talking to other suitors, and that each of these potential buyers only...
VPISystems launched a policy analytics offering dubbed OnePlan Policy Analytics, which promises to enable mobile operators to create policies that reflect their subscribers' behavior, preferences and network conditions. It also touches the modeling and analyzing network requirements for new business opportunities and promotions by...
Mobile internet ad spending doubled last year, as advertisers spent $8.8 billion to reach consumers on mobile devices. More than half that amount went to Google.
But $8.8 billion is less than 2% of the $557 billion that adverisers spent on all media combined...
April 30 was the final day to deploy LTE networks in the Brazilian host cities of the FIFA Confederations Cup, and the largest four carriers that were granted LTE licenses met the deadline. Telefónica held a press conference on April 30 to announce its...
Many telecom operators around the world understand they have to optimize their network traffic and delivery, so they can better capitalize on existing traffic. Optimizing video is one great example, said Jonathon Gordon, Allot Communications director of marketing in a video interview with RCR Wireless...
With mobility a top priority for enterprises, software firm SAP has made the move into securing content management. The company launched its SAP Mobile Documents solution at this week's Mobile World Congress event(MWC – check all pieces), noting the solution is designed to meet...
Ericsson and SAP AG announced at this week's Mobile World Congress (MWC – check out all pieces) that they have signed an agreement to jointly market and sell cloud-based, machine-to-machine solutions and services to enterprises via operators around the globe. The solutions will...
Mobile technology is at a transition point even larger than the shift to 2G or 3G, according to SAP AG, and the company has collected perspectives from across the wireless industry looking at how operators, vendors and application developers are coping and thriving in...
German enterprise software giant SAP's revenues were boosted by its key innovation areas: SAP Hana, mobile and cloud computing. When SAP released its full year and fourth quarter results, the company noted that its mobile business contributed more than €220 million (about U.S$293.5 million) to...
The one thing that I’ll say about this industry is it never fails to surprise. 2013 will be no exception. Overall, we’ll see much more emphasis on mobile operators trying to take back the subscriber
The era for mobile business intelligence (BI) solutions has arrived, or at least according to a new report from Ovum. According to the analytics firm, the arrival of high-performance mobile devices and the evolution of robust data-carrying infrastructure have allowed the proliferation of mobile...
German software giant SAP AG has named former Latin America and Caribbean region president, Rodolpho Cardenuto, the president of a combined Americas region, which also includes North America. He will report to Robert Enslin, president of global field operations and an SAP board member.
Cardenuto's...
2013 could be the year that enterprise apps come into their own. "Enterprise apps today are where consumer apps were three or four years ago," explained Rajeev Chand of Rutberg & Company, a boutique investment bank focused on wireless and digital media. "The consumer...
