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Samsung yesterday announced it will acquire audio giant Harman for $112 per share in cash, or total equity value of approximately $8 billion. Samsung is set to use Harman as a platform to expand its presence in the large and rapidly growing "internet of things"...

There is a general agreement that the "internet of things" will produce tens of billions of connected devices in the next few years. How we will get there isn't so straightforward, but enterprises are continuing to look for ways to streamline development for IoT...

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a center for the robotic exploration of space, having sent a robot towards every planet in the solar system. Cloud computing is an essential part of the tactical operations for the Mars Science Laboratory mission. From the control room...

Cloud platforms along with the move towards virtualization technologies have begun to have a significant impact on the way telecom operators run their businesses. Operators have been very active in providing cloud-based options for customers, as well as have begun to use such platforms...

PTC announced its ThingWorx application enablement platform has been chosen by Vodafone for "internet of things" application development. PTC noted the initial agreement covers development of solutions designed for the IoT market. Vodafone offers end-to-end IoT capabilities targeting a number of industries including automotive, insurance...

The carrier completed a fiber network expansion, adding a DWDM route linking Frankfurt and Warsaw Telia Carrier extended the reach of its global IP backbone through the completion of the Frankfurt-Warsaw Express, a direct dense wavelength division multiplexing fiber network route from Frankfurt, Germany, to...

Consumer demand for mobile connectivity and cloud-based platforms has resulted in mobile networks transmitting more data than ever, which puts carriers in a prime spot to use analytics in order to glean insight into what is actually moving across their networks. However, growing demand...

Consumer demand for mobile connectivity and cloud-based platforms has resulted in mobile networks transmitting more data than ever, which puts carriers in a prime spot to use analytics in order to glean insight into what is actually moving across their networks. However, growing demand...

Cloud Foundry Foundation said the gap in cloud developer skills is threatening the firm’s digital transformation Companies in Japan, Korea and the United Kingdom are having trouble hiring cloud developers, Cloud Foundry Foundation’s Marketing & Research Head Devin Davis told RCR Wireless News. The executive said companies...

DALLAS–City of Memphis CIO Brent Nair, gave a talk titled, Why make a city smarter? at TMForum earlier this week. He spoke of the human element within the smart city, and the importance of keeping focused on initiatives that will benefit citizens. "Our vision of...

DALLAS–“Anything that can be digitalized will be.” That is how Nik Willets, deputy CEO of TM Forum, opened the keynote session titled "Embracing the new digital business reality," at this year’s TM Forum Innovation inFocus meetup. He gave the digitalization example of our phones,...

DALLAS–Craig Bachmann, senior director of open digital/IoE at TM Forum, opened up the internet of everything track of TM Forum Innovation InFocus this week with a talk titled “Forum InFocus: Enabling an open digital ecosystem.” TM Forum is finding that enterprises are questioning what their...

The Allseen Alliance earlier this month merged with the Open Connectivity Foundation with plans to operate under the OCF name in working towards interoperability in the "internet of things" market through open source software frameworks and standards. IoT interoperability is a hot topic at conferences...

The telecom industry is awash in merger talk at the moment, continuing a wave of consolidation that is seeing service providers complement delivery networks with content holdings, and has trickled down to the entire vendor ecosystem as high-capital costs coupled with declining revenues set...

Landscape irrigation, a wasteful endeavor For decades, landscape irrigation in homes and commercial properties has been controlled by timers or manual valves without the ability to regulate how much water is being used. This has led irrigation to become the most wasteful method in urban water...

Many promises are being made for real-time communication (RTC) services in the Cloud. Unfortunately, service providers are realizing that transitioning RTC services to Cloud architectures is not as simple as slideware suggests. In order to be successful, service providers must understand the myths and...

Hyperconverged infrastructure is designed to give businesses of any size data center and cloud capabilities AUSTIN, Texas – A little more than a month after closing its acquisition of EMC, the combined Dell EMC on Wednesday unveiled a new hyperconverged infrastructure solution touted by several executives...

Bastille, which focuses on security for enterprise "internet of things" deployments, announced a new solution that uses software-defined radio sensors backed by machine-learning technology to provide enterprises with visibility into mobile, wireless and IoT security. The services is designed to enable the ability to sense,...

HONG KONG — Qualcomm announced it will support a new generation of video and imaging devices at the 4G/5G Summit. The Qualcomm Snapdragon connected camera portfolio includes a suite of camera platforms featuring hardware and software capabilities for on-camera deep learning and video analytics, 4K High...

HONG KONG — Qualcomm announced at the 4G/5G Summit today strong ecosystem adoption from industry original equipment manufacturers for its MDM9206 LTE "internet of things" modem. The modem, announced last year, is a connectivity solution for applications such as battery-powered sensors, and features a design for IoT that Qualcomm...

Verizon Wireless is using drones to help with cell site inspections from the air in North Carolina and South Carolina to survey areas impacted by severe flooding from Hurricane Matthew, the telecom company wrote in a blog post. The quadcopter used for the inspections is an...

A cereal company with a data issue The Kellogg Company operates in 180 countries, providing ready-to-eat cereals and other food products with brands including Froot Loops, Frosted Flakes, Special K, Rice Krispies, Pop Tarts, Eggo Waffles, Nutri-Grain Bars and Corn Flakes. Margins are tight in...

Network topology guide for IoT A network topology is how computers, printers and other devices are connected, and describes the layout of wires, devices and routing paths on a network. When referring to topology through the lens of the "internet of thigs," it is how sensors, actuators...

Heineken launched a global marketing campaign, partnering with the Bond franchise and using Microsoft Azure for "technically demanding" promotions, including one for the UEFA Champions League that required low latency and support for over one million users, according to a case study provided by...