Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of everything in the world of telecom software. With winter in the air and the year winding down, it seems like everybody’s either wrapping up unfinished business for 2013 or building out new opportunities to start 2014 with a bang. AT&T’s dual billing for Toggle will become incredibly useful for enterprises in Q1 while Alcatel-Lucent builds an innovation center and NetCracker continues to gain ground with its BSS/OSS software. Plus, Google news galore for Android, iOS and more! For more on these and other stories, click on the links below:
- AT&T readies a dual-billing Toggle update in Q1.
- Want to learn more about Amdocs’ SmartNet solution? Watch this quick video.
- NetCracker announced that Lightpath, which provides Ethernet-based communication solutions for New York metropolitan area businesses, has deployed its BSS/OSS solution suite.
- iTRACS, a CommScope company providing open enterprise-class data center infrastructure management (DCIM) solutions, has launched its ourDCIM Developer Community globally.
- A patent loss in a German court may lead to trouble for Microsoft’s Android strategy.
- Alcatel-Lucent have built an ‘Innovation Center’ in Taiwan to push the envelope in technology, including software solutions.
- Qualcomm has signed over the source code for its AllJoyn protocol to the Linux Foundation to create a new standard for the internet of Things.
- Infoblox, the automated network control company, introduced the first DNS appliance that can protect itself.
- Altair is set to acquire EM Software & Systems.
- The Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update for the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 continues.
- Android 4.4.1 focuses on camera improvements for Google’s Nexus 5.
- Google pushes Android 4.4.2 to Nexus devices.
- Google Play will allow music play from SD cards now.
- Google also released a “Find My iPhone” style app for Android devices.
- According to analysts, a recent test proved Google Now is just as competent as Siri.
- 10 new apps on Android/iOS now support Google’s Chromecast.
- Instagram Direct hopes to become a replacement for text messaging for mobile users.
- Lightreading have an interesting article on battling mobile malware and “madware.”
