BROWSING: Big Data Analytics

Data pools are growing every day and, with that growth, companies are facing increased pressure to jump in head-first. Many startups are using data to gain an edge on their more established competitors, and executives are taking notice, with 53% reporting seeing increased competition from...

Big data is sometimes hard to wrap your head around. That's what led Adeptia, a data integration company, to partner with Matt Zajechowski on an infographic that addresses what you don't know about big data. The first idea that the infographic addresses is data sizes. The...

BARCELONA, Spain – RCR Wireless News had the opportunity to sit down with Mikko Jarva, CTO intelligent data for Comptel at Mobile World Congress to discuss the topic of intelligent fast data, including what does it mean and how does it impact the mobile operator and...

Oracle and Ericsson are stepping up their big data analytics games with new product announcements ahead of Mobile World Congress, set for March 2-5 in Barcelona, Spain. Ericsson announced its Expert Analytics 15.0 platform, a software suite aimed at allowing operators to predict customer satisfaction and automatically...

Virgin Mobile is teaming up with cloud-based predictive analytics company Razorsight to bring analytics to Virgin Mobile's Latin American operations. The move sees Virgin Mobile Latin America join Razorsight's client list to power targeted marketing campaigns and help deliver a more personalized customer service experience. VMLA...

  ipoque, a Rohde & Schwarz company, announced an all-in-one IP traffic and subscriber analytics solution allowing operators to customize services offered to their subscribers based on usage attributes. Gaining actionable business intelligence from network and subscriber data is an increasingly important area for mobile and...

What to do with big data? Everyone talks about it as if it’s some elusive holy grail, but do companies really understand how to use it and do operators really have the tools to enable that usage? Inrix has announced a new platform to provide...

Telecommunications service providers are big collectors of structured and unstructured data. They continue to find more and more opportunities to apply and offer services in multiple big data and analytics industries. Through new technologies such as centralized subscriber data management systems and self-organizing networks, carriers...

Hitachi Data Systems plans to buy Pentaho for IoT R&D Hitachi Data Systems, a subsidiary of Hitachi, is looking to buy big data analytics and integration firm Pentaho Corp. The two companies expect to finalize the transaction by June, pending customary closing conditions. Plans call for Pentaho...

Silicon Labs buy of Bluegiga boosts IoT offerings  Silicon Laboratories has acquired Finland’s Bluegiga Technologies for $61 million in a cash deal that the company said will expand its connectivity portfolio for the "Internet of Things." Privately held Bluegiga is an independent provider of short-range wireless...

Apple has reached a deal with the state of Arizona to open a $2 billion global network “command center,” according to a Feb. 2 announcement from state Gov. Doug Ducey. The facility, planned for Mesa, Ariz., just outside of Phoenix, is expected to employ 150...

As mobile networks evolve from present architectures and business models to NFV/virtualized, software-based architectures and customer-centric business models, network planners and architects have come to recognize Analytics as a foundational cornerstone that is central to the business transformation that is underway. In Parallel the...

The Microsoft acquisition of Revolution Analytics is preparing the company for "Revolution R." R refers to the widely used programming language for predictive analytics and statistical computing. According to Microsoft, Revolution Analytics is the leading provider of software and services for R. On the company’s...

Big data could be in the hands of hackers after Malaysia Airlines' website was hacked on Monday. Hacker group Lizard Squad is threatening to “dump some loot” after claiming responsibility for the breach. In a statement on its Facebook page, the airline said that its...

Fueled by strong market traction and customer adoption, Interana, an industry leader in event-based data analytics, announced $20 million in Series B funding on Jan. 21. The company has been growing rapidly over the first 75 days of stealth proof-of-concept deployments and being named the...

Incubation program fosters innovation The Cisco Entrepreneurs in Residence program added six new startups on Jan. 22, with an eye on developing the next big thing in the "Internet of Things" space, big data analytics and smart cities technology. The six new firms added to the cohort...

With the number of devices growing by the day, never before have companies been able to connect with consumers in so many different ways. But so far, it has been difficult for them to keep up with all the data being collected. Not even the...

Hadoop is one of the biggest names in big data analytics. It’s no secret that numerous companies have made a name for themselves using the open-sourced software framework. One of the biggest advantages for Hadoop has been its ability to integrate with other software. It...

With every week bringing the latest and greatest smartphone offering, the mobile marketplace continues to explode. And those who make their living as fraudsters couldn’t be happier. According to a survey of telecommunications fraud and security experts, estimated global fraud loss in the industry for...

Using big data to monetize free Wi-Fi With its recent announcement of a $5 million investment, United Kingdom-based Purple Wi-Fi is poised to expand its workforce and international heterogeneous network presence. Purple provides software designed to enable a user to log in to a public Wi-Fi...

Teradata recently strengthened its integrated marketing cloud platform. The big data analytics and marketing applications company said it increased its global mobile marketing strength with the acquisition of Appoxee, a mobile marketing software-as-a-service provider. The goal of the acquisition, which closed late last year, is...

LAS VEGAS – From airports to military barracks to huge convention centers, big venues keep us moving. Because of this, it is not always easy to stay connected using Wi-Fi. In traditional Wi-Fi networks, users must oftentimes search for networks, request connection to the access...

Ford committed to self-driving cars LAS VEGAS – Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday announced its Smart Mobility project, a series of 25 experiments and innovation challenges designed to rethink how the company and its customers interact with vehicles. Ford president and CEO Mark Fields told a...

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences. A recent Ericsson Mobility Report found that by 2020, more than half of all mobile traffic will be made up...