Oracle has agreed to acquire Front Porch Digital, which specializes in big data-based digital content storage, management and delivery. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Front Porch’s 550 customers …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Video: Uploading those Vegas selfies >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Global Wireless Solutions brought its network testing capabilities to CTIA’s Super Mobility Week — and if you’re looking for the fastest places in Las Vegas to upload selfies, the company …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Napatech on big data, SDN and NFV in telecom networks >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Napatech’s Dan Joe Barry, VP of marketing, discussed big data trends with RCR Wireless News that include software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV). Napatech develops appliance accelerators for …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Feature Report: Telecom Analytics – Actionable Intelligence >
RCR Wireless News explores recent developments and advances in the collection and analysis of data across the telecom operator’s broad horizontal view: from business systems, the network, and devices. Distilling …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Big Data Analytics: Teradata acquires Think Big Analytics >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Editor’s Note: The ecosystem of big data analytics, and its intersection with mobile networks and cloud computing has increasing relevance to wireless in areas that include service assurance, customer experience management, mobile …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Editorial Webinar: Telecom Analytics – Actionable Intelligence >
RCR Wireless News explores recent developments and advances in the collection and analysis of data across the telecom operator’s broad horizontal view: from business systems, the network and devices. Distilling …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Apple limits developers’ use of user data in Healthkit >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Apple has been gearing up for months to release the latest version of its mobile operating system, and the company has outlined rules that strictly limit developers’ use of personal health data …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nokia explores big data-driven artificial intelligence for networks >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Nokia Networks is highlighting the potential of big data-driven artificial intelligence and automation, aiming to show a vision of the future for networks that allows them to more precisely allocate resources …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">APIs may be key to monetizing networks, says ABI >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
A new report from ABI Research explores the role that application programming interfaces, or APIs, can play in the monetization of telecom networks. Telecom APIs aren’t a revenue item by …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Big Data & Analytics: IBM provides mobile apps, analytics for US Open >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Editor’s Note: The ecosystem of big data and analytics, and its intersection with mobile networks and cloud computing has increasing relevance to wireless in areas that include service assurance, customer experience …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">6 telecom analytics white papers worth the read >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Trying to get a good handle on big data analytics and their implications and applications for the telecom industry? Here are some insightful telecom analytics white papers collected from around the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Yahoo completes Flurry acquisition for mobile analytics >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Yahoo said it has completed its acquisition of San Francisco-based Flurry, which specializes in mobile analytics for applications and app developers. Complete details of the purchase were not disclosed, but …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">EMEA: Big data in my pocket >
There’s a wealth of information available to organizations wanting to market to you within your mobile device. Mobile operators already understand the importance of this data and how to craft …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Big Data and Analytics: Espresso Logic API enables mobile app access to big data >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Editor’s Note: The ecosystem of big data and analytics, and its intersection with mobile networks and cloud computing has increasing relevance to wireless in areas that include service assurance, customer experience …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">A-T Solutions launches mobile data collection for public safety, counterterrorism >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
A-T Solutions, which focuses on counterterrorism efforts enabled by technology, introduced a new solution for in-field data collection by government agencies aimed at improving operations and faster, more accurate documentation …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">CTIA's comments on big data and privacy >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
CTIA recently was among dozens of commenters responding to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)’s request for input on the big data and privacy report put forth by the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">'Exponential ROI,' retail revenue expected from big data analytics >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Two new reports on the implementation of big data analytics pinpoint the potential that telecom operators — and many other verticals — are hoping to benefit from by relying more …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Empirix acquires RAN real-time analytics company, Verios >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Empirix has acquired real-time analytics company Verios Software & Systems for a big data approach to radio access network management and the user experience, with an eye toward creating what …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Big Data & Analytics: Big data jobs top 500,000 >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Editor’s Note: The ecosystem of big data and analytics, and its intersection with mobile networks and cloud computing has increasing relevance to wireless in areas that include service assurance, customer experience …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Big data and privacy: Facebook's Messenger missteps >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Oh, Facebook. All it wanted was to shift people to a new Messenger app, and conveniently extend its reach in the ways that people can use it to communicate (Phone calls! …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Hadoop set for ‘as-a-service’ boost worth billions >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
The awkwardly named Hadoop market is set to receive the “as-a-service” boost that is sweeping the wireless telecom space, and it could potentially reap significant rewards. A new report from …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Good's mobility index shows increase in BI, CRM enterprise apps >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
The latest quarterly report on enterprise mobility from Good Technology showed “significant growth” in activations of secure instant messaging (IM), customer relationship management (CRM) and business intelligence (BI) applications that …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Big data & analytics: Syniverse completes acquisition of Aicent >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Editor’s Note: The ecosystem of big data and analytics, and its intersection with mobile networks and cloud computing has increasing relevance to wireless in areas that include service assurance, customer experience …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Top 12 Big Data & Analytics Job Titles >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Big data and analytics are an expanding area within telecom, and with global job potential. IBM, for example, recently announced that it has committed $100 million dollars to educating and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">ComScore: Revenues up, privacy lawsuit to be settled >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
ComScore, which provides multi-platform measurement analytics for advertising, saw its second quarter revenues rise 14% from a year ago and announced a new acquisition. The company earned $80 million in …