Unacast grades states on social distancing How well are people adhering to recommendations on social distancing and staying at home to help curb the spread of the novel coronavirus? Cellular …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Cell phone location data maps where people are social distancing — and not >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Automation shouldn’t necessarily make employees nervous >
NEW ORLEANS–Automation, broadly speaking, is meant to replace manual processes with complex systems to collect, analyze and take action on data inputs. This will certainly have major implications for the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Tutela: ‘Unparalleled demands on the network’ >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Crowd-sourced device data analysis showed that users spent less than 10% of time on 3G 5G may be the new kid on the block, but LTE is the workhorse of …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Tutela acquired by Comlinkdata >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Telecom market data firm Comlinkdata has acquired crowdsourced mobile network and performance data company Tutela for an undisclosed sum. Tutela gathers device-based data on mobile usage and performance; its software …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Kagan: After Apple apology for Siri privacy breach, what’s next? >by Jeff Kaganby Jeff Kagan
Apple is finally admitting that their Siri AI technology has been quietly breaching your privacy and listening to everything around you. The problem is, it’s not just the technology which …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">PSCR pushes the envelope on public safety research >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
In virtual reality, a firefighter navigates a smoke-filled room and a police officer comes under fire in a parking garage. Wearing a set of augmented-reality glasses, a researcher examines a …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">NTT Ltd. puts a new spin on cycling data — and global ICT >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
As riders in the Tour de France cycling competition climbed through the mountains of France and sprinted down the streets of Paris, each one of them carried a tiny, well-connected …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Top 3 trends driving digital transformation at the edge (Reader Forum) >by Reader Forumby Reader Forum
Every business today is feeling the pressure to digitally transform its operations to keep up with or stay ahead of its competitors. But nobody feels that imperative more keenly than …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The Value of Transparency for Network Operators (Reader Forum) >by Reader Forumby Reader Forum
Knowledge is power, but are you collecting the full array of data points you need to guide supply chain and network management decisions? Chances are, you’re not. There are …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Inside the Boingo Wireless NOC >
Boingo NOC is “nerve center” of company’s global operations Inside the Boingo Wireless offices in Los Angeles, California, a team of experts man the company’s network operations center 24 hours …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The data revolution: For operators, cities and citizens (Reader Forum) >by Reader Forumby Reader Forum
Congratulations Chicago, which was this month revealed as America’s smartest city (and the world’s fifth), in an annual global ranking. The index assessed various criteria and sub categories – including …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Motorola Solutions acquires VoIP dispatch provider Avtec >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Motorola Solutions continues to expand public safety services and software portfolio In its second recent acquisition, Motorola Solutions is picking up voice-over-IP dispatch provider Avtec for an undisclosed sum. South …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Improving employee uptime with real-time mobile network data (Reader Forum) >by Reader Forumby Reader Forum
These days, it’s hardly news that enterprises are increasingly reliant on mobile and remote workers for business-critical activities. How much so? But by one estimate, the mobile workforce will account …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">What emerging service assurance capabilities are needed for NFV networks? >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Network and service assurance needs are evolving rapidly, as more applications — both network functions that support telecom network operations, and enterprise applications — are becoming virtualized. SNS Research …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Where is the current ‘cutting edge’ for network and service visibility? >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Network and service assurance needs are evolving rapidly, as more applications — both network functions that support telecom network operations, and enterprise applications — are becoming virtualized. SNS Research estimates …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">5G represents a complex exercise in data management and monetization >
SAP executives discuss the data demands operators will face in bringing 5G to market Enhanced mobile broadband will allow mobile users to more quickly consume more data, while massive support …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Casualties of digital transformation? Poor integration costs businesses, report says >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
As enterprises seek to modernize and digitalize their operations, application and cloud integration issues are costing about half of large enterprises between $250,000-$500,000 per year, according to a new survey …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Editorial Webinar: AI/ML–Making smart buildings smarter >by Ben Stoneby Ben Stone
Machine learning and artificial intelligence-based technologies in the smart building sector are generating new opportunities for value creation in commercial and industrial real estate. Innovations in image recognition, natural language …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Vodafone Business, IBM to jointly target enterprise connectivity, cloud, data needs >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Vodafone Business and IBM are creating a new venture to target the connectivity, multi-cloud and data needs of enterprises as they more broadly utilize the internet of things. The “eight-year …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Editorial Report: AI/ML–Making smart buildings smarter >
Machine learning and artificial intelligence-based technologies in the smart building sector are generating new opportunities for value creation in commercial and industrial real estate. Innovations in image recognition, natural language …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Test and Measurement: Rohde & Schwarz, iBwave and Anokiwave demo indoor 5G >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
With indoor 5G expected to be a major part of opening up new enterprise and industrial use cases and seen as essential to operators’ 5G competitiveness, Rohde & Schwarz featured an …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Performance management is not enough: Analytics and automation define the new service assurance platform (Reader Forum) >by Reader Forumby Reader Forum
Digital transformation for communication service providers(CSPs) can be tedious to achieve if not supported through efficient transformation tools. Compared to the existing provisioning and management of services (service lifecycle), the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">ETSI forms specification group as blockchain makes inroads in telecom >
Ericsson, Huawei, Intel among companies studying blockchain for telcos Best known for providing the ledger behind various cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology is being eyed from multiple sectors as potentially useful for, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Four elements of a successful data strategy >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
What are the basic elements that make a data strategy successful and executable? Mike Gustafson, president of business intelligence and analytics company Search Discovery, recently gave his take on the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Industry weighs in on a national data privacy framework >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
In recently released comments, network operators and other telecom players expressed general support for federal data privacy regulation — especially if the alternative is a patchwork of state or even …