Carrier Blockchain Study Group announces new members LG Uplus, Etisalat Group, KT, Telefónica and PLDT have become members of the Carrier Blockchain Study Group (CBSG) as part of an initiative to develop a blockchain platform specifically for telecom carriers. CBSG …
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BARCELONA–Earlier this month Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., announced an impressive line up of more than a dozen device OEMs that plan to use the chipmaker’s Snapdragon 845 mobile platform. That Samsung was not included in that line up did not go …
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Accedian buys Performance Vision Accedian announced its acquisition of network and application performance management (NPM/APM) provider Performance Vision as part of an initiative to grow its revenue, and expand into new markets and business segments. Financial details of the purchase …
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Cisco announces Crosswork Network Automation software portfolio Cisco unveiled five new pieces of software as part of its Cisco Crosswork Network Automation software portfolio for service providers. The new solutions, which are designed to work together, include Cisco’s Crosswork Change …
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Pre-recorded drone show airs amid technical issues at Winter Olympics Intel Corp. had to ditch plans to deploy 300 small drones during the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony because of logistical challenges. Instead, pre-recorded footage of 1,218 drone launched during a …
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Accenture joins AT&T’s Microservices Supplier Program Accenture announced it has joined AT&T’s Microservices Supplier Program in a multi-year project focused on transforming older business applications into microservices. According to the companies, small and big businesses will be able to use …
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Verizon and Guardtime collaborate on blockchain technology Verizon Enterprise Solutions announced it will deploy a portfolio of blockchain platform services based on Guardtime’s Keyless Signature Infrastructure (KSI) Blockchain capabilities later this year. Guardtime is a software security company founded in …
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Don’t use Huawei products. That was the message U.S. intelligence officials gave this week in testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee. “We’re deeply concerned about the risks of allowing any company or entity that is beholden to foreign governments that …
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As Qualcomm reportedly prepares for a high-stakes meeting with hostile suitor Broadcom, the leading maker of smartphone modems is predicting 2 Gbps download speeds for smartphones this year. Qualcomm says it is sampling its eighth generation LTE modem, the Snapdragon …
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Aerohive Networks introduce new hybrid cloud-access management solution Aerohive Networks recently premiered a hybrid cloud-access management solution, dubbed Aerohive A3, slated to be released the second quarter of this year. The purpose of Aerohive A3, according to the company, is …
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Why is Microsoft Cortana still the great unknown in the world of AI? We’ve all heard the excitement and read countless stories around the continual advancement of artificial intelligence with Apple Siri, Google Home, Amazon Alexa and countless others. Why …
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Intel announces new Xeon chips Intel recently premiered a new chip dubbed the Xeon D-2100 processor made for edge computing workloads. Multi-access edge computing (MEC) is a way of extending cloud computing capabilities to customer devices that require low-latency and …
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Billions of devices The IoT market is undergoing tremendous growth. While predictions and numbers vary, there is an overall trend toward an increase in web-connected devices over the next few years. Research firm Gartner, for example, forecasts the number of …
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In addition to OEM support, Qualcomm is working on 5G with 18 major global operators SAN DIEGO–Qualcomm announced today that its X50 modem will be used by more than a dozen device OEMs to bring the smartphone piece of the …
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IoT devices aimed at the enterprise space serve a wide variety of purposes and must designed, tested and deployed in ways that address the unique needs of businesses. Unlike large-scale, consumer-oriented IoT offerings, enterprise IoT devices must be differentiated to …
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Mavenir finalizes purchase of Argyle Data Mavenir announced it completed its acquisition of computer security services company Argyle Data in a move to enhance its machine learning security suite. Financial details of the purchase were not disclosed. Argyle Data is …
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Cisco receives antitrust clearance for pending BroadSoft purchase Cisco recently finalized its acquisition of BroadSoft, thereby sealing the $1.9 billion deal. Paying $55 per share, Cisco aims for the investment to give its cloud strategy and collaboration portfolio a boost. …
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Broadcom makes available open source software development kit Broadcom recently announced the immediate availability of an open source software development kit (SDK), dubbed SDKLT, for Ethernet switch application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs). Based on the BCM56960 Tomahawk switch, the SDKLT provides …
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Aryaka and Radware announce partnership Global SD-WAN provider Aryaka and cyber security services provider Radware are teaming up to implement Distributed-Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack detection and mitigation for its global enterprise services. DDoS is a kind of attack that attempts to …
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Red Hat to acquire CoreOS for $250 million Red Hat announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire container management startup CoreOS for $250 million. CoreOS was founded in 2013, concentrating on containerized software. The startup is recognized as …
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Verizon follows AT&T in backing out of smartphone resale agreement with Huawei U.S. government officials seem highly concerned about perceived security threats posed by Chinese telecom equipment giant Huawei, which sells everything from radio access network equipment to smartphones. In …
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We’ve been talking so much about artificial intelligence in wireless, but one thing we haven’t touched on is getting AI to synch with the way each of us think. Each of us is different. Some of us are positive thinkers …
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Qualcomm, Xiaomi, ZTE, Lenovo and others partner to bring 5G NR-compliant devices to market in 2019 China is a major market for mobile devices services and that the market opportunity for the next generation of mobile has led to the …
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Beyond military applications Commercial unmanned aerial vehicles, otherwise known as drones, are no longer bound to military applications. The potential applications of drones is significantly increasing as the components that makeup the technology become more lightweight and affordable. Below explores …
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Kaminario and Tech Data announce partnership Storage software company Kaminario is transitioning from a hardware to software-centric business model as the company partners with Tech Data. Under the agreement, Kaminario will focus on IP and software, while Tech Data provides …