5G deployments are starting to expand beyond the few city-wide showcases of the last couple of years. And new use cases for consumer and enterprises are being developed all the time. But it will take the parallel implementation of edge computing in the next...
Cisco will acquire cloud communications software and service company IMImobile for approximately $730 million, a move that will allow Cisco to provide its business customers with an end-to-end customer interaction management solution.
IMImobile’s software and services allow enterprises and organizations to stay constantly connected to...
Of the 106 CSPs with 5G services, 22 have announced mobile cloud gaming services, reports Ericsson
The November Ericsson Mobility Report included a dedicated mobile gaming section, where it explored the new business opportunities emerging in this space as a result of 5G and cloud...
While 5G and cloud might not solve massive online multiplayer issues, that isn't necessarily the target
In early November, RCR Wireless News spoke with Subspace’s CEO and Founder Bayan Towfiq who argued that when it comes to online multiplayer games, 5G and edge computing might not...
Azure for Operators built on three principles: partnerships, ecosystem development and infrastructure monetization
Microsoft, given its established position in distributed cloud computing, enterprise relationships, and massive developer community, sees the confluences of 5G, edge computing and an operator focus on new services for specific vertical...
Reports point to $150 billion incremental opportunity in cloud gaming for telcos
Telcos will soon have the opportunity to bundle Xbox packages into subscription as a result of Microsoft’s recent partnership with Bango, a global platform for data-driven commerce.
By leveraging the Bando platform, Microsoft will...
New IBM hybrid cloud offering geared toward enterprise adoption of 5G and edge computing
For operators investing billions in building 5G networks, the real revenue opportunity is not in selling enhanced services to consumers but, rather, in standing up differentiated service offerings geared toward the...
The new AWS cloud region is expected to become active in mid-2022
Amazon Web Services revealed big plans to spend $2.8 billion to build a second AWS cloud region in India. The new region, located in the state of Telangana in the Hyderabad tech hub,...
Subspace CEO: 'The internet doesn’t understand the needs of real-time applications, like multiplayer gaming'
As gaming continues to emerge as a prominent use case for advanced technologies like 5G and cloud computing, internet and mobile service providers are becoming bigger players in the gaming space....
Accenture exec: 'Cloud is cool, but without an advanced network, it can't deliver the value'
Mobile service providers are spending billions of dollars building out nationwide 5G networks and are touting the benefits of the new services in TV and internet ads, but according to...
Today in the United States, the three Tier 1 service providers are all offering “nationwide” 5G coverage. T-Mobile is using its 600 MHz and AT&T and Verizon are delivering with Dynamic Spectrum Sharing. And with the recent release of the iPhone 12 lineup, which...
The Cloud RAN solution supports Ericsson Spectrum Sharing and 5G SA and NSA
Ericsson has announced Cloud RAN (Radio Access Network), a new solution to be released in 2021, that the company said will add greater flexibility and versatility to operator’s network buildouts, as well...
Potential product partnership with Dell Technologies and VMware?
South Korea has been and still is a leading mobile market. In the context of 5G, the country's Ministry of Science and ICT said there were 7.86 million 5G users at the end of July with SK...
Global telecom service providers are deploying 5G networks and as far as new services are concerned, anything goes, as new business models are tried and tested to maximize new revenue opportunities. The onus today is on becoming digital service providers and migrating towards a...
To say cloud services are pervasive would be an understatement. From individuals binge-watching content from OTT video platforms to enterprises deploying SaaS solutions, cloud services have numerous touch points throughout our home and working lives. For years, large, centralized data center and cloud architectures...
DT COO: “The edge will become the center of gravity for digital transformation”
There’s an adage that 5G is the first generation of cellular born in the cloud. If you look at the commercial 5G networks up and running today, that statement by-and-large doesn’t really...
Building out a wireless network is expensive, and most of the CAPEX is related to the radio access network (RAN) segment, reaching as high as 80% of total network cost.
For decades, operators have been “locked in” to legacy RAN vendors, like Huawei, Ericsson and...
The 5G mobile edge computing collaboration brings together Verizon's on-site 5G Edge platform and Microsoft Azure
Verizon and Microsoft are collaborating to integrate the service provider’s on-site 5G Edge network with Azure edge services to enable ultra-low latency and faster connectivity help businesses enable and...
Nokia has been focused on transitioning to a “cloud-first IT strategy”
Earlier this week, Nokia said it will be migrating its entire on-premises information technology infrastructure onto Google Cloud, including all of its data centers, servers and software applications, marking a massive win for the...
'Greece has the sun and now it’s getting a cloud,' said Greek Prime Minister
Microsoft plans to build three data centers in Greece, resulting in an investment of approximately $1 billion into the Greek economy. The country’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, along with Microsoft, announced...
Standalone 5G and edge compute bring enterprise value
The ability to deliver a network slice is the long goal of the transition to standalone 5G. At a high-level, a network slice is an end-to-end logical partition of a network that provides specific levels of service...
VMware sees open infrastructure, automation and integrated management as key to accelerating enterprise private network deployments
At a virtual session during VMworld this week, the company broke down the opportunities and challenges associated with not just deploying private enterprise network, but also standing up differentiated...
Network infrastructure represents a $25 billion silicon opportunity by 2023, says Intel
Intel announced today the expansion of its lineup of hardware, software and solutions to better keep pace with the trend of virtualized Radio Access Networks (vRAN). Intel has identified that network infrastructure represents...
The acquisition will help VMware deliver an 'end-to-end automation solution'
VMware kicked off its VMworld 2020 conference by announcing its purchase of automation software company SaltStack to support VMware’s vRealize cloud management software suite.
With the purchase, VMware is acquiring Salt, an open-source tool that has...
