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HPE Revenue Up 2% in Q1 to $7B As Customer Demand Continues to Build in Edge, HPC and AI

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HPE’s Q1 FY2022 results are again solid following similarly positive results in the last two quarters of FY2021. As Q1 closes, HPE is continuing its pivot from requiring a CapEx-heavy investment from customers to a focus more on an Annualized Recurring Revenue that is changing the way the stalwart company is doing business with customers.

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MWC 2022: Netcracker Digital Platform Enlightens Path for CSP Business Growth and Innovation – New Futurum Research Report

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Netcracker Digital Platform sets out to enable the creation of immersive digital experiences, provide innovative monetization solutions, and delivers the intelligent automation key to fulfilling CSP digitalization objectives. There is a lot of opportunity facing CSPs as they continue their digital transformation journeys. Futurum Research explores the capabilities of the Netcracker Digital Platform and why we feel the open, modular, digital-native solution is capable of powering the innovation that CSPs require to drive growth and overall business value.

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Kyndryl Reports Q4 and FY 2021 Revenue Down as Company Takes its First Solo Steps as Independent Unit

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Futurum analysts Shelly Kramer and Todd R. Weiss dissect the first earnings report for managed IT services vendor Kyndryl, spun out of IBM in November 2021. Q4 and full year 2021 earnings dropped by single digits compared to one year ago when it was owned by Big Blue. They explore the company’s culture shift post spinoff, as well as its early moves in forming strategic alliances and cloud technology partnerships, as well as establishing training and certification initiatives and what’s ahead.

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MWC 2022: Qualcomm Unleashes Game Changing 5G Ecosystem Innovations

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Qualcomm debuts new device and network chipsets at MWC 2022 that promise to deliver increased 5G performance, responsiveness, coverage, and energy efficiency across the 5G ecosystem. Futurum analysts Ron Westfall and Shelly Kramer assess why Qualcomm’s new portfolio offerings could deliver game changing innovation across the 5G ecosystem and further validates its credibility as a vital enabler of accelerating 5G builds and expanding 5G global adoption.

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MWC 2022: Qualcomm and the Metaverse

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Futurum analyst Michael Diamond covers Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon’s announcement in his MWC 2022 keynote of a partnership with ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, coupled with insight on his vision on how the firm’s Snapdragon chips and Spaces XR Developer Platform will play a key role the global Metaverse market in the future.

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MWC 2022: Amdocs Digital Services Expansion Accentuates Amdocs Mission to Spur Cloud Journeys

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Amdocs expands Amdocs Digital Services capabilities with the aim of assisting and accelerating communications service provider and media organization cloud journeys. Futurum’s Ron Westfall assesses why Amdocs Digital Services expansion, including the recent acquisition of cloud services specialist DevOpsGroup, aligns with increasing use of professional services by organizations to advance their cloud journeys and puts competitive pressure on rivals to up their DevSecOps credentials.

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MWC 2022: Ericsson 5G Energy Efficiency Portfolio Updates Validates Energy Efficiency as Key Selling Point for 5G Networking Solutions

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Ericsson evolves its RAN portfolio with seven new products and solutions that aim to power sustainable, smart, and slim 5G networks. Futurum’s Ron Westfall assesses why Ericsson’s portfolio development emphasis on 5G energy efficiency advances aligns with CSP sustainability and ESG goals and boosts competitive prospects across 5G network builds.

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Spectrum Enterprise Enhances MNE Solution, Uses Cisco Meraki to Strengthen Digital Workforce Capabilities

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Spectrum Enterprise bolsters is Managed Network Edge solution with enhancements designed to improve productivity for office, remote, and mobile workforces through new managed network solution options. Futurum’s Ron Westfall assesses why using the Cisco Meraki platform strengthens the Spectrum Enterprise MNE solution in countering rival offerings and meeting the distinct demands of distributed workforces.