Recently, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., and Ericsson announced a new milestone between the companies in the advancement of 5G after they completed a 5G New Radio (NR) data connection compliant with global 3GPP 5G NR Release 15 specifications in Standalone (SA) mode of operation.
IBM z15: Ready to Rev up Hybrid Multicloud Environments with Instant Recovery
IBM announced IBM z15, a new enterprise platform delivering the ability to manage the privacy of customer data across hybrid multicloud environments. With z15, clients can manage who gets access to data via policy-based controls, with an industry-first capability to revoke access to data across the hybrid cloud.
Ciena Reports Robust Q3 2019 Results, Sees Competitive Edge against Huawei
Ciena reports robust Q3 2019 results, highlighting what they perceive as a competitive edge against Huawei, one of its key rivals. While perhaps somewhat self-serving, this perspective has resonance due to the mounting geopolitical pressure to exclude Huawei from strategic operator 5G-IoT build-outs and using the company’s AI engines.
Huawei on 5G: Asia-Pacific is the Early Pace Setter
Huawei’s standing in the nascent worldwide 5G market is solid as it has secured over fifty 5G commercial contracts and shipped over 200,000 Massive MIMO AAUs. The timing of this update is critical as Huawei must contend with mounting geopolitical pressure to exclude its portfolio from a multitude of 5G network build-outs due primarily to national security concerns. Even with geopolitical restrictions and mounting concern over its supply chain stability, Huawei is fulfilling ongoing 5G customer demands.
Tech Mahindra and Adjoint Light up Blockchain to Potentially Deliver Secure Enterprise Financial Management and Insurance Services
Tech Mahindra and Adjoint recently announced their joint blockchain solution for secure enterprise financial management and insurance services across locations in order to improve the customer experience.
Ericsson and Deutsche Telekom Prioritize Delivering Mobile Solution at Industrial Sites
Ericsson and Deutsche Telekom (DT) unveiled their strategic campus networks partnership to meet the growing demand in Germany for mobile solutions at industrial sites. Customers will benefit from improved security, efficiency and sustainability of operations.
ADTRAN Readies Operators for Connect America Fund Compliance
ADTRAN’s managed, cloud-based performance test solution streamlines data collection + reporting for operators using the CAF program.
Atos Joins HELIOS in Preparing Social Media Nemesis Aimed at Facebook and Its Ilk
Atos joins HELIOS, a research and innovation project funded by the European Commission as part of the H2020 Program, betting on blockchain for the win.
Amdocs Buys TTS Wireless to Boost Open 5G Portfolio
Amdocs recently acquired TTS Wireless, a privately-owned provider of mobile network engineering services, specializing in network optimization and planning.
Amdocs and Microsoft Augment Alliance to Spur Operator Growth and Open Source Cloud Adoption
The recent Amdocs/Microsoft alliance expansion builds on the initial March 2018 agreement when Amdocs announced the implementation of Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. The joint approach was developed to enable operators to deliver virtual network services running on Azure, orchestrated and managed by ONAP.