Software defined networking (SDN) is generating a lot of buzz these days, but the technology will ultimately make itself useful in the enterprise largely because it will save enterprises time in deploying new applications, predicted Martin ...
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The government has fallen about $1 billion short of the $3bn revenue windfall it had hoped to reap from the sale of valuable wireless spectrum to the nation's leading telecoms companies. After two weeks of secret bidding, Telstra, Optus ...
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Expanding beyond its own OpenStack hosted services, Rackspace is offering to build OpenStack deployments for other hosting providers as well, such as telecommunication companies. "We're getting into the business of helping large service ...
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"MOVE along now, nothing to see." Constable Plod's old refrain looks an apt way to sum up Criterion's performance in the March quarter, with his "buy" calls rising an average 1 per cent in a quarter in which the broader market surged 5 per ...
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April 2, 2013 - Small- and medium-sized telephone companies that have upgraded their networks to all-fiber are reporting operational cost savings averaging 20% annually, according to a study commissioned by the Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) ...
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The S&P/ASX200 has fallen 0.3 per cent to 4899.6 after hitting a fresh two-month low of 4893.8 in mixed trading before tonight's US jobs data. Materials and industrials stocks have recovered at the expense of defensive and high-yield ...
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In-memory computing (IMC) will reach the enterprise mainstream by 2016, creating a market worth $1bn (£700m) by 2016. So say analysts at Gartner. The research firm cites the "rapid maturation of infrastructure technologies" coupled ...
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Oracle is filling out its product stack for communications with the acquisition of Tekelec, which provides network signalling, policy control and subscriber data management software for mobile data networks. Terms of the deal, which is ...
Oracle is filling out its product stack for communications with the acquisition of Tekelec, which provides network signaling, policy control and subscriber data management software for mobile data networks. Terms of the deal, which is ...
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After the quietest year for mergers and acquisitions last year since the global financial crisis, bankers and lawyers are hoping deals in their pipelines will soon come to market and lift volumes. However, activity this year is down more ...
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The telecoms industry is set for huge growth over coming years, thanks to the protracted maturation in the smartphone and tablet markets, said research agency Ovum in a statement on 2 March. The prediction is that that partnerships will ...
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Jason Stamper summarises the most recent technology results and deals announcements. Of those reporting in this period it is Cisco that's the bellwether, and its results should give a little encouragement to the sector as a whole. But not ...
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Microsoft has joined the Open Data Center Alliance, a user-led organization that aims to simplify the purchasing of data center and cloud services by promoting interoperability and common standards. The alliance has gathered over 300 ...
The number of North American households connected directly into fiber networks has hit the 9 million mark, with small incumbent telephone companies continuing to lead the growth in fiber to the home deployments, according to the ...
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The U.S. has better broadband service than some critics give it credit for, with speeds, availability and prices that are competitive with many other developed nations, according to a new study from a tech-focused think tank. While the ...