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NTT DATA Services, the global technology services arm of the NTT Group, agreed to acquire Sierra Systems Group, Inc., the Canadian subsidiary of The Sierra-Cedar Group, Inc. Financial terms were not disclosed. Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sierra Systems is a leading IT services and consulting firm offering a full range of IT consulting, systems […]
T-Mobile received a written consent of Deutsche Telekom Holding B.V., holder of approximately 63.5% of T-Mobile Common Stock, in favor of the Sprint transaction. Regulatory approvals are still pending. T-Mobile expects the deal will be completed in the first half of 2019. “This is another step forward in creating the New T-Mobile, so we can […]
A10 Networks reported Q3 2018 revenue of $60.5 million, compared with $62.0 million in third quarter 2017. GAAP gross margin of 78.5 percent, non-GAAP gross margin of 78.8 percent. There was a GAAP net loss of $1.8 million, or $0.02 per share, non-GAAP net income of $2.3 million, or $0.03 per share. “We delivered a […]
CyrusOne reported revenue was $206.6 million for the third quarter, compared to $175.3 million for the same period in 2017, an increase of 18%. The increase in revenue was driven primarily by a 26% increase in occupied CSF and additional interconnection services. Net loss was $(42.4) million for the third quarter, compared to net loss […]
Kevin Vachon, COO of MEF, previews the workshops, the LSO hackathon, an enterprise WAN session, and Proof-of-Concept demonstrations underway this week in Los Angeles. https://youtu.be/L1tNS_-NZMY
Telia Carrier achieved real-time transmission of 600 Gbps wavelengths in its live production network from Palo Alto to San Francisco using Infinera’s FlexILS flexible grid open line system. Infinera said this milestone was achieved with the latest generation of the Infinera Infinite Capacity Engine, ICE5, demonstrating its continued rapid cadence in the development of vertically […]
Fujitsu Network Communications is launching a MicroApplications Practice to help network operators transform their software approach, allowing faster and more cost-effective solutions for networking challenges. The idea is to help network operators to evolve from monolithic software stacks to container-based, modular pieces of code based on microservices architecture. This agile approach allows flexible, automated applications […]
NTT and FURUNO ELECTRIC CO. have developed a receiver for GPS and other global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) that significantly improves time-synchronization accuracy in areas with severe reception conditions such as among buildings and in mountainous areas. NTT said its new satellite signal selection algorithm and a time synchronization GNSS receiver from FURUNO makes it […]
Trend Micro announced a partnership with NTT DOCOMO to develop a new solution for the demands of the 5G era built upon the recently announced Trend Micro Virtual Network Function Suite (VNFS) on NTT DOCOMO’s “docomo 5G open cloud.” Specifically, this solution works together when the Trend Micro VNFS executes on “docomo 5G open cloud.” […]
Fujitsu and Ericsson announced a partnership to deliver end-to-end 5G network solutions and related services initially in Japan and later expanding globally. The two companies said they will join forces to develop this based on their combined portfolios – spanning radio access and core network – for the dynamic 5G market in Japan, connecting communications […]
Accedian introduced its service analytics solution, SkyLIGHT DataHUB IQ, for providing network and IT operations teams a single, unified view of how their network is behaving and how subscribers are experiencing the network, enabling the prioritization of the most severe customer-impacting issues for immediate resolution. Accedian said its software can provide full stack views into […]
IBM agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Red Hat for $190.00 per share in cash, representing a total enterprise value of approximately $34 billion. IBM and Red Hat said that as a combined company tthey will be strongly positioned to address the migration of all businesses to multi-cloud environments […]
5G Americas, which is an industry trade association, published a 271-page whitepaper detailing the extensive standards work by 3GPP in the development of 5G wireless technology. Some highlights of Wireless Technology Evolution: Transition from 4G to 5G 3GPP Release 14, which was frozen by mid-2017, produced LTE-Advanced Pro features. It also focused on the study […]
