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Nokia appointed Joerg Erlemeier as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and member of the Group Leadership Team, reporting to Nokia President CEO Rajeev Suri. He replaced Monika Maurer, who is leaving Nokia to pursue new opportunities outside the company. Erlemeier was most recently Senior Vice President, Nokia Transformation and has over 20 years of experience in […]
Citing a slowdown in spending by a U.S. carrier customer, ADTRAN trimmed its revenue and earnings estimates for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2017. The company now expects revenue for the quarter is expected to be approximately $125 million. Non-GAAP earnings per share for the quarter are expected to be approximately $0.01. GAAP earnings […]
by James E. Carroll Singapore, which boasts the world’s highest mobile penetration rate at over 150% and which has been ranked as the most “Tech-Ready Nation” by the World Economic Forum, is often cited as a living laboratory for advanced communication services given the compact size of this city-state and its excellent overall infrastructure. […]
BaishanCloud, a cloud data services company with offices and R&D centers in Beijing, Seattle, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Xiamen and Guian, raised $50 million in its Series C of private equity financing. Baishan’s cloud suite is comprised of cloud delivery, cloud storage, and cloud linkage services. The platform includes data transmission, data storage, data consumption, and data […]
NodeSource, a start-up based in San Francisco, raised $17.5 million in Series B funding, for its open source Node.js solutions for enterprises. The company’s flagship product, N|Solid, is a fully-compatible enhanced Node.js platform designed for mission-critical enterprise applications running server-side JavaScript at scale. Cited customers include Citadel, Comcast, Condé Nast, Delta Airlines, Goldman Sachs, Mastercard, […]
Xtera has filed legal proceedings against Nokia Corporation, including Alcatel-Lucent, and NEC Corporation citing infringement of its intellectual property in subsea telecommunications systems. Specifically, Xtera’s complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) alleges that Nokia and NEC “are using its technology illegally and without permission, and seeking to prevent the companies from importing and […]
Orange Business Services will deliver cloud connectivity services for the European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) Copernicus project, which will provide free and open access to near-real-time data, models and forecasts about our planet, harvested by a family of dedicated satellites and in-situ observations. Orange is part of the Airbus Consortium, one of the four groups of […]
Sunnyvale, California based Ooma, which offers a VoIP service for consumers and small businesses, has acquired Butterfleye, a start-up offering an AI-powered video camera and security platform. Financial terms were not disclosed. Butterfleye raised $1 million in an Indiegogo campaign in 2016 to launch its security camera. The wire-free Butterfleye camera is designed to detect […]
AT&T confirmed plans to roll out mobile 5G service in a dozen U.S. markets by late 2018, making it the first U.S. carrier to do so. The initial launch is aimed at consumers. Trials of 5G business applications are also planned this year. The company also updated its plans in the following areas: LTE-LAA – […]
Verizon has selected Samsung Electronics America as a supplier of commercial 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) network solutions. Verizon will begin by launching commercial 5G services in Sacramento, California in the second half of 2018. Financial terms were not disclosed. Specifically, Samsung will provide Verizon with commercial 5G home routers (CPEs), 5G Radio Access Units […]
Verizon, Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies conducted the first FDD Massive MIMO trial with a fully compatible customer device in December. The test used the latest Ericsson Massive MIMO software and hardware on Verizon’s network, along with a mobile test device powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform with X20 LTE using TM9 (Transmission Mode […]
AWS announced ten more locations where its Direct Connect service is available. AWS Direct Connect provides secure 1 Gbps and 10 Gbps connections from inside a colocation data center or from a service provider. Here are the latest AWS Direct Connect locations: Bangalore, India – NetMagic DC2 – Asia Pacific (Mumbai). Cape Town, South Africa […]
Oi, the largest telecommunications company in Brazil and South America, announced a major advancement in its bankruptcy restructuring, as creditors voted to approve a plan that reduces debt by approximately 65 billion reais (US$20 billion). The restructuring is believed to be the largest in Latin America to date. The restructuring paves the way for a […]
