Tag: news

July 5, 2023

Nokia announced it has signed a new patent cross-license agreement with Apple which will replace the current license that is due to expire at the end of 2023. The terms of the agreement remain confidential between the parties. Nokia expects […]

May 23, 2022

The Federal Communications Commission is considering modifying the rules for one of its high-cost rural broadband deployment programs to support 100/20 Mbps service. The agency has opened public comment on a proposal that would increase available support to some of […]

February 1, 2022

AT&T has confirmed that the mechanism for its separation of WarnerMedia will be a spin-off, followed by the subsequent combination of WarnerMedia with Discovery. The transaction itself was announced in May of last year, but the mechanism — a stock […]

April 5, 2021

South Korea’s LG Electronics is exiting the mobile phone market, planning to wind down its mobile phone business by July 31. The company has been the number three player in the U.S. smartphone market, which is dominated by Apple and […]

January 11, 2021

J.D. Power surveyed 2,620 U.S. adults in December 2020 and found that most consumers know either very little or nothing about 5G and its value, but that hasn’t totally diminished their desire for it. According to the survey, 20% of […]

January 11, 2021

Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf will be retiring June 30 after a successful 26-year run with the company. He will be replaced by Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon. Amon has been with the company since 1995. While there are always concerns when […]

January 10, 2018

Oracle announced that it has entered into an agreement with Aconex, a leading cloud-based solution that manages team collaboration for construction projects, for approximately US$1.2 billion. The Aconex project collaboration solution digitally connects owners, builders and other teams, providing complete […]

December 27, 2017

Executives with Dell Technologies are looking to leverage the full scope of the company’s wide-ranging product portfolio to push an aggressive strategy for the internet of things. In a media event here Oct. 10, CEO Michael Dell and other officials […]

December 14, 2017

Yes, there will be some tax and banking fraud as a result of the gargantuan data breach at Equifax. The biggest impact, however, will be felt by enterprises that rely on credit reporting bureaus to verify the identity of people […]

September 21, 2017

Just a month ago we had research that indicated on-premises data center investments were dropping in priority as companies moved to the cloud. Now a second report confirms this suspicion that companies are de-emphasizing their on-premises data centers in favor […]

September 11, 2017

Broadband internet service in the U.S. has been plagued by uncompetitive practices. Large, nationwide internet service providers (ISPs) have built monopolies that prohibit innovation, drive down levels of service, and block competitors from entering the market. In its 2016 Broadband […]

September 7, 2017

AT&T is already using unmanned aerial vehicles to survey and inspect cell towers, and now the carrier is investing in software to help drones autonomously repair tower equipment and carry radios to places where network traffic is heavy. Right now, […]

June 23, 2017

ORLANDO–Smart buildings turning urban cores into smart cities filled with autonomous cars and drones, and ubiquitous, high seed, low latency networks supporting the needs of consumers, enterprises and the seemingly endless growth of the internet of things. That’s the vision […]

May 24, 2017

Companies that worry about cyber security tend to have security leaders. What about companies that don’t know or aren’t sure? Turns out in one case, the process of exploring their insurance coverage prompted a lot of learning – and the […]

May 8, 2017

Sprint introduced something they call the “Magic Box,” to speed up wireless data connectivity for customers in their homes, offices or when they travel. Like with other wireless carriers, Sprint customers generally have no problem with speed. However, for the […]

April 14, 2017

Windstream, a leading provider of advanced network communications, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Broadview Networks for $227.5 million in cash. Broadview is a leading provider of cloud-based unified communications solutions to small and medium-sized businesses. The company offers a […]

April 10, 2017

As networking makes its inexorable move toward cloud native models and development, participants here at this week’s Open Networking Summit made several key announcements toward that end. Chief among these was the initial release of the code for the newly […]

March 27, 2017

When the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) enters operational service at Cerro Amazones in Chile’s Atacama desert, scheduled for 2024, adaptive optics (AO) will be crucial to its hunt for exoplanets. In the E-ELT – as with other advanced ground-based […]

March 23, 2017

Finally, Verizon’s long-expected deal to acquire Yahoo’s core Internet assets became reality this week. Verizon’s aquisition of internet giant, Yahoo’s operating business for approximately $4.83 billion in cash sets its foot deeper into massive content network and digital advertising business. […]

March 17, 2017

The word ransomware conjures images of kidnappers and ransom notes. But that doesn’t quite capture the reality of PC ransomware. In fact, “it’s not always obvious when ransomware is the problem,” says Mike Cobb, director of engineering at data recovery […]