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Month: May 2017

RAD network edge
Features

White boxes are the future of the virtual network edge: RAD

May 31, 2017 Tony Poulos 0

Network virtualization technologies like SDN and NFV have finally moved from hype to reality, and that includes the network edge, as Yacov Cazes, Director of Service Provider Line of Business at RAD, explains in this interview. Read more…

thailand 4.0
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Thailand 4.0 faces massive cyber security challenges

May 31, 2017 Don Sambandaraksa 0

With 133% mobile phone penetration, connectivity in Thailand is no longer a problem. This has bought with it 40 million Internet banking accounts, 19 million mobile banking accounts and a rapidly growing e-commerce sector. The Read more…

BA
News

BA under pressure to explain response to IT failure

May 31, 2017 News Centre 0

LONDON (Reuters) – British Airways (BA) flights were back in the skies on Tuesday but the company faced increasing pressure over its response to the huge IT failure that left 75,000 passengers stranded over a Read more…

Views

The biggest risk of SoftBank’s Vision fund: investing quickly and wisely

May 31, 2017 Richard Windsor 0

SoftBank announced last week that the first round of its $100 billion Vision fund has closed with $93 billion in committed capital, but the problem now is going to be how to quickly put this Read more…

NBTC
News

NBTC Watch: Net idols summoned; fingerprints for SIMs

May 31, 2017 Don Sambandaraksa 0

ITEM: Thailand’s NBTC (National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission) has summoned representatives from YouTube, Facebook, content creators and even net idols to discuss an OTT regulatory framework next week following a ruling on May 24 that Read more…

NEC and Netcracker
Off the Wire

NEC/Netcracker, Infinera and Juniper release automated transport SDN

May 31, 2017 News Centre 0

NEC and Netcracker Technology have announced a partnership with Infinera and Juniper Networks to release a new transport SDN solution that enables end-to-end network automation and control. The new solution leverages Infinera’s intelligent transport networks, Read more…

UFC
Off the Wire

Samsung adds UFC, X Games and Live Nation to Gear VR

May 31, 2017 News Centre 0

Samsung Electronics has announced a lineup of global live entertainment partnerships with the UFC, X Games and Live Nation for its virtual reality platform, Gear VR. The new VR Live Pass on Gear VR events Read more…

security
Off the Wire

Crap security will cost global businesses $8 trillion by 2022: report

May 31, 2017 News Centre 0

Criminal data breaches will cost businesses a total of $8 trillion over the next five years thanks to a combination of higher levels of internet connectivity and inadequate enterprise-wide security, says Juniper Research. A new Read more…

qualcomm
Off the Wire

Qualcomm unveils IoT mesh networking platform for smart homes

May 31, 2017 News Centre 0

Qualcomm has announced a new mesh networking platform that blends a number of technologies, including voice control, IoT connectivity and carrier-class features into an IoT-oriented chipset platform for smart-home devices. Qualcomm says devices based on Read more…

Eutelsat
Features

Eutelsat – not your normal communications company

May 30, 2017 Tony Poulos 1

Eutelsat is no normal communications company. It deploys and manages forty satellites that provide service to broadcasters, telcos and aviation companies. The next launch will position a satellite over the Asia-Pacific region to provide communications Read more…

laptops airplanes
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That US airline laptop ban may be extended to all flights

May 30, 2017 News Centre 0

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States might ban laptops from aircraft cabins on all flights into and out of the country as part of a ramped-up effort to protect against potential security threats, US Homeland Read more…

News

Japan’s strategy for drones, self-driving trucks may be ready next week

May 30, 2017 News Centre 0

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan aims to finalize on June 9 plans to allow package delivery by drone sometime from 2020 and the commercialization of self-driving trucks by 2022, as it scrambles to breathe new life Read more…

Views

Telcos need the right ad tech strategy to monetize data

May 30, 2017 Guest Writer 0

Telcos could leverage ad tech to monetize their data and compete against the Facebooks and Googles of the world – if they do it right. According to a report by We Are Social, there is Read more…

China
News

China’s controversial cyber security law goes live Thursday

May 30, 2017 News Centre 0

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China, battling increased threats from cyber-terrorism and hacking, will adopt from Thursday a controversial law that mandates strict data surveillance and storage for firms working in the country, the official Xinhua news Read more…

starhub
Off the Wire

StarHub beefs up cyber security portfolio with Accel stake

May 30, 2017 News Centre 0

Singaporean operator StarHub has announced an agreement to acquire a 51% stake in cyber security systems integrator Accel Systems & Technologies for S$19.3 million ($14 million) in cash. StarHub said the proposed acquisition will strengthen Read more…

Off the Wire

NTT DoCoMo and Samsung among new 5GAA board members

May 30, 2017 News Centre 0

The 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) announced that AT&T, Jaguar Land Rover, NTT DoCoMo and Samsung Electronics has joined its board following its General Assembly on May 11. Existing members Audi, BMW Group, China Mobile, Daimler, Ericsson, Ford, Read more…

Off the Wire

Fox Sports taps Telstra for centralized live broadcast production hubs

May 30, 2017 News Centre 0

Telstra announced it had been selected by Fox Sports to be its network partner of choice, using Telstra’s Distributed Production Network (DPN) to enhance Fox’s outside broadcasting model. DPN is an end-to-end IP network been Read more…

telcos knitting
Videos

Why telcos should stick to their knitting and other gems of wisdom

May 29, 2017 Tony Poulos 0

Futurist, CommunicAsia keynote speaker and Fast Future CEO Rohit Talwar joins Tony Poulos to freely dispense advice to telcos on why they should stick to their knitting. In this candid, and sometimes irreverent discussion, Talwar and Poulos Read more…

900 1800 spectrum
Views

HK cellcos disagree on 900/1800 but agree govt spectrum policy stinks

May 29, 2017 John C. Tanner 0

Last week Hong Kong’s major cellcos officially submitted their comments to the independent regulator CA on how it should go about reassigning 900/1800 spectrum once those licenses expire. The submissions from HKT, SmarTone and 3 Read more…

artificial intelligence
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Tech giants are scooping up AI startups: CB Insights

May 29, 2017 News Centre 0

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A total of 34 artificial intelligence startups were acquired in the first quarter of this year, more than twice the amount of activity in the year-ago quarter, according to the research Read more…

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