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Why is CRT sticking a data center in a 17th-century French castle?
CRT Informatique is getting into the data hosting business in style by building a data center in a 378-year-old French castle. Read more…
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Huawei Cloud launches blockchain service worldwide
Huawei Cloud revealed that it has officially launched its Blockchain Service (BCS) for global use, following its commercial debut in China last month. Now available on the international Huawei Cloud website, the service – which Read more…
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Ciena launches analytics service for network optimization
Ciena has unveiled a new cloud-based intelligent analytics service that promises network providers and large enterprises actionable intelligence that can forge a path to creating more agile networks. As networks become more complex with increasing Read more…
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Alibaba Cloud expands blockchain-as-a-service overseas
Alibaba Cloud says it has expanded its blockchain-as-a-service (BaaS) offering overseas to Southeast Asia, the US and Europe. Alibaba Cloud’s BaaS – which launched in China in October 2017 – provides an enterprise-level platform service Read more…
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Telserv and iBasis team up to expand virtual numbers offering
Telserv and iBasis have signed a strategic partnership that will target growing demand from OTTs and emerging demand from the global Unified Communication as a service (UCaaS) market, Communications platform as a service (CPaaS) and Read more…
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Netcracker launches full-stack SDN/NFV as a service
Netcracker Technology has announced the launch of what it claims is the industry’s first end-to-end, cloud-based SDN/NFV and IT solution – from VNFs to orchestration, OSS, BSS, portals and a digital marketplace – as a Read more…
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Syniverse and Mavenir launch RCS business solution
Syniverse and Mavenir have partnered to deliver a global cloud-based Rich Communication Services (RCS) business messaging as-a-service solution that promises to simplify messaging reach for brands and fuel A2P revenue opportunities for mobile operators. RCS Read more…
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Verimatrix reveals cloud content distribution platform
Verimatrix has unveiled a new content distribution platform-as-a-service (PaaS) that provides enhanced connectivity between content providers and video service operators, streamlines end-to-end workflows and automates video analytics reporting. The new ‘Viewthority’ platform, which is built Read more…
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Hyperscale capex juggernaut still going strong: report
Q2 capex for hyperscale operators was up 59% from a year ago, maintaining a record-setting start to the year and cementing the ability of the top five players to squash any new competition, says new Read more…
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StarHub and UOB collaborate to help SMEs go digital
StarHub and United Overseas Bank (UOB) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore, to develop and to provide digital solutions to help SMEs accelerate their digitalization efforts. Under the MoU, UOB will be Read more…