BROWSING: IBM
Ericsson quits IoT – agrees sale of loss-making IoT Accelerator business to Aeris
Ericsson has agreed to sell its IoT business, including its IoT Accelerator connectivity management platform and Connected Vehicle Cloud platform, to California-based IoT provider Aeris. The Swedish firm said its IoT business, expected to post net sales of SEK 0.8 billion ($76.85 million) in...
Colt and IBM unveil Industry 4.0 lab in the UK
Both firms will bring secured Edge Cloud services backed by IBM Cloud Satellite to end customer
Colt Technology Services and IBM have launched a joint lab environment to help customers adopt Industry 4.0 technologies in the manufacturing value chain.
Under this agreement, the firms say they...
IBM Cloud for VMware as a Service debuts
The new managed service is aimed at enterprises with hybrid cloud deployments
IBM has announced the rollout of IBM Cloud for VMware as a Service. The new solution combines IBM’s hybrid cloud deployment efforts with VMware capabilities, in an effort to help IBM’s customers modernize workloads,...
IBM adds Red Hat Storage to bolster hybrid cloud efforts
Big Blue will make Red Hat Storage its own, and promises to keep ODF, Ceph and others 100% open source
IBM announced on Wednesday plans to integrate Red Hat’s storage products and associate teams into IBM’s Storage business unit. The goal, said IBM, is to...
IBM, Airtel build secure edge services for Indian businesses
A look inside the companies’ three-prong strategy with IBM’s head of cloud, 5G, and edge
IBM on Wednesday announced a partnership with Indian telco Bharti Airtel to bring forth a massive edge computing project that will include 120 network data centers across 20 cities in...
#TBT: Try your hand at handset hurling; IBM eyes mobile; FirstNet’s first board … this week in 2012
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
Hurl your handset!...
Architectural principles for enabling edge applications in 3GPP standards
The 3GPP has defined an enabling layer to facilitate communication between the Application Clients and the Edge Application Servers
The latest iterations of 3GPP standards have placed added emphasis on support for edge computing, a distributed computing framework that brings computation and data storage...
IBM doubles down on hybrid cloud
Hybrid cloud accounted for more than a third of IBM’s total revenue
IBM handily beat Wall Street expectations for its second quarter, and showed promising results as the company goes all-in on its full-stack hybrid cloud strategy. The tech giant this week reported adjusted earnings...
Telefónica evolves Cloud Garden to become Red Hat OpenShift Service platform
Telefonica Tech has rebranded Cloud Garden to Red Hat OpenShift Service, embracing hybrid and multi-cloud app deployment trends.
Hybrid cloud and AI will drive tech’s evolution – IBM CEO
Hybrid cloud and AI will drive the next wave of technology and productivity, says IBM CEO Arvind Krishna.
5G, the hybrid cloud, and hybrid work
5G sits at intersection of two major business trends: the enterprise pivot to hybrid cloud, and the labor trend towards hybrid work.
Real business outcomes and ‘one throat to choke’ – IBM on what Industry 4.0 wants
Another late entry from the MWC files, this time from a discussion with IBM; but another one, again, where the talk is somehow timeless, at least in a 2022/3 timeframe, and also sometimes abstract. “Sure, it is a ramble; but, then, nothing is certain,”...
IBM, SAP make hybrid cloud play
IBM and SAP have announced a new hybrid cloud partnership aimed at helping SAP's large enterprise customers move ERP workloads to the cloud.
IBM acquires Sentaca, hopes to help CSPs unlock new revenue streams
IBM has acquired more than 20 companies since 2020, all with the intention of bolstering its hybrid cloud and AI capabilities
IBM has acquired telco consulting services and solutions provider Sentaca to bolster its hybrid cloud consulting business, so that it can better support communications...
Well, technically… telcos can only grow by moving into the enterprise: IBM’s Marisa Viveros (Ep. 60)
On this episode, Marisa Viveros, vice president of Strategy & Offerings for the Telecom, Media and Entertainment Industry at IBM defines the IBM telco cloud network ecosystem, delves into the specifics of the company's recent cloud partnerships with Verizon and Telefonica and explains how...
AI, automation and the rise of cloud-out network architecture (IBM on 2022)
In the last two years, we have seen an explosion in the number of cloud providers used by enterprises. What started-out with deployments in one or two clouds has now morphed into five or six, especially when SaaS providers are taken into consideration. We...
Public MEC vs. private MEC or both?: Verizon taking two-pronged approach
Verizon has partnered with AWS and Microsoft on delivering MEC services
Verizon is all in on both public and private MEC and has a range of partnerships in place with the likes of AWS and Microsoft Azure as well as companies focused on applications. But...
IBM, Boston Dynamics extend data analytics to the edge with mobile robot
At Mobile World Congress Los Angeles (MWC LA) last week, I met Spot, Boston dynamics’ dog-like robot first revealed in 2016. By pairing Spot’s athletic skills with IBM’s data analytics capabilities, the companies have transformed it into an intelligent roaming edge device.
“We unlocked...
Telefonica taps IBM for 5G core network build
Telefonica will lean on IBM's expertise to build the 5G core network technology for its UNICA Next platform.
China accounts for over 40% of 6G patents: report
China is responsible for 40.3% of global 6G patent filings, followed by the U.S. with 35.2%. Japan with 9.9%, Europe with 8.9% and South Korea with 4.2%, according to a report by Nikkei.
Nikkei worked with Tokyo-based research firm Cyber Creative Institute to survey nearly...
IBM, Airspan plan Open RAN testbed across France and Germany
The two companies will give vendors an opportunity to test and optimize performance as they develop Open RAN solutions
IBM Global Business Services and Airspan Networks have announced plans to launch a 5G-enabled Open RAN testbed spanning the IBM Watson IoT center in Munich, Germany...
Dish selects IBM’s automation and orchestration software for cloud-native 5G network
IBM's software will allow Dish to accelerate the creation and delivery of new services and will make 5G network slicing possible
IBM is now involved in the United States’ first greenfield cloud-native 5G network, following a deal with Dish Network. IBM will provide its AI-powered...
Will 5G Change the World? Steve Goetz, IBM (Ep. 43)
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TSMC reportedly plans chip price hikes
Taiwan-based TSMC, the world's largest semiconductor manufacturer, reportedly plans to raise prices between 10-20%, impacting devices from smartphones to automobiles.
The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter, reported that TSMC expects to raise prices on its most advanced chips by...