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IBM partners with Unilever, Walmart and others for food safety

IBM has been one of the earliest corporate adopters of blockchain, using the technology to manage data for its Watson internet of things platform. Now the company plans to use blockchain to track food safety, and it is partnering with some of the biggest...

Five software-defined networking market leaders

The booming NFV and SDN market The network functions virtualization (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN) market is expected to be worth approximately $54.41 billion by 2022 with a compound annual growth rate of 71.4%, according to a new report by MarketsandMarkets. Accompanying the report is...

Verizon brings Virtual Network Services to Amazon cloud

Verizon teams up with Amazon to deliver virtual services at global scale Verizon announced it has made its Virtual Network Services available on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud. AWS cloud provides building blocks that can be assembled quickly to support workloads. Businesses leverage AWS...

IBM working with India’s telcos to advance virtualization

IBM joins Telecom Sector Skill Council with push toward network functions virtualization IBM Corp. recently announced it is collaborating with Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC) in an effort to advance budding technologies like big data, cloud computing, virtualization and the internet of things (IoT) within...

IBM launches new services for automotive IoT

The new automotive IoT offering will be delivered alongside IBM’s Watson IoT platform IBM Security has launched two new security testing practice areas focused on automotive security and the internet of things (IoT). The company said the new services will be delivered via a team...

Arrow Electronics partners with IBM to grow IoT business in APAC

The firm has integrated IBM's Watson IoT platform and IBM Cloud services into its service offering Arrow Electronics has integrated IBM's Watson internet of things (IoT) platform and IBM Cloud services into Arrow's ideation-to-production services. With this new offering, Arrow's customers in Asia Pacific will...

IBM debuts universal encryption mainframe to combat hackers

IBM Corp. debuted Monday the encryption capabilities of its new z14 mainframe, otherwise known as IBM Z, which is focused on combating the growing threat of data breaches. The number of data breaches within the U.S. is on the rise. IBM purports universal encryption --...

DAC 2017: MEMS are key to IoT applications

Coventor is changing the way MEMS are made The value of the internet of things lies in the data generated by billions of connected devices, and those devices need sensors to generate that data. Sensors measure temperature, light, speed, position, moisture, flow rate, activity level...

Kagan: Influence marketing affects every business

What is influence marketing? As it turns out, I have been an influence marketer for three decades. Who knew? And, one way or another, this affects every business. Let me share some important thoughts with you as one of these influencers. Companies use influencers...

The internet of things in the health care sector

The internet of things (IoT) is transforming the health care industry by redefining how applications, devices and people interact and connect with each other in delivering healthcare solutions. IoT is offering new tools as well as efficiencies that make up an integrated health care system...

Kagan: 2017 is IBM Watson coming out party

It seems like 2017 is the IBM Watson coming out party. You may have noticed their new television ad campaign showing how Watson and AI will impact, transform and improve company after company in industry after industry. Are you ready for artificial intelligence? Well,...

KBR inks deal to develop IoT tools for oil and gas firms

The agreement includes IBM’s IoT, cloud computing, advanced analytics and cognitive business solutions for the oil and gas vertical KBR and IBM have recently reached an agreement to collaborate on the development of digital IoT products for customers in the oil and gas and petrochemical...

Verizon sells cloud, managed hosting business to IBM

Verizon cloud sale follows on sale of data centers to Equinix Verizon has agreed to sell its cloud and managed hosting operations to IBM and plans to "work with IBM on a number of strategic initiatives involving networking and cloud services," according to a posting by...

Comcast Business adds Direct Link to IBM Cloud platform

In a move said to support greater connection speed, reliability and security compared with an open internet connection, Comcast Business partners with IBM. Comcast is looking to take advantage of the latest in cloud technology, announcing that its enterprise-focused operation is now...

Sigfox selects LuxCarta for global IoT geodata requirements

The Sigfox IoT network currently reaches 30 countries French low power wide area network (LPWAN) operator Sigfox has selected LuxCarta to provide its latest countrywide geodata data sets. LuxCarta has provided geodata for more than 50 countries in the past two years in support of the...

IoT Cybersecurity Alliance to focus on security challenges

AT&T, IBM and Nokia part of founding group of companies targeting IoT security. AT&T, IBM, Nokia, Palo Alto Networks, Symantec and Trustonic formed the IoT Cybersecurity Alliance, with a focus on helping enterprises tackle security challenges tied to the internet of things. AT&T...

Ericsson and IBM announce 5G base station chip

Ericsson and IBM said they have created an integrated circuit designed for use in future "5G" base stations. The companies announced the first reported silicon-based millimeter wave phased array antenna module operating at 28 GHz. The 28 GHz band is being used by both AT&T...

Kagan: Is AI man versus machine?

Artificial intelligence is one of the hottest areas of growth and transformation we have ever seen. The next step is integrating itself and working with wireless and wireline networks. This is a huge growth opportunity and the sky looks bright for the investor, worker,...

What is open source software?

The term open source when connected to software may today seem like it’s been around forever, but you would be surprised how new of a concept it is. The transformational nature of the telecommunication industry’s march towards a software future should not be...

2017 Predictions: Mobile workforce to drive further enterprise change in 2017

Enterprises will be required to adjust operations in order to account for growing use and demand by an increasingly mobile workforce. Editor’s Note: With 2017 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from across the mobile telecommunications space on...

IBM partners with Delos to build healthier living spaces

IBM announced earlier this month it is collaborating with wellness and technology firm Delos to adopt IBM Cloud and cognitive technologies to speed the discovery of new insights in health and wellness and their connections to the design of indoor spaces. Designed to be a multi-year collaboration, Delos...

Top trends in the connected car market

BI Business Intelligence estimates more than 380 million connected cars will be on the road by 2021 – and the market is picking up speed faster than expected, even from a year ago. In the U.S., Parks Associates estimates the U.S. connected vehicle market...

IBM attempting to accelerate blockchain adoption with new ecosystem

IBM goes all in with blockchain. IBM this week announced a blockchain ecosystem designed to help accelerate the creation of networks using the technology. The ecosystem program is designed for large-businesses, startups, systems integrators, independent software vendors and enterprise developers. To support...

#TBT: Sprint touts LTE progress; AT&T puts numbers to NFV, SDN journey … this week in 2014

Sprint said its 2.5 GHz-powered LTE service hit 100M pops covered, while AT&T laid out its long-term NFV, SDN plans … 2 years ago this week. Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate...