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Three examples of SDN deployments

Software-defined networking (SDN) is making big waves in the telecom networking spaces. Like any budding technology, SDN will take time to develop. Nevertheless, SDN applications are being deployed by major service providers including Amazon, Cisco, Facebook, Microsoft and NTT, to name just a few. What...

What is smart manufacturing?

Sensors and data analytics underpin smart manufacturing initiatives Smart manufacturing is a process that utilizes internet-connected machinery to monitor the overall production process. The main goal of smart manufacturing is to identify opportunities for automating manufacturing operations and use data analytics to improve the overall...

Tech titans take Texas legislators to task on immigration tough talk

Michael Dell, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai, Tim Cook and others pen letter to Texas governor weighing in implications of immigration enforcement efforts Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Republican state lawmakers are taking a tough stance on immigration. Earlier this month, Abbott signed a law allowing police...

Microsoft supports white space Wi-Fi network

Pilot white space Wi-Fi network to expand in southern Virginia Microsoft is supporting the launch of a Wi-Fi network that utilizes television white spaces, to provide connectivity in rural southern Virginia. The "Homework Network" is being constructed by wireless internet service provider B2X Online using white...

Microsoft and Ericsson look to boost enterprise IoT adoption

U.S. software giant Microsoft and Swedish network infrastructure vendor Ericsson announced plans to expand collaboration in the internet of things space via a new enterprise IoT product integration meant to speed up the time it takes to launch mobile network-based IoT services.

Microsoft and Ericsson look to boost enterprise IoT adoption

The two firms have unveiled a pre-integrated solution to simplify the launch of mobile network-based enterprise IoT services U.S. software giant Microsoft and Swedish network infrastructure vendor Ericsson announced plans to expand collaboration in the internet of things space via a new enterprise IoT product...

Microsoft moves cloud intelligence to the network edge

Cloud computing has become a concept that most people in technology recognize and at least partially understand, so it's no surprise that the cloud is no longer the cutting edge. Instead, the edge is the edge -- innovators are moving cloud compute capabilities to...

Microsoft moves cloud intelligence to the network edge

Cloud computing has become a concept that most people in technology recognize and at least partially understand, so it's no surprise that the cloud is no longer the cutting edge. Instead, the edge is the edge -- innovators are moving cloud compute capabilities to...

Healthcare IoT: Providers prescribe connectivity for patients, suppliers

Microsoft emerges as major healthcare IoT provider As healthcare providers search for ways to cut costs, the internet of things is creating new ways to monitor and maintain equipment and reduce unnecessary interactions between caregivers and patients. Microsoft is emerging as an important player in...

Healthcare IoT: Providers prescribe connectivity for patients, suppliers

Microsoft emerges as major healthcare IoT provider As healthcare providers search for ways to cut costs, the internet of things is creating new ways to monitor and maintain equipment and reduce unnecessary interactions between caregivers and patients. Microsoft is emerging as an important player in...

Voice-controlled networks could find a home with SMBs

Hardware and software developers know that IoT for the enterprise doesn't just mean industrial solutions, because many enterprises look more like homes than factories. Almost half the private sector output in the U.S. is produced by small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), and more than...

Kagan: My take on the Samsung Galaxy S8

The Samsung Galaxy S8 is evolutionary, not revolutionary. It is a better smartphone than previous versions in a few ways, but it is not a home run. The screen is bigger and better. Bixby, their new AI, which I’ve been waiting to try is...

Schneider Electric teams with Microsoft to accelerate the IoT

The new offering combines Schneider's EcoStruxure architecture with the Microsoft Azure cloud platform Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management and automation, has expanded its collaboration with Microsoft to accelerate development of open IoT applications Customers can now gain access to multiple cloud-based applications from...

Microsoft looks to reduce internet of things complexity with new SaaS

Microsoft IoT Central connects to Azure cloud services; Connected Factory announced ahead of Hannover Messe Microsoft has unveiled Microsoft IoT Central, a new software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering aimed at reducing the complexity of IoT solutions. The company bills the solution as enabling "powerful IoT scenarios without...

Industrial IoT case study: Thyssenkrupp transforms elevator maintenance

Microsoft Hololens and Azure platform join predictive maintenance industrial IoT solution used by Thyssenkrupp Elevator, escalator and moving walkway manufacturer Thyssenkrupp has been using the predictive maintenance capabilities of Microsoft's Azure suite, which allows Thyssenkrupp’s service technicians to identify problems with elevators. Combined with the...

Smart Cities Council welcomes wireless industry members

CommScope is latest vendor to join council as a lead partner The market for smart city solutions will soon be worth more than $1 trillion, according to Frost & Sullivan, and the wireless industry will be ready. Companies from almost every part of...

Microsoft opens IoT lab in Munich

Microsoft facility in Germany adds to the company’s IoT labs in the U.S. and China. Microsoft announced it will this month inaugurate an internet of things-focused AI Insider Lab in Munich, Germany. The IoT artificial intelligence lab is set to...

AT&T joins The Linux Foundation as ‘platinum’ member

The Linux Foundation bolstered its telecom ranks with AT&T joining the organization as its twelfth “platinum” member on the heels of ECOMP move. The Linux Foundation announced AT&T has joined the open source organization as a “platinum” member, with a senior AT&T...

#TBT: Nokia, Qualcomm tussle in Europe; Sprint pushes WiMAX, EV-DO Rev. A … this week in 2007

Nokia asked a European court to strike down Qualcomm patents, while Sprint moved on expanding WiMAX and EV-DO Rev. A deployments … 10 years ago this week. Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to...

#TBT: Nextel tower sale to SpectraSite sets mark; CTIA, PCIA bicker over competition … this week in 1999

Nextel deal to sell its tower portfolio to SpectraSite for $560M set a sales mark, while industry trade groups CTIA and PCIA fight over competition level … 18 years ago this week. Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback...

Colt partners with Microsoft Azure on reach of SDN cloud platform

Colt said its SDN On Demand platform will allow for quicker enablement of new services through Microsoft’s Azure cloud. Colt Technology Services collaborated with Microsoft in adding its Dedicated Cloud Access services to its software-defined networking “On Demand” portfolio in a move to...

#TBT: AT&T expected to announce job cuts; Samsung sets lofty goal … this week in 1998

AT&T was expected to announce up to 19,000 job cuts as part of larger restructuring, while Samsung banked on CDMA to raise profile … 19 years ago this week. Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our...

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...

Reader Forum: Recent attacks on RDP – what you should know

A recent rash of malware attacks on Microsoft’s RDP calls into question current thinking in terms of battling Trojan attacks. Editor’s Note: In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this Reader Forum for those with something...