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How Industry 4.0 chilled out and got real (‘not with 5G’) – Software AG hails new dawn for IoT

A good – and overdue and delayed – catchup with Bernd Gross, chief technology officer at Software AG, at Hannover Messe some months back gave pause to reflect on broader developments with Industry 4.0, and with 5G as an adjunct to it, as well...

Telco Cloud & Mobile Edge Forum 2023 – Key Findings Report

This report dives deep into the challenges, solutions, possibilities and capabilities arising from the cloudification of networks and what the future holds for the wider telecoms industry. Download our key findings report to: Stay up-to-date on the latest trends in telecom. The report will provide insights...

Hyperscalers, integrators, operators – the fight to be top dog in Industry 4.0

It is easy to be benevolent when you’re top-dog. Which is true in life, of course – and is not to say that goodness should be graded by the relative comfort of the do-gooder. But what goodness is there in a boardroom, really? Because...

OT-grade, IT-friendly, telco-made – Nokia eyes Industry 4.0 ‘sweet spot’

This article continues from another post, under the header: ‘They’re still figuring it out; we've moved beyond’ – Nokia expands Industry 4.0 view. Click here to read the previous instalment. The problem with Industry 4.0 in brownfield sites is that playground software is fighting for...

‘They’re still figuring it out; we’ve moved beyond’ – Nokia expands Industry 4.0 view

A couple of years back, Nokia talked up its private 5G cloud system like a Netflix-style content platform; almost three years later, it is looking to deliver on that concept by loading its MXIE edge-compute servers with Industry 4.0 applications. It is a telling...

Microsoft strikes cloud gaming deal with Nware

Microsoft continues its cloud gaming push, even in the face of recent opposition from U.K. regulators Despite Microsoft’s ongoing battle with U.K. regulators regarding its attempted takeover of gaming giant Activision Blizzard, the tech company has signed a 10-year agreement with Nware to make Xbox...

UK regulators shoot down Microsoft-Activision deal

In January 2022, Microsoft announced plans to acquire Activision for $68.7 billion The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has blocked Microsoft’s attempt to acquire Activision Blizzard, claiming the deal would lead to “reduced innovation and less choice” in the cloud gaming market. Announced in January...

“But I ordered a McCrispy…” – searching for 5G in the home of Industry 4.0

First impressions count – and the trains are late, the stairs are broken, and the food is wrong. This is not the fabled German efficiency we came here to discuss – and see projected into the digital age across 17 cavernous halls of the...

How to package and deliver MEC—Microsoft, Verizon detail their approaches

MEC applications, architectures and go-to-market strategies Mobile edge computing (MEC), particularly when combined with cellular connectivity, is seen as a new revenue driver for both operators and hyperscalers. In fact, market dynamics are pushing the two increasingly closer together in terms of developing, packaging and...

Hybrid vs. public—How should operators move to the telco cloud? 

As operators move into the telco cloud era, which deployment option(s) will win out?  As the title of this piece—and the Telco Cloud & Edge Forum session it’s based on—suggest, it seems that the two most likely outcomes for operators on a long-term journey to...

Kagan: AI makes us smarter and dumbs us down at the same time

We get so excited about all the advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) from companies and developments like Chatbot and generative AI. This is a new and exciting opportunity for investors, workers, governments and individuals. That being said, there are two sides to every coin....

Kagan: AI chatbot technology spreads from Microsoft to Google

Artificial Intelligence (AI) suddenly seems to be on everyone’s radar, growing in leaps and bounds. Microsoft was first to embrace this new chatbot technology with their Bing and Edge internet browsers for search. They just introduced Copilot, which brings AI to Microsoft 365. This...

HPE intros new IoT data converter for Aruba-to-Azure IoT workloads

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has introduced a new open-source data converter for Microsoft Azure to enable IoT data going via Aruba Wi-Fi access points to be used in sundry business intelligence and analytics applications in the Azure platform. The firm’s Aruba business has worked...

HFCL, Microsoft to collaborate to boost private 5G networks in India

HFCL said that the private 5G collaboration will target verticals including manufacturing, retail, warehouse, mining, education, defence and smart city Indian company HFCL, which focuses on digital networks for telcos, enterprises and governments, announced a collaboration with Microsoft to create converged private 5G solutions. In...

Deutsche Telekom partners with Microsoft on private 5G to target SMEs

Deutsche Telekom is to introduce a cheaper and simpler private 5G network offer for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) using Microsoft’s multi-access edge compute (MEC) bundle, which includes a cellular core network and “RAN components” from the Redmond firm, plus sundry compute and application...

Microsoft adds BICS to private MEC bundle for private-to-public network roaming

Carrier services company BICS is providing private-to-public network roaming for enterprises installing private 5G networks from Microsoft. BICS said the pair have “collaborated to solve the challenges” of IoT roaming between private enterprise networks and public operator networks. The Belgium-based firm is providing roaming...

DT, T-Mobile US launch network APIs and joint developer platform

The two telcos said the new network APIs are integrated onto Microsoft Azure Programmable Connectivity BARCELONA—Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile US have developed a platform with joint Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) - called T-DevEdge – with the aim of making easier for the global developer community...

Ericsson, Intel and Microsoft trial network slicing on laptops

Expanding the range of devices for network slicing will open up new use cases, says Ericsson Ericsson partnered with Intel and Microsoft to trial network slicing at its lab in Sweden, showing that multiple network slices can be used on cellular-connected Windows 11 laptops...

Microsoft is cutting 10,000 jobs

In a memo sent to employees, Microsoft's CEO called such decisions 'difficult, but necessary' Microsoft today issued a filing that detailed plans to lay off 10,000 employees as part of broader cost-cutting measures. Company CEO Satya Nadella discussed the job cuts at this year’s World...

Tech Mahindra, Microsoft ink agreement to boost 5G cooperation

Anant Maheshwari, president of Microsoft India, said that the collaboration will help customers build green and secured networks Indian company Tech Mahindra has announced a strategic collaboration with Microsoft to enable cloud-powered 5G core network modernization for telecom operators globally. In a release, Microsoft India noted...

Microsoft acquires fiber solutions start-up Lumenisity

Lumenisity makes hollow core fiber for data centers and ISPs Microsoft has acquired U.K.-based Lumenisity, a start-up that makes hollow core fiber (HCF) solutions, primarily for data centers and internet service providers (ISPs). Microsoft has said that the acquisition of Lumenisity’s technology will better help...

Microsoft beats expectations, but predicts slower cloud growth

”We’re focused on helping our customers do more with less” – Microsoft CEO Microsoft reported results Tuesday for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2023 earnings, the period ending September 30, 2022. For the quarter, Microsoft reported revenue of $50.1 billion, moderately higher than the $49.61...

Food giant Mars set to rollout IoT and AI across global production lines

US-based food manufacturing giant Mars has rolled out digital twin technology, marrying IoT sensor outputs with AI analytics inputs in a edge/cloud dashboard, across its factories in the US, specifically to reduce instances of over-filling packages in food production. The solution, designed with IT...

Ofcom launches probe into cloud market competition

AWS, Microsoft and Google combined generate about 81% of revenues in the U.K. public cloud infrastructure services market British media regulator Ofcom has initiated an investigation into whether Amazon, Microsoft and Google’s cloud computing dominance is a threat to market competition. In a statement that acknowledged...