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In our article, Cloud computing 101: Advantages and disadvantages, we defined cloud computing and discussed some of the benefits and challenges that come with transitioning from local servers to the cloud. We also took a look at the top 5 industrial IoT companies, excluding...

Huawei wants to play a leading role as industry cloud enabler, the Chinese ICT vendor revealed at Huawei Connect 2016. Best known as a telecommunications equipment vendor and handset manufacturer, Huawei revealed a new strategy that places the cloud, or more specifically the industry cloud, at...

Chinese market accounted for more than 58% of ZTE total revenue in the period Chinese vendor ZTE recorded operating revenue of 47.76 billion yuan ($7.17 billion) in the first half of 2016, climbing 4.05% over the same period the previous year. ZTE reported a domestic operating revenue...

Regulators and self-driving car manufacturers are facing a moral dilemma: should self-driving cars save passengers or pedestrians when they crash? A new study reveals how end users feel about the issue. Self-driving cars are coming, bringing claimed advantages such as more efficient traffic management, reduced...

AT&T chooses Synacor over Yahoo for hosting services 1. AT&T may have seen the writing on the wall. With Verizon Communications emerging as the company most likely to buy Yahoo, AT&T has decided to shift business away from the Internet search engine. AT&T will take...

Big data and analytics continues to be an area of high interest for the industry, and the news coming out of Mobile World Congress reflects how vendors and operators hope to leverage BDA for their businesses in the coming year. In particular, three areas...

Redefining real time mobile communications with disruptive, cloud-based solutions from GENBAND Powerful cloud-based software solutions, coupled with increasingly virtualized network functionality, will define the next wave of disruptive innovation. These tools, if strategically deployed, allow communications service providers (CSPs) to rapidly bring new applications to...

The African continent is set for significant cloud adoption, according to a new study from SAP and IDG, with similar hopes and concerns about the technologies as more established technology centers – and some concerns and potential advantages unique to the region. Mobility is a significant driver...

 ORLANDO, Fla. – In his keynote at Sapphire Now 2015, SAP CEO Bill McDermott, called SAP S/4 HANA "a once-in-a-generation platform." Designed to help companies become more data driven while simplifying and making the process of analytics more seamless, the technology is the talk of...

Barcelona, the annual host of Mobile World Congress, is also striving to become one of Europe's top tourist cities, so the Spanish city recently brought in SAP and Telefónica to better connect travelers to its hottest attractions. The result is “Barcelona for You” or BCN4U,...

BARCELONA, Spain — The future is set to be all about the connected world: connecting wearables, cars, homes, cities and enterprises. But that connection brings up a very complex scenario due to security and privacy concerns. At a keynote session during this week's Mobile World Congress...

Editor’s Note: In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this Reader Forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible, but we maintain some editorial control...

SAP has announced two major deals: one with Nokia, to integrate geo-location data from its Here unit into SAP's HANA in-memory data platform, and one with Samsung to develop an enterprise mobility ecosystem based on Samsung mobile devices, including wearables for business applications. SAP "plans...

A new survey of business leaders found that enterprise employees will probably have to learn more about data-based decision-making for their companies. The survey, sponsored by SAP and conducted by Wakefield Research, found that 86% of enterprise decision-makers believe that "all employees in a company will...

SAP saw its enterprise cloud revenues jump 41% year-over-year, and CEO Bill McDermott told investors that the company is "accelerating our shift to the cloud." SAP reported that it now has more than 1.6 million companies using its systems for almost $600 billion in commerce, translating...

Editor's Note: The ecosystem of big data analytics, and its intersection with mobile networks and cloud computing has increasing relevance to wireless in areas that include service assurance, customer experience management, mobile marketing, location-based services and more. Here is a look at the week's big data news. --...

Editor’s Note: In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this Reader Forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible, but we maintain some editorial control...

RCR Wireless releases a new feature report that explores recent developments and advances in the collection and analysis of data across the telecom operator's broad horizontal view: from business systems, the network, and devices. Distilling data from those sources into actionable intelligence remains a...

The implications of this announcement for the future are wide reaching if you consider the breath of SAPs portfolio along with Ericsson’s installed base and its ability to provide network-aware solutions. The initial offer is focused on SAP’s enterprise mobile management solution. Focusing on...

Editor's Note: The ecosystem of big data and analytics, and its intersection with mobile networks and cloud computing has increasing relevance to wireless in areas that include service assurance, customer experience management, mobile marketing, location-based services and more. Here is a look at the week's news...

Implementation of mobile payment systems varies widely, and with the major players relying on their strengths and attempting to overcome their weaknesses, there is not yet a single business model that dominates across the globe.

SAP reported that its cloud business grew 32% during the second quarter and said that it is the fastest-growing enterprise cloud company "at scale," which it considers to be an annual cloud revenue run rate of more than $1.3 billion (roughly a billion Euros). SAP's annual revenue...

Editor's Note: The ecosystem of big data and analytics, and its intersection with mobile networks and cloud computing has increasing relevance to wireless in areas that include service assurance, customer experience management, mobile marketing, location-based services and more. Here is a look at the week's news...

With the 2014 FIFA World Cup concluded and Germany victorious, data continues to reveal just how entwined mobile engagement was with the experience of the games. SAP, which says it processes 1.8 billion messages daily from more than 1,000 operators, analyzed how text messaging traffic fluctuated...