As people go on their annual holidays, could they be risking the cybersecurity of their workplaces? A new finding from the Palo Alto Networks Trust in the Digital Age online survey, suggests many people could be taking work-issued devices like smartphones and tablets on holiday and using them on unsecured Wi-Fi networks, despite the known security risks. (more…)
August 14, 2019
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
New Enlight’em project, coordinated by IMDEA Networks Institute, is set to use Visible Light Communications (VLC) technology to bring connectivity and sustainable ubiquitous communication networks to every LED bulb. (more…)
August 12, 2019
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Zain Saudi Arabia and Nokia successfully demonstrated a 5G-enabled VR (Virtual Reality) advanced use case in Mashaer area and the Holy Mosque area in Makkah. This technology allows visitors to experience Hajj remotely as if they are present on site. (more…)
August 9, 2019
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Industry 4.0. The Industrial Internet of Things. Digitalisation. Smart manufacturing. The fourth industrial revolution. There are dozens of different names for the uptake in connected technologies and the convergence of IT and OT systems taking place in industry at the moment. One thing most people do agree on, however, is that it’s tech-driven. But should this really be the case? (more…)
August 7, 2019
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Amdocs, a provider of software and services to communications and media companies, announced that it will provide SES, a global satellite operator, with its Amdocs Network Function Virtualisation (NFV) solution to modernise and automate its network platforms in the cloud, in an open, software-centric way. (more…)
August 6, 2019
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Enterprises around the globe have been adopting Internet of Things (IoT) products to improve organisational efficiency, enhance communications, and to gain insight into system performance. IoT devices have become commonplace in enterprises from all industries. (more…)
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Accenture has acquired Northstream, a Stockholm-based consultancy to communications service providers (CSPs) and networking services vendors. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. (more…)
August 5, 2019
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
SES announced it will create an open, standards-based network automation and service orchestration platform, built on Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) and powered by Amdocs’ network functions virtualisation (NFV) technology. (more…)
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Verizon has been chosen to update Washington State’s Peninsula Light Company (PenLight) power distribution system with Verizon’s Grid Wide Utility Services Intelligent Energy platform. Electric meters equipped with Verizon cellular connectivity will replace end-of-life meters in the homes and businesses of over 33,000 PenLight members. (more…)
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Cisco and Superloop announced two deployments of up to 400G for 4600km on the INDIGO West cable from Singapore to Australia, and the INDIGO Central cable from Perth to Sydney, featuring a two-fibre pair ‘open cable’ design with new spectrum sharing technology. (more…)
August 2, 2019
Posted by: Anasia D'mello