Press Releases

Broadband Forum forges ahead with holistic approach to broadband network development

A new conception of broadband is on target to be achieved as the industry experiences an era of unparalleled change and challenge, and networks transform to meet the opportunities of 5G,‘cloudification,’ the Internet of Things (IoT), gigabit access, open source solutions and the growing influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI). (more…)

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March 27, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Full OT/IT coverage enables seamless end-to-end digitalisation

Industrial systems integratorBoulting Technology, has announced a new alliance with NETbuilder, a provider of software and IT consulting services. The alliance will enable Boulting to provide UK clients across manufacturing, process and other industries with a full suite of end-to-end digitalisation services. (more…)

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March 26, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Sierra Wireless completes digital transformation of 1.9 million smart vending machines

Sierra Wireless, a provider of integrated device-to-cloud solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT), reported that the International Vending Alliance (IVA), the largest global network with 1.9 million vending machines in more than 70 countries, has selected Sierra Wireless’ Smart SIM and AirVantage® IoT Platform to support its vending service delivery. (more…)

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March 23, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

2G feature phones in emerging markets surge while saturated regions await 5G, finds Strategy Analytics

Strategy Analytics in its newly published report Global Handset Sales Forecast by 88 Countries and 19 Technologies: 2003 to 2023 finds that while the first 5G commercial handsets will go on sale from early 2019, sales will not begin to scale up until 2021 when volumes approach 5% of global handset sales. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Averon closes new funding round bringing raise to $13.3 million

Averon, developer of the world’s first mobile identity verification standard that is both automatically frictionless and ultra-secure, announced it has closed a $5 million (€4.05 million) Series A1 financing round led by Avalon Ventures and Salesforce founder and CEO Marc Benioff. (more…)

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March 22, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Middle East digital carrier, Zain Jordan, signs partnership agreement with EQUIIS

EQUIIS Technologies, a provider of secure mobile communications for the enterprise, and Zain Jordan, the digital carrier in the Middle East, and part of the Zain Group, has finalised their partnership agreement. (more…)

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March 21, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

GlobalPlatform and IoT Connectivity Alliance sign MoU to develop and support industry-wide standards for IoT security

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been agreed between industry associations GlobalPlatform and the IoT Connectivity Alliance (ICA). The two technical bodies will work to develop and promote a standardised approach to internet of things (IoT) security based on secure component technology. This will reduce the cost and streamline the development of large-scale consumer and industrial IoT deployments. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Italy’s national research council CNR and Italtel enter ICT framework agreement

A new framework agreement to promote research, knowledge exchange and innovation within the Information and Communication Technologies sector has been signed by Italtel and the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Italy’s national research council. (more…)

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March 20, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Linaro announces OpenDataPlane Tiger Moth LTS software release with support for Arm and x86

Linaro Ltd, the open source collaborative engineering organisation developing software for the Arm ecosystem, announced the availability of the second Long Term Support (LTS) release of OpenDataPlane®, code named “Tiger Moth”. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Barcelona lights up with next gen Wi-Fi (Passpoint™)

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), together with The GSMA, Fira Barcelona and the city of Barcelona launched a successful next generation Wi-Fi (Passpoint™) deployment at Mobile World Congress 2018, demonstrating how advanced wireless hotspots can fuel connectivity for smart cities. (more…)

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March 19, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde