A range of global institutions — including major banks, media organizations and airlines — have reported a widespread IT outage affecting their operations. Australia has been hit particularly hard: flights have been grounded, supermarkets experienced checkout chaos, and broadcasters were disrupted when autocue, graphics and other computer systems failed. The U.S. state of Alaska also … Read more

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has officially designated Huawei and ZTE as national security threats, marking a significant escalation in tensions between Washington and Beijing. Although successive U.S. administrations have long warned about risks associated with Chinese telecommunications vendors and advised carriers to avoid their equipment, this is the first time the FCC has formally … Read more

Upcoming availability in the Pax8 Marketplace will help MSPs standardize and secure Microsoft 365 at scale while creating a clear path to managed intelligence for SMB customers. Pax8, the global AI and cloud marketplace for small and medium-sized businesses (SMB), will add inforcer to the Pax8 Marketplace through a new partnership that makes the provider … Read more

Industrial IoT solutions provider Wind River has partnered with British multinational telecom company BT to demonstrate edge cloud computing applications. Announced at the SDN NFV World Congress in the Netherlands, the demonstration highlights Wind River’s Titanium Cloud, a deployment-ready virtualization software platform designed for edge and telecom environments. As 5G adoption grows, compute power must … Read more

As competing networks both clash and cooperate to deploy their own LTE services, EE (Everything Everywhere) reports it has already reached 500,000 4G subscribers and is moving to strengthen its lead by expanding infrastructure and coverage. In a press release, EE outlined details of its upcoming expansion plans and service updates. The next stage of … Read more

US security officials acknowledge that some allies will continue to use Huawei 5G equipment despite repeated warnings, and they have begun planning for that reality. Sue Gordon, deputy to the director of the US intelligence community, outlined the issue at a recent conference. “We are going to have to figure out a way in a … Read more

China Mobile, together with partners Qualcomm and ZTE, has announced plans to run large-scale 5G trials based on specifications being developed by 3GPP. Before a new generation of mobile technology can be deployed, comprehensive interoperability and over-the-air field tests are required. With this announcement, China Mobile aims to begin that process early while the 5G … Read more

Barracuda Networks today launches Barracuda Managed Vulnerability Security — a new, fully packaged service designed to help organizations proactively identify, analyze and prioritize vulnerabilities before they can be exploited. The service is operated by Barracuda’s global Security Operations Center (SOC) and expands the capabilities of the integrated security platform BarracudaONE. The new offering covers vulnerability … Read more

Google provides Google Wallet, which supports NFC payment technology, and the team says they are working on integrating Bitcoin. Ariel Bardin, Vice President of Payments at Google, asked a Redditor to prompt the community with “What would I want Google to do with Bitcoin?” so he could observe the conversation. Microsoft offers a digital wallet … Read more

Acronis, a global leader in cybersecurity and data protection, today announced an expansion of its #TeamUp partnership in Sweden with the storied Djurgårdens IF Hockey. The collaboration is supported by Noll7Noll/7Security, a Stockholm-based managed services provider (MSP) acting as Acronis’ #CyberFit delivery partner. “We are pleased to welcome Djurgårdens IF Hockey and Noll7Noll to the … Read more