Telecommunications companies have several promising avenues for future growth—from digital gaming and online video to eHealth and financial services—but they will continue to face intense pressure from large tech hyperscalers. That is the conclusion of analyst firm Omdia in its latest report, which argues that while many telcos have already invested in TV and online … Read more
(Image Credit: iStockPhoto/LDProd) Orange’s CEO Stéphane Richard has confirmed the group met its financial objectives for 2014 but cautioned investors to expect a decline in results in the current year. The company attributes the anticipated dip to a combination of factors, including strong pricing pressure in its domestic French market and investments and acquisitions in … Read more
Arctic Wolf’s Aurora AI cybersecurity combines agentic AI with human expertise in a new security platform and SOC service. IT security company Arctic Wolf today introduced the Aurora Superintelligence Platform and Aurora Agentic SOC, modern solutions that leverage autonomous, agentic AI while anchoring trust and operational decisions in human expertise. Daily cybersecurity operations move from … Read more
Samsung Electronics has partnered with Japanese telecom operator KDDI to complete the first demonstrated 5G transmission on a high-speed train. The joint trial took place on a train traveling at speeds above 100 km/h (over 60 mph) along a route where the distance between two stations was roughly 1.5 km (nearly 1 mile). Although that … Read more
As datacenters demand ever more power, measuring only how efficiently electricity is used is no longer enough—we must also measure what that energy produces. The energy debate therefore needs new productivity metrics that show how much AI value we get per watt. Hanna Oredsson, Head of Secure Power Sales at Schneider Electric Sweden, argues that … Read more
(Image Credit: iStockPhoto/martinwimmer) The mobile consumer experience has advanced significantly: subscribers can now buy data top-ups, access on-demand services, and view accurate balances instantly. These capabilities are powered by real-time business support systems (BSS). Yet this modern billing experience remains mostly confined to individual consumers. Enterprise billing continues to rely on outdated systems and processes, … Read more
Lenovo renews the Lenovo 360 partner program with simplified tiers, a stronger services focus and expanded MSP initiatives to accelerate partner-led growth worldwide. Lenovo has introduced a series of updates to its partner framework, Lenovo 360, aimed at simplifying tier structures, strengthening service-driven growth models and boosting technical collaboration across its global channel ecosystem. These … Read more
Mobile operators are facing a data crunch. Sales of bandwidth-hungry mobile broadband devices continue to rise, yet consumer-driven flat-rate, unlimited data plans mean revenues aren’t keeping pace with growing data volumes. Networks are increasingly congested. A recent Juniper Research report forecast that nearly 50% of data traffic generated by 3G/4G-connected devices will be offloaded to … Read more
Patrick Drahi, the billionaire founder and controlling shareholder of Altice International, publicly addressed recent corruption allegations tied to the company’s Portuguese operations. Speaking on a Q2 2023 call with debt investors, Drahi said he was shocked and disappointed by the claims and added that if they prove true he feels “betrayed and deceived.” These remarks … Read more
Fountech Anticip8 Predictive AI is now launched as an advanced platform that is changing how organizations forecast human behavior. Version 1.0 delivers more than 85% accuracy, enabling companies to act proactively rather than merely react when issues arise. By analyzing signals from text, images, audio and video, the platform opens new possibilities to predict how … Read more