Thursday, 07 April 2016 05:50
Shaw Closes WIND Acquisition
Shaw Communications Inc. has closed its previously announced acquisition of Mid-Bowline Group Corp. ("Mid-Bowline") and its wholly-owned subsidiary, WIND Mobile Corp., for an enterprise value of approximately $1.6 billion. Chief Executive Officer, Brad Shaw said, "We know Canadians want options when it comes to their wireless provider and, in time, customers can expect to see integrated offerings that provide them with the best value for their dollar in quality of coverage and connectivity. We are excited about our growth prospects…
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Thursday, 07 April 2016 05:44
Verizon Digital Media Services Now Connects with Google Cloud Platform
Verizon Digital Media Services, the content delivery platform now part of AOL verified that customers can now use Google Cloud CDN Interconnect to more safely and securely transfer content between the Verizon Digital Media Services content delivery network (CDN) and Google Cloud Platform. Active Telecoms recently reported that Verizon was exiting the public cloud market and this is one of the beginning steps. The high-performance interconnections provide a direct link between Google Cloud Platform and Verizon Digital Media Services' CDN,…
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Thursday, 07 April 2016 05:02
Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg at MWC16: 5G, IOT and Cloud to Disrupt Every Industry
The Active Telecoms team was at At Mobile World Congress 2016 where Ericsson President and CEO Hans Vestberg said digital disruption will come to every industry in 2016 and made major announcements in 5G, the Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud. With these announcements, Ericsson solidifies its positions as a leading ICT transformation partner for customers across industries. As Ericsson's vision of 50 billion connected devices approaches, three fundamental ICT forces - broadband, mobility and cloud - are rapidly reshaping…
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Sunday, 20 March 2016 08:17
Cisco & Ch2m Form Global Smart City Partnership
Cisco and US-based global engineering company, CH2M have announced a global strategic relationship to provide urban planning and design, smart-technology integration and program delivery services, starting With Shendra-Bidkin, an industrial smart city being developed along India's Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor.
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Sunday, 20 March 2016 08:10
Ayla Networks and Changhong to Build Connected Air Conditioners
IoT platform company Ayla Networks has teamed up with Chinese home appliance maker Changhong to launch a new generation of connected air conditioners. Ayla Networks will provide IoT cloud technology and cloud platform support for Changhong's split air-conditioning products worldwide, and Changhong will also make use of Ayla technology to create smart air-conditioning products in regions outside China.
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Sunday, 20 March 2016 07:42
Telecoms Tipped To Be Fastest Growing User of Public Cloud in APEJ
IDC forecasts spending on public cloud services in the Asia Pacific region excluding Japan (APeJ) to grow at a 22.9 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) - almost six times the rate of overall IT spending growth - from nearly $7b in 2015 to $15b in 2019, exceeding its predicted growth rate of 19.4 percent CAGR for the global market in the same period.
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Tuesday, 16 February 2016 12:36
NTT Com aims for global leadership in managed services
NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the ICT solutions and international communications arm of NTT) is to absorb NTT's Atlas IT subsidiary in a bid to develop a strong leadership position in global managed network, infrastructure and applications services. Atlas IT will change its name to NTT Com Managed Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of NTT Com. The new company, which already provides remote infrastructure and application management services to mid-market and enterprise customers in EMEA, North America, Asia and Australia,…
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Wednesday, 03 February 2016 05:46
AICTO’s continuous developments in the Arab region
Being present in Egypt, H.E Eng. Mohamed Ben Amor, secretary-general of the Arab ICT Organization, achieved successful agreements to better serve the Arab region. Within the scope of the Arab-Chinese cooperation, and on the margin of the visit of the President of China to Egypt, the secretary-general of the Arab ICT Organization (AICTO), H.E Eng. Mohamed Ben Amor, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the director of China Satellite Navigation Office, Mr. Chengqi Ran, on Wednesday 20 January 2016,…
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Wednesday, 03 February 2016 05:24
Samsung Gear VR brings virtual technology to the masses
Virtual reality (VR) was among the top trends identified at CES 2016 in Las Vegas earlier this month. This industry interest reaffirms the potential of VR, which with its wide-ranging applications is not only transforming entertainment, gaming and business, but is transporting people to places they would otherwise be unable to reach.
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Wednesday, 20 January 2016 11:20
Could radio frequency energy power IoT devices for free?
The Internet of Things (IoT) has worked its way up from a boardroom discussion topic, to a highly addressed topic at many events across the globe. It has developed into a glimpse of what the future holds for our increasingly digitally connected world. And it’s just the beginning.
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