JDSU: 0.1% of LTE Users Consume Over 50% of Downlink Data

The most extreme data hogs are far more voracious on 4G network than previously seen on 3G networks. According to new data from JDSU’s Location Intelligence Business Unit (formerly Arieso), just 0.1% of 4G users consume more than HALF of all 4G downlink data measured.  Beyond the 5s, Apple products account for six of the top ten ‘hungriest handsets’, along with two Samsung products, one HTC and one Sony. The study found that iPhone 5s users...

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Amazon Redshift Boosts Performance on SSD-Nodes

Amazon Web Services (AWS) introduced higher performance and lower cost Dense Compute Nodes for its Amazon Redshift managed, SQL-based data warehousing service. The new SSD-based storage option is available in two sizes: Large - 160 GB of SSD storage, 2 Intel Xeon E5-2670v2 virtual cores, and 15 GiB of RAM. Eight Extra Large - 2.56 TB of SSD storage, 32 Intel Xeon E5-2670v2 virtual cores, and 244 GiB of RAM. The Dense Compute nodes feature...

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CoreSite Implements AWS Direct Connect in NJ

Customers at CoreSite's recently opened "NY2" data center in Secaucus, N.J., can now order connections to the native AWS Direct Connect deployment at CoreSite’s existing NY1 data center in Manhattan.  The AWS Direct Connect gives CoreSite customers access to all of AWS's cloud services through a private, enterprise-grade network connection. AWS Direct Connect helps customers reduce bandwidth costs, improve network security and achieve more consistent...

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Samsung Electronics and Google Sign Patent Deal

Samsung Electronics and Google announced a 10-year, global patent cross licensing deal.  The arrangement provides both companies with access to each other’s patent portfolios. “We’re pleased to enter into a cross-license with our partner Samsung,” said Allen Lo, Deputy General Counsel for Patents at Google. “By working together on agreements like this, companies can reduce the potential for litigation and focus instead on innovation.” htt...

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