Ericsson Keeps Focused on Mobile Infrastructure and Telecom Services

Ericsson remains focused on two key segments - mobile infrastructure and telecom services, said Hans Vestberg, Ericsson's President & CEO, speaking at the company's Annual General Meeting of shareholders. Ericsson is the clear leader in market share for both of these areas.  There are five segments of investment for future growth: IP networks, Cloud, OSS & BSS, TV & media, and Industry & Society. "In this transforming industry...

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Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent Confirm Negotiations

Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent confirmed that they are in advanced discussions with respect to a potential full combination, which would take the form of a public exchange offer by Nokia for Alcatel-Lucent. No further details have been disclosed by the companies. http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/press/2015/statement-regarding-nokiaalcatel-lucent-media-speculation http://www.nokia....

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ARRIS and Charter to Acquire ActiveVideo for CloudTV Platform

ARRIS and Charter Communications have set-up  a joint venture that has agreed to acquire ActiveVideo for approximately $135 million. ARRIS will own 65% of the joint venture company and will be the sales channel for ActiveVideo's CloudTV platform. ActiveVideo's CloudTV is a cloud-based software platform that enables service providers, content aggregators, and consumer electronic (CE) manufacturers to rapidly deploy new services by virtualizing...

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Akamai Builds Reputation Profiles of IP Addresses Based on Traffic Analytics

Akamai Technologies is using a data processing engine that analyzing more than two petabytes of data related to web security threats as the foundation underpinning its Cloud Security Solutions. Akamai said it uses the resulting intelligence to continuously update and improve its "Kona Site Defender" application security rule set.  It is also using the intelligence as the framework for new services: Kona Client Reputation: Akamai's view of...

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2550100 Alliance Addresses Ethernet Migration

A new 2550100 Alliance has been formed by a group of server, storage, networking and software companies to focus on solutions based on new 25Gb, 50Gb and 100Gb Ethernet technology. The 2550100 Alliance aims to complement the work of the 25 Gigabit Ethernet Consortium and Ethernet Alliance to promote standards.  The new group plans to assist hardware and software vendors with early access to 2550100 networking products, and to work together...

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CTIA Files Lawsuit Challenging FCC's Open Internet Order

CTIA-The Wireless Association, which represents the U.S. wireless communications industry, filed a lawsuit with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals today challenging the FCC's Open Internet decision to impose new net neutrality rules and reclassify mobile broadband as a common carrier utility. CTIA President and CEO Meredith Attwell Baker stated: "CTIA and the wireless industry have always supported an open Internet, which is why these rules will...

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Aruba Networks: #GenMobile Workers Pose Security Risks

There are significant differences in the security risk for corporate data posed by employees, according to a new mobile security risk report from Aruba Networks. The report,  which is based on a survey of over 11,500 workers across 23 countries, reveals that businesses are ill prepared for the high-risk, high-growth mindset of the #GenMobile workforce, creating alarming disparity around security practices in the corporate world. The mobile...

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Docker Lands $95 Million Series D for App Containers

Docker has raised $95 million of Series D funding to boost its container platform for distributing applications. The company said the financing, which builds on a $40 million funding round in September 2014, will enable deeper integration with go-to-market partners such as AWS, IBM and Microsoft, who have made strategic product investments in support of Docker’s open source technology. “Our responsibility is to give people the tools they need to...

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Intel's Data Center Group Hit Q1 Revenue of $3.7 billion, up 19%

In its quarterly financial report, Intel disclosed that its Data Center Group achieved revenue of $3.7 billion, up 19 percent year-over-year.  Intel's Internet of Things Group posted revenue of $533 million, up 11 percent year-over-year.  However, Intel's Client Computing Group recorded Q1 revenue of $7.4 billion, down 16 percent sequentially and down 8 percent year-over-year. Year-over-year revenues were flat, with double-digit revenue...

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Radisys Sees Strong Start to 2015

Radisys announced preliminary results for the first quarter of 2015, saying it now expects revenues of $48.7 million, up over 10% from the first quarter of 2014, and at the high end of its previously announced guidance.. Non-GAAP earnings are expected to be $.03 per share, above the company’s midpoint guidance of $.01 per share. Some other highlights for the quarter: Software-Systems revenue growth of over 20% year over year; Embedded Products...

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