Ericsson Launches User & IoT Data Analytics Solution

Ericsson has launched the User & IoT Data Analytics solution to help operators improve internal efficiency in managing data from subscribers and Internet of Things (IoT) devices while exploring new cross-vertical IoT applications. The goal is to help operators extract unique insights from user and connected device behaviors, as well as from network resource usage. The solution also allows controlled access to, and exposure of, data for consumers...

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Facebook Messenger Connects 800 Million Users per Month

Facebook reported that 800 million people now use Messenger each month. In Facebook postings, Mark Zuckerberg said Messenger and WhatsApp will diverge over time, with Messenger adding many more features to make it an intelligent communications platform. He also noted progress in the company's effort to deliver Internet access from solar-powered planes and satellites using lasers. Facebook is also making progress in its AI efforts, especially...

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Low Power, Long Range Wi-Fi HaLow Targets IoT

The Wi-Fi Alliance introduced the "Wi-Fi HaLow" designation for products incorporating IEEE 802.11ah technology, which targets a variety of new power-efficient use cases in the Smart Home, connected car, and digital healthcare, as well as industrial, retail, agriculture, and Smart City environments. Wi-Fi HaLow operates in frequency bands below one gigahertz, offering longer range, lower power connectivity to Wi-Fi CERTIFIED products. Its range...

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Level 3 Wins for DISA's Global Network Services Contract

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) selected Level 3 Communications for a multiple-year competitive contract known as Global Network Services (GNS). The contract allows Level 3 to bid on and provide communications services to support DISA's goal of providing a single global network including both wired and wireless technologies by 2020. The contract has a five-year base period and five one-year option periods. Level 3 is Authorized to...

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CoreSite Achieves “Six 9s” Availability for Fifth Consecutive Year

For the fifth consecutive year, CoreSite has achieved portfolio-wide uptime exceeding 99.9999 percent, or “six 9s”, across its platform of data center facilities. Six 9s availability is equivalent to unscheduled downtime of less than 32 seconds per year against CoreSite’s 100 percent uptime service level agreement. By contrast, five 9s uptime correlates to downtime exceeding five minutes annually. When compared to five 9s, six 9s availability provides...

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MobileIron Appoints Barry Mainz as CEO

MobileIron announced that Barry Mainz has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer and named to its board of directors. He replaces founding CEO Bob Tinker, who will remain on MobileIron's board. Barry Mainz most was recently the President of Wind River, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel. Prior to joining Wind River, Barry spent more than 15 years in sales leadership roles at a number of technology companies including Mercury Interactive,...

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Vantage Data Centers Expands in Silicon Valley

Vantage Data Centers has broken ground on a new six megawatt building on its Santa Clara campus. The six megawatt facility is targeted for completion in Q4 2016, bringing total capacity of the Santa Clara campus to more than 50 megawatts of critical load. The new two-story building, referred to as V4, will sit adjacent to the existing V1 facility. V4 will feature outside air economization to deliver ultra-low PUEs and will run a fully redundant 2N...

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Zayo Buys Data Center in Dallas

Zayo has acquired Stream Data Centers’ 36,000 square foot Dallas facility located at 1100 Empire Central Place. The purchase strengthens Zayo’s Dallas data center footprint to 61,000 square feet across four locations. Zayo noted that the Stream Data Center will provide access to its dense fiber backbone in Dallas, which spans more than 3,500 miles, inclusive of a large, previously announced fiber-to-the-tower (FTT) deployment. “Zayo continues to...

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