Big data analytics

23 October, 2017

The answer to the productivity riddle is already here with data, tech and IoT

The UK’s National Infrastructure Commission has identified the three Cs – Congestion, Capacity and Carbon – as holding back UK productivity, writes Emanuele Angelidis, the chief executive of Breed Reply, who says it’s data that is at the heart of the UK’s productivity problem. Not enough companies and public sector organisations are effectively using data and technology to improve productivity.

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18 October, 2017

CSPs feel management siloes can be avoided in hybrid networks, Frost / VanillaPlus survey finds: Part 1

Analysts Frost & Sullivan collaborated with VanillaPlus recently to ask our readers their thoughts on 10 key questions facing communication service providers (CSPs) involved in digital transformation of their business and operations. In a 2-part summary, Jeremy Cowan reports on the findings. (more…)

17 October, 2017

Astellia guarantees inflight mobile connectivity for AeroMobile

Astellia, a provider of network and subscriber intelligence for mobile operators, announced that it will ensure inflight mobile service availability and quality for AeroMobile, a UK-based mobile service provider for the aviation industry, and subsidiary of Panasonic Avionics Corporation. (more…)

16 October, 2017

MapR and DataScience.com collaborate to speed data science and machine learning in the enterprise

MapR Technologies, Inc., a provider in delivering one platform for all data, across every cloud, and DataScience.com, an enterprise data science platform provider, has launched at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo a certified joint solution powered by the MapR Converged Data Platform. (more…)

13 October, 2017

Four things every data-driven mobile marketer should have on their agenda

As far as I am concerned, writes Matthew Winters, the chief executive of Veoo, every marketer — mobile or otherwise — should be data-driven, so hopefully the title of this article hasn’t put you off! Paying attention to data analytics is the ultimate way of measuring the results of a marketing campaign, guiding you into making smart choices about future marketing strategies to ensure your messages are not falling on deaf ears – and mobile is no exception.

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13 October, 2017

MapR Converged Data Platform now available in Oracle Cloud Marketplace for Oracle Cloud customers

MapR Technologies, Inc., the provider of one platform for all data, across every cloud, announced that the MapR Converged Data Platform is now available in the Oracle Cloud Marketplace bringing a modern data system to Oracle Cloud customers. (more…)

10 October, 2017

AI, bots and contextual comms are the future of enterprise communications

As innovations continue to evolve at a rapid pace, ITSPs are under increasing pressure to establish differentiated services, writes Rob Pickering, the chief executive of IPCortex. One hot topic of discussion that triggers much debate is how artificial intelligence (AI), chatbots and machine learning will shake up communications in the coming years. Indeed, it would be no exaggeration to say we are ushering in a major communications revolution from the perspectives of people to people, people to machine, machine to people, and machine-to-machine (M2M), and that spells opportunity for ITSPs. (more…)

10 October, 2017

New Iskratel white paper highlights specific use cases for software-defined access

Operators can differentiate their services from over-the-top players’ offerings and create new revenue opportunities if they embrace virtualisation – but this must be done selectively and in the right scenarios. That is the key message of a new white paper published by Iskratel, the European info-communications vendor and solutions provider, ahead of SDN NFV World Congress. (more…)

05 October, 2017

Low ARPUs, fraud and client culture clashes are backdrop as TeleSign acquisition accelerates BICS transformation

Carriers and even carriers’ carriers need to stimulate growth and reduce their dependency on declining voice revenues. All of which comes as news to no-one, says Jeremy Cowan. But how they manage this transformation is critical and presents fascinating challenges. (more…)

03 October, 2017

Nokia launches new analytics services with augmented intelligence

Nokia has expanded its Analytics Services portfolio to unlock value from communications service providers’ (CSPs) data, with the aims of improving network issue resolution and having fewer dropped calls for operators. Powered by the Nokia AVA cognitive services platform, the expanded offering takes advantage of billions of crowd-sourced measurements, enriched through machine learning to provide forensic analysis of network performance and actionable outputs. The new services draw on Nokia Shannon Intelligence, which integrates augmented intelligence throughout the company’s end-to-end portfolio.

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