24 January, 2020

Veego AI Drives Auto-Support into Connected Homes

Sponsored News: SaaS solution shifts support burden fromTelcos, ISPs and Customers to AI-Based Self-Care

NEW YORK – January 22, 2020 – Veego Software, an Israel-based startup that puts an end to malfunctions in the connected home, today announced the Veego Self-Care solution based on artificial intelligence (AI) and other advanced technologies, enabling real-time self-support in the connected home. The solution shifts costly and cumbersome subscriber-support actions from traditional customer care to the vigilant Veego AI, saving service providers vast technical support resources and expenses. (more…)

24 January, 2020

IDC predicts strong growth in spending on digital transformation & innovation

Investments in digital transformation and innovation will account for 30% of all IT spending in the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) by 2024, up from 18% in 2018. That’s according to the latest predictions revealed by International Data Corporation (IDC) as it hosted more than 500 of the region’s most influential ICT industry figures at Dubai’s Atlantis, The Palm for IDC Directions 2020. (more…)

24 January, 2020

Is the public internet robust enough to support cloud services?

Businesses have been using public internet as a cost-saving measure for decades, but as operations have started moving to cloud-based strategies, the money saved is being negated by lower productivity and reliability. (more…)

23 January, 2020

STC selects Matrixx Software, Celfocus and STC Solutions to power Jawwy digital-first mobile brand

Saudi Telecom Company (STC) is partnering with Matrixx Software to drive continued growth for its Jawwy brand. STC Solutions is the prime contractor for this project and system integrator (SI) Celfocus has been selected for delivery. (more…)

23 January, 2020

G Suite to form part of Airtel’s integrated B2B connectivity solutions for businesses

Bharti Airtel (Airtel), India’s integrated telecommunications services provider, and Google Cloud announced a partnership to serve the evolving needs of millions of Indian businesses in a rapidly digitising economy. (more…)

22 January, 2020

IDC launches Future of Intelligence framework to provide context into the digital economy

Over the past five years, International Data Corporation (IDC) has been documenting the rise of the digital economy and the digital transformation that enterprises must undergo to compete and succeed. (more…)

21 January, 2020

Cloud will catch up the promise of simplicity in 2020, says Virgin Media Business

Cloud is nothing new and it has been embraced by organisations of all types. However, managing cloud solutions has become complex to the extent that it is creating problems for organisations rather than delivering on the cloud promise of simplicity. Andrew Halliwell, the product director at Virgin Media Business, tells George Malim, the managing editor of VanillaPlus, that its recent research uncovered that enterprises typically use about 18 different cloud providers across infrastructure and software-as-a-service (SaaS) and this is creating a substantial management burden.

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21 January, 2020

Connected cars, smart factories and 5G broadcast to be T&M specialist’s focus at MWC2020

While the company’s full test solutions for 5G devices and base stations, as well as for latest 5G mobile networks will be the main attraction, the connectivity specialist Rohde & Schwarz will also demonstrate its solutions for connected cars, smart factories and 5G broadcast technology. In addition, software-defined WAN and cybersecurity solutions will round out the display. (more…)

21 January, 2020

Vodafone drives forward full-fibre broadband roll-out in the UK

Vodafone announced plans to accelerate the roll out of full-fibre broadband in the UK by restructuring its existing deal with CityFibre to encourage it to build its fibre infrastructure more quickly and to more places. (more…)

21 January, 2020

ETSI issues two major standards for emergency calls: Next Generation 112 and Advanced Mobile Location

ETSI’s Emergency Communication Special Committee has released two major new specifications. These are ETSI TS 103 479, for NG112, the next generation of European emergency services, and ETSI TS 103 625, for the specific Advanced Mobile Location function. (more…)