News tagged: IBM

12 May, 2020

Airtel selects IBM and Red Hat to build open hybrid cloud network

Bharti Airtel, one of India’s integrated telcos, has selected IBM and Red Hat to build its new telco network cloud, designed to make it more efficient, flexible and future-ready to support core operations and enable new digital services. Under the agreement, Airtel will build its next generation core network, analytical tools and new consumer and enterprise services on top of this cloud platform based on open standards. (more…)

05 May, 2020

New edge computing solutions for 5G launched by IBM and Red Hat

IBM, at its Think Digital conference announced new services and solutions backed by a broad ecosystem of partners to help enterprises and telecommunications companies speed their transition to edge computing in the 5G era. This effort combines IBM’s experience and expertise in multicloud environments with Red Hat‘s open source technology, which became part of IBM last year in one of the biggest tech acquisitions of all time. (more…)

30 August, 2019

National Express turns to Vodafone Business and IBM to boost digital journey with hybrid cloud

The Vodafone Business and IBM venture, which launched earlier this year, announced it has signed an eight-year deal with National Express, a UK-based transport provider with services in eight countries. The agreement covers the provision of cloud and digital services that will underpin National Express’ ‘digital first’ approach; to use the latest technologies to raise customer and safety standards, drive efficiencies and grow its business. (more…)

28 August, 2019

Telin HK gains SDN platform from Epsilon to connect to cloud service providers in Asia

Epsilon, a privately-owned global communications service provider (CSP), has been chosen by Telekomunikasi Indonesia International (Hongkong) Ltd (Telin HK), a subsidiary of PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia International, to deliver its Direct Cloud Connect solution in Asia. (more…)

17 July, 2019

IBM and AT&T announce multi-year strategic alliance

IBM and AT&T announced a multi-year strategic alliance. Under the agreement AT&T Communications will use IBM’s expertise to modernise AT&T Business Solutions’ internal software applications, enabling migrations to the IBM Cloud. (more…)

09 July, 2019

The Convergence Alliance launched by 18 organisations to enable new open data economy on decentralised web

A group of leading enterprise partners, venture capitalists, technologists, start-ups and academic institutions has joined forces to use blockchain better to pioneer the next phase of the Web. (more…)

16 May, 2019

NetFoundry brings cloud-native, zero trust connectivity to IBM cloud apps

The NetFoundry IBM Cloud Application Connection Gateway is now available on IBM’s Marketplace. Businesses leverage NetFoundry’s software to spin up Zero Trust application connectivity in minutes – connecting the IBM cloud with any set of edges, clouds and service meshes. NetFoundry is also an IBM Voice Agent with Watson provider. (more…)

15 May, 2019

Change in service providers’ operating models required for 72% of new business created by 5G, says TM Forum research

Without intelligent business operations and modern, flexible IT capabilities, service providers will miss more than 70% of growth opportunities attached to 5G, according to TM Forum Research. (more…)

09 May, 2019

CenturyLink’s Dalvi explains expanded Google Cloud partnership benefits for enterprises

As the lines between IT and telecoms services provision continue to blur, Mahesh Dalvi, the vice president of global IT solutions at managed services at CenturyLink, tells George Malim how service providers are moving way beyond connectivity to provide IT services and consulting that support customers’ digital transformations. Partnerships with specialists are a vital enabler of this.

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30 April, 2019

Balancing cash, technology and spying

The piggy in the middle that is Huawei is still being asked to justify its existence in the lucrative 5G infrastructure market, but maybe we are now finally approaching the end-game, says Antony Savvas. (more…)