News tagged: IP

16 November, 2018

We will monetise our IP no matter how much it costs, says IPCom managing director

The telecoms industry has always been enabled by the innovations of multiple companies and this has led to extensive patent disputes that continue between leading vendors. Often these intellectual property (IP) battles run for many years and are complex wars of attrition. However, organisations are increasingly adopting FRAND principles to ensure that licensing of patents is fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory. George Malim, the managing editor of VanillaPlus, asks, Pio Suh, the managing director of IPCom, which acquired a portfolio of cellular patents from Bosch in 2007 and is still battling through multiple legal systems to have the patents recognised and licence fees agreed, why the process is so convoluted?

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21 August, 2018

Resistance is futile – Protecting your company from non-compliance with data protection regulations

May 25, 2018 came and went, leaving many companies unprepared for the level of compliance that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires. Even with four years notice, (more…)

05 March, 2018

Three key issues affecting 5G’s future

One of the most striking takeaways from Mobile World Congress 2018 is that despite the hype and excitement that has surrounded 5G, the industry isn’t quite ready for it. (more…)

15 February, 2018

Vasona Networks unveils mobile edge breakout application to power new low-latency services

Vasona Networks, Inc^.®, which provides mobile edge solutions for better user experiences and network capital efficiency, announced Edge Breakout for delivery of what it describes as “blazing fast services over congested LTE networks”. (more…)

14 February, 2018

End-to-end transport assurance is key to virtualisation success

Virtualisation is sweeping across the mobile world. It has already taken over the core networks of the operators, and now aims to take baby steps into the radio access network (RAN) network, starting with C-RAN in LTE networks, writes Sandeep Raina, a product marketing manager at InfoVista.

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14 February, 2018

Secure IP deploys Ribbon’s session border controller to enhance network security

Ribbon Communications Inc., a provider in secure and intelligent cloud communications, announced that Secure IP Telecom, Inc., a provider of premium telecommunications services, has deployed Ribbon’s Session Border Controller to enhance the security of its growing real-time communications (RTC) network. (more…)

14 February, 2018

Free ‘GDPR Readiness’ tool launched to help businesses comply with impending EU legislation

NW Security Group, a provider of IP video solutions and security consultancy, has launched a free General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Readiness checklist tool to help businesses quickly and easily determine if they’re adequately preparing for the new legislation. (more…)

02 February, 2018

Redesigning fronthaul and the road to 5G

5G is more than a new generation of technologies, writes Shawn Stapleton, the chief technology officer at Dali Wireless. It marks an inflection point for how we connect with the world today. It also promises instantaneous, high-speed data access to billions of users, devices, machines, buildings, and cities – each placing new demands on mobile infrastructure and sparking the need for a change in its design, starting with the radio access network (RAN).

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25 January, 2018

Megaport Cloud Router launch revolutionises business cloud-to-cloud connectivity

Megaport Limited, a global Network as a Service (NaaS) provider, announced the launch of Megaport Cloud Router (MCR), a virtual router service that enables customers to rapidly and privately connect at Layer 3 without the need to own or manage routers or physical infrastructure. (more…)

15 December, 2017

OTT TV revenues to surge, approaching $120 billion by 2022, says Juniper Research

New data from Juniper Research has found that SVOD (Subscription Video on Demand) services, provided by the likes of Netflix and Amazon, will drive a surge in OTT revenues to reach $120 billion (€101.78 billion) in 2022, up from $64 billion (€54.28 billion) in 2017. The research also found that over a quarter of global households will subscribe to SVOD services by 2022. (more…)