Communications players pile into a competitive edge

Actors across the technology services arena are staking their future growth on the edge. Business technology journalist, Antony Savvas considers the involvement of telcos, and asks whether their critical role is recognised?

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Watching a slow-moving train crash is not pleasant

The appearance of GPRS otherwise known as 2.5G about 20 years ago showed the telcos what was coming their way in terms of business model shake-ups not least around content.

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13 years,13 ways: how the iPhone changed the world

The iPhone was released by Apple, and the world had never seen anything quite like it. It ushered in the age of portable tech and the smartphone era was born.

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Automating data center operations with intent-based networking – Yahoo Japan shows how

A recent report, from Gartner emphatically points out that “Digital business initiatives will struggle unless CIOs and business leaders change the way they think about networking.” Gartner states that “by

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Three key network strategies for the connected enterprise – Part 1

Successful rollout of enterprise digital transformation continues to be a mixed bag. We continue to see the explosive increase in connected devices (the IoT phenomenon) and large advances in application

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Four digital transformation trends that will advance the telecom sector in 2017

Everything is going digital. In 1995, it was music and photography. In 2005, it was print media and TV. Now, the finance and automotive sectors are digitalising their industries to

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New real-time detection and extraction solution prevents JavaScript-based cyberattacks

To offer enterprises and organisations advanced network solutions for protection against script-based cyberattacks, IT security vendor Infotecs is using the new realtime JavaScript detection and extraction capabilities of Rohde &

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Ten years on: operators have the chance to finish what the iPhone started

Last week was the 10-year anniversary of the iPhone. On 9th January 2007, Steve Jobs first announced that Apple was to launch a device that would ‘re-invent the phone’ and

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What the IoT can learn from ’90s ERP

The 1990s were a time of innovation within the software industry, as companies realised that they could increase productivity and streamline operations by reinvigorating business processes. So throughout the 1990s

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Connectivity, collaboration, consolidation: What’s in store for telecoms in 2017?

It’s been a hectic year for the global telecoms industry. Unexpected political results have caused uncertainty the world over, with the full repercussions of the UK’s Brexit vote and Trump’s

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