Seagate has expanded its Lyve Cloud Object Storage platform, adding advanced features and extending services to new regions in Europe and Asia. Key enhancements include data lifecycle logic, geo-replication, white labeling, and IP source control. These upgrades aim to optimize costs, enhance operational efficiencies, and support enterprises with scalable, flexible cloud storage solutions.
Ericsson and global operators like Vodafone and AT&T have launched a joint venture to commercialize network APIs globally. This initiative aims to standardize API offerings, fostering innovation and monetization in the 5G era. By collaborating with major players such as Vonage and Google Cloud, the venture promises to revolutionize the voice over IP (VoIP) landscape.
Cyta, the leading telecommunications provider in Cyprus, partners with Netcracker to revolutionize its IT infrastructure. This major digital transformation will see Cyta replace its outdated legacy systems with advanced BSS and OSS platforms. This upgrade aims to improve internal efficiencies, enhance customer experiences, and capitalize on their investments in 5G and fiber networks.
South Korea’s top mobile operators, SK Telecom, KT, and LG Uplus, are launching a unified Network Open API standard. This collaboration aims to lower development barriers, accelerating VoIP application creation. By standardizing APIs, they are aligning their telecom ecosystem with global standards and fostering digital innovation.
Red Hat’s latest OpenStack Platform update, known as Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift, targets communications service providers (CSPs) to unify traditional and cloud-native networks. Paired with OpenShift’s Kubernetes-based platform, this release offers scalability and flexibility across hybrid cloud environments. Enhanced with Ansible integration and improved observability, it supports cutting-edge AI workloads.
NTT DoCoMo has successfully tested a hybrid quantum-computing-based network optimization solution from D-Wave Quantum, enhancing network performance and reducing paging signal congestion by 15% during peak times. This quantum breakthrough optimizes base station tracking, predicting device movements, and efficiently reconnecting devices. The hybrid solver completed tasks in 40 seconds compared to 27 hours for traditional methods.
Netcracker Technology has announced a major collaboration with 4iG, a leading Hungarian communications group, to overhaul the IT infrastructure of its subsidiaries, Vodafone Hungary and DIGI. This ambitious initiative will see all retail customers migrated to Netcracker’s comprehensive IT suite, encompassing the Netcracker Digital BSS and OSS systems, which are key components of the Netcracker Digital Platform.
In a strategic move aimed at enhancing network capabilities, Telstra, the Australian telecom giant, has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vonage, a unit of Ericsson. This partnership signifies Telstra’s intent to integrate its network APIs into Vonage’s platform, offering enterprises and developers access to advanced network features.
Infobip, the global cloud communications platform, and Nokia today announced a partnering agreement that will enable the global developer community to leverage both companies’ Application Programmable Interface (API) platforms to build a wider array of telco network powered applications faster for consumer, enterprise and industrial customers.
The Snapdragon X Plus is an upgraded version of the Snapdragon X Elite, which debuted in October last year. Many of the touted features remain similar, including claims of exceptional performance, extended battery life, and cutting-edge on-device AI capabilities. Qualcomm asserts that the CPU, GPU, and NPU (Neural Processing Unit) collectively offer superior performance and energy efficiency.
