We are in a digital society where the use of multimedia applications is everywhere and everyone has access to the facilities to capture photographs and video as well as voice. With the capabilities of their smartphones, the public can copy, post, and share or exchange data with anyone. Most of…

In today’s telecoms landscape, IT and Internet companies are offering cloud services in traditional telco territory, including backbone networks, some MANs, IT infrastructure, and IT applications. If operators cannot provide top-tier cloud services, they will lose many of their traditional services, in particular data center leased lines. Moreover, automation for…

The Open Network Automation Project (ONAP) today announced the availability of ONAP Casablanca, its third software release following ONAP Amsterdam and ONAP Beijing. Focusing on out-of-the-box deployment, security, scalability, and performance, these latest updates will promote commercial use and simplify the deployment of the automation platform. Casablanca includes scale, stability, security and…

The IoT industry has taken a very interesting path in the last few years. With high expectations from early on, some disappointment can be felt in the market and skeptics are starting to debate IoT in boardrooms. Many are questioning its business value, and whether it will generate justifiable ROI…

Alibaba Group Holding found success with its Taobao e-commerce platform in China in large part because the company modelled its online shopping experience after offline wholesale markets. Now, it is trying to do the same for Alibaba.com, the platform that connects both suppliers and buyers in the business world, by…

Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) today announced the launch of “A100,” a strategic partnership program that offers companies a holistic one-stop solution to accelerate their digital transformation. Members of A100 will develop a deep and longstanding working relationship with Alibaba businesses across multiple functions and platforms to co-create the…