Blogs

No more ‘heads in the sand’ as security firms urge customers to patrol enlarged attack surface

Security never seems to get any easier, does it? Ransomware, say the experts, shows no signs of diminishing as a threat to consumers and enterprises. So if they can’t nullify the threat, how can enterprises and consumers reduce their vulnerability? Security specialists advise Jeremy Cowan on the next steps to take.

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October 15, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Connexin joins the UK’s Northern Powerhouse

Smart cities technology firm Connexin has become an official partner of Britain’s Northern Powerhouse Partnership Programme. (more…)

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October 10, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

The economics of NB-IoT and LoRa

What drives the profit or loss for an IoT service? People seem to be very confused about which line item is most important here. (more…)

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October 9, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Ericsson, Agri-Valley Services and NewCore Wireless to trial 600 MHz spectrum

EricssonAgri-Valley Services and NewCore Wireless will conduct a joint 4G LTE trial using 600 MHz of spectrum in the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2018. The trial, taking place in Caro, Michigan, will be the first-of-its-kind with a regional carrier in the United States. (more…)

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October 8, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Connecting clouds – Have your (layer) cake and eat it, too

Cloud Computing offers businesses many benefits, not in cost savings – that myth has been well and truly busted – but in flexibility of deployment and responsiveness to changing business demands. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Versa driving trend toward secure multi-cloud/SD-WAN services, according to new analyst report by Futuriom

Versa Networks – the company behind a software platform that integrates cloud, networking and security services – is highlighted as a key market driver for its Secure Cloud IP architecture by analyst Futuriom. (more…)

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October 3, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Estonia’s first 5G network to go live at TalTech University

TeliaEricsson and Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) have joined forces to launch Estonia’s first 5G network by the end of 2018. The pilot network will be operated on the campus of TalTech and companies and startups will be invited to help develop future services and new business models.

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October 2, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Users failed by VPN security and performance, but SD-WANs no option for industrial IoT. So where next?

Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) have significant security and performance drawbacks for use in networking cloud applications. This was the start-point for a recent survey and primary research by industry analysts, Futuriom, that (spoiler alert) leads the firm to conclude that Application Specific Networking (ASN) may be a way forward. (more…)

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October 1, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

AT&T and Ericsson team up on IoT cybersecurity

AT&T and Ericsson are joining forces to offer comprehensive testing to help safeguard IoT devices from growing cybersecurity threats.

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Ericsson and Telstra complete new long-range NB-IoT connection

Ericsson and Telstra have successfully deployed and tested Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) data connections up to 100km from a base-station in Telstra’s commercial network. This is said to be the longest-range NB-IoT connection of its kind,

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September 28, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello