VIAVI launches NITRO wireless, delivering cloud intelligence and automation

Viavi Solutions has launched NITRO Wireless, a portfolio of solutions enabling all participants in the ecosystem – equipment manufacturers, service providers, semiconductor companies, software developers and system integrators – to accelerate technology development by validating performance at each stage in intelligent, intuitive and automated ways.

With 5G reaching a tipping point in terms of buildout and capabilities, leading service providers and their ecosystems...

Salesforce standardises global hybrid cloud infrastructure on Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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Red Hat, a provider of open source solutions, has announced that customer relationship management (CRM) specialist Salesforce is standardising its global hybrid cloud infrastructure on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Helping the company to drive business transformation at scale to meet customer demand, Red Hat Enterprise Linux provides a more flexible and consistent foundation for security-enhanced hybrid cloud deployments. The platform enables Salesforce to free up valuable developer...

Wind River Studio enables latest Vodafone Open RAN deployment milestone

Wind River, a specialist in delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems, has revealed that Wind River Studio is being used by Vodafone for its Open RAN deployment across Wales and South West England.

With this latest deployment, Vodafone is replacing traditional, legacy technology and installing Open RAN equipment for 2,500 sites.

Paul Miller, CTO, Wind River, said: “Vodafone has been a leader in Open RAN from the start. With this new milestone, Wind...

Dell NativeEdge software empowers innovation at the edge

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Dell Technologies has announced the global availability of Dell NativeEdge, the edge operations software platform that simplifies how customers deploy, manage and secure their edge infrastructure and applications.

Dell is also growing its partner and OEM customer ecosystem to help organisations use Dell NativeEdge to simplify the orchestration and expansion of their edge environments.

“Dell NativeEdge brings to life our expertise in creating solutions that simplify...

Samsung expands collaboration with Intel to advance vRAN innovation

Samsung Electronics is expanding its collaboration with Intel through a new product innovation agreement, allowing the companies to continue advancing virtualised Radio Access Network (vRAN) for enhanced performance and capacity.

As part of this expanded collaboration, Samsung will integrate its vRAN 3.0 software with 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors with Intel vRAN Boost to deliver advanced vRAN solutions. Offering increased capacity, Samsung’s enhanced vRAN will be...

Edge computing market to be worth $111.3 billion by 2028

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IoT and connected device adoption will increase, 5G networks will be integrated, edge AI and machine learning will grow, and a continuum from edge to cloud will be created.

The trajectory of edge computing will also be influenced by applications that are industry-specific, improved security and privacy safeguards, and a cooperative edge computing ecosystem.

The Edge Computing Market size is expected to grow from USD 53.6 billion in 2023 to USD...

StackPath and Console Connect team up to Provide on-demand direct connections to edge computing

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StackPath, an integrated edge computing platform for latency-sensitive and decentralized applications, and Console Connect by PCCW, a platform for the Software Defined Interconnection of applications and infrastructures, have partnered to enable Console Connect to provision direct network connections to the StackPath platform.

Businesses can have dedicated links between StackPath and on-premises or third-party networks provisioned in minutes, accelerating their time-to-market,...

1&1 AG builds first Open RAN mobile network in Europe

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German telco 1&1 AG has launched the first European mobile network built on Open RAN technology.

Open RAN is an innovative approach to building mobile networks that doesn’t require a single supplier. By combining hardware interoperability with open standards for software, telco providers can reduce costs and complexities without having to rely on traditional vendors like Huawei or Nokia.

Ralph Dommermith, CEO of 1&1 AG, said: “The commissioning of our Open...

Freedom Robotics and Luos unite for remote access edge solution

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Edge software developer Luos has partnered with robotic company Freedom Robotics to build a bridge for monitoring embedded systems data from the cloud.

The solution enables the display of embedded data in real time, with full monitoring and customisation control provided by Freedom Robotics’ interface.

With Freedom Robotics monitoring software, users can remotely access data from edge devices and sensors from any location.

Through the partnership, both...

Encharge AI raises £18m to build advanced AI tech for edge uses

AI computing provider EnCharge AI has raked in £18 million ($21.7m) in a Series A funding round to develop its advanced AI hardware and software for edge computing.

The round, EnCharge’s first form of public funding, was led by Anzu Partners with participation from AlleyCorp, Alumni Ventures, Scout Ventures, and more.

Incubated at Princeton University, EnCharge’s in-memory compute technology is the result of six years of research and development driven by Department...