Windstream automates using Ciena Blue Planet

Windstream Automates Provisioning of Wavelength Services Across Nationwide, Multi-Vendor Network Using Ciena Blue Planet. Windstream is deploying Ciena’s Blue Planet orchestration software to automate the delivery of managed wavelength services across the company’s multi-vendor optical network. By leveraging the open orchestration capabilities of Blue Planet, Windstream is able to utilize its optical network as a […]

Apttus and Comptel collaborate

Apttus and Comptel Collaborate to Deliver B2C Customer Journey Solution Built on the Salesforce Communications Industry Framework. Apttus, the category-defining Quote-to-Cash solution provider, and Comptel Corporation, today announced the launch of a new end-to-end offering for the consumer communications segment. As CSPs (Communications Service Providers) evolve to meet the demands of modern business, they’ve turned […]

GWI adopts VETRO FiberMap

GWI Adopts VETRO FiberMap™ SaaS Platform for Broadband Network Mapping & Fiber Management. VETRO FiberMap™ announced that GWI, a rapidly growing internet service provider (ISP), has adopted VETRO FiberMap™ as a core business platform. Through the power of APIs and a user-friendly open architecture that is unique in the industry, VETRO FiberMap™ provides GWI with […]

Redknee implements for Omantel

Redknee Successfully Implements Multi-Play Monetization for Omantel. Redknee Solutions Inc. announced the successful implementation of Redknee Unified, a converged multi-play billing, charging and customer care platform at Omantel, a leading communication service provider (CSP) in the Middle East. The successful implementation of Redknee Unified transformed Omantel’s IT infrastructure across multiple lines of business including mobile, […]

Google to Hire 1,000 People to Boost Its Cloud Business

Google to Hire 1,000 People to Boost Its Cloud Business. Google wants to change how it relates to enterprise customers, and it’s going to use Google Cloud to do so. Today at an event in San Francisco, it made announcements about machine learning, Kubernetes, and expansion of its Google Cloud Platform presence. But the bigger-picture […]

O2 extends with Netcracker

O2 Extends Strategic Billing Partnership with Netcracker. Netcracker Technology announced that Telefónica UK, which operates as O2, has extended and expanded its relationship with Netcracker by signing a multiyear renewal, including an enterprise license for its Revenue Management solution. O2 supports 20 million subscribers in its retail and wholesale business lines using Netcracker software and […]

OpenDaylight launches “Powered by OpenDaylight” certifications

OpenDaylight Project Launches “Powered by OpenDaylight” Program for Ecosystem SDN Solutions. The OpenDaylight Project announced the launch of its “Powered by ODL” program, which signals compliance with exceptional technical standards and quality for commercial products or services based on the platform. The OpenDaylight ecosystem continues to grow and mature, with increasing numbers of solution providers […]

Redknee transforms MGI Telecom

Redknee Unified Transforms MGI Telecom to Support Growth. Redknee Solutions announced that Swiss-based MGI Telecom AG (mgi) recently replaced a legacy solution and launched Redknee Unified. Redknee led a complete transformation, deploying Redknee Unified to add advanced capabilities to enable growth. Redknee’s virtualized and cloud-based converged charging and billing platform will support mgi’s growth strategy […]

Orange testing ECOMP

Orange Testing AT&T’s Open Source ECOMP Platform for Building Software-Defined Network Capabilities. AT&T has published the following statement (see link above). Global operator Orange plans to test AT&T’s* platform for creating and managing a software-defined network. AT&T built this platform, called ECOMP, with a focus on making it accessible to other operators and cloud developers. […]

Amdocs acquires three companies for $260M

Amdocs Acquires Three Leading Technology Companies to Expand Digital Offering. Amdocs announced it has closed the acquisition of three privately owned companies – Vindicia, Brite:Bill and Pontis – in line with the company’s digital strategy. “Communication and media service providers, including those with over-the-top offerings, are transforming to capture the world of on-demand services and […]

Google to buy Apigee for $625 Million

Google to Buy Apigee for $625 Million to Expand Enterprise. Google is buying software development toolmaker Apigee Corp. for $625 million, the latest move by the search giant to bulk up its cloud-based offerings for businesses. Alphabet Inc.’s Google has agreed to pay $17.40 a share in cash, San Jose, California-based Apigee said in a […]

Redknee extends with Afghan Wireless

Redknee Secures an Expanded Software and Services Contract With Afghan Wireless. Redknee Solutions has secured a new multi-year software and services contract with Afghan Wireless Communication Company (AWCC), the leading telecom operator in Afghanistan. The new contract enables AWCC to maximize the value of its investment in Redknee’s software solutions by adding capabilities to the […]

Seaborn Networks selects Amdocs

Seaborn Networks Selects Amdocs Optima to Monetize its Submarine Cable Infrastructure. Amdocs announced that Seaborn Networks, a developer and operator of submarine fiber optic cable systems, will deploy Amdocs Optima to rapidly and securely monetize its submarine cable infrastructure connecting the US and Brazil. Amdocs Optima, announced today, is a new cloud-based digital customer management […]

VimpelCom partners with Ericsson for Digital Transformation

VimpelCom Group is partnering with Ericsson as the single provider for its OSS/BSS transformation across eleven of its operators. Ove Vik, Head of Digital transformation at VimpelCom Group, shares how his company’s digital transformation includes building a completely new environment, from the front end and user interfaces, through all of the core functionalities of the […]

Huawei claims improved management of SDN Networks

Huawei Claims to Improve O&M Efficiency of SDN Networks. At Huawei Connect 2016 in Shanghai, Huawei announced the launch of its updated Cloud Fabric 5.0 system for cloud services. It now has a Huawei Fabric Insight Refined Operations and Maintenance (O&M) system as its core. The O&M system locates faults through visualized network status measurement […]

Redknee wins Tier 1 contract in EMEA

Redknee Wins Multi-Million Dollar Contract To Enhance Customer Satisfaction for a Tier 1 CSP in EMEA. Redknee Solutions Inc. announced a multi-million contract to upgrade a Tier 1 communication service provider (CSP) in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) to Redknee Unified 2016. The upgrade will support the creation of innovative real-time analytics-driven promotions and […]

Netia extends with Netcracker

Netia Extends Revenue Management Partnership with Netcracker. Netcracker Technology announced that Netia, one of Poland’s largest telecommunications service providers, has extended its partnership for support and maintenance services. These capabilities will enable Netia to bring innovative offerings to the market faster and provide greater visibility into end-to-end billing and revenue management operations. The extension also […]

Cisco to pivot to software

Cisco’s Robbins: We’ll transition our revenues to a software, subscription-based model. Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins is set on pivoting the routing giant toward becoming a software-based vendor, signaling its desire to satisfy customers like AT&T which is transitioning its network to software by the end of this decade. “We believe we will transition more of […]

Crescendo Partners demands sale of Redknee Solutions

Crescendo Partners Sends Letter to Redknee Solutions Inc. Board of Directors. Crescendo Partners today announced that it has delivered a letter to the Board of Directors of Redknee Solutions Inc. In the letter, Crescendo Partners urges the Board to immediately commence a broad sale process for the entire Company. Crescendo believes that numerous potential buyers […]

Redknee wins VoLTE Tier 1 upgrade in Europe

Redknee Wins VoLTE Upgrade With Tier 1 Operator in Europe. Redknee Solutions Inc. announced that it has won a multi-million dollar contract to upgrade a major Tier 1 communication service provider (CSP) in Europe to the latest release of the Redknee Unified Application Server, part of Redknee’s monetization and subscriber management suite. Redknee Unified is […]