Solarwinds acquires Samanage for $350m
SolarWinds Sets Its Sights on the ITSM Market through Acquisition of Samanage and Introduction of a SolarWinds Service Desk Product. SolarWinds announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Samanage, an IT service desk solution company based in Cary, NC. Over the past 7 years, Samanage has built a strong, well-respected product guided by […]
Progress to acquire Ipswitch for $225M
Progress To Acquire Ipswitch, makers of WhatsUp Gold Network Monitoring. Progress, the provider of application development and digital experience technologies, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Ipswitch, Inc., a producer of secure data file transfer and network management software, for $225 million in cash. Progress will fund the […]
Juniper Networks to acquire Mist Systems
Juniper Networks Announces Intent to Acquire Mist Systems to Bring AI to IT, Delivering on Promise of Software-Defined Enterprise. Juniper Networks announced that the company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Mist Systems, a pioneer in cloud-managed wireless networks powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI). The deal will enhance Juniper’s enterprise networking portfolio by […]
Telefónica and Ericsson sign AI-powered Network Ops
Telefónica and Ericsson sign AI-powered Network Operations agreement. Ericsson and Telefónica, one of the world’s largest communications service providers, have penned a new four-to-six-year managed services deal for AI-powered Network Operations in the UK, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Uruguay. Through its global Network Operations Centers (NOCs), Ericsson will provide services spanning day-to-day monitoring and service […]
Mobily deploys Ericsson
Mobily deploys Ericsson full stack Telecom Cloud. Mobily Saudi Arabia has deployed Ericsson’s full stack telecom cloud solution, focusing on transforming its wireless network and providing a 5G Cloud Core. Mobily will gain a flexible, agile, and programmable network to improve customer experience and support the development of new services. Moezid bin Nasser Al Harbi, […]
Ericsson extends OSSii to include 5G
Ericsson committed to extending OSSii agreement to include 5G. Ericsson, Huawei and Nokia have agreed to initiate discussions to extend an OSSii (Operation Support System Interoperability Initiative) Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cover 5G network technology. The aim is to enable and simplify interoperability between OSS systems, reducing overall OSS integration costs and enabling shorter […]
AED-SICAD acquires the Dynamic Design
AED-SICAD acquires the Dynamic Design Group. AED-SICAD GmbH has recently acquired all shares of the Dynamic Design Group. Dynamic Design develops, sells, implements and maintains software solutions for the planning and management of telecommunications networks. With its ConnectMaster product family, the company complements the existing business of AED-SICAD, whose technology focuses on information systems and […]
Telefónica UK selects Netcracker
Telefónica UK Selects Netcracker’s End-to-End BSS/OSS Suite. NEC Corporation and Netcracker Technology have signed an agreement to partner with Telefónica UK to implement Netcracker’s end-to-end BSS/OSS suite. The partnership further expands Netcracker’s global, strategic relationship with Telefónica and underscores Netcracker’s continued market leadership in BSS and OSS. Telefónica UK will use Netcracker’s comprehensive BSS/OSS suite […]
Ericsson and Airtel to build AI use cases for Network Operations
Ericsson and Airtel to further build real-world AI use cases for Network Operations. Ericsson and Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), India’s leading telecom services provider, announced their collaboration for building intelligent and predictive network operations. Leveraging on its developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automation, Ericsson will support Airtel to proactively address network complexity and boost user […]
Telecom Egypt and Ericsson apply AI
Telecom Egypt and Ericsson apply Artificial Intelligence to operate telco cloud. Telecom Egypt and Ericsson completed the successful deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to its full-stack telco cloud infrastructure. The objective is to operate telco cloud environment intelligently and efficiently to enable cloud Automation and orchestration. The telecom industry is moving into cloud automation especially […]
