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    MEF Unveils List of Keynote, Featured Speakers at 2016 Global Networking Conference; Kevin Vachon Comments

    Over 110 executives from cloud service providers, communications, technology platforms vendors and defense companies will take part as keynote speakers at MEF’s four-day global networking conference that is set to kick off Nov. 7 at the Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor Hotel in Maryland. “MEF16 will provide attendees an unparalleled forum to engage with the world’s […] More

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    MEF Releases List of Finalists for 2016 Excellence Awards; Nan Chen Comments

    MEF has announced finalists for the company’s 2016 Excellence Awards that recognizes service, application, technology and professional excellence in the global Third Network community. The company said Thursday it will present the awards in November at the MEF Excellence Awards Dinner as part of the MEF16 global networking conference. Global and regional senior analysts from ATLANTIC-ACM, Current Analysis, Frost […] More

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    Joe Euteneuer: Rivada Networks Forms Team to Bid for FirstNet Contract

    Rivada Networks has formed a consortium of technology firms to pursue a contract to build a 4G LTE broadband wireless network for public safety organizations in the U.S. The Rivada Mercury team includes Harris Corp., Intel‘s security business, Ericsson, Nokia,  Fujitsu Network Communications and Black & Veatch and aims to offer a national emergency services network in the 700 megahertz spectrum, Rivada Networks […] More

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    Cyber Startup Team8 Raises $23M in AT&T-Backed Financing Round

    Israel-based cybersecurity startup Team8 has generated $23 million in a second round of financing backed by investors that include AT&T, Accenture, Nokia, Mitsui and Temasek, Fortune reported Tuesday. Robert Hackett writes Team8 raised a total funding of $41 million after the company received $18 million in 2015 in addition to the series B financing. Nadav […] More

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    SAP to Embed HERE Maps in HANA Platform; Hinnerk Gildhoff Comments

    SAP and Nokia‘s HERE company have agreed to bundle HERE’s base maps into the SAP HANA platform in an effort to help clients gain insights into geo-content points. SAP will offer HERE maps as a component of the SAP HANA service pack 9 scheduled for release in December, Nokia said Tuesday. “We anticipate that the geo-content and services provided by the HERE platform, […] More