Colt ramps up IBM relationship with industry 4.0 lab
Cloud and network services provider Colt has teamed up with IBM to drive the adoption of industry 4.0.
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Vodafone taps up IBM to get ahead in quantum computing
UK-based Vodafone hopes to maximise the benefits – and avoid the pitfalls – of quantum computing.
GSMA, IBM and Vodafone set up taskforce to mitigate quantum computing risks
The GSMA Post-Quantum Telco Network Taskforce has been set up to look at how telecoms can be protected once quantum computing kicks in, with IBM and Vodafone having signed up as initial members.
Bharti Airtel taps up IBM for enterprise edge compute services
As India finally enters the 5G era, Bharti Airtel is keen to push on with an accompanying edge deployment.
IBM: ‘There are not many firms in the world that really understand the telco sector’
In part two of our interview with tech giant IBM, Stephen Rose, IBM’s global General Manager for TME and Distribution talks Open RAN, Edge computing, and the future of the telecoms industry.
IBM says AI is going to be critical to telecoms, but the key is doing it ethically
In the first of a two part interview with technology giant IBM, Stephen Rose, IBM’s global General Manager for TME and Distribution discusses the role of AI in the telecoms sector and beyond.
IBM involved in two European 5G deals
IBM this week made two separate announcements regarding its involvement in open 5G networks in Europe.
AT&T sells its cloud soul to Microsoft
US communications group AT&T has thrown in the towel, selling its Network Cloud technology to Microsoft and moving its 5G stuff onto Azure.
NEC teams up with Red Hat to deliver cloud native 5G solutions
The Japanese telecoms vendor NEC has brought its partnership with IBM-owned open source software solutions provider Red Hat up to date to deliver multicloud capable 5G solutions.
Samsung and IBM team up to tap private 5G opportunities
The two tech giants are collaborating to develop new edge computing, cloud, and private 5G solutions targeted at the enterprise market.
FCC boosts OpenRAN legitimacy with high profile forum
Ajit Pai and his commissioners hosted an online forum on 5G Open Radio Access Network to promote the technology as an opportunity for American companies to regain leadership in the mobile market.
IBM exiting facial recognition as police can’t use it responsibly
In a letter to Congress, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna has said the firm would halt the development and sale of facial recognition software, as it is not being deployed in a fair and reasonable manner.
Finland joins the quest for quantum computing strengths
The Technical Research Centre of Finland is going to build the country’s first quantum computer, joining a growing European contingent to compete at the front of next generation computing technology.
IBM still searching for its place as it targets the edge
IBM’s struggle over the last decade has been well documented, but with a pivot following a pivot, the $34 billion Red Hat acquisition is beginning to make waves.
AI and edge computing replaces the Pilgrims in the new Mayflower
IBM’s AI and edge computing technologies are going to guide a crewless boat to chart the same route the Pilgrims did 400 years ago.
Google claims quantum computing breakthrough, IBM disagrees
Google says it has achieved ‘quantum supremacy’, as its Sycamore chip performed a calculation, which would have taken the world’s fastest supercomputer 10,000 years, in 200 seconds.
Age-discrimination lawsuit rumbles on as IBM accused of ‘trendy’ objectives
In an on-going age-discrimination lawsuit, a former Big Blue executive has suggested the firm fired old-timers in pursuit of a ‘trendy’ and ‘cool’ image, so it could compete with the likes of Google and Amazon.
206 days: IBM’s estimate on how long it takes to find a security breach
A new study from IBM suggests it takes 206 days on average for companies to discover a breach and another 73 to fix it.
AT&T gets Microsoft and IBM to help with its cloud homework
US telco AT&T has decided it’s time to raise its cloud game and so has entered into strategic partnerships with Microsoft and IBM.
IBM and Google reportedly swap morals for cash in Chinese surveillance JV
IBM and Google executives should be bracing for impact as the comet of controversy heads directly towards their offices.
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