Eight 5G solution providers join Ofcom and Digital Catapult-led OpenRAN initiative

Eight 5G solution providers have joined an OpenRAN initiative led by UK telecoms regulator Ofcom and innovation centre Digital Catapult called SONIC. The vendor-neutral and interoperable equipment OpenRAN delivers is seen as being the solution to disrupting the perceived monopoly held by the large telecoms vendors—helping to drive innovation, improve security, offer flexibility, and reduce…

Site Reliability Engineers and the Software That Supports Them

Digital transformation efforts have become more like digital transformation mandates in the tech world ever since the COVID-19 pandemic made working from home the new normal. This has meant a rapid change in the B2B software landscape (although when has that not been the case?) as vendors rise to meet buyer demand for collaborative, hybrid technologies. 

Telegram just got one of WhatsApp’s best features — here’s how to use it

Telegram now lets users set an auto-delete timer for all messages, giving the recent WhatsApp converters a convincing reason to stick around.  Announced via blog post, Telegram’s other new updates include flexible invitation links, smartphone home-screen widgets and group chats with unlimited members. WhatsApp has a number of these features, including auto-delete, but many users…

February 2021 Guest Opinion Part 1: IT/OT Convergence – Planning to Prepare for the Future

February 17, 2021 Christopher Nichols, Director IT/OT Resiliency & Support, Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. IT/OT convergence is the integration of information technology (IT) systems with operational technology (OT) systems. IT systems are used for data-centric computing and OT systems are used to monitor events, processes and devices, and make adjustments in enterprise and industrial operations. In the…

Seeq teams up on industrial IoT for utilities, oil and gas, manufacturing in Asia Pacific

Seattle-based industrial analytics company Seeq, a star of industrial IoT on the venture capital scene, is targeting the power and utilities, oil and gas, semiconductor, chemical, and process manufacturing industries, after striking a deal with Philippines-based industrial IoT provider Calibr8 Systems. Seeq, founded in 2014, raised $24 million from investors at the start of last…