Late last month, Verizon Digital Media Services (VDMS) introduced waflz, its new global CDN Web Application Firewall (WAF). A WAF acts as the first line of defense in network security by monitoring all incoming and outgoing network traffic, and deciding
As part of its new suite of security services, Verizon Digital Media Services has recently announced a new set of managed cloud security services. The new addition complements already available security features within VDMS’ Cloud Security Solution, including DDoS protection,
VDMS (Verizon Digital Media Services) made two major announcements this week: another addition to its growing feature set with Real-Time Log Delivery (RTLD), and the news that Argentina’s largest media conglomerate, Grupo ClarÃn, is now using its CDN services, expanding
Verizon Digital Media Services announced today that the transport protocol Quick UDP Internet Connections (QUIC) has been put into effect across Verizon Digital Media Services’ global content delivery network, with 125 points of presence worldwide. QUIC can now easily be
Microsoft just launched the public preview of its own global CDN network, which is now available through ‘Azure CDN’. Azure customers will be able to use and deliver content from Microsoft’s own global CDN network. The Microsoft CDN will be
Verizon Enterprise Solutions with Viptela Verizon Enterprise Solutions has launched Virtual Network Services, a new SDN and NFV service for enterprise clients, in collaboration with Viptela, which provides control cloud network components such as SDN-WAN controllers. The new network-as-a-service is
ZTE Reports Massive H1 Profit Gains Buoyed By Chinese 4G Expansion Chinese telco equipment manufacturer ZTE has reported sizeable profit increases in the first half of 2016, booking 9.3% gains in profit to $270 million and a 4.1% increase in
Softbank CEO Predicts Major Recovery for Sprint Softbank, which is Sprint’s Japanese corporate parent, recently posted 19% gains in first quarter profits. A report by ABC News reports however that Sprint continued to be a liability, posting net losses this
Google Uses DeepMind to Run Its Data Centers Efficiently DeepMind famously came to the fore when its AI, AlphaGo, beat Lee Sedol in a series of Go matches, the first time in which a program beat a human professional at
Facebook Seeks to Expand Global Wireless Connectivity, Unveils Terragraph and Project ARIES Facebook recently unveiled crucial elements of its mission to extend high-speed wireless connectivity to urban areas as well as wireless connectivity to the vast tracts of the globe
Verizon Communications has agreed to acquire a 24.5% stake in AwesomenessTV, an online video startup owned by Dreamworks Animation, in furtherance of its aim to form a premium online video streaming service. Under the deal, Dreamworks Animation will retain its
As Bizety reported earlier in our segment, Industrial IoT is hailed as the Fourth Industrial Revolution, promising to unleash trillions of dollars of value into the global economy by some estimates. The drive to innovate and construct smart cities falls
AT&T made waves earlier today when it announced that it had laid the groundwork for an ambitious plan to test 5G in select US areas later this summer ahead of its major rivals, leaving open the possibility of limited commercial
Are we witnessing the end of the traditional ILEC business model? AT&T, Verizon and CenturyLink are in the traditional ILEC business, in which they sell hundreds of products to customers in the wireline business. Even a simple product like MPLS
The CDN market continues to expand – in the next month or two, we are going to introduce four more CDNs. One is focused on video delivery, the other in Edge Security, the third serves a specific region, and the
