MWC15 newslist

If You have been struggling to keep up to date with all the announcements and releases at Mobile World Congress last week, here is the list of what has caught my eye from the companies I follow or I have met in the domain of video monetization and SDN / NFV.
As usual, interviews, trajectory, strategy and analysis in my upcoming report on "Mobile video monetization 2015".

Allot Communications

Allot Launches SmartEngage Enabling Mobile Operators to Increase Subscriber Service Uptake
Allot Communications to Acquire Operations of Optenet, a Leading Security-as-a-Service Solution Provider
Allot MobileTrends Report Reveals Security-as-a-Service is a Clear Revenue Generator for CSPs

Avvasi

Avvasi Joins Forces with Intel^® Network Builders Program

Avvasi Announces Virtualized XperiumOS™ at MWC 2015

Brocade

Brocade to Acquire Connectem; Extends Leadership in New IP to Mobile Networks

Cisco

Global Service Providers Transform Networks and Business Services with Cisco at Mobile World Congress 2015

Citrix

Citrix Introduces Next-Generation Carrier-Grade NetScaler for Communications Service Providers

Ericsson

Ericsson joins top global players to drive LTE Broadcast at Mobile World Congress 2015Ericsson selected as solution partner for Network Virtualization platform and Cloud Manager by NTT DOCOMOEricsson and Telefonica extend successful co-operation for Network Virtualization

Flash Networks

FLASH NETWORKS ANNOUNCES NEW CONGESTION-BASED OPTIMIZATION AND ACCELERATION FOR ENCRYPTED MOBILE TRAFFICFLASH NETWORKS INNOVATIVE LAYER8 MONETIZATION SOLUTION SELECTED BY SEVEN OPERATORS IN THE LAST SIX MONTHSVIP MOBILE SELECTS FLASH NETWORKS’ HARMONY™ 7.5 TO ENHANCE VIDEO VIEWING AND BOOST BROWSING SPEEDSFLASH NETWORKS SIGNS MOU WITH NOKIA NETWORKS FOR MOBILE MONETIZATION

Huawei

Huawei Collaborates with Intel to Deliver Public Cloud Solutions for Global Telecom Carriers
Huawei Redefines Hybrid Clouds with FusionCloud Omni Solution
Huawei Releases Industry’s First High Throughput Router (HTR) for an Optimized Ultra-HD Video Experience

Nokia

Orange, Nokia Networks team up on Telco Cloud

Openwave Mobility

Openwave Mobility Unveils Subscriber Data Federation SolutionOpenwave Mobility First to Optimize Encrypted Video StreamingOpenwave Mobility Named Fastest Growing Video Optimization Player

Opera

Encrypted video traffic now optimized by OperaNew revenues in sight for operators as Opera launches cross-browser monetization solution

NEC

NEC enhances Traffic Management Solution that maximizes ROI for communication service providersNEC and F5 Networks form traffic management partnership

Procera Networks

Procera Networks’ NAVL Engine Powers Connectem vEPC for Telekom Austria Group
Roundbox
Procera Networks Deployed for Video Analytics by Tier 1 Broadband Operator
Procera Networks Partners with Dell for COTS NFV Solutions
ETSI NFV Proof of Concept Demonstrates Virtualized Real-Time OSS/BSS

Saguna Networks

SoftBank Ventures and Akamai Technologies make a strategic investment in Saguna Networks
Saguna Expands Open-RAN Platform Bringing CDNs, Content Caching and OTTs Together in the Mobile Radio Edge
Akamai and Saguna Win Best Innovation based on Network Intelligence Award at #MWC15
Telefonica

Vantrix

Kontron and Vantrix Smash DSP Cost and Performance Barriers With Network Functions Virtualization Speech Transcoding Solution
Vantrix Showcases Network Functions Virtualization Optimization Solution with HP at Mobile World Congress 2015
Vantrix to Demo Ultra-High-Density Media Optimization and Speech Processing at Mobile World Congress 2015

Vasona Networks

Vasona Networks Tackles Congestion Management Issues Caused By Rise Of Encrypted Traffic On Mobile Networks