VMware Slashes Costs for vSphere on AWS

VMware cut minimum costs in half for enterprises looking to get started moving vSphere to AWS, among several updates to the service.

NYU series tackles next spectrum frontier: terahertz

NYU Wireless and NYU Tandon School of Engineering are presenting a series on the next big thing: terahertz.

Qualcomm completes C-V2X test in China

Qualcomm Technologies completed a multichipset vendor interoperability test of LTE-C-V2X with the Datang Telecom Group in China.

SevOne Extends SD-WAN Monitoring to VMware NSX

The SevOne monitoring software previously only gave insights into Cisco’s SD-WAN service.

Samsung launches its first phone based on the stripped-down Android Go platform

The world’s largest smartphone maker Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy J2 Core, its first phone built on Android Go for the entry smartphone segment.

Big Brother starts to work in real-time

US Customs and Border Protection officers in Washington Dulles International Airport have intercepted an imposter posing as a French Citizen using Facial Comparison Biometrics technology.

Huawei claims Australian ban is politically motivated

Chinese kit vendor Huawei has ramped up its rhetoric following the recent announcement that it is barred from the Australian 5G market.

T-Mobile acknowledges hack of roughly 2M customers’ data

T-Mobile announced that around 3% of its customer base—about 2 million users—had their data hacked by an unknown international entity.

Amid public relations mess, Verizon changes terms for public safety

Verizon said that it will change the terms of service for its throttling practices on its wireless plans for public safety users.

Analyst breaks down, cloud, SaaS and IaaS markets

Booming revenue growth for the hyperscale cloud providers is becoming almost rote, but the numbers continue to be staggering.

Internet giants decide US government has nothing to offer security talks

A coalition of internet giants have decided to have a meeting to discuss cybersecurity and misinformation during November’s US mid-term elections, but the government didn’t make the invite list.

Windmill Uses Blockchain to Solve IoT Security Issues

The company’s open source blockchain-based security platform is working with enterprises to secure their IoT data and devices.

Verizon embarks on One Fiber initiative

Verizon's Lee Hicks spoke about the need to have more fiber and fiber equipment installed deep into its network.

Management of ISPs, Peering, China Firewall Cause Big Challenges for SD-WAN

These issues can delay deployments, result in inferior service quality, and make it difficult to reach return on investment goals, according to John Isch at Orange Business Services.

SDxCentral's Weekly Roundup — August 24, 2018

Red Hat unveils infrastructure migration for containers; AT&T completes its AlienVault acquisition; BT, TIP, and Facebook launch a startup competition.

Array Networks Says It's the Nutanix of Private Cloud Networking and Security

Companies can run Array’s security and networking applications, open source applications, or those from third-party vendors like Cisco and F5 on the platform.

ATA: DSRC 5.9 GHz critical for V2V

The American Trucking Associations says the 5.9 GHz DSRC spectrum is critical for the successful deployment of vehicle-to-vehicle technology.

CBRS Alliance launches D&O working group

The CBRS Alliance is marking some key milestones as it celebrates its two-year anniversary.

BMG Scores 'Substantial Settlement' With Cox

Cox still faces another similar suit, but settlement could cause other ISPs to tighten up their enforcement policies for digital piracy.

5G: The Pervasive Infrastructure

5G will bring a new generation of radio and network architecture to the fore.

CenturyLink's Simlot: Edge Evolves Based on Customer Experience

New head of carrier's virtualization strategy is focused on making services more readily available at whatever edge they best fit.

Huawei Digital Transformation Practice Center: New model, New Capability, New Outcome

Huawei has established an Open Roads Community (OPRC) with leading operators and industry researchers who have a common vision and goal in digital transformation.

Inventiveness & Pragmatism Pays Off in 5G Test & Measurement

As the market continues to push toward 5G, test and measurement (T&M) will expand, offering many more opportunities for T&M vendors.

VMware Wants You – Yes, You! – as a Cloud Provider

The company is rolling out upgrades to its Cloud Provider toolset, to help telcos and managed service providers prosper by delivering multicloud services.

WiCipedia: Int'l Telecom, Emerging Industries & Back to School

This week in our WiC roundup: Media access in Iran and India; Portland sees high rate of harassment; emerging industries make way for women; and more.

VMware Wants You — Yes, You! — As a Cloud Provider

The company is rolling out upgrades to its Cloud Provider toolset, to help telcos and managed service providers prosper by delivering multicloud services.

Eurobites: M&A Rumor Links ADVA With ECI

Also in today's regional roundup: Gigabit broadband battle in Poland; Russians mull non-domestic Internet company tax; Dutch payment venfor on the tear; IBM's coffee drone.

Cable Industry Advice Led Tibit to Its Tiny OLT

New 'MicroPlug' expected to tie into cable's move toward virtualization, distributed access architectures.

Russian telcos push for OTT tax on new data storage laws

Russian telcos are lobbying the government to grant new powers which would allow them to tax non-domestic internet companies to ease the burden of new data storage laws.

Randall Stephenson's big headache

AT&T’s Randall Stephenson has a lot on his plate, to say the least.

VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger: NSX Is the Standard for SDN

VMware’s NSX networking license bookings grew 40 percent year over year during the second quarter of fiscal 2019.

Alibaba revenues soar but profit column takes a hit on the spreadsheets

Alibaba comfortably passed analyst estimates for the three months ending June 30, as total revenues soared 61% year-on-year.

Alibaba Cloud Revenue Grows 93% From Previous Year

Alibaba Cloud’s continued growth puts it in direct competition with Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform.

Sprint resurrects cheap unlimited deal, this time for $25

Sprint today announced another one of its “flash deals,” this time offering its unlimited service for $25 per month.

Virgin Media legal win sets precedent in battle over disproportionate access charges

Virgin Media and Durham County Council have agreed an out of court settlement which will see the telco pay a nominal £1 sum to access land owned by the local authority to lay new ultrafast broadband cables.

Automation deemed most important trend: report

The networking world is changing rapidly as new technologies and techniques proliferate, according to a report from network analytics vendor Kentik.

TNS uses big data, machine learning to foil robocalls

TNS announced that its Neighbor Spoofing feature is enabling wireless carriers to protect their subscribers robocalls.

UK opposition leader want to tax US tech giants and ISPs to pay for better journalism

Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the UK Labour party, has proposed a special tax on US tech giants and UK ISPs in order to fund public interest journalism.

Aussies ban Huawei from throwing 5G on the barbie

In what could be described as an incredibly passive aggressive move, the Australian government has effectively banned Huawei from joining the Australian 5G bonanza.

Jeff McElfresh takes over AT&T’s 5G build-out

AT&T confirmed that Jeff McElfresh will take over command of AT&T’s Technology and Operations division.

Adtran updates Mosaic platform

Adtran painted a new picture of its Mosaic platform with two press releases Thursday.

ZTE Ban Tanks Q2 Optical Networking Market

The vendor would have been No. 3 behind Huawei and Ciena in worldwide optical networking hardware sales. Instead, Nokia snared that spot.

Australia Bans Carriers from Using Huawei and ZTE Equipment for 5G

The government argues that 5G blurs the line between the core network and the edge network, making security more challenging.

Qualcomm claims first multi-vendor C-V2X demo in China

Mobile chip giant Qualcomm is pushing hard to be a key player in cellular communications between vehicles and the rest of the world.

Jeff McElfresh Will Oversee AT&T’s 5G Network Transition

McElfresh will replace Melissa Arnoldi as the president of AT&T Technology and Operations. He’s a 21-year veteran of AT&T.

Mirantis CEO: ‘Choose Your Cloud’ Using Open Source

The open source private cloud platform allows users to change their infrastructure to best suit individual workloads.

Keysight going strong thanks to 5G

Keysight Technologies reported record revenue for the third quarter, driven in part by 5G-related R&D spending.

AT&T Boosts Akraino With Code, Summit

Carrier hosted two-day developer summmit for open source edge software project, after it released key seed code for major use case.

Telefónica's Elizondo on UNICA's Promise of Network Automation

Antonio Elizondo says his keynote at Light Reading's event next month will focus on how Telefónica is using UNICA, its network virtualization program launched in 2014, to automate network services.

Tracking the Top Cable Trends

A discussion about cable's pursuit of next-gen video services, emerging mobile and wireless strategies and other initiatives designed to rev up the industry's growth engine.

Jeff McElfresh Is New Face of 5G at AT&T

Succeeding Melissa Arnoldi in the role, the AT&T vet is the company's new president of technology and operations and will helm the company's mobile 5G rollout. 

NFV Orchestrator Vendors Flock to ONAP

Most NFV orchestrator vendors have aligned themselves with a significant open source development, with ONAP attracting the most participation – but some vendors have shunned open source completely, finds a new Heavy Reading report.

Mirantis: Your Tailor for Bespoke Private Cloud

New version of Mirantis Cloud Platform makes it easier to deploy private clouds for network functions virtualization (NFV), high performance computing and other specialized workloads.

Australia Excludes Huawei, ZTE From 5G Rollouts

Australian government 'undermines 5G future' as it rules out Chinese vendor involvement in the country's 5G plans.

AT&T's 5G Figurehead Arnoldi Shifts to Vrio, Ma Bell's LatAm Pay-TV Unit

Melissa Arnoldi is no longer president of Technology and Operations at AT&T -- now she's head of the operator's Latin American entertainment unit, Vrio.

Red Hat Takes Aim At VMware

Red Hat will help enterprises move to open virtualization and eventually containers, getting off their expensive "legacy virtualization solutions" -- aka VMware.

Vewd Aims to Give Pay-TV Ops More Command & Control of Android TV Boxes

Says stitching Vewd OS to devices running the Android TV Operator Tier platform enables service providers to personalize and customize the UI and pre-load apps from outside the Google Play universe.

Eurobites: Sky Shareholders Spurn Comcast Offer

Also in today's regional roundup: Apple set for Shazam M&A approval; CTO leaves Three UK; Sunrise shines in Q2; Swisscom teams with MIT.

Samsung’s Exynos i S111 Delivers Efficiency and Reliability for NB-IoT Devices

Samsung Electronics, a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today announced its new narrowband (NB) Internet of Things (IoT) solution, Exynos i S111.

One of America's oldest companies is getting into fixed wireless

Breeze Broadband Is a fixed wireless provider and a subsidiary of Union Pacific Railroad, a company that traces its founding to 1862.

Payments challenger Adyen post strong growth following June IPO

In its first earnings release since going public in June, payments firm Adyen is proving it can live up to the hype.

Broadband Forum unveils first Open Broadband release

The Broadband Forum has announced the release of code and supporting documentation for Broadband Access Abstraction (OB-BAA), the first code release for the Open Broadband project.

Qualcomm teases next-gen 5G mobile platform

Mobile chip giant Qualcomm has not quite unveiled its next major mobile platform, which is designed to be paired with its X50 5G modem.

International markets pay off for Xiaomi

Xiaomi has released its quarterly figures with breakthroughs in the Indian and Indonesian markets paying off for the budget smartphone manufacturer.

Telcos will thrive in blockchain—if they try: report

Blockchain is a $1 billion opportunity for telecommunications companies, but they must proactively make the significant commitments necessary to position…

FCC denies motion to stop clock on T-Mobile/Sprint deal

The FCC has denied a request to stop the clock or extend the pleading cycle associated with the proposed T-Mobile/Sprint combination.

Carriers’ wearables to grow with the Samsung Galaxy Watch

T-Mobile is set to start selling the LTE-capable Samsung Galaxy Watch later this week. But T-Mobile won't be alone in offering the device.

Net neutrality refuses to die; is it some form of genetically-modified super-cat?

With a coalition of 23 Attorney Generals (AGs) asking Federal judges to reinstate net neutrality rules, you have to wonder what experiments have been conducted on net neutrality; how many lives does it actually have?

Vodafone Australia and TPG mull merger

The Australian mobile market may be set for consolidation with the revelation that Vodafone and TPG are thinking of hooking up.

Facebook turns the tables and starts measuring your credibility

Attack is sometimes the best form of defence, and with Facebook’s credibility being heavily question, the social media giant has decided to start tracking the trustworthiness of users.

Verizon admits ‘mistake’ in throttling firefighters’ LTE speeds

Verizon said it made a mistake when it declined to lift a throttle on the connections used by firefighters in the midst of battling a wildfire.

Cisco Talos Smells a RAT

The company selling the software claims it will only sell it for legal uses. But the RAT gives buyers everything they need to build a botnet.

Broadband Forum Creates an Open Source Project for Network Access Interoperability

The Apache 2.0-licensed project brings openness to access networks, so they can interoperate.

C3 IoT Partners With Google Cloud to Accelerate Joint AI and IoT Growth

C3 IoT also has partnerships with Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Intel to deliver its AI-driven IoT platform-as-a-service.

Robin Systems Adds Kubernetes Layer for Big Data Storage Management

The container orchestration platform lets users tap into existing workflows and use the same tools for an application management layer overseeing compute and storage.

Verizon seeks to simplify with NG-PON2 and automation

Verizon's Hicks offered up a laundry list of projects that his company is working on in order to create a reliable, scalable and simplified network.

HPE Scores Hybrid Cloud Win With Alibaba

“HPE has been on the outside looking in with respect to cloud and China, and this solves both problems,” said analyst Zeus Kerravala.

SD-WAN Sales Will Hit $2.2B by 2022, Dell’Oro Group Says

Software components like controllers and VNFs are growing almost twice as fast as hardware components.

Sprint MVNO TextNow boasts of profitability and growth

TextNow said its iOS and Android app has been downloaded more than 100 million times and its revenues have grown 380% in the past five years.

SAP Kubernetes Efforts Focused On the ‘Big Bump’ Not ‘Propeller Heads’

The firm says Kubernetes is still a "three-star wizard to figure out," but abstraction could help ease deployment pains.

Zayo Sets Sales Goals, Reiterates REIT Plans

Zayo looking forward to landing bigger deals and to advancing its REIT plans.

How Some Service Providers Are Using SD-WAN the Wrong Way

Most current SD-WAN services are too limited in scope and too defensive in strategy, a veteran analyst warns. That opens the door to cloud providers and MSPs taking over the market.

Cable Ops Preparing to Exempt Some OTT Services From Data Caps

OpenVault CEO says some MSOs with broadband data policies are considering plans to 'zero-rate' traffic from select video streaming services to differentiate their broadband services in a way that goes beyond speeds and pricing.

Will 5G Be a Cord-Cutter's Dream?

Can 5G be the wireless platform that will spur a massive increase in cord cutting? Maybe so...

Sprint's Marquardt on the 5G Sweet Spot

Dr. Ron Marquardt, VP of technology for Sprint, will kick off Light Reading's annual breakfast workshop at Mobile World Congress America next month with a keynote focused on Sprint's strategy for deploying 5G.

Australia's Optus to Cut 440 Jobs, Blames Automation – Reports

Australia's second-biggest telco has now announced 1,040 job cuts this year, a figure that equals about 12% of its entire workforce.

Eurobites: UK's Vodafone Eyes TPG Merger in Australia – Reports

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Russia's MTS enjoys second-quarter growth; Welsh authorities take flak for broadband delays; Wind Tre makes progress on network overhaul; Cell C reports revenue growth in first half.

T-Mobile, Sprint oppose move to slow FCC proceeding

T-Mobile and Sprint are in no mood for a motion to stop the review clock on their merger proceeding.

Silicon Valley was founded with family, this generation is killing the idea

With some of the tech industry’s biggest names acting incredibly irresponsibly, the friendly and welcoming reputation of Silicon Valley is fast becoming a thing of the past.

BASE takes the 4G lead in Belgium – OpenSgnal

Network monitor OpenSignal has released its mobile networks update for Belgium and it reveals BASE as made the biggest improvements.

Cohesity’s Helios Uses Machine Learning to Manage Secondary Data

The cloud service gives companies visibility and mobility across all of their secondary data and applications from a single dashboard. It also uses machine learning and analytics to power a bunch of new infrastructure management features.

Nokia says it is owed $3 for every 5G smartphone

Nokia announced its patent-licensing rate for 5G smartphones, pegging the value of its 5G patents at $3 per smartphone.

Telecom networks under greater malware pressure

Telecommunications networks are a proving ground for cybercriminals and their malware, according to Lastline's Global Threat Intelligence Network.

Jio closes the gap as Indian market continues growth

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has released its monthly update on telco subscribers across the country, and Jio is continuing to erode the gap with its rivals.

Google faces lawsuit for snooping which would even embarrass spooks

One Napoleon wanted to conquer the Commonwealth Empire, but this one only wants to topple Google. We’re not too sure which mission is more difficult.

ETSI releases security standards for distributed systems

The distributed, cloud-based technological environment required by 5G and IoT will present a novel set of security challenges.

AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint rally around standard for IoT

U.S. wireless industry association CTIA announced a new security certification program targeting the IoT space.

Nokia set to make €3 per 5G smartphone in licensing boom

Nokia has announced it is set to make €3 per smartphone through the company’s 5G portfolio of standard essential patents (SEPs), as the commercial realities of the awaiting 5G era start to become clearer.

Foundries.io Tightens Edge, IoT Integration to Boost Security

The firm sees constant and long-term updates as key to maintaining edge and IoT security.

Keysight Provides NTT DoCoMo With 5G Network Emulation for 5G NR Devices

Keysight and NTT DoCoMo have been collaborating on 5G research since 2015 when the two companies worked on mmWave channel measurement.

Arista Taps VMware, Zscaler to Create Consistent Cloud Security

VMware’s software will bring common security policy enforcement to virtual and physical workloads. Zscaler brings its north-south traffic security.

North America Will Be First With 5G, IHS 5G Survey Says

Lower latency, high capacity, and lower cost per bit are the three big draws for operators to deploy 5G.

Microsoft Foils Russian Security Threat, Seizes Fake Political Websites

Microsoft said it has used this approach 12 times in two years to shut down 84 fake websites associated with the state-sponsored hacking group called Fancy Bear.

Raynovich: How SD-WAN could reconfigure enterprise services

SD-WAN has the potential to change the way enterprise networks and services are delivered.

Akraino Edge Stack Project Hits Execution Stage

The Linux Foundation-hosted project is opening up its seed code that initially was contributed by AT&T.

Ericsson's lead in the U.S. market grows

According to new figures from Dell’Oro Group, Ericsson is increasing its lead over Nokia in the U.S. wireless equipment market.

Survey: 12% of operators moving to commercial 5G in 2018

According to a poll by IHS Markit, 82% of operators rated ultralow latency as the chief technical driver for 5G.

Dell EMC Touts ‘Kinetic’ Composable Infrastructure in VMworld Ramp Up

Composable infrastructure — Dell EMC calls it “kinetic infrastructure” — treats networking, storage, and compute as fluid resource pools that can be composed and recomposed on the fly.

Is Open Source More Secure? Maybe Not

Cloud training expert cautions against assuming open source software is inherently more secure, advising developers to use with caution.

Telecom Jargonosaurus Part 2: Financial Confusion

Earnings reports and presentations have acquired a language of their own as companies try to put some gloss on their performance.

SeaChange Shares Dive 44% on Big Q2 Shortfall

Cites delayed deals, hesitancy as operators evaluate company's software-as-a-service model.

The World of Disney: StudioLAB Innovation, Cisco Collaboration & 5G Anticipation

With technology partners and an eye toward 5G networks, the StudioLAB is helping Disney-owned content studios solve technical production problems and reach consumers in novel ways.

Slack Value Tops $7B With $427M Funding

Warchest will help Slack beat Microsoft, Cisco and other mighty competitors.

States Challenge FCC 'Internet Freedom' Order

Twenty-three attorneys general, representing 22 states and the District of Columbia, are suing to block the FCC's rollback of net neutrality regulations, again bringing up the agency's tendency to preempt state and local laws.

Dish CTO Hops Over to Liberty Latin America

Long-time Dish exec Vivek Khemka was key to the development of advanced products such as the 4K-capable, Internet-connected Hopper 3 DVR.

The Telecoms.com Podcast: Business as Usual

Scott is back from his challenging summer holiday and just can't wait to hang out with his podcast chums Jamie and Iain once more. They start by talking about T-Mobile US and its distinctly conservative "Un-carrier" event, and ponder what operators can do to make a difference.

Pedal to the Mobile: Verizon Completes 5G Drive Test With Nokia

But, beyond tests, will Nokia announce 5G deployment deals with Verizon, like Ericsson and Samsung have done?

Arista Weaves Security Blanket Over Data Center, Campus and Cloud

Arista is stepping up its war with Cisco, extending its new networking fabric strategy to encompass security.

Eurobites: DT Shutters Virtual Number Startup

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Sigfox teams up with Africa's Liquid; Nokia reveals 5G device licensing rates; United Internet buys Austrian web-hosting company; India's Ola motors into Wales.

Behind the Scenes at Disney's StudioLAB

Disney is using tech from Cisco and other partners to reach consumers in new ways. We take you behind-the-scenes at the StudioLAB, where Disney execs explain how 5G networks will unlock new opportunities in storytelling and content distribution.

It turns out regulating the data economy is really hard

New data regulations may well define the economy and society over the next few decades, and they are still far from perfect. But before you get too critical, you have to realise just how complicated this thankless job can actually be.

The nation's top carriers in 8 charts

The analysts at Wall Street research firm Morgan Stanley offer a clear look at how each of the nation's top four providers are performing.

Ericsson managed services contract with MBNL gets extended

MBNL, the network joint venture between UK MNOs EE and Three, has decided to keep Ericsson on as its managed services provider until 2020.

Angry Birds longevity can’t prevent Rovio decline

Consumers might be spending more each year in the app economy, but Rovio’s struggles prove just how difficult it is to be a success in the cut-throat world of mobile gaming.

Government research suggests digital divide plans might actually be working

When you compare the digital divide to other countries around the world, it looks like nothing more than a minor crack in the UK. That said, it is still there and new research suggests it is getting smaller.

EU set to impose tough new rules on social media companies

The European Commission is reportedly planning to bring in new laws that will punish social media companies if they don’t remove terrorist content within an hour of it being flagged.

Xiaomi taking big steps on the global stage

After taking the lead in the Indian market, Xiaomi has continued the solid progress by snapping up second spot Indonesia, another one of the world’s most lucrative markets.

Report: Colocation providers key to cloud, internet

With the advent of 5G and IoT, colocation providers are poised to play a much bigger role for the cloud and internet, according to 650 Group.

Gaming Company Replaces Cisco, F5, and Juniper With XCloud Networks

XCloud Networks taps SDN and NFV for custom networking. And the startup won Innova as its second customer to replace its existing data center infrastructure.

Nyansa Voyance Extends Monitoring to Aruba, Extreme Networks Wireless Systems

Nyansa Voyance already integrates and correlates data from a number of data sources and vendor systems including Cisco, GE, and Microsoft.

SUSE Builds a Custom Linux Kernel to Boost Microsoft Azure Performance

The custom kernel provides up to 25 percent faster network throughput and a 23 percent drop in average latency for on-demand instances.

Open19 Data Centers Pick Up Steam

The open data center effort added Packet’s CEO as a board member and will soon sell Open19 compliant servers on its online marketplace.

Samsung passes ZTE in growing RAN market

According to Dell’Oro Group, Samsung became the world's fourth-largest network equipment vendor during the first half of this year.

KT Corp. Brings 5G to Indonesia

KT, South Korea's largest telecommunications company, is showcasing its next-generation 5G wireless technology and services during Asia's largest sporting event being held in Indonesia.

Amazon Cooking Up DVR for Fire TV – Report

Move would put more pressure on Tivo's languishing retail business and give Fire TV a new weapon to wield in the hotly contested streaming platform sector.

Airtel to Form New Fiber Firm in India

One of india's biggest mobile operators is said to have big fiber ambitions.

The AI-Driven Telecom Network Is Near & Necessary

By 2021, telecom networks will see a turning point where AI-driven technologies will be necessary to deploy, run and manage 5G services and leverage comprehensive network automation solutions.

Why Cable Is Getting Real About NFV & SDN

Find out next month at Light Reading's annual NFV & Carrier SDN event in Denver.

China Telecom Beats Rivals but Gets Lost in Translation

China Telecom says it is outperforming China Mobile in the mobile market, but it falls well behind on intelligibility.

Google VP: 'Stubbing Your Toe Shouldn't Be Fatal'

Google is working to empower developers to succeed with small steps, says Adam Seligman, developer relations VP.

Eurobites: BT Shareholders Warm to Openreach Spin-Off – Report

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: BT looks for TIP startups; UK rural broadband; Deutsche Telekom eyes cloud takeovers; Deutsche Bahn's fiber plan; MBNL extends Ericsson deal.