Juniper Says Its SD-WAN Plan Includes More Service Provider Customers

The company said it’s using service providers as its SD-WAN sales channel and banking on large managed services deals.

T-Mobile shows off 5G network modeling tech in FCC meeting

T-Mobile's top network executives provided FCC officials with a detailed look at how T-Mobile is preparing for 5G.

Small Cell Forum puts orchestration, SON on road map

One of the Small Cell Forum's tasks is developing a full road map for orchestration and SON.

WikiLeaks Publishes the Location of Amazon’s Data Centers

The news comes as major cloud providers including AWS, Microsoft, and IBM are competing for a $10 billion, 10-year cloud contract from the U.S. Department of Defense.

Deutsche Telekom, Niantic team up on augmented reality for 5G

Deutsche Telekom is working with Niantic to create a better user experience for augmented gaming on mobile networks.

Video is the killer app for edge deployments: IHS Markit survey

Video services will be the top driver for edge services while telcos are well positioned to deliver the goods at the edge, according to research by IHS Markit.

Finns launch digital version of driving license

The Finnish Government has unveiled plans to roll out a mobile version of driving licenses which will be available through an app.

Orange goes submarine with Google cable partnership

Orange has been announced as the latest partner to join Google on its monstrous mission to bulk out its connectivity infrastructure maze.

MegaFon CEO calls it a day, again

The boss of Russia’s second-largest MNO has decided to hand over the reins once more, having previously done so six years ago.

Verizon to power Samsung’s new LTE-capable Chromebook

Verizon will be the only provider supporting Samsung’s new Chromebook Plus V2 LTE, Samsung confirmed.

BOGOs in wireless dry up among Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T

Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T are all withdrawing their buy-one, get-one offers on some of the market’s top smartphones.

FCC drafts in external opinion to figure out the T-Mobile-Sprint conundrum

Perhaps realising the gravity of the situation, the FCC has drafted in outside help to assess the impact of the T-Mobile-Sprint merger on the US economy.

Verizon Changes Its Tune on Severance Package for IT Team Members

The company will now give IT workers that are transferring to Infosys the option of receiving an exit package if they decline to move to the outsourcing firm.

Volta Charging Deploys Netsurion SD-WAN Across Its Electric Car Station Network

Netsurion, a newcomer to the SD-WAN market, has found its niche in the market as it builds its SD-WAN as integrated secure connectivity service.

TidalScale Raises $24M for Software-Defined Servers

The startup developed a type of composable infrastructure that focuses specifically on computing resources.

SDxCentral's Weekly Roundup — October 12, 2018

CenturyLink becomes an expert Microsoft Azure MSP; Huawei debuts a series of AI chips; Google releases its alert center for security threats.

MVNO US Mobile boasts 50,000 customers, positive cash flow

US Mobile is growing and is now cash flow positive, according to the company's CEO.

Where's Cable Going With Cloud?

In a special, free SCTE|ISBE Cable-Tec Expo breakfast roundtable session on Tuesday, October 23, we'll look at where cable stands in its cloud journey.

What Constitutes a Commercial 5G Network, Anyway?

As actual 5G services are starting to arrive, what does 'commercial' 5G network actually mean right now?

Zayo's Brian Daniels: Getting Fiber in Place to Feed 5G Services

The legislative environment now seems to have roadblocks up against fiber deployment, according to Brian Daniels, Zayo's senior VP of strategic networks. He said there's a need for standard fees and permanent processes to help multiple tenants use a city's light poles and other infrastructure so several carriers can efficiently provide competitive services in cities.

Colt Ready for Major NFV Push

After years of developments and incremental advances, Colt is set for a major three-stage telco cloud deployment that will be a big step in its migration from a legacy hardware architecture to virtualized functions.

Investors Rain Cash on Cloud Startups

Investors shell out for companies that plan to kill on-premises data warehouses, server scalability and web performance limits, and AI bottlenecks. That's more murder than a Quentin Tarantino movie!

Proposed CBRS Rules Suit Cable's Cause

FCC sought a middle-ground, but not everyone is thrilled with the decision to go with county-sized Priority Access Licenses.

Verizon's Glenn Wellbrock: 5G Becomes the New Home Broadband

Verizon's director of optical transport network architecture, design and planning talks about why millimeter wave technology works so well to deliver a home broadband service, and how Verizon intends to reach more places with 5G even where adding new fiber isn't feasible.

WiCipedia: Companies With Values Should Be the Norm

This week in our WiC roundup: How sexual harassment holds women back; California tech boards prepare for a shakedown; Bumble redefines tech company values; and more.

Where Cable's Going With Cloud?

In a special, free SCTE|ISBE Cable-Tec Expo breakfast roundtable session on Tuesday, October 23, we'll look at where cable stands in its cloud journey.

Eurobites: Orange Goes Subsea With Google

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Deutsche Telekom in augmented reality deal; Zayo expands in Europe; Dialog workers transfer to Apple.

Deutsche Telekom Targets 99% 5G Coverage in Germany by 2025

Deutsche Telekom becomes the first European operator to make a firm 5G coverage commitment.

TIM shows off 5G capabilities at Rally Legend

Telecom Italia has taken to the sixteenth edition of Rally Legend to show off its 5G smarts in the test bed of San Marino.

DT writes €20bn cheque to target 99% 5G coverage by 2021

Deutsche Telekom has unveiled a ‘plan’ to make 5G a reality, including a commitment to spend €20 billion by the end of 2021 to roll it out.

Telco Systems’ Arm-Based uCPE Costs Less Than Its x86 uCPE

The NFV vendor says it can demonstrate more than 30 percent cost savings on Arm-based hardware. Telco Systems now has three different manufacturers for Arm boxes.

T-Mobile/Sprint merger gains more supporters

As their proposed merger inches forward, T-Mobile and Sprint have gained a few additional supporters.

Veon backs out of GTH acquisition

Veon has announced it has backed out of plans to acquire GTH assets in Pakistan and Bangladesh due to the falling Pakistani Rupee and the reaction from GTH shareholders.

T-Mobile/Sprint combo expected to surpass Verizon in IoT

If T-Mobile and Sprint do merge, the combined company will pass Verizon as the country’s second-largest IoT service provider, according Counterpoint.

IBM Protests Pentagon’s JEDI, Still Plans to Bid for the $10B Deal

“No business in the world would build a cloud the way JEDI would and then lock in to it for a decade,” IBM's Sam Gordy says.

EE holds onto Opensignal MNO crown

EE has held onto its position as the best performing UK MNO according to the latest figures from Opensignal.

Bill presentation is an untapped opportunity for telcos – survey

A survey of telecoms professional commissioned by BriteBill has found they reckon they could be making much better use of bills to improve the customer relationship.

Snowflake Snags $450M VC Round, Targets Data Warehouse Expansion

Dow Jones VentureSource ranked the company as No. 4 in value among privately held U.S.-based business software and services company.

Aryaka's CEO looks to boost his company's SD-WAN presence

Whether it's by IPO, working with service providers or M&A, Aryaka's new CEO is tasked with increasing his company's profile in the SD-WAN…

AT&T will launch Netflix competitor next year

In an SEC filing, AT&T has confirmed it will launch a new streaming service focused around HBO content to challenge the dominance of Netflix and Amazon Prime.

Cisco eager to see FCC action on 6 GHz band

At its next open meeting on Oct. 23, the FCC will consider a notice of proposed rulemaking to allow new unlicensed uses in the 6 GHz band.

Google Bumps Up Enterprise Cloud Networking

Google is pulling out all the stops to bring more enterprise customers to its cloud.

Juniper Partners With Nutanix for Contrail Multi-Cloud Integration

Contrail’s enterprise multi-cloud platform is integrated with Nutanix APIs to give enterprises better visibility into virtualized workloads. It also paves the way for more automation.

5G Will Grow Self-Organizing Networks Into a $5.5B Market by 2022, Says SNS Research

AirHop Communications joined the SK Telecom and TIP hosted accelerator center in Seoul to develop its self-organizing network platform for 5G NR use cases.

Riverbed SteelCentral Peers Deeper Into Containers

The application performance management (APM) platform provides native visibility into containers running on Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift, and Pivotal Cloud Foundry.

FWA success is about deployment without engineers – Nokia

The 5G euphoria might have reignited excitement for Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) but Nokia doesn’t think we need to wait that long.

Ericsson CEO talks 5G spectrum, network slicing

Ericsson executives recently met with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to talk about 5G and Ericsson's increased investments in the U.S.

What’s More Beneficial to CIOs: Containers or the Container Management System?

Perhaps the biggest benefit of containers is that they can be managed by Kubernetes, which is a pre-defined operational model.

AT&T's Gordon Mansfield: Focusing on Mobile 5G

AT&T's VP of converged access and device technology discusses the 5G network buildout and how the carrier's focus on mobile experiences shapes its decisions on fiber use and edge networking as it races to deliver an 'immersive consumer experience.'

Charter Nears Gigabit Finish Line

With latest batch of rollouts, MSO says DOCSIS 3.1 has been deployed to more than 95% of footprint.

AT&T Developing DirecTV Now App for Magic Leap AR Headsets

App will support four simultaneous video streams, is akin to 'live television without a television,' AT&T Communications CEO John Donovan says.

Microsoft: We 'Pledge Our Entire Patent Portfolio' to Linux

Microsoft joins the Open Invention Network, a mutual patent protection society, and is bringing along 60,000 patents as a housewarming gift.

IBM: We’re Beating Red Hat Private Cloud Growth

IBM Cloud Private, which is a year old, has hundreds of users, a landmark it took Red Hat nearly four years to achieve. However....

DT CEO: 80% of Our Network Is '5G Ready'

Deutsche Telekom claims 80% of its mobile network is 5G ready as it prepares for a 2020 commercial launch, but the transition to full-blown 5G will require a lot more effort.

Eurobites: Italy's 5G Auction Costs Put Regulator on Back Foot

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: VEON terminates Jazz, Bangalink offer; MegaFon CEO steps down; San Marino revs its 5G engines; Sigfox strikes deal with Paessler.

AT&T: We're Not Only Focused on mmWave for 5G

AT&T will not use just mmWave for its mobile 5G.

IBM Boosts Cloud Private AI

Celebrates one-year anniversary of the platform, which now has "hundreds" of enterprise customers.

Cloud Foundry adds 2 new projects

In order to more tightly align its platforms with Kubernetes, Cloud Foundry has added two new projects—Eirini and CF Containerization—to its lineup.

Here’s who is bidding in FCC’s mmMave auctions

Some of the usual suspects are on the lists for bidders hoping to compete for 28 GHz and 24 GHz licenses that are being teed up by the FCC for the first-ever…

Android creator rumoured to be working on completely idiotic idea

Essential Products, the consumer electronics company founded by Android creator Andy Rubin, is reportedly working on a new smartphone that messages people for you and has a significantly smaller screen.

T-Mobile seeks permission for 5G tests in Las Vegas

T-Mobile is asking the FCC for permission to conduct 5G tests in Las Vegas and Spokane, Washington, for mobile and base transmissions.

6WIND Snags vRouter Contract With Publishing Platform Sovrn

6WIND has been gaining customers by offering a replacement to Brocade’s vRouter, which was purchased by AT&T and taken off the market.

Even Snapchat is getting into the original content game

With social networking services seeking to improve the quality of content they host by making their own, even ephemeral messaging service Snapchat has felt compelled to act.

Analysts predict 13% increase in wireless network capex in 2H18

A surge in wireless capex spending in the second half of this year is shaping up to be a substantial benefit for tower companies.

SevOne SD-WAN Monitoring Tool Adds Support for Versa Networks

The monitoring tool already offers out-of-box support for VMware's and Cisco’s SD-WAN services.

Nokia offers network slicing for fixed broadband services

Network slicing is a core element of 5G services, but Nokia sees it as a means for operators to deploy network-as-a-service for fixed broadband.

Unnamed U.S. telecom company implicated in alleged malicious chip hack

A security expert has come forward alleging that a major U.S. telecommunications company discovered manipulated hardware in its network and removed it in…

Carbon Black Adds Threat Hunting to Its Security Cloud

The new service, called Cb ThreatHunter, is essentially a cloud-delivered version of the company’s on-premises endpoint detection and response device.

Google adds some Pixels

Internet giant Google ramped up its involvement in the consumer hardware space with the launch of new Pixel branded smartphones and tablets as well as a home hub.

Huawei doubles, triples and quadruples down on AI

Huawei has stoked the artificial intelligence fire as the industry continues along the path towards the digital, data-orientated, economy.

Juniper pushes automation projects forward

Juniper Networks is taking a multi-pronged approach toward enabling automation processes that includes an open-source community and online lessons.

AI and security sets us apart from the crowd – Google Cloud CEO

Google Cloud is not winning the cloud battle with AWS and Microsoft Azure right now, but with security credentials and artificial intelligence smarts, CEO Diane Greene thinks the future looks profitable.

Cloud Foundry Adopts a Pair of Kubernetes-Based Projects

The Eirini and CF Containerization projects build on the Cloud Foundry Foundation's paced adoption of Kubernetes.

Hans Vestberg is quietly working to remake Verizon

According to a number of reports, Verizon’s new CEO, Hans Vestberg, is working to overhaul the company’s top leadership.

IEEE to study throughput, latency

IEEE has established the 802.11 Extremely High Throughput Study Group to look at new features for bands between 1 and 7.125 GHz.

Nokia plugs openness ahead of Broadband World Forum

Open is one of 2018’s buzzwords and Nokia is cashing in on the bonanza ahead of Broadband World Forum in a couple of weeks.

Dell, Microsoft Back CNEX Labs' $23M Series D Round

The company makes solid-state drive (SSD) controllers and software for cloud and hyperscale data centers.

Red Hat OpenShift Update Is Heavy on Integration of CoreOS Features

The CoreOS integration work will culminate with the next OpenShift 4.0 update. That platform will sit alongside Red Hat’s legacy Enterprise Linux and provide users with a choice of operating systems.

Juniper Jumps On the Automation Bandwagon With EngNet

The company says its approach is different from Cisco’s because it is focused on training the engineers behind the technology, not just releasing new products.

Cable Shifts Up a Gear on Cloud, Virtualization

CableLabs is developing a cloud, edge and virtualization framework that MSOs can use to provide a consistent message to the vendor community.

Radcom Plummets 9% After Slashing 2018 Outlook on NFV Gloom

Radcom slashes sales guidance for the current fiscal year, blaming delays to the rollout of NFV by service provider customers.

Netsurion's SD-WAN Plays to MSPs

Managed service provider developed its own combined connectivity-security solution that it's selling direct and to other MSPs.

Has the Code for ITV Finally Been Cracked?

Comcast exec believes that, with X1, the technological stars have aligned to turn interactive television's long-held promises into achievable realities.

DoCoMo Capex Down 10% Thanks to NFV, Says Exec

Japanese telco says investments in NFV have already led to cost reductions and better service reliability as it plots the next phase of investment.

Accenture 5G Acceleration Services at Mobile World Congress Americas 2018 – Part 2

Accenture's Jeff Wang and Tejas Rao talk to Light Reading's Phil Harvey about how Accenture is helping clients make the most of the investments needed to evolve and deploy their 5G networks.

Symantec Seeks to Slash SaaS Security Response Time

Looks to reduce time for security pros to detect and react to application threats.

PCCW's Hughes: Carriers Shouldn't Cling to the 'Standards Snuggie'

Snuggies may be warm and familiar but PCCW Global's David Hughes says it's time for telcos to ditch the security blanket of clinging to legacy operations.

AT&T Sets Sights on Another Streaming Service

New OTT offering, expected to launch in Q4 2019, will reportedly 'start with HBO,' feature fare from Turner and Warner Bros.

PacketFabric: Leading the Way in Highly Scalable Network Automation

Jezzibell Gilmore, co-founder and SVP of Business Development at PacketFabric, provides an overview of PacketFabric's fully automated network-as-a-service platform, explaining how its customers are succeeding with network automation, and talks about how PacketFabric is growing.

Eurobites: Nokia Goes Network Slicing

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: GDPR fines ahoy; Dasan Zhone acquires Germany's Keymile; Orange Bank gets new CEO; Vodafone ad banned.

Huawei Goes All-In on AI but Acknowledges Telco Job Losses

Chinese equipment vendor unveils its first AI chips and warns about the impact of AI on telco jobs.

Why Cable Keeps Feasting on Fiber

In a new report published in partnership with SCTE/ISBE, Light Reading spells out what cable operators are doing with fiber now and what they plan to do with it in the future.

How to Prevent Your Data Lake From Turning Into a Swamp

Collecting large volumes of data is one thing. Making sense of it is another.

Huawei (Finally!) Gets 5G Invite From India

Chinese vendor is now expected to participate in 5G trials in two cities after it previously missed out on an invitation.

NFV Struggles With Its Six-Year Itch

Anyone attending this year's SDN NFV World Congress in The Hague could be forgiven for thinking it was a re-run of last year's show.

Google resists the dark side of the force

Google has decided not to compete for a lucrative Pentagon cloud-computing contract, worth up to $10 billion, stating the project might conflict with its corporate values or AI principles.

Europe approves merger of Tele2 and Com Hem, Kirkby will move to TDC

The merger of Swedish MNO Tele2 with Swedish cableco Com Hem has been approved but Tele2’s CEO Allison Kirkby isn’t hanging around.

Verizon retains exclusive on Google’s Pixel 3

Verizon Wireless will remain the exclusive carrier for Google’s new Pixels, which were unveiled at a media event in New York today.

CenturyLink offers on-demand connectivity to AWS

CenturyLink is offering enterprise customers dynamic connectivity to Amazon Web Services to allow them to self-provision their network connections.

T-Mobile gives prepaid customers the 5G luxury

T-Mobile has become the first US telco to commit the 5G euphoria to its prepaid customers, alongside unlimited plans which will feature Amazon Prime and Google One.

Google responds to Google+ data privacy breach by shutting it down

The product designed by Google to take on Facebook appears to have suffered from a similar flaw in the way it allowed developers to access user data.

Fixed wireless ecosystem rallies around 3.5 GHz CBRS spectrum

A wide range of players in the fixed wireless space are noisily cheering the upcoming release of 3.5 GHz CBRS spectrum for commercial use.

Doyle: The promise of open source in telecom

The adoption of open source software for NFV deployments by CSPs has largely failed to live up to industry expectations.

Microsoft looks to take Xbox experience onto mobile

Microsoft has announced the launch of Project xCloud to take the world of Xbox gaming onto mobile.

DT searches for fibre efficiency with Fraunhofer AI

Sometimes there are stories which come along and prove stereotypes can be true. In the search for efficiency, Deutsche Telekom is turning to artificial intelligence to help with its fibre rollout plans.

Netcracker debuts full-stack telco solution for SDN and NFV

Netcracker is looking to take some of the pain and complexity out of NFV deployments with its new telco cloud-as-a-service software stack.

Will Cloud Security Expansion Lift Symantec Back Into the Black?

After a disappointing first quarter Symantec needs these cloud security updates to boost its bottom line and clout with enterprise customers. 

Radcom Lowers Guidance for 2018 Following Exec Departures, Rough Quarter

In a business update conference call with investors the firm's CEO said Radcom is dealing with the challenges of a lengthy NFV sales cycle and the immaturity of the NFV ecosystem.

How Verizon’s $700M Outsourcing Deal May Impact Its Competitiveness

The service provider prides itself on its network superiority but can it maintain its competitive edge and still outsource its IT department?

Microsoft Boosts Government Cloud Support as JEDI Looms

The company currently supports 50 services at the FedRAMP Moderate level with plans to push that to the FedRAMP High level by year-end.

Google Won’t Compete for Pentagon’s $10B JEDI Cloud Deal

Google on Monday also said it would shut down its Google+ social network after a vulnerability exposed the personal data of approximately 500,000 users.

Tower executives split on edge computing opportunity

Alan Bock is a believer in the edge computing opportunity. As a result, he’s leaving his VP job at Crown Castle to work at Vapor IO.

CenturyLink Provides On-Demand Ethernet Connections to AWS

The Layer 2 service is provisioned over CenturyLink’s owned and operated global fiber as opposed to a leased backbone.

Cisco Extends AI-Powered Predictive Services to Third-Party Tech

Like Cisco's intent-based networking its Business Critical Services use analytics and automation.

Comcast Locks Up Bulk of Sky Shares

Comcast has snapped up about 75% of the outstanding shares of Sky. That solidifies the future path of the UK-based video giant, but also raises questions about what's next for Hulu.

Verizon Working to Integrate mmWave With Baseband Unit Infrastructure for 5G

Through its work with vendors, Verizon is expecting to have 5G mmWave radio integrated with its baseband unit available sometime in 2019.

The Telecoms.com Podcast: Cheeky China, Real 5G & Net Neutrality

This week: Chinese whispers; 5G flannel; and net neutrality noises off.

Orange Faced With 'Reskilling' Task for 50K Workers

Scale of the 'reskilling' challenge for one of Europe's biggest operators is made apparent by senior virtualization executive.

Frontier Goes Gigabit in Its Fios & Vantage Fiber Footprint

Telco also unleashes symmetrical 200 Mbit/s as its introductory residential speed tier.

CenturyLink Adds Dynamic Cloud Connections

New Layer 2-based service promises cloud connections in minutes to enterprises in fiber-fed buildings globally.

Aqsacom's Telecom Cyber-Intelligence Focus Turns to 5G, NFV

With one of its most important software updates coming up this month, Aqsacom CEO Gilles Blanc discusses his company's background, technology edge and why 5G is so challenging to cyber-intelligence firms.

How Comcast Used AI to Make Its X1 Voice Remote Bilingual

Operator has employed a mix of AI and machine learning techniques to help its X1 voice remote platform understand English and Spanish interchangeably.

Accenture 5G Acceleration Services at Mobile World Congress Americas 2018

Accenture's Jeff Wang and Tejas Rao talk to Light Reading's Phil Harvey about how Accenture is uniquely positioned to help clients in the journey to 5G.

CenturyLink's Kevin McBride: On-Net Buildings & a Better Cloud

CenturyLink has more than 100,000 on-net, "lit" buildings in its network. That's a massive advantage in a world where new services require the distribution of virtualized network functions as close to customers as possible, according to Kevin McBride, CenturyLink's principal architect of SDN & NVF technologies.

Eurobites: Kirkby Leaves Tele2 for Denmark's TDC (And Not BT)

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: EC approves Tele2-Com Hem merger; CityFibre/Vodafone rollout expands; Deutsche Telekom turns to AI for fiber rollout.

ECOC 2018 Optical Workshop Delivers Compelling Vision

Further innovation is needed if optical transport networks are to support traffic growth and there was plenty of evidence at a recent ECOC workshop that key work is already underway.

DT's Clauberg Sounds Warning on Profusion of Industry Groups

Deciding which groups to back is a difficult job for operators that face resource constraints.

Google Quits $10B Pentagon Cloud Competition

Google says it won't compete for a lucrative cloud computing contract because it's inconsistent with the company values — and also because portions are out of scope of current government certifications.

I Love Google+ & I'm Sad To See It Die

Superior technology isn't enough.

Facebook eyes up the connected home space

Facebook has seemingly taken its first steps towards the connected home market with the launch of Portal.

Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica Strike German Fiber Backhaul Deal

DT will use its fiber infrastructure to connect 5,000 Telefónica cell sites in Germany to support 3G, 4G LTE, and planned 5G services.

Google just about manages to avoid another massive fine

The High Court in the UK has quashed an attempted class-action lawsuit against Google for the illegal collection of iPhone user’s data during 2011-2012.

Enterprise Networks Get Friendly With Nyansa Social Networking Service

The company added a network friending service to its analytics platform, allowing its customers to benchmark their network performance against others’.

Telia Carrier makes its move into automation and SDN

International fiber backbone provider Telia Carrier marked its 25th birthday last month by trialing software-defined networking (SDN).

Dish’s Ergen could spend $10B to build 50,000 towers for 5G

Dish Network’s Charlie Ergen could spend up to $10 billion to build 50,000 towers in its efforts to launch a 5G network.

Verizon’s 5G threat to cable is ‘overblown,’ analyst says

Verizon is specifically targeting cable operators with its new 5G Home service, according to Verizon’s Ed Chan.

5G is headed to Metro by T-Mobile prepaid service next year

T-Mobile’s prepaid brand will launch 5G services at roughly the same time the operator launches the technology for its main T-Mobile brand.

Cisco and Huawei inch up the Interbrand top 100

Brand consultancy Interbrand has published its latest ranking of the world’s strongest brands and given Cisco and Huawei minor promotions.

Mavenir Says Its Open RAN Group Isn’t at Odds With Cisco’s vRAN Alliance

Both groups say they have created end-to-end offerings that will compete with traditional, hardware-centric RAN vendors.

Headcount: The Latest in Firings, Hirings, and Retirings — October 8, 2018

Radcom restructures; Extreme Networks CFO steps down; TIP shakes up its leadership.

Netcracker Provides a Full-Stack NFV Service for Operators

The turnkey model is designed to help service providers get into NFV without spending years to build their own telco clouds.

DHS and GCHQ join the China spy BS brigade

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has stated it, and the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, are supporting industry denials regarding malicious microchips installed on hardware by China.

GlobalData: Alibaba Cloud Closes the Gap on Competitors in Asia-Pacific Region

GlobalData predicts that an “insatiable trend” of cloud provider product launches will grow the cloud services market in the Asia-Pacific region to $55.3 billion in 2022.

Facebook seeing momentum for TIP ahead of summit

Facebook and its partners will be convening later this month in London for the TIP Summit 2018 to continue talking equipment procurement and deployment.

Deutsche Telekom gets Terragraph field trial underway in Hungary

With the launch of a Terragraph field trial near Budapest, Hungary, Deutsche Telekom’s work through the Telecom Infra Project is paying off.

AT&T seeks OK for 5G demos in Atlanta, Hawaii

In two separate STA applications, AT&T aims to conduct 5G demonstrations at a resort in Wailea, Hawaii, and at Atlanta’s Georgia International Plaza.

T-Mobile's Metro to Offer Prepaid 5G in 2019

T-Mobile's prepaid arm promises mobile 5G next year.

NBCU's Free Video App Trades Viewing Data for Perks & Rewards

Approach illustrates the challenge faced by traditional programmers and sources of OTT video as audiences become increasingly fragmented.

Huawei, ZTE Charm Offensive Just Got Harder

A report from Bloomberg, alleging China infiltrated servers used by the US government, could spell further trouble for Huawei and ZTE.

Semtech: LoRa Technology Enabling Proven, Flexible IoT Solutions

Marc Pegulu, Vice President and General Manager of Semtech's Wireless and Sensing Products Group, gives an overview of the value and key benefits that LoRa Technology provides enterprises globally for their Internet of Things (IoT) solutions.

How Cablecos Can Turn From Victims to Victors

In this last of a three-blog series, we will explore the potential for cable operators and other broadband providers to work with their OTT and access rivals.

Behind the Cloudera-Hortonworks Merger: 'The Enemy of My Enemy Is My Friend'

Fending off hypercloud providers like Amazon and Microsoft was a driver for the merger. But there's more to it than that.

The New Network Economics

Equinix's Bill Long says age of virtualization and automation is causing a major shift in network deployment costs as well as the engineering skillsets required amid the growing need for talented software developers.

CenturyLink on How Automation & Analytics Are Improving Security

Automation provides operators with the means to respond to threats faster and even preempt an event, but controlling new security software also increases complexity for service providers.

Eurobites: Telefónica, Deutsche Telekom Extend Backhaul Deal in Germany

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Is BT in talks with Apple over TV deal? Mobily punished for not employing enough Saudis; class action against Google blocked in UK.

5G: Friend or Foe for European Cable?

That's one of the looming technology and business challenges that Light Reading will tackle on November 6 at our inaugural Cable Next-Gen Europe conference in London.

Qualcomm to Demo 5G on 3.5GHz at CES

Chipmaker to show off 3GPP 5G at CES, as FCC looks over new rules for the CBRS band.

Netcracker Launches Telco Cloud-as-a-Service

Vendor offers an enterprise services software stack that can run on any cloud platform and already has Mexico's Telefónica Movistar as a reference customer.