Serverless and Knative Underline Cloud Native Evolution
Knative is seen as an important catalyst for unifying the dozens of serverless platforms in the market.
Friday, December 28, 2018
Networking Vendors Jump On 400GbE in 2018
The 400GbE standard is four times as fast as 100 gig Ethernet, and it offers an economically attractive price-per-port and better power efficiency.
Who Went Where: The Top Personnel Changes of 2018
From Hans Vestberg’s quick rise at Verizon to Google Cloud’s leadership shakeup, this year was full of personnel changes that turned heads.
2019: AI takes root across telecom industry
The artificial intelligence seeds that were sown this year will start to bear fruit in 2019.
2019 Preview: Video to be key part of operators' strategies
It’s no secret that video accounts for the bulk of wireless traffic.
2019 Preview: Midband spectrum takes center stage
All eyes are on the 3.7-4.2 GHz band, also known as the C-Band, as the industry moves into 2019.
Thursday, December 27, 2018
Light Reading's 22 Most Popular 5G Stories of 2018
2018 is the year that the next generation wireless technology went viral.
DoJ Won't Pursue Comcast-NBCU Merger Probe – Report
Trump had drawn attention to American Cable Association's call for the US DoJ to open antitrust investigation into Comcast's ownership of NBCUniversal.
Why SCTE Is Plunging Into Patent Pool
Seeking to expand its role in the cable tech sector, the industry training and standards group is now looking to patent new products in the energy management and system operations areas.
5G Will (Almost) Make Smart Cities Possible
The reliability of 5G networks is critical to the success of smart cities applications. This puts network testing back into the communications technology spotlight.
Light Reading's 23 Most Popular TV Stories & Interviews of 2018
Light Reading's on-camera coverage during the year spanned a wide range of topics and technologies, from 5G and 4K to HDR, AI, automation, edge computing and more...
Infinera Corporate Restructuring Plan Hits 53 Jobs in California
The initial phase of the program will cost between $6 million and $8 million and is linked to Infinera's recently closed $430 million acquisition of Coriant.
Trump Considers New Attack on Huawei, ZTE
But Huawei may be getting the best kind of revenge. The company says its revenues in 2018 grew 21 percent over the previous year.
Dell Runs the Gauntlet to Achieve Its Goal of Going Public
It took Michael Dell 12 months of battling shareholders — and ultimately paying them about $14 billion — to once again take his company public.
2019: SD-WAN vendor numbers will shrink
Using the proverbial hockey-stick analogy, SD-WAN will continue to boom in 2019, but a maturing market will bring on some changes.
2019 Preview: Open RAN efforts gain momentum
Perhaps nowhere is disruption more evident than in the efforts around the radio access network and freeing that up for more competition.
2019 Preview: Mobile grows further beyond phones
A trend that has shown some signs of growth will likely find additional footing. That trend is the internet of things.
Wednesday, December 26, 2018
ZTE Spent 2018 Engulfed in International Intrigue
ZTE's year included claims of espionage, direct intervention from President Donald Trump, a growing list of countries banning use of its equipment, and a $1 billion hit to its bottom line.
Trump to Ban Huawei, ZTE in US in January?
The Trump administration reportedly could bring an emergency ban on US companies buying Huawei & ZTE equipment in January 2019.
Digital Transformation: Telcos Face the Future
How MEF's work impacts telco businesses, SD-WAN and digital transformation, from the perspectives of AT&T, PCCW and Verizon.
Huawei Expects 2018 Revenues of $108.5B
In its annual message to the industry, a defiant Huawei boasts of an annual sales increase of 21%.
SSIMWAVE Makes Waves in Video Quality
Canadian video tech startup apes human perception to track video quality on any screen.
2018 Is a Year Huawei Would Like to Forget
Can it get much worse than having its CFO arrested and being accused of violating sanctions?
Air Bud Saves Money, Scores Slam Dunk With Cohesity
When Air Bud’s legacy storage system gave out, leaving the film company with no way to backup or restore files, “it was panic,” said Technical Director Tyson Clark.
North America to Dominate 5G Connections in 2019
Industry trade group 5G Americas predicts that there will be 336,000 5G connections in North Americas by the end of 2019. That will account for 47 percent of global 5G connections.
2019 Preview: 5G to ripen, at least a little bit
If 2018 was the appetizer for 5G, 2019 will certainly deliver a main course (though it may be one of several).
2019: The edge (pick one) heats up
Forces are aligning to make the edge burn red-hot across the telecommunications industry next year.
2019 Preview: CBRS ecosystem proves how sharing works
2019 marks the year when the Citizens Broadband Radio Service ecosystem breaks out.
Tuesday, December 25, 2018
The Top Acquisitions of 2018 in SDxCentral's World
Open source and containers found themselves at the center of M&A activity this year.
Light Reading's 23 Most Popular Cisco Stories in 2018
Cisco transformed its service provider business, fended off VMware and white box threats and beefed up network automation.
This Olde Website
Fire up the Flux Capacitor! It's time for another jog down Memory Lane of the Web to visit sites from yesteryear and the sepia-tinged digital storefronts of Apple, AOL, Huawei, Netflix, TiVo... and many more.
Digital Transformation: Telecom Executives Sound Off
Thought leaders from AT&T, PCW and Verizon Partner Solutions talk with MEF about their priorities for now and the coming year.
Sunday, December 23, 2018
Light Reading's 22 Most Popular Huawei Stories in 2018
Why have it your way when you can have it Huawei?
Vendors Ready Themselves for 5G Capex Influx
Auctions of 5G-suitable spectrum are now generating billions. Meanwhile, vendors are waiting on a different bounty — the further billions operators will need to spend to finally realize their 5G ambitions.
Cloud Constellation Banks $100M for Space Laser Cloud Security
Christmas came early for Cloud Constellation, which scored $100 million in funding toward its dream of building a network of orbiting satellites to secure cloud data.