T-Mobile, CBA spar over C-band plan

T-Mobile has filed a letter with the FCC outlining the problems it sees with the C-Band Alliance’s proposal to release more midband spectrum for 5G.

Apple slaps Google and Facebook on the wrist

One day after Facebook had its enterprise developer certificates revoked by Apple, Google ran into similar troubles with the iOS and App Store owner.

Gimmick or genuine progress? Foldable phones are coming to MWC

Pretty much all the major phone manufacturers have been teasing the world with foldable smartphone launches, and now its Huawei’s turn to tickle the fancy.

Amazon made obscene amounts of money in 2018

Internet giant Amazon made $232.9 billion last year, which was up 31% from the previous year.

Appeals court hears net neutrality arguments

A federal appeals court is hearing arguments Friday on whether the repeal of net neutrality rules by the Trump administration was justified.

Orange buys cybersecurity firm SecureData

France's Orange announced Friday that it has bought U.K.-based SecureData for an undisclosed sum.

Standalone 5G networks get the nod in new IHS Markit report

A new report from IHS Markit concludes that standalone 5G networks can be deployed as quickly as non-standalone 5G.

FCC details plans for 24 GHz spectrum auction

The FCC is ready to auction off more spectrum with bidding in Auction 102 scheduled to begin on March 14.

Arris shareholders sign off on CommScope deal

During a general shareholder meeting held Friday in London, Arris' shareholders voted to approve the deal for the company to be bought by CommScope.

AWS Cloud Revenue Jumps 45% in Q4, Microsoft Azure Revenue Up 76%

Microsoft has been chasing AWS as it tries to overtake its larger rival as the leading cloud infrastructure vendor. But it doesn’t look like that will happen any time soon.

Orange’s Cyberdefense Unit Gets a Leg Up With SecureData Purchase

The U.K.-based managed security service provider SecureData, and its security consulting arm, will continue to operate independently alongside Orange’s own security unit.

Orange builds out security credentials with SecureData acquisition

Orange has announced the acquisition of SecureData, building out the increasingly extensive cybersecurity operations at the telco.

Ericsson Touts 4 Cellular IoT Segments to Serve Industry Verticals

One analyst said Ericsson is responding to a concern by carriers about following the old fashioned "build it and they will come" approach to network deployment.

SDxCentral's Weekly Roundup — February 1, 2019

The Linux Foundation gains a mapping platform; Intel plans a new chip factory in Oregon; and Google Cloud adds a serverless document database.

BT Radianz has got the capital markets' back

BT Radianz uses a range of technology tools to help its capital market customers stay in compliance with regulations.

Ethernity ENET vRouter Aimed at a Programmable Network Bottleneck

The platform divides the two flows – the control layer and the data layer – and handles them in a way that makes sense for each.

FCC Sets Date For Next 5G Spectrum Auction

Get ready for another round of millimeter wave as FCC plans to start the second 5G-related auction, for spectrum in the 24GHz band, on March 14.

Comcast & Apple Don't Have a Deal (Yet) For The Apple TV

That seems to be among the few factual things coming out of a confusing story that conflates a bunch of things about Comcast's, Sky's & NBCU's streaming plans that aren't all totally interconnected.

The Chilly Fingers of 5G Reality Arrive

AT&T and Verizon start the year by pulling back on millimeter 5G promises.

Alphabet's Loon Debuts New Telecom Buzzword: 'Temporospatial SDN'

Google sister company Loon launches new industry jargon, driven by its recent deal with Telesat to power the company's LEO satellites.

Profitability Elusive for India's Telcos

Despite the optimism of one of India's richest men, the country's telecom operators will struggle to generate profits anytime soon.

CommScope-Arris Deal Races Ahead

Eyeing a closing by mid-year 2019, Arris shareholders have resoundingly approved the proposed $7.4 billion acquisition by CommScope.

Eurobites: Orange Beefs Up Its Cybersecurity Offer With SecureData Acquisition

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Canadian fund considers KPN bid; Allot lands European Tier 1 deal; TalkTalk profit warning sends share price south.

5G4REAL: A Tech Cold War?

The US charged Huawei with bank fraud, intellectual property theft and violation of sanctions against Iran. The buildout of 5G networks is a central player in this escalating tech (and economic) cold war between the US and China.

WiCipedia: New Networking Rules, Canada's Pay Gap & Investing in Female Founders

This week in our WiC roundup: Girl Scouts tackle cybersecurity; women need to network differently than men; female-run companies are a smart investment; and more.

Nokia Plots Job Cuts Outside Europe

Finnish equipment maker is trying to reduce annual costs to hit profitability targets for the 2020 fiscal year.

Ericsson unveils new cunning plan for IoT

In the hope that IoT is finally set to explode, Ericsson has created some new business units and products to make sure it’s ready.

China 5G ambitions might hit a Brussels speed bump

The boresome bureaucrats of Brussels have finally gotten back from lunch and there might just be a 5G ban for Chinese companies on the menu before too long.

Ericsson wrangles cellular IoT into four defined segments

Ericsson has been making a concerted push into the IoT industry for the last couple of years. But apparently, it felt the need for more clarity.

Itential deepens integration with Cisco's NSO

Itential announced today that it has added more capabilities to work within Cisco's Network Services Orchestrator in order to speed up automation for…

Raynovich: AT&T DirecTV dump continues

AT&T continues to bleed DirecTV subscribers, and its mobile growth results disappointed investors.

Nokia sees a slow start to 2019

Nokia cautioned that it would be slow out of the starting block in the first half of this year due to the staggered timing of 5G rollouts.

Sprint's latest quarterly results 'better than feared'

Sprint remains on track to launch a mobile 5G service this year while it waits to see whether the government will approve its merger with T-Mobile.

Smartphone sales decline 4.1% to 1.4B units in 2018

Global mobile device shipments were down 4.9% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to a new report from IDC.

NetScout Remains Optimistic Despite Continued Revenue Decline

NetScout expects to start to see the benefits of 5G as well as its restructuring and headcount reduction plans over the coming quarters.

Intel promotes Swan to CEO

Following an exhaustive search that lasted seven months, Intel is back where it started. The company today promoted Robert Swan to CEO.

Full-year global smartphone market declines for the first time

For five consecutive quarters the global smartphone market has registered year-on-year decline, marking the first time the it has shrunk on annual basis since the first iPhone defined the category in 2007.

Nokia reports a solid Q4 but warns Q1 19 might suck

Telecoms vendor Nokia reported 3% revenue growth in Q4 2018 but it’s not too optimistic about the 5G rollout ramping up anytime soon.

Q4 2018 earnings roundup: Facebook, Qualcomm and Microsoft

It’s that time of the quarter when all the earnings announcements come at once, so here’s a brief look at three US tech heavy-hitters.

BT’s bids farewell to Gav on positive note

BT might have reported a slight fall in earnings, but beating market expectations will have helped departing CEO Gavin Patterson repair his reputation a bit.

Verizon Slashes 5G Latency With MEC Equipment, Software

The test took place at Verizon’s 5G test bed in Houston. Company engineers installed the equipment and software at a network facility closer to the network edge.

Dell Four-Way Endpoint Security Play Targets the Mid-Market

There are two strategic elements to the platform: One is that Dell considers mid-market security to be an underserved market. The other is that endpoints are particularly vulnerable.

Intel Drops Interim, Names Bob Swan Permanent CEO

Seven months after being named Interim CEO, Intel makes it official.

Nokia Sees Weak Q1, Strong Impact From 5G in Second Half of 2019

The Finland-based vendor saw strong Q4 performance in North America as U.S. operators ramp up their 5G rollouts. But it warned about a "particularly weak" Q1.

Alibaba Outlines ‘Clear Cloud Strategy’ in Q3 2019 Earnings

Last year, Alibaba Group restructured its cloud computing arm in an effort to make Alibaba Cloud its “main business” in the future. AliCloud grew 84 percent year over year in the most recent quarter.

Re-invigorated NYU Wireless Gets AT&T, Samsung Back on Board

Some companies left the university-based research group to re-asses their 5G efforts. There are now 14 affiliates, each chipping in $100,000 toward 5G research.

Extreme Networks CEO: Huawei Security Concerns Play Out in Data Center Networking, Too

Ed Meyercord noted a customer win against Huawei and said security concerns about the Chinese vendor are “creating an opportunity for us in the market place.”

Qualcomm confident it will prevail in patent disputes

Qualcomm executives are optimistic they’re headed for victories in patent disputes with Apple and jazzed about 5G.

KT Corp. Reveals New 5G Services in South Korea

KT Corporation, South Korea’s largest telecommunications company, introduced new and innovative 5G services ahead of fully launching its next-generation wireless network in March.

AWS Drives More Than Half of Amazon's Operating Income

While Amazon's cloud business was only 11% of its overall sales last year, it delivered more operating income than all other business units combined.

Fade to Black: UltraViolet To Shut Its Digital Locker on July 31

New options and 'market factors' lead to decision to shut down UltraViolet as studio-backed Movies Anywhere service gains traction with digital retailers and pay-TV operators.

Sprint Plays the Waiting Game

Sprint's CEO waits for T-Mobile merger in order to compete with AT&T and Verizon at scale on 5G, but needs to bulk up Sprint's network at the same time.

Verizon Gets Serious About Edge Computing

Verizon's edge computing tests could signal that the nation's largest wireless network operator is serious about the possibilities around edge computing, and could well invest money into a commercial deployment of the technology.

Podcast: Bundle Up, Everyone. Pay-TV Is a Cold, Cold Business

The world of pay-TV is an unholy mess, and no one is better at keeping up with the players, plans and problems than Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner. In this podcast, Jeff joins Phil Harvey for a chat about how cable providers are using mobile, why adding Netflix to your set-top isn't a bad idea and what kind of subscribers aren't worth chasing.

Charter CEO: 'Spectrum Mobile Is Ramping Up'

Operator adds 113,000 mobile lines in Q4 as new product starts to take a bigger role in Charter's triple-play bundle.

Elliott Ups Telecom Italia Stake as It Battles Vivendi for Control

Activist investor raises stake in Italian phone incumbent in a move slammed by rival shareholder Vivendi as 'opportunistic.'

Eurobites: BT Investors Nervous as Post-Patterson Era Kicks In

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: EU could lock Huawei out of Europe; Nokia bolsters leadership team; France lines up 5G auction for the fall; Com Hem sets broadband record.

India to Hold 5G Auction in June 2019

India's ambitions to launch 5G services in 2020 could be dealt a blow by market realities.

Nokia CEO Warns of Sluggish 5G Growth in 2019

Nokia finishes the 2018 year on a high note but warns of a slow first quarter and a 'flattish' market this year among ongoing 5G challenges.

Ericsson Lays Out Its IoT Vision

Ericsson is the first to admit it's on the first rung of the IoT ladder – but the only way is up.

AT&T tees up multiple 3.5 GHz test sites

AT&T, which last year revealed plans to use the 3.5 GHz band for fixed wireless services in 2019, is continuing to evaluate the band.

AT&T just misplaced 267k DirecTV Now subs, but it’s OK

The AT&T earnings call was somewhat of a mixed bag of results, with gains on mobile but it somewhat irresponsibly managed to misplace 267,000 DirecTV Now subscribers; its ok says CEO.

Why Advanced Micro Devices might be important for service providers

AMD makes chips for high-performance servers, which is important to service providers updating their networks with next-generation data centers.

Report: Intel bids up to $6B to buy Mellanox

U.S. chipmaker Intel has reportedly bid $5.5 billion to $6 billion in cash and stock to buy Israel-based Mellanox.

Vodafone’s UK fixed line efforts off to a shaky start

Ofcom has started including Vodafone’s broadband and landline services among its complaints data and they top both categories.

OECD has decided to go ahead with a global digital tax

The OECD member states have agreed to move ahead with the plan to reach a global solution by 2020 to harmonise tax regimes on the digital companies.

Facebook can’t seem to keep itself out of trouble

Facebook has apparently been paying customers $20 each to trade away their privacy to install a VPN which analyses usage, sidestepping Apple’s App Store policies.

Telefónica issues telecom sector's first 'green bond'

Spain-based Telefónica is laying claim to being the first company in the telecommunications sector to issue green bonds.

Qualcomm’s business model hangs in the balance as FTC case concludes

The US Federal Trade Commission accused Qualcomm of abusing a monopoly two years ago. Now a judge is set to decide if it was right to do so.

Weak iPhone sales take bite out of Apple revenues

It might not come as a huge surprise, but the Apple financials are not as glorious and fruitful as the quarterly bonanza of yesteryear.

T-Mobile, Sprint announce plan to create 5,600 jobs by 2021

T-Mobile and Sprint are trying to generate some positive momentum for their proposed merger, which has come under increased scrutiny of late.

Juniper Networks' revenue slips in fourth quarter

Juniper Networks' fourth-quarter and full-year results were dragged down by lower revenues in its service provider and cloud divisions.

Verizon Keeps 5G Expansion Plans Close to the Vest

Rival AT&T recently said it would have nationwide mobile 5G coverage by the middle of next year.

AT&T adds 134,000 postpaid phone subs

AT&T ended the fourth quarter with 134,000 net phone additions to its postpaid roster.

Law enforcement demands for Verizon customer data up from 2017

Verizon received a total of 139,659 subpoenas, orders, warrants and emergency requests from law enforcement agencies during the second half of 2018.

Intel Reportedly Bids $5.5B for Mellanox

If true, Intel joins Xilinx and Microsoft in a bidding war for the Israel-based chip and hardware manufacturer.

Fortanix Raises $23M Series B Led by Intel

“We joke that our goal is to have the CIA run sensitive applications in China on Ali Cloud,” using Fortanix security software, CEO Ambuj Kumar says.

Symantec Taps Acquisitions to Bolster Endpoint Security

The products are focused on managed endpoint detection and response, enhanced EDR 4.0, endpoint protection, and hardening capabilities.

AirTies boosts in-home Wi-Fi business

AirTies has announced plans to acquire Technicolor’s in-home Wi-Fi management software business. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Switzerland’s Salt Picks Nokia for 5G

The three Swiss wireless service providers are gearing up for 5G, although when the spectrum auction process will begin still seems unclear.

Cisco Boosts IoT Management, Security With New Dev Tools and Hardware

One analyst called the announcement “brilliant” because it is designed to help enterprise IT shops deal with “IoT havoc as the network edge is now stretched to the last connected device.”

Juniper CEO ‘Disappointed’ With Q4 Revenue, Weak Cloud Sales Persist

Rami Rahim said new products, including an MX line card targeting carrier 5G deployments, a new 400G platform, and silicon photonics capabilities, will return Juniper to growth during the second half of the year.

5G buildouts stoke Xilinx earnings

Xilinx is seeing unexpected early and strong growth from 5G, particularly in South Korea and China.

Apple's iPhone revenue down

Apple’s declining revenue from iPhone sales fueled concerns about the company’s smartphone business.

AT&T CEO: mmWave 5G Will Be Fixed Broadband Alternative in '3 to 5 Years'

AT&T will build 'mobile first' 5G over 2019-2020, but Randall Stephenson says mmWave 5G is poised to be 'true replacement opportunity' for wired broadband services in the future.

Microsoft Azure Revenues Climb 76%

The cloud is bringing sunshine to Microsoft, which reported $32.5 billion quarterly revenue, up 12%.

Wow, Free OTT Video Sure Costs a Lot

Tubi's business is firing on all cylinders -- from revenue and usage growth to the size of its library -- but has had to bank $25 million more just to play this expensive, high-stakes game.

AT&T CEO: mmWave 5G Will be Fixed Broadband Alternative in '3 to 5 Years'

AT&T will build 'mobile first' 5G over 2019-2020, but Randall Stephenson says mmWave 5G is poised to be 'true replacement opportunity' for wired broadband services in the future.

T-Mobile/Sprint Throw More Grease on Merger Wheels With New Call Center Promises

Likely in an attempt to garner more support for their proposed transaction, Sprint and T-Mobile announced that, if they are allowed to merge, the combined company will build five new call centers each creating 'an average of 1,000 new jobs.'

Startup Stateless Goes Loco for Colo, Scores $11.3M

Stateless's SDIX technology helps colocation centers turn themselves into dynamic networking hubs.

AT&T's Pay-TV Biz Takes Big Hit as Promotional Subs Flee

It shed 658K total video subs in Q4, including 403K satellite TV customers and 267K DirecTV Now OTT-TV subs as AT&T focuses on pay-TV profitability.

Apple Up as Markets Dwell on Bright Side

Shares in the iPhone maker rise as the company's investors applaud a strong services performance, but the devices business remains on shaky ground.

Telenor Won't Raise Capex as It Gets 5G-Ready

Norwegian incumbent plans to reduce capital expenditure as a percentage of sales during the first part of the 5G era as it remains focused on cost-cutting and digitalization.

Eurobites: Altice Pursues Molotov for Improved Content Cocktail

Also in today's EMEA regonal roundup: Swisscom Blockchain loses CEO; KPN numbers slip in Q4; Huawei's UK board feels the heat.

Denmark's Stofa Offers Glimpse of the Future HFC Network

Danish cable operator teams with Arris on what's billed as one of the largest distributed access architecture deployments, involving 'hundreds' of remote PHY fiber nodes.

Juniper: Our Finances Aren't All Bad, Really!

Revenue slumped due to weakness in cloud and service provider market, but the company said enterprise and security are doing well, and it's looking forward to a late-2019 turnaround.

AirTies Buys a Piece of Technicolor

AirTies CEO says acquisition of Technicolor's in-home WiFi software business and expertise will help company scale its platform to more devices and reach more service providers.

Thiel’s new investment demonstrates the importance of security

Valar Ventures, the venture capitalist firm run by Peter Thiel, has pumped an additional $30 million into Petal, a credit card company which vets individuals’ digital-self during applications.

With elections looming the EU pressures internet companies over ‘disinformation’

Having signed up to the EU’s code of practice against disinformation, a bunch of tech companies are inevitably being told they need to do more.

Accenture launches AI platform for businesses

Accenture launched a new business platform that blends data, AI and digital technologies to help businesses improve their efficiencies.

IBM and Google Create New Certifications for Data Scientist and Cloud Skills

Job site Indeed found that listings for “data scientist" have surged 344 percent over the past five years.

Cumulus and Nutanix Integrate HCI, Open Networking

The partnership also allows Cumulus to battle Cisco. “That’s what we do everyday, and having a better story for Nutanix customers is just one more way to do that,” Cumulus CEO Josh Leslie says.

British parents are increasingly worried about the Internet – Ofcom

Research into children’s media consumption published by UK telecoms regulator Ofcom revealed that only 54% of parents agreed the benefits of the internet outweighed its risks, the lowest level since 2011.

Cisco takes ACI to the cloud with AWS and Microsoft Azure

Cisco announced that its Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) technology has extended its reach into AWS' and Microsoft Azure's public clouds.

Apple turns to gaming to crack subscription conundrum – sources

Apple has been searching far and wide for alternative revenue streams to reduce its reliance on the plateauing devices market, and the latest venture might take it into the world of gaming.

T-Mobile, Sprint executives to face lawmakers next month

T-Mobile and Sprint have some explaining to do if their proposed merger has any chance of approval.

Verizon trumpets 'remarkable' 2018

Verizon is trumpeting its 5G firsts, but it’s not showing its cards much when it comes to the mobile 5G service.

Telecom marketers are ineffective at using customer data: survey

Most mobile carriers lack the organizational structure, tools and skills to effectively extract and use customer data for marketing.

Intel to invest $11B to expand chip plant in Israel

Aided by a $1 billion government grant, Intel is investing $11 billion to build a new chip factory in Israel, according to various published stories.

US charges Huawei with a litany of crimes

The US Department of Justice has hit Chinese telecoms vendor Huawei with a 23-count indictment, covering allegations ranging from bank fraud to theft of trade secrets.

TPG kills mobile plans blaming Huawei Aussie ban

Australian telco TPG has abandoned plans to create a fourth mobile offering after the government order blacklisting Huawei, its main supplier, from the country.

DoJ Drops 13-Count Indictment on Huawei and Jailed CFO

The indictment alleges bank fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, and attempts to circumvent standing sanctions against Iran.

Cato Networks Raises $55M to Take On Legacy Telcos

The young SD-WAN provider will use the funds to invest in its service infrastructure, engineering and support organizations, and marketing and sales efforts.

SD-WAN vendor Cato Networks scores $55M

SD-WAN vendor Cato Networks announced today that it has lined its coffers with a $55 million funding round to bring its total to $125 million.

Service Provider SDN Deployments Near Universal, IHS Markit Finds

By the end of this year, 74 percent of the service providers said they will use SDN to deliver new services, while 65 percent will use it in operations and management operations.

Deutsche Telekom Warns of 5G Delay if Huawei is Banned

The German telecom giant expressed fears that Europe could fall behind China and the U.S. by at least two years if governments ban Huawei over security concerns.

T-Mobile is at the center of the DOJ’s allegations against Huawei

The Department of Justice claims Huawei tried to steal trade secrets from T-Mobile as far back as 2012. And it also alleges violations of sanctions against…

Cisco Pushes ACI to AWS and Azure, Embraces ‘Data Center Anywhere’ Strategy

It sounds similar to VMware’s “NSX everywhere” push, which seeks to stretch that vendor’s networking and security capabilities from data centers to clouds and the edge.

This Hospital Is Installing 5G for One Big Reason: Getting Rid of Wires

While image processing, real-time patient monitoring and remote surgery are marquee 5G applications, Rush University Medical Center's needs are more basic.

Samsung's Top US Executive Is Leaving

Tim Baxter announced on social media he is retiring from the company and will be replaced by Young Hoon Eom.

Dish Slaps Univision With Streaming Patents Suit

The battle between the distributor and programmer reaches a new front as Dish targets Univision's streaming apps and direct-to-consumer OTT alternatives.

ACE Slays the Dragon Box

Legal group backed by Netflix, Amazon, NBCU, CBS and other major programmers and content players force a $14.5 million settlement and subsequent shutdown of another video piracy threat.

Huawei's Ills Don't Guarantee Good Times for Ericsson, Nokia

A US-led campaign against the world's biggest equipment maker does not mean Ericsson and Nokia are destined for success.

Verizon CEO Expects Standard 5G Phones First, '5G Home' CPE to Follow in 2019

As Verizon ups its capex from the $17 billion to $18 billion range for 2019.

The Telecoms.com Podcast: Ericsson, Huawei & Vodafone

This week: Ericsson and Vodafone's numbers examined, plus Huawei's continuing travails.

Cato Networks Raises $55M, Dances on NFV's Grave

Cato Networks, which bills itself as a 'cloud-native carrier,' scores $55 million funding for its vision of delivering on network agility, where traditional carriers have so far failed with their NFV efforts.

Eurobites: EU Must Act as One on Huawei, Says French Minister

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telenor extends its 5G pilot program; why Brexit could boost sales of Android phones in the UK; Telefónica's green bond.

Huawei Hits Out at DoJ Amid Global Backlash

Huawei again lashes out at the treatment of its CFO as Australia's TPG halts mobile rollout with the Chinese vendor and Germany's Deutsche Telekom frets about the cost of replacing it.

Small Leap Forward: BT Advances in China

The UK operator lands a small deal in China in partnership with a local firm amid a global backlash against Chinese equipment vendor Huawei.

Cisco Promotes 'Data Center Anywhere' Concept

Cisco boasts of 'data center anywhere' capabilities designed to bring data center-class networking, compute and storage to branch and 'edge' sites.

Juniper in Running for SD-WAN Deal With Orange

Orange is looking for new vendors as it puts an SD-WAN offering in front of smaller organizations with less stringent requirements.

Alarm bells are being rung about the Chinese economy

Nvidia is the latest company to blame a downward forecast revision on deteriorating economic conditions in China.

GDPR net starting to get very wide

Eight months after the introduction of GDPR decisions are starting to emerge from the first complaints. The breadth and depth of the complaints is starting to look revolutionary for the digital economy.

Report: Enterprise IT spend to hit $3.76 trillion this year

Driven in part by the move to the cloud, enterprise IT spending is projected to hit $3.76 trillion this year, according to a forecast by Gartner.

Congressional leaders accuse FCC of collusion in small cell order

A pair of congressional leaders have accused the FCC of colluding with telecom companies to win court approval for small cell order.

Half of British millennials are getting sick of the internet – report

A new EY report shows 50% of 25-34-year olds are looking to ‘digital detox’, the highest proportion of all age groups.

Vodafone puts the brakes on core Huawei spend

There aren’t many things that could rival Huawei’s headaches derived from government bans, but a snub from another one of the worlds’ largest telco groups might be up there.

Facebook CEO’s plea for understanding gets very few likes

Mark Zuckerberg got a self-justifying op-ed published in the WSJ but reaction to it has been negative.

Report: CenturyLink, Alphabet kick the tires on buying Zayo

Zayo Holdings has been a frequent topic on the M&A rumor mill, and now CenturyLink and Alphabet are reportedly interested.

ZTE releases super gigabit Wi-Fi home gateway

ZTE released a super gigabit Wi-Fi home gateway that supports 802.11ax dual-band Wi-Fi technology.

C Spire forms consortium to bridge digital gap in rural areas

C Spire is launching a five-member consortium to improve and extend the availability of fixed and wireless broadband in rural areas.

Cisco Issues Patches for Several SD-WAN Software Vulnerabilities

Cisco discovered a number of vulnerabilities affecting devices that connect to its SD-WAN software. This includes one critical security flaw to its vController software.

ExtraHop CEO Sets His Sights on Becoming a Half-Billion-Dollar Security Firm

ExtraHop CEO Arif Kareem is also positioning the software provider for an IPO in the next 24 months. But he’s quick to add, “that’s not our end goal.”

ExteNet stands ready for commercial CBRS deployments

It’s still relatively early in the new year, but ExteNet Systems is as busy as ever when it comes to 5G.

Court rules companies can be sued for collecting biometric data without consent

Perhaps this is a reminder of how quickly the technology world evolves; it’s not only regulations which need to catch-up but business practises as a Supreme Court opens the door for privacy lawsuits.

Masergy gears up to target $1B in revenue

Masergy is gearing up its product portfolio, employee hires and sales channels as it targets $1 billion in revenue.

AWS, Oracle, and the Pentagon Continue Fight Over JEDI Cloud Contract

Two main issues remain: Dissatisfaction by vendors with the technical approach being taken by the Defense Department, and if Pentagon personnel moves represent a conflict of interest.

Nokia gets $40M for 5G investment in Canada

Nokia secured a $40 million investment from the Canadian government to beef up 5G R&D in the country.

5G SA Core, Handset Deployments to be Delayed, Dell’Oro Says

The one-year delay is because initial 5G network launches are using the non-standalone architecture that relies on already deployed 4G LTE evolved packet core technology.

Openreach creates 1.6k new roles to fuel fibre rollout

A sparkling new training centre in Peterborough and 3,000 fresh-faced trainee engineers, 1,600 of which are newly created roles, gives weight to the long-overdue fibre rollout ambitions of Openreach.

Germany Could Have Four 5G Players Following Auction

1&1 Drillisch confirms its intention to take part in Germany’s upcoming 5G spectrum auction in March 2019.

Ericsson: 'We are investing heavily' in China

Ericsson CEO Börje Ekholm is intent on making sure Ericsson is a player in China’s 5G deployment.

US Pursues Criminal Charges Against Huawei

The Department of Justice has unsealed two separate federal criminal cases against Huawei, accusing the vendor of stealing trade secrets and violating US sanctions.

Verizon Quietly Builds a Completely Cloud-Based Wireless Service

There's a customer-facing story to Verizon's Visible efforts. But on the backend, the story is perhaps even more interesting.

AT&T's Ad Spending Surges Amid 5G Marketing Efforts

AT&T has dramatically increased spending on TV advertising in recent weeks, in part to highlight its new '5G E' services, shelling out some $73 million on its 'Just OK Is Not Ok' campaign of late.

Third-Party Telecom Repair Shift From Legacy to SDN & Market Implications

The third-party telecom repair industry is currently in a significant and accelerating shift.

TiVo Might Do the Splits

Among the strategic options being weighed, TiVo is considering breaking out its licensing and its products and services businesses, sources say.

Huawei Controversy Pits Spooks Against CSPs

Vodafone's CEO wants a more high-level debate about the security implications of using Huawei's equipment. In the current climate, he may have his work cut out for him.

The Self-Publishing Network – What Can it Do for You?

No, it's not a self-help group for struggling authors...

The Curious Case of Reddit's Bandwidth Hog

A few days ago I received some very interesting data: Reddit's Android app was consuming a crazy amount of cellular data each month. After a bit of research and legwork, I think I figured out what is going on.

Eurobites: Activist Investor Pushes for Telenor Towers Spin-Off

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telefónica, SEAT and friends form connected-car collective; Openreach expands its fiber army; Aria Network has new boss.

Verizon Media Cuts Jobs, Has No Growth Plans to Share

Verizon Media cuts jobs and leans on the 23-year-old Yahoo brand as the most stable thing in its portfolio. What's next as 5G networks start covering the US? VM is mum about its 'plans for growth and innovation.'