Liqid CEO Plots World Domination, Talks Composable Infra at the Edge

Sumit Puri says his composable infrastructure startup is “gonna take over the world.” The only question is when.

Agile prepares to launch Terragraph tech

Agile Networks is preparing to launch a pilot deployment of Radwin’s 60 GHz technology in Canton, Ohio's Innovation District.

Turns out AT&T’s 5G E is just LTE-A after all

Network measurer OpenSignal has had a look at the performance subscribers are getting from AT&T’s whizzy new 5G Evolution service and it’s nothing special.

White box maker Lanner joins Telecom Council of Silicon Valley

White box vendors such as Lanner are increasingly important as network operators move from proprietary hardware to more generic hardware.

C-band debate poised to pivot: analysts

While the C-Band Alliance proposal for the 3.7-4.2 GHz band remains in the lead, other proposals for this important midband spectrum could catch up.

Security attacks on software services jump in 2018: NetScout

Attacks against data center and cloud services tripled between 2017 and 2018, but the good news is that the security ecosystem is responding.

Ericsson announces 5G deals with KT and SK Telecom

South Korean operators are racing toward the first commercial deployment of 5G services as the first 5G handsets make it to market.

CBRS RAN market investments to surpass $1B by 2023: Dell’Oro

The report predicts CBRS investments will account for more than a fifth of the U.S. small cell market.

Chinese operators said to be cautious about 5G investment

Analysts are predicting an underwhelming start to 5G from its biggest market, with China’s giant operators taking a cautious approach to investment.

Three Denmark pushes carrier billing as value add

Cutting through the competitive chaos can be a difficult task, and while Three UK is focusing on convergence and broadband, Three Denmark is making a play to manage the consumers wallet.

Could BT’s 4G and 5G service be coming to a lamppost near you?

BT is willing to give up the concessions model in the U.K. in the hope that other carriers will follow suit.

VMware-VeloCloud Details Road Ahead for SD-WAN in 5 Areas

For VMware's VeloCloud-based SD-WAN, the road ahead includes containers, VMs, VNFs, 5G, hybrid- and multi-clouds, and gateway federation.

Enterprises Should Aspire For Harmonious Relations Between Software and Humans

Software is overdue for a high-level review, said Vijay Gurbaxani, founding director of the Center for Digital Transformation.

Nokia Warns of ‘Compliance Issues’ Tied to Alcatel-Lucent Deal

The vendor has attempted to downplay concerns but admitted the investigation could result in "criminal or civil penalties, including the possibility of monetary fines."

Nokia admits there may still be some Alcatel Lucent skeletons in the closet

Finnish kit vendor Nokia has filed its annual report with the SEC and in it flagged up some legacy issues from Alcatel Lucent that may still be a problem.

T-Mobile uses FWA and digital divide as latest Sprint merger justification

T-Mobile US has announced the launched of an LTE Fixed Wireless Access service, which could address the connectivity needs of 50 million, assuming the Sprint merger is approved of course.

Adobe CEO Reflects on Software’s Role in Digital Transformation

The ascent of cloud computing and mobility changed the fundamental structure of Adobe’s business, and it came just as the recession hit and revenues dropped 25 percent.

Nokia-branded phones sent personal data from Norway to China

Norwegian media reported that private data of Nokia 7 Plus users may have been sent to a server in China for months. Finland’s data protection ombudsman will investigate and may escalate the case to the EU.

Ericsson Signs MoU With SKT on Cloud Native 5G Core

Ericsson is still far from beating Huawei’s 5G contract tally, but it’s taking small steps in the right direction.

Tutela's Cloud-based Measurement Tools Pave the Way for 5G Deployments

The company relies on platforms like Google BigQuery to store and process collected data. It then feeds this data to its cloud-based analysis platform in order to visualize performance, network competence, and identify coverage platforms.

Cox Developing Version of Comcast's 'Flex' Streaming Product

Cox, an X1 syndication partner, says it expects to debut its new streaming product for broadband-only customers in the next couple of months.

'Cable' Heading Toward Extinction?

ACA has joined a growing list of industry companies and organizations that have dropped 'cable' from their names.

Podcast: Building Smarter Cities

Recorded at last week's CNG2019 event in Denver, Light Reading's Alan Breznick interviews Mari Silbey, the director of communications for US Ignite. Silbey, a former Light Reading editor, talks about the work of bringing local governments and technology companies together to share smart city plans, infrastructure needs and new applications.

These Carriers Are All Faster Than AT&T's 5G E

A field test shows that both Verizon and T-Mobile phones carrying the same technology are slightly faster than AT&T's '5G E' phones.

Cox Developing Version of Comcast's 'Flex' Streaming Product

Cox, an X1 syndication partner, says it expects to debut its new streaming product for broadband-only customers in the next couple of months.

Eurobites: Have Nokia-Branded Phones Been Sending Personal Data to China?

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: MEC and the connected car; Ericsson wants Poles to get their 5G act together; Deutsche Telekom teams up with EWE on €2 billion fiber rollout.

Vodafone-Liberty Global Deal About to Catch More Heat – Report

Vodafone will likely offer concessions if European Union regulators trigger a warning about the possible anti-competitive effects of the proposed transaction.

WiCipedia: Theranos's Fall From Grace & Men Underpaid at Google

This week in our WiC roundup: Google announces that it underpaid men, not women; female founders fall harder when dethroned; Saudi Arabia espouses equality and gender balance; and more.

Nokia Unearths AlcaLu Compliance Timebomb

Annual report references 'compliance issues' at former Alcatel-Lucent business that could have criminal and financial implications.

Silicon Valley doesn’t know where to look in the 2020 Presidential race

Traditionally, Silicon Valley have supported Democrat candidates, but with the resident internet giants becoming the political punching bag, this might change very quickly.

Entner: Can Rivada succeed where U.S. government failed?

What's the connection between speculation about a 5G wholesale market in the U.S. and Rivada Networks, a company that previously challenged FirstNet?

FCC tees up notice for next mmWave auction

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said that at its April 12 open meeting, the commission will consider a public notice on auction procedures.

Forward Networks creates digital twins to assure network performance

When the digital twin is turned up, it invariably finds issues lurking just below the surface, such as misconfigured VLANs.

DT joins German utility EWE for fiber rollout

The two companies say they will spend about $2.27 billion over a 10-year period on the fiber project.

Ericsson gets some commercial 5G work from KT

Korean operator KT is buying a bunch of 5G NR kit and software to help it launch 5G commercially in a few weeks’ time.

HPE says containers, Kubernetes are limited

Containers can be spun up quickly, but the associated storage requirements can take weeks or even months.

BT pleads for open access to street furniture

BT is attempting to rally the industry in an attempt to convince local authorities to ditch the current exclusive concessions model in UK cities in favour of an ‘Open Access Model’.

AT&T CEO says Huawei makes it difficult to swap 5G equipment

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said Huawei 4G equipment is only interoperable with Huawei’s 5G equipment.

Openreach dares to contemplate retiring its copper network

UK fixed-line wholesaler Openreach has launched an industry consultation into the switch to ‘full fibre’, which would involve retiring the legacy copper one.

Colt Rides Cisco for Ethernet Routing on 5G Backhaul

The new capability allows mobile operators to self provision for guaranteed SLAs based on latency and bandwidth demand.

ETSI MEC Group Unleashes Phase 2 Specifications

The new specifications broaden support for different access technologies and NFV integration.

Verizon’s Visible tries to build brand in crowded prepaid market

The Verizon subsidiary offers a $40-per-month prepaid price plan for unlimited voice, data and text. The price tag is hard to beat, but can this little-known…

AT&T CEO Weighs In on Huawei: ‘Our Government Is Asking the Right Questions’

The CEO said that the issue for European operators in banning Huawei has less to do with security and everything to do with vendor's lack of interoperability.

T-Mobile launches fixed wireless broadband service pilot

T-Mobile is making good on its promise to disrupt the "Cableopoly" with the launch of a fixed wireless broadband pilot service.

Three UK readies assault on broadband market

While its latest financials might not look mind-blowing, Three UK is steading the ship as it casts its eye towards the promised land of convergence and 5G.

Ericsson Firms Up 5G Standing in Korea

Korean mobile operators look set to beat Verizon by a matter of days in the race to a 5G network launch.

TV white space advocates applaud rule changes

The FCC’s Wednesday order spells out steps it’s taking to improve the accuracy of TV white space data and bring some certainty to the tech market.

Dell EMC, HPE Still Lead Server Market, But Watch Out for Inspur

Inspur set a goal to be the top server market vendor by 2023, and it’s got a plan to steal market share from Dell EMC and HPE.

Wachter Saves $200K Annually With MNJ Technologies’ Managed SD-WAN

The electrical contractor and technology integrator deployed a Silver Peak-based managed SD-WAN service from MNJ Technologies for greater cost savings and redundancy.

Vermont's VTel Strips Out Huawei Gear, Swaps In Ericsson Equipment

Vermont's VTel said it's replacing some Huawei equipment in its wireless network with gear from Ericsson. But this raises the question: Should the US government pay for others to make the same switch?

TV White Space Supporters Have New Reasons to Cheer

Suppliers are making progress on new wireless applications in the TV White Spaces spectrum, but concerns remain about interference with hospital equipment.

Comcast Targets 'Xfinity Flex' at Broadband-Only Subs

In-footprint offering, at $5 per month, provides integrated access to a variety of free and subscription OTT services, offers an upgrade path to pay-TV, and runs on an X1-powered 4K/HDR-capable TV-connected device.

Ready Player Stadia: Google's Gaming Platform a Scary Prospect for Telcos

Google's new gaming platform could usher in a new age of cloud gaming, with ramifications for parents and telcos worldwide.

Orange's Duriez: 5G Will Multiply Opportunities for SD-WAN

In addition to potentially increasing SD-WAN adoption, 5G could enable new use cases such as a network slice dedicated to SD-WAN.

5G in the USA: Spring Fever

Chicago and Minneapolis are forthcoming mobile 5G cities for both AT&T and Verizon.

T-Mobile is 8 Months Behind U.S. Cellular in Its Plans to Disrupt 'Big Cable'

T-Mobile said it will charge $50/month and reach 50,000 households this year with its LTE-powered fixed wireless service. The offering is virtually identical to the one launched by U.S. Cellular almost a year ago.

Eurobites: Openreach Seeks Feedback to Further Full-Fiber Plans

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Google makes it a hat-trick of EU mega-fines; data-mad customers drive Three UK's growth; Ericsson wins role in South Korean 5G bonanza.

Cable Access Network Capex in for a Lumpy Ride

Spending expected to be sporadic as operators weigh when and how to migrate to distributed access architectures.

Apple Bid for TV Stardom Is Biggest Gamble Yet

It revolutionized the music and mobile-phone industries, but Apple will struggle to pull off the same feat in the TV market.

6 GHz band pits CTIA against Apple, Google, other tech behemoths

The latest round of comments in the FCC’s 6 GHz proceeding pits CTIA against a group of tech companies that includes Apple, Facebook and Google.

UK government grapples with bias in artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) has enormous potential for good, but with applications processing data faster than we can comprehend, how do you protect against bias?

Google courts WISPs with tailored CBRS solutions

Google is outlining ways in which it intends to make it easy for WISPs to get up and running with CBRS.

Money is piling up in the US 24 GHz auction

Over 30 companies have put more than $560 million in bid money on the table at FCC’s auction for the 24 GHz frequency. And this is only the beginning.

Rise Broadband encouraged by TVWS, 60 GHz

Rise Broadband is seeing progress in the TV white space (TVWS) arena as well as in the 60 GHz band to offer high broadband speeds to rural homes.

Colt works with Cisco on 5G backhaul

Cisco’s Ethernet VPN solution is particularly important for Colt’s 5G backhaul because it can replace the need to deploy fiber in some cases.

Smart Edge's MEC platform wins Frost & Sullivan tech award

The multiaccess edge computing (MEC) platform optimizes the way that enterprises offer differentiated services in unique edge environments.

Containers in 5G and edge—still under construction

Discussions at MWC 2019 and LF Open Source Leadership Summit indicate containers and their use in 5G will require more exploration.

FCC admits it can’t track fake comments on ECFS

The FCC admitted in court that its electronic comment filing system cannot track identity theft.

Container storage firm Portworx extends platform, raises $27M

Version 2.1 of PX-Enterprise, Portworx’s cloud-native storage product for Kubernetes, adds security and disaster recovery features to the platform.

AT&T and Comcast tout industry first to tackle robocalls

AT&T and Comcast have successfully completed a real-world call authentication test using the STIR/SHAKEN protocols.

Europe fines Google another €1.5 billion after belated Android concession

US search giant Google has received yet another fine from the European Commission, this time for abusing its dominant position in online advertising.

Inmarsat once again in the acquisition crosshairs

Acquisition rumours are once again swirling around British satellite company Inmarsat, this time to take the company back to private equity control for £3.3 billion.

SoftNAS Cloud Vulnerability Could Allow Hackers to Bypass Authentication

The storage vendor isn’t aware of any customer attacks resulting from the vulnerability and said it could only have potentially affected a small portion of the customer base.

Linux Foundation Adds a Project for Building Data Best Practices

The new project, DataProjects.org, will offer coursework for improving data literacy and has a manifesto with values and principles for individuals and companies to implement when using data.

Germany pushes back against US Huawei threats

It tried scaring her, to convince her with niceties, the diplomatic approach and finally threats, but the US cannot seem to break the will of German Chancellor Angela Merkel over Huawei.

Vodafone Aims to Launch 5G in Ireland in Q4 2019

The 5G race heats up in Ireland as all three operators plan to launch services in 2019. Huawei could be involved in some of the networks.

Portworx Doubles Cash Hoard, Drives More Security Into Storage Platform

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is one of the new investors, having initially signed up for the Portworx Enterprise platform last year.

Next release of CBRS specs will support 5G

As OnGo-branded commercial services prepare for take-off, the CBRS Alliance is starting work on a new release to support CBRS over 5G.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux: A Secure Foundation for the Telecom Ecosystem

Light Reading Editor-In-Chief Ray Le Maistre speaks with Red Hat Vice President and General Manager Stephanie Chiras about how Red Hat Enterprise Linux provides a secure, consistent and resilient foundation that extends beyond the traditional operating environment.

Google Puts a Price on CBRS SAS: $2.25/Month Per Home

One of the big mysteries in the CBRS 3.5GHz space is how much the SAS element of the system will cost. Google today provided a piece of this important financial puzzle.

India's Airtel, Dish Eye TV Merger to Cope With RJio

Reliance Jio's activities in India's TV market could spur the same consolidation that has already swept through the mobile sector.

An Extra Week to Enter the Leading Lights

You begged... we caved.

Europe Must Pray for Sobriety in German 5G Auction

A rerun of the Italian job in Germany could derail 5G plans and the country's long-term economic prospects.

Verizon Faces 'Steep Climb' to Attain Attractive Return on 5G Home – Analyst

Early on, 6% of residential addresses in parts of Sacramento are eligible for 5G Home, and just 3% of those eligible homes have signed up for service, MoffettNathanson finds in its analysis.

Cellular Players Face Stiff Opposition to 5G Proposal in 6GHz

Verizon, T-Mobile and others want the FCC to auction a portion of the 6GHz band for 5G. But a wide range of players, from cable companies like Charter to tech companies like Apple, strongly oppose that proposal, arguing 6GHz should be held for unlicensed services like WiFi.

Red Hat: Providing Consistency & Stability to Telcos

At MWC 2019, Light Reading Editor-in-Chief Ray Le Maistre speaks with Red Hat's Stephanie Chiras about how her company is advancing Linux capabilities as a platform to telcos.

Infovista Fights to Be Heard in SD-WAN Crowd

Infovista refreshes its Ipanema SD-WAN. But can the underdog defeat giant incumbents like VMware and Cisco?

Eurobites: Google to Promote Android Search Rivals to Head Off Potential EU Action

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Merkel stays strong over Huawei; CityFibre reaches UK's south coast; Inmarsat confirms $3.3 billion takeover bid.

F5 Targets the Telco Cloud With $670M NGINX Deal

The acquisition beefs up F5's support for containers, multi-cloud application delivery and open source software.

US warns UK on efforts to cage Huawei

The UK Government feels it is capable of mitigating any risk associated with Huawei 5G equipment, but the US is not so sure.

Ericsson wins TDC 5G gig

Danish operator TDC has chosen Ericsson to help it build and maintain its 5G network.

Instagram’s garden is starting to blossom

Just as Facebook’s core platform is beginning to wilt, Instagram is launching an assault on the shopping market built on the walled garden business model which bloomed in by-gone years.

Motorola's Nitro features the first purpose-built CBRS radio

The private broadband land mobile radio solution uses CBRS spectrum to provide customized private networks that deliver both voice and broadband.

Kubernetes’ Push to the Edge Shows Innovation, Challenges

“When you deal with Kubernetes in the core of a network, dealing with quarterly updates is one thing,” said Red Hat's Brian Gracely. “But when you have 2,000 branch offices that is a different model."

2018 server revenue reached $81B: IHS Markit

Last year was a good one for the server sector, according to IHS Markit. The firm found that server revenue grew 15% year over year, and it generated $81…

Vodafone expands 5G test bed in Ireland; launches VoLTE services

Vodafone Ireland expects to begin offering 5G services by the end of the 2019.

Cost of foldable phones will limit uptake: Juniper Research

While Juniper says foldable phones may become a “flash in the pan,” the research firm has a positive response to HTC’s 5G Hub.

Of the many challenges Facebook faces its intrinsic parasitism is the biggest

Facebook has recently bemoaned the decline in US local news sources, but a major reason for this has been the collapse in media advertising revenues.

Europe cools internet monopoly rhetoric

Almost every politician around the world is currently using Silicon Valley as a metaphoric punching bag, but the European Commission will not be drawn into the monopolies debate.

América Móvil strengthens its position in Brazil with Nextel acquisition

The Latin American mobile heavyweight América Móvil has agreed to acquire its competitor Nextel in the Brazilian market for $905 million.

Huawei Cloud supports Hong Kong with AI and blockchain

Huawei Cloud's footprint has been expanded, and the company claims it is the first provider to offer three availability zones in Hong Kong.

Ericsson wins TDC contract for 5G network rollout

TDC will upgrade its entire RAN portfolio with Ericsson’s 5G platform.

Nvidia Doubles Down on Data Center by Landing AWS, Pushing AI

On the heels of its $6.9 billion Mellanox purchase, the chip company used the GPU Technology Conference to highlight its data center momentum.

VMware: Cloud Is the New Hardware and We’re the Unified Management Layer

VMware’s latest cloud push includes more VMware Cloud on AWS regions, expanded multi-cloud management tools, and a new hyperconverged infrastructure device jointly engineered with Dell EMC.

Huawei, Oracle Infuse AI in the Cloud

Enterprises are primarily using AI in the cloud to increase revenue and free up employees’ time to do tasks that are more valuable to the company.

Grey clouds gather over Apple as Netflix snubs imminent streaming service

Apple is on the verge of announcing something big, but its TV streaming ambitions have been undermined as Netflix dismisses any tie-up with the iLeader.

BT shared rural network snub is not as it seems

Everyone agrees that there needs to be some sort of collaboration to meet the extra-ordinarily difficult coverage objectives of the Government, but BT is snubbing rivals’ latest plans?

Ericsson Ousts Huawei as TDC’s 5G Vendor in Denmark

TDC CEO Allison Kirby told local media that the operator “is not blind” to the widely held concerns linked to Huawei and cybersecurity threats.

O-RAN aims to kill vendor lock-in at the RAN

O-RAN wants operators to be able to run software from one organization on hardware from a different organization.

Intel, Fortanix Bash ‘Snake Oil’ Vendors, Call for Silicon-Enabled Security

Companies spend more money on security products every year. And yet breaches are getting bigger and more costly. “It’s the biggest macro failure in investing ever,” said Intel’s Jim Gordon.

Next Stop for Versa Networks – Europe

The SD-WAN specialist has a healthy bed of customers and partners but has yet to make a significant impact in Europe. It's looking to change that.

FCC 24GHz 5G Auction Crosses $525M in Bids

Carriers continue bidding heavy on metropolitan areas in the US as part of the latest 24GHz 5G auction.

Government Testing Adds 5-Month Delay (& Counting) to CBRS

Government testing of the unique spectrum-sharing setup in the 3.5GHz CBRS band is lasting much longer than anyone expected. That's not a surprise considering CBRS problems could – in a worst case scenario – cause a US Navy shipwreck.

Netflix Won't Join Apple's New TV Party

Tensions continue to build between Apple and the OTT video giant.

China Telecom's Bid for 'Leading' 5G Latency Should Unsettle US

References to artificial intelligence, the edge and latency all make an appearance in the latest financial presentation from one of China's biggest telcos. That's a worry for the US.

Login With Facebook, Google or… AT&T? Thanks, but No Thanks

The nation's four big wireless operators want to offer single sign-on services like Facebook and Google. But their collective track record in the privacy and security department pretty much makes this a non-starter.

Eurobites: US Tries to Strong-Arm UK Over 5G (Again)

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Ericsson brings home the Danish 5G bacon at TDC; Orange migrates long-distance network, with a Nokia assist; Salisbury fibers up.

Italian Stallion, French Flop: Iliad's Talk of Asset Sales Should Worry Europe

The one-time enfant terrible of French mobile market has become a victim of hyper-competitive market conditions.

What Will US Users Pay for 5G?

Here's what we know about the early pricing of mobile 5G services in the US.

Openet exec gets red-pilled, joins Matrixx

Marc Price, CTO for the Americas at BSS vendor Openet, has decided to find out how deep the rabbit-hole goes by defecting to competitor Matrixx Software.

AT&T opens an API marketplace for communication apps

AT&T has opened an application programming interface (API) marketplace to help businesses quickly build apps for their communications services.

AT&T Opens API Marketplace to Complement SDN Portfolio

The network operator is positioning the marketplace for two distinct use cases: turnkey applications and self-service APIs.

Infovista upgrades its Ipanema SD-WAN platform

As part of the upgrades, the level of performance customers set for their applications is guaranteed.

Stanford aims to soften AI's impact with new institute

The Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence aims to push AI in a more humane direction.

RCom boss opts to pay Ericsson bill rather than go to prison

Indian telco Reliance Communications owed kit vendor Ericsson millions of dollars but didn’t feel like paying up. The threat of jail time seems to have changed its mind.

Nokia signs LTE expansion deal with Vodafone Idea

Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) has signed a multiyear agreement with Nokia to expand VIL’s LTE coverage to new service areas.

LinkedIn donates its Open19 specs to the Open Compute Project

Data center technology must fit into tighter, and in almost all cases far more challenging, spaces. Doing so in an open, repeatable manner is vital.

Qualcomm lands roundhouse in Apple legal battle

The on-going legal battle between Qualcomm and Apple has taken a twist as the US District Court for the Southern District of California has ruled in favour of Qualcomm.

OneWeb raises $1.25B for satellite internet service

Adrian Steckel, CEO of OneWeb, said the investment round “makes OneWeb’s service inevitable.”

Juniper, Apstra, Big Switch Join Team Sonic

Microsoft contributed the open source Software for Open Networking in the Cloud (SONiC) to OCP in 2016. It uses the Linux kernel, and it allows cloud operators to share the same software stack across multiple switch vendors’ hardware.

Infovista Enhances Its SD-WAN for Managed Service Providers, Mid-Market Enterprises

The update includes additional application intelligence capabilities, a cloud-based orchestrator, session-based routing and path selection, and a cloud application database.

Mun: Private LTE and 5G are going small to go big

We are seeing a movement toward downsizing large, operator-focused LTE solutions to “bite-size” private LTE and 5G networks for vertical markets.

OneWeb bags another $1.25 billion for global satellite mission

London-based satellite company OneWeb has announced it has secured an additional $1.25 billion in new capital, taking the total funds raised to $3.4 billion.

Vivendi denounces TIM board

The emotional level of the custody battle for TIM has reached a new pitch, with Vivendi starting to lose its composure.

FCC casts an eye north of 95 GHz

The FCC has unveiled plans to create a new regulatory framework for spectrum above 95 GHz.

WISPA cheers FCC's secondary markets move

The Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA) said it is encouraged by the FCC’s move to implement aspects of the Mobile Now Act.

Who 'Owns' Omniverse's OTT-TV Customers?

Omniverse operates like the prepaid mobile market, and partners such as SkyStream, VivaLikeTV and SiliconDust make money off of commissions, CEO says.

OneWeb's Ambitions Blast Off With $1.25B From the Likes of Qualcomm, SoftBank

OneWeb scored another big round of funding to finance its big plan to launch hundreds of satellites into space and provide super-fast Internet services everywhere.

Not Much Hope for India's BSNL

The Indian operator is sliding further into the abyss amid ongoing financial problems.

Windstream Puts Broadband Back in the Black

Aided by speed upgrades, the troubled company added 14,000 broadband subs in 2018, reversing the 45,000 losses it absorbed in the previous year.

Optical Networks for the Next Decade

The ON2020 group is looking to address the optical transport challenges presented by the predicted surge in user traffic on carrier networks.

Telefónica Wrestles With OSM, SDN as Unica Passes Halfway Point

The Spanish operator's big virtualization project is over the halfway point and facing up to a new set of technical challenges.

Carriers Shouldn't Panic About Facebook's Wholesale Fiber Service – Yet

Facebook's new Middle Mile Infrastructure, providing fiber bandwidth to local and regional telcos, could threaten incumbents. But it's still early days yet.

Pay-TV at a 'Crossroads' Threatening Faster Sub Losses – Analyst

It's increasingly plausible that more US telcos and cable ops will abandon or withdraw from pay-TV, unleashing a torrent of subscriber losses, according to Craig Moffett.

Eurobites: UKCloud Draws £25M Investment From Cisco-Linked Digital Alpha

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Vodafone invests in dodgy supplier-haircut fund; Openet CTO joins Matrixx; Vivendi wants probe into Elliott's governance at TIM.