ONF Releases Trio of Reference Designs With Buy-In From Operators, Vendors

The reference designs offer a peek inside the brains of operators, Timon Sloane, VP of marketing and ecosystem at the Open Networking Foundation, told SDxCentral in an interview.

FedEx seeks extension to CBRS study

FedEx has been studying the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) for a while now, and it’s asking the FCC for an extension of tests in Tennessee.

BT’s rural position is nothing more than defensive strategy

BT has unveiled its own proposals to bridge the rural divide, but this strategy is just as much about protecting its own attractive position as it is connecting the unconnected.

Sterlite, TIP to create open optical transport controller

The optical transport controller will manage and control the Voyager and Cassini transponders developed by TIP members.

Sunrise plugs FWA in Swiss 5G launch

Swiss telco Sunrise has jumped on the 5G bandwagon with the launch of a Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) offering aiming to bridge the digital divide.

UK operators warn restricting Huawei could delay 5G by two years

A report commissioned by the UK MNO trade association has concluded that delaying the rollout of 5G could cost the economy £6.8 billion.

Verizon’s 5G gets points for speed but knocks for coverage

Users of Verizon’s 5G service in Minneapolis and Chicago are reporting 10 times faster speeds than LTE, but it’s getting knocks for lack of coverage.

T-Mobile merger will help us defeat China – Sprint CTO

The propaganda assault to validate the T-Mobile US and Sprint merger shows no signs of slowing, and now Sprint is suggesting it will help the US defeat those pesky communists.

AT&T will offer 4G LTE to RVs with Togo

AT&T and Togo have teamed up to bring 4G LTE connectivity to recreational vehicles (RVs) in the U.S.

T-Mobile Uses Monarch for Controlled Chaos

T-Mobile has more than 100 people on its Cloud Foundry engineering team overseeing more than 39,000 containers, supporting more than 3,000 mission-critical applications, and 700 million daily transactions.

Samsung lowers Q1 earnings guidance as Huawei’s phone biz grows

Samsung said its profits for the first quarter of 2019 will likely be 60% lower than in the first quarter of 2018.

Fusion Broadband Migrates Its SD-WAN Services to IBM Cloud For Greater Scale

The Australian company claims to be the first SD-WAN provider in the country, first launching carrier and technology-agnostic SD-WAN services around 2013.

Google caves in to employee activism, this time

The Silicon Valley search giant has decided to dissolve the AI ethical council, one week after it was created. It is the latest case when Google bows to employee pressure. It could do with more.

Headcount: The Latest Hirings, Firings, and Retirings — April 5, 2019

Qualcomm loses CFO to Intel; another senior exec leaves Ericsson; and an Oracle Cloud exec joins Thomas Kurian at Google Cloud.

AT&T Aims to ‘Break the Vendor and Technology Lock-In’

The operator contributed the initial seed code for the 5G RAN Intelligent Controller, which was co-developed with Nokia, to the Linux Foundation in partnership with the O-RAN Alliance as open source software.

Four Trends We'll Be Tracking at NAB 2019

What's new with AV1, OTT and ATSC 3.0, and what does the video and TV industry really think of 5G? We'll find out next week in Sin City.

Podcast: Mobile 5G Is Alive!

5G, AWS, telco cloud and Internet video have dominated the headlines in recent weeks and we're talking about all of it, live from NYC.

5G 'Race' Continues to Dominate US Policy Discussions

The US wireless industry trade group continues to use the specter of a 5G Chinese boogeyman to push policymakers to bend to its demands. And based on CTIA's 5G event this week, the association may be making headway in its efforts.

Why CSG Is Betting on Blockchain

New lab backed by CSG to focus on how blockchain tech can streamline global roaming deals, inter-carrier agreements and possibly settlements between pay-TV and OTT services.

WiCipedia: Gen Z Redefines Tech & Pay Gap Inequality Rages On

This week in our WiC roundup: Gen Z enters the workforce; pay gap inequality is not solved yet; harassment is the norm for women in tech, and more.

Huawei 5G Ban May Cost UK £7B, Say Telcos in Panicky Report

A panicky report from the UK's mobile network operators seems to overstate the impact of banning Huawei on the UK economy.

Another Set of 5G Standards Was Just Released, but No One Really Cares

The 3GPP's RAN committee recently voted to approve the third and final bundle of initial 5G specifications. However, those in the industry are calling it a 'non event,' because few operators appear interested in the specs.

Eurobites: 5G Arrives at UK's Birmingham New Street Station

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telia's Lithuanian arm axes jobs; Sunrise launches FWA for 5G early adopters; Ofcom probes BT over Irish fiber deal.

India's BSNL May Lay Off 31% of Staff – Reports

India's state-owned operator is planning on cutting about 54,000 jobs, according to press reports.

SES fetes launch of 4 MEO satellites

SES Networks witnessed a significant milestone in its "other 3 billion" journey with this week's launch of four medium Earth orbit (MEO)…

Brexit threatens UK’s pole position in autonomous vehicle race

The UK might be a world leader in connected and autonomous vehicles, but Brexit could throw out a few roadblocks and speedbumps.

ONF publicly releases three reference designs

The Open Networking Foundation (ONF) has pivoted from a new concept to having product categories for its service provider membership.

Amazon gets into the satellite connectivity game

All the cool kids have low-orbit nanosatellites these days and Amazon is not about to miss out on the latest connectivity fad.

Fuetsch says AT&T has internet white boxes in production

AT&T's Andre Fuetsch got down to the brass tacks of his company's software and virtualization efforts during his keynote address Thursday at ONS

Boingo upgrades Wi-Fi at Heathrow

In partnership with Boingo, Heathrow Airport has launched Passpoint technology, allowing it to deliver a secure Wi-Fi experience with speeds up to 100 Mbps.

Amazon shoots for the stars to provide internet from space

Amazon plans to launch 3,236 satellites to build a network to provide global high-speed internet.

Apple said to be losing faith in Intel’s 5G modem capabilities

A new report suggests Apple no longer has faith in Intel’s ability to deliver a 5G modem it can stick in its 2020 iPhones.

AT&T claims fastest network with Ookla results

First-quarter 2019 wireless speed tests from Ookla show AT&T's mobile average download speeds are faster than those of T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon.

Orange Spain and ZTE complete Europe’s first standalone 5G call

The mobile operator claimed that the voice and data call over end-to-end 5G network in Valencia was the first of its kind in Spain as well as in Europe. All other trials have been done over non-standalone networks.

Austria and Australia join the march against Silicon Valley

The days of the wild-west internet seem to be coming to a close with Austria and Australia becoming the latest nations to update the rules governing the business activities of the internet giants.

France parliament tackles 5G vendor security concerns

The legislation would seek to subject 5G network equipment to special testing before being cleared to bid on 5G contracts.

NEC Deploys Open Source-Based SD-WAN, Security Platform at Malaysian University

This is the first PoC for the provider's newest portfolio addition, which provides SD-WAN and security on top of an OpenMSA framework.

Samsung ramps up Exynos chip production for mobile 5G

Samsung also announced two new additions to the Exynos line, including a RF chip and a low-power supply modulator.

Orange Spain Trumpets 5G NR SA Test With ZTE

The Spanish operator is also said to be finalizing a pact with rival Vodafone Spain to share parts of their 5G network infrastructure.

'Lean NFV' takes center stage at Open Networking Summit

Network functions virtualization (NFV) has led to a deepening maelstrom of complexities, according to three of the principles behind a new concept called…

Could Knative Follow Kubernetes in Shaping Cloud Foundry’s Future?

“In less than a year, here is a new PaaS with really cool features and nearly matching what we have with Cloud Foundry,” said IBM's Michael Maximilien.

AT&T: White Boxes Online in Toronto & London – 76 Countries & 400G Planned

AT&T already has white box networking deployed in Toronto and London, with a lot more to come, says CTO Andre Fuetsch.

South Korea Stutters Towards a National 5G Launch on Friday

Following a minor prelude, South Korea will kick off its widespread 5G launch on April 5.

CenturyLink Taps Streamroot for P2P Assist

Says the P2P-focused agreement will help CenturyLink expand into hard-to-reach areas and augment, not replace, its global content delivery network.

T-Mobile: AT&T's '5G E' Label Helped Tilt Speed Tests

T-Mobile has cited data from Ookla for years showing that its wireless network is the fastest in the country. Now Ookla's new numbers give the crown to AT&T and T-Mobile was fast with its excuses.

German 5G Auction Bids Near €3B

Germany's spectrum auction looks set to exceed the €3 billion ($3.4 billion) threshold because of keen interest in the 2GHz band.

'Lean NFV' Aims to Reignite Virtualization

Nicira co-founder Scott Shenker and other networking visionaries issue a manifesto for technology they say can jump-start development for network functions virtualization (NFV).

CommScope Wraps $7.4B Deal for Arris

Strategic aim of the merger centers on prep for the 5G transition, network convergence and complementary wireless tech spanning both licensed and unlicensed spectrum.

Eurobites: Swedish Govt Considers Sale of Telia Stake

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: T-Systems teams up with Israel's Argus on automotive cybersecurity; AirTies completes Technicolor WiFi deal; BBC's iPlayer streams FA Cup in Ultra HD.

CableLabs's Virtualization Efforts Enter New Realities

Virtualization group retooling to support industry's new Flexible MAC Architecture amid recent departure of two execs focused on NFV and SDN, sources say.

NFV Challenges Abound, a Leaning Beckons

Lean NFV says "current NFV efforts are drowning in a quicksand of complexity," and proposes a decoupling of NFV’s core components.

OpenDaylight Kept Afloat by Downstream, End-User Support

The OpenDaylight project recently released its tenth iteration, adding support for optical transport networking, WAN connectivity and routing, and cloud and edge deployments.

Could Orange’s CEO end up in prison?

Orange CEO Stephane Richard is widely respected throughout the telco industry, but he is also currently embroiled in a legal battle which could land him behind bars.

PAWR completes first phase for research test bed

The PAWR program announced the completion of the first phase of deployment of an advanced wireless research test bed in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Trade union slams BT restructuring plans

Trade union Prospect has hit out at BT’s drawn out plans to cut 13,000 staff as part of a restructuring plans to cut £1.5 billion a year from the spreadsheets.

LF Networking expands testing program to include VNFs

The Linux Foundation is seeking to spur the development of commercially available VNFs through a new compliance and testing program.

SK Telecom is bolstering 5G launch with rich content

The operator will switch on 5G service for consumers on Friday and has plenty of goodies for consumers to fill the bandwidth with.

LF Networking Releases Compliance, Verification Testing

The Open Platform for NFV now includes virtual network function compliance testing in conjunction with the Open Network Automation Platform community.

Spurs and HPE hope to show how stadium wifi should be done

The long-awaited new Tottenham Hotspur stadium hosts its first Premier League match today and fans might even be able to get on the wifi for once.

24 GHz auction moves to 5 rounds per day

The FCC announced a new bidding schedule for the 24 GHz auction after several days of not-so-much action.

Verizon’s new mobile tariff for kids falls short of European equivalents

Dubbed “the first smartphone plan designed for kids,” Verizon’s new package will also come with tools for parents to track and control children’s online life, but Europe has been there for a while.

SKT Gets Ready to Claim Global 5G First, as Verizon Muscles In

Both carriers are this week launching commercial 5G networks that work on 5G smartphones, but only one seems to have access to an actual 5G smartphone.

Qualcomm exec Davis heads to Intel as new CFO

Intel has tapped Qualcomm’s George S. Davis to serve as EVP and CFO.

Apple fights back in China with iPhone price cuts

Apple has taken advantage of a reduction in Value Added Tax (VAT) to cut the price of some iPhone models as it attempts to recapture the attention of distracted Chinese consumers.

O-RAN ties the knot with the Linux Foundation

O-RAN aims to bring the principles of disaggregation of hardware from software to the radio access network.

Vodafone Idea and Cisco team up on multicloud network in India

Vodafone Idea is working with Cisco to build an automated multicloud network for its retail and enterprise customers.

South Korea carriers announce 5G pricing, data plans

South Korea's top three carriers have unveiled pricing and data plans for the first wave of 5G services.

Cloud Foundry Project Eirini Inches the Group Closer to Kubernetes

The Project Eirini work also calls into question the future of Cloud Foundry's Diego container management platform.

Autotalks completes C-V2X test in China

Israeli startup Autotalks said it’s gaining momentum in the Chinese market following the successful completion of a C-V2X field test.

LF Edge gains 4 new members

The Linux Foundation announced that four new members have joined LF Edge: Alef Mobitech, HarmonyCloud, Section and Marvell Semiconductor.

CNCF Remains Focused as Cloud Native Interest Soars

Dan Kohn, executive director of CNCF, said the group this year is targeting the broader telecom market.

Orange Business Services lands Cisco contact center certification

After a long and costly process, Orange Business Services notched contact center certification from Cisco.

Aqua Secures $62M Funding Round, Bringing Total to Over $100M

“Any technology that shows early signs of enterprise adoption in the cloud native space will be something we’ll want to secure," said Aqua CEO Dror Davidoff.

5G is big business but only if we hurry up

A report from Barclays Corporate Banking suggests 5G could add £15.7 billion to the UK economy by 2025 but only if network deployment is done faster.

SK Telecom Announces the Beginning of the Age of Hyper-Innovation with 5G

SK Telecom today held a press conference at its Seoul headquarters to announce the beginning of the age of Hyper-Innovation with 5G. The company introduced in detail its unrivalled competitiveness in 5G network along with 5G price plans and services.

Verizon's Mobile 5G Network Goes Live in 2 Cities at 'Typical' 450Mbit/s Speeds

Verizon switched its mobile 5G network on in two cities a week earlier than expected, and set performance expectations: average 450Mbit/s downloads, peaks up to 1Gbit/s and latency of 30 milliseconds.

Amdocs 5G Radio Show – Monetization and Operational Challenges

T-Mobile, Viacom Strike Deal for Mobile TV

New agreement paves way for T-Mobile to offer live streams of Viacom networks, including MTV, Nickelodeon & Comedy Central, nationwide via its mobile network.

CommScope Upgraded on Arris Deal, 5G Potential

Raymond James ups CommScope to 'Strong Buy' on belief that Arris will boost earnings more than expected and that the combined company is poised to make hay on the 5G transition.

Verizon's Mobile 5G Network Goes Live in 2 Cities at 'Typical' 450 Mbit/s Speeds

Verizon switched its mobile 5G network on in two cities a week earlier than expected, and set performance expectations: average 450 Mbit/s downloads, peaks up to 1Gbit/s and latency of 30 milliseconds.

Meet Verizon's New Network Team

Verizon is embarking on a new corporate structure that unifies its wireless and wireline network operations. Here's a look at some of the operator's top executives, and their organizational relationships, in Verizon's new network division.

Eurobites: Union Rejects BT's 'Restructuring' Plan

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telia completes Fintur acquisition, faces threats over TV ad; Spirent swaps Erics; Europe wants to be in connected-car vanguard.

Intel Doubles Down on 5G & NFV

The vendor lavishes an unusual amount of love on telcos and other network operators as it unveils an assortment of new networking, compute, memory and storage components.

SKT Boasts 34K 5G Basestations, Undercuts 4G Pricing

Ahead of a mass-market 5G launch on Friday, the South Korean operator said it had deployed 34,000 basestations and that its 5G service will cost less than 4G.

Vodafone not bothered by EC objections to Liberty Global deal

The European Commission has apparently notified Vodafone of some concerns it needs to be addressed before it will approve its acquisition of Liberty Global assets.

Google wins first round in the battle for the living room

Smart speakers were only about developing a new dynamic in the relationship between the OTTs and the consumer, and Walmart’s new ‘Voice Order’ feature is a taste of things to come.

Industry Voices—Lowenstein: How do you price for 5G latency?

Significantly improved latency is one of the game-changing aspects of 5G. But the pricing discussion gets a lot more interesting when latency is considered.

The politics of technology

The latest mutiny at Google illustrates what a political game technology has become and it’s only going to get more so.

Verizon hits reset button with 2.0 launch

Verizon has announced it is now a new business, one which is customer centric and ready for the digital world of tomorrow. Smells like a polite way of announcing a restructure.

MemVerge Raises $24.5M for Intel Optane-Based Infrastructure Software

The software, when applied to Intel's persistent memory hardware, improves the performance and speed of big data workloads and use cases.

Verizon unveils ‘Just Kids’ smartphone plan

Verizon says it’s the first major wireless carrier to launch a smartphone plan specifically designed for children.

CTIA: US on Pace to Lead 5G

By freeing up more spectrum during the next five years, the U.S. wireless industry could add $391 billion to the U.S. economy and create 1.8 million new jobs.

Microsoft and BMW pair up for IoT Open Manufacturing Platform

Microsoft has partnered up with the BMW Group to launch a new initiative aimed at stimulating growth for IoT in the smart factory segment.

Intel Cuts Hundreds of IT Workers Across Operations Sites

According to reports, Intel is making the cuts as it consolidates IT operators under a single contractor — Infosys.

Former Qualcomm boss pivots toward 5G startup XCOM

Jacobs launched the wireless networking company in June 2018 with two other former Qualcomm executives.

Intel Rolls Out 10nm Agilex FPGA, One API Software Strategy

The build process enables “any-to-any” integration — the capability to integrate analog, memory, custom computing, custom I/O, and Intel eASIC device tiles into a single package with the FPGA fabric.

Open Networking Summit gets edgy in San Jose this week

This week's ONS conference will feature new technology tracks, tutorials and keynotes from some of the biggest movers and shakers in the telecom industry…

Intel VC arm plugs its disruptive vision

Intel has seemingly learned a lesson from the woes of stumbling giants, announcing it has invested $117 million in ‘disruptive’ start-ups at its annual VC conference.

South Korean consumers will get 5G service starting from $48 a month

5G for consumers is expected to launch late this week in South Korea. The three mobile operators in have published their 5G packages, starting from 55,000 won and going up to 130,000 won.

Aruba Aims for Clarity in IoT Heavy Networks

Aruba’s core focus is around networking, but the company also enhanced its security capabilities with artificial intelligence.

Report: U.S. tied with China in 5G race

The United States is now tied for first with China in “global 5G readiness,” according to a new report from research firm Analysys Mason.

Intel Capital drops $117M on 14 startups

On Monday, Intel Capital announced a $117 million investment in 14 startups across a range of technologies, services and applications.

Chef Serves All of Its DevOps Platforms Into Open Source

The operational makeover comes after Chef posted its most successful quarter in terms of bookings during the final three months of 2018.

VMware Refreshes Cloud Management Platform

The new release enables planning for “what-if” scenarios — things like determining the impact of adding hyperconverged infrastructure capacity or comparing the costs of moving workloads across different clouds.

Making the Most of OTT Video

With streaming video still exploding, experts from across the video spectrum will discuss how to turn OTT into a compelling, secure and profitable platform to deliver content to multiple screens.

Disney+ Poised to Rake In 24M Subs by 2023 – Forecast

Using a blend of big movies, library content, off-network TV series and 'sizzle-worthy' originals, Disney+ is said to be in the best spot to take on Netflix and outpace other, new streaming rivals, analyst says.

The Telecoms.com Podcast: Apple, Huawei & Europe

The core crew on Apple (see what we did there?), Huawei and the ongoing super-slow-mo car crash that is Brexit.

T-Mobile's Threats to Cable Are All Bark & No Bite, Says New Street

T-Mobile has boasted that it will pose a major threat to the nation's cable companies if it is able to merge with Sprint. But the Wall Street analysts at New Street Research aren't buying that argument.

German 5G Bids Top €2B, But It's Too Soon to Panic

Germany's biggest operator has already rung the alarm bell over the country's ongoing 5G auction, but spending is still way off Italian levels.

Rogers, Videotron Angle for X1 Edge

Like Shaw Communications in the western half of the nation, the two big Canadian cablecos are now rolling out their own syndicated versions of Comcast's cloud-based video platform in their respective regions.

Eurobites: T-Systems, SAP Cozy Up in the Cloud

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Ericsson and ABB make it official; Openet appoints new man in Asia-Pacific; ETSI issues standards for digital signatures on mobile devices.

AWS Hires SDN/NFV Pioneer

SDN/NFV pioneer Tetsuya Nakamura, until recently at CableLabs, has jumped ship to Amazon Web Services. Meanwhile, another SDN/NFV pioneer from CableLabs, Don Clarke, is taking time off.

NTCA takes T-Mobile’s 5G rural promises with grain of salt

NTCA CEO Shirley Bloomfield doesn’t think T-Mobile’s claims are possible given current fiber constraints.

Edge firm Pixeom raises $15M in funding

Vodafone and SK Telecom are two Pixeon customers that are using the company’s software to build out their edge infrastructure.

Farmers lobby group pushes for rural roaming

The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has urged the UK Government and industry to push for a rural roaming mechanism to improve 4G coverage and close the digital divide.

West Virginia is 22nd state to adopt rules for 5G small cells

The legislation limits government fees and speeds review periods for the build out of small cells.

Kemp Acquired by Private Equity Firm Mill Point Capital

The acquisition enables the application delivery controller and load balance provider to continue to scale its platform and expand its addressable market.

Queen Liz set to live-stream and monetize Prince Phillip

Tired of having to explain why Prince Philip keeps offending people and cultures, Queen Elizabeth is said to be setting up an OTT live-streaming service to monetize the gaffs.

Spirent names Updyke as its new CEO

Spirent announced on Monday that it has appointed former Amdocs executive Eric Updyke as its new CEO.

Facebook calls on governments to help control content on the Internet

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has governments and regulators to play a more active role in developing new rules for the internet.

Top NFV execs Clarke and Nakamura depart CableLabs

Two of CableLabs' top NFV and SDN experts left the cable industry consortium last month.

Karl Rove joins call for a wholesale 5G network

Rove has been unofficially lobbying lawmakers on Capitol Hill in support of Rivada Networks' plan for wholesale 5G.

Mill Point Capital buys ADC and load balancer Kemp

Kemp Technologies, a provider of load balancers and application delivery controllers, has been bought by Mill Point Capital for an undisclosed amount.

Arris prepares for life after acquisition by CommScope

Arris International’s roots are buried deep in the cable industry, but it has expanded to include much more, selling products into the satellite and telco…

T-Mobile US Prolongs CFO Departure

T-Mobile US has been pushing for the merger to close within the first half of 2019, but that deadline is looking less likely by the day.

Vivendi conditionally concedes defeat in TIM board battle

French conglomerate Vivendi withdrew its bid to replace five TIM board members at the 11th hour but doesn’t seem happy about it.

SDxCentral's Top 10 Articles — March 2019

VMware SD-WAN tops Cisco in new a IHS report; VMware-VeloCloud detail the road ahead for SD-WAN; and Citrix's internal network gets hacked.

Apple retreats on wireless charging, won’t release AirPower

Apple announced it's cancelling its AirPower wireless charging mat, which the company first announced back in 2017.

Editor’s Note—CBRS closes in on prime time

It seems as though we’ve been talking about CBRS forever, without a whole lot to show for it. But that may be changing in the next month or two.

VMware Fixes Security Flaws in vCloud Director, Hypervisor Software

The company issued patches for vulnerabilities found in vCloudDirector for service providers as well as VMware EXSi, Workstation, and Fusion.

A10 VP calls for collaboration on security

Cybersecurity is a big concern, and it’s even more top of mind amid the controversy over the role of Huawei in the build-out of 5G networks.

Complacent UK telcos to be hit with compensation costs

From today, all UK broadband and landline customers will be entitled to compensation for connectivity delays and faults.

FWA can be the fuel for fibre ambitions – Huawei CTO

Fixed wireless access (FWA) should not be considered an alternative for fibre connectivity in the home, but that does not mean it should be ignored as a usecase to justify expenditure.

Ericsson and Nokia Put Firm Focus on 5G for Industry

Vendors use Germany’s Hanover Fair as a showcase for industrial 5G and IoT applications.

Raytheon-Lockheed Martin Pact Could Free up to $19B in 5G Spectrum

Two massive technology companies with deep ties to the US government have teamed on a proposal that could ultimately free 50MHz in the 1300MHz band for 5G or other commercial uses. But the idea faces big challenges.

24GHz 5G Auction Passes $1.7B

24GHz 5G auction up to $1,710,903,965 as of Monday afternoon.

Cujo AI's Peiro: Locked In on Home Network & IoT Security Market

The startup, with Comcast and Charter in its corner, believes its AI and machine learning-driven analysis platform steers clear of data privacy concerns raised by those that rely on deep packet inspection tech.

Intel Capital Splashes $117M on 14 Startups – Including a Telco Supplier

Tibit Communications, one of the beneficiaries of Intel's investment, provides home, office and cell site broadband connectivity. Others relate to AI, IoT and other emerging applications driving network demand.

Cable One Bulks Up With $525.9M Fidelity Buy

But it's not clear how Fidelity's app-based TV streaming offering in partnership with MobiTV will play long-term at broadband-focused Cable One.

So Much for the Diet: Huawei Gained 8K Workers Last Year, Report Shows

Despite announcing diet plans in 2017, Huawei appears to have gained weight in the last couple of years.

Eurobites: Deutsche Telekom Pledges to Go Even Greener

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Ericsson bags 5G deal in Bahrain; Nokia unwraps Factory in a Box 2.0; UK operators investigate mast-sharing.

ADC Vendor Kemp Bought by Investor

Acquisition of the 18-year-old vendor, which provides application delivery controllers (ADCs) and load balancers, follows a much more spectacular deal where competitor F5 bought NGINX for $670 million.

Putting AI to Work With Hardhats

Blitzz CEO Rama Sreenivasan explains how his startup uses AI and augmented reality to help cable technicians resolve customer service problems in the field.

Nortel Resurrected for 6G R&D

Nortel's back! Investors show faith in one of the industry's biggest ever names, with 6G as the focus.