Oracle Files Trademark Suit Against Cryptocurrency Startup CryptoOracle

Oracle accuses CryptoOracle of unfair business practices, cybersquatting and infringing on and diluting its trademark.

Huawei allegedly helps African governments spy on dissidents – WSJ

Huawei has worked with African governments to spy on their political opponents, including surveillance and distributing spyware, which has led to arrests and other crackdowns, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Rakuten limits scope of mobile launch – report

Dish Network may be paying attention to Rakuten’s woes, as it has used the Japanese operator's greenfield 4G mobile network build as an analogy for its…

Data center M&A deal volume on track for record year—report

The data center sector is on track for another record year for mergers and acquisitions, according to Synergy Research Group.

Mobileum grows assurance profile with WeDo acquisition

Mobileum has announced it will acquire risk and business management solutions provider WeDo Technologies, bringing together two of the bigger names in this niche segment.

Cloudflare Files IPO Paperwork to Battle AWS, Cisco, and Oracle

It also directly competes against CDN firms like Akamai, Limelight, and Fastly, which went public in May.

Oregon joins the anti-merger brigade to dampen T-Mobile/Sprint party

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has is the latest recruit for the coalition of lawyers aiming to block the merger between T-Mobile US and Sprint.

VMware bolsters network monitoring with Veriflow deal

VMware announced on Friday that it's buying privately held Veriflow to beef up its pervasive network monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities.

VMware Buys Veriflow for Network Monitoring, Verification

The deal follows three other VMware acquisitions announced since May, and this week the company said it’s also in talks to buy sister company Pivotal.

Sprint and Nokia Fall Behind on 5G Launch Plans

The companies are scrambling to get 5G service up and running in America’s most populated cities after missing last month's deadline.

US wearables market surges to $2bn in Q2

After years of letting the industry down, the wearables segment has seemingly finally got its act together, with sales totalling $2 billion in the second quarter of 2019.

Did Altice Change Its Tune on Buying Spectrum?

Altice said it wants to buy C-Band spectrum, which appears to represent a bit of a change from the company's previous strategy.

Altice Changes Tune on Whether It Will Buy Spectrum

Altice said it wants to buy C-Band spectrum, which appears to represent a bit of a change from the company's previous strategy.

Dish's CEO to Boost Dealers: 'We Want to Change the Way the World Communicates'

The CEO of Dish Network is urging Sprint's Boost dealers to stick around with the brand while Dish works to acquire the business from Sprint.

Podcast: Where Does OTT TV Go Now?

It's going to take some televisionary moves for pay-TV providers and big studio owners like AT&T to sort out what consumers want, how to package it and what to call it.

WiCipedia: Using Tech for Good, the Scully Effect & Google's Clock Is Ticking

This week in our WiC roundup: Coding school teaches kids to help others with tech; '90s TV reigns supreme even in the everything-automated age; computer science programs may have more accountability soon; and more.

Here's What Trump's Huawei Ban Cost US Firms in Q2

Several US companies put a dollar amount on the losses they incurred from President Trump's Huawei ban. Here's the tally.

Eurobites: The Lost Towers of Nigeria

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Ireland takes a closer look at Verizon Media's cookies; EU and Apple prepare for September showdown over tax bill; Sky trumpets addressable TV.

Mobileum Parachutes Into 'New Ballgame' With $70M WeDo Takeover

Private equity-backed roaming and security specialist has a new line-up of senior executives to manage a business that has just doubled in size.

China Operators Woo Newcomer CBN for 5G Alliance

China's big mobile operators see the country's unlikely 5G new entrant as a prospective partner.

VMware to Acquire Veriflow for Network Monitoring

Another acquisition in a summer of deals to beef up VMware's networking toolkit.

Cisco Lays Off 488

The company seems to be making adjustments in the face of a disappointing quarterly projection; in addition to the layoffs it's also hiring, and shut down development in an emerging cable data networking technology.

Verizon 5G performs over 800% faster than LTE, Speedtest data shows

Verizon’s mobile 5G service, while still limited to small pockets of urban areas, is delivering impressive speed improvements from LTE, according to July…

Russia jumps on the mmWave train

While most of Europe is resisting the temptation of mmWave frequencies, Russia has joined the US in charging forward with the high-speed, low-coverage airwaves.

Cisco chops 488 jobs in the Bay Area

Cisco has axed 488 employees, according to a filing with the State of California.

Common Networks offers 300 Mbps fixed wireless

Common Networks is collaborating with Facebook on the deployment of Terragraph mmWave hardware and technology to enable faster speeds in the home.

CenturyLink CTO sees network virtualization differently than AT&T

CenturyLink is focused on virtualizing systems that enable its customers to turn up and turn down services on demand, and it’s also focused on virtualization…

Google facing another rebellion over Government contracts

676 employees have signed a petition refusing to work with US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) suggesting the agency is violating international human rights.

Record Year Ahead for Data Center M&A, Says Synergy

The first half of the year saw 52 data center-oriented merger and acquisition deals closed, which is up 18% from the first half of 2018.

Cloud-Native Startup Kasten Locks In $14M Series A

Kasten's flagship cloud-native data management product K10 enables enterprises to run stateful applications on Kubernetes.

Huawei gets Yandex and Booking.com for upcoming mapping service – report

Huawei aims to launch its own business-facing mapping service in October, with Russian internet service company Yandex and Booking.com already embracing the initiative, reports China’s media.

Cisco Axes 488 Silicon Valley Jobs

These include software engineers, managers, and technical leaders and follow 462 layoffs last November.

Pivotal Software's stock surges after VMware confirms acquisition talks

Following on the heels of VMware confirming that it wanted to acquire all of Pivotal's stock, Pivotel's shares were up 66% in mid-morning trading.

Critics pile on call for public comment on T-Mobile/Sprint deal

Public interest and labor groups have joined a growing band of critics urging the FCC to open a public comment period on what they call fundamental changes to…

Huawei’s Q2 smartphone sales tumble in Europe

Samsung and Xiaomi experienced a surge in smartphone shipments in Europe during Q2 2019 at the expense of Huawei and Apple.

Pai gobbles up Sprint and T-Mobile US merger

After months of headaches and sleepless nights, the tides of favour seem to be turning for Sprint and T-Mobile US as the FCC chief gives his blessing for the union.

JMA’s new CUSP unit bullish on CBRS-enabled LTE

JMA's new CUSP unit is gearing up to support services that sit at the edge with a focus on the enterprise.

Pivotal Stock Spikes on VMware Acquisition Overture

The current proposal would see VMware purchase all Pivotal outstanding Class A shares for $15 a piece. That price is exactly what investors paid as part of Pivotal’s IPO last year.

Industry Voices—Raynovich: China trade war weighs on Cisco

Think the trade war between the United States and China won't have a big effect on companies such as Cisco? Think again.

Cisco hits expectations once again, but disappoints on forecast

Cisco has released financials for the final three-month period of 2018, beating market expectations for the 21st consecutive quarter.

AT&T provides on ramp to Airship for Dell Technologies

Dell is joining AT&T-led Airship in order to goose open source automation around bare metal and the provisioning of the telco cloud infrastructure.

AT&T Brings Dell Technologies Into the Airship Project

Dell Technologies and AT&T also plan to speed up the release of Airship 2.0, which is expected to be released in the first half of 2020.

Reliance Jio Plans Major NB-IoT Launch in India in Jan. 2020

The operator plans to have at least a billion IoT devices operating on the network within 2 years.

Orange's Isch on Keeping SD-WAN Secure & Simple

In a recent podcast with Light Reading, John Isch discusses how Orange 'co-innovates' with SD-WAN customers, and shares several case studies on what this process looks like by describing collaborations with its SD-WAN customers Siemens and Sony.

Is the Worst Over for US Pay-TV?

As the rate of US video subscriber losses accelerated to a record high in Q2, a top analyst wonders if those losses are about to slow down and stabilize.

Another Huawei Scandal, Another Denial

China's controversial equipment giant denies hacking into phones in Africa at the behest of political strongmen.

CommScope Swaps Leadership of Its CPE Biz

Former Scientific-Atlanta and Cisco exec Joe Chow to succeed Larry Robinson, a move that will spark more speculation about the future of the set-top and modem business that CommScope acquired from Arris.

Automating Telstra Still Performs Like a Knackered Robot

Australian operator is hacking away at its workforce like a murderous machine, but its 'turnaround' is questionable at this stage.

Italy's Mobile Melee Calls for Extreme Measures

With Fastweb poised to launch a fifth mobile network, Italian operators faced with shrinking sales are taking network sharing to a new level.

Dell Flying to 5G Cloud on AT&T-Led 'Airship'

Dell is working with AT&T to bring hardware automation to the Airship open source cloud provisioning project.

Eurobites: Huawei Commits to UK, Despite Everything

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Swisscom revenue slides in H1; BT to delist from NYSE; more holograms; 5G ice-cream scoop.

Amid Criticism, FCC Chairman Moves to Approve Revised T-Mobile/Sprint Merger

However, there are a growing number of state attorneys general who oppose the merger.

mmWave 5G coming to Moscow this fall

Qualcomm is working with Russian wireless players to support testing and deployment of a 5G millimeter wave network in Moscow slated for this fall.

Mavenir appoints GM for emerging business

Mavenir announced the appointment of former Ericsson executive Aniruddho (Ani) Basu as senior vice president and general manager of Emerging Business, based in…

Rubrik Andes 5.1 Adds Data Governance to Cloud Data Management

Rubrik released Andes 5.1, expanding its reach to include data governance, disaster recovery orchestration, and continuous data protection with Polaris Sonar and Polaris AppFlow.

Crown Castle confident on small cell outlook despite delays

Crown Castle sees major opportunity for its small cell business, despite short-term delays and challenges posed by local authorities.

Cisco Software Subscriptions Hit 70%, China Trade War Spooks Investors

Cisco’s China revenue dropped 25% on an annualized basis in the fourth quarter.

Verizon sues City of Rochester over 5G fees

US telco Verizon has filed a lawsuit against the City of Rochester, suggesting a newly created telecommunications code violates federal law and the maximum fees telcos can be charged.

Ofcom fines BT for suspect accounting

Ofcom has fined BT £3,727,330 for reporting inaccurate financials to the regulator, leading to the telco paying lower administration fees to the regulator for five years.

UK Gov launches Round Three of cyber security skills initiative

The Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has launched a new campaign to attract a broader array of talent into the work of cyber security.

Pentagon IG Investigates Potential JEDI ‘Misconduct’

“We are investigating whether current or former DoD officials committed misconduct relating to the JEDI acquisition, such as whether any had any conflicts of interest related to their involvement in the acquisition process,” a spokesperson said.

Verizon squares off with city of Rochester, N.Y. over 5G fees

Verizon is in a dustup with the city of Rochester, New York, over the fees related to deploying its 5G gear and the fiber needed to provision 5G.

FCC circulates order on T-Mobile/Sprint merger

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has formally shared with his colleagues a draft order that would conditionally approve the proposed merger of T-Mobile and Sprint.

T-Mobile and AT&T work together to fight robocalls

In order for the STIR/SHAKEN robocall-fighting technology to work across networks, both networks must have deployed the STIR/SHAKEN protocol.

FTC warns of break-up of big tech

The technology industry has often been a political punching bag over the last 18-24 months, and now the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is adding to the misery.

Wireline broadband sector adds 339K residential subscribers in Q2—report

With 5G still in its infancy stage, wireline broadband service providers added 339,000 new subscribers in the second quarter, according to a report.

FCC Chief Formalizes T-Mobile-Sprint Merger Approval

The draft order comes almost three months after Pai originally backed the deal and encouraged his fellow commissioners to join him in that effort.

ThousandEyes Extends Watchful Gaze to Alibaba Cloud

The company explained that enterprises have increasingly become reliant on the internet, but in many Asia-Pacific markets, internet performance can fluctuate wildly.

Google Cloud Adds Compute, Memory-Intensive VMs

The cloud provider also added second-generation Intel Xeon scalable processor virtual machines for general-purpose workloads including enterprise applications.

Kubernetes Adoption Alters Vendor Support Models

Mesosphere's recent name change and operational focus follows similar moves by Docker Inc., Pivotal Software, and IBM.

Trump backs off tech tariffs as threat to consumer wallet gets real

There is seemingly only one thing which is more important to President Donald Trump than winning the trade-war, and that’s getting re-elected to the White House for a second term.

Cisco adds 15 new partners to security portfolio

Cisco has added 15 new partners and 20 integrations to its Cisco Security Technology Alliance (CSTA).

Amazon has managed to bottle fear, but recognition debate remains

While facial recognition technologies are becoming increasingly controversial, it is always worth paying homage to innovation in this field and the real-world applications, when deployed responsibly.

FierceWireless presents its class of 2019 Rising Stars

These are the 10 executives the FierceWireless editorial team thinks are on the rise in wireless in 2019.

Akamai Testing Edge Computing Scenarios With 5G Operators

Akamai is hoping to parlay its efforts in the CDN arena into a role in the 5G and edge computing marketplace.

Cisco Sees 'Major Point of Weakness' in Service Provider Business

Cisco's service provider business declined steeply in its most recent quarter. And Cisco isn't expecting a comeback soon, as 5G profits aren't in the near term for telcos, CEO Chuck Robbins says.

New Disney Pact Paves Way for Charter to Offer Hulu, ESPN+, Disney+

Distribution of premium subscription streaming services are contemplated in new, wide-ranging deal between The Mouse and Charter.

Deal Pushes ViacomCBS Past Netflix in Programming Spend

Combined company only will trail Disney, Comcast/NBCU and AT&T/WarnerMedia in that category as streaming battle intensifies.

Verizon to Test Aggregation Across CBRS, 1900MHz, 700MHz & AWS Spectrum

Verizon is planning to conduct tests that would combine transmissions across CBRS spectrum and its existing licensed spectrum bands, including 1900MHz, AWS and 700MHz.

How 5G & the Trade War Are Ringing the Changes for Ericsson

The Swedish vendor is changing the way it delivers products and shifting production facilities.

China Unicom Seeks 5G Ally to Cope With Buildout

Revenues are down, spending is up, and 5G is on the horizon: A partner could ease the pressure for one of China's big players.

Huawei Cuts Back on Cable

Chinese vendor is backing away from the cable network business amid pressures from the US-China trade war and the loss of critical business with cable operators in portions of Europe, industry sources said.

Eurobites: Vodafone Launches 5G in Ireland

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Drei and ZTE fire up 5G in Austria; 5G mmWave network to be tested in Moscow; UK MVNO targets those with hearing loss.

5G devices pass 100 mark – GSA

The number of devices now available to 5G enthusiasts has now passed the 100 milestone, demonstrating how quickly 5G is being thrust onto the world.

CenturyLink ranked first in SIP trunking for North America—report

CenturyLink is the market leader for session initiation protocol (SIP) trunking with the largest installed base of all North American providers, according to…

T-Mobile, Sprint lambast calls for more comment

T-Mobile and Sprint formally filed their opposition to requests that the FCC issue a Public Notice seeking comment on the latest details of the deal.

Adtran Mosaic Gets Smarter, Announces New Hardware

Adtran upgraded its Mosaic software-defined access suite with new features aimed at improving network visibility into the home with WiFi analytics and equipment monitoring from SmartRG.

India smartphone sales on the up

Most of the world might be experiencing dip with smartphone shipments, but with India playing catch-up in the digital economy, device sales are continuing to rise.

UK Transport Committee questions safety of hands-free

A UK Department of Transport Committee has released a report demanding the use of mobile phones, including hands-free features, be banned while driving.

Clumio makes its SaaS debut with $51M in funding

Santa Clara, Calif.-based Clumio came out of stealth mode on Tuesday announcing $51 million in funding as well as its software-as-a-service (SaaS) backup…

State opposition ramps against T-Mobile/Sprint deal

The coalition of state attorneys general fighting T-Mobile and Sprint’s pending merger has grown, as Oregon on Monday joined the multistate lawsuit to block…

Report: Consumers want security as part of internet bundle no extra cost

With the proliferation of devices in subscribers' homes, broadband security and privacy are top of mind for consumers, according to a report.

Verizon correcting the mistakes of yesteryear with Tumblr sale

There are good acquisitions and bad acquisitions, and then there was the prolonged saga with Verizon acquiring Yahoo’s media assets.

VMware SVP Tom Corn: Security Is a Team Sport and vAdmins Play a Starring Role

Application security is changing the role of virtual administrators and expanding their job responsibilities as silos between InfoSec and the rest of the enterprise begin to converge.

LGU+ jumps to the top in 5G testing

Irrelevant as to whether South Korea was actually first to launch 5G or not, it’s the first market Rootmetrics has tested comprehensively and LGU+ have come out on top.

Court rejects FCC exemption of 5G small cell reviews

The FCC was dealt a partial blow last week as a U.S. appeals court vacated the agency’s move to exempt 5G small cell sites from federal environmental and…

Editor's corner—Microsoft 'friends' the telecom industry

Prior to current CEO Satya Nadella taking the helm in 2014, Microsoft wasn't known for its willingness to partner with other companies.

Vodafone Ireland Activates 5G Service in 5 Cities

Fellow Irish network operators Eir and Three plan to launch their respective 5G networks before the end of the year.

CenturyLink’s Edge Strategy Starts With ‘Several Hundred Million’ Investment

While its edge services today tend to be more “on a bespoke basis,” by 2020 “we expect a huge influx of ready-to-go capacity,” says CenturyLink’s Dave Shacochis.

SaaS-ifing Backup Scores Clumio $51M in Funding

The startup, founded by former VMware and Nutanix execs, built a backup service on Amazon Web Services to leverage the capabilities of the public cloud. 

2019 Rising Star Winner - Dish Network's Tom Cullen

Tom Cullen appears to be in the right place at the right time.

2019 Rising Star Winner - Sprint's Ryan Sullivan

Ryan Sullivan leads Sprint’s effort to launch new smartphones that enable customers to move to the more efficient 5G networks.

Wi-Charge Readies Infrared Wireless Power System for IoT Devices

Wi-Charge preps a wireless power system for IoT devices.

CBS, Viacom Strike Deal to Combine

The combined company, to be called ViacomCBS, said it would become a global powerhouse that can pump out premium content at grander scale and use OTT and other direct-to-consumer channels to stoke growth.

Nokia Delays Sprint's 5G Rollout

Sprint is using three vendors for 5G and two of them have already launched commercial service on their gear. Where's Nokia?

Podcast: Prof. Nick Feamster Explains Machine Learning for Telcos

Machine learning is primed to help service providers run more efficient and effective networks, but first the good ideas have to make their way from the lab to the real world – and that's a big challenge, according to the University of Chicago's Nick Feamster.

5G Report Card for August: 100 Announced Devices, 39 Operators Globally

5G is gaining momentum, according to the latest numbers from the GSA.

5G Firms Still Face Trump Tariffs

President Trump will delay some tariffs on smartphones, in the latest development in his trade war with China.

Consolidated Streams Into The Future With 'CCiTV'

Joins OTT-TV and satellite TV options in northern New England with a new streaming video service, running on Android TV boxes and a range of retail devices.

RJio Vs Vodafone Idea: Who Will Rule India?

RJio has overtaken Bharti Airtel to become India's second-largest operator. Can it challenge Vodafone Idea for the top spot?

5G: Too Big Even for China?

The vast costs of 5G rollout are weighing heavily on Chinese telcos.

CenturyLink Bids to Bring 5 Msec Latency to 98% of US Enterprises

With a relatively small investment of 'several hundred million' dollars, CenturyLink plans to bring a fiber network with 5 msec latency to 98% of US enterprises – ideal for emerging categories of edge workloads.

Huawei Decision to Show If BoJo is Presidential Poodle or British Bulldog

The question of what to do about Huawei will show UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson why a no-deal Brexit is fraught with peril.

Eurobites: Hands-Free Heads for the UK Hard Shoulder

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: French broadcasters receive approval for Netflix-challenging Salto service; tough Q2 for Denmark's TDC; EE rules the RootMetrics ratings roost.

CommScope Seeking New Leader for Ruckus Unit

CommScope CTO Morgan Kurk is running Ruckus on interim basis following recent departure of unit's former president, Ian Whiting.

Reliance Jio & Microsoft Launch 'Comprehensive' 10-Year Cloud Team-Up

The telco giant and Microsoft are joining forces to bring cloud services to India, and Reliance Jio will also build data centers for Microsoft on that subcontinent.

Ren confirms Huawei restructure on the cards

An internal memo from Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei has been doing the rounds, suggesting a major business restructure to ensure the business can survive US aggression.

GTT's Stock Plummets in Wake of Q2 Loss

GTT Communications' stock price plunged to its lowest level in more than five years in the aftermath of the company's dismal Q2 earnings reported last week.

Third-parties are next battleground in video streaming war

Securing a partnership with the likes of Netflix and Amazon might be the golden-ticket for the telcos, but no-one should forget they have as much negotiating power as the OTTs.

Dish casts wide net to vendor community

Dish Network is talking to software vendors, radio equipment makers and tower companies as it plans its 5G network.

FirstNet surpasses 750K connections

So far in 2019, FirstNet supported first responders in 75 emergency events, including flooding in Illinois and fires in northern Alaska, as well as more than…

Appeals court halts FCC red-tape cutting quest

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has put the brakes on FCC attempts to reduce bureaucracy surrounding small cell deployment in the US.

Close to 290M multi-gig Ethernet switch ports to ship over next five years —report

A report by Dell'Oro Group predicts that nearly 290 million multi-gigabit Ethernet switch ports will be shipped over the next five years.

India's Reliance tees up cloud services with Microsoft Azure

India's Reliance Industries, which is the owner of telecom Jio, announced on Monday that it has signed a 10-year partnership with Microsoft Azure.

Nokia getting prickly in India over non-payments

Reports have emerged out of India suggesting Nokia is on the verge of limiting its relationship with state-owned telco BSNL over non-existent payments.

Microsoft Scores Cloud Deal With India’s Reliance Jio

Jio will set up a pair of new data centers in the country that will include compute, storage, and networking capabilities supporting Azure services for the India market.

LG Uplus has competitive 5G edge in South Korea – RootMetrics

Early 5G network deployments in South Korea are producing speedy download results, with operator LG Uplus delivering a slight performance edge over competitors…

Vendors Push 5G for Enterprise Services First

5G is being led by and positioned for enterprise services, and multiple factors are driving this reorganized effort.

US Security Advisor lands to rub shoulders with BoJo

US National Security Advisor John Bolton has landed in the UK over the weekend to attend various meetings over the next two days, and its not difficult to imagine what is on the agenda.

Delays not affecting CBRS RAN forecast

Short-term delays and concerns about outdoor deployment economics won’t impact the 5-year forecast for the CBRS RAN market, according to Dell’Oro Group.

CenturyLink defines blueprint for edge compute services

CenturyLink served up its blueprint for edge compute services on Monday that will serve enterprise customers, cloud providers and wireless carriers. …

Samsung and Xiaomi benefit from Huawei misery

US aggression towards Huawei seems to be paying-off as smartphone shipments in Europe swing away from the Chinese vendor, towards Samsung and Xiaomi.

2019 Rising Star Winner – Verizon's Heidi Hemmer

Hemmer's team will oversee the rollout of 5G while supporting new products and services on Verizon's LTE network.

2019 Rising Star Winner - Qualcomm's John Smee

John Smee is a Princeton PhD who oversees all of Qualcomm’s 5G research projects. Despite the academic nature of his job, Smee is highly focused on the…

OSTV Now: Omniverse Exec Offers One-Stop Shop for TV

Slated for launch in early September, the new offering will include a package of more than 50 US television channels, including 'faith-based,' premium & International channels.

Nokia, Ericsson, Cisco Pull US Operators Toward Standalone 5G

T-Mobile, Verizon and other operators are working with a range of vendors to smooth out the move from "non-standalone" to "standalone" 5G.

Top US Pay-TV Providers Dump Record 1.53M Subs in Q2

Gains by OTT-TV services don't make up for the bloodshed in typically tough period for service providers.

China MVNOs Finally Hit Their Stride

Companies that use the mobile networks of the big three operators are finally becoming important in China.

Vodafone's German Gigabit Plan Piles Broadband Misery Onto DT

Germany's telecom incumbent has already witnessed ten years of broadband decline at the hands of cable operators. Are things about to get worse?

CenturyLink Drops 'Several Hundred Million' Dollars on Edge

CenturyLink is building out more than 100 initial edge compute locations across the US and providing hybrid cloud and managed services.

Eurobites: Bolton Arrives in UK to Turn the Huawei Thumbscrews

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: DT and friends go password-free with Mobile Connect; O2 complains about 5G auction terms; Telenor enables soufflé-defined networking.

Money Moves: July 2019

Here are some of the most prominent venture capital and merger and acquisition news items from July.