Samsung Selected as 4G LTE-A & 5G Network Solution Provider by Videotron in Canada

Samsung Electronics today announced that it will provide 4G LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) and 5G radio access networks solutions to Videotron, a Canadian telecommunications operator. This is the first time Samsung is delivering network solutions in Canada.

Cisco opens up with new OS, silicon and routers

In the face of mostly flat revenues and competition from new startups, Cisco hasn't been sitting on its hands the past five years. Cisco's announcements on Wednesday were noteworthy on several fronts, including that it spent $1 billion on research and development for its Silicon One chip that will be used from pizza box switches all the way up to an 18-slot router chassis. 

Telenor ditches Huawei, taps Ericsson for 5G RAN in Norway

Huawei was recently dealt partial wins and a blow, as the Chinese vendor was tapped by Telefónica to supply 5G radio access equipment in Germany and 5G core components in Spain, but ditched Friday by Norway’s Telenor in favor of rival Ericsson.

Samsung breaks into Canadian market with 5G, LTE-A for Videotron

Samsung Electronics is expanding its North American presence in wireless infrastructure, striking a deal with Canadian telecom operator Videotron to supply it with 4G LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) and 5G radio access network solutions. It marks the first time Samsung is delivering network solutions in Canada.

Hyperscale players account for a third of all data center spend

It's the hyperscalers' world and we're just living in it. By most any measure, the hyperscale service providers are ascendant in the industry across all levels.

AT&T goes high and low with 5G

AT&T said its 5G service, for both consumers and businesses, is now live in 10 markets. Consumers in Birmingham, Ala., Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Providence, R.I., Rochester, N.Y., San Diego, San Francisco and San Jose, Calif., market areas can now access AT&T’s low-band 5G network using the Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G. 

AT&T finally launches proper 5G

Almost a year after rebranding its LTE-A as 5GE, US communications group AT&T has launched full-fat 5G in ten cities across the US.

Telenor Norway goes all-in on Ericsson for 5G RAN

Norwegian vendor Telenor has announced Ericsson will be the sole vendor for its 5G radio access network, replacing incumbent Huawei.

US and China reportedly sign tentative trade agreement

A bunch of existing and threatened tariffs between the US and China have apparently been scrapped thanks to what will hopefully be the first of many new trade agreements between the countries.

Samsung Expands 5G Footprint With Videotron

Canadian telecommunications operator Videotron tapped Samsung Electronics to provide 4G LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) and 5G radio access networks, marking the vendor’s first foray into the Canadian market.

Millimeter Wave Spectrum Auction Blasts Past $1.5B, Shows No Signs of Cooling

Bidding doesn't show signs of cooling in the FCC's ongoing mmWave spectrum auction. However, it appears that the event isn't generating the same demand that the agency's two prior mmWave auctions did.

Boingo Hits Hard Times, Lays Off 16% of Workforce

Boingo said it would retire its retail and advertising business units and eliminate 80 positions as part of a cost-cutting restructure.

Google Transfer Service Mitigates Cloud Migration Migraines

Google Cloud announced beta availability of its Transfer Service for on-premises data this week as a free service. To further expedite cloud migration, the cloud provider claims that the new platform removes the technical complexities inherent with large-scale, online data transfers for moving customer’s on-premise data centers into the Google Cloud.

Trial Shockers: Comcast Courted Sprint, T-Mobile Attempted Merger With Dish

Each day of the antitrust trial against Sprint and T-Mobile brings new revelations, including an attempted merger between T-Mobile and Dish Network in 2015 and MVNO negotiations between Comcast and Sprint in 2017.

Amazon Leads Linux Foundation’s Edge NOS Project

The Linux Foundation’s latest open source project DENT targets enterprise edge networking software with support from Amazon, Cumulus Networks, and Mellanox, among other member companies.

Ciena Chief Calls Infinera 600G Uncompetitive Amid Strong Q4

Infinera‘s 600G optics lack the competitive advantages necessary to steal away market share from Ciena, president and CEO Gary Smith assured investors during the company’s fourth-quarter 2019 earnings call.

Podcast: The Big Cisco Silicon One Recap

Mitch Wagner brings us coverage of the Cisco Silicon One announcement from San Francisco, where the company announced a single technology platform to serve all its networking customers.

Cellular IoT's Top 400 Projects Account for 279 Million Devices

The Chinese State Grid, General Motors and BMV operate three of the largest cellular IoT projects.

WiCipedia: Glass Ceiling Justice, Tech on TV & the Dark Ages of Advertising

This week in our WiC roundup: Women take companies to court in droves over unfair pay; TV isn't done with tech parodies; is the glass ceiling getting lower?; and more.

How Cable Will Broaden Its Horizons for Biz Services

David Strauss of Broadband Success Partners dives into new research that explores which new verticals, such as e-gaming and hospitality, will keep cable's business services engine humming in the years to come.

Rockbot CEO Aims to Shake Up B2B TV

Google-backed startup boots up OTT-delivered video service for restaurants, retail shops and other businesses that can complement (or possibly replace) TV services from cable and satellite TV providers.

How Wireless Carriers Might Bring Private CBRS Networks into the Fold

Private wireless networks in the 3.5GHz CBRS band are all the rage, but they also represent an opportunity for the likes of AT&T and Verizon to dramatically improve their coverage inside smaller buildings.

Eurobites: Huawei Loses Telenor to Ericsson

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Labour defeat brings relief for BT; MTS goes all holographic; Orange Belgium launches 5G hub.

Starry Eyes Commercial Market

Starry Internet COO Alex Moulle-Berteaux discusses the fixed-wireless player's ambitious expansion strategy with 5G, including plans to pursue small business owners and people who work from their homes.

Looking Back at 2019 in India: 5G Miss, AGR, Price Hikes & More

India's telecom sector has witnessed a year of major developments in 5G, pricing, competition and M&A activity.

Fortinet snags security automation vendor CyberSponse

Fortinet announced on Thursday that it has bought Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) vendor CyberSponse.

FCC drives 5.9 GHz proposal for C-V2X, Wi-Fi use forward

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today voted unanimously to advance a proposal that would reallocate large portions of the 5.9 GHz band, dedicating spectrum to both unlicensed and C-V2X technologies.

Deutsche Telekom opens doors on Asia security operations center

Deutsche Telekom has extended the reach of its cybersecurity protection technologies into Asia with a new security operations center (SOC) in Singapore.

Odds of T-Mobile/Sprint merger happening fall to 55% - analyst

As some analysts expect today’s testimony may be the most pivotal to date in the T-Mobile/Sprint merger trial, Raymond James earlier this week lowered its odds of the deal getting approved from 85% to 55%.

Citrix gets personal with Workspace updates

While technology has grown by leaps and bounds, worker productivity hasn't always followed suit. In order to improve employee productivity, Citrix has added an intelligent feed and personalized workflows to its Workspace digital platform.

Telia Carrier boosts its network capacity in Phoenix area

Telia Carrier has upgraded its network capacity in its Phoenix Metro data center, and expanded its partnership with phoenixNAP. 

Nokia gets German train automation gig

German rail company Deutsche Bahn is really keen on automation and ha picked Nokia to help it take humans out of the equation.

Cisco revamps networking platform with new silicon and software

US networking giant Cisco has unveiled a major refresh of its core technology, including a first-ever unified silicon architecture, a new OS and a new platform.

You don’t need to understand AI to trust it, says German politician

The minister for artificial intelligence at the German government has spoken about the European vision for AI, especially how to grow and gain trust from non-expert users.

DriveNets CEO on Market Dynamics in Service Provider networking

DriveNets’ CEO Ido Susan Explains the Latest Market Dynamics in Service Provider networking.

Atlassian Forge Serves an AWS Lambda-Based Serverless Option

Atlassian launched a serverless functions-as-a-service (FaaS) platform that takes advantage of Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) Lambda to make it easier for enterprise developers to build and run cloud applications that integrate with Atlassian products.

Cisco Paints 5G Strategy Around Optics, Packet Core

Cisco plays in two of the three key areas that network operators have to address to facilitate the delivery of 5G service, said Jonathan Davidson, SVP of Cisco’s service provider networking business.

Cisco: Service Providers Are Getting Squeezed & We've Got the Cure

Cisco claims it can help service providers break the trap of increasing bandwidth demands and declining revenue per user. Cisco's solution: a new networking architecture spanning silicon to software and services.

Cisco Bets Its Business on 'Internet for the Future' Strategy

Cisco's audacious new "Internet for the Future" strategy, which comprises completely new silicon, operating system software and a new business model, is either going to drive Cisco's domination of Internet infrastructure for a generation to come -- or flop spectacularly. With a strategy as ambitious as Cisco's, there's no middle ground, says Light Reading's Mitch Wagner.

AT&T TV Streaming Service Going National in February

Acquisition costs for new OTT-delivered pay-TV service, which runs on an Android TV box, are expected to be half of AT&T's legacy satellite TV product.

Fortinet Snaps Up SOAR Provider CyberSponse

Next-generation firewall and SD-WAN vendor Fortinet today announced the acquisition of CyberSponse, a security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) platform provider. The terms of the purchase were not disclosed.

Google, VMware Headline Linux Foundation’s ACT Program

The Linux Foundation has formed a new open source code licensing program that is headed by heavyweights Google, VMware, and Siemens. The Automated Compliance Tooling (ACT) program is looking to manage the responsibility and investment challenges facing open source code, which has seen considerable duress over the past year.

Google’s New VMs Use Dynamic Resource Management to Slash Costs

Google launched new E2 general-purpose virtual machines (VMs) for Google Compute Engine that it says provide 31% savings compared to its earlier N1 configurations. This, according to the cloud provider, offers the lowest total cost of ownership of any VM in Google Cloud.

Nokia 5G Dynamic Spectrum Sharing Plans Gain Dynamics

Nokia is undeniably behind in the development of dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS) but the Finnish vendor is making strides to catch up with its competitors and says it will have the technology commercially ready for deployment sometime next year.

SolarWinds Sweeps Up VividCortex for $117.5M

SolarWinds acquired VividCortex, which provides database performance management software, for $117.5 million.

AT&T Exec Hints That '5G Evolution' Is Faster Than T-Mobile's 5G

An AT&T executive hinted that forthcoming speed tests will find that AT&T's '5G E' branded connections are faster than T-Mobile's recently launched 5G service in its 600MHz spectrum.

Ciena Soars on Bullish Outlook as Sales Top $3.5B

Ciena stock rocketed as it reported year-over-year sales growth of more than 15% and predicted further market share gains and sales hikes.

Liberty Global Taps Teltoo's P2P Tech to Blunt OTT Video Spikes

Cable op taps startup's P2P-assisted CDN platform to manage bandwidth and optimize OTT video quality amid streaming surges and unpredictable events that cause demands on the network to rise.

Telecom Industry Rift Widens Over Key 5G Security Issue

Some of Europe's biggest operators are distinguishing between the core and the RAN as they build their 5G networks, but the region's biggest 5G vendor says the boundary is disappearing.

'Small Disruptions' Have Totally Changed Fixed Network Biz, Says Nokia CTO

The arrival of new technologies and growing interest in WiFi have spurred activity in the fixed broadband market, says the Finnish vendor's technology chief.

Ray Mota on Cisco's Network Vision

Ray Mota, CEO and principal analyst for ACG Research, dives into Cisco's 'Internet for the Future' strategy, noting that the key focus is on helping service providers boost capacity as they roll out 5G and other new services while keeping costs in line. That's important because customers are using more bandwidth but aren't paying more for it, notes Mota.

Eurobites: Russia's MTS Does TIP Run

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Keymile lands FTTB deal with Wobcom; BT Sport offers OTT monthly pass; KPN sells consulting arm; Deutsche Telekom nurtures 5G startups.

CBRS Rising, & the Wait for Private 5G Networks

Midband LTE will start to arrive at the end of 2019, for private networks and more.

Cisco's SP Chief on 'Silicon One'

Jonathan Davidson, SVP and general manager of Cisco's Service Provider Business, outlines the key takeaways from the company's major new networking portfolio announcements, including the Silicon One chip launch, new router platforms, enhanced operating software and optical plans.

Nokia to Test 5G for Driverless Trains With Germany's Deutsche Bahn

Finnish vendor lands a role with Germany's railway operator to begin testing a 5G standard designed specifically for trains.

Sharma: 5G as the platform for innovation, disruption

In our 2017 paper, “Mobile Network as a Platform: Planning for the 5G World,” we explored the role of LTE in the disruption that took place over the last decade. 5G promises to create an even bigger platform for ingenuity and transformation.

Nokia to introduce DSS software in 2020

While Ericsson has been the equipment vendor leading the dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS) charge, it appears rival Nokia intends to offer its own version of the technology sometime next year.

Senate Commerce Committee OKs C-band auction bill

Citing the need for the U.S. to win the race to 5G, the Senate Commerce Committee today voted for legislation directing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to initiate a C-band auction, with at least 50% of proceeds going to the U.S. treasury and 10% for rural broadband deployments.

Raynovich: Did Cisco just throw ACI under the bus?

Cisco Systems, one of the closely watched networking hardware companies on the planet, today made a pretty spectacular series of announcements: It's diversifying away from its core business model of selling integrated network systems and will independently sell a new proprietary switching and routing applications specific integrated circuit (ASIC), called Cisco Silicon One, which it will sell directly to customers with or without its own system, including its new routing software operating system, IOS XR7.

Twitter tries to find another way to solve the censorship dilemma

Social media giant Twitter is exploring the creation of an open standard that it hopes will provide the answer to the impossible question of censorship.

American Tower: Mid-band could be 5G backbone, benefiting towers

American Tower thinks mid-band spectrum could be the backbone for 5G, and benefit tower companies as carriers deploy off macro sites, according to SVP of corporate finance and treasurer Rod Smith.

Cisco makes a bold play in the silicon space

After years of aligning optics, silicon and software elements, Cisco announced its "Internet of the Future" strategy at an event in San Francisco Wednesday morning.

Orange Digital Ventures invests in cloud-interconnection vendor

Orange Digital Ventures, Orange's early-stage investment fund, was the lead investor in a financing round of $24.3 million for software-defined cloud interconnect (SDCI) vendor InterCloud.

Verizon CEO emphasizes C-band for 5G

For its 5G strategy, Verizon has all the spectrum it needs to accomplish its stated near-term goals, but for the nation as a whole, C-band spectrum—3.7-4.2 GHz—will be vitally important to achieve the kinds of economies of scale the industry needs.

Study claims Financial Identity as a Service could add $250 billion to global GDP

A report published by Oxford Economics has looked into the implications of bringing into the financial system the millions of people currently excluded from it.

Telefónica Deutschland picks Huawei and Nokia for its 5G RAN

As part of a broader announcement concerning its 5G plans, Telefónica Deutschland revealed Huawei and Nokia are the chosen kit vendors for its 5G radio access network.

Vodafone Idea reportedly looking to flog assets to cover government bill

Beleaguered Indian operator group Vodafone Idea has apparently been reduced to a fire sale of its fibre and datacentre assets to raise funds in a hurry.

Cisco Rolls Out New Silicon, Router for ‘Internet for the Future’

SAN FRANCISCO — Cisco rolled out new silicon, software, and optics targeting service providers at an event in San Francisco during which the networking giant unveiled its “Internet for the Future” technology strategy.

Comcast Teams With NuEyes to Optimize TV for the Visually Impaired

Cable operator is first to integrate a streaming TV app for specialized VR glasses outfitted with electronic magnification tech that enhances an individual's 'usable vision.'

Making Virtual Business Services Real

Charter Spectrum Enterprise's Satya Parimi discusses the cableco's rollout of SD-WAN and virtualized security services, the lessons learned and the challenges still ahead.

Verizon CEO: Network Virtualization Is 60% Complete

Verizon’s journey to transform and virtualize its various networks under a common, unified framework is 60% complete, CEO Hans Vesterg said at a UBS investor conference. The journey hasn’t been easy, he explained, because Verizon’s network assets were previously divided among wireline and wireless, and new software layers are being added to blend operations onto a single platform.

Telefónica Defies US, Selects Nokia, Huawei for 5G

Telefónica today announced that Nokia and Huawei will be providing equipment for its 5G network in Germany, despite an ongoing campaign by the U.S. government to pressure its allies to remove and preclude the Chinese networking giant’s equipment from their networks.

VMware vSphere Key to Slicing Red Hat’s Kubernetes Head Start

VMware is betting that its Kubernetes plans will quickly surpass that of rival Red Hat thanks to its already established base of vSphere customers.

Focus on Mobile Margins, Profits Trump Need to Pump Big Volumes at Altice USA

Ahead of ramp-up, Altice USA is working on enhancements and new features for its recently launched mobile product as company keeps initial marketing and other operating costs in check, Dexter Goei says.

Cisco Wants to 'Build a New Internet' for 5G

Cisco unveiled new silicon, optics and network operating system software that it says will carry the Internet through the next decade – with its products forming the backbone.

T-Mobile/Sprint Trial Serves Up Healthy Dose of Courtroom Drama

The first few days of the trial to block the proposed Sprint/T-Mobile merger delivered more courtroom twists and turns than most Law & Order episodes.

The Telecoms.com Podcast: Media, Edge & Cunning Plans

From a very brown room in Vienna, the podders take time out from some top-drawer telco schmoozing at Light Reading's 2020 Vision event to talk mobile edge and more. Contains adult themes.

Vienna Views: Pics From the 2020 Vision Executive Summit

Senior executives gathered in the Austrian capital for the latest Light Reading 2020 Vision Executive Summit to discuss what's right, what's wrong and what's next for the telecom sector.

Eurobites: Orange Suffers Existential Crisis, Does Other Stuff

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: KPN invests in smart alarms; Telefónica vows to go carbon-neutral by 2050; Amazon bags Champion League rights in Germany.

Telefónica Deutschland Makes Risky 5G Bet on Huawei

German operator will also use Finland's Nokia to build its 5G network and has cut dividends to help fund the project.

Hon Hai Plots Private Networks With Its Own 5G Kit

Taiwan's manufacturing giant has big plans for 5G, and they don't appear to include the traditional 5G players.

Auction 103 concludes second round with $715M in bids

The first day of bidding in the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) Auction 103 ended its second round with $715,333,400 in bids, possibly indicating a lighter appetite for the latest millimeter wave spectrum to come to market.

Microsoft strikes up strategic alliance with NTT

Microsoft has struck up yet another partnership with an industry heavyweight by announcing on Tuesday it has inked a multiyear alliance with NTT.

Samsung had three quarters of 5G shipments in Q3 – IHS

While the 5G smartphone market is in its infancy, Samsung has been the most proactive vendor and accounted for a quarter of shipments in Q3 as a consequence.

AT&T COO: T-Mobile/Sprint face merger distractions either way

As T-Mobile and Sprint fight an antitrust lawsuit this week in the hopes of combining into one wireless operator, AT&T’s operations chief said that no matter the trial outcome, it means a level of distraction for both carriers.

Silver Peak scales global SD-WAN features for large enterprises

Silver Peak is out of the gates with several key updates that target large-scale global enterprises that have multiple divisions.

Cato Networks blends SIEM insights into its platform

Cato Networks is the latest SD-WAN vendor to announce it has blended SIEM capabilities into its platform. But Cato is laying claim to being the first vendor to add SIEM, which stands for security information and event management, into a secure access service edge (SASE) platform at no additional cost.

T-Mobile feeling ‘very good’ after first day of trial

As the second day of its trial gets underway in New York City, T-Mobile’s got a game plan ready to go, and it’s about bringing the cultures of Sprint and T-Mobile together to create a unique combination for consumers that they wouldn’t get without the merger.

DriveNets moves the needle on disaggregation with new partners

Israel-based DriveNets has further burnished its standing in the telecom industry by announcing a raft of vendor partnerships on Tuesday that included UfiSpace, Edgecore Networks and Delta.

SK Telecom and Samsung give 5G remote-controlled ships a go

Korea is looking to lead the way on autonomous shipping following the development of a 5G-based test platform by SK Telecom and Samsung Heavy Industries.

Wearables market doubles, but only if you include wireless headphones

The latest global wearable device market numbers from IDC reveal it grew by 95% in Q3, but much of this came from a category that didn’t used to be counted.

T-Mobile/Sprint merger may increase ARPU – what’s wrong with that?

On the first day of the TMUS/Sprinter merger antitrust trial it was revealed that a Sprint exec thinks the merged company will be able to raise prices.

Silver Peak Injects Multi-Fabric Orchestration Into EdgeConnect

Silver Peak’s Unity EdgeConnect SD-WAN platform today received a healthy injection of enhancements including many that promise to address network complexity and cloud adoption.

Verizon CEO Says Dynamic Spectrum Sharing Will Arrive for Shared 4G & 5G in 2020

Verizon expects DSS to offer wider 5G services in 2020.

Kubernetes Integrates Interoperability, Storage, Waits on Sidecars

The Kubernetes platform received a handful of significant updates for its last release of the year with an overall focus on cross-platform support and storage integration. Those updates should further bolster Kubernetes’ growing importance in the cloud-native ecosystem.

Comcast Tests 2.5-Gig Gateway

Technicolor has been tapped for the 'XB7,' a new, speedier DOCSIS 3.1 gateway with 802.11ax (WiFi 6), MoCA 2.0 and IoT radios that's a big leap over the current-gen XB6 D3.1 gateway.

Surprise! With $637M in Auction Bids, Demand for mmWave Spectrum Continues

The FCC's third mmWave spectrum auction started today, and it's likely that AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile are driving a significant amount of bidding.

AT&T Targets Labor, Wireline Footprint in New Cost-Cutting Effort

'Everything is on the table,' AT&T exec John Stankey says. AT&T has hired former Clearwire CEO Bill Morrow as the hatchet man to lead its cost-cutting efforts.

Disney+ is 'Not That Deep,' AT&T's Stankey Says

Stressing that the streaming battle is 'not a zero-sum game,' exec says new HBO Max service will appeal across families and across various family-based wireless plans.

T-Mobile Execs Talk Up 5G Prospects While Merger Trial Proceeds

T-Mobile's management team is in NYC, talking lawsuits and 5G at a UBS event.

Microsoft, NTT Tap Azure, AI to Target Enterprises

Microsoft struck a multi-year deal with Japanese communications giant NTT to combine its Azure cloud platform and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities with NTT’s optical and wireless network to produce and support new enterprise-focused digital services.

Eclipse Foundation Warns Operators: Don’t Be a ‘Dumb Pipe’ for AWS

The Eclipse Foundation is fostering open source software for edge computing that could enable network operators to become bonafide cloud providers — something, it claims, hyperscale cloud providers will never seek to deliver.

Aryaka SD-WAN Joins Azure App Gallery, Pens Energy Deal

Aryaka’s MyAryaka cloud portal is now available in the Microsoft Azure Active Directory Application Gallery as part of an integration announced this week.

IBM Security Gives Cloud Identity an AI Boost

IBM Security is using artificial intelligence (AI) to boost its cloud-based identity and access management service.

Silver Peak Touts SD-WAN on a Global Scale

New Silver Peak automation tools are designed to help enterprises – and the service providers working on their behalf – deploy networks to hundreds of thousands of locations worldwide.

2019: The Year Telecom Went Doolally About 5G

2019 will be remembered in telecom as the year when 5G arrived and industry hype went into overdrive.

McAfee Adds Containers to CASB, Cloud Security Platform

After teasing a new container security product last week at AWS re:Invent, McAfee today announced that Mvision Cloud for Containers is now available, and it integrates with the vendor’s cloud access security broker (CASB) and cloud security posture management (CSPM) technology.

Cato Rolls Instant*Insight SIEM Into SASE Platform

Cato Networks today rolled out security information and event management (SIEM), which it’s calling Instant*Insight, to its secure access service edge (SASE) platform.

Eurobites: London's Not Ready for 5G, Says Tech Lobby Group

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telecom Italia beefs up TV sports offer; Bearing Point/Beyond scores at Altibox; Ericsson's crystal balls; Boris bites back at the BBC.

Comcast's X1 Platform Means Business

Comcast Business's Christian Nascimento details how this fast-growing unit of the company has adapted Comcast's cloud-based video platform to service the commercial market, including restaurants, hotels and other hospitality venues.

Ligado CEO urges FCC to make decision now on L-band

Despite making commitments to satisfy the GPS community, Ligado Networks is still getting push-back, including from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).

Which reckons a third of UK constituencies have rubbish connectivity

Consumer advice organisation Which has done some research into the 4G and broadband connectivity in the 650 UK parliamentary constituencies.

Amazon blames President Trump for loss of $10B JEDI contract

Amazon is putting the loss of the $10 billion Pentagon JEDI cloud contract squarely on the shoulders of President Trump, according to a filing.

Telefonica taps Huawei for 5G core, as DT freezes 5G deals

Telefonica has reportedly chosen Huawei as one of the vendors for part of its 5G network in Spain, in contrast to Deutsche Telekom, which last week decided to put 5G equipment deals on hold until political uncertainty around the Chinese vendor is resolved, according to Reuters.   

Ericsson forks out over $1B in fines to settle U.S. bribery char

Ericsson announced late Friday afternoon that it had agreed to pay $1.06 billion in fines to U.S. regulators after pleading guilty to bribery charges.

AT&T expects to test IAB in 2020

One of the tools in 3GPP Release 15 related to the 5G standard is something called Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) for—you guessed it—backhaul in 5G.

Former CIO exec, data center sales head leaving Cisco

Amid a reorganization effort, Cisco is losing two key executives, including a former CIO and its top data center sales leader.

5G is in its infancy, and consumers are already confused

The wireless industry has always had a tendency to make its marketing messages complicated, and 5G is not immune to this trend. In fact, as 5G becomes more widely available in the U.S., it  seems as if operators are intent upon making their 5G messaging as complex as possible.

China reportedly escalates trade war with ban on foreign computer kit

All Chinese public bodies need to replace all foreign computer hardware and software within three years according to a report.

Ericsson gets a $150 million bargain on its corruption fine from the US

Swedish kit vendor Ericsson got a $150 early Christmas present from US authorities after its fine for violating corruption laws was finally revealed.

How Viasat Changes the Satellite Game

Satellite internet is rising in prominence as an option for providing high-speed connectivity to locations outside the reach of traditional cable or dialup infrastructure. Although the industry has endured some challenges and attained a negative reputation over the years—because of cost concerns and lackluster performance—the market has rallied as costs have decreased and as private access to space has increased. Customers at home and in corporate airspace are now finding that satellite internet can be faster (sometimes much faster) than typical methods, offers high bandwidth without compromise, and—of course—doesn’t rely on a terrestrial tether to deliver the goods. 

Broadcom Boasts ‘World’s First’ 25.6 Tb/s Switch Silicon

Broadcom commercially released its new StrataXGS Tomahawk 4 switch series silicon. The chipmaker says the new Ethernet switches can transmit up to 25.6 Tb/s, a feat that it claims to be at least double the bandwidth of any other switch silicon available today.

NTIA Joins DoD Against Ligado's L-Band 5G Plan

The NTIA is teaming up with the Department of Defense to oppose a proposal from Ligado to release L-Band spectrum for 5G. That could come as a disappointment to the likes of Verizon and T-Mobile.

Comcast/NBCU Earmarks $2B for 'Peacock'

NBCU's premium streaming service, which will support both advertising and subscription models, is expected to turn profitable in year five, CFO says.

Adlink Tackles Industrial IoT as Latest 5G-Drive Member

Adlink today became the latest company to join the 5G-Drive consortium, which seeks to test and realize use cases relying on 5G technologies.

Ericsson Corruption Probe Takes $1B Bite

Ericsson spent 17 years bribing high-ranking government officials and falsifying financial documents as it failed to implement proper internal accounting controls, the company admitted in a settlement with the Department of Justice and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The settlement to that corruption investigation will cost the vendor $1.06 billion in penalties, though on the bright side that is less than the $1.23 billion financial provision Ericsson had set aside in September to to cover what it anticipated to lose as a result of the settlement and related costs.

Charter 'Looking at All Angles' for Licensed Spectrum, CEO Says

Cable operator may not need to own spectrum to achieve its goals in mobile and wireless, Charter's Tom Rutledge says.

Magic Leap's Reported Stumbles Cast Shadow Over 5G

A new report indicates Magic Leap sold just 6,000 of its AR glasses, well below expectations. That may not bode well for the wider 5G industry.

Money Moves: November 2019

Here are some of the most prominent venture capital and merger and acquisition news items from the past month. If you’d like SDxCentral to report on your company’s VC or M&A activity, or if you have any tips on that activity, please send the information to Sydney Sawaya (ssawaya@sdxcentral.com).

Energy Giant Shell Is Not Sold on Private Networks

One of the world's biggest energy companies is prioritizing 4G and public networks over 5G and private ones.

Video Streamers Step Up Password-Sharing Crackdown

As programmers and studios launch their own streaming services, password sharing is becoming a bigger concern.

Eurobites: Orange Secures €700M Loan for High-Speed Broadband Expansion in France

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: KPN outlines FTTH plans for Amsterdam; Amazon's NHS data deal comes under scrutiny; IoT and blockchain combine for green energy.

Telcos Let FAANGs Into the Edge at Their Peril

Given the relative loss of value in the telecom industry, the recent edge deals involving AWS are risky moves for the operators involved.

Ericsson Paid Out Millions in Bribes While CEO Ekholm Sat on Board

The details of Ericsson's corruption scandal, as documented by US authorities, raise awkward questions for the Swedish vendor.