C Spire commits $1B for 5G deployment

C Spire revealed more about its “aggressive plan” to launch additional 5G markets, saying it will spend $1 billion over the next three years to speed the deployment of 5G and fiber in key parts of its service area in the southeastern United States.

vRAN performance a match for legacy approach, Verizon VP says

There has been ongoing industry debate as to whether vRAN can match the performance of traditional networks, and Bill Stone, Verizon’s VP of Technology Development and Planning, shared which side he lands on.  

Ericsson 5G private network helps its factory during pandemic

When Ericsson delivered its first 5G base station to Verizon in the summer of 2020, the company mentioned that its factory that made the equipment used a 5G private network on the production floor. During a recent webinar, the vendor shared more information about how the private network has increased productivity at the Lewisville, Texas factory, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Comcast, Charter likely not big C-band spenders: analysts

Now that both Comcast and Charter Communications have reported their fourth-quarter 2020 earnings, financial analysts are taking note of signs that they probably were not big spenders in the C-band auction.

Ericsson's profits soar on 5G, cautions about China

Ericsson saw sales and profits rise in the fourth quarter, with 5G rollouts and market share gains driving growth for the Swedish vendor’s networks division.

Charter's broadband additions slow down in the fourth quarter

Charter's broadband subscriber adds were down in Q4 when compared to Q3, but the cable operator attributed that slowdown to its previous success.

Charter's broadband additions slow down in the fourth quarter

Charter's broadband subscriber adds were down in Q4 when compared to Q3, but the cable operator attributed that slowdown to its previous success.

Enterprise sector paces Juniper's profitable Q4 results

Juniper Networks eked out its second consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth in Q4, but its bottom line was down from the previous year's.

Enterprise sector paces Juniper's profitable Q4 results

Juniper Networks eked out its second consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth in Q4, but its bottom line was down from the previous year's.

Enterprise sector paces Juniper's profitable Q4 results

Juniper Networks eked out its second consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth in Q4, but its bottom line was down from the previous year's.

Enterprise sector paces Juniper's profitable Q4 results

Juniper Networks eked out its second consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth in Q4, but its bottom line was down from the previous year's.

Orange and Free fail to agree on network sharing

French MNOs Orange and Free Mobile have been chatting about forming a network sharing agreement, but it came to nothing.

Rakuten Mobile ratchets up wireless price war

Rakuten Mobile has been offering its new wireless service in Japan for nearly a year – for free to the first 3 million subscribers. And yet, it’s having a hard time even giving away its service. The carrier currently counts only 2.2 million subscribers, so it’s still trying to find 800,000 more takers. Now, the company is taking some drastic steps with its pricing.

India wants homegrown 5G as Bharti holds back from launch

India is ready to start testing 5G, according to the country’s communications minister, who this week called upon the country’s telcos to opt for homegrown technology for the 5G core.

Ericsson shares spike… because of fundamentals

Swedish kit vendor Ericsson has managed to improve its share price the old-fashioned way, by doing a bit better than investors thought it would.

Ericsson shares spike… because of fundamentals

Swedish kit vendor Ericsson has managed to improve its share price the old-fashioned way, by doing a bit better than investors thought it would.

DoCoMo on the rails again with 5G

NTT DoCoMo has announced its latest successful 5G test on a moving high-speed train.

DoCoMo on the rails again with 5G

NTT DoCoMo has announced its latest successful 5G test on a moving high-speed train.

DoCoMo on the rails again with 5G

NTT DoCoMo has announced its latest successful 5G test on a moving high-speed train.

Ericsson Caps 2020 Aplomb, Hints at Exposure in China

Ericsson’s years-long turnaround is effectively complete, but its growing business in China could be in peril, CEO Börje Ekholm said today on the company’s fourth quarter of 2020 earnings call. 

Google Combats Cloud Complexity With VM Manager

Google Cloud announced a new virtual machine (VM) management console this week in a bid to ease enterprise cloud transitions. The platform, dubbed VM Manager, is aimed at customers that maintain large fleets of Google Compute Engine instances.

Operators’ Software Spend Expected to Reach $126B in 2025

Telecommunications software and related service providers are poised to land revenue at a compound annual growth rate of 8.8% through 2025, according to Analysys Mason. Operators’ total spending on software is forecast to jump from $80 billion in 2020 to $126 billion in 2025.

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Charter could target its 'Worldbox' to broadband-only subs

Potential to broaden the use of Charter's IP-capable device, which continues to integrate streaming services, further reduces likeliness that Charter will license Comcast's 'Flex' product.

It's complicated: Apple, Facebook heat up ad brawl

Apple's Tim Cook lays into Facebook for its role in the US riots, as Zuckerberg admits iOS14 and regulatory scrutiny will weigh on FB's 2021 fortunes.

Verizon, Google, others form Edison Alliance to tackle digital divide

Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg will chair the new Edison Alliance, which seeks to eliminate 'connectivity deserts' that hamper access to health, education and economic inclusion.

How AT&T's utility dreams crashed and burned

In 2016, AT&T announced ambitious plans to build private wireless LTE networks for utilities. But things did not go as planned. 'Changes to the market dashed these expectations,' AT&T admitted.

Rakuten: Our spectrum's the problem, not our network

The Japanese operator takes umbrage at recent analyst criticism of its network performance and says open RAN is not at fault.

Charter's CBRS network could offload one third of MVNO traffic, CEO predicts

It's a long-term guess, of course, but Charter's Tom Rutledge believes a targeted deployment of CBRS in high-density areas will improve the cable operator's wireless economics.

Juniper Q4 gets boost from enterprise biz

Overall net revenue is nonetheless flat, but exceeds (slightly) analysts' expectations.

WiCipedia: New administration brings changes for minorities in tech

This week in our WiC roundup: Politics gets a bit more politically correct; breaking the hiring mold; how companies can actually create change; and more.

Telia sets out new roadmap after a tough 2020

Sweden-based group aims to trim opex and attract outside investment via a new asset management unit.

Eurobites: We're falling behind on 5G, says ETNO

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Orange ends network-sharing talks with Free; fiber's greener than copper, say its backers; STC, Huawei combine on 5G for the oil and gas industry.

Did the US small cell market finally break open?

In the same quarter that Verizon ordered 15,000 small cells from Crown Castle, T-Mobile canceled an order for 5,700. On balance though, analysts remain positive about the small cell market.

Ericsson warns of China risks but shares and profits soar

The equipment maker sounds a warning about Chinese retaliation to Sweden's Huawei ban but turns in a cheery set of results.

Rakuten ratchets up pressure in Japan price war

Japan telcos risk race to bottom after Rakuten price cuts.

Heynen: Spending growth for DOCSIS infrastructure is new norm

Outside plant upgrades in 2020, including optical node splitting and segmentation to support sharp increases in both broadband consumption and new subscribers will open the door to increasing DOCSIS channel purchases in 2021 and beyond, with 2022 expected to nearly match 2018’s record year for channel licenses.

Heynen: Spending growth for DOCSIS infrastructure is new norm

Outside plant upgrades in 2020, including optical node splitting and segmentation to support sharp increases in both broadband consumption and new subscribers will open the door to increasing DOCSIS channel purchases in 2021 and beyond, with 2022 expected to nearly match 2018’s record year for channel licenses.

Heynen: Spending growth for DOCSIS infrastructure is new norm

Outside plant upgrades in 2020, including optical node splitting and segmentation to support sharp increases in both broadband consumption and new subscribers will open the door to increasing DOCSIS channel purchases in 2021 and beyond, with 2022 expected to nearly match 2018’s record year for channel licenses.

Heynen: Spending growth for DOCSIS infrastructure is new norm

Outside plant upgrades in 2020, including optical node splitting and segmentation to support sharp increases in both broadband consumption and new subscribers will open the door to increasing DOCSIS channel purchases in 2021 and beyond, with 2022 expected to nearly match 2018’s record year for channel licenses.

Huawei slumps to 6th place in global smartphone shipments

US sanctions really started to bite for Huawei in Q4 2020, with the Chinese tech giant registering its lowest market share for five years.

Huawei slumps to 6th place in global smartphone shipments

US sanctions really started to bite for Huawei in Q4 2020, with the Chinese tech giant registering its lowest market share for five years.

Huawei slumps to 6th place in global smartphone shipments

US sanctions really started to bite for Huawei in Q4 2020, with the Chinese tech giant registering its lowest market share for five years.

Huawei slumps to 6th place in global smartphone shipments

US sanctions really started to bite for Huawei in Q4 2020, with the Chinese tech giant registering its lowest market share for five years.

Huawei slumps to 6th place in global smartphone shipments

US sanctions really started to bite for Huawei in Q4 2020, with the Chinese tech giant registering its lowest market share for five years.

Colt promotes Voltolini to VP of strategy and innovation

Colt Technology Services announced on Thursday that it has promoted Mirko Voltolini to the newly created role of VP of strategy and innovation. Colt said Voltolini's new role goes beyond products and technology as he and his team will play a key role in defining and driving the execution of Colt’s broader strategy going forward.

Colt promotes Voltolini to VP of strategy and innovation

Colt Technology Services announced on Thursday that it has promoted Mirko Voltolini to the newly created role of VP of strategy and innovation. Colt said Voltolini's new role goes beyond products and technology as he and his team will play a key role in defining and driving the execution of Colt’s broader strategy going forward.

Colt promotes Voltolini to VP of strategy and innovation

Colt Technology Services announced on Thursday that it has promoted Mirko Voltolini to the newly created role of VP of strategy and innovation. Colt said Voltolini's new role goes beyond products and technology as he and his team will play a key role in defining and driving the execution of Colt’s broader strategy going forward.

Colt promotes Voltolini to VP of strategy and innovation

Colt Technology Services announced on Thursday that it has promoted Mirko Voltolini to the newly created role of VP of strategy and innovation. Colt said Voltolini's new role goes beyond products and technology as he and his team will play a key role in defining and driving the execution of Colt’s broader strategy going forward.

Verizon chalks up 13 more renewable energy agreements

Verizon is laying claim to being one of the largest corporate buyers of U.S. renewable energy after notching 13 long-term renewable energy purchase agreements (REPAs).

Verizon chalks up 13 more renewable energy agreements

Verizon is laying claim to being one of the largest corporate buyers of U.S. renewable energy after notching 13 long-term renewable energy purchase agreements (REPAs).

Verizon chalks up 13 more renewable energy agreements

Verizon is laying claim to being one of the largest corporate buyers of U.S. renewable energy after notching 13 long-term renewable energy purchase agreements (REPAs).

Verizon chalks up 13 more renewable energy agreements

Verizon is laying claim to being one of the largest corporate buyers of U.S. renewable energy after notching 13 long-term renewable energy purchase agreements (REPAs).

Nokia shares buffeted by short selling storm

What started as a few amateur investors trying to undermine the efforts of hedge funds to make money from a declining stock is having wider repercussions.

Nokia shares buffeted by short selling storm

What started as a few amateur investors trying to undermine the efforts of hedge funds to make money from a declining stock is having wider repercussions.

Nokia shares buffeted by short selling storm

What started as a few amateur investors trying to undermine the efforts of hedge funds to make money from a declining stock is having wider repercussions.

New Arcep chief calls for ‘affordable’ fixed and mobile services

Laure de la Raudière is officially the new chair of French telecoms regulator Arcep.

New Arcep chief calls for ‘affordable’ fixed and mobile services

Laure de la Raudière is officially the new chair of French telecoms regulator Arcep.

Crown Castle inks 15K small cell deal with Verizon

Crown Castle secured a deal with Verizon for 15,000 new small cells, while T-Mobile cancelled thousands of sites planned for Sprint.

Huawei suffers same phone-making jinx as other telecom vendors

In mid-November last year Huawei sold its Honor phone brand to a consortium of Chinese interests mainly based in Shenzhen. On January 25, Reuters reported that Huawei was also in talks to sell its P and Mate premium smartphone series to another group of Chinese interests, this time in Shanghai.

Comcast adds 246K wireless subs in Q4

Comcast’s residential video business lost more subscribers in the fourth quarter, but the company gained subscribers in the broadband internet and wireless departments.

AT&T posts strong wireless, HBO Max performance, but…

AT&T is upbeat about its performance in the final quarter of last year – and 2020 as a whole – thanks largely to customer growth at its mobile and HBO Max video streaming unit.

AT&T posts strong wireless, HBO Max performance, but…

AT&T is upbeat about its performance in the final quarter of last year – and 2020 as a whole – thanks largely to customer growth at its mobile and HBO Max video streaming unit.

SK Telecom picks Dell for combo private wireless, edge compute

SK Telecom has chosen to work on mobile edge compute with Dell Technologies and VMware (which is majority-owned by Dell Technologies).

Juniper wraps up its deal to buy IBN vendor Apstra

Juniper Networks has put the finishing touches on its deal to buy Apstra, which was announced early last month. With the deal closed, the Apstra team is now part of Juniper’s data center business while Apstra CEO David Cheriton has joined Juniper as chief data center scientist.

Juniper wraps up its deal to buy IBN vendor Apstra

Juniper Networks has put the finishing touches on its deal to buy Apstra, which was announced early last month. With the deal closed, the Apstra team is now part of Juniper’s data center business while Apstra CEO David Cheriton has joined Juniper as chief data center scientist.

Juniper wraps up its deal to buy IBN vendor Apstra

Juniper Networks has put the finishing touches on its deal to buy Apstra, which was announced early last month. With the deal closed, the Apstra team is now part of Juniper’s data center business while Apstra CEO David Cheriton has joined Juniper as chief data center scientist.

Comcast CEO Roberts: 2020 a record-breaking year for broadband

While the pandemic helped propel Comcast's record year for broadband in 2020, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts said during Thursday morning's earnings call that his company's years of investments was on full display.

Comcast CEO Roberts: 2020 a record-breaking year for broadband

While the pandemic helped propel Comcast's record year for broadband in 2020, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts said during Thursday morning's earnings call that his company's years of investments was on full display.

AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon each win ‘fastest’ 5G awards: Huh?

If you’re watching the awards being doled out to AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon for their 5G networks and your head is spinning, don’t worry. You’re not crazy for wondering what’s going on, or even why it’s still going on.

Linkerd Creates Steering Committee, Collects Vexed Istio Users

In the open source world, good governance makes for good projects, and for Linkerd it also serves as an act of commitment to users. As such, the service mesh project today created a steering committee.

SolarWinds Hackers Hit Qualys, Other Cybersecurity Vendors

The hits keep on coming from the SolarWinds breach. More security vendors including Qualys, Mimecast, and Fidelis Cybersecurity confirmed that suspected Russian hackers targeted their networks following a report by security firm Netresec that identified 23 additional SolarWinds’ victims “singled out as interesting targets by the threat actors.”

SolarWinds Hackers Hit Qualys, Other Cybersecurity Vendors

The hits keep on coming from the SolarWinds breach. More security vendors including Qualys, Mimecast, and Fidelis Cybersecurity confirmed that suspected Russian hackers targeted their networks following a report by security firm Netresec that identified 23 additional SolarWinds’ victims “singled out as interesting targets by the threat actors.”

Juniper Rebounds in Q4, Looks to Grow SaaS Business

Juniper Networks continued its recovery in Q4 picking up steam and beating investor expectations by a narrow margin. The networking vendor’s fourth-quarter 2020 revenues reached $1.22 billion during the quarter, up 1.7% year over year.

Juniper Rebounds in Q4, Looks to Grow SaaS Business

Juniper Networks continued its recovery in Q4 picking up steam and beating investor expectations by a narrow margin. The networking vendor’s fourth-quarter 2020 revenues reached $1.22 billion during the quarter, up 1.7% year over year.

Palo Alto Networks Pushes Health Care IoT Security

Palo Alto Networks launched an IoT security product for health care that uses machine learning and crowd-sourced telemetry to profile medical devices on the network, find vulnerabilities, and block threats.

flexiWAN Taps Clevernet for WAN Optimization

Open source SD-WAN vendor flexiWAN announced an integration with Clevernet’s artificial intelligence-powered WAN optimization platform this week.

McAfee Pulls Insights for Proactive XDR Security

McAfee’s extended detection and response (XDR) platform is now available about three months after the security vendor first announced Mvision XDR at its annual users event.

McAfee Pulls Insights for Proactive XDR Security

McAfee’s extended detection and response (XDR) platform is now available about three months after the security vendor first announced Mvision XDR at its annual users event.

flexiWAN Taps Clevernet for WAN Optimization

Open source SD-WAN vendor flexiWAN announced an integration with Clevernet’s artificial intelligence-powered WAN optimization platform this week.

Daily Roundup: Dell, VMware Stuff SK Telecom 5G MEC Box

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Palo Alto Networks Pushes Health Care IoT Security

Palo Alto Networks launched an IoT security product for health care that uses machine learning and crowd-sourced telemetry to profile medical devices on the network, find vulnerabilities, and block threats.

Linkerd Creates Steering Committee, Collects Vexed Istio Users

In the open source world, good governance makes for good projects, and for Linkerd it also serves as an act of commitment to users. As such, the service mesh project today created a steering committee.

Daily Roundup: Dell, VMware Stuff SK Telecom 5G MEC Box

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5G cloud gaming proponent Hatch throws in the towel

Hatch made a splash in 2019 with promotional offerings that tied 5G to its new cloud gaming service. The company shut down its services at the end of 2020.

It looks like Verizon rescued its cable MVNO business

Comcast plans to resume stock buybacks, an indication it did not bid heavily on C-band licenses. That, combined with the company's new MVNO deal, likely indicates Verizon will keep its cable strategy intact.

India's govt. advised to make 5G spectrum more affordable

The country's competition authority has said high prices will hand an advantage to the strongest operators.

Rogers posts cable gains but mobile declines in Q4

Big Toronto-based cable and wireless provider saw overall revenues and net income fall again in the fall quarter, due largely to renewed COVID-19 lockdowns across Canada.

AT&T and Verizon have cut 95K jobs in five years

About a fifth of jobs at the US operators have vanished in the last five years and the layoffs will probably continue.

Podcast – The Divide: NDIA's Angela Siefer on digital redlining

This week: Angela Siefer, executive director of the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA), on how digital redlining is holding communities back.

Samsung Q4 hit by lower memory chip prices

Tough smartphone competition didn't help either, but South Korean behemoth has a positive take on H1 2021.

Apple's 5G iPhone cooks up a blowout quarter

Apple's 5G-packing iPhone 12 revs Cupertino to a record $111.4 billion quarter.

Comcast hints at out-of-footprint plans for Flex

Meanwhile, the cable op racked up more broadband and wireless subs amid another batch of pay-TV losses in Q4 2020. NBCU's Peacock streaming service has climbed to 33 million signups.

DistroTV CEO streams into the 'FAST' lane

Wielding its own free, ad-supported streaming TV service and a platform to help partners build and monetize their own streaming channels, Navdeep Saini is trying to make a mark in a crowded market.

Eurobites: Vantage Towers beams up its board

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Orange boosts LTE network with iPasolink; Colt's new veep; Telia Carrier makes its presence felt in Bilbao.

Smartphone market ends 2020 on a high note – Omdia

Global smartphone shipments increased year-on-year in Q4 2020 after a punishing first half, but Huawei falls out of top five in the final quarter.

Akamai, Plume join for wired, wireless security coverage

Akamai, best known as a global content delivery network (CDN) provider, and Plume, best known for its Wi-Fi software, are coming together to jointly offer smart-home and smart-business services, including security.

DT and Samsung flirt with each other over standalone 5G

As Deutsche Telekom’s reliance on Huawei kit increasingly looks like a precarious position, it has taken to playing the field.

Report: AWS, Microsoft, Google tops for hyperscale data centers

When it comes to tallying up the owners of hyperscale data centers, Amazon, Microsoft and Google account for over half of them, according to a report.

UK government has another look at laws governing access to telecoms infrastructure

Now that we’re free of EU regulation it’s time to make the Electronic Communications Code fit for purpose.

Three quarters of UK MNOs agree stage one of shared rural network

Vodafone, O2 and Three have reached agreement on the first phase of the government-backed project to improve mobile coverage in rural areas of the UK, but EE says it doesn’t need to be involved at this stage.

KPN doubles profits in Q4 but still makes a loss for the year

Dutch operator group KPN’s healthy profit increase last quarter looks like a one-off, with revenue growth flat.

AT&T keeps churn low, adds 800K postpaid phone subs in Q4

AT&T’s focus on customer retention and strong promotions seems to be paying off as the carrier reported near-record low churn in the fourth quarter, alongside 800,000 net phone postpaid additions.

Jio tests in-house 5G radios, reaches 410M subs

India’s upstart mobile operator Jio is testing in-house-built 5G radios integrated with 5G core, according to a recent investor update from Jio’s parent company Reliance Industries.

AT&T CEO Stankey: It's the middle innings for fiber build out

Despite the pandemic (or maybe because of it) AT&T added more than 1 million AT&T Fiber subscribers for the second year in a row in 2020. During AT&T's fourth quarter and year-end earnings call, AT&T CEO John Stankey said the telco plans to build around two million fiber residential locations this year as the pace of its fiber builds accelerates. AT&T targeted one million homes passed last year.

AT&T CEO Stankey: It's the middle innings for fiber build out

Despite the pandemic (or maybe because of it) AT&T added more than 1 million AT&T Fiber subscribers for the second year in a row in 2020. During AT&T's fourth quarter and year-end earnings call, AT&T CEO John Stankey said the telco plans to build around two million fiber residential locations this year as the pace of its fiber builds accelerates. AT&T targeted one million homes passed last year.

C-band auction heads to next phase

If events transpire as expected, it looks as though the winners of the C-band auction will be revealed in early March.

Offloading HuffPost hits Verizon’s Q4 earnings

Verizon highlighted mobile revenue growth and a good media performance in its Q4 2020 results, but also revealed a sizeable dent in earnings from the sale of HuffPost.

DriveNets adds $208M in funding to its warchest

Israel-based DriveNets announced on Wednesday that it has snagged $208 million in a Series B funding round to bring its valuation to over $1 billion.The latest funding round is further proof that DriveNets' approach for disaggregating network architectures is finding increased traction with service providers and cloud providers.

DriveNets adds $208M in funding to its warchest

Israel-based DriveNets announced on Wednesday that it has snagged $208 million in a Series B funding round to bring its valuation to over $1 billion.The latest funding round is further proof that DriveNets' approach for disaggregating network architectures is finding increased traction with service providers and cloud providers.

DriveNets Scores $208M to Burst Telco Router Market

DriveNets raised $208 million in a Series B funding round that pushes its valuation above $1 billion, the Israeli startup announced today. 

Silver Peak, Netskope Forge SASE Shield Against Threats

Silver Peak just got a little SASE-er this week thanks to a new integration with cloud-security vendor Netskope.

Daily Roundup: Verizon Halo Glows Around Wind River 5G vRAN

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Eurobites: Nokia shifts Ooredoo's Algerian core to the cloud

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: terabit interfaces trialed; BT's recruitment drive continues; Wind Tre goes with Amdocs for 5G billing.

LF Networking Merges CNTT and OPNFV as Anuket

LF Networking is ditching a pair of acronyms, merging the Common NFVi Telco Taskforce (CNTT) and the Open Platform for NFV (OPNFV) into a new project called Anuket, which is the name of the ancient Egyptian goddess of the Nile.

DriveNets, a unicorn, finds more funding among the network clouds

The startup looking to bring new cloud-like efficiency to service provider networking has raised another $208 million and is eager to grow up fast.

AT&T Cuts Fail to Offset Dramatic Losses

AT&T ended 2020 in the most 2020 way, posting a dramatic drop in financial performance that nearly drove its recently installed CEO to cursing. 

SK Telecom Packs Dell, VMware Into 5G MEC Box

SK Telecom today introduced an all-in-one box for enterprise customers packed with a Dell Technologies server and VMware’s cloud-native software stack and network automation services.

Wind River Debuts 5G vRAN Software

Wind River today formally debuted its cloud-native 5G edge network middleware based on Kubernetes and containers. Wind River Studio, which provides operators with a platform to develop, deploy, operate, and manage 5G distributed edge clouds, is now commercially available.

Microsoft goes cloudbusting in Q2

Microsoft sees cloud services boost its net income by a yearly 33%, up to $15.5 billion, as the Redmond tech giant now cocks an eye at telcos.

Automation turns job killer at KPN

The Dutch telecom incumbent has taken a heavy axe to its workforce in the last year.

Sling TV raises rates for new subs

Dish-owned OTT-TV service provider tries to soften the blow by expanding the amount of free cloud DVR storage from 10 hours to 50 hours.

Open RAN lobbying goes global

BSA, CableLabs, GSMA and the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) are teaming up with the Open RAN Policy Coalition for 'responsible policy action in support of open RAN.'

Podcast: Detlef Nauck on how BT uses AI, data science

Detlef Nauck, Head of AI & Data Science Research for BT's Applied Research Division, discusses how telcos use AI.

UK's O2, Three and Vodafone team to build 222 masts

Three mobile network operators outline their plan to reduce 'partial not-spots' under the UK's Shared Rural Network program.

Pandemic drives streaming 'subscription hopping' – study

A deluge of new premium OTT video services paired with consumers staying at home during the pandemic have caused streaming subs to bounce around, TiVo finds in its latest Video Trends Report.

HBO Max base expands as AT&T's pay-TV totals fall again

Meanwhile, AT&T will stay aggressive with FTTP expansions in 2021 even as CEO John Stankey expects network neutrality rules to return under the Biden administration.

AT&T's new wireless strategy: Growth at all costs

Analysts thought AT&T would report 400,000 new mobile customers in the fourth quarter. Instead, the operator netted 800,000. The figure reflects AT&T's new 'growth' mantra.

Nokia's shares dragged into Wall Street hullabaloo

Nokia's shares doubled in value amid massive trading. However, the situation likely has nothing to do with Nokia's recent restructuring or embrace of open RAN.

China Mobile, CBN set out 5G partnership terms

CBN clinches China Mobile partnership – but now the hard work begins

Akamai-Plume deal locks in on home-mobile security convergence

Under new deal, companies have forged a co-selling agreement for security and management products for inside and out of the home, with plans to develop a more integrated product.

Twitter trials community policing – what could go wrong?

Social media platform Twitter, famous for the measured and conciliatory attitude of its users, wants to let them annotate each other’s posts.

Softbank names new CEO

Softbank has named company insider Junichi Miyakawa (pictured) as the new chief executive of its retail telecoms business.

Softbank names new CEO

Softbank has named company insider Junichi Miyakawa (pictured) as the new chief executive of its retail telecoms business.

Softbank names new CEO

Softbank has named company insider Junichi Miyakawa (pictured) as the new chief executive of its retail telecoms business.

Ericsson makes its network slicing move

Network slicing has always been positioned as a key component of 5G but has been a slow burner. Ericsson is seeking to ignite it with its latest launch.

Ericsson makes its network slicing move

Network slicing has always been positioned as a key component of 5G but has been a slow burner. Ericsson is seeking to ignite it with its latest launch.

Ericsson makes its network slicing move

Network slicing has always been positioned as a key component of 5G but has been a slow burner. Ericsson is seeking to ignite it with its latest launch.

Clevernet teams up with flexiWAN for AI-based WAN optimization

Open source SASE and SD-WAN vendor flexiWAN has partnered with Clevernet to improve performance for enterprises with AI-based WAN optimization software. 

Clevernet teams up with flexiWAN for AI-based WAN optimization

Open source SASE and SD-WAN vendor flexiWAN has partnered with Clevernet to improve performance for enterprises with AI-based WAN optimization software. 

Verizon CEO: Majority of 5G sites running on telco's own fiber

Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg said on Tuesday's fourth quarter earnings call that the majority of its 5G sites are now running on the telco's own fiber.

Verizon CEO: Majority of 5G sites running on telco's own fiber

Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg said on Tuesday's fourth quarter earnings call that the majority of its 5G sites are now running on the telco's own fiber.

TIM launches €1 billion cloud company

TIM has formally launched its new cloud and edge computing business under the Noovle brand, repeating its pledge to generate €1 billion in revenues from the new outfit in three years.

TIM launches €1 billion cloud company

TIM has formally launched its new cloud and edge computing business under the Noovle brand, repeating its pledge to generate €1 billion in revenues from the new outfit in three years.

TIM launches €1 billion cloud company

TIM has formally launched its new cloud and edge computing business under the Noovle brand, repeating its pledge to generate €1 billion in revenues from the new outfit in three years.

Wave Broadband strikes a deal to buy California's Digital West

Wave Broadband has bought Digital West, which provides fiber-optic connectivity and other services in California's Central Coast region. Financial terms of the deal weren't disclosed.

Wave Broadband strikes a deal to buy California's Digital West

Wave Broadband has bought Digital West, which provides fiber-optic connectivity and other services in California's Central Coast region. Financial terms of the deal weren't disclosed.

Accelerating the Virtual Infrastructure for Open RAN

Over the last several years, 5G has been a cornerstone of the telecommunications industry technology development  – defining a radio air interface and technology architecture for the core network. Now that the promise of 5G is becoming a reality, industries looking to transform are implementing new use cases for 5G that are defining new network “edges” that foundationally change traffic flows and data analytics pipelines in Telecom networks.

Verizon 5G Plans Continue Apace in 2021

Verizon met or exceeded all of its 5G-related commitments in 2020, and plans to continue deploying 5G infrastructure at a similar pace in 2021, according to CEO Hans Vestberg.

AMD Rides Ryzen, EYPC to Record Q4 Growth

AMD ended fiscal-year 2020 on a high note Tuesday, posting strong Q4 performance with revenues up more than 50% year over year and full-year revenues up 45% from 2019 topping $9.7 billion.

Google Cloud Boosts BeyondCorp Enterprise Security

Google Cloud rolled out its second BeyondCorp zero-trust security product today with additional enterprise capabilities and a partner ecosystem that includes VMware, Citrix, CrowdStrike, and Tanium.

Microsoft Azure Revenue Jumps 50% as Pandemic Fuels Cloud Demand

Microsoft reported another strong earnings period with revenue hitting $43.1 billion during the second quarter of fiscal 2021, up 17% from a year ago, and driven by pandemic-fueled cloud computing and gaming.

Biden's stance on Huawei, 5G and Section 230 still fuzzy

Officials in the Biden administration offered little specificity when it came to China and Huawei, but they voiced support for a cohesive 5G spectrum strategy and changes to social media oversight.

Pandemic sparks subsea bandwidth spike, but tide will turn – report

TeleGeography finds average international Internet traffic increased 48% in 2020 but expects a return to more typical rates of growth.

Hitron brings mobile backhaul over DOCSIS into focus

Designed to support 4G and 5G small cells, new device from Hitron billed as the first to bake in the DOCSIS Time Protocol.

Verizon lays out mmWave 5G expansion plans for 2021

Verizon said it will double the number of its mmWave transmission sites this year. But the operator reported fewer new customers in 2020 than expected, and its 2021 capex is also below projections.

SoftBank Rattles Executive Ranks

Japan telecom giant SoftBank is shaking up its executive ranks in a move that will see its founder and long-time chairman Masayoshi Son vacate his chairman position.

Ericsson looks to RAN slicing for a 5G boost

The new product offering from the Swedish equipment vendor could help service providers cater to enterprise needs.

Daily Roundup: Fortinet Fuses AI, XDR

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Clearfield CEO: Pandemic reinforces broadband demand

Light Reading's Women in Comms caught up with Clearfield President and CEO Cheri Beranek to discuss how the pandemic has impacted broadband demand, fiber infrastructure and the industry's efforts to close the digital divide.

Verizon not ready to bail on Fios TV

CEO Hans Vestberg says Verizon's Fios pay-TV product will stay in the mix even as the company continues to steer customers to streaming options with third-party partners.

SpaceX branches out into satellite 'rideshare'

Elon Musk's aerospace company stokes further the red-hot small satellite market by ferrying government and commercial spacecraft into orbit.

SpaceX, Amazon spar over Starlink's modified satellite plan

SpaceX's Elon Musk and Amazon are trading jabs at the FCC and on Twitter over Starlink's proposal to lower the orbits of a portion of its broadband satellite fleet.

Spot Noovle, Telecom Italia's tasty, Google-powered cloud

The new unit is potentially worth more than Telecom Italia and on course for a doubling in sales by 2024.

How one stranded Oregon community built its own wireless Internet network

The DIY wireless Internet service is giving some residents the fastest connections they've ever had.

Eurobites: UK housebuilder Barratt lays foundations for full-fiber future

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: BICS replaces CEO; Ericsson follows REINDEER; Telefónica enters Cloud Garden 2.0 with IBM and Red Hat.

Unions could succeed where politicians have failed in holding internet giants to account

Google and Amazon can add growing unionization to the list of challenges to their dominance of the digital economy.

Unions could succeed where politicians have failed in holding internet giants to account

Google and Amazon can add growing unionization to the list of challenges to their dominance of the digital economy.

Unions could succeed where politicians have failed in holding internet giants to account

Google and Amazon can add growing unionization to the list of challenges to their dominance of the digital economy.

Congressmen worry RDOF funds will be squandered

A bi-partisan group of 158 congressmen sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), asking the agency to “thoroughly vet the winning bidders” of the first phase of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) reverse auction “to ensure that they are capable of deploying and delivering the services they committed to providing.”

Congressmen worry RDOF funds will be squandered

A bi-partisan group of 158 congressmen sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), asking the agency to “thoroughly vet the winning bidders” of the first phase of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) reverse auction “to ensure that they are capable of deploying and delivering the services they committed to providing.”

Ofcom delays UK 700 MHz auction

UK telecoms regulator Ofcom waited until the end of the month to announce the 700 MHz auction won’t happen in January after all.

Ofcom delays UK 700 MHz auction

UK telecoms regulator Ofcom waited until the end of the month to announce the 700 MHz auction won’t happen in January after all.

Ofcom delays UK 700 MHz auction

UK telecoms regulator Ofcom waited until the end of the month to announce the 700 MHz auction won’t happen in January after all.

Orange to raise €1bn-plus from sale of new rural fibre unit

Orange has created a new business unit to house its fibre operations in rural France and has agreed to sell half of that entity to investors in a deal that should raise well over €1 billion.

Orange to raise €1bn-plus from sale of new rural fibre unit

Orange has created a new business unit to house its fibre operations in rural France and has agreed to sell half of that entity to investors in a deal that should raise well over €1 billion.

Orange to raise €1bn-plus from sale of new rural fibre unit

Orange has created a new business unit to house its fibre operations in rural France and has agreed to sell half of that entity to investors in a deal that should raise well over €1 billion.

White House vows 'multilateral' approach to dealing with Huawei, China

The Biden White House is aiming to build a 'comprehensive strategy' that pushes back on China's global economic influence, a stance that will keep Huawei sidelined in US 5G buildouts.

Orange brings in investors to boost rural FTTH

French operator to sell 50% of newly created Orange Concessions fiber unit to three investors.

John Deere wants to help feed the world using 5G, cloud computing

GPS-enabled tractors outfitted with LTE currently help farmers plant more seeds. But 5G could offer even more tools, making it possible to increase food production around the world.

A translation guide to marketing speak

What we have here is a failure to communicate.

Taxpayers on hook for open RAN tab that must stink to investors

The private sector seems unconvinced by the case for open RAN investment. Europe's service providers think taxpayers should fill the void.

Eurobites: Virgin Media launches 5G services with Vodafone

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Orange teams up to create digital health ecosystem; Telecom Italia targets cloud through Noovle; Telia and Ericsson develop drones service.

Don't expect a 5G bump from Apple in Q4 – analysts

'We had thought that the launch of a 5G iPhone could be a catalyst,' wrote the analysts at Evercore. 'As it turned out, churn and upgrade activity has remained modest.'

Huawei denies it's exiting the smartphone business

Facing US sanctions and chip shortages, Huawei reportedly enters talks to sell its upmarket smartphone brands, soon after exiting the budget market.

Peacock gets into a sporting mood

More live sports could head to the NBCU's fledgling streaming service and help to fulfill its vision as a 'next-generation broadcast network' following the coming shutdown of the NBCSN sports net.

Broadband gains more ground in Q4 as pay-TV takes another hit

Analysts at Evercore ISI expect US service providers to tack on another 1.1 million broadband subs and shed 748,000 more pay-TV subs in the quarter.

Verizon, T-Mobile battle for US 5G mindshare

'Verizon continues to hold a solid lead over its peers' when it comes to 5G network perception, according to Cowen analysts. Whether T-Mobile can cut into that lead remains to be seen.

New SD-WAN managed services survey: Key service differentiators and challenges have a lot in common

SPONSORED: The findings from Heavy Reading's "The Carriers Speak" report show that both the key differentiators and challenges for SD-WAN managed services focus on how to meet enterprise business needs.

China 5G powers ZTE to strong result

China's accelerated 5G rollout has propelled ZTE to its best result in years – preliminary full-year profit of 4.37 billion yuan on 11.7% higher sales.

OneWeb exec: Telco deals are imminent

'I have already spoken to at least a dozen CEOs of telecoms companies. I think they are all excited to work with us,' said Sunil Bharti Mittal, an executive involved with OneWeb.