T-Mobile Hired Trump Associate's Lobbying Firm to Advise on Merger

T-Mobile looks to Trump associate for help with Sprint merger.

Trump Says ZTE Can Re-Open... With Conditions

Some US Senators are already steamed about Trump's latest tweet about ZTE.

Trump Says ZTE Can Re-Open ... With Conditions

Some US Senators are already steamed about Trump's latest tweet about ZTE.

Telefónica lures Netflix into its content aggregator platform

Telefónica and Netflix have jointly announced a global partnership which allow the telco’s customers to watch the popular streaming service through its content platform.

Telefónica lures Netflix into its content aggregator platform

Telefónica and Netflix have jointly announced a global partnership which allow the telco’s customers to watch the popular streaming service through its content platform.

Calls grow for probes of carriers’ location security practices

Frank Pallone Jr., and Jessica Rosenworcel are two of the latest officials to call for an investigation into the leak of Americans’ location data.

Verizon takes Android-like approach to virtualization

While some service providers are taking an Apple-like approach to virtualized networks and services, Verizon is firmly ensconced in the Android camp.

Facebook and Google accused of GDPR ‘forced consent’

It turns out that imposing extra layers of bureaucracy on companies can bring about unintended consequences, who knew?

Profits down but prospects up at TalkTalk

TalkTalk has unveiled its full year results and while profits are down, restructuring costs have hit the spreadsheets and the dividend has been cut, so prospects aren’t looking too bad for the group.

22% of U.S. supports Sprint/T-Mobile merger, 59% on the fence

A new survey found that 22% of Americans support a merger between Sprint and T-Mobile, while 59% said they needed more information.

Endless design patent case orders Samsung to pay Apple $539 million

Apple accused Samsung of coping some design elements from the iPhone back in 2011 and the lawyers have been making hay ever since.

Endless design patent case orders Samsung to pay Apple $539 million

Apple accused Samsung of coping some design elements from the iPhone back in 2011 and the lawyers have been making hay ever since.

Alexa privacy brought into question as Echo suffers meltdown

Amazon has continually denied its Echo devices are constantly listening and recording conversations in the home, but after one family had an entire conversation sent as an audio file to a friend, questions are being asked.

Alexa privacy brought into question as Echo suffers meltdown

Amazon has continually denied its Echo devices are constantly listening and recording conversations in the home, but after one family had an entire conversation sent as an audio file to a friend, questions are being asked.

Kip Compton’s Promotion Signals Bigger Cloud Strategy for Cisco

The cloud touches all parts of Cisco’s business making this an important investment area for the company.

Nutanix CEO Talks ‘Sherlock’ Edge Platform, Blurred Lines Between Containers and VMs

Sherlock, a cloud-based platform-as-a-service, will target IoT use cases and verticals including retail, manufacturing, health care, and oil and gas.

SDxCentral's Weekly Roundup — May 25, 2018

Intel and WindRiver contributes code to the OpenStack project; ETSI Open Source MANO issues Release Four; Samsung creates new silicon technology for high-performance computing.

Mirantis Looks Up the Stack to Help Developers With Continuous Delivery

Mirantis looks to the space where applications people and infrastructure people intersect.

Sprint’s new IoT strategy and network to take root in Q4

Alongside its plan to launch a 5G network early next year, Sprint is also embarking on a new IoT strategy.

Verizon's Fixed 5G: A Cable Alternative Is Coming!

New video from the operator shows off millimeter wave performance.

Apple Wins $539M in Samsung Patent Dispute

But the 7-year patent spat could continue.

DT's Epic Undershoot Reflects Transformation Woes

The German telco's failure to realize cost saving targets will put its transformation agenda firmly under the spotlight.

MetTel's Fox: The Struggle to Scale When Going Cloud Native

Edward Fox, VP of Network Services for MetTel, says while MetTel has made strides in going cloud native at the application layer, challenges remain in scaling the "lower layer routing and switching functions."

FCC: Put a Price on Unlicensed Spectrum

Spectrum means money. Even the unlicensed kind.

BCE 2018 Keynote: Spectrum Enterprise's Phil Meeks

Phil Meeks, executive VP and president at Spectrum Enterprise, examines the business impact of a greater awareness of, and focus on, client experience.

Eurobites: Privacy Champion Slams Web Giants Over GDPR Tactics

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telefónica teams up with Netflix; how Nokia lost its way on devices; French regulator issues first 'superfast' wireless license.

WiCipedia: Pink Tax & Zuckerberg's Power of Three Rule

This week in our WiC roundup: VMware and Stanford collab; just hire more women already; Randi Zuckerberg's new book; and more.

BT's Patterson Gets Tasty CEO Bonus as Troops Suffer

BT's CEO gets a $1.7 million bonus after lurching from one cock-up to another in the recent fiscal year.

Sprint Business: A Low-Latency Society & Big 5G Goals

At BCE, Sprint Business President Jan Geldmacher talked about why low-latency networks will be the standout feature in 5G services. Plus, he has some bold predictions about Sprint's 5G prowess.

Samsung on Millimeter Wave 5G for Verizon & More

Samsung talks about the promise of millimeter wave 5G as it starts to move from trials into the commercial deployment phase.

ETSI updates OSM, ONAP's next release to soon follow

ETSI released the latest version of its Open Source MANO (OSM) code this week, which featured several enhancements and improvements.

Korean operators set to switch to usage-based billing – report

In a sign of the disruption set to be unleashed by the 5G era is has been reported that Korea’s main operators are all expected to switch to usage-based tariffs next year.

US Congress asks Pai why he keeps ignoring its letters

The House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, one of the illustrious commissions of the US Congress, has written to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai asking why he is continuing to ignore communications from elected representatives.

Fortinet Security Fabric Connectors Automate Management for Multi-Vendor Environments

It does this through one-click integrations with partners including AWS, Cisco ACI, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, and VMware NSX.

Square stands up for small retailers in the mobile era

US mobile payment processing outfit Square reckons its new stand will empower small businesses in a way that traditional financial services have failed to do.

Verizon survey says businesses are starting to embrace SDN

While SDN is no spring chicken, enterprises are starting to see its value, according to a survey commissioned by Verizon.

Uber says driving in Arizona is too dangerous but flying in France is fine

On one side of the Atlantic Uber is pumping R&D funds into making flying taxis a reality, but on the other an internal memo states it is shutting down testing of self-driving cars following the death of a pedestrian in March.

Blaber: Separating hype from reality in smartphone AI

There’s been a tremendous amount of noise on AI in smartphones in the last 12 months.

Cell tower industry puts out the call for more tower climbers

Some of the top executives from the cell tower industry are ratcheting up their recruitment efforts for tower climbers.

The Sprint/T-Mobile merger not dampening spending on networks

Sprint, T-Mobile and the rest of the nation’s carriers are moving full-steam ahead with their 4G and 5G network build-outs.

AT&T, Verizon invest in Lumina Network

Led by infusions from heavyweight customers AT&T and Verizon, Lumina Networks announced today it has raised $10 million in series A financing.

Deutsche Telekom embraces automation to efficiently reduce workforce

Deutsche Telekom expects to grow its revenues by 1% per year through to 2021, but it also expects to continue a long-standing trend of streamlining its workforce in favour of automation and digitalisation.

Qualcomm creates new AI research organization

In an effort that puts all of its AI assets into one basket, Qualcomm Technologies Thursday announced the formation of a new research organization.

Edgewater Customizes SD-WAN to Fit Small Businesses

The company's SD-WAN is geared toward smaller companies that are not looking for an MPLS replacement.

CenturyLink SD-WAN Biz Remains Small, but Is Growing

Most customers are buying SD-WAN services together with MPLS though the former is showing stronger overall growth.

FBI Takes On Russian Hackers, Seizes VPNFilter Malware Domain

The move essentially redirects the malware’s attacks to an FBI-controlled server.

Nokia keeps pressure on for U.S. midband action

Nokia executives met with members of the FCC to talk about the 3.7-4.2 GHz band and Nokia’s aspirations for SAS administration in the 3.5 GHz band.

Shaw completes 5G trials in Calgary

Canada’s Shaw Communications completed its first 5G technical trials in Calgary, Alberta.

Lumina Networks Raises $10M With Investments From Both Verizon and AT&T

It will spend some of its funding to expand its business in Europe and in Japan.

CenturyLink's Feger: Automation Sets You Free

Network automation can let your best people address your most challenging problems by freeing them from mundane network operations, says CenturyLink's James Feger at Light Reading's Big Communications Event.

GTT's Sahim: Standards Could Speed SD-WAN Adoption

Kevin Sahim, VP of Engineering, GTT, explains how service providers' delivery of multiple circuit options and hybrid security are important features for enterprise customers adopting SD-WAN.

Sony Gets Ready to Move Into 5G

Sony plots 5G Xperia, aiming for next-gen wireless fillip.

Eurobites: Italy to Hold 5G Auction in September

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: 5G goes to the museum; MTS suffers drop in subscribers; KCOM virtualizes with Metaswitch; Swisscom's one-SIM offer.

Verizon, AT&T Splash the Cash for Lumina

Verizon leads $10 million 'A' round of funding, and AT&T is investing as well to help commercialize open-source SDN controller.

DT Targets €1.5B in Automation Savings, Misses Former Target

German incumbent misses targets for all-IP transformation and related cost savings but eyes another €1.5 billion in savings.

Meet the Man Who's Optimized His Entire Life With Automation

From diet plans to dating, data analyst Ken Lang is on a mission to automate every aspect of his lifestyle

ETSI's Open Source MANO Gets a Makeover

Latest release of Telefónica-backed management and orchestration system boasts multiple enhancements, and a 'lessons learned' paper, that highlight 'real progress,' notes industry analyst. But not everyone's convinced.

Wake Up & Smell the Coffee, Telefónica

Coffee and telecom come together, and not in another Ray Le Maistre review of local barista expertise.

FCC chairman ready to put 3.7-4.2 GHz on July agenda

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced Wednesday that he’s ready to put a 3.7-4.2 GHz item on the FCC’s July open meeting agenda.

TIM, Nokia and Qualcomm do some 5G stuff in San Marino

Do you remember when San Marino said it would be the first 5G country? Well they’ve only gone and done it.

Nordics team up to storm the 5G world

All five of nations in the Nordic region have signed a Letter of Intent, favouring regional collaboration to launch a leadership bid in the 5G rankings.

IBM investment shows Macron’s tech mission is working

French President Emmanuel Macron has a mission, and his mission is to take France to the top of the technology rankings in Europe. With IBM adding an extra 1800 jobs and a training centre in the country, he might well be succeeding.

Apparently Charlie Ergen isn’t bluffing—Editor's Corner

The real news here is that Charlie Ergen appears to actually be serious about participating in 5G.

HCI, Storage Revenue, and HPE Next Cost Cuts Boost HPE’s Bottom Line

The company saved about $83 million over the first half of fiscal 2018 though its HPE Next cost-cutting initiative.

EMA Report: Network Management Teams Shift Focus to SD-WAN, SDN, and SDDC

SD-WAN is priority for enterprises that want to make their networks more automated.

Wifi mesh technology could kick-start the smart home

An emerging technology designed to create a seamless domestic connectivity experience could create a bunch of other opportunities, according to Qualcomm Atheros.

Kata Containers 1.0 Launch Hones In On Security, Interoperability Fears

The project claims greater security than traditional containers by tapping into virtual machine schema but remains compatible with Docker and Kubernetes in the container ecosystem.

Rowdy Senators snap Trump’s ZTE olive branch

Senators are planning to derail President Trump’s plans to ease pressure on ZTE, potentially removing the ban on US exports, pointing out the law cannot be bent and ignored to satisfy political objectives.

Amazon, Google will be big spenders this year

Despite their dominance, Amazon and Google aren't sitting on their hands this year when it comes to capex spending, according to recent research.

Verizon remains encouraged by mmWave: analysts

Verizon management remains upbeat about the performance of millimeter wave spectrum.

Ergen’s 5G build-out ambitions for Dish could pass $10B

Dish Network’s Charlie Ergen said the company may need $10 billion to build a full-blown 5G network.

Red Hat rolls out OpenStack HCI platform

Red Hat launched a new hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) platform that combines OpenStack compute with its Ceph storage.

UK Chancellor wants 15 million FTTP by 2025, Openreach is sticking with ten

The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer has said he wants to see full fibre to 15 million premises by 2025 but the CEO of Openreach thinks 10 million is more realistic.

Smart signalling, intelligent kerbs and dynamic sat-nav; the roads of tomorrow

The National Infrastructure Commission has announced the shortlist of finalists for its competition to design roads fit for autonomous vehicles and the digital economy.

Cisco Warns Massive Russian Malware Attack Hit 500k Routers Globally

Security researchers tied the malware to a Russian group responsible for hacking incidents during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign. 

Verizon Study: 15% of Enterprises Surveyed Are Deploying SDN

Many companies are looking at ways to accelerate their SDN adoption so they don’t risk falling behind.

Pica8 Guns for Cisco With PicaPilot White Box Software Platform

The software is targeted at large-scale enterprises looking to make the jump from legacy or proprietary systems like those from Cisco.

FreedomPop uses Sprint/T-Mobile merger to offer $15 unlimited

MVNO FreedomPop said it will launch a new MVNO brand called Unreal Mobile that will offer unlimited services starting at $15.

AT&T Evolves its AT&T Integrated Cloud via Airship, Making it 100% Container-Based

AT&T rebranded its AIC. And 5G will be the first new use case to run on its evolved network cloud.

AT&T in $30M settlement over tower climber’s fall

AT&T is part of a $30 million settlement related to a 50-foot fall that severely injured a technician climbing one of the carrier’s towers in 2013.

Cato SD-WAN Hunts Down Threats With Zero-Footprint Data Aggregation

The company’s cloud-based SD-WAN platform upgraded its security offering by adding a threat hunting system that eliminates enterprises’ need to deploy data collection infrastructure and analyze raw data.

Is Dish Really Ready to Be a 5G Player?

Charlie says he likes it!

Vanquished in Video, Verizon Admits OTT Defeat

After several years of failing to launch an IPTV service, Verizon now says it will partner with another OTT provider.

Has Intent-Based Networking Moved Beyond Marketing Buzzword Purgatory?

AT BCE, panelists from Verizon, Apstra and CableLabs examine if intent-based networking is marketing hype or can be leveraged to automate the data center, WAN and more.

How Will 5G Unlock the Potential of Autonomous Driving?

How Cellular Vehicle to Everything (C-V2X) technology will help 5G drive connected cars.

Eurobites: UK Chancellor Sets Out Full-Fiber Vision

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: MTN and Huawei share spectrum in South Africa; big 5G news for little San Marino; Telia Carrier PoPs into Serbia.

ZTE Racks Up Losses of $3B After US Ban – Report

ZTE's customers are reviewing deals with the equipment vendor while expenses are mounting.

Time for an Edge Computing Reckoning

There's still a lot of ambivalence from operators around edge computing, and the killer app for many of them is anything that helps deliver more bits for less money.

French Telcos Gain on M&A Signals From Policy Wonks

Shares in the country's network operators have risen after policy wonks suggested they would not continue to oppose merger activity.

5G in the USA: A Post-BCE Update

Adding more markets and more details on 5G speeds.

The Light Reading Hall of Fame: The 2018 Inductees

Now more than ever, our latest Hall of Fame inductees are changing every part of this industry, from the core infrastructure to the services in the cloud.

Metaswitch VP Talks IMS & Career Refreshes

Service providers are refreshing their IMS and looking for real cloud native IMS functions, according to Micaela Giuhat, Metaswitch's VP of product management, Cloud Native Core, who shares her thoughts on everything from container-based approach to VNFs to her experiences and advice as a leading woman in comms.

We're Losing AI Fight to Fraudsters, Says BICS Exec

The Belgian carrier is under growing pressure to make use of artificial intelligence.

GSMA warns of regulatory inconsistencies

Ahead of the introduction of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the GSMA has highlighted the busybody bureaucrats should not get too excited with their favourite pastime of coating the industry with red-tape.

French Gov congratulates itself for operator investments

The French Government has decided it deserves to congratulate itself for the money which operators have spent on improving connectivity throughout the country.

Pivot3 Adds Live Migration Across AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud

The hyperconverged infrastructure vendor partnered with CloudEndure, whose software provides disaster recovery and live migration technology, for the new services.

OpenStack Makes its Open Source CI/CD Platform Available to the Wider World

OpenStack has been decoupling Zuul from OpenStack-specific systems to make the software available to more developers.

FCC commissioner targets midband spectrum for 5G within 2 years

An FCC commissioner said that he’s working to release enough midband spectrum over the next two years for a new 5G network.

Adobe buys Magento for $1.68B to boost e-commerce play

Adobe Systems is positioning itself to be a bigger player in the e-commerce industry to compete against market leaders like Oracle, SAP SE and Salesforce.

$100 million prize show eSports is the real deal

Epic Games has announced it will provide $100 million to fund prize pools for Fortnite competitions, an eye-watering amount of cash to demonstrate the rapid emergence of eSports.

CableLabs fosters TIP, SNAPS for virtualization

CableLabs is moving forward with several projects that were designed to create frameworks or use cases for virtualization.

Mirantis unveils new VNF certification program for CSPs

Mirantis is creating a more individualized virtual network functions (VNF) validation program.

ZTE could reportedly receive reprieve in tentative U.S.-China trade deal

The United States and China are reportedly nearing an agreement that would lift the ban on U.S. component sales to China’s ZTE.

Nokia phone saviour HMD hits unicorn status

HMD Global, the home of the re-booted Nokia devices, has raised $100 million from multiple investors to become the 24th company in 2018 to hit the $1 billion unicorn valuation status.

Sony puts smartphones on the back burner as it doubles down on music

Japanese technology and media conglomerate Sony has announced its latest cunning plan and it involved focusing on content and content creators.

US and China reach ‘handshake deal’ to ease tension and save ZTE

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He have reportedly laid the groundwork for a deal which would end escalating tensions between the two nations and save the fast falling ZTE.

Byrne: Will Wi-Fi continue the heavy lifting in 5G?

Wireless carriers have had a long and complicated relationship with Wi-Fi.

Spectre and Meltdown Chip Flaws Back From the Dead as ‘Variant 4’

Microsoft and Google security researchers disclosed the new bugs, which affect Intel, AMD, and ARM processors.

Juniper, Red Hat Tighten Integration to Fend Off VMware

The goal is to help enterprises more easily take advantage of open cloud systems.

Masergy Makes Its SD-WAN More Agile With Bandwidth On-Demand

Customers can now scale their broadband connections up and down on a schedule or in real-time.

Imperiled ZTE May Get a Reprieve as China, U.S. Work on Deal to Remove Ban

The Trump administration is considering lifting the ban in exchange for a removal of tariffs on products from the U.S. farm belt and reduced tariffs on imported U.S. automobiles.

Samsung hosts 3GPP meeting on 5G standards

Samsung is hosting the 3GPP working groups’ meeting to complete 5G standards in Busan, South Korea, this week.

Red Hat OpenStack HCI Targets Telco Hybrid Cloud, 5G Deployments

The hyperconverged platform combines Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 and Red Hat Ceph Storage 3 into one product.

Trump Denies ZTE Deal, Faces Senate Backlash

Trump says there is no new deal for ZTE, as Senate blocks him from making a new deal anyway.

Trump Denies ZTE Deal, Faces Senate Backlash

Trump says there is no new deal for ZTE, as Senate blocks him from making a new deal anyway.

Are Oracle's Aggressive Sales Tactics Backfiring?

Oracle is threatening customers of its on-premises software with expensive audits in an effort to drive them to the cloud, according to a report on The Information.

Tackling Transition: Q&A With John Chambers

John Chambers is still as passionate about business and innovation as he ever was at Cisco, finds Steve Saunders.

WiC Panel: There's No Shame in Self-Promotion

Closing the gender gap requires self-promotion and a cultural shift in what constitutes productivity, said panelists at the BCE WiC workshop.

RJio Looks to Estonia for Global Expansion

India's most aggressive operator is reportedly setting up a unit in Estonia.

Here Comes DOCSIS 4.0

In a BCE fireside chat, Cox's Jeff Finkelstein lays out his idea for a next-gen DOCSIS spec beyond Full Duplex that could enable symmetrical broadband speeds as high as 30 Gbit/s or even 60 Gbit/s over cable's HFC networks.

Eurobites: HMD Global Dials Up $100M for Nokia-Branded Phones Expansion

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telefónica improves content experience for roamers; state of French telecom revealed; Swisscom leans on Huawei for IP core; UK government cool with Comcast/Sky merger proposal.

Comcast, Hippo Offer Home Insurance With IoT-Powered Savings

2010 called. It wants its business model back.

Boost founder calls for divestitures from Sprint/T-Mobile merger

Peter Adderton, the founder and former CEO of Boost Mobile USA, is taking a public stance against the merger of Sprint and T-Mobile.

Qualcomm gets involved with Facebook’s Terragraph FWA project

Facebook reckons fixed wireless over 60 GHz is the answer to a number of urban connectivity challenges and Qualcomm seems to agree.

OpenStack Members Argue About the Definition of ‘the Edge’

Many of the groups working on edge computing are associated with telco networking. But edge computing is definitely not limited to telco networks.

Freedom From Facebook demands break up of social media empire

Considering the size of the fish which are circling Facebook, you have to wonder whether a group harbouring such unrealistic demands will even register on the social media giants radar.

Verizon says automation key for service chains

Verizon has orchestration in place across its network to support various delivery models and services as it continues to build out closed-loop automation.

FCC considers small cell guidelines for states

Several states have passed laws regulating small cell deployments, and now the FCC is set to consider language that would guide other states.

Qualcomm reportedly moves closer to NXP purchase

Qualcomm may finally be moving closer to purchasing NXP. A Beijing official reportedly said the deal is "looking more optimistic now."

Kontron Supports Latest OpenStack, Kubernetes Releases, Keeps Them Separate

Operators are moving aggressively to tighten their use of OpenStack and Kubernetes to bolster cloud deployments.

AT&T launches LTE-M Button, ponders NB-IoT

AT&T has launched a new device that is meant to get more equipment connected to its LTE-M network.

Qualcomm unveils 5G NR solution for small cells

Qualcomm is introducing a 5G New Radio solution for small cells and remote radio head requirements.

Qualcomm’s New 5G NR Small Cell Platform Uses a Software-Defined Modem

The small cell platform supports interface splits between the central unit and the remote radio head, which means operators can use it for fronthaul.  

AT&T, SK Telecom and Intel team up to launch Airship OpenStack

Working in tandem with SK Telecom, Intel and the OpenStack Foundation, AT&T said it was launching a new open infrastructure project called Airship.

Microsoft Buys Conversational AI Startup Semantic Machines

The startup’s technology aims to make digital assistants and bots sound more human.

Google GKE Usage Surged 9x in 2017, Now Integrates Kubernetes 1.10

Microsoft earlier this month said it has seen a 10x increase in Kubernetes usage on Azure.

NFV not always exciting but essential: MEF’s Pitt

There’s no doubt that 5G is driving the adoption of SDN and NFV, but that doesn’t mean NFV is necessarily going to be exciting for every operator.

AT&T gets OK to do 5G demo at E3

AT&T has received the FCC’s permission to conduct a 28 GHz demo at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in June.

VMware Puts Its Updated OpenStack Distro Under Its Telco NFV Group

Its enthusiasm for the VIO 5 product stands in contrast to the OpenStack 2017 Summit where it seemed many people weren’t even aware that VMware had an OpenStack distribution.

Adobe Gets Creative in the Cloud With $1.68B Magento Purchase

Part of Adobe's effort to create an end-to-end system for e-commerce, going up against Salesforce and Oracle.

Oh the Humanity! AT&T's Airship Open Infrastructure Project Takes Off

Working with Intel and SKT, AT&T has developed an open source project to make it easier to build, manage and update clouds.

What VeloCloud Cost VMware

A dive into some SEC filings shows that the SD-WAN startup VeloCloud wasn't really a unicorn. It's still a lovely show pony, though. Giddy up!

How Colt Built Its On Demand Platform

Three strategic initiatives &ndash Novitas, Stratus and Sentio &ndash have powered Colt's move into on-demand services.

Embracing the Intelligent Era With the Intent-Driven Network

There is still a huge gap between SDN and autonomous networks, so Huawei introduced the 'intelligent network' concept.

Samsung Electronics Holds the Final Conference in Korea Completing 5G Standards for Commercialization

Samsung today announced that it hosts 3GPP RAN WGs’ final meeting to complete the 5G mobile communication standards in Busan from May 21st to 25th. This meeting will finalize the relevant standard technologies for 5G commercialization.

Verizon Taps Samsung for Sacramento, Ericsson for LA 5G

The 1-Gig fixed wireless 5G service is coming in the fourth quarter of this year.

Matrixx Founder: Divergent Career Paths Lead to the Top

It's still a struggle to find women for leadership roles in Silicon Valley, but Matrixx Software VP of Marketing and Co-Founder Jennifer Kyriakakis advises women to focus on transferable skills and non-traditional paths to get there.

CableLabs Is Building a VR Media Spec... With the Holodeck in Mind

Hello, future.

Rackspace Climbs the Cloud Stack

Rackspace is getting into the enterprise transformation racket.

How RJio Built India's Most Automated Network

RJio's executives were likened to a music group in Nice last week, but they prefer smashing up telecom markets to hotel rooms.

Middle East Operators Battle for 5G Bragging Rights

Four operators in the Middle East say they have launched their 5G networks, but will anyone notice?

Eurobites: Could BT Sell Its Mobile Masts to Fund FTTP?

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: EE goes with Ericsson for subscriber analytics; EU measures digital progress; Sky opens innovation center for research into virtual reality and more.

How U.S. Tech Firms Are Spending Their Newly Repatriated Cash

Following concerns from Senator Marco Rubio that American companies are not using their repatriated cash to invest in the American worker, we looked into what seven tech companies are planning to do with the billions they brought back.