C-Band draft NPRM wins praise from WISPA, OTI

The FCC’s draft NPRM seeking public comment on the 3.7-4.2 GHz band received praise from industry, including satellite players.

Will you grow an extra ear from too much Snapchatting?

This week Telecoms.com has 16 year-old Shannon O’Connor joining the team for work experience, and today she looks at the potential for damage of radio frequency radiation on society.

GitLab Pushes Kubernetes-Based Update for Auto DevOps

Developer concern over Microsoft's $7.5 billion acquisition of GitHub could provide a long-term opportunity in the open source Git repository community.

Telefónica launches private virtualized networks

Telefónica is working with Ericsson to offer customers network slicing on private networks via the telco's UNICA cloud platform.

T-Systems joins the job-slashing brigade with 10k cuts

Deutsche Telekom is the next telco to axe employees, with its T-Systems division set to reduce its headcount by as much as 10,000, almost a quarter of employees.

Supreme Court ruling threatens tax raid on eCommerce

A ruling in the US Supreme Court may force internet based businesses to collect sales tax in States where the company does not have a physical presence, killing off any advantage which may exist over brick-and-mortar businesses.

YouTube strikes back in increasingly important mobile video battle

No sooner does Instagram make its mobile video move than YouTube and Snapchat counter-attack in an area of growing commercial significance to telcos too.

U.S. Cellular gives free Apple Watch service to 'total' plan customers

U.S. Cellular is looking to juice sales of its "total" plans by throwing in service for the Apple Watch Series 3 for free, at least for a “limited…

Supreme Court: Warrants are required to get cell location data

In a new 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court said police need to obtain a warrant before they can get location data from the nation’s wireless operators.

Finance man takes the helm at Intel after Krzanich ‘resignation’

After Brian Krzanich handed in his notice of resignation, Intel has announced Bob Swan will step out of the accountants office and will lead the company as Interim CEO.

Nutanix Gives International Speedway Corporation Instant Octane Boost

International Speedway Corporation needed its applications to run as fast as the race cars on its tracks.

Sprint Spent $1B on Massive MIMO for Its 5G Network in Q2

T-Mobile’s acquisition of Sprint will mean a larger 5G footprint and a higher capacity network, says Sprint’s CTO.   

Red Hat Stock Stung by Foreign Currency Exchange, Billing Concerns

The company's stock plunged as much as 13 percent early Friday having just hit a new 52-week high last week.

SDxCentral's Weekly Roundup — June 22, 2018

ZTE stock sinks after U.S. Senate bill; T-Mobile and Sprint advance their proposed merger; and VMware works with the U.S. government and public sector.

ThousandEyes launches multicloud network intelligence

ThousandEyes has deployed additional monitoring vantage points across multicloud environments to gain more visibility into network performances.

HPE Says Composable Infrastructure Is the Future of Data Center Tech

HPE started shipping its composable infrastructure product last year, and says in the first quarter of fiscal year 2018 alone it increased its customer base by more than 50 percent.

Why Pay-TV Needs OTT Video Now

In new studies and reports, it's clear that pay-TV operators must incorporate OTT video services into their offerings if they wish to survive and thrive.

Why SD-WAN Is Taking Off Now

It's clear that SD-WAN is now seen as the enterprise networking architecture of the future, which is why this market will reach billions of dollars.

ThousandEyes Scans Multi-Cloud Performance

ThousandEyes Network Intelligence helps enterprises pick the best cloud provider and region for network performance.

WiCipedia: Are Fembots a Boon or Bane for WiT?

This week in our WiC roundup: Fembots 2.0; Google's diversity battles; women's voices aren't heard; and more.

Eurobites: Ericsson, MTN Put the Skids Under 5G

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: CityFibre goes private following acquisition; Orange offers Earth data; copyright rules may get tougher for FANG gang.

In Search of 5G's Rationale

Research lab is taking a different approach to 5G – it's focusing on specific use cases, not the enabling technology, and has a new partner to help tackle industrial IoT needs.

Telco Job Prospects Go From Bad to Worse

Having already made workforce cuts last year, some of the world's biggest service providers are preparing to shed thousands of employees.

Consumer Cellular on track to pass 3M-customer mark this year

MVNO Consumer Cellular confirmed that it currently counts 2.9 million customers and expects to reach the 3 million-customer mark this year.

Wireless Broadband Alliance backs wifi roaming to tackle digital divide

For a technology which has been around for a while, few breakthroughs seem to occur in the wifi world, but tackling wifi roaming the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) believes the digital divide can be narrowed.

Facebook turns to interactive video to re-engage community

This week Telecoms.com has 16 year-old Shannon O’Connor joining the team for work experience, and today she looks at Facebook’s new interactive video features in the quest to be relevant once again.

Facebook turns to interactive video to re-engage community

This week Telecoms.com has 16 year-old Shannon O’Connor joining the team for work experience, and today she looks at Facebook’s new interactive video features in the quest to be relevant once again.

IBM Drops Cloud Management Platform Onto Kubernetes

The integration allows users to add self-service platform-as-a-service capabilities to CMS. They can also tap more quickly into IBM analytics, data, middleware, and its Watson artificial intelligence (AI) platform.

The Latest DPDK Release Provides Better Memory Management

From a container perspective the open source group is putting functions in place for dynamic control of DPDK.

DPDK unveils latest software release

The DPDK project announced the availability of its 18.05 software release, which was the fifth release since joining the Linux Foundation last year.

Altice raises €2.5 billion by flogging some towers

Debt-riddled French telco conglomerate Altice has raised some much-needed cash by selling stakes in two of its tower holdings to private equity.

Altice raises €2.5 billion by flogging some towers

Debt-riddled French telco conglomerate Altice has raised some much-needed cash by selling stakes in two of its tower holdings to private equity.

Sprint CTO: Together we can build bigger 5G network

Sprint isn’t slowing investment in its network, but it will offer a more compelling service if it is combines with T-Mobile, says Sprint CTO John Saw.

MEF debuts SDN/NFV professional certification exam

Sharpen up those No. 2 pencils, the MEF is now offering a new SDN/NFV certification exam.

Microsoft gives VR another kick in the teeth

The virtual reality segment might have been gathering some momentum over recent months, but Microsoft’s neglect of VR for its Xbox platform adds another dent into the credibility of the technology.

Connected car moves into second gear with digital key specifications

The Car Connectivity Consortium has announced the publication of the Digital Key Release 1.0 specification to allow drivers to download digital keys onto their smart devices and use it for any vehicle.

Facebook takes fight to YouTube on mobile with IGTV

Facebook subsidiary Instagram has launched a new app dedicated to long-form video on mobile devices that seems designed to compete with dominant incumbent YouTube.

AT&T’s new unlimited plans still cheaper than Verizon’s

AT&T introduced new unlimited plans—called Unlimited &More and Unlimited &More Premium—that include its new WatchTV streaming video service.

OpenSwitch debuts software, announces new members

OpenSwitch announced the availability of a new software release today and welcomed new project members to its ecosystem.

Cisco’s Plan to Pull In Cloud Provider Data Center Customers

To win more cloud provider customers Cisco is focusing on helping hyperscalers solve big engineering problems, and it's embracing open networking.

T-Mobile/Sprint merger odds ‘are certainly no worse’

How might new developments impact the possibility of a merged Sprint and T-Mobile?

C-Band proposal on FCC’s July agenda

The FCC will vote on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that seeks more feedback on how to make better use of the 3.7-4.2 GHz band, a.k.a. the C-Band.

Paranoid US politicians urge Google to break ties with Huawei

An open letter signed by a US Senator and three members of Congress to Google CEO Sundar Pichai suggests the internet giant should end its relationship with Huawei on the grounds of national security.

Paranoid US politicians urge Google to break ties with Huawei

An open letter signed by a US Senator and three members of Congress to Google CEO Sundar Pichai suggests the internet giant should end its relationship with Huawei on the grounds of national security.

AT&T Data Centers Fetch $1.1B in Sale to Brookfield Infrastructure

The carrier had been rumored to be looking to offload the data center assets, which followed similar sales by telecom rivals Verizon and CenturyLink.

U.S. Lawmakers Attack Google for Its Huawei Relationship

The lawmakers claim Google is “more willing to support the Chinese Communist Party than the U.S. military.”

AT&T: After FirstNet tower climbs, 5G will be a software upgrade

AT&T’s CEO said that the company’s work to upgrade its network with FirstNet’s spectrum will position it to move to 5G via a software upgrade.

Forcepoint, McAfee, and Symantec Join Silver Peak SD-WAN Security Alliance

The Silver Peak security alliance ecosystem enables customer to choose from eight different security offerings.

Intel CEO Krzanich Resigns Over Past Relationship With Employee

The company's board of directors named CFO Robert Swan as interim CEO while it searches for a successor.

Blaber: Reframing the great debate on 5G use cases

With 5G on the cusp of network launches, there's plenty of attention on use cases. Yet a focus on "killer" applications misses the bigger…

FCC nominee says spectrum, deployment key to 5G

FCC nominee Geoffrey Starks said 5G is extremely important to the nation’s economy and making more spectrum bands available for 5G is key.

DT Will Cut 10k Jobs at T-Systems – Report

German incumbent is reportedly seeking to cut about 25% of jobs at its struggling IT services business.

5G Still More Like Rocket Fuel Than a Mission to Mars

5G has been touted as the most transformative mobile 'G' ever. At the moment, it looks like more of the same.

5G Transport – Where Do We Start?

There's a helluva lot to talk about in terms of the key role that transport networks will play in a 5G world, says Heavy Reading's Sterling Perrin.

The Telecoms.com Podcast: Live* From 5G World

Live (*when they filmed it) from 5G World in London, this week's podcast gauges the 5G mood across industry. Once it's got the beers in.

Intel CEO Resigns After Employee Relationship Revealed

Intel's CFO, Bob Swain, will take on the interim CEO role.

Xiaomi IPO Will Value Smartphone Firm at Up to $70B

Chinese electronics manufacturer has big name anchor investors, including China Mobile and Qualcomm, as it aims to raise more than $6 billion from an IPO that could value the company at up to US$70 billion.

Eurobites: Telenor Fined $96.5M for Freezing Out Rivals

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Dixons Carphone profits slide; Telecom Italia considers fiber tie-up; Nokia outsources to India's HCL.

Altice to Sell French, Portuguese Towers for €2.5B

European service provider enters agreements for the sale of stakes in its French and Portuguese tower companies.

Petty's Grievances: The 5G Hopes & Fears of Vodafone UK's CTO

The dark fiber stink, baseband software hold-ups and a virtualization impasse are just a few of the problems facing Vodafone UK as it prepares to launch 5G.

New Ruckus Chief Won't Risk a Rumpus

Ian Whiting, who will take over the new Arris enterprise networks unit on July 1, aims to execute the strategy that he helped craft as a top lieutenant.

Boosting Law Enforcement Productivity, Safety and Data Security in the Field

Finally a viable solution to replace old laptops and desktop computers has arrived on the public safety scene with Samsung DeX in Car technology, making the work environment safer, more flexible and more efficient for police officers in the field by simply using a Samsung flagship Galaxy smartphone and the Samsung DeX service solution that brings an easy-to-use, PC-like experience to mobile handsets.

South Korea wraps 5G auction

South Korea’s auction of 3.5 GHz and 28 GHz spectrum wrapped up by Monday, with the three mobile carriers pledging to pay a total of $3.26 billion.

US telcos back down from data sharing following Senator finger pointing

The very public investigations by Senator Ron Wyden of Oregan have seemingly forced US telcos to back out of location-sharing partnerships with data brokers as privacy policies of the world’s largest companies continues to be questioned.

US telcos back down from data sharing following Senator finger pointing

The very public investigations by Senator Ron Wyden of Oregan have seemingly forced US telcos to back out of location-sharing partnerships with data brokers as privacy policies of the world’s largest companies continues to be questioned.

HPE CEO: Software-Defined Is a Gimmick. We Have Edge to Cloud

Antonio Neri says software defined is just a means to deliver a true edge-to-cloud architecture. He says HPE can deliver, but Dell can’t.

NGINX Series C Gathers $43M from Goldman Sachs

The company is looking to boost its product offerings based on its NGINX Plus platform, as well as target Kubernetes and Istio.

Byrne: Another 5G standard approved, watch out for ‘5G fatigue’

No doubt, finalizing the standalone 5G specs clears a significant hurdle. And yet, the overall hype around the announcement felt overdone to me.

HPE splashes $4B on 'intelligent' edge products and services

Hewlett Packard Enterprises (HPE) is making a big bet on the development of edge products and services across several technology domains.

Sprint kicks tires on robot electric vehicle chargers in NYC

Sprint has teamed up with Adaptive Motion Group to test self-driving robots that can charge up electric vehicles in New York City.

AR and VR headsets nosedive in Q1

Shipments of augmented and virtual reality headsets have plummeted year-on-year across the first quarter, according to statistics from IDC, as telcos unbundle the kit from premium contracts and handsets.

Broadband Forum, NTT move 5G forward with PON demo

After first announcing the project last year, the Broadband Forum and NTT successfully demonstrated the disaggregation of time-critical PON functions.

Telstra slashes 8k jobs in search for simplified structure and more profit

Australian telco Telstra has announced it will be cutting 8,000 employees and contractors, as well as a reduction in 2-4 layers of management, in an effort to simply the structure of the business and improve profitability.

Carriers pledge to cease sale of location data

Following an inquiry by a senator on the issue, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint pledged to stop providing customers’ location data to brokers.

American Tower cancels program designed to thwart nearby towers

American Tower will end a program that was designed to prevent its contractors from constructing new towers within a half-mile of one of its existing towers.

Instagram unveils new feature, but is it worth your time?

This week Telecoms.com has 16 year-old Shannon O’Connor joining the team for work experience, and today is an assessment of Instagram’s new feature to moderate time spent on the app.

HPE Edge Systems Run Enterprise Software from Microsoft, VMware, and Others

HPE also added more software-defined storage to its edge devices. This enables use cases like AI, video analytics, or databases at the edge.

Spanish ISP Replaces Cisco Hardware Routers With 6WIND vRouter

Minorisa’s main reason for switching from Cisco and MikroTik to 6WIND and white box hardware was the higher throughput and the ability to transition to SDN.

London to be Center of EE, Vodafone 5G Deployment Battle

EE's current 5G trial plans include just London, while Vodafone's plans include trials in seven markets by year-end.

Vodafone gets the 5G ball rolling

Vodafone has unveiled seven cities which will serve as test sites for 5G trials between October and December later this year.

Surfin' USA: Colt launches enterprise services in 13 cities

After a little over a year of planning, Colt Technology Services launched its U.S. network in 13 cities across 30 data centers.

ThousandEyes Enriches the Visibility of Multi-Cloud Environments

The performance monitoring company deployed cloud vantage points into every region of the top three cloud providers: Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.

AT&T joins industry rush toward NB-IoT

AT&T announced Wednesday it will join its rivals in launching an NB-IoT network for internet of things (IoT) deployments.

Lacework Finds Thousands of Vulnerable Kubernetes Deployments

A vast majority of the nodes were hosted inside of Amazon Web Services with 55 percent hosted in an AWS U.S. Region. Some of the other clouds hosting open nodes included Alibaba, Microsoft Azure, and Digital Ocean.

WISPA supports 6 GHz plan put forth by Google, Apple

The Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA) said it supports a proposed framework for spectrum sharing in the 6 GHz band. 

AT&T Will Launch Nationwide NB-IoT Network in 2019

 Deploying NB-IoT will require a software upgrade to the RAN and a few other network elements.

HPE CEO Antonio Neri Commits $4 Billion to Edge Products, Services

This money will fund what Neri called “intelligent edge” research and development around connectivity, security, edge computing, automation, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.

For Cloud-Based Call Centers That Might Kill IVR, Press or Say 2

The short answer is 'no' but they can make the customer service process less painful.

Larry Ellison Laughed at the Cloud, Now the Cloud Is Laughing Back

Oracle is showing steady growth, but its competitors are bigger and growing faster. Can Oracle avoid getting flattened?

AT&T Buckles Down to Deploy NB-IoT in 2019

After waffling on the NB-IoT spec in 2017, AT&T now says it will go commercial in the US and Mexico in 2019.

Investors Unmoved by New Telstra 4-Year Plan

Telstra's share price falls after the company unveils a new strategic plan and says it will slash a quarter of its workforce.

ETSI's Networked Intelligence Group Starts to Get Real

ETSI's wonderfully named Experiential Networked Intelligence (ENI) group, which aims to help operators better understand and improve the management of their networks, has sprung to life.

Eurobites: EU Lets the (Non-Personal) Data Flow

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Archos to install blockchain-based browser on its devices; Dialog in talks to buy Synaptics; Eurofins acquires Insite Security.

Matrixx VP Outlines Her Career-Making, Changing Skills

Technology can be learned, but critical thinking, decision making and verbal communication are the career-making skills that are transferable and crucial in a digital transformation, says Jennifer Kyriakakis, Matrixx Software's co-founder and VP of marketing.

Senate puts stoppers on Trump’s plan to save ZTE

The US Senate has voted 85 to 10 in favour to reinstate penalties on ZTE, despite President Trump’s attempts to ease pressure on the business and effectively save it from extinction.

Endpoint Security Firm Cylance Raises $120M in Series E

Cylance touts its predictive advantage technology that allows a company to protect endpoints from threats that may not exist for years to come.

T-Mobile, Sprint promise fiberlike speeds

T-Mobile is promising to offer peak 5G data speeds up to 4.1 Gbps and average speeds of 444 Mbps—if and only if it is allowed to combine with Sprint.

Regionalised monopolies or all-out competition? That is the question

It is always better to be a leader than a chaser, but sometimes you play the hand dealt. The UK is playing catch-up, but what is the right way forward; regionalised monopolies or bitter battle for the consumer?

Regionalised monopolies or all-out competition? That is the question

It is always better to be a leader than a chaser, but sometimes you play the hand dealt. The UK is playing catch-up, but what is the right way forward; regionalised monopolies or bitter battle for the consumer?

Aruba Integrates Cloud-Managed SD-WAN Into Its Software-Defined Branch

The new edge offering bundles SD-WAN, wired, and wireless networking technologies, along with unified security and policy enforcement.

ONF adds new partners, designs to its strategic plan

Three months after announcing a new strategic plan, the ONF is getting down to brass tacks with new members and reference designs.

Merged T-Mobile/Sprint hopes to be U.S.’ 4th largest in-home ISP

If regulators approve the merger, Sprint and T-Mobile promise to offer in-home internet services to roughly 9.5 million American households by 2024.

Will the UK ever agree on the internet?

This week Telecoms.com has 16 year-old Shannon O’Connor joining the team for work experience, and today’s ‘thrilling’ task is to join Jamie at the Connected Britain event in London.

Will the UK ever agree on the internet?

This week Telecoms.com has 16 year-old Shannon O’Connor joining the team for work experience, and today’s ‘thrilling’ task is to join Jamie at the Connected Britain event in London.

UK economy is solid despite infrastructure, but that needs to change – TalkTalk CEO

Dodgy connectivity has not hindered the economy in the past, but the UK cannot rely on precedent if it is to be an economic heavyweight in the future.

UK economy is solid despite infrastructure, but that needs to change – TalkTalk CEO

Dodgy connectivity has not hindered the economy in the past, but the UK cannot rely on precedent if it is to be an economic heavyweight in the future.

HPE Doubles Down on Hybrid Cloud With Service Built on OneSphere

The managed hybrid cloud service initially supports Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Azure Stack.

Orange puts cloud RAN through its paces with trial in Poland

Nokia is out of the starting gate for 5G in two separate trials that took place in Poland with Orange and SK Telecom.

Verizon to grow wireless service revenues: first time in 4 years

Things are finally starting to look up for Verizon, at least according to some Wall Street analysts.

Twistlock Adds Serverless Runtime Defense for Cloud Platforms

A recent Gartner report found that more than 20 percent of global enterprises will have deployed serverless technologies by 2020, compared with less than 5 percent today.

Colt Launches Enterprise Connectivity Services in the U.S.

Colt services now available in the United States include enterprise bandwidth services up to 100 Gb/s.

Cisco Buys July Systems, Adding Indoor Location Services Capabilities to Its Mix

The purchase of July Systems fits within Cisco’s broader push toward intent-based networking, particularly its push toward connecting with developers.

4 Vendors Pay $500,000 Each to Join ONF’s Partner Supply Chain

Adtran, Dell EMC, Edgecore Networks, and Juniper Networks joined the ONF at the partner level in which they each pay $500,000 per year for five years.

Tintri Collapse Imminent as Funds Wither, Stock Plunges

The cloud storage vendor has blown through more than $300 million in private and public funding since its founding in 2008.

T-Mobile outspent rivals in TV ads in May

T-Mobile spent more money on TV advertisements during the month of May than its larger rivals.

Uptycs Raises $13M, Launches Osquery-Based Security Platform

Facebook developed the osquery security framework to monitor its own infrastructure before open sourcing it in 2014.

KT Spearheads Global Initiative for 5G Standardization

KT, South Korea’s largest telecommunications company, is spearheading the global effort to commercialize the next generation of wireless connectivity, paving the way for its planned launch of the first nationwide 5G mobile network in March next year.

Cisco Buys July Systems to Help Track People Indoors

Cisco is looking to leverage July Systems' technology to help enterprises locate customers, employees and visitors inside facilities.

HPE Aruba Debuts Software-Defined Branch

Automates cloud-managed SD-WAN, wired and wireless networking with policy enforcement to help enterprises streamline branch connectivity.

South Korea's 5G Auction Raises $3.3B

All three national operators win concessions during a sale of both mid-band and higher-range spectrum.

Colt Invests in US Network, Bigs Up Its Global Appeal

Operator has hooked up 13 North American cities and is pitching itself as the only operator with its own network spanning Asia, Europe and the key markets in the US and Canada, though it may meet some competitive resistance...

HPE Launches GreenLake Hybrid Cloud Consumption Services

HPE GreenLake Hybrid Cloud professional services are designed to help enterprises manage and optimize on-premises and off-site clouds.

T-Mobile, Sprint Say 5G-Focused Merger Will Lead to 'Cord Cutting'

The operators argue that the public will drop 'costly' wired broadband services in favor of one bill to stream it all.

ONF Moves Aggressively on the Edge

New strategic realignment already generating reference designs for virtualization of key edge access and compute platforms.

Reliable Network Consolidation With Atrinet's NetACE

Atrinet can help CSPs with their Network Virtualization Transformations by enabling the transition, or consolidation, between traditional and new networks quickly, reliably and efficiently.

Standalone or Non-Standalone? 5G Trials Will Help Orange Decide

French service provider is kicking off pan-European 5G trials to figure out whether NSA or SA makes sense.

Eurobites: Nokia, Orange Trial Cloud RAN in Poland

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: AI and the creative industries; BT goes deeper into fintech; faster broadband for rural Nottinghamshire; Telenor reshuffles execs in Asia.

ZTE Tumbles Again as US Senate Rejects Rescue Deal

The Chinese supplier's future is once again on the line after US politicians voted to scrap Trump's rescue deal.

India Puts AI at Top of Tech Agenda

India's telcos and its government are prioritizing AI as they look to create new and innovative services for local consumers.

UK telcos not meeting demands of Brits

New research from RootMetrics points the finger at UK telcos for not meeting the expectations of the demanding consumer, claiming only 53% of Brits are actually happy with their mobile service.

Com Hem claims world record for fastest internet connection

Swedish service provider Com Hem AB has laid claim to having the fastest internet connection ever measured by a large group of users.

We’re blindly walking the path to digital monopolization – think tank

British think tank ResPublica has claimed current competition law is not fit for purpose, running the risk of companies such as Google and Facebook creating digital monopolies and ultimately a losing position for the consumer.

Qualcomm’s layoffs reach 1,800 as NXP deal hangs in limbo

Qualcomm’s management continues to juggle multiple challenges in locations around the world.

Sprint/T-Mobile merger proposal gets official at the FCC

Sprint and T-Mobile will file documents with the FCC Monday that will essentially open the transaction for commentary.

Huawei hits back at Australian paranoia

Huawei has written an open letter to Australian members of Parliament hitting back at the claims the company is a security risk, as it scraps for survival in the 5G race.

Huawei hits back at Australian paranoia

Huawei has written an open letter to Australian members of Parliament hitting back at the claims the company is a security risk, as it scraps for survival in the 5G race.

Apple to use RapidSOS tech to deliver more accurate 911 location info

Apple announced it will use technology from startup RapidSOS to improve the location information sent to emergency responders.

Google, Intelsat spar over C-Band

Sparks were flying almost as soon as the first keynote got underway during New America’s Open Technology Institute (OTI) event Friday.  

Beam Suntory taps into Cisco's security portfolio

With more than 80 distilleries and plants around the world, Beam Suntory is working with Cisco to keep data breaches and high-proof explosions at bay.

SNS expects private LTE to grow across the board in 2018

The United States is not the only place where private LTE networks are expected to increase in market size.

Docker's Name and Operations Could Appeal to Microsoft, Red Hat, VMware

Acquisition rumors are nothing new for Docker, which said it has attracted more than 1 million new developers and hosted more than 1 million new applications in its Docker Hub over the past year.

Huawei, Intel complete full-stack 5G interop test

Huawei and Intel are touting a full-stack 5G interoperability test with China Mobile for the Non-Standalone version of 5G.

Intel not about to miss out on 5G

Intel was late to the cellular party for 4G and missed opportunities in earlier iterations, but it's not going to let 5G slip by.

Sprint Is Building a Dedicated IoT Core Network

By creating a separate core network, Sprint can dynamically add capacity and computing power as it is needed.

Public Cloud Providers Spent 32% More on Infrastructure Year Over Year, Says Synergy Research

This is squeezing the growth opportunity for traditional vendors such as Dell EMC, Cisco, and HPE.

Pivot3 CEO: Our HCI Tops the Acquisition Target List

CEO Ron Nash expects his company to be profitable by next year, which could set the stage for an IPO if Pivot3 isn’t gobbled up first.

Qualcomm/NXP deal hangs in balance as US and China set out war plans

Back in 2016, Qualcomm just wanted to buy NXP in the continued quest for self-improvement, unfortunately the business has become one of the rarely moving pawns in the prolonged chess game between the US and China.

Virgin Media joins the Netflix bonanza

Virgin Media is the latest telco to cash in on the aggregator trend, building on a partnership with Netflix to allow customers to pay for the streaming service through their Virgin Media bill.

Analyst: Cable Gaining in Enterprise, but CenturyLink, Windstream Also Strong

New report from Matt Davis of Independence Research looks at the varying strategies and find key differences are aiding cable and telco.

Google Spending $550M on Chinese Partnership

Google and JD.Com will partner on retail solutions in regions including Southeast Asia, the US and Europe.

CableLabs: New Optical Spec Almost Here

Cable R&D group is prepping its Full Duplex Coherent Optics effort to vastly increase the fiber capacity in the cable access network.

'Your World Cup Service Sucks,' Aussie PM Tells Optus CEO

The big issue of the day that really consumes the attention of Australian politicians is soccer, and why they can't watch it through Optus.

AT&T to Deploy Small Cells, Smart City Infrastructure in San Jose

AT&T initially announced a small cell deployment partnership with San Jose in April, and plans to start deploying 5G in San Jose in the first half of 2019.

Drunk Brits, Russian Anglers & Telenor's Big Data Gambit

How Norway's biggest operator plans on turning its mobile analytics into a new money-spinner.

Mavenir's Billion-Dollar Blueprint

Ambitious software-only messaging and mobile core applications specialist targets major equipment vendors as it aims to become a billion-dollar business within four years.

Eurobites: Former France Telecom Execs to Stand Trial Over Suicides

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Comcast's Sky bid gets the official EU nod; Virgin bills direct for Netflix; Telia denies break-up fee; Com Hem claims speed record.

Atlanta Braves Go to Bat for Transformation

Technology helped the organization transform itself from a baseball team to landlord of a mixed-use urban development.

Reliance Jio President Mathew Oommen on India's 4G Phenomenon

Reliance Jio's Mathew Oommen discusses the market reality and motivation behind one of India's most incredible mobile networks.