KT Corp. and GS Retail Expands Joint VR Business ‘VRIGHT’

KT, South Korea’s largest telecommunications company, is pioneering new opportunities in the next-generation of virtual reality (VR) with its cutting-edge and innovative technologies. The Korean telecom leader announced the opening of its second VR theme park VRIGHT (www.vright.com) near the main gate of Konkuk University in eastern Seoul today. The park is a joint partnership with GS Retail Co., a major convenience store chain operator in Asia’s fourth-largest economy.

Why 3GPP Contributions Do Not Indicate 5G Leadership

Leadership is not a math game. Contribution counting is a flawed practice that does not paint the complete picture of a company's 5G leadership. Here's why...

Security Company Tenable Files for IPO

An IPO could value value Tenable between $1.5 billion and $2 billion, according to anonymous sources.

Colt picks Adva for uCPE platform

Colt is working with German vendor Adva to build and globally deploy its new universal customer premises equipment (uCPE) platform.

IPO fails to Xiaomi the money

The initial public offering of Chinese gadget giant Xiaomi seems to has raised considerably less cash than it hoped.

Liberty Global recycles Lutz Schüler from Unitymedia to Virgin Media

With Liberty Global selling a bunch of its German stuff to Vodafone it has decided to recycle an exec it would otherwise lose.

Verizon, AT&T to other cities: Don’t use San Jose’s small cell model

Verizon and AT&T quickly rejected a proposal by Jessica Rosenworcel to use San Jose’s approach to small cells as a template for deployments in other cities.

Consulting firm’s deep dive: ‘The 5G pessimists are wrong’

“The 5G pessimists are wrong,” Bain & Company says.

Former Cisco exec Rowan takes on challenge of CEO role at Five9

In May, Rowan Trollope left his position as a member of Cisco's executive leadership team to take on the role of CEO at a contact call center company.

Is the £330 you save with a OnePlus 6 vs other Android flagships too good to be true?

I’m thinking of getting a new smartphone so I asked for review samples of the Samsung Galaxy S9, Google Pixel 2 and OnePlus 6 to help me choose.

PKS Remains a Cross-Selling Tool for VMware, Pivotal

The collaborative platform received an update this week but analysts have noted that uptake of the service remains elusive.

SDxCentral's Weekly Roundup — June 29, 2018

Tintri continues to dissolve, slashes employees; AT&T buys AppNexus for $1.6 billion; Microsoft Azure IoT Edge is open sourced on GitHub.

Ericsson Teams With SD-WAN Startup Mode to Build an SD-Core Network

Mode's intelligent routing algorithms give enterprises private network reliability and quality of service that they can then combine with SD-WAN and last-mile internet.

Security Startup Preempt Closes $17.5M Series B, Scores ClearSky, Blackstone, and Intel Funding

The company’s platform “preempts” threats (hence the name) based on identity, behavior, and risk. One of its new investors — Blackstone — started as a customer.

ZTE Replaces Its Chairman and Entire Board of Directors

The sudden absence of a major telecom vendor has caused some big ripple effects. For instance, ZTE pulled out of Mobile World Congress in Shanghai this week.

AT&T aiming for 5G demo at RTX festival

AT&T is seeking FCC authorization to demonstrate 5G at the RTX 2018 Animation Festival in Austin, Texas, in August.  

Trump’s steel tariffs may be starting to impact tower companies

President Trump levied stiff tariffs on steel imports in March, and that action may be affecting some of the nation’s tower companies.

MWC Shanghai: Co-creation and collaboration becoming the new buzz of 5G

Buzzwords are nothing new to the telecoms and tech space, but 2018 is starting to see the rise of a few more; co-creation and collaboration

KT’s ‘Ni Hao 5G!’ Campaign Catches Global Attention at MWC Shanghai

KT showcased its expertise and global leadership in next-generation wireless technology and services at this week’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) Shanghai 2018, the largest mobile industry event in Asia.

KT joins ORAN (Open RAN) to create an open 5G standard with global carriers

KT announced on 27th that it will promote 'Open 5G standard' by participating as a board member at the founding general meeting of 'O-RAN (Open Radio Access Network) Alliance' held at Kerry Hotel, Shanghai.

Comcast Service Down – Just Start the Weekend Now

A fiber cut by a backbone network partner took out service for business and residential customers of Xfinity Internet, video and voice, according to Comcast.

AT&T Fires Up More Fiber & 5G Pilots

The operator launched full-fiber broadband and a fixed-mobile 5G trial in South Bend, Ind., bringing it up to 71 metro regions nationwide.

BT, Vodafone Still Fretting Over Brexit Costs, Uncertainty

Amid rising concern among business leaders about the impact of Brexit, BT and Vodafone are still facing considerable uncertainty.

WiCipedia: Crypto, Cannabis & Change

This week in our WiC roundup: STEM students experience sexual harassment; a 14-year-old CEO; crypto and cannabis; and more.

Eurobites: Ã…lcom & Ericsson Put 5G NR Standalone Through Its Paces

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telefónica bags more soccer rights; fiber for Exeter; Colt chooses ADVA for NFV; Deutsche Telekom's World Cup AI.

Bharti Airtel’s Chairman Sees 5G Slicing as a Solution to Net Neutrality Debate

He promised on behalf of the “mobile operator fraternity” that they will never throttle speeds.

Elisa claims world’s first commercial 5G launch

Finnish operator Elisa says it has become the first operator in the world to begin commercial use of a 5G network and starts selling 5G subscriptions.

Elisa claims world’s first commercial 5G launch

Finnish operator Elisa says it has become the first operator in the world to begin commercial use of a 5G network and starts selling 5G subscriptions.

Epsilon, DCConnect deliver on intercarrier orchestration

Epsilon and China's DCConnect have teamed up on two-way, intercarrier network orchestration across each other's networks.

MWC Shanghai: Why are Europe lagging the 5G race? Lack of commitment

The US is going hard and heavy for the consumer side, while Asia readied itself for the wireless assault on enterprise. Europe dithered, without committing, and is now playing catch-up.

MWC Shanghai: Why are Europe lagging the 5G race? Lack of commitment

The US is going hard and heavy for the consumer side, while Asia readied itself for the wireless assault on enterprise. Europe dithered, without committing, and is now playing catch-up.

Elisa claims first commercial use of 5G

Finnish operator Elisa is claiming to be the first operator in the world to begin commercial use of a 5G network.

IoT platform initiatives start to ramp

Ericsson, Qualcomm and Microsoft have all announced initiatives designed to move the whole internet of things thing along a bit.

San Francisco 49ers Go With Datrium for Data Center Win

In addition to storing video data for pre-game preparation and game-time decision making, Datrium DVX will also support the scouting database used for serving statistics on college and NFL players in real-time on draft day.

T-Mobile/Sprint approval odds may be improving

One Wall Street research firm said it believes the odds that regulators will approve the proposed merger between Sprint and T-Mobile are improving.

Medical AI platform claims to be able to match actual doctors for health advice

UK Medical tech company Babylon Health has demonstrated an AI platform that seems to diagnose as accurately as real, live human doctors.

Medical AI platform claims to be able to match actual doctors for health advice

UK Medical tech company Babylon Health has demonstrated an AI platform that seems to diagnose as accurately as real, live human doctors.

O-RAN Alliance announces new members

The O-RAN Alliance announced that seven other carriers have joined the group as members: Bharti Airtel, China Telecom, KT, Singtel, SK Telecom, Telefonica and…

AT&T facing some blowback on fee increases

AT&T may be facing a public relations situation following the carrier’s move to significantly increase the administrative fees it levies against customers.

O-RAN Alliance Snares 7 New Operator Members

AT&T’s Andre Fuetsch will head the group’s board, which is made up of delegates from 12 operators.

New Report Details Future Disruptions of Edge Computing

The report includes a glossary of edge computing terms and definitions that is being funneled into The Linux Foundation.

Jask Raises $25M Series B Funding for Autonomous Security Platform

This brings its total to $39 million. Kleiner Perkins led the funding round with participation from Battery Ventures, Dell Technologies Capital, TenEleven Ventures, and Vertical Venture Partners.

Ciena’s Blue Planet Dynamically Connects to a Variety of Clouds

The company’s SDN technology was chosen by CoreSite Realty to help its customers connect to public and private clouds and to adjust bandwidth as needed.

Codefresh Kubernetes-Native CI/CD Platform Lures Microsoft Cash

The company's platform helps developers to automate their application deployment to Kubernetes in as little as 10 minutes and is more Kubernetes-centric than Spinnaker.

CenturyLink banks on machine learning, AI for security

CenturyLink has boosted its Security Log Monitoring platform by blending in machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Executives to watch: 13 rising stars of wireless in 2018

The 13 executives the FierceWireless editorial team thinks are on the rise in wireless in 2018.

MWC Shanghai: Mobile video can be the elusive justification for 5G – Viacom

While the US and Asia stream ahead in the race for 5G, European telcos are unsurprisingly sceptical over investments; could video be use case which operators are searching for to justify investments in the technology?

SK Telecom joins ORAN (Open RAN) Alliance

SK Telecom announced on the 28th that it participated as a core member in the global 5G carrier association 'Open Radio Access Network' (ORAN) Alliance.

Elisa Beats US, Asia to 5G Finnish Line

Finland's Elisa fends off tough competition from US and Asian operators to launch the world's first 'commercial' 5G service. And it really is commercial. Honest.

CenturyLink: Security Sales All in the Timing

Enterprises want better security at a lower cost but they aren't going to give up what they've already invested in to get it.

Huawei's Eric Xu: Automation, 5G Will Reflate Telco Margins

Huawei's Eric Xu fears industry fragmentation but believes new technology will restore profitability for service providers.

Eurobites: Sunrise Welcomes 5G Dawn

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Elisa claims "commercial" 5G first; Fastweb gets faster; VAR contract in back of net for Net Insight.

The Future's Bright, the Future's ORAN

The ORAN Alliance, which aims to bring openness into the radio access network, has added new members and provided further details of its plans.

Fat Cats Get Fatter as Jobs Go to the Dogs

In pampering their leaders, while ordinary workers face unemployment or pay stagnation, telcos are fueling concern about the growing wealth gap and emergence of an economic elite.

T-Mobile & Sprint Tell Senate US Will Win Global 5G Race

But CEO Legere says the combined operator will still be a 'proud disruptor.'

Investors Open Wallets for Software Agility

CloudBees gets $63 million funding and Codefresh rakes in $8 million to advance the case of rapid software development and deployment.

Rubio Responds to Huawei 'Attack'

US Senator Marco Rubio has taken to Twitter to respond to the 'attack' on him by Huawei rotating chairman Eric Xu.

Qualcomm’s Edge Platform Will Upgrade IoT Modules

Companies can deploy 2G IoT modules today and upgrade them to NB-IoT or CAT-M when network coverage is more comprehensive.

4 takeaways from the Sprint/T-Mobile Senate merger hearing

Here are some of the key topics covered during the Senate's hearing on the merger of Sprint and T-Mobile.

Facebook realises building aircraft is not a core competence

Social media giant Facebook has come to the conclusion that it might be better to leave the building of aircraft to aircraft-builders.

Qualcomm launches a bunch of chips in China

Mobile chip giant Qualcomm used the first day of Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2018 to launch new chips for smartphones and watches.

Union to Sprint/T-Mobile: Make ‘binding commitment’ on promises

The CWA plans to withhold its approval of the Sprint and T-Mobile merger until the companies make a “binding commitment” not to eliminate jobs.

Report: M&A activity to focus on software, virtualization

Don't expect any blockbuster deals this year among vendors in the telecommunications industry, according to an analyst report.

Analyst: Cable MVNOs to steal 50% of wireless customer additions

Charter, the nation’s third largest cable operator, is widely expected to launch its Spectrum Mobile MVNO in the coming weeks.

Facebook ends ambitious Aquila program

Facebook is getting out of the drone-building business, shutting the doors of its facility in Bridgwater, U.K., and focusing on partnerships.

Industry Voices—Blockchain's massive potential for telecom

Blockchain has the potential to have a huge impact on the telecom industry thanks to the industry’s large customer base and internal processes.

Google Cloud tees up new cloud region

Google Cloud will launch a new region in Los Angeles next month to better serve the media and entertainment industries located there.

Your professional reputation hangs in the balance

Marketing managers throughout the telecoms industry are walking a tightrope as they deliberate over entering the only industry awards event worth bothering with.

Your professional reputation hangs in the balance

Marketing managers throughout the telecoms industry are walking a tightrope as they deliberate over entering the only industry awards event worth bothering with.

Deutsche Telekom Demonstrates 5G Network Architecture With Third-Party VNFs

DT deployed a network data layer using HPE’s shared data environment. The shared layering helps the network handle a large variety of workloads while maintaining agility.

GitLab Ditches Microsoft Azure for Google Cloud, Kubernetes

The move is tied to the company’s desire to further exploit Google's Kubernetes support. Although the timing is interesting given Microsoft's recent announcement that it is purchasing GitHub.

Dell, VMware Still Dominate HCI Charts, Says IDC

For the second quarter in a row Dell Technologies’ brands ranked No. 1 in hyperconverged hardware and software sales.

Google Becomes Platinum Member of The Linux Foundation

Sarah Novotny, the head of open source strategy for Google Cloud Platform, will join The Linux Foundation board of directors.

FOX Networks Trials Barefoot Networks’ Tofino Programmable Chip

Broadcast networks are increasingly moving to IP, and this gives them the opportunity to take advantage of a programmable forwarding plane.

DevOps Players CloudBees, Puppet Score $100M in Funds

The DevOps market was worth nearly $2.8 billion in 2016, and is predicted to grow at an 18.6 percent CAGR through 2025, according to a Grand View Research report.

Comcast machineQ Brings IoT to Golf Courses, Mines, and Wines

The IoT business unit of Comcast, machineQ, named new customers that represent new industries and use cases for its low-power wide area network.

Madden: China’s 5G ramp-up will start soon, and it will be huge

Our checks with semiconductor and component vendors confirm that the 5G ramp-up in China is expected soon, and it will be bigger than anyone expected.

CBRS Alliance, ATIS collaborate to enable CBRS

CBRS spectrum rules in the U.S. are still being worked out, but thanks to the CBRS Alliance and ATIS, they’re ready for CBRS commercial deployments.

Consumer focused telcos are treading on thin ice – China Telecom

We are paraphrasing with the headline, but the message from Lui Aili, President of China Telecom was very simple; evolve from a consumer focused business or struggle.

Consumer focused telcos are treading on thin ice – China Telecom

We are paraphrasing with the headline, but the message from Lui Aili, President of China Telecom was very simple; evolve from a consumer focused business or struggle.

MWC Shanghai: GSMA takes another swipe at regulators

Bemoaning regulators has become common place in the telecommunications industry, but that hasn’t stopped the GSMA having another dig at the world’s boresome bureaucrats.

MWC Shanghai: GSMA takes another swipe at regulators

Bemoaning regulators has become common place in the telecommunications industry, but that hasn’t stopped the GSMA having another dig at the world’s boresome bureaucrats.

John Chambers’ VC Firm Backs Security Startup Balbix’s $20M Series B

Cavium, Nutanix, and Equinix are all customers using the security company’s predictive breach-risk platform.

KT SAT Eyes SE Asian Market at CommunicAsia 2018

KT SAT, the satellite-operating subsidiary of KT, is offering its cutting-edge satellite services to potential Southeast Asian customers this week at CommunicAsia 2018, the largest Asia-Pacific trade show for broadcasting and telecommunications.

KDDI and Samsung Successfully Complete Live Real-Time Free-Viewpoint Video Stream Test on 5G

KDDI uses Samsung's 5G equipment to introduce a whole new, immersive viewing experience for sports and entertainment, enabling viewers to control their vantage point

Ciena CTO: Next Optical Transport Leap Rides on Analytics & Network Intelligence

Ciena's Steve Alexander explains Ciena's strategy for injecting analytics and intelligence into the network, why the company acquired Packet Design and why Ciena is setting its sights on the Indian and Asian markets.

Remote PHY Moves Needle in Europe

The most popular of the Distributed Access Architecture options that cable operators are now exploring, Remote PHY notched several advances at the recent ANGA COM show in Germany.

Telia Carrier Embraces Automation

Automation may be a hot topic, but which manual processes are actually being handed over to the machines? At Telia Carrier, the optical service management team is set to automate a performance management task.

Masergy Pumps Up UCaaS With Mobile App

Managed service provider seeks to make noise in crowded market with mobile app that can add context to conversations.

Huawei Boss Slams 'Ignorant' Rubio on Research Restrictions

Huawei's top executive has lashed out at US lawmakers over restrictions in the academic sphere.

GitLab Says Bye-Bye Microsoft, Moves to Google Cloud

GitLab's announcement follows Microsoft buying GitHub, GitLab's major competitor. But that's just a coincidence. Yup.

Why Resistance to the Open RAN May Crumble

Ericsson's membership of the Open RAN Alliance would bring down walls inside the RAN prison.

Eurobites: Telefónica Told to Play Nice With Transatel

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Nuage Networks sells SD-WAN with e-Qual; UK jobs lost as Facebook downs its drone project; Uber gets a second chance in London.

Here’s why edge computing is attracting so much interest

Edge computing is one of the latest and hottest buzzwords in the wireless industry. But why?

Telefónica, Vodafone issue RFIs for OpenRAN

Operators’ quest for open networks takes another turn this week as Telefónica and Vodafone each are issuing RFIs for OpenRAN solutions.

Coriant's White Box Platform Is a Good Fit for 5G But Overkill for Data Centers

Network operators that are transitioning to 5G need to manage a significantly greater number of switching routes compared to data center operators.

TIM moves to limit damage from inevitable clash between CEO and board

TIM CEO Amos Genish has been moaning about his executive board, which has prompted the inevitable damage limitation exercise.

TIM moves to limit damage from inevitable clash between CEO and board

TIM CEO Amos Genish has been moaning about his executive board, which has prompted the inevitable damage limitation exercise.

Visible, the new Verizon MVNO, isn’t very visible

Visible, a new MVNO that is funded by Verizon, doesn’t appear to be very visible. At least not yet.

IEEE adopts OpenFog architecture as standard for fog computing

The IEEE Standards Association has adopted the OpenFog Consortium's reference architecture as a standard for fog computing.

Eutelsat thinks about buying Inmarsat, then decides not to

You know when something seems like a really good idea but then you sleep on it and wake up wondering what on earth you were thinking?

VMware unveils Kubernetes as a service offering for multicloud

VMware has joined the Kubernetes party with Tuesday's unveiling of its VMware Kubernetes Engine.

AT&T, Verizon capex in 2018 higher than expected

The analysts at Oppenheimer raised their capex estimates for both AT&T and Verizon for 2018.

Verizon, AT&T, others seek government money for rural build-outs

The FCC released the names of 220 companies that have been approved to bid in the agency’s upcoming Connect America Fund II auction.

Wifi Alliance introduces next WPA security generation

We’ve been securing our wifi connections with WPA2 for far too long, so the Wifi Alliance has introduced certified WPA3 to make things one better.

Wifi Alliance introduces next WPA security generation

We’ve been securing our wifi connections with WPA2 for far too long, so the Wifi Alliance has introduced certified WPA3 to make things one better.

Silver Peak snags $90M in investment round

Silver Peak announced a $90 million round of investment on Tuesday, which exceeded the total amount it had raised over the past 15 years of its existence.

Wi-Fi Alliance starts certification for WPA3

The Wi-Fi Alliance announced that the next generation in Wi-Fi security will support two modes of operation: WPA3-Personal and WPA3-Enterprise.

TIP Members Vodafone, Telefónica to Issue OpenRAN RFIs

The operators plan to release the results of the RFI and a shortlist of potential vendors at the TIP Summit in October in London.  

Pulse Secure Elevates vADC Assets to Google Cloud

The vADC uses central management tools to accelerate service deployment and increase security, scalability, and resiliency of applications as enterprises migrate to the cloud.

Extreme Networks ‘Puts a Brain’ on Top of Wireless, Wired Networks

It can be difficult to control radio frequency (RF) conditions, which can be impacted by some atmospheric conditions.

VMware Kubernetes Engine SaaS Battles Deployment Complexity

The platform allows customers to consume Kubernetes without the need to get their hands dirty with the deployment and operation of Kubernetes clusters.

Ping Identity Buys API Security Startup Elastic Beam

Ping Identity also launched a new product that builds on Elastic Beam’s technology, as well as its own API security product, and uses AI to identify and block attacks targeting API infrastructures in public and hybrid clouds.

Google Cloud Adds Fifth U.S. Region, Launches Managed NAS Service

The cloud provider’s global network includes 16 regions across 12 countries. It plans to launch additional regions in Zurich, Hong Kong, and Osaka, Japan in the future.

Will Vodafone usher in a new culture of customer service for telcos?

Either customer service is an afterthought for the telcos, or they are just genuinely terrible at it, but Vodafone’s new 30-day service guarantee sets to challenge the status quo of sub-standard service in the telco arena.

Will Vodafone usher in a new culture of customer service for telcos?

Either customer service is an afterthought for the telcos, or they are just genuinely terrible at it, but Vodafone’s new 30-day service guarantee sets to challenge the status quo of sub-standard service in the telco arena.

Silver Peak Raises $90M From TCV to Accelerate SD-WAN Growth

Silver Peak differentiates itself from other SD-WAN vendors with its Unity EdgeConnect SD-WAN physical or virtual appliance.

AT&T network revealed as the most useful asset of spymaster NSA

AT&T has been unveiled as one of the NSA’s biggest assets as the intelligence agency proves to be a difficult rash to get rid of.

AT&T network revealed as the most useful asset of spymaster NSA

AT&T has been unveiled as one of the NSA’s biggest assets as the intelligence agency proves to be a difficult rash to get rid of.

KT Launches Digital Healthcare System in Russia

KT announced today the launch of a digital pilot project in Russia to enable remote medical diagnosis and treatment among hospitals in the world’s largest country, in partnership with Russian Railways and Seoul National University Bundang Hospital(SNUBH).

ZTE Ban Gets Murkier as US Senators Seek Clarification

Senators ask for clarification about whether US customers can rip and replace ZTE gear from their networks under the Denial Order.

ZTE Ban Gets Murkier as US Senators Seek Clarification

Senators ask for clarification about whether US customers can rip and replace ZTE gear from their networks under the Denial Order.

The Telecoms.com Podcast: Social Skills

This week: chicken feet for breakfast; snacking on social media; and jobs to go.

Huawei: Master Ecosystem-Builder in IoT

With a complete portfolio of IoT technology, deployment know-how and more than 1,300 partners in its IoT ecosystem, Huawei is helping to enable the hyper-connected world.

VMware Launches Kubernetes-as-a-Service

VMware is launching a platform to run containerized applications on Kubernetes on public clouds: Amazon Web Services at first, with more to come.

5G Transport: Question Time

There are very few concrete answers about how optical transport networks should be built out to support 5G, notes Heavy Reading's Sterling Perrin, but the one thing that's clear is that optics is at the heart of 5G planning activity right now.

Eurobites: Telefónica Bags Rights to La Liga Soccer

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telenor Sweden CEO moves on; Eutelsat flips on Inmarsat bid; TIM board backs Genish; Fastweb gets flexible with Huawei.

Silver Peak Scores $90M Funding as SD-WAN Heats Up

Broadband and hybrid WAN provider more than doubles its funding as it goes up against Cisco, VMware and other formidable foes.

Telefónica, Vodafone Issue OpenRAN RFIs

TIP Summit's OpenRAN project group produces first set of vendor requirements, looking to identify who's coming to the table.

Huawei Is Main Sponsor of Trips by Australian Politicians, Says Report

Chinese company paid for more trips for Australian politicians than any other business between 2010 and 2018.

Xiaomi launches $6 billion IPO in Hong Kong

Chinese gadget giant Xiaomi has launched its initial public offering in the Hong Kong stock exchange that could raise over $6 billion.

Openreach announces a bunch of new Gfast locations

In spite of heavy pressure to raise its fibre game, BT’s supposedly autonomous wholesale unit Openreach has proudly unveiled a major extension of its Gfast programme.

VEON, Ericsson take NB-IoT for a trial run in Moscow

Working with Ericsson, Russian service provider VEON has launched a narrowband IoT trial in a Moscow district.

Launch your own wireless ISP for $25K, says startup Necto

A new Silicon Valley startup is selling a service that allows virtually anyone to launch a wireless internet service provider business for $25,000.

Carriers clamor for FCC oversight of state, city small cell fees

Wireless carriers continue to petition the FCC to issue guidelines to states and cities about how much they should charge for small cell deployments.

DT moves to clarify T-Systems strategy

Following reports that Deutsche Telekom is cutting 10,000 jobs from its T-Systems division, the operator thought it was time to make an official statement.

Open source communities, standards bodies hitting their stride

Open source communities and standards organizations, are, for the most part, starting to march in unison across the telecom industry.

AT&T reviews Time Warner acquisition and updates Q2 outlook

AT&T execs took the opportunity to provide a general corporate update at the recent Wells Fargo Securities 2018 Telecom 5G Forum.

Inside C Spire’s maverick strategy for fixed wireless

One would expect C Spire to dutifully follow the rest of the wireless industry toward 5G. But that’s not at all what C Spire is doing.

AWS Maintains Total Cloud Market Dominance Over Microsoft, Google

While Microsoft’s growth continues to surge, AWS remains the prominent cloud provider in the public IaaS and PaaS market segments.

Opanga Streamlines Traffic by Using Machine Learning in the Network Core

5G technologies are great, says Opanga's CEO. But why aren't network operators doing more to manage traffic by leveraging the vEPC?

Is DevSecOps the Answer to Securing the Hybrid Cloud?

DevSecOps automates core security tasks by embedding security controls and processes into DevOps, thus baking security into the code.

OpenSwitch Takes Networking on the Same Disaggregation Journey That Servers Took

One organization that is using OpenSwitch is Verizon Connect — Verizon’s business unit that provides fleet management and mobile workforce management.

Ligado proposal draws heat from helicopter community

The Helicopter Association International and 10 others say that Ligado Networks' proposed network will pose interference issues.

Pulumi Bridges Code Gap for Cloud, Containers, Serverless

The Seattle-based company was founded by former Microsoft and Amazon Web Services execs and pulled in $5 million of seed funding.

Qualcomm, Vivo integrate mmWave with sub-6 GHz

Qualcomm and Chinese handset OEM Vivo managed to accomplish something pretty key to the whole 5G thing.

AT&T Buys AppNexus, Charts Ad Strategy

Smarter advertising will leverage the telecom giant's content and wireless operators to 're-invent' how ads are done, says exec.

IoT Security Is Next Chapter for Syniverse

Can a new security offering help to restore profitability at Syniverse?

How Netflix May Finally Meet Its Waterloo

In a fresh forecast, Ovum's Tony Gunnarsson predicts that Netflix will see its subscriber growth plateau early next decade and then start experiencing sub losses as OTT skinny bundles take root.

Eurobites: VEON Trials NB-IoT With Ericsson in Moscow

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Broadnet launches SD-WAN services with Huawei; Telefónica calls for a new digital deal; Openreach extends Gfast rollout.