Coalition opposes Ligado’s terrestrial network

A coalition is still concerned about the threat of harmful interference from Ligado’s proposed terrestrial network.

Outfoxed Comcast looks to the Sky

US telco conglomerate Comcast has decided it can’t be bothered with 21st Century Fox but is still really keen on Sky.

Verizon goes mobile with its fixed 5G service for D.C. demo

Verizon took its fixed 5G service mobile by putting the service onto a bus outside the nation’s capital.

Cato Networks adds identity awareness to SD-WAN

Cato Networks is looking to separate itself from the pack of 50-plus SD-WAN vendors by adding identity-aware routing to its SD-WAN-as-a-service offering.

Telia continues on the TV acquisition trail

Only a matter of days after Telia announced the purchase of GET and TDC Norway to bolster its convergence play, the Swedish telco has confirmed the acquisition of Bonnier Broadcasting.

Telia continues on the TV acquisition trail

Only a matter of days after Telia announced the purchase of GET and TDC Norway to bolster its convergence play, the Swedish telco has confirmed the acquisition of Bonnier Broadcasting.

Microsoft surges past $100bn in full-year revenues

Microsoft has unveiled its full-year financial results for 2018, with golden CEO Satya Nadella leading the company past the $100 billion revenue milestone for the first time.

AT&T knocks T-Mobile by naming more midsized cities for 5G

AT&T identified three more cities where it plans to launch mobile 5G services, and used the announcement to take a swipe at rival T-Mobile.

Microsoft Throws Down Cloud Revenue Challenge for AWS, Google

The computing giant touted cloud as driving its latest revenue surge, and it has set a high bar for its rivals to match.

Tech Heavyweights Create Open Source Project to Transfer Data

Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Microsoft are behind the initiative. So far, Amazon and Apple are not part of the group.

OpenSDS Project Issues First Release for Software-Defined Storage

For its first code release the OpenSDS project unified storage with Kubernetes for container control and storage with OpenStack for virtual machine control.

UK Gov raises questions about Huawei security competence

Huawei has had a turbulent couple of months in the US, and it doesn’t look like it going to be any easier in the UK as a new government reports points the finger at technical inadequacies.

UK Gov raises questions about Huawei security competence

Huawei has had a turbulent couple of months in the US, and it doesn’t look like it going to be any easier in the UK as a new government reports points the finger at technical inadequacies.

SDxCentral's Weekly Roundup — July 20, 2018

Swim secures $10 million; the three major South Korean mobile operators will work together on 5G; GE and Microsoft partner on industrial IoT.

IBM reflects on open source some 20 years in

Open source celebrates 20 years as the open source convention known as OSCON convenes in Portland, Oregon.

Senate Republicans Capitulate to Trump's ZTE Deal

Attempt to reinstate ZTE components ban is killed in Congress.

AT&T Adds Trio of New Cities for 5G Launch in 2018

Ma Bell gets ready to launch its 5G 'puck' in three more US cities by the end of the year, bringing the announced cities to six so far.

New Effort Tries to Curb Edge Chaos

With a new report, a glossary and an open source effort, small group intends to better define what edge computing is and will become.

VEON: When Transformation Goes Bad

Turmoil continues at one of the world's biggest emerging market operators with the announcement of further executive departures.

Huawei 5G Microwave With Low TCO Promotes Broadband Development in Emerging Markets

Huawei has designed its innovative 5G microwave transport solution to meet the demands of emerging market operators.

Digging Deeper Into Three UK's Transformation Program

UK mobile operator Three UK is undergoing a revamp of its radio access network and supporting IT systems.

Eurobites: Telia Turns Up TV Offer With Bonnier Acquisition

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Virgin Media loses UKTV channels; EU ups the ante with Qualcomm; Proximus teams up for smart buildings.

WiCipedia: Facebook in Diversity Hotseat & US Lagging in Gender Equality

This week in our WiC roundup: Facebook reveals latest diversity numbers; Microsoft still in lawsuit battle; African women's tech access; and more.

Huawei Poses Security Threat, Says UK Watchdog

Chinese vendor falls short of industry good practice and its lack of progress on addressing security concerns has been 'disappointing,' says a new report.

Alphabet’s blue sky thinkers pen first Loon deal in Kenya

The Loon team have signed its first commercial deal with Telkom Kenya to deploy a pilot 4G network in suburban and rural areas of the country.

Alphabet’s blue sky thinkers pen first Loon deal in Kenya

The Loon team have signed its first commercial deal with Telkom Kenya to deploy a pilot 4G network in suburban and rural areas of the country.

Cisco pledges $100 million to UK digital innovation

Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins has announced a $100 million pledge to help accelerate digital innovation, buddying the firm up to Downing Street and the governments Industrial Strategy.

Meet the T-Mobile executive in charge of fixed wireless

T-Mobile's Dave Mayo is now in charge of two key areas: the internet of things and fixed wireless.

Amdocs and Openet settle baffling, endless patent dispute

After eight years of ensuring expensive holidays for their lawyers, rival telecoms software companies Amdocs and Openet have decided to call it a draw.

AWS is not selling white box switches to customers: report

Stick a fork in the rumor that Amazon Web Services was planning to sell its own white box switches to its customers.

OpenVault set to unveil new data usage technologies

OpenVault is working to help cable operators place their broadband subscribers in the correct tiers in order to further monetize their services.

Iliad signs up a million Italian customers in 50 days

Iliad caused chaos in France with the launch of Free Mobile in 2012 and it looks set to repeat the trick in the Italian market.

Deutsche Telekom signs on to Linux Foundation Networking

Deutsche Telekom has doubled down on its commitment to using open source by signing up as a platinum member of Linux Foundation Networking.

Straight Talk is bright spot in America Movil’s U.S. business

MVNO Straight Talk gained almost half a million customers during the past year and is now nearing the 9-million-customer mark.

The Chief Barrier to Container Adoption Is Persistent Storage, SDxCentral Report Says

Other adoption challenges cited by the report include multi-cloud/cross-data center integration, data management in containerized environments, and security profiles.

Apple hands Chinese government the keys to the iEmpire

On one side of the world US Politicians are attempting to ban Chinese vendors on the grounds of national security, while on the other Apple has potentially handed control of its users’ data to the Chinese government.

Apple hands Chinese government the keys to the iEmpire

On one side of the world US Politicians are attempting to ban Chinese vendors on the grounds of national security, while on the other Apple has potentially handed control of its users’ data to the Chinese government.

Huawei makes prominent showing at OSCON

Huawei made a prominent showing at OSCON 2018 despite U.S. security concerns swirling about the Chinese company.

T-Mobile Goes Nationwide With NB-IoT

The operator’s new partner program will bring together hardware and software developers.     

LiveAction to Release Server Appliance for LiveNX Monitoring Platform

Engineers from Savvius, which LiveAction acquired last month, helped specify the hardware and optimize and test the server image for bare metal installation.

IBM continues down the road to recovery

Rome wasn’t built in a day, and IBM’s readiness for the connected era certainly took some time, but another solid quarter perhaps demonstrates the corner has finally been turned.

IBM continues down the road to recovery

Rome wasn’t built in a day, and IBM’s readiness for the connected era certainly took some time, but another solid quarter perhaps demonstrates the corner has finally been turned.

Verizon taps Cat M1 network for smart grid services

Verizon is using its LTE Category M1 network to provide essential services to utilities looking for better smart grid solutions.

T-Mobile launches NB-IoT nationwide

T-Mobile said its NB-IoT network—designed specifically for internet of things applications—is now available nationwide.

Microsoft Soars on Cloud Sales, Reports Record-Breaking $110B in Annual Revenue

Cloud and intelligent edge are paying off big for Microsoft, as revenue tops $110 billion for the first time ever.

Sensors Working Overtime: T-Mobile NB-IoT Goes Nationwide

T-Mobile beats AT&T & Verizon to the NB-IoT punch with nationwide LPWAN LTE network.

Trump Trashes EU's $5B Google Fine

The president says that the EU is attacking 'great American company' Google with its $5 billion antitrust fine.

AWS Summit 2018: Why Amazon Is the King of Cloud

All kinds of companies in telecom – such as AT&T and Verizon – and other vertical markets are moving to the cloud at different speeds and for different reasons. So why are so many of them using AWS?

Adtran Will Be a 5G Winner, Says Analyst

Broadband vendor's NG-PON2 technology could have a major role to play in the 5G networks that service providers are building.

Comcast Gives Up on Fox, Focuses on Sky

Seemingly bowing to the inevitable, Comcast formally withdrew its $65 billion bid for 21st Century Fox and said it would now focus all its efforts on buying Sky.

Iliad Grabs 1M Customers by Day 50 of Italian Odyssey

Iliad has taken the Italian market by storm and an analyst is warning of service revenue declines for the country's existing operators.

Eurobites: Google's Balloon Goes Up Over Kenya

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Orange extends 5G testing in France; Cisco invests in UK innovation; ADVA revenues down in Q2.

Aryaka's Gary Sevounts: Advantages to Consuming SD-WAN as a Service

The way enterprises consume services is changing. Products and services must be delivered on-demand and in just the right amount. Watch this most recent conversation with Aryaka's Chief Marketing Officer, Gary Sevounts, on how they are delivering SD-WAN as a service to global businesses, along with competing and partnering with service providers in the enterprise networking space.

Amazon: We're Not Selling Commercial Switches

Reports of Amazon getting into the white-box switch business are exaggerated. Oh well, that would have been fun.

Google continues infrastructure investment with trans-Atlantic cable

Google has continued its cloud infrastructure quest with its first private trans-Atlantic subsea cable connecting Virginia Beach in the US to the French Atlantic coast.

A ticket to ride is just a Whim away

The subscription based mobile app Whim aims to replace car ownership. It is getting closer but not quite there yet.

AT&T Caters to Customers That Prefer a Full Cisco NFV Stack

AT&T’s other virtualization platform, FlexWare, now includes SD-WAN from VMware/VeloCloud.

Europe hits Google with €4.3bn fine for Android antitrust violations

Google has been handed a record €4.3 billion by the European Commission, with the bureaucrats claiming the search giant abused the dominant position of Android to bully consumers into using its search engine.

Europe hits Google with €4.3bn fine for Android antitrust violations

Google has been handed a record €4.3 billion by the European Commission, with the bureaucrats claiming the search giant abused the dominant position of Android to bully consumers into using its search engine.

Ericsson shares jump after another quarter of quietly delivering the numbers

At first glance Ericsson’s Q2 2018 numbers don’t look all that great, but they’re clearly better than investors expected because its shares have jumped.

Ericsson shares jump after another quarter of quietly delivering the numbers

At first glance Ericsson’s Q2 2018 numbers don’t look all that great, but they’re clearly better than investors expected because its shares have jumped.

Streaming officially overtakes traditional Pay TV in UK

It’s been a watershed moment on the horizon for some time, but new figures from Ofcom confirm subscription numbers for streaming services have overtaken the ‘traditional’ pay TV market in the UK.

Streaming officially overtakes traditional Pay TV in UK

It’s been a watershed moment on the horizon for some time, but new figures from Ofcom confirm subscription numbers for streaming services have overtaken the ‘traditional’ pay TV market in the UK.

Here’s what the average Comcast Xfinity Mobile customer looks like

Wall Street research firm Cowen and Company offered a glimpse into the kinds of customers who are signing up for Comcast’s mobile offering.

Epsilon CEO discusses intercarrier service with DCConnect

Epsilon is firing on all cylinders in regards to deploying and using intercarrier services and software-defined networking.

Ericsson trumpets ‘strong market momentum’ in North America

Ericsson reported that it has made progress in its effort to regain its financial footing.

CenturyLink connects with Oracle Cloud

Oracle customers can now access their data and business applications across North America and Europe thanks to a new deal with CenturyLink.

PwC says AI is actually a good thing for jobs in the UK

Global accountancy firm PwC has defied logic and contextual awareness by declaring artificial intelligence will actually have a positive impact on the UK’s employment numbers, creating more jobs than it destroys.

PwC says AI is actually a good thing for jobs in the UK

Global accountancy firm PwC has defied logic and contextual awareness by declaring artificial intelligence will actually have a positive impact on the UK’s employment numbers, creating more jobs than it destroys.

Korean operators make pact to avoid undermining each other on 5G

SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus have all agreed to launch 5G services at the same time to avoid the potentially blood-thirsty race in pursuit of the ‘first’ accolade.

Commercial Kubernetes Services: There’s an App for That

The Google Cloud Platform Marketplace updates its previously launched Cloud Launcher service and offers applications that are tested and vetted to work on Kubernetes.

Ericsson Rebounds in Q2 as 5G Momentum Grows

The Swedish firm reported an operating profit of $23 million. It’s the first time since the third quarter 2016 that the company has reported a profit.

Nokia Nuage and Globe Telecom Bring SD-WAN to the Philippines

With Nokia Nuage SD-WAN, Globe Telecom customers across the 7,000 islands that comprise the Philippines will have automated, cloud-based connectivity.

Big Switch Takes the Fast Path to Hybrid Cloud Via On-Prem VPCs

It’s delivering a public-cloud management paradigm, which customers are familiar with, to on-premises workloads.

Security Vendor Claims 98 Percent of Serverless Deployments at Risk

The company scanned thousands of serverless-based apps running in production on AWS, with 16 percent of those at risk considered "serious."

GM: DSRC expansion underscores need to protect 5.9 GHz

General Motors wants to make sure the entire 5.9 GHz band is protected for roadway safety.

Dueling reports show increase in U.S. wireless network speeds

According to two separate reports released today, Americans are enjoying significantly faster LTE networks than they were a year ago.

France sets 5G road map with ‘ambitious’ targets

France has established a road map for 5G with what it describes as ambitious targets, allocating frequencies and setting a commercial rollout date.

Mun: Carriers benefit from unlicensed and shared band use

In midst of seemingly abundant “sea” of licensed spectrum, we see growing carrier investments in the unlicensed and shared spectrum bands.

C-Spire Claims to Be First in the US With 5G

The C-Spire service is more proto-5G than the real thing, but it still offers dang fast broadband by Mississippi standards.

IBM Rises to $20B in Revenue on Cloud Growth

IBM nailed a third consecutive quarter of revenue growth Wednesday, putting its five-year revenue decline farther behind it.

Ericsson's R&D Workout Piles 5G Pressure Onto Rivals

A turnaround at the Swedish equipment vendor owes as much to a renewed focus on R&D as any cost-cutting activities.

ECI Reportedly Planning a London IPO

After 10 years of private ownership, Israeli media reports suggest optical transport specialist ECI Telecom is planning to list its stock again in a move that would value the company at about $650 million.

Eurobites: EU Socks Google With $5B Monster-Fine for Android Control-Freakery

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: high marketing costs hit Telekom Austria's earnings; streaming services on the march in UK; Ericsson appoints new digital services chief.

Ericsson Back in Profit After Fierce Cuts & 5G Action

Swedish equipment vendor returns to operating profitability after slashing jobs and witnessing more favorable conditions in its main networks market.

Vodafone Gets Set for Gigafast Assault on BT

Using networks built by CityFibre, the UK service provider is due to launch its first gigabit-speed broadband service in the next few weeks.

GSMA points finger at greedy governments for poor connectivity in developing nations

Spectrum pricing is one of the biggest bugbears of the GSMA, and its latest report is another opportunity for the lobby-group to wag the finger of disapproval at governments trying to replenish bank accounts at the expense of connectivity.

France targets 2020 5G rollout

French regulator Arcep has laid out its 5G roadmap with ambitions to launch the mobile euphoria in at least one major city by 2020, and provide 5G coverage of the main transport routes by 2025.

AT&T expands edge portfolio with Cisco

AT&T is giving its business customers more virtualization choices by adding Cisco's ENCS to its edge solutions.

Verizon stops activating CDMA 3G devices; network shutdown looms

Verizon confirmed that it will stop activating 3G CDMA devices as it prepares to discontinue service on that network by the end of 2019.

Walmart, Microsoft team up to take on Amazon

Walmart and Microsoft announced Tuesday they have forged a strategic partnership that will help both of them battle Amazon.

AT&T expected to continue shedding postpaid customers in Q2

AT&T’s slide among postpaid customers is expected to continue, at least according to the analysts at Cowen and Company.

GSMA has a pop at BEREC over Euro MNO merger study

Mobile industry lobby group GSMA is unconvinced by findings from Euro telecoms regulator BEREC about the effects of consolidation.

GSMA has a pop at BEREC over Euro MNO merger study

Mobile industry lobby group GSMA is unconvinced by findings from Euro telecoms regulator BEREC about the effects of consolidation.

Aryaka CMO sees IPO ahead

Aryaka CMO Gary Sevounts sees further consolidation in the SD-WAN space and a growing gap between the top SD-WAN vendors and the rest of the field.

Telia bags GET and TDC Norway for €2.2 billion to bolster convergence game

Telia has announced the acquisition of GET and TDC Norway for roughly €2.2 billion as the telco looks to strengthen its hand in the convergence business.

Telia bags GET and TDC Norway for €2.2 billion to bolster convergence game

Telia has announced the acquisition of GET and TDC Norway for roughly €2.2 billion as the telco looks to strengthen its hand in the convergence business.

BlueData Throws Kubernetes at Stateful Storage Challenges

Although there are other Kubernetes projects about stateful storage they lack the enterprise-level capabilities to support more robust application sets, says BlueData.

Netflix disappoints investors but the juggernaut is still chugging forward

Netflix’s share price is down after it missed self-imposed net adds forecasts, but an extraordinary amount of marketing spend hints this quarter might just be a bump in the road.

White Box OS Startup Arrcus Takes On Cisco, Arista, and Juniper

CEO Devesh Garg says the company’s operating system isn’t limited by legacy software or hardware and can take advantage of innovations in the underlying silicon.

Inside Verizon’s unique approach to Wi-Fi testing

Verizon uses an array of test equipment to assess in-home wireless performance for subscribers to its Fios internet service.

AWS Adds Compute Processing to Its Snowball Edge Device

By using Amazon compute EC2 instances on their Snowball Edge devices, customers can enable those devices to function as a mobile data center.

Ruckus unveils R730 access point

Ruckus Wireless introduced its new R730, which it describes as the industry’s first IoT- and LTE-ready 802.11ax wireless access point.

Corelight and Databricks Combine Forces for Threat Detection, Remediation, and Analytics

Both Corelight and Databricks are based on open source technologies — Corelight on Bro and Databricks on Apache Spark. While the open source technologies have been combined, this is the first time the companies' commercial versions of software...

Orange Plucks Basefarm Cloud Biz for $410 Million

The deal will add data management, big data, and multi-cloud support to Orange Business Services. It also expands its footprint across Europe.

Insider Threat Management Startup ObserveIT Closes $33M Series B

One-quarter of all security incidents involve insiders, according to Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigations Report.

KT Drives Global Expansion with Europe’s albis-elcon

KT, South Korea’s largest telecommunications company, has made a successful a key foray into Europe and other international markets by partnering with albis-elcon, a Germany-based network equipment and solution provider.

5G Will Arrive in South Korea in March 2019

S. Korean govt. gets major mobile carriers to co-ordinate on a planned March 2019 5G launch date.

AWS Speeds Up Machine Learning & Deepens Natural Language Recognition

AWS wants to get machine learning out into the field faster, and improve natural language recognition for sentiment analysis and other applications.

AWS Boosts 'Snowball' Edge Device & EC2

'Snowball' now lets users run cloud instances on premises in harsh locations such as factory floors. Meanwhile, Amazon's EC2 cloud computing instances get more powerful.

Walmart Teams With Microsoft Against Common Amazon Enemy

Walmart tapped Microsoft for a five-year agreement to use the cloud, machine learning, AI and other technologies to transform retail, and help both companies take on Amazon.

Google Debuts Enterprise 'Grab and Go' for Chromebook Loaners

Like the name says: Enterprises can let employees in need of a loaner Chromebook just grab one and go.

5G Will Arrive in S. Korea in March 2020

S. Korean govt. gets major mobile carriers to co-ordinate on a planned March 2019 5G launch date.

Get Off My Wireline Lawn!

Consumers are now shifting away from wireline for broadband, as well as for phone, as more people either prefer wireless access or don't really care.

Google Takes Transatlantic Cable for Solo Swim

The Dunant cable, a private cable exclusive to Google, will go live in late 2020 connecting Virginia Beach in the US to the French Atlantic coast.

Tivo Touts Network Flexibility in Latest Video Win

Tivo shows that its new, app-focused IP video platform is device- and network-agnostic.

Eurobites: Telia Bags TDC Norway for $2.59B

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telefónica suffers data breach; Telenor slips in Q2; TalkTalk revenues up but ARPU down; Actility, HERE team up for asset tracking.

Coherent Optics Get Close to the Edge

Why it makes sense for cable operators to distribute coherent packet-optical technology to the cable network edge.

Europe's Telecom Sector Is Not Perfect, but It's Less Rotten Than America's

The standard narrative that heavy-handed regulation is undermining Europe's telecom sector is a myth that needs busting.

ZTE shares spike after it’s officially let off the hook – for now

Embattled Chinese kit vendor ZTE has announced its US export ban has been lifted, which prompted a 16% jump in its share price.

ZTE shares spike after it’s officially let off the hook – for now

Embattled Chinese kit vendor ZTE has announced its US export ban has been lifted, which prompted a 16% jump in its share price.

Most people think ‘fibre’ means FTTP – survey

A survey commissioned by UK fibre challenger CityFibre found that most people think fibre should mean fibre, which seems fair enough.

Most people think ‘fibre’ means FTTP – survey

A survey commissioned by UK fibre challenger CityFibre found that most people think fibre should mean fibre, which seems fair enough.

Qualcomm shouldn’t walk away from NXP, Wall Street firm says

Qualcomm reportedly plans to drop its efforts to merge with NXP by July 25. However, Morgan Stanley analysts are urging the company to ignore that.

Is mobile payment going too far when cash has become unacceptable?

When mobile payment with smartphones has become the means of choice at retail outlets, the central bank of China needed to remind businesses they should not reject cash payment.

With 286K subscribers, MVNO Ting looking to evolve and expand

Ting is now looking to expand its distribution and potentially tweak its service and pricing in response to the changing dynamics of the industry.

Ericsson, Intel and Telstra do commercial 5G over licensed 3.5 GHz

The trend of networking vendors, modem makers and mobile operators combining to demo commercial 5G continues with Ericsson, Intel and Telstra doing their thing over 3.5 GHz.

Ericsson, Intel and Telstra do commercial 5G over licensed 3.5 GHz

The trend of networking vendors, modem makers and mobile operators combining to demo commercial 5G continues with Ericsson, Intel and Telstra doing their thing over 3.5 GHz.

Amazon Web Services testing white boxes: report

Amazon Web Services may throw its considerable weight into the white box ring, which could have large implications for Cisco and other vendors.

Training Conundrum: Open Source Moves Faster Than Curriculum

There is more interest in training than there is good quality training available, says the Linux Foundation.  

Cloud, Container, and Serverless Developers Are In Big Demand

Sylabs is offering $2,500 to any non-employee that refers a developer that is eventually hired by the company.

Would AWS Sell White Box Switches to Enterprises?

The hyperscale public cloud providers such as AWS have built network operating systems that are very simple and only have the features they need and nothing more, said IDC analyst Brad Casemore.

Oracle’s Blockchain Cloud Service Goes Public

The blockchain service is a part of Oracle's Cloud Platform and is built on The Linux Foundation’s Hyperledger blockchain fabric.

Connecting devices: Taking advantage of eSIM

Beyond smartphones, many more devices will be enabled by eSIM over the coming years. For example, the technology is likely to feature inside the multiple ‘smart’ devices in people’s homes.

Colt, Verizon set to go live with intercarrier service

Colt and Verizon are set to go live later this year with an intercarrier service using their respective SDN-based networks.

6 test labs win approval for CBRS device testing

The first six test labs bearing the “WInnForum CBRS Approved” logo for Citizens Broadband Radio Service Device testing have been approved.

WISPA takes to Twitter to make CBRS arguments

WISPA took to Twitter to lobby for the interests of mostly smaller entities that want to use the 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band.

Salesforce Acquires Datorama for Marketing Analytics – Reported Price $800M

Salesforce is beefing up its toolkit to help enterprises identify customers.

Netflix Is Growing, but Don't Ask by How Much

Netflix missed its subscriber forecast, which spooked investors, but the company's execs insist that nothing about the business has really changed.

Salesforce Acquires Datorama for Marketing Analytics - Reported Price $800M

Salesforce is beefing up its toolkit to help enterprises identify customers.

Kontron Uses Open Source to Move Beyond Bare Metal

Company known for embedded computer technology vendor now serves as integrator as well, combining its hardware with OpenStack and VNFs.

Eurobites: OBS Buys Basefarm to Reap Multicloud Benefits

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: CityFibre thinks there's been a broadband con-trick; Ericsson trumpets 5G breakthrough with Telstra; MegaFon delists from London.

Roku Pumps Up the Volume

Roku is about to bring more 'A' to the A/V mix with the launch of premium-quality wireless speakers that are tightly integrated with various Roku TV models.

ZoneTV's Video PaaS Arms TV Titans With Custom Programming

ZoneTV will try to expand its digital video distribution business with a platform-as-a-service model aimed at pay-TV and OTT TV operators as well as individual programmers and studios.

Lowering the Barriers to Telco AI With Acumos

The use of artificial intelligence by telcos is currently limited, but the Acumos AI Project looks set to make machine learning applications more easily created and readily available.

Startup Arrcus Wants White-Hot White Boxes

Startup Arrcus de-stealthed Monday, with a scalable operating system for white box switches targeted specifically at massively scalable infrastructure for service providers and hypercloud platforms.

MobiledgeX's Jason Hoffman: State of the Edge

Jason Hoffman is CEO of MobiledgeX, a relatively new company that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom focusing on developer-facing edge services and everything that is needed from an edge perspective leading up to 5G. Why is edge important, what services are needed, who is edge for and what is needed to make sure we build an edge for people other than ourselves?

Get Ready for Streaming Video Downloads

How subscription streaming video downloads will keep mobile video viewers even more engaged.

Calix's Shane Eleniak: How Data Analytics & Software Defined Access Are Changing Service Delivery

Calix is helping service providers build next-generation networks by embracing a DevOps operating model and optimizing the subscriber experience by leveraging data, allowing them to become more efficient and successful. Hear from Shane Eleniak, Calix vice president of products, about how Calix platforms are enabling this ongoing transformation.

ZTE Stock Rises After US Lifts Ban

Chinese vendor's share price rises in Hong Kong after the US finally lifts a ban that has stopped it from acquiring US components for the past three months.