MWC19: Prepping Small Cells for 5G

Light Reading's Dan Jones talks to Small Cell Forum chairman David Orloff about how the shift towards 5G is impacting the development of small cell technology.

VMware sees itself playing a role in 5G

VMware assists telcos in building their private clouds. Now, VMware says this will be important for telcos as they move to 5G.

Foldables dominate device news at MWC Barcelona

Device makers continued their tradition of showcasing new smartphones at MWC Barcelona.

Ericsson refines antenna technology

In Ericsson's labs, it's looking to create antennas so small and so flexible that it can integrate them with adhesive tape.

Security professionals bear down on vendor consolidation

Security professionals are placing a higher priority on vendor consolidation while also displaying more confidence in cloud-based security.

UK police are using AI to make precrime a reality

The UK local councils and police forces are using personal data they own and algorithms they bought to pre-empt crimes against children. It could go horribly wrong.

Social media censorship continues to escalate

In recent days another round of restrictions have been imposed across YouTube and Facebook, with social media companies increasingly being used as proxies in a culture war.

Huawei asks people make their own decisions

In an open letter to US media outlets, Huawei has said it will open-up its doors for any journalist who decides they want to make up their own mind instead of listening to government propaganda.

Veriflow’s CloudPredict Provides Granular Insight Into Public Clouds

The company also released research that found 97 percent of companies report problems deploying and managing public clouds.

SDxCentral's Weekly Roundup — March 1, 2019

Windstream files for bankruptcy; containerd graduates at CNCF; and news, partnerships, and releases from MWC Barcelona.

Arm Partners With Vodafone, China Unicom on IoT, Launches Security Certification

Under its new IoT security certification program, Arm teamed up with third-body testing labs to provide independent security certification.

Verizon’s SDN Work About Applications, Not Numbers

The carrier has been finding that some software components are not quite able to meet the “5-9s” needs of telecom operators, which has required a bit of extra work to solidify.

Microsoft unveils Azure Sentinel, a cloud-native SIEM tool

Microsoft is taking its cybersecurity efforts to the cloud with the debut of its Azure Sentinel security information and event management (SIEM) tool.

Drive.ai is on the road towards acquisition

One of the more interesting autonomous vehicle start-ups has reportedly hired investment bank Jefferies to search out a potential buyer for the firm recently valued at $200 million.

Virtual routing startup Volta takes on Cisco, Juniper

Volta Networks is seeking to shake up the router sector with its cloud-based virtual routing software.

Cisco Continues to Dominate the Switch, Router Markets

Separate reports from Synergy Research and 650 Group pegged the market at between $44 billion and $49 billion last year.

Symantec Adds AWS, Microsoft, IBM Security Integrations

The security vendor also expanded the platform’s capabilities, created an “Innovation Playground” for startups, and updated its data loss protection product.

Small Cell Forum Sees API Dev Progress for 5G Interoperability

The APIs are designed to complement ongoing work by 3GPP and other industry groups working for common, open, multivendor networks.

IBM Vodafone partnership wins its first clients

IBM and Vodafone announced during Mobile World Congress 2019 that their $550 million cloud and AI partnership has signed its first heavy-weight clients.

Synchview Lobs DVR Patent Suits at Cox, Charter, Altice USA, Hulu

Patent troll has already gone after several US cable operators that use DVR devices powered by TiVo software.

Podcast: Let's Not Talk About 5G at MWC19

The Light Reading podcast, in video form, from the InterDigital booth at MWC19 in Barcelona. Phil 'Captain Jetlag' Harvey and Ray Le Maistre discuss telco business models and how the industry is changing, even without ubiquitous 5G.

U.S. Cellular to Launch 5G in the Second Half of 2019

U.S. Cellular – which counts 5 million US mobile customers – is planning to join the 5G game with vendor Ericsson. However, some of the details of U.S. Cellular's 5G launch plans remain unclear at best.

CableLabs CTO Ralph Brown Sets His Exit

In another CableLabs-related personnel move, Ike Elliott has succeeded Mitch Ashley as president of organization's for-profit Kyrio subsidiary.

5G Is Here… Or It Was, Briefly, in Barca

After much grunting and heaving, the industry gives birth to 5G at this year's MWC. It may be some time before it grows up.

Cox's 5G Ambitions May Have Shifted From mmWave to CBRS

Cox – America's third-largest cable TV company – isn't going to bid on mmWave spectrum, but it does apparently have interest in looking at the 3.5GHz CBRS band for wireless operations.

Orange Business Services CEO Talks Cloud Trends, Security

At MWC19, Orange Business Services CEO Helmut Reisinger discusses trends in cloud services, SD-WAN, security and more.

WiCipedia: 'You Are Either Sexually Objectified or the Housewife' – MWC19

This week in our WiC roundup: Gamifying sexism; MWC19 leaves much to be desired for female attendees; a new Google policy for harassment; and more.

Huawei Ban Risk Is a Profit Worry for Telcos, Says BICS VP

Shutting Huawei out of Europe's 5G sector would add to the margin pressure on the region's mobile operators, warns company executive.

Eurobites: 'No Spy' Deal Could Clear Way for Huawei to Play Part in Germany's 5G Rollout

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Ericsson, MTN extend mobile-money partnership; CityFibre appoints new chief operating officer; extra protection for UK broadband buyers.

In-Depth Interpretation of Smart Massive MIMO: Efficient Deployment & Intelligent Optimization Will Become the Trend

Huawei introduced the complete architecture of its Smart Massive MIMO solution to Global TD-LTE Initiative (GTI) members and industry experts at this year's GTI Workshop.

VMware announces major upgrade to NSX

VMware announced at Mobile World Congress this week that it has given its NSX virtual networking software platform a major face-lift.

Liberty Global offloads Swiss business for $6.3 billion

Liberty Global has continued its great withdraw from the European markets with another sale, this time convincing Sunrise its 1 million Swiss customers are worth $6.3 billion.

CenturyLink rebrands cybersecurity ops as Black Lotus Labs

As part of its ongoing quest to clean up the internet from malware and botnets, CenturyLink has renamed its threat research and operations division.

Huawei maintains seat at standards table

At least one segment of the industry isn't slamming doors on Huawei.

Airspan's 5G Magic Box Coming Soon

Airspan targets more operators with its forthcoming 5G Magic Box wireless small cell.

Cable One 'Happy' to See Broadband Subs Go With OTT-TV

MSO pivoted to a data-centric model 5 years ago, but Cable One 'not trying to drive our video customers away,' CEO insists.

Ericsson, Huawei, Nokia Flaunt 5G Deals on MWC Catwalk

Kit vendors strut their 5G stuff in Barcelona as they fight to attract the attention of the world's service providers.

Liberty Global Faces Hurdles in Swiss Sale

Continuing its retreat from the European continent, Liberty Global agrees to sell its Swiss cable operations to Sunrise for $6.3 billion, potentially reducing its presence outside its UK base to five markets.

Ericsson, Huawei Kick Off 5G Robot Wars

As artificial intelligence moves into the field of network operations, telcos will face new cultural and technological challenges.

Airspan's 5G Magic Box for Sprint Coming Soon

Airspan's CSO says the latest version of the company's Magic Box small cell is coming to Sprint by the end of the year.

The Telecoms.com Podcast: Live From MWC19

It's the MWC special, of course, live (sort of) from amid the foliage of the Fira. Includes VIP guests, and Iain's new haircut.

Cox, Frontier Won't Bid in 24GHz 5G Auction

Both are among service providers that applied for Auction 102 but did not qualify to bid, according to the FCC.

Eurobites: Nokia Wins on Two Fronts in Egypt

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Ooredoo seeks AI boost for 5G rollout; Sunrise-Liberty deal agreed; BT creates jobs; IoT and athletic performance.

Orange Bank is on a roll

Cutting through the noise at Mobile World Congress is a tough job but Orange’s play for the financial industry is certainly a good attempt.

Intel’s data center chips prepared it for innovations in the RAN

Intel sees 5G as the opportunity to bring together its x86 expertise from the data center and its innovations in the wireless radio access network.

Don’t let satellite get lost in the 5G buzz – Intelsat`

With 5G plastered on every wall, floor and door in the Fira, it can be easy to forget there are other important components in the connectivity mix.

Telefónica and Ericsson sign AI-based NOC agreement

Telefónica and Ericsson announced on Wednesday that they've inked a managed services deal for AI-powered network operations across five countries.

5G Americas White Paper Highlights Gap Between Telco and Open Source

The white paper is a “pretty high level” education piece on where the 5G ecosystem is in terms of using open source platforms.

Pluribus Networks makes a move to the edge

Pluribus is taking its talent to the edge with the latest version of its Netvisor ONE OS paired with Adaptive Cloud Fabric Version 5.0 of Netvisor.

We’re cashing the IoT cheques now – AT&T

Some telcos are readying themselves for the IoT bonanza, but AT&T is cashing in on the connected dream today.

President Trump’s unexpected ally: Finland kick-starts 6G

A few days after Donald Trump tweeted about 6G, when he was roundly ridiculed, Finland’s scientists proved that he had a point by announcing their plan at MWC 2019 to embark on the journey towards 6G.

T-Mobile claims 96% rural America coverage with Sprint by 2024

In a new filing with the SEC, T-Mobile claims its proposed merger with Sprint will lead to 96% coverage of rural America by 2024.

How Viavi Emulation and Monitoring Fit Into the 5G Picture

The company claims that nearly all of the world’s global operators are using its network tester to validate their 5G base stations.

Vast Data Raises $80M for Flash Performance at Hard-Disk Prices

The company uses technologies it says were not available until last year. The result is a broad and disaggregated data-shared everywhere platform.

VMware-Vodafone Love Fest Hits a New High at MWC

A day after VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger touted the operator as one of its top customers, the companies said that VMware is Vodafone’s primary strategic partner for telco cloud infrastructure services.

Packet Gets Edgy With Vapor IO, Plans 15 Edge Sites in 2019

It’s part of Packet’s plan to deploy edge locations at the base of cell towers, in commercial buildings, in malls — essentially everywhere. “This is the digitization of real estate,” CEO Zachary Smith says.

Cisco CEO: 5G hype is rooted in reality

Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins on Wednesday said forces are finally coalescing in the industry to bring 5G to fruition.

CNF Testbed Energizes Kubernetes Advantage Over OpenStack

Its purpose is to show the ability to run the same networking code running as VNFs on OpenStack and as CNF’s on Kubernetes.

5G Deployments Will be a Slow Burn, Not a ‘Big Bang’

“While the tone around 5G is exuberant, quietly everyone we are talking with ... are questioning who is ultimately going to pay for 5G deployments," said PwC's Dan Hays.

Cisco CEO to Telcos: Team Up With Us on Enterprise Killer Apps to Make Money Off 5G

Operators can build new enterprise services using Cisco’s intent-based networking, CEO Chuck Robbins said. Or the 5G killer app may in fact be Fortnite.

Meta Networks Expands NaaS Software-Defined Perimeter

The software-defined perimeter category is based on a “zero trust” philosophy in which access is allowed only when the visiting party proves that they are who they say they, meet policy requirements, and are entitled to the application or database...

AT&T Taps Microsoft Azure to Power Its Network Edge Compute

The NEC platform is focused on providing a low latency experience for enterprises without the need for dedicated on-premises hardware.

Wind River Helix Merges Old and New to Support Industrial Edge

The platform integrates the VxWorks proprietary real-time operating system that first premiered in 1985, and Wind River Linux.

Everything 5G: 5 Highlights from Samsung at MWC 2019

MWC19 is officially underway and attendees have been flocking to see the very latest offerings Samsung Electronics has on show. This year’s iteration of the world’s largest mobile industry exhibition is themed ‘Intelligent Connectivity’, and in the exhibition’s 4-day span, over 100,000 visitors are expected to attend.

Affirmed CEO Wants to Own the Core... & More

Affirmed Networks CEO Hassan Ahmed says the company's opportunities inside mobile networks will grow as 5G takes off; the vEPC vendor's most recent funding round suggests others share his optimism.

The Great Lanyard War of MWC19

With China's Huawei swept up in a global geopolitical drama, the company's MWC19 lanyard sponsorship has suddenly taken on a new edge.

'Large Number' of Verizon's 5G Home Subs Getting More Than 300 Mbit/s

Verizon CFO Matt Ellis also tries to shed more light on rollout targets for company's relatively new 5G-based in-home fixed wireless broadband service.

VEON Dumped Ericsson for Amdocs in Russia

VEON has substituted Amdocs for Ericsson as a provider of BSS technology in its biggest market.

TiVo Preparing to Separate Its Products & Licensing Businesses

Nothing's settled yet, but CEO says such a move would reduce the complexities of TiVo's businesses and facilitate potential 'strategic transactions' as a review of company's fate continues.

Charting the Road to Digital Transformation Excellence

Equinix Builds 'Network Edge' for Global NFV

Equinix is initially testing virtual router and firewall in the US and Europe, with plans to extend into Asia soon, to help make network connections more agile and responsive for enterprise customers.

KT Hedges 5G Bets With Innovation Splurge

Korea Telecom has no clear idea about which 5G services will prove popular, so is trialing several that might – just might – take off.

Eurobites: Sunrise Close to $6.3B UPC Deal

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: BritBox set to challenge Netflix in UK; TIM and Xiaomi target 5G devices; Ericsson and Telefónica strike AI deal.

Orange, Vodafone to Unveil Common Approach to NFVi

The two operators have been working to develop a number of NFV infrastructure (NFVi) configurations to meet the needs of different types of virtual network function (VNF) deployments.

Cisco CEO: WiFi 6 Shouldn't Be Ignored Amid 5G Hype

Although most of the MWC noise is focused squarely on 5G, Cisco's CEO used his keynote appearance to talk about the opportunities for WiFi in the enterprise, and to call on providers to consider the technology in their planning.

Margins on Streaming TV Packages 'Nothing to Write Home About' – Charter CFO

But new, slimmer options enable Charter to focus on broadband-only customers that haven't responded to offers for traditional pay-TV service, Charter's Chris Winfrey says.

T-Mobile's Latest C-Band Proposal Is Just a Delay Tactic, Intelsat CEO Says

T-Mobile continues to push a counter-proposal for the C-Band, one that would involve an FCC auction of the spectrum. But one C-Band spectrum user argues that T-Mobile is just stalling while it tries to reach a conclusion with its Sprint merger.

Major Telcos Prep for US Components Ban on Huawei

Service providers have drawn up contracts for the transfer of technology and know-how in the event the US bans component sales to Huawei and ZTE.

AT&T: Enterprise Transformation Builds on Network Foundation

While networks alone won't deliver enterprise transformation, robust, software-defined networks are needed for enterprises to transform, says Sorabh Saxena, president, business operations for AT&T business solutions.

VMware Debuts 'Biggest Release Ever of NSX'

VMware says new NSX-T is 'completely decoupled from vSphere now,' with significantly improved automation, user interface, scalability and security.

Vodafone CEO bemoans Jio effect on India

The Indian consumer might be surging into the digital economy at an unprecedented speed, but the telcos are certainly not reaping the rewards according to Vodafone CEO Nick Read.

RCS is here to stay and doing well

RCS has been touted as a saviour when the SMS value has been destroyed by OTT messaging services, but without much success, but it may finally have find its moment.

VMware debuts Essential PKS for upstream Kubernetes

VMware made haste on its $550 million deal late last year to buy Heptio by announcing a new upstream Kubernetes product on Tuesday.

5G reaches an anticlimax at MWC 2019

After years of fooling around 5G finally arrived at this year’s big telecoms coming-together, but now a lot of people just feel disappointed and used, and are left asking “is that it?”

Rancher Labs shrinks Kubernetes for IoT

Rancher Labs announced K3s, a lightweight Kubernetes distribution designed for resource-constrained environments.

AT&T widens edge computing effort with Microsoft Azure

AT&T Tuesday announced a pilot of network edge compute capabilities on its 5G network with Microsoft Azure.

Aricent partners with Lanner on SD-WAN uCPE offering

Aricent has teamed up with white box vendor Lanner Electronics to enable SD-WAN functionality on uCPE devices for businesses.

Evolving ETSI engulfs enterprise

The connectivity landscape is evolving is quickly as the desire for telcos to diversify revenues, so it makes perfect sense the worlds’ standards authority does as well.

Huawei leader calls out U.S. for privacy contradictions

Huawei Rotating Chairman Guo Ping defied expectations Tuesday, addressing head-on the widening controversies surrounding the Chinese vendor.

Windstream files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Windstream Holdings took the plunge into voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday after a legal setback earlier this month.

Telenor Denmark taps into DevOps with EXFO

Telenor Denmark, part of Telenor Group, has hooked up with monitoring and analytics vendor EXFO on implementing a DevOps program.

Boingo provides Passpoint Wi-Fi at Fira

Boingo Wireless is again part of a consortium providing Passpoint-powered Wi-Fi throughout the Fira complex where MWC is convening this week.

The China situation: 3 possible outcomes

A worst-case trade scenario between the U.S. and China may have a profound impact on the economy and many companies in the tech-verse.

Exfo Increases Its Investment in 5G With Partnerships, Engagements

The test, monitoring, and analytics company announced a new partnership with Telenor Denmark and joined the O-RAN Alliance this week.

KT searches for its 'cash cow' 5G use case at MWC

BARCELONA—5G demos by KT, Sprint and others here at Mobile World Congress are impressive on the surface, but may not lead to the payout they long for.

Juniper CTO Says Edge Is Key to Monetizing 5G, and Telcos Have ‘Beach-Front Property’

The vendor also remains committed to open source, and believes it will be key to advancing edge computing, Bikash Koley says.

VMware Renames Heptio Kubernetes Technology Essential PKS

The new product joins VMware’s other two Kubernetes offerings: Enterprise PKS and Cloud PKS.

Cloudify Launches Spire for Orchestration From Core to Edge

The new platform uses a “micro-orchestration” architecture that manages network services across domains.

Innovations from the left field of Mobile World Congress 2019

Innovations demonstrated at a fringe event outside of the sound and fury of MWC showed promise to solve some real-life problems.

Telcos don’t understand the hacking community – Oracle

Security is a challenge for the industry, we all know that, but the speed in which security threats are evolving is creating new headaches every single day for the telcos.

Telefónica and Microsoft team-up to own connected ecosystem

Every telco is attempting to figure out how to survive in the newly-defined digital world and Telefonica’s approach looks to be one of the most interesting attempts yet.

VMware CEO: Telco Cloud and 5G Represent ‘Enormous’ Opportunity

There are "about 60 service providers that use VMware technology to build their telco cloud," Pat Gelsinger said at MWC.

Huawei’s Guo Ping: ‘Huawei Has Not, and We Will Never Plant Backdoors’

The Chinese equipment vendor’s rotating chairman said that the U.S. government has no evidence to support its claims that Huawei's equipment has been used for espionage.

Whale Cloud Is Rising to a New Stratum With Alibaba

When Alibaba signed the strategic investment agreement in 2018 to become the largest shareholder and renamed it Whale Cloud, what we got is much more than a new corporate home and a new brand.

Smaller Cablecos Fleeing Legacy Pay-TV

Speaking at NCTC's Winter Education Conference in Atlanta, small and midsized cable operators say they're increasingly seeking other video options, such as streaming and app-based services.

Cable Broadband Will Keep Edge Over 5G – Comcast CEO

As 5G aims to become a viable alternative to in-home broadband, cable will continue to enjoy a significant cost, capacity and speed advantage, Brian Roberts says.

AT&T & Microsoft Team at the Edge

By delivering Microsoft Azure cloud services closer to the edge, AT&T aims to reduce latency and improve user experience for enterprise sites.

T-Mobile Sees 500Mbit/s Speeds on Its 5G mmWave Spectrum

Much of T-Mobile's 5G discussions have centered on the operator's 600MHz spectrum, but network executives confirmed T-Mobile is also in the midst of deploying equipment on its 28GHz and 39GHz spectrums.

Appeals Court Upholds AT&T-Time Warner Deal

The US Department of Justice challenged the merger, also opposed by President Trump, after the deal closed last June.

Cao Ming From Huawei: Continuously Innovative Smart Massive MIMO Solutions for Long-term Evolution Towards Simplicity, Intelligence & Energy Saving

China Says International Bodies Should Work Together on 5G Security

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology wants 'fair and transparent' international cooperation on 5G security.

Telefónica Splashes €200M on Spanish Network

Telefónica turned to Juniper and Nokia to meet exploding demand in Spain. Upgrade raises network capacity to 10 Tbit/s, with room to grow.

Hands Off Our 5G Spectrum – Vodafone's Message for Verticals

Vodafone's chief engineer slams proposals in several countries to reserve spectrum for industrial use.

Eurobites: Ericsson Makes 5G Hay in Middle East

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telenor runs 5G trials in Denmark with Nokia; Deutsche Telekom cozies up to SK Telecom; Orange joins ULE Alliance; Tele2 lands M2M gig with energy firm.

Cisco Pledges $5B Over Three Years to Finance 5G

Cisco, via its Cisco Capital arm, is setting aside money to lend to service providers who need capital to speed up their network transformations to deliver 5G services. Of course, there's some debate about whether financing is the thing that makes deals move more quickly.

LTE Evolution Lays the Foundation for Success in the 5G Era

On the path to 5G commercialization, an increasing number of operators have recognized the importance of building a high-quality LTE network in the 5G era.

VMware Launches Essential PKS, for Kubernetes Purists

VMWare Essential PKS runs standard, unmodified Kubernetes, complementing VMware's existing Kubernetes on-premises platform and cloud service.

Ericsson on Hook for $350M Payment to VEON After BSS Cock-Up

Swedish vendor forced to cough up after scrapping an IT product that VEON had been using.

Telefónica's Brazil Biz Shows Off Slinky Aura Skills

Vivo's push on AI-powered customer management platform gains traction.

Turkcell CEO: US Fear of Chinese AI Fuels Anti-Huawei Campaign

Boss of Turkish mobile operator comes out in support of Huawei and blames a tech arms race between the US and China for the backlash.

CNCF, LF Networking flip switch on cloud-native test bed

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) announced on Monday that it has fired up a test bed for cloud-native network functions.

Telefónica and Microsoft team up on AI, blockchain

Telefónica is deepening its relationship with Microsoft to expand the use of Microsoft Azure for artificial intelligence into customers' homes.

Tech Mahindra debuts platform for 5G automation

In an effort to speed up the rollout of 5G, Tech Mahindra announced a new automation and managed services platform Monday at Mobile World Congress.

AT&T, Verizon gear up for SD-WAN in 5G

In separate announcements ahead of Mobile World Congress, Verizon and AT&T said they were expanding their SD-WAN offerings into 5G.

Competition is a problem, removing Huawei could be disastrous – Vodafone CEO

With all eyes in directed towards Mobile World Congress this week, Vodafone CEO Nick Read took the opportunity to vent his frustrations.

Ericsson lights up 5G in 2019

With early 5G tests and trials largely in the rearview mirror, Ericsson is focusing on 5G deployments in North America, Australia, Europe and Asia in 2019.

Sprint Throws Shade at AT&T's 5G 'First' Claim

The carrier touted the first four markets to see its 5G beams, but it could be under new ownership by mid-year.

Facebook-Backed TIP Adds New Project Groups, Demos Mobile Network

Three years after launching at MWC, TIP for the first time showed how its technologies work together in an end-to-end mobile network architecture.

Cisco and Verizon Build a Mobile SD-WAN Offering With 5G

AT&T and VMware forged a similar integration of SD-WAN and 5G earlier this week.

Sprint to launch commercial 5G in 4 U.S. cities in May

Company executives stressed that this will be a “real” 5G mobile network not for a few customers, but for millions of customers.

GSMA tempers expectations for 5G

GMSA predicts 5G will comprise 15% of global mobile connections by 2025, but the figure will be closer to 50% in the United States.

Telecom Infra Project celebrates 3 years, milestones at MWC

The Telecom Infra Project shared updates to the project that it first launched three years ago and showcased progress achieved during the last year.

Ericsson is buying Kathrein’s antenna business

Ericsson opened MWC 2019 by announcing the proposed acquisition of a big chunk of the antenna market leader Kathrein.

Qualcomm offers new 4G, 5G auto platforms

Qualcomm Technologies announced the latest additions to its portfolio of automotive wireless solutions for next-gen connected vehicles.

Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri Keeps 5G Pressure on Euro Operators

Suri also stated that in terms of costs, Nokia was “confident” in its ability to compete, and that includes on important features like security.

Ericsson Uses Intel 10nm Tech for 5G Base Station Products

The chip giant also announced its new FPGA acceleration card for telecommunications service providers’ 5G use cases.

AT&T, Vodafone collaborate for auto industry

AT&T and Vodafone Business aim to jump-start IoT connectivity in the automotive industry by bringing their respective areas of expertise together.

SAP Covers All Line-of-Business Apps in Leonardo IoT Shell

The moves further tightens integration across SAP's platforms, but analysts warn it could deter new customers outside of that ecosystem.

AT&T, Verizon Expand Fixed Wireless (Both LTE & 5G) to Small Biz Market

As they work to battle Comcast and Charter, AT&T and Verizon are planning to expand their respective fixed wireless Internet businesses into the market for small businesses. And AT&T isn't waiting for 5G.

TIP Turns Three, Celebrates Production-Ready Mobile Network Technologies

TIP demonstrates mobile network technologies moving out of the research phase and into the production stage at MWC.

Sprint Dribbles Out 5G Updates, but Big Picture Still Cloudy

Sprint offered a number of updates on its 5G buildout – including plans to cover a total of 1,000 square miles with the technology – but the operator was conspicuously silent on how it would make back its 5G investment.

Windstream Turns to Chapter 11 in Wake of Court Ruling

Company, which has secured $1B in DIP financing, pins blame on the judge and hedge fund linked to ruling that Windstream violated conditions of its bonds by putting network assets into a REIT.

Telefónica, Microsoft Strengthen Their Tech R&D Bond

Already AI and cloud bedfellows, the Spanish telco and cloud giant are strengthening their relationship with a strategic partnership and joint developments around AI.

Deutsche Telekom Desperate to Impress in 5G

The German operator is keen to show the world at this year's MWC that Europe is not falling behind in the technology stakes.

Accelerate Digital Transformation With Platform & Intelligence

Huawei kicked off this year's Mobile World Congress with its Day0 Forum in Barcelona. With the theme of building a fully connected intelligent world, the forum included industry insights of the latest trends.

Casa Systems Seeks Wireless Gains Amid Wireline Pains

Vendor makes moves into wireless and mobile as pace of distributed access architecture deployments by cable operators goes slower than anticipated.

NCTC Plots Plan to Help Cable Ops Work Together on Broadband

Cable industry co-op is heading up a new project to help its hundreds of tier 2/3 operator members get easier access to peering sites and reduce Internet transport costs, new VP of broadband solutions says.

Unleash the Potential of Personal Mobile Business: How to Grow Carrier Revenue

To fully realize the potential value of personal mobile services, carriers must optimize their business model for revenue growth, their investment structure for improved efficiency, and the experience they offer to mobile users.

Simplified Sites for Rapid 5G Deployment

Huawei created "1+1 Sites", "Super Blade Sites", and "Zero-Footprint Sites" to respond to ensure that operators have a smooth transition to 5G.

Eurobites: Vodafone Hooks Up With ARM on IoT

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Openet teams up with Samsung on 5G packet core; Ericsson loses revenue assurance element of VEON contract; former Gigaclear CEO launches Zzoomm network.

Ericsson CEO Talks 5G, 4G, M&A & More

Ericsson CEO Börje Ekholm talks to Light Reading about 5G, 4G, antenna tech, the Kathrein acquisition and why The Boss is better than Duran Duran.

Ericsson Wheels in Kathrein to Add 5G Antenna Fizz

Swedish vendor acquires Kathrein's antenna and filters division to 'complement' 5G portfolio.

Verizon, AT&T Push SD-WAN Into 5G

AT&T and Verizon, with success in their respective LTE-powered SD-WAN offerings, are both moving to add 5G connectivity options.

Ericsson CEO Slams 5G Test Plans as 'Tax Burden,' Economic Threat

Börje Ekholm ramps up Ericsson's criticism of plans for a post-development 5G testing regime during a presentation at this year's Mobile World Congress.

Vodafone CEO: Huawei Ban Equals Two-Year 5G Delay

Nick Read says banning Huawei would be 'hugely disruptive' to European service providers and consumers, holding up the launch of next-generation services.

San Francisco WISP Buys Facebook's 60GHz Terragraph Equipment

A small wireless ISP in San Francisco signed on to use Facebook's Terragraph wireless technology running in the unlicensed 60GHz band. However, Common Networks isn't sure yet whether it will label the service as '5G.'

Huawei gets in on the 5G foldy phone game

Just days after Samsung’s big reveal Huawei has launched a foldy phone of its own on the eve of Mobile World Congress 2019.

Cisco installs 4,000 edge nodes for Rakuten’s wireless network

Rather than choosing a “traditional” network vendor for its radio access network, Rakuten chose U.S.-based Altiostar Networks. And it hired Cisco for its telco…

Nokia launches a 5G FWA router and Optus buys some of them

Nokia’s big MWC 2019 reveal went big on 5G fixed wireless access with the launch of its FastMile 5G Gateway.

Xiaomi brought an old phone to Barcelona but added 5G to it

Xiaomi launched the 5G version of Mi Mix 3. The product will be available in the markets by May 2019.

RAN and AR app revenues forecast to increase rapidly

In its preview of MWC 2019, analyst firm Ovum has forecast that revenues for both radio kit and augmented reality mobile apps will increase significantly in the next few years.

Three questions to ask at MWC this week

The sandwiches are stale, the beer is over-priced and the queue for a taxi is a depressing sight, it can only mean one thing; we’re heading back out to Barcelona for Mobile World Congress.

Intelsat: 5G needs satellites

While Intelsat has been in the news a lot for its role in the C-Band Alliance, the satellite operator has other intentions in mind while making the rounds at…

AT&T Works With VMware to Combine SD-WAN, 5G Capabilities

The operator called this a “transformative combination,” claiming that it will bring control to both the SD-WAN software and the cellular network.