A post-Brexit Ofcom worries us – Vodafone

With the anti-China rhetoric dominating the headlines in recent months, Brexit chatter has become unfashionable. But with the deadline fast approaching, what will Ofcom look like in the future?

A Tale of Two Turnarounds: Juniper and Symantec’s Enterprise Security Stories

Both companies are betting big on an open, integrated platform approach. Their investments appear to be paying off as the two vendors look to have crossed the chasm from old-school security to next-gen infrastructure.

FCC pauses T-Mobile/Sprint merger for third time

Lawyers from both Sprint and T-Mobile have reportedly been in talks with FCC chairman Ajit Pai this week to discuss the merger simulation model.

Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile & AT&T begin selling Samsung’s new phones

T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T and Sprint have all announced new offerings Friday with the availability of Samsung’s latest line of handsets.

Microsoft soldiers on with its TV white spaces initiative

Microsoft has increased the number of rural Americans it wants to reach with its Airband initiative to 3 million.

CTIA certifies Harman Spark, exclusive to AT&T

CTIA's IoT Cybersecurity Certification program has certified its first device, the Harman Spark, through the program.

Less than 1% users ready to switch to 5G would be able to do so – report

According to a recent Deloitte consumer research, 5.8 million UK mobile users are happy to move to 5G networks but only 50,000 5G phones will hit the market.

Elizabeth Warren wants to break up technology giants

Perhaps as a means to separate herself from a crowded Democratic presidential field, Elizabeth Warren has proposed breaking up large tech companies.

Hyperscale operator capex spending booms in 2018

Full-year hyperscale operator capex spending increased by 43% last year to almost $120 billion but telco spending remained flat, according to a report.

Softbank turns its attention to Latin American start-ups

Softbank has announced the launch of yet another investment fund, this time turning its eyes towards the unfulfilled promise of Latin America.

China backs Huawei for “refusing to be victimised like silent lambs”

Any remaining doubt that Huawei has become a pawn in a broader geopolitical game have been dispelled by the Chinese state’s direct involvement in its case.

Microsoft Rises From Irrelevance With Big Bet on Cloud

A deep dive by MTN Consulting finds that Microsoft has made great progress reorienting itself around Azure and subscription services.

Cisco Sees a Promising Future for 5G Combined With Wi-Fi 6

Others have argued that 5G alone will offer the low latency, speed, and spectrum efficiency to support mission critical apps.

Austrian Operators Plot 5G Plans, but Grumble About Newcomers

Hutchison Drei has complained about increased competition with four new organizations having gained access to 5G spectrum licenses.

Facebook subsidiary FCL Tech seeks authority for 6 GHz tests

FCL Tech, a subsidiary of Facebook, is asking the FCC for permission to conduct tests in Menlo Park, Calif., using 6 GHz spectrum.

Germany outlines its 5G security requirements

Short and to the point, did we expect anything from the German 5G security requirements other than meet our standards and you can operate in our country?

SDxCentral's Weekly Roundup — March 8, 2019

Adlink and Google Cloud partner on IoT; Red Hat debuts a Kubernetes-native Java framework; and news, partnerships, and releases from RSA.

AT&T & Verizon's Battle Over Public Safety Spills Into 5G

The public safety market – totaling up to 20 million potential customers – is the setting for an increasingly heated battle between AT&T and Verizon. And 5G looks to be the latest weapon that Verizon plans to wield.

Altice USA Taps Goldman Sachs to Assess Lightpath Unit – Report

Discussions involving fiber-powered business services division could lead to a sale or bringing on an investor, Reuters says.

WiCipedia: Careers After Kids, Int'l Women's Day & Minority Founders

This week in our WiC roundup: A new podcast addresses women in product tech; attendance at a conference for black women in STEM skyrockets; women leave work behind after having kids; and more.

Vodafone UK Not Radio Gaga About Nokia

UK mobile operator is phasing the Finnish vendor out of its radio access network as it embarks on the rollout of 5G technology.

US 'Miles Behind' China & UK on 5G, Says Vodafone UK's CTO

US claims to 5G leadership are nothing more than marketing flimflam, according to Vodafone UK's chief technology officer.

Eurobites: Germany Lays Down the Law on Network Security

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Vodafone UK extends 5G rollout; Czech Republic spectrum auction on track; Sky Mobile skirts data quotas.

Ericsson's Heuveldop: 5G & the IIoT Imperative

The leader of Ericsson's business in North America explains that the opportunity for the industrial Internet of Things has been a long time in the making – and service providers are ready.

5G Transport, 400ZR Star at OFC19

Heavy Reading's optical expert Sterling Perrin discusses some of the major trends in transport network technology at this year's OFC event in San Diego.

Nanosatellites could be the answer to mobile not-spots

Start-up UbiquitiLink reckons it’s cracked the challenge of affordable satellite connectivity to regular handsets through the use of nanosatellites.

Vodafone pips EE for 5G bragging rights

Vodafone has added 12 new locations to the 5G rollcall, with the connectivity euphoria set to grow across 2019.

T-Mobile expands ‘Call Verified’ service to more phones

T-Mobile is the only carrier to have implemented STIR/SHAKEN protocols across its entire network.

Akamai Gets Edgy With Platform Expansion and Upgrades

The company cited a study that found 85 percent of companies have a hybrid cloud strategy and that almost all – 97 percent – have trouble deploying and managing public clouds.

T-Mobile pledges to change ‘cableopoly’

T-Mobile released a few more details about its plans to offer a fixed in-home broadband service if it gets the green light to merge with Sprint.

Mortgage Company TruHome Taps Bigleaf SD-WAN to Deliver Cloud Telephony

As TruHome matured and gained autonomy from its parent company it needed to build out its back-office functions to prioritize its telephony services.

Singtel to contribute $525M to Airtel

Competition in India's wireless market is red hot.

5G startup Movandi boosts mmWave signals

A brother-and-sister team, Maryam and Reza Rofougaran, are the brains behind Movandi. The startup has raised about $40 million in funding.

U.K. ISP Zzoomm teams up with Adtran for 10G rollout

Zzoom is fueling its fiber-to-the-home ambitions in the U.K. by partnering with Adtran to build out a 10G network to cover 1 million homes.

Huawei files suit against U.S. as dispute intensifies

In a lawsuit filed in Texas, Huawei claimed the U.S. government's ban on its products was unconstitutional.

Huawei files suit against U.S. as dispute intensifies

In a lawsuit filed in Texas, Huawei claimed the U.S. government's ban on its products was unconstitutional.

Raynovich—Winners and losers from MWC

Nokia and Ericsson were among the winners at the latest edition of MWC, while Huawei fell into the loser category despite some positive news.

Security discussion needs to be bigger than Huawei – Vodafone UK CTO

Huawei is an obvious risk when you are assessing the vendor landscape, but to ensure supply chain resilience and integrity, focusing too narrowly on one company poses a bigger risk, according to Vodafone.

Zuckerberg’s vision for Facebook: as privacy-focused as WhatsApp

The Facebook founder laid out his plan for the next steps how Facebook will evolve with a focus on privacy and data security, and promised more open and transparency in the transition.

Xilinx, Samsung enable 5G NR commercial deployment in Korea

Xilinx has innovated a way to bridge the digital and analog worlds, and this helps to greatly reduce the size of massive MIMO equipment for 5G.

Huawei launches its counter-attack by suing the US government

Another major front of Huawei’s counter-attack against the US government has been opened in the form of a lawsuit claiming the imposition unconstitutional sales restrictions.

CenturyLink Threat Research Reemerges as Black Lotus Labs

The threat researchers say there’s no deeper, symbolic meaning behind the cool new name. But it does makes for an easy-to-get-behind team tattoo.

Batelaan heads up operational changes for CenturyLink—Q&A

CenturyLink is on a mission this year to transform itself from a telecom company to a technology company, according to CEO Jeff Storey.

Headcount: The Latest Hirings, Firings, and Retirings — March 7, 2019

Verizon makes changes to its board of directors following the retirement of two prominent board members.

Clear Blue powers off-grid deployments

Clear Blue Technologies International is providing smart off-grid technology to power “internet for the unconnected” systems.

AT&T Launches New Cybersecurity Division, Joins Global Telco Security Alliance

The new security division will integrate and automate Alien Lab’s threat intelligence into a security management platform.

Syniverse, Tata Global IPX Interconnect Deal Preps for 5G, IoT

The partnership includes “operational interlocks” for single accountability for troubleshooting and testing and common monitoring tools for overseeing performance.

Vodafone UK 5G Plans Barge Past Rivals

The U.K. operator goes three better than rival EE with plans to launch 5G in 19 markets this year.

South Korean 5G Launch Expected to Be Delayed Until April – Report

Phone delays and pricing concerns are likely to put off the South Korean mobile 5G launch until April.

Satellite's Grip on C-Band Spectrum for 5G Could Be Slipping

Shares in Intelsat and SES have tumbled in recent days following what looks like growing opposition to the satellite companies' hopes to sell off spectrum ideal for 5G transmissions.

T-Mobile Details Home Internet Service to Challenge 'Cableopoly'

T-Mobile released more details about plans to challenge Comcast and Charter with a fixed wireless Internet service. But the broader message was aimed at regulators reviewing its proposed merger with Sprint.

Huawei Wages Lawfare Against US

Does Huawei know what it's getting itself into by taking the US government to court? This could be a risky move.

South Korean 5G Launch Expected to Be Delayed Til April – Report

Phone delays and pricing concerns are likely to put off the South Korean mobile 5G launch until April.

Eurobites: MTS Pays US Authorities $850M to Settle Uzbekistan Bribery Case

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Zain and Nokia WING it for IoT; MTN raises revenue, plans assets sale; Austria's 5G auction results.

Vodafone UK Frets Over Huawei Swap-Out Costs, Urges Testing of All Vendors

Banning Huawei would cost 'hundreds of millions' and hold up the UK's 5G deployment, says the UK mobile operator, while backing the Chinese vendor's calls for industry-wide testing.

Securing 5G Networks: Do You Want Automation With That Slice?

The scope of 5G security changes is so broad that it is a tall order to address all the resulting challenges in lockstep.

AT&T Is Collecting Lots of 700MHz Spectrum Licenses, Possibly for 5G

AT&T recently asked the FCC for approval to snap up a range of spectrum licenses from C Spire. But that deal is just one of several that reveal AT&T's appetite for 700MHz spectrum – potentially for a 5G service.

Big 4 carriers are still testing Project Verify

Mobile Connect's U.S. launch is delayed as carriers continue to test Project Verify.

Huawei Lawsuit Against the U.S. Government Challenges Equipment Ban

The lawsuit, which was filed in a federal court in Texas, seeks a permanent injunction against the ban and a declaratory judgement that the restrictions tied to the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act are unconstitutional.

France creates new 3 percent tax for internet giants

Unable to convince the EU to impose a special tax on US tech giants, France has decided to go it alone.

Syniverse says Tata to the IPX blues

Syniverse and Tata Communications have decided to pool their IPX network interconnection resources in a bid to improve the whole process for their customers.

Telcos need to seriously think about how to sell to consumers

Following the news that Sky has been slapped on the wrist for misleading claims during a 2018 advertising campaign, marketers need to have a long and hard think about whether they are doing a good job.

Democrats tackle net neutrality with 'Save the Internet Act'

Senate and House Democrats put forth a two-page bill that proposes to reinstate the net neutrality rules that were repealed two years ago.

mmWC urges inclusion of licensed spectrum

The mmWave Coalition wants the FCC to issue a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to address outstanding topics related to how it handles spectrum above 95…

Network Security Firm Untangle Launches SD-WAN Router and Micro-Firewall

The two products are part of its Network Security Framework, which provides network security orchestration with cloud-managed security and connectivity options.

Reports of Google China’s death are greatly exaggerated

Google engineers have found that the search giant has continued with its work on the controversial search engine customised for China.

Sprint launches AI-based smart messaging system

Sprint unveiled a smart messaging system this week that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to help businesses communicate with customers.

Apple will struggle with 5G for years – analyst

Not only will Apple lag its competitors by at least a year in launching a 5G phone, it might still suck anyway according to a semiconductor analyst.

Verizon adds Blackberry's Cylance AI-based security to its portfolio

Verizon has beefed up its managed security services portfolio with the addition of BlackBerry Cylance's AI-driven antivirus security solutions.

AT&T signs up for global cybersecurity alliance

On Wednesday, AT&T became the first North American telco to join the Global Telco Security Alliance, which launched last year.

Samsung to develop more foldable smartphones

After eight years of development for the new form factor, the company is planning two more foldable phone devices.

Australia poised to significantly increase regulation of OTTs

Australia is the latest country to cast an eye towards Silicon Valley, revamping rules to create a regulatory framework with greater oversight and authority over the booming digital ecosystem.

Facebook preps wholesale subsidiary fiber provider

Facebook is building two long-haul fiber-optic routes to provide direct connectivity between its data centers in Ohio, Virginia and North Carolina.

Ciena Anticipates Strong 5G Growth in Late 2019, Early 2020

Ciena is also gaining momentum outside of its traditional telecom customer base. More than 35 percent of its revenue during the recently closed quarter came from non-telco customers.

Imperva Researchers Find Hundreds of Vulnerable Docker Hosts Exploited by Cryptominers

The currency miners were relying on a Docker runC vulnerability discovered in early February (later patched by Docker Inc.) in combination with an exposed remote Docker API.

Industry’s 5G moment: Will operators meet the challenge?

5G arrives at an interesting point in industry’s evolution, but will the industry rise up to meet the challenge?

Verizon Scoops Up ProtectWise, Adds Managed Endpoint Protection

The operator also unveiled its second annual Mobile Security Index, which found that more companies suffered a mobile device attack compared to last year, and they were hit harder.

Aqua Security, Twistlock Upgrade Their Cloud Native Security Platforms

The increasingly complex array of cloud environments used by businesses provides bad actors with great opportunities to sneak into corporate networks.

Verizon warns enterprises about internal security threats

The top reasons for internal cyberthreats were financial gain, pure fun and espionage.

Telia to Deploy 5G FWA Network in Finland

The Finnish carrier is working with Nokia on the fixed wireless network equipment and is looking to start its first customer trials this spring.

T-Mobile, C-Band Alliance trade punches

While T-Mobile continues to poke holes in a controversial proposal by the C-Band Alliance (CBA), the CBA is addressing technical points.

NTT Security Acquires Application Security Provider WhiteHat Security

Founded by former Yahoo security officer Jeremiah Grossman, WhiteHat takes a DevSecOpps approach to protecting applications.

Huawei Sues the US Government

The Chinese vendor is taking the US government to court over its National Defense Authorization Act, which the company describes as "unconstitutional."

Power Consumption: 5G Basestations Are Hungry, Hungry Hippos

5G basestations are pushing up power requirements by three times, as MIMO and more digital circuitry require more power.

Telco Cloud & 5G: Two Sides of the Same Coin

Light Reading's Mitch Wagner and Kelsey Ziser discuss how the telco cloud will be impacted by 5G deployments and vice versa.

Touring a Mini Data Center for Mobile Edge Computing

Edge computing remains a hot topic in the wireless industry, but what does it actually look like? Startup EdgeMicro showed off its new mobile edge computing testing facility and explained how it is using the site.

Shentel Follows Sprint Into Massive MIMO & 5G

Shentel, a longtime Sprint affiliate, plans to begin testing 5G this year, though details on the move remain sparse. Nonetheless, Shentel becomes the latest regional wireless network operator headed toward the industry's next-gen technology.

US Democrats Unleash Bill to Reinstate Net Neutrality Rules

NCTA, FCC among those that view 'Save the Internet Act' as partisan, heavy-handed legislation that would needlessly regulate the Internet as a Title II service.

Breaking Down the Barriers Between IT & Network

Automation plays a critical role in the ongoing digital transformation of the telecom industry.

5G4REAL: 5G Arrives for Consumers, but What About Enterprises?

Although 5G basestations are transmitting and some consumers can already access 5G service, the promises of industrial applications seemed more conceptual at this year’s MWC.

Huawei Seeks European Allies for 'Long' Fight With US

The embattled Chinese equipment maker is gearing up for a major offensive against its US enemies and recruiting Europeans to its cause.

Optical M&A: OFC 2019 Is a Couples Retreat, Not a Singles Cruise

More acquisition activity in the optical space is inevitable, but it might not happen for a while until some newly coupled companies get to know each other just a little bit more.

'No Signs of Wireless Substitution' for In-Home Broadband in Q4 – Analyst

US cable ops again took the lion's share of broadband gains in Q4 2018 as new household formation remains the most critical contributor to penetration growth, Craig Moffett says.

MWC19: Speaking the AI, 5G & IoT Language of Telcos

Light Reading editors Kelsey Ziser, Ray Le Maistre and Mike Dano discussed all the important 5G topics from the InterDigital booth on the show floor at MWC19 in Barcelona. They covered millimeter wave spectrum, the thrills and danger of flying taxis and what the hell we're going to do with all the data that IoT devices will be throwing off as they get connected to faster and faster networks.

Eurobites: Vodafone Plans to Raise $4.5B With Bond Issue for Liberty Global Deal

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Romania's opposition opposes Huawei; Sky launches streaming service in Austra; Openreach invests in Scottish fiber academy.

Vonage Boosts Sales Productivity With AI Assist

Vonage focuses its salespeople on activities that matter, with assist from tools from Google, Salesforce, Prodoscore and Vonage's own cloud platform.

Omniverse CEO: 'I'm Doing Everything Literally by the Book'

Jason DeMeo says Omniverse's approach, the subject of a lawsuit, stems from a JV with a private cable operator called Hovsat that purportedly has a 100-year contract with DirecTV.

AT&T mucks about with WarnerMedia some more

AT&T has finally got the US government off its back, but now the challenge of making a success of its mega-acquisition really begins.

Citrix Leans In on Automation to Secure Its SD-WAN

One of the ways that Citrix has bolstered its security and automation is through an integration with zScaler for its secure cloud gateway.

Ciena bags 20.5% growth perhaps thanks to Huawei dilemma

Optical networking company Ciena posted positive results for the first quarter of 2019, with total revenues of $778.5 million beating analyst expectations.

USB4 specification unveiled, featuring Intel Thunderbolt 3

The next generation USB standard will be based on Intel’s Thunderbolt protocols, as well as be backward compatible with earlier generations of USB.

Software testing vendor Functionize raises $16M in funding round

San Jose, California-based Functionize has closed a $16 million series A round of funding that was led by Canvas Ventures.

Adva shows off SDN-controlled 600G transport at OFC

Adva announced a demonstration of its SDN-controlled 600 Gbps transport terminal with automated line rate and modulation adjustment.

NSA quietly shutters phone monitoring program

The National Security Administration (NSA) has shut down a controversial phone monitoring program that's set to expire by the end of the year.

UK Government says company boards still don’t get cyber-security

The UK Government has released its 2019 ‘Cyber Governance Health Check’ which claims only 16% of executives have an understanding of cyber-security threats.

FCC names qualified bidders for 24 GHz auction

All four of the biggest U.S. wireless operators are expected to participate to some degree in the upcoming 24 GHz auction, or Auction 102.

U.S. Cellular taps Nokia for 5G network modernization

Nokia will provide its suite of end-to-end 5G technology, software and services solutions in order to build out and modernize the operator’s 5G network.

Nokia, Ericsson to Provide 5G Gear to U.S. Cellular

The Chicago-based regional carrier plans to begin offering 5G services by the end of this year.

Huawei hopes to seduce Europe with new transparency centre

Huawei’s counter-strategy is becoming clearer with a move to ingratiate itself to European regulators and operators.

FCC and Oval Office locking horns over 5G

The FCC originally looked like a diligent foot-soldier for the President, but with the nationalised 5G infrastructure argument seemingly emerging again, heads are set to butt.

RSA Updates Archer, NetWitness Platforms

Archer is a governance, risk management, and compliance platform. NetWitness is a threat detection platform designed to sniff out anomalies in user behavior that are indicative of cyberthreats.

Cisco WiFi Routers Attacked After Code Hack Posted

The attacks occurred after security research firm Pen Test Partners posted a blog containing demonstration code on how to exploit the routers. The firm was involved in initially finding the vulnerability.

Charter's Spectrum Enterprise debuts its edge-based SD-WAN service

Spectrum Enterprise has gotten out of the starting gate with its SD-WAN service, which it's serving up from its SDN/NFV and edge compute platform.

Spectrum Rolls Out Its Nationwide Managed SD-WAN Service

The service uses Nokia’s Nuage Networks for SD-WAN, Fortinet for virtual security services, Netcracker for VNF management, and Cisco for services orchestration.

MWC Wrap: 5G, 5G, and Huawei

Huawei is losing no time in building on its momentum from the show as today it opened a Cyber Security Transparency Centre in Brussels, Belgium.

More than 2,000 Verizon outlets offer service to dry out phones

Redux’s technology is an advanced evaporator. The company has sold about 4.95 million subscriptions for $29.99.

Data survey suggests UK consumers should be more price savvy

Cable.co.uk has released data which suggests the UK is 136th in the world for affordability when it comes to mobile data plans.

VMware Unveils Service-Defined Firewall at RSA Conference

It uses VMware’s ability to inspect the guest OS and application without being resident in the guest. This means that even if an attacker gains root access they cannot bypass the internal firewall.

5G4REAL: The GSMA's Innovation City at MWC19

Light Reading takes a tour of MWC’s Innovation City, where you’ll see an IoT-connected beehive, take flight in a 5G skyship or order a café au lait from an AI robot barista.

MWC19: A Soft Embrace for the Public Cloud

The big noise in Barcelona was, of course, anything and everything to do with 5G, but in the background there were signs that some companies are embracing the potential of the public cloud as they determine their next-generation technology and services strategies.

Pivotal Commware: In Millimeter Wave, No One Can Hear You Stream!

re gears up for adventures in 5G beamforming.

Dish Network Aspires to Be America's Rakuten in 5G

Despite analyst skepticism, Dish executives continue to argue that the company will be able to make a splash with a new, nationwide 5G network. And Japan's Rakuten appears to offer some evidence to support those claims.

As Sales Boom, Ciena Hits the 800G Transmission Mark

As it ramps its first quarter revenues by more than 20%, Ciena shows off its WaveLogic 5 programmable coherent modem, capable of up to 800 Gbit/s transmission, at OFC 2019.

Huawei Execs Butt Heads Over UK Limits

The Chinese vendor's European and cybersecurity chiefs have had a public disagreement over reports that the UK will restrict Huawei's access to its service providers.

Huawei Wins 3 Optical Network Innovation Awards at OFC 2019

Türk Telekom & Huawei's Collaborative Work '5G Cloud Vertical Sector Application' Is Amongst the Best in the World

Türk Telekom tested the remote access of AR and VR based educational content over a 5G cloud connection with Huawei.

How A/B Testing Supports VNF CI/CD

A new Heavy Reading white paper explores various approaches to Continuous Delivery/Deployment in the telecom domain.

Huawei Calls for GDPR-Like Security Regime, Denies Spying (Again)

Chinese equipment giant wants European authorities to set up a GDPR-like security regime and has this week opened a transparency center in Brussels, where customers can access its source code.

MWC19 Recap: 8 Takeaways From Top Analysts

This year's MWC was chock full of developments, from 5G phones to edge computing to private LTE networks. So what were the key takeaways from the big Barcelona wireless event?

AT&T, Verizon Perpetuate a 5G mmWave Mystery

Verizon and AT&T aren't giving out mmWave deployment details like site density and layout. But a careful analysis of their plans highlights both the opportunities and challenges each company faces in the mmWave game.

Eurobites: Nokia Notches Indosat Upgrade Deal

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Austrian mobile advertising firm wins big with MTN; Huawei's Hu pleas for cybersecurity consistency; ADVA touts optical transport advance.

Alphabet’s Security Startup Chronicle Sells Its Backstory

It’s a cloud service built on Google infrastructure that lets companies upload, store, and analyze their internal security telemetry to detect and investigate potential threats.

Huawei lawyers-up in North America

Huawei’s CFO is suing Canada, while the company is also reportedly set to sue the US government.

SDxCentral's Top 10 Articles — February 2019

AT&T ties its 5G and Airship plans to the Mirantis core; the Linux community uncovers a runC container runtime flaw; and Orange Business wants to be a "one-stop" SD-WAN shop.

Edge takes centre stage at MWC 2019

For all the hype and buzz which was generated ahead of Mobile World Congress 2019, the edge stole some of the attention away from 5G.

Huawei flourishes in telecom equipment market—report

Even with several countries, including the U.S., expressing security concerns over using Huawei's telecom gear, it continued to flourish last year.

Juniper Networks buys wireless LAN vendor Mist for $405M

The acquisition highlights the blurring line between wireless and wired in the local area network.

Trump opposition to AT&T/Time Warner deal was personal revenge – report

Few would consider Donald Trump a conventional President but attempting to block AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner to get revenge for poor coverage would be another level.

KT and Nokia will join hands to launch first ‘true’ 5G this month

Korea’s mobile operator KT is going to launch nation-wide 5G service this month and will collaborate with Nokia to provide services and tools for the business and the public sectors.

CenturyLink's Batelaan talks digital experience for customers—Q&A

CenturyLink is moving beyond last year's integration of Level 3 and into the realm of digital transformation, both internally and externally.

Facebook’s Magma goes open source

Facebook announced Magma, an open source software platform to help simplify and extend mobile network deployments for operators.

Trump Campaign Revives Nationalized 5G Network Plan

The plan calls for the government to take wireless spectrum from the Defense Department and use a third-party operator to make 5G services available on a wholesale basis.

Samsung credits ASICs for getting 5G base stations down to size

One of Samsung’s bragging points when it comes to 5G is its ability to deliver all the goods, from chipsets to infrastructure to mobile devices.

Dell’Oro crowns Huawei No.1 despite security concerns

Huawei might have been under some intense scrutiny over the last twelve months, but that hasn’t stopped it maintaining its number one position in telecom equipment market.

Juniper to Buy Mist Systems for $405 Million

Juniper previously integrated Mist’s WLAN technology with its Contrail SD-WAN technology to give enterprises more reliable and measurable network access.

UK set to impose 50 percent cap on Huawei kit – report

As the UK government’s review into what to do about the perceived security risk posed by Huawei reaches its conclusion, some kind of ban seems likely.

CrowdStrike Falcon Expands Wings to Target Mobile Device Security

Falcon for Mobile identifies threats on mobile devices and provides visibility into situations where there is potentially dangerous access to corporate data.

AT&T Claims Open ROADM Success Validates Interoperability Work

The demonstration is using open APIs to connect the entire system to a programmable optical network SDN orchestrator.

Microsoft Azure casts its eye towards Quantum computing

Microsoft has announced the formation of its Quantum Network in an effort to develop the world’s first scalable quantum computer and quantum applications.

Google, VMware Team Up With Lookout on Post-Perimeter Security Alliance

Alliance members will demonstrate how their products and services work together to secure enterprises at the Lookout RSA Conference booth this week.

Microsoft Azure Sentinel Moves SIEM to the Cloud

The vendor claims it’s the first cloud native security information and event management (SIEM) tool in a major cloud platform.

Huawei Brings Legal Fight to the US – Report

The vendor is said to be getting ready to sue the US and challenge the government's ban of Huawei's gear in its federal networks.

Is Omniverse Sourcing Video Feeds From DirecTV?

New evidence and observations shed light on where Omniverse, which is under legal attack by programmers, appears to be obtaining TV signals that are 'powering' several cheap OTT-TV options.

Patriarchy Chicken & New Edge Services Take Flight at MWC19

BARCELONA – MWC19 – Light Reading's Ray Le Maistre and Kelsey Ziser discuss AT&T and Microsoft Azure's partnership on network edge compute (NEC) services and Telefonica's collaboration with Azure on cloud partnerships to the edge.

AT&T Wants to Test 24GHz Equipment as New 5G Auction Looms

AT&T plans to test 24GHz mmWave – and sub6 – frequencies ahead of the 24GHz 5G auction on March 14.

Huawei Continues Commitment to OSSii With 5G Extension, Facilitating Network Automation

With the global deployment progress of 5G network, Huawei, Ericsson and Nokia recently agreed to initiate the discussion on OSSii (Operation Support System Interoperability Initiative) MoU extension to cover the 5G network technology domain.

MWC19: 5G Gets Industrial, Musical & Far Out

With a few snapshots and snappy captions, we've breezed through some of the big themes at MWC19, and tried to call attention to some of the more impressive displays of technology and showmanship in Barcelona.

Huawei Unveils the Smart Logistics Solution to Power Agile Innovation in the Logistics Industry

Huawei released the Smart Logistics Solution during MWC 2019, aiming to help enterprises improve efficiency in fields such as transportation, distribution, and warehousing, facilitate agile innovation in the logistics industry, and achieve digital, information-based, and intelligent management.

Huawei Releases the Industry's Most Powerful '1+1' Antennas, Enabling Ultra-Lean Site in 5G Era

Huawei released the most powerful '1+1' antennas at MWC 2019, including the industry's first 30 ports antenna, the industry's smallest FDD 4T4R+TDD 8T8R converged antenna, and the industry's first fully integrated ultra-wideband multi-sector antenna.

DT's Choi Rages Against the RAN Machine

The German operator's networks strategy boss says the attractions of an open RAN outweigh the cons.

Comcast Buys AI-Powered Cybersecurity Services Company

BluVector, a 2017 spin-off of Northrop Grumman, provides network security products and platforms to midsized and large organizations, including government agencies.

Eurobites: UK Considers Huawei Halfway House

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telefónica and CK Hutchison hook up for the enterprise; Ericsson and Nokia stabilize their market share, report shows; BT lands "smart water" deal.

Huawei Reinforces Commitment to World-Leading Solutions for the 5G Era

At a media roundtable hosting over 20 global reporters on the first day of MWC 2019, Peter Zhou, Chief Marketing Officer of Huawei Wireless Solution, shared how Huawei is delivering powerful, simple and intelligent 5G network solutions that will underpin many sectors of tomorrow's digital economy.

Huawei's Meng Sues Canada as Extradition to US Looms – Report

Huawei's chief financial officer says Canada breached her civil rights just days after it agrees to start extradition proceedings for her transfer to the US, where she faces fraud charges.

Trump Reelection Campaign Wobbles on Wholesale 5G Possibility

The Trump reelection campaign floats – and backs off from – an idea of leasing off 5G airwaves to US service providers.

Why Cable Operators Need DAA

Cablecos must go beyond platform upgrades like DOCSIS 3.1 to stay truly competitive with the growing number of FTTH offerings from rival providers.