Welcome to wireless: Apple makes demands on Comcast and Charter

Comcast and Charter are trying to get some traction with their wireless MVNOs. But now Apple is putting the screws to the cable operators in regard to devices.

Vodafone Idea has had enough of toe-to-toe Jio battle

Vodafone Idea has contacted subscribers to confirm the end of its ultra-low-priced data tariff as it shifts towards ARPU over scale.

IOT spending to top $1.1 trillion in 2023 – IDC

IDC has released its Worldwide Semi-annual Internet of Things Spending Guide, which suggests global IOT spend could reach $1.1 trillion in 2023.

Inventor of Massive MIMO technology didn’t always want to call it that

The originator of Massive MIMO (Multiple-Input Multiple-Output) antenna technology didn’t always want to call it Massive MIMO, but inventor Thomas Marzetta…

Mobile dampening desire for fixed broadband – Pew Research

The Pew Research Centre has unveiled research suggesting home broadband products are becoming less attractive as mobile wins the digital hearts and minds of the US.

T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Hits State AG Hurdles

Some analysts now think the deal's approval chances are at less than 50%.

Does Riverbed’s Deal With Versa Signal a New SD-WAN Future?

"Vendors want to ensure they can sell SD-WAN in conjunction with other services to maximize potential revenue deal sizes," said IHS Markit's Josh Bancroft.

FCC's Pai proposes new order to gather better broadband data

To better gauge which rural areas in the U.S. lack broadband services, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is proposing a new mapping process.

Telefonica pairs up with Santander for banking 5G usecase

Telefonica Spain has announced a tie-up with Santander to launch a joint-innovation project to test out 5G applications in the banking sector.

AlefEdge Launches Manhattan Project for Open Edge Ecosystem

It uses the vendor’s Open5G Platform edge software stack and enables network operators and application providers to plug into the platform and bring applications and services.

Telefónica to launch ‘5G experience’ in banks in Spain

The project includes 4K video conferencing, virtual reality and low latency cloud storage applications.

Broadcom hit by friendly-fire in US/China trade war

Broadcom has unveiled its financial results for the last three months, though it isn’t the rosy picture some might have hoped for as ‘continued geopolitical uncertainties’ weigh heavy on the spreadsheets.

Facebook gets big name backers for crypto project – report

Facebook has reportedly enlisted the support of a dozen organizations to underpin its cryptocurrency project and help keep the social media giant honest.

AT&T offers Samsung 5G phones to businesses only

AT&T also sent out notices this week alerting customers that the carrier was cancelling pre-orders for the Galaxy Fold.

Walker Walks From CenturyLink

Bill Walker, a senior-level executive working on the carrier's cloud, NFV and SDN efforts, has left. No word yet on his next move.

Huawei Exploiting Loophole to Buy Gear From US Suppliers – Analyst

The Chinese equipment vendor is redesigning optical systems to use 'second-best' components, says analyst at MKM Partners.

Comcast & Charter Have Bad Apple Deals – Report

Apple has leverage in its mobile-facing deals with Comcast and Charter, requiring both to sell large numbers of other Apple devices, including iPads and Apple TVs, CNBC reported.

Cybersecurity Expert Sees Opportunity in Internet Growth, Consolidation

The way to defend against DDoS and other attacks is changing, says Nokia's Craig Labovitz. That's because the Internet is getting bigger and smaller at the same time.

Telstra Already in Edge Battle With Web Giants

Comments by the Australian operator show the edge is now shaping up to be the next battleground between telcos and Internet companies.

The Rise of Network-as-a-Service

NaaS growth stems from the belief that by leveraging the programmability of the cloud, CSPs can create customizable VNF-based services for anybody who requires a full scope of services and does not want to deploy their own infrastructure.

Eurobites: Telefónica Hooks Up With Santander for 5G Banking

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Broadcom fallout hits European chipmakers; O2 embraces the Apple Watch; Ericsson upgrades in Indonesia.

WiCipedia: How Disruption Will Affect Women & Int'l Tech Liberation Has Issues

This week in our WiC roundup: Girls in Tech makes biggest fundraising effort yet; Microsoft takes its Women in Cloud initiative on the road; women in developing countries pay the price for tech; and more.

From 5G to Huawei to SD-WAN: A Tour of Cisco Live

Light Reading attended the recent Cisco Live event, where 28,000 people descended on San Diego's convention center to learn everything they could about Cisco's products and business strategy.

HR's Steve Bell on 5G Private Networks

At 5G World, Heavy Reading senior analyst Steve Bell discusses one of the hottest topics in the 4G and 5G markets – private networks.

VMware nabs Avi Networks

VMware announced Thursday afternoon that it was buying application delivery controller startup Avi Networks, but it didn't disclose the financial terms.

VMware Inks Deal to Buys Avi Networks

Avi’s platform includes a software load balancer, web application firewall, analytics and monitoring, and a universal service mesh.

Google pours $600 million into Oklahoma data center expansion

Google continues to execute on its $13 billion U.S. investment plan by announcing on Thursday that it's expanding a data center in Oklahoma.

Europe missing its ultrafast targets

With only 20% of European customers adopting broadband services over 100 Mbps, the European Commission is falling behind its own targets with six months to go.

Telenor and PCCW question the need for speed

There are telcos who are rushing to launch 5G services, there are some who simply aren’t ready and there are a few who don’t seem that bothered right now.

Industry Voices—Pongratz: Will surging IoT connections help the suppliers and operators?

Wide-Area IoT connections – including cellular and non-cellular technologies – increased nearly 70% in 2018, growing at a much faster pace than expected.

Barracuda launches firewall analytics platform for SD-WAN

In order to help IT teams sort through mounds of security and performance data, Barracuda has rolled out a security analytics platform for SD-WAN.

Riverbed Siphons Versa for a Stronger SD-WAN Flow

Despite the Versa deal, Riverbed plans to continue to offer its SteelConnect platform while leveraging its new partner for “larger scale enterprise deployments.”

Barracuda Adds Analytics to Secure SD-WAN

Industrial IoT security is a “big growth area” for Barracuda because it plays on its strengths in distributed networks and connectivity.

Industry Voices—Raynovich: What's Next for SD-WAN M&A?

The SD-WAN market is headed toward a M&A shakeup, according to analyst Scott Raynovich.

Enterprise market will depend on communications skills – 5G World

The soft skills are often over looked, especially in an industry which is so dominated by engineering smarts, but the success of enterprise 5G could be as simple as talking the right language.

German Operators Bemoan High Cost of 5G Spectrum

German operators are despondent after a spectrum auction reached a price that could limit their ability to invest in 5G network deployments.

Three plans to continue to be the awkward one

Three became the third telco to outline its ambitions in the 5G world this week, taking a slightly different approach to EE and Vodafone but it could prove to be the most interesting.

Telcos complain about auction as German regulator bags €6.5bn

With 41 blocks available in the 2 GHz and 3.6 GHz bands, this spectrum auction has proved to be a busy one for Germany, but it certainly is a profitable one also.

Aviatrix CEO Mullaney Challenges Cisco, VMware: ‘Carnage Is Coming’

The former CEO at Nicira and SVP of networking and security at VMware came out of retirement to lead the public cloud networking startup. He calls it the “biggest opportunity I have ever seen in my life.”

Huawei targets Verizon for $1B in patent fees

Huawei is going on the offensive by demanding more than $1 billion in patent licensing fees from Verizon even though Verizon isn't a customer.

Germany raised €6.6B in 5G spectrum auction

Operators out-spent initial bidding forecasts, but some of them were not too pleased with the results.

AT&T, Nokia open up the radio’s edge to third party apps

The two companies plan to release the Radio Edge Cloud to open source through the Linux Foundation.

5G subscriptions hit 1 million mark in South Korea

Operators KT Corp, SK Telecom and LG Uplus turned on commercial 5G services in early April.

How Orange Business Services Is Pursuing the SD-WAN/5G Intersection

John Isch of Orange Business Services said the company is talking about SD-WAN with virtually all of its multinational clientele. However, he said the 5G part of that conversation is still at a very early stage.

VMware Banks on Data Center Agility With Avi Networks Buy

VMware and Avi share multiple customers and they don't expect the combo and subsequent integration to cause much disruption as VMware aims to bring a public cloud experience to the data center.

Helium Starts Selling IoT Hotspots in US

Helium launches its P2P IoT hotspot, grabs another $15M in funding, aims to start a non-telco, low-bandwidth network in the US and beyond.

Vimeo Streams in Support for AV1

IAC-owned streaming platform joins Google, Facebook, Mozilla, Apple, Amazon and other big names that have put weight behind the new, royalty-free, bandwidth-efficient video codec.

Cisco Aims to Quell Quantum Security Queasiness

Quantum computing presents as many challenges as it does opportunities. Cisco is working on a solution that could address some of the challenges presented when quantum computing affects network security.

Facebook Teams With CommScope to Join the 3.5GHz CBRS Party

Facebook is looking to conduct unspecified tests in the 3.5GHz CBRS band. Given Facebook's wide-ranging proclivities in the wireless arena, it's unclear what the social networking giant is hoping to learn.

DT's Lautz on Edge Computing Trials

At the 5G World event in London, Deutsche Telekom Senior VP of 5G, Alexander Lautz, discusses the German operator's edge computing tests and trials.

Not Ready for Prime Time: Omniverse Distributors Pick Up the Pieces After Pay-TV Deals Fall Apart

Flixon Media's CEO thought his deal with Omniverse One World Television would be the foundation of a profitable, innovative TV service. Instead, he said he's left with financial losses and a damaged reputation.

UK May Get 'Thousands' of 5G New Entrants Under Proposed Shake-Up by Ofcom

Telecom regulator risks angering mobile industry with bold plans to reserve mid-band spectrum for companies that want to build local 5G networks.

CSPs Driving Transformation via the Distributed Cloud

The telco distributed cloud model is gaining support among service providers, even ahead of extensive 5G rollouts.

Eurobites: UK Tucks £40M Into 5G Testbed

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: UK textiles giant chooses Aryaka for SD-WAN; Israel's Pelephone gets with the eSIM program; DSZ Keymile lands UK FTTx gig.

Podcast: What We Think We'll Pay for 5G

Light Reading's Mike Dano weighs in on how the major carriers are stacking up with the way they're handling pricing for 5G service (if you can find it).

KT Claims 400K of South Korea's 1M 5G Subs

South Korean telco claims a 40% share of the country's nascent 5G market, giving it 400,000 customers just a few months after launch.

Huawei Slaps Verizon With $1B+ Patents Bill – Reports

Chinese vendor ups the ante in battle with the US by reportedly demanding more than $1 billion in patent payments from the US carrier for the use of technology it has in its networks, reports the Wall Street Journal.

Germany Raids Telcos for €6.5B in Epic 5G Auction

High licensing fees will eat into the budget for building 5G networks in Europe's largest economy.

AT&T Caps 5G Speeds at 2 Gbit/s… Huh?

AT&T said that '5G+ speeds, where available, will be capped at 2Gbps.' Why? Because "it helps provide a consistent experience" and "doesn't limit" its future options. Or something like that.

Cisco's Davidson: Cable at a crossroads with DAA and Remote PHY

Some able operators haven't embraced distributed access architecture (DAA) into their networks, according to Cisco's John Davidson.

Industry Voices—Lowenstein: Three reasons why the T-Mobile/Sprint deal should be approved

"In my 30 years as an industry analyst, I’ve certainly covered a great many telecom mergers and acquisitions," says Lowenstein. "I’m having a…

Apple said to be sniffing around Intel’s modem business

Having recently ditched Intel’s modem business like a bad habit, gadget giant Apple is reportedly now thinking of buying it.

New York rages against T-Mobile/Sprint merger

Things are already looking dicey for the proposed merger between T-Mobile US and Sprint, and then New York’s Attorney General wades into the saga with scathing opinions.

We’ve hit the go button on 5G, now what?

If the years of sleepless nights and hype are actually going to mean anything, 5G has to deliver more than 4G possibly could, and right now it isn’t.

Evolution of the SD-WAN battle: What's next?

AvidThink's Roy Chua examines how the fight for SD-WAN is evolving on multiple fronts as vendors seek to differentiate themselves.

Cisco Aims to ‘Change the Paradigm’ for Operators with 5G

Cisco is pushing network operators to view 5G as an opportunity to design their networks around the applications and operational models they want to support.

Telefónica Launches a Fortinet-Powered SD-WAN Virtual Firewall

The Spain-based telecom giant plans to offer the service through a virtual network function marketplace it’s developing.

Uber taps AT&T to explore 5G ‘air taxi’ applications

Uber’s Elevate air mobility business division plans to support aerial ridesharing and cargo delivery applications.

CrowdStrike IPO Raises $612M, Pushes Valuation Above $6.6B

The endpoint security company, founded by former McAfee executives, sold 18 million shares priced at $34 each — above the original target range of $19 to $23.

Cisco beefs up SD-WAN with security in the cloud

Using its Umbrella internet gateway, Cisco has added cloud security into its SD-WAN solution.

DoJ antitrust chief readies for battle against big tech

There have been plenty of whispers in the back alleys of Silicon Valley of the antitrust boogeyman and now the nightmares are turning into reality.

Apple mulls Intel modem business purchase

Apple could use the acquisition to begin developing modems for its devices in-house rather than pay royalties to chip suppliers.

US pressure forces UK government rethink about the Huawei situation

On the opening morning of the 5G World 2019 event in London, the Secretary for DCMS Jeremy Wright revealed the Huawei situation has been complicated by events in the US.

Pulumi Wants to Piece Together AWS Lego Blocks

The company's Crosswalk open source framework "codifies" AWS best practices into a single platform.

5G Subscriptions to Hit 1.9B in 2024, Ericsson Says

The Swedish vendor upgraded its forecasts by an additional 400 million subscribers or 27% as 5G network rollouts gain momentum.

Apple signs up as a platinum member of CNCF

Apple has thrown its container cards on the table by joining the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF).

CenturyLink pushes SD-WAN into Latin America

CenturyLink checked off Latin America from its SD-WAN deployment list and is now drawing a bead on a few more countries later this year.

States’ move to block T-Mobile/Sprint deal draws cheers

Support for the 10 state attorneys general who filed a lawsuit Tuesday to block the merger of Sprint with T-Mobile came fast and furious from the deal’s…

Industry Voices—Mun: Today’s magic number appears to be 4

In light of recent press around the U.S. Department of Justice’s desire to push for four facilities-based mobile carriers, it appears that the easily…

TV White Spaces Eyed as Ideal Bridge Over US Digital Divide

The FCC is considering rule changes to aid fixed wireless deployments in TV White Space spectrum. Microsoft and others are hoping the changes could supercharge the construction of a bridge over the US digital divide.

Huawei: We're Not a Threat to Our Customers

The US government is as close as anyone to sabotaging rural networks, according to a new ex parte filing from Huawei at the FCC. The company goes to bat for its US customers, arguing that individual vendor bans do guarantee national security.

Apple in Talks to Buy Intel's German Modem Assets – Report

Apple is reportedly considering buying Intel's German modem operations – first bought from Infineon in 2011.

Uber Partners With AT&T for 4G & 5G Connectivity for Air Taxis & Cargo Drones

AT&T enters into a multi-stage deal with Uber on air taxi and drone testing with 4G and 5G.

T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Sinks Into the Political Mud

The arguments around the merger of Sprint and T-Mobile are increasingly plunging into the political morass – but that might be part of John Legere's ultimate plan.

Verizon: 5G Easier to Justify in US Than Europe

The 5G investment case stacks up a lot better in the US market than it does in Europe, says a man who has worked in both parts of the world, and not just because of spectrum availability.

3 Rivers Cuts the TV Cord

Small service provider in Montana is dumping its pay-TV product to instead focus on broadband services that can pipe in OTT video services.

Eurobites: Telefónica Hops on Google's Cloud

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telefónica and Fortinet combine on Virtual Firewall service; Telia offers comfort to Swedish bus passengers; Orange connects Russian shipping fleet.

Key Takeaways From 5G World

Light Reading's Iain Morris and Ray Le Maistre discuss some of the key issues – spectrum allocation, Verizon's progress, the impending UK ruling on Huawei, uptake in South Korea – from the first morning of the 5G World event in London.

Huawei Ban Decision in UK 'More Difficult' After US Moves, Says Minister

UK government minister Jeremy Wright warns telcos that a decision over the use of Huawei might not come soon.

Charting the Timeline for 5G Transport

To gain a realistic understanding of operators' views and plans for transport, Heavy Reading launched its first-ever 5G Transport Market Leadership Study with support from Ericsson, Fujitsu, Juniper and VIAVI Solutions.

5G Standards Group Struggles to Balance Tech With Politics

As China and the US grapple over geopolitical concerns in security and trade, the world's main 5G standards organization is working on Release 17 while addressing the Trump administration's ban on US business with Huawei.

Spain pitches for connectivity leadership with Vodafone 5G launch

Spain is not often mentioned when discussing the leaders for connectivity in Europe, but it does seem momentum is gathering pace in the country.

Cisco Broadens SD-WAN Security to the Cloud

"We have to rethink how we deliver security in this cloud-first world," Cisco's David Goeckeler said at Cisco Live.

YouTube CEO’s struggle session was futile

In her first public statements since last week’s censorship controversy YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki attempted to strike a balance between freedom of speech and censorship.

CBA proposes FUEL auction process for C-band

The C-Band Alliance submitted to the FCC a framework for a private auction of spectrum in the 3.7-4.2 GHz band.

UK telcos ask for clarity sooner rather than later over Huawei – report

The UK’s largest mobile operators are reported getting tired of Government indecision, drafting a letter to Cabinet Secretary Mark Sedwill requesting clarification on the situation.

Federated submits report card to hasten final approval for CBRS

Federated Wireless isn’t sitting idle while it waits for the Institute for Telecommunications Sciences (ITS) to submit a final report on its Spectrum Access…

Intel buys Barefoot Networks for Ethernet switch chips and software

Intel is buying Barefoot Networks to beef up hyperscale cloud and programming capabilities.

Broadcom Updates Trident With 12.8 Tb/s speed, 7nm Architecture

The enhanced performance now matches that of its hyperscaler-focused Tomahawk line, though the vendor hinted at performance update to that chip coming soon.

Ericsson raises global 5G subscriptions forecast by 27%

In its latest mobility report, Ericsson has upped its forecast for global 5G subscriptions significantly thanks to everyone getting their act together quicker than it expected.

State attorneys general team up to stop T-Mobile/Sprint deal

A group of attorneys general may file a joint lawsuit against the merger as soon as this afternoon, Reuters reports.

EFF to testify in support of California facial recognition technology ban

Last month, the City of San Francisco banned law enforcement agencies from using facial recognition software in cameras, and now the issue has been escalated to the State Senate.

Cisco’s Davidson: ‘We’re the Most Important 5G Vendor’

This is because Cisco can "help [network operators] monetize their 5G infrastructure," he told SDxCentral. “We know the enterprise better than anyone.”

Intel Buys Barefoot Networks, Boosts Data Center Interconnect

The acquisition follows a spate of recent silicon vendor acquisitions and comes as Intel exited the 5G business — and reportedly lost a bidding war with rival Nvidia for another networking interconnect superstar, Mellanox.

Ericsson predicts 5G adoption will grow faster than expected

Ericsson's latest Mobility Report points to “rapid early momentum and enthusiasm” for 5G in the global market.

Microsoft garners support for TV white space reforms

WISPA, New America’s Open Technology Institute, Next Century Cities, Tribal Digital Village and the Gigabit Libraries Network are supporting Microsoft’s…

China Gears Up for 5G, Issues 4 Licenses

The government issued licenses to three mobile operators and China Broadcasting Network Corp. The question now is: which of the big vendors will win the largest slice of future 5G contracts?

Broadband access revenue takes a dip in Q1: report

While 10 Gbps FTTH deployments were robust in the first quarter, CCAP spending was down for the second straight quarter, according to a report.

Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins: No material impact from Huawei's troubles

Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins downplays the impact that Huawei's ongoing issues have had on his company.

World's Biggest Wireless Carrier Awards First 5G Equipment Contracts

China Mobile awarded its first batch of 5G equipment contracts to the likes of Huawei and ZTE, though it did include Ericsson and Nokia in the process.

Cable Access Network Spending Falls 38% in Q1

'Strong slowdown' on capacity purchases alongside ongoing delay in distributed access architecture deployments combine for a dreary quarter, according to Dell'Oro.

Intel Bolsters Data Center Portfolio With Barefoot Acquisition

Nick McKeown does it again – his data center switching startup is snapped up by Intel.

5G Rush Has Tripped Up the Industry

After approving plans to fast-track 5G, the industry has faced interoperability problems, spectrum constraints and 5G apathy. What was it all for?

Cisco's CEO: We Shouldn't Take Advantage of Huawei

Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins said that he has warned the company's sales team not to use Huawei's ongoing troubles as leverage in their sales efforts.

States Aim to Block Sprint/T-Mobile Merger: 'This Is Bad News'

The latest development in the soap opera that is the merger of Sprint and T-Mobile is an imminent lawsuit against the transaction by ten state attorneys general. "This is bad news," write the analysts at New Street Research.

AT&T Signs European LTE-M Roaming Deal

AT&T inks a European LTE-M roaming deal for IoT with KPN, Orange & Swisscom.

Ericsson Ups 5G Forecast by 400M Subs

5G is on a roll, says Ericsson, forecasting nearly 2 billion subscriptions in the next five years.

Eurobites: UK Operators Seek Clarity From Government on Huawei

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Huawei exec maintains there are Chinese walls; Tele2 bags AT&T's Lensch for its IoT arm; Intracom opens Italian subsidiary.

Ericsson, Nokia Boast 5G Wins Against Each Other, but Fail to Stop Huawei

Europe's biggest telecom equipment vendors have turned up the heat in the 5G marketing battle as they struggle to capitalize on Huawei's misfortunes.

Would a 5G Delay Really Be So Terrible for CSPs?

A delay to the launch of 5G networks might be just what telcos need.

Cisco CEO Takes High Road on 5G, China

Besides macro radio access network equipment, "we have virtually everything else you need to build 5G networks,” Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins said at Cisco Live.

UK government thinks AI sector isn’t diverse enough

A few million quid is being thrown at artificial intelligence and data science conversion degrees, with people from underrepresented groups eligible for scholarships.

Google points to security risk of Huawei ban, but what about commercial threat?

Google might have national security concerns about prohibiting Huawei from using the Android operating system, but it should also be worried about a potential threat to its market dominance.

Cisco updates DevNet certification to include software developers

Cisco has updated its DevNet certification program to bring software developers and IT professionals under one roof.

Cisco Clarifies Vision, Need for Modern Networking at Cisco Live

Cisco kicked off Cisco Live with a series of updates to its intent-based networking architecture to resolve IT challenges across every domain of the network

Cisco boosts enterprise IT with new AI software features

Cisco announced new artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) capabilities to help IT teams work at machine speed and scale their work through…

US officials ask for delay to Huawei ban on competition grounds – report

Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought has requested the ban on Huawei technologies be delayed by two years, sounding very similar to Huawei’s own argument.

Microsoft wastes no time in countering Google’s cloud gaming ambitions

Cloud gaming is emerging as a major new front in the competitive war between tech giants, who are using the E3 gaming trade show to flex their muscles.

G20 gets tough on tech tax as trade war gets agenda nod

20 bean-counters walk into a bar and ask for a tonic water. The barman asks who picking up the bill, and all fingers are pointed towards Silicon Valley.

Salesforce Plunks Billions on the Table for Tableau

The nearly $16-billion deal comes just days after Google acquired data analytics firm Looker for $2.6 billion.

Cloud Service Providers Slow Server Spending, Cuts Into Dell, HPE’s Bottom Line

The Dell’Oro Group market report also found Dell is the No. 1 server vendor by revenue share followed by HPE, Inspur, Lenovo, Cisco, Huawei, and IBM.

Three Joins UK’s 5G Party With an Initial FWA Focus

5G rollouts are ramping up in Europe as Vodafone also announced commercial launches in Italy and Spain.

Intel, Qualcomm and LG Uplus clam up to Huawei

Reuters reports industry members fear that such developments could hamper 5G network deployments going forward.

Nokia Opens New 5G Security Lab

The vendor also launched a new security program that builds on its earlier Design For Security process, which tests each product prior to commercial release.

Nokia’s Weldon needs 10 years--or more--to invent the future

Marcus Weldon has two jobs: Corporate CTO of Nokia and president of Nokia Bell Labs. How does he balance these two roles? “I have a split personality,” he…

U.K.’s Three to roll out 5G mobile and fixed wireless service

The launches are part of Three’s £2 billion ($2.5 billion) 5G infrastructure investment commitment.

Clearfield CMO Morgan: Fiber fuels 5G, edge computing

Clearfield CMO Kevin Morgan sees a bigger role for fiber going forward, thanks to larger roll-outs of 5G and edge compute over the coming years.

Three enters the 5G fracas with FWA offering

Three is promising to launch a 5G home broadband service in London in August, before rolling out the connectivity euphoria for both mobile and broadband in 25 cities by the end of 2019.

Podcast: Mentors, Sponsors & Tall Poppies

Kelsey Ziser joins the podcast to discuss some of her recent work in the Women in Comms content series. We also have a quick curator's catch-up on all things related to the 5G Exchange.

Nokia, Altibox Give Cable Network Virtualization a Dose of Reality

Deployments of cable distributed access architectures and network virtualization aren't going gangbusters yet, but recent activities in Europe also show that it's not at a standstill, either.

Eurobites: Three UK Promises 5G Services in 25 Locations This Year

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Ericsson settles with patents firm; Telefónica commits to fiber for everywhere in Spain by 2024; Finland's Elisa in analytics tie-up.

Dell Technologies Has a New CTO

Ihab Tarazi has left Packet to become CTO of Networking and Solutions at Dell Technologies.

Ericsson Blames Pricey Mobile Auctions for Crippling Europe's Tech Sector

The boss of Ericsson's European business says greedy regulators are partly responsible for the region's lack of digital champions to rival US and Chinese tech giants.

Tower Trouble: AT&T Keeps Pushing Cell Tower Landlords to Reduce Rent

AT&T for years has been threatening tower companies to lower rental rates or potentially face competition from a new, nearby tower. New data indicates AT&T might be mostly bluffing. Is it?