TIP’s Latest White Box Project Combines Router, Wireless Backhaul

The project group seeks to address growing bandwidth needs by combining microwave and router technology into a single appliance capable of multiple frequency channels.

Dish crafts its plans to become the 4th US wireless carrier

Dish has committed to the Federal Communications Commission that it will deploy a facilities-based 5G broadband network capable of serving 20% of the U.S.…

Sky becomes first MVNO to join the UK 5G race

Sky has become the first MVNO in the UK to join the 5G race, making use of the O2 network.

AWS Cloud Domination Thins in Q2, Says Synergy Research Group

“In early 2016, Microsoft was less than a quarter the size of Amazon in this market while today it is getting close to being half the size," noted SRG's John Dinsdale.

T-Mobile won’t carry Samsung’s Galaxy Fold when it’s released in September

This news comes just after Samsung announced that the technical flaws in the Galaxy Fold, which was originally slated to be released in April, had been fixed.

DOJ officially signs off on T-Mobile/Sprint merger

The U.S. Department of Justice officially blessed the merger of Sprint and T-Mobile, approving a deal that sets Dish Network up as a fourth facilities-based…

MTA Fiber Holdings picks Ciena for all-terrestrial fiber network

MTA Fiber Holdings is tapping into Ciena for the build out of a long-haul fiber network that will connect Alaska to the lower 48 states.

French parliament passes “Huawei Law” to govern 5G security

Both houses of the French parliament have voted in favour of the new law, dubbed the “Huawei Law”, to give the government the power to security vet 5G rollouts in the country.

SoftBank introduces its second tech megafund

The companies that have executed MOUs thus far and are expected to participate include Apple, Foxconn and Microsoft. 

Juniper Continues Q2 Rebound, Forecasts ‘Lumpy’ Cloud Sales Ahead

The company ended the second quarter with $1.1 billion in revenue, up 10% from the last quarter. Despite a return to strong sequential growth, revenues were down 8% year over year.

Vodafone spins off its European tower business into a separate company

Vodafone is estimating that TowerCo could generate annual revenue of around $1.9 billion. And it, says TowerCo’s attributable annual maintenance and expansion…

AWS' run rate hits $33 billion; Microsoft, Google give chase

While Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud have impressive run rates, AWS is still far and away the dominant cloud provider.

Dell’Oro: $17B of microwave transmission equipment needed over 5 years

While the popularity of microwave transmission systems for mobile backhaul has declined over the years in favor of optical, Dell’Oro Group VP and analyst Jimmy…

T-Mobile Gets DoJ Approval to Acquire Sprint

Gaining that approval required significant divestitures to Dish Network and the deal is still facing a lawsuit by the attorneys general from a number of states.

VMware Snaps Up AI Expert Uhana to Bolster 5G Efforts

Uhana's AI platform includes a stream processing engine that ingests subscriber-level network telemetry from the radio access network, the core network, and from over-the-top applications. It uses that data to provide real-time, per-subscriber...

Vodafone ponders spin off of European tower business

After reporting declines in group revenues, Vodafone needed to bring some good news to the earnings call, and it seems the creation of a standalone tower business has done the job.

Google Cloud Annual Revenue Tops $8 Billion

The company plans to triple its sales force “over the next few years,” Google CEO Sundar Pichai said on parent company Alphabet’s second quarter 2019 earnings call.

Juniper Networks plots a return to year-over-year growth by Q4

The planets may be aligning for Juniper Networks to return to year-over-year growth by the fourth quarter of this year, according to CEO Rami Rahim.

Three set to cause more disruption with 5G pricing plans

EE is finding out first is not always best as Three is set to join Vodafone is offering more attractive 5G data tariffs.

Q&A With Dish's Charlie Ergen About His New 5G Strategy

Dish's chief executive spoke with Light Reading about the company's 5G future, just hours after Dish announced a $5 billion agreement to purchase customers, spectrum and wholesale access from the combined Sprint and T-Mobile.

VMware Snags Uhana for AI-Driven Mobile Network Optimization

Uhana uses deep learning and real-time AI to optimize carrier mobile networks and applications.

T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Gets DoJ Approval Thanks to Dish's $5B Deal

The DoJ signed off on a transaction that would merge Sprint and T-Mobile and position Dish Network to build a nationwide 5G network. It's a complex deal.

Dish Could Unseat T-Mobile as the Uncarrier

Yes, Dish Network faces an uphill climb in its plan to build a 5G network covering 70% of the US population by 2023. But don't count it out completely.

Charter Shifts Mobile Into Higher Gear

No. 2 US MSO signs up 208,000 wireless customers in the second quarter as it ramps up its Spectrum Mobile sales efforts to full throttle and extends its reach to nearly every type of wireless handset.

Son Strikes Back With $108B Vision Fund 2

Japanese billionaire sets up another multi-billion-dollar technology fund as he looks to be the driving force behind artificial intelligence.

Eurobites: Three Joins UK's 5G Price War

Also in today's regional roundup: France takes a step closer to passing the 'Huawei law'; Sky Mobile joins the UK's 5G club; Telefónica's second quarter financials; and ECI unveils its first 5G-tailored product.

Rakuten Mobile Preps for Shift From MVNO to 5G Network Operator

After winning the MVNO game in Japan, Rakuten is poised to disrupt the small club of network operators.

Vodafone Shares Soar as it Values Towers Spin-Off at $20B

The UK operator is setting up a European towers company that could attract third-party investment and help to speed up 5G deployment.

WiCipedia: Rad Projects, Femtech Entering Heyday & CES Confirms Diversity Changes

This week in our WiC roundup: Bumble gets mixed up with the wrong crowd; a new coding book for young girls makes tech fun; femtech gets its day in the sun; and more.

Google's Cloud Business Hits $8B Annually

Google's still got a long way to go to catch up with Amazon Web Services, which brings in more than $8 billion quarterly.

Waymo learning from Darwin for autonomous driving

Google subsidiary Waymo has been working alongside its AI cousin DeepMind to develop a technique called ‘Population Based Training’, based on Darwin’s concepts of evolution.

T-Mobile postpones Q2 earnings call, as delays at DOJ stall merger approval – report

T-Mobile again reported strong customer metrics in the second quarter, but abruptly postponed its earnings call planned for Thursday as reports surfaced of…

$1B Apple Deal Boosts Intel’s 5G Opportunity, CEO Says

The chipmaker reported better-than-expected second quarter 2019 revenue. But CEO Bob Swan admitted that the enterprise and government data center segment “has been brutal.”

Sky saves the day at Comcast

Comcast managed to misplace 224,000 customers over the last three months, but this oversight was compensated for by the 304,000 net gain in subscribers which Sky brought to the party.

House passes the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act

This legislation will result in harsher penalties for scammers who make illegal, unwanted robocalls.

Britain’s O2 to launch 5G service in October

O2, the Telefónica-owned British mobile operator, Thursday announced plans to rollout 5G service in London and five other U.K. cities this October.

Broadband, cable key to Comcast's Q2 success

While video subscriber losses continue to mount, Comcast is counting on its broadband services to drive the company forward.

After fixing structural flaws, Samsung to launch Galaxy Fold in September

It was intended to debut on April 26, but the rollout was delayed when tech reviewers discovered significant flaws in its structure.

Unit 42 Uncovers 34M Security Flaws Across Major Clouds

Palo Alto Networks’ threat intelligence team says these vulnerabilities show that companies still struggle to secure public cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, and Google.

IBM: U.S. Companies Pay $3.2M Per Data Breach

An average data breach cost U.S. companies $3.2 million, according to IBM. The cost of a data breach has risen 12% over the past five years.

Nokia improves in Q2, sees 5G results

Nokia reported second quarter revenue gains and improved profit losses, driven by 5G demand that is expected to ramp up later this year.

HMD releases new Nokia-branded feature phones

HMD Global, the Finnish phone maker and licensee of the Nokia brand, has unveiled two feature phones for 2G and 4G connectivity to serve basic communication.

CityFibre jumps on the BoJo bus

With Boris Johnson (BoJo) settling into his new home in No.10 Downing Street, CityFibre is one of the first telcos to champion the office of the blonde bombshell.

PON market to hit $7.3 B by 2023 - report

Fueled by spending on 10 Gbps EPON and XGS-PON deployments, the PON equipment market is forecast to hit $7.3 billion by 2023, according to a report.

O2 sets October deadline to join the 5G race

5G launches are starting to become old news nowadays, but the UK will soon be in the enviable position of having all of its MNOs up-and-running.

Nokia Rebounds in Q2 With 5G Revenue Push

The vendor is finally starting to see revenue from 5G equipment sales and said it now has 45 5G contracts.

BT transitions its 5G core network with Canonical’s OpenStack

This means that BT will be using virtual machines (VMs) for its 5G core network, as opposed to proprietary hardware/software systems.

Netskope Pushes Security to the Edge

This year Netskope will deploy more than 50 points of presence across the globe supporting hundreds of millions of concurrent connections.

BT Taps Canonical to Boost NFV on 5G Core

The announcement dovetails a similar contract BT landed in June with Juniper Networks to support its move to a cloud-based, unified and virtualized network infrastructure.

Juniper's Still in a Hole, But Climbing Out

Juniper saw quarterly revenues down again year-over-year, but says it remains on track to return to annual growth by the December quarter, just like it's been saying it would all year.

Apple Buys Intel's 5G Modem Biz for $1B

As expected, Apple will pay $1 billion for Intel's 5G smartphone modem business. The real question is when Apple might replace Qualcomm's chips with its own.

Comcast Broadband, Mobile Growth Engines Keep Purring

No. 1 US cable and broadband provider racks up another strong quarter of steady broadband and mobile sub growth while seeing video sub losses shoot up.

It's Groundhog Day! Explaining AT&T's Microsoft & IBM Deals

AT&T recently cut a big cloud deal with IBM. Then AT&T cut a big cloud deal with Microsoft the next day. That doesn't mean we're caught in a timeloop – the deals are different, and have plenty of unanswered questions.

South Korean Telcos Count Cost of 5G but Talk Up New Services

South Korea's pioneering 5G operators are looking at a fall in profit after racing 5G to market. But fear not – 'immersive' apps are on the way.

Eurobites: Virgin Media Raises Gigabit Stakes in UK

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: CityFibre sucks up to BoJo; O2 confirms 5G launch; Telefónica's net income slips in Q2, though its revenues rise.

Nokia Warns of Possible China Pullback as Support for Local Vendors Grows

Finnish vendor is assessing its China strategy as local operators turn increasingly to Huawei and ZTE.

FTC hits Facebook with $5bn privacy fine

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has hit Facebook with a fine of $5 billion relating to numerous privacy violations over the last few years.

Cloud, colo optical hardware spending up 50% in Q1 in North America—report

The optical communications hardware market continues to surge thanks to spending by cloud and colocation operators, according to a report by Cignal AI.

Ofcom looks to Salisbury for full-fibre experiment

Ofcom has introduced a new public consultation for rule changes which will remove regulatory commitments for Openreach to provide Superfast broadband services over copper wires.

T-Mobile deploys LTE for offshore workers in Gulf of Mexico

T-Mobile will provide LTE service to the Gulf of Mexico, using 4G equipment deployed from the area’s oil rigs.

DoJ ready to greenlight Sprint/T-Mobile US merger – report

It has been one of the most protracted merger approval processes in recent memories, but source close to the US Department of Justice believe a positive decision is on the horizon for Sprint and T-Mobile US.

DoJ launches anti-competition investigation into leading online platforms

The US Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that it is investigating if leading online platforms have undertaken anti-competition, anti-innovation, and other consumer harming practices.

Expected $5B Dish deal paves way for T-Mobile, Sprint approval

Dish Network is poised to become the fourth wireless carrier in the U.S., clearing the way for DOJ to approve the Sprint merger with T-Mobile.

Cisco Tops SD-WAN Pack, Says IDC

The IDC forecast predicts a 30.8% compound annual growth rate from 2018 to 2023, with overall revenues reaching $5.25 billion.

Stephenson: AT&T has ‘claimed the network quality mantel’

As AT&T reported second-quarter earnings Wednesday, CEO Randall Stephenson touted the carrier’s wireless network improvements enabled by its FirstNet build…

AT&T’s Network Upgrades Deliver Double-Digit Savings

CEO Randall Stephenson said that its recent cloud deals with Microsoft and IBM are allowing it to continue a "cost reduction curve on the network and IT side of the house.”

Cisco tops SD-WAN infrastructure market - report

Cisco is holding down the largest share of the SD-WAN infrastructure market, followed by VMware, Silver Peak, Nuage Networks and Riverbed.

AT&T added 72K wireless postpaid subs in Q2

In total AT&T lost 154,000 net postpaid subscribers, but added 341,000 prepaid customers.

Morpheus Data Adds Kubernetes to Its Multi-Cloud Management Platform

The latest update also includes a configuration management tool that builds on Red Hat’s Ansible product to help stand up and manage the state of a machine without having to purchase Ansible Tower.

Qualcomm Opens 5G mmWave Testing Lab

Sony will be the first original equipment manufacturer to use of the lab and will test pre-commercial mmWave mobile form factor devices.

Qualcomm launches 5G mmWave test facility in Europe

The new facility will allow original equipment manufacturers and European operators to refine and perfect network configurations and mmWave technology.

Equinix Speeds Up AWS Direct Connections

Under the new AWS Direct Connect Service Delivery program, Equinix customers can use hosted connections with 1 Gb/s, 2 Gb/s, 5 Gb/s, and 10 Gb/s capacities on its SDN-based platform.

Netflix India looks for growth in mobile-only subscriptions

Netflix has announced it will launch a mobile-only version of its service in an effort to gain traction in one of the worlds’ fastest growing digital economies.

AT&T's Stephenson: Microsoft, IBM cloud deals will drive down network costs

AT&T sees many benefits to its recently announced cloud deals with IBM and Microsoft, but one of the biggest is driving down its network costs.

O2 and Vodafone double down on network sharing deal for 5G

Network sharing deals are not new in the UK, but with O2 and Vodafone evolving their existing relationship to active infrastructure, the partnership certainly has a new mission.

Snapchat looks like a real business after all

We don’t understand it, but perhaps we’re not supposed to. We do understand numbers though, and the Snap financials are looking stronger each year.

Bezeq Deploys Excelero's NVMesh to Boost Its Mission-Critical Data Warehouse

The deployment uses Fujitsu servers and Mellanox 100G Ethernet switches.

Podcast: AT&T's U-verse U-Turn

AT&T once pushed its U-verse products really hard, then backed away. It did the same with DirecTV. Will HBO or AT&T Fiber be any different?

Ford to Test Private LTE/5G Wireless Network for Connected Cars

Ford plans to build a private wireless network on its Dearborn campus using LTE/5G technologies. The news bisects two key trends in the automotive and mobile industries: connected cars and private wireless networks.

AT&T Video Sub Losses Hit Record Highs

Company executives say their forthcoming 'thin-client' streaming video service and intensified focus on digital assets and 'long-term value' customers will save the day. But analysts have their doubts.

China 5G Plans Put China Tower in the Spotlight

Excitement surrounds the world's biggest towers company as China gets to work on 5G rollout.

Ciena Hopes to Accelerate Growth Under New Leadership in India

The optical equipment maker has a new Indian boss with an eye on growth opportunities.

AT&T Says Nationwide Low-Band 5G Will Arrive in 2020

AT&T says 'nationwide' 5G will happen in first half of next year, while mmWave 5G will be 'business-driven' for now.

Standardizing NFV Infrastructure With Bogometry, Dickering & Do-Ocracy

Operators gather in Paris for three days of meetings to simplify NFV infrastructure.

Vodafone, O2 Eye Towers Sale to Aid 5G Rollout

UK mobile operators firm up their plans for the sharing of 5G equipment and begin exploring 'monetization' options for their Cornerstone business.

BT Taps Canonical OpenStack for Cloud-Native 5G Network

BT is using Canonical OpenStack on Ubuntu Linux to move its global network to a cloud-native, microservices architecture.

Eurobites: Vodafone Faces Legal Challenge Over 4G Emergency Calls Patent

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telefónica Deutschland's revenues rise but losses widen in Q2; Bango expands its OTT partnerships; dearth of sexy stuff in dragon movie.

France's Bike Fest Demands Tour de Force From Orange

The annual Tour de France is not just the world's most challenging bike race; it's also a feat of endurance for the service provider at the heart of the technical action.

BoJo Leadership Threatens Huawei & UK's Fiber Future

The mischievous Boris Johnson, who becomes the UK's prime minister today, is a dilemma for the country's telecom chiefs.

Loon surpasses 1M hours milestone in stratosphere

Alphabet’s Loon announced its high-altitude balloons, built to deliver internet connectivity, have clocked more than 1 million hours of flight in the Earth’s…

Breaking down the Supply Chain Review Statement

Although there was very little said during the Supply Chain Review statement yesterday, there are some interesting developments worth keeping an eye on.

Equinix serves up private onramp for Amazon Web Services

Equinix is boosting enterprises' journeys to the hybrid cloud by offering a private cloud onramp with Amazon Web Services (AWS.)

Huawei to help expand 4G in rural Canada

Huawei Canada is partnering with two local carriers to help expand 4G service to 70 rural and remote communities in the country by 2025.

Huawei suspected of decade long relations with North Korea – report

The Washington Post has obtained internal documents showing the Chinese vendor and its partners have been working with North Korea’s national mobile operator for over a decade.

Telstra, Ericsson complete 5G standalone call in Australia

Ericsson’s standalone 5G NR software can be deployed on existing Ericsson radio system hardware, enabling operators to launch standalone 5G with a simple…

Amazon, Facebook, Google account for bulk of the white box data center Ethernet switch dep

According to a report by Crehan Research, three of the largest hyperscale cloud providers account for the bulk of white box data center Ethernet shipments.

OpenWhisk Gets Its Apache Software Diploma

The serverless platform was initially developed by IBM but now enters an increasingly complex environment.

OneWeb Satellites opens mass production facility in Florida

OneWeb Satellites will use “industrial-scale mass production techniques” that will both reduce costs and result in the completion of up to two satellites in a…

CenturyLink Expands Fiber Network to 4.7M Miles

The first phase of CenturyLink’s fiber network expansion traverses more than 3.5 million miles and now reaches more than 70 U.S. cities.

206 days: IBM’s estimate on how long it takes to find a security breach

A new study from IBM suggests it takes 206 days on average for companies to discover a breach and another 73 to fix it.

Arrcus banks $30M Series B funding round

It's a triple play of announcements on Tuesday for white box startup Arrcus, including a $30 million Series B round of funding.

Arrcus Raises $30M Series B, Rolls Out 5G Networking Products

One of the new products combines Arrcus’ hardware-agnostic operating system with Broadcom’s merchant silicon and the second is an AI-based analytics platform.

FatPipe, Mode Take Aim at SD-WAN Security

The service pairs FatPipe’s multi-path WAN transmission security technology with Mode’s SD-Core private network-as-a-service.

U.K. postpones decision on Huawei

A final decision on Huawei was supposed to have been made by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, on Monday.

Hiya, Mind Commerce seek industry standard for ‘unwanted call’ definition

Market research advisory firm Mind Commerce believes industry cooperation is needed to standardize definitions of what an “unwanted call” is, and create a…

Apple eyeing up $1bn Intel smartphone chip purchase – sources

Reports emerged about Apple’s interest in Intel’s smartphone modem business a few weeks back, and now the rumour mill is back up-and-running as more sources suggest conversations.

Ericsson and Telstra Trumpet 5G Standalone Call

The milestone comes as governments continue to struggle with 5G security concerns.

This announcement is about further delay – UK Gov on Huawei

The UK Government has made it clear the Supply Chain Review is about more than one company or one country, but the Huawei dilemma is the most important question; and there still is no answer.

CenturyLink extends fiber reach in U.S., Europe

CenturyLink has teamed up with Corning to deploy 4.7 million miles of fiber across the company's intercity networks in the U.S. and Europe.

Rogers' Ignite TV Not Yet Taking Off

Despite its accelerating rollout of Ignite TV, a syndicated version of Comcast's cloud-based X1 video platform, Rogers is still seeing video subscriber losses mount.

CONFIRMED: Altice Mobile MVNO Priced at $25/Line for Employees

Altice confirmed that its mobile offering is currently available to employees at $25 per line. That price is below what Comcast, Charter and Sprint charge for unlimited services.

Sprint/T-Mobile Could Reportedly Get Final Approval This Week

DT and T-Mobile are reportedly ready to go ahead with a Dish buyout of Boost, in order to get DOJ final approval of the Sprint/T-Mobile merger this week.

The Telecoms.com Podcast: The Robots Are Coming!

This week's podcast is all about AI as Scott and Iain are joined by Aaron Boasman-Patel of the TM Forum.

Arrcus Scores $30M & Takes Network 'Democratization' to the Edge

Arrcus is extending its architecture from the data center to the edge, using high-density 100G/400G white box networking hardware based on Broadcom Jericho2 processors.

Huawei Breached US Sanctions by Selling Gear to North Korea – Report

Latest charges against the Chinese equipment giant will be hard for the Trump administration to ignore.

Eurobites: UK Government Gets Jumpy Over Inmarsat Sale

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Intracom Telecom lands Italian FWA job with Open Fiber; Openreach reduces wholesale FTTP prices; Ericsson and Swisscom join the 5G Dots.

CenturyLink Adds Fiber to Fuel Datacenter, Cloud Growth

Why more fiber? Cloud data center demand from webscale service providers, says CenturyLink's CTO.

Huawei Culls US R&D Workforce, Blames Trade Restrictions

Around 70% of Futurewei's employees will lose their jobs, the Chinese equipment giant has confirmed, with US trade restrictions to blame.

Apple Could Pay $1B for Intel's Smartphone Assets – WSJ

iPhone maker in 'advanced' discussions to acquire modem chip assets from Intel as it looks to become more self-reliant.

Industry Voices — Blaber: Cisco and Intel become pivotal in 5G's core network transfo

As 5G becomes defined as much by computing as communications, what is often overlooked is the role Intel, Cisco and others play in this equation.

Ofcom moves in to protect UK mobile users from loyalty punishments

The UK’s telecom regulator believes out-of-contract mobile users could have saved millions if telcos offered the best deal available, and has released new measures to protect them from being treated unfairly.

49% of US and UK would not trust Facebook for cryptocurrency

Not many people understand the complexities of cryptocurrency and an alarming number of people don’t trust Facebook; it seems combining the two is not a well-received idea.

Huawei may have helped North Korea build a wireless network

The Washington Post obtained internal documents from Huawei that indicated the Chinese telecom vendor had helped the government of North Korea build and…

Swisscom deploys Ericsson’s 5G Radio Dot small cells

The two companies so completed a 5G data call between Ericsson’s office in the Swiss city of Bern and Swisscom’s office in nearby Liebefeld.

Verizon Launches SDN Service With Equinix Fabric

Software-Defined Interconnect (SDI) allows Verizon customers to connect their private networks to an Equinix data center via API.

Liberty Global's Virgin Media mulls major fiber expansion - report

Liberty Global-owned Virgin Media is looking to expand its fiber network beyond urban areas in the U.K. via a wholesale fiber network joint venture. The…

Most EU countries complete 5G national risk assessments

24 out of the 28 EU member states have completed the 5G risk assessments at the national level, laying the groundwork for an EU-wide assessment by October.

Jio surges forward with subs and profits

Reliance Jio has unveiled its latest quarterly figures and, surprise surprise, subs are once again on the up as well as profits.

24 EU States Complete Initial 5G Security Risk Assessments

The news excludes any direct mention of China-based vendors Huawei and ZTE that have been at the center of a multi-year political soap opera between the United States, its allies, and China.

China to lead the world on smart assistant adoption – Canalys

Canalys is forecasting China to be the biggest adopter of smart assistants by 2023, with an install base of 5.8 billion.

Microsoft Invests $1B in OpenAI to Build AI Supercomputing Platform

OpenAI started as a nonprofit research firm in 2015 to develop artificial general intelligence, which would essentially make machines as intelligent as humans.

5G super-fast in WSJ speed tests, but hot smartphones need to chill

Carriers’ 5G networks are delivering super-fast speeds where service is available, but the summer heat forced new 5G smartphones to revert back to 4G…

Microsoft to invest $1B with OpenAI to develop AI for Azure

Microsoft announced on Monday that it is investing $1 billon with OpenAI to develop large-scale AI solutions for Microsoft Azure.

CityFibre adds 14 more names to the full-fibre list

CityFibre has entered into the next phase of its challenge to the connectivity status quo with an additional 14 towns and cities to experience the full-fibre euphoria.

Softbank opens yet another investment fund

Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son has continued his quest to prove he has been a man in the wrong career for the majority of his life with the launch of another investment fund.

Verizon turns up Software-Defined Interconnect service with Equinix

Verizon is giving its enterprise customers faster provisioning times with the launch of its Software-Defined Interconnect (SDI) solution.

AT&T slams CBA’s C-Band auction plan as ‘fiendishly complex’

AT&T responded negatively to C-Band Alliance’s auction plan for spectrum in the 3.7-4.2 GHz band, contending the proposed format is untested, excessively…

OneWeb's LEO Strategy Shows More Progress, but Questions Remain

OneWeb is building a constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites for global Internet services, but key elements of the offering remain cloudy.

An Inside Look at Cable's MVNO Business Model

Comcast and Charter have successfully pushed some of their mobile customers' traffic from Verizon's network and onto WiFi networks, according to new findings from Tutela.

Virgin Media Places Amazon Prime Order

Seeking to spark growth in its pay-TV business, Liberty Global's UK unit launches Amazon Prime Video as an integrated app on its V6 set-tops.

Huawei Gets Brexit Treatment as UK Delays Decision

UK politicians do what they do best – and put off making a decision about the Chinese vendor's role in the country's 5G networks.

Huawei's Fate Up for Debate in a Possible US-China Trade Deal

The US has given mixed signals with regards to Huawei and the US-China trade war in general, policy experts say. Huawei, meanwhile, said it would favor any trade deal that gets the US talking again.

Explainability Is the Key to Trust in AI

If AI is to play a role in communications network operations, a high degree of trust will be required. Explainable AI might be the route to gaining that trust.

QOS Networks Secures SD-WAN Contract With the Golden State

QOS Networks' contract with the State of California is its first foray into the government space for SD-WAN.

Verizon Paves Fast Lane to Equinix Data Centers

Verizon is looking to build shortcuts between enterprises and their assets located in Equinix data centers.

Meeting Cable's 10G Challenge Without Lots More Fiber

Cable operators may not not need to go all-fiber or adopt the new Full Duplex DOCSIS spec to deliver symmetrical 10Gbit/s speeds to broadband subscribers.

Hong Kong Telcos Upset by 5G 'Exclusion Zone'

Regulatory efforts to protect satellite services have angered mobile operators investing in 5G technology.

Deutsche Telekom Cuts Adtran Spending After 5G Spectrum Splurge

German spectrum auction blamed by analysts for a broadband spending slowdown at Deutsche Telekom.

Eurobites: Europe 'Risk Assesses' Its 5G

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Liberty Global to form JV to expand Virgin Media fiber network; Telefónica lands cybersecurity deal with Havas; Ofcom looks to protect mobile users, kicks off search for new boss.

Netflix Thinking Inside the Box

Netflix is increasingly focused on getting its OTT app integrated into pay-TV set-tops and mobile devices as it seeks to maintain its rapid growth pace around the world.

3 Big Themes to Watch for in Wireless Q2 Earnings

From cable's wireless growth to Sprint's expected losses, here's what to expect from the next few weeks.