Cisco Networking Trends Report: ‘Intent-Based Networking Is Coming’

Winter is coming, and according to Cisco’s 2020 Global Networking Trends Report, so is intent-based networking (IBN).

Google wins Associated Carrier Group SAS business

Smaller regional operators are going to use the SAS from Google for their CBRS services.

Verizon unveils mixed bag as media continues downward spiral

Verizon has released its third-quarter financials with the mobile business growing, broadband middling and media dropping.

Ericsson lifts 5G builds with tower investments

Ericsson is investing in training programs so the U.S. industry has enough skilled technicians to climb towers.

US Senators suspect TikTok could be a national security threat

Republican Senator Tom Cotton and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer have written to the Intelligence Community to request a national security investigation into social media video app TikTok.

Amazon profits fall and its share price follows

Internet giant Amazon announced strong sales growth but that didn’t translate into profit after it invested heavily in one-day shipping.

Is the UK’s Shared Rural Network a ploy to extinguish spectrum obligations?

The UK government and operators have pledged to spend £1 billion on rural coverage, but is it enough to convince Ofcom to drop the deeply unpopular coverage obligations placed on the 700 MHz and 3.6 GHz spectrum licences?

Cisco survey says IT eager to embrace AI and machine learning

With more complex applications and services, IT professionals are looking to machine learning and AI to help align their business needs.

US operators collaborate in one more effort to make people care about RCS

AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon have created the Cross Carrier Messaging Initiative to push the Rich Communications Service standard on Android.

Don't sweat the declining revenue growth rates for AWS and Azure

In their recent earnings reports, both Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure reported declining revenue growth rates, but that's not a concern.

Unlimited plan price cuts help boost Verizon’s Q3 wireless subs

Verizon posted strong wireless subscriber gains for the third quarter, adding 444,000 net postpaid phone connections in the period.

Comcast taps its 19M Wi-Fi hotspots for Xfinity Mobile offload

Both Comcast and Charter offload their MVNO traffic from Verizon’s network to their Wi-Fi hotspots. But Comcast has millions more hotspots.

Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile finally rally around RCS

The Big 4 U.S. wireless operators announced that they're collaborating to deliver a messaging service based on RCS.

Juniper Networks' struggle for profitability continues in Q3

Juniper Networks is stomping out brush fires across its product portfolio, but market headwinds are causing additional flare-ups.

Slow Service Provider Sales Muddle Juniper’s Q3 Earnings

Plagued by weak service provider sales, Juniper Networks posted lukewarm third-quarter 2019 revenues that fell slightly below the midpoint of its predictions.

Verizon Touts 5G Scenarios Amid ‘Worrisome Signs’

LOS ANGELES — 5G isn’t just another G or a sequel to 4G, Tami Erwin, EVP and group CEO at Verizon Business, said during her keynote at MWC Los Angeles 2019. “5G is so powerful that the best way to think about it is as a wholly new technology.”

Cloud Wars: Amazon, Microsoft Report Declining Cloud Growth

The cloud wars continued to wage this quarter with Amazon’s cloud business falling short of Wall Street’s expectations and sending its stock tumbling in after-hours trading on Thursday. Meanwhile, Amazon’s closest cloud competitor Microsoft posted its quarterly earnings a day earlier, and handily beat expectations but also reported declining cloud growth.

Verizon CEO Says Fixed 5G Will Grow in 2020

Verizon's Hans Vestberg says the company's remodeled '5G Home' product is poised for a resurgence in the second half of next year.

Charter in Talks to Use Comcast's 'Flex' Streaming Platform

Those discussions appear to stem from broader talks centered on licensing Comcast's X1 platform.

From NFV to Cloud Native – 4 Key Themes

Four key themes emerged from a recent HPE and Intel reception, 'From NFV to Cloud Native: Future Proofing Your 5G investment.'

Charter Evaluating CBRS Spectrum Auction

'It's a pretty valuable piece of spectrum' that's working well in trials, Charter CEO Tom Rutledge says.

Arizona WISP Plans LTE Expansion Using 3.5GHz CBRS Spectrum

Mile High Networks is one of a handful of cutting-edge firms that is using LTE over CBRS to deliver broadband services to rural residents.

Sprint Rouses IoT Offensive as CEO Skips MWC LA Keynote

LOS ANGELES — Sprint announced numerous efforts to expand its Curiosity IoT platform this week, including an academic partnership and new IoT products, but perhaps the most surprising move was CEO Michel Combes’ apparent last-minute decision to skip his keynote at MWC Los Angeles 2019.

Pivotal Tackles FWA 'Shadowing' as It Readies 5G Products

Pivotal will release its first commercial millimeter-wave 28GHz subscriber units in December this year.

Eurobites: UK Govt Offers £500M Carrot to Sort Out Mobile's Rural 'Not-Spots'

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Allison Kirkby heads back over the bridge; ARM plans to continue doing business with Huawei; Q3 revenue falls at Proximus and KPN.

The Impact of AI on Jobs: Some Non-Linear Thinking

Sensational media coverage of AI can make people feel nervous about their employment prospects, so a more rational view of the relationship between AI and jobs is need, notes Tractica's Mark Beccue.

Podcast: Windstream's Layne Levine, SD-WAN Machine

'This is the next big technology transformation in the communications world and I think it's going to completely upend some companies' business models.'

Squashed Juniper Could Use Some Tonic

The ailing equipment vendor suffers its tenth consecutive quarter of decline in the service provider market and is losing market share, according to one analyst.

Aurora Insight Nets $18M in VC Funding for Spectrum Mapping Tool

Startup Aurora Insight said it raised $18 million in a Series A round of funding from the likes of Alsop Louie Partners, True Ventures, Tippet Venture Partners, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, Promus Ventures, Alumni Ventures Group, ValueStream Ventures and Intellectus Partners.

Early Usage of 5G Off the Charts, but Profits May Not Be

Sprint confirmed that its first 5G customers are consuming three to five times more data than its 4G customers. This certainly indicates demand, but it also raises questions about how operators will profit from 5G.

Cinia Seeks Partners for Arctic Rollout

Finnish firm plans a 10,500km cable route crossing the Russian north coast to Asia, but is it viable?

Indian operators hit with $13 billion government bill

The Indian government charges operators 10% of their gross revenue in license and spectrum fees and the operators would like to pay less.

Investors learn Silicon Valley can be volatile as Twitter tanks

Twitter’s share price was slashed by 18% as the market opened this morning, with the social media giant failing to find enough consistency to impress investors.

Samsung launches a new 5G modem.

Korean electronics giant Samsung had revamped its Exynos 5G modem and processor range with a couple of new ones manufactured on the 7nm EUV process.

Investors scupper Sunrise expansion plans

Sunrise has cancelled an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) to secure acquisition funds to acquire UPC Switzerland after investors rejected the move.

Teridion steps into China to provide its SD-WAN services

Teridion is serving up its SD-WAN service in China to help companies breach the "Great Firewall" of China to extend their services there.

Nokia shares tank after 5G weakness admission

Finnish kit vendor Nokia announced the suspension of its dividend and a significantly downgraded outlook as it struggles to make a profit from 5G.

How did carrier networks hold up against crowds at MWC LA?

After testing over 8,000 voice and data tasks and walking over 72,000 steps, GWS results are in.

Microsoft revenues surge once again thanks to the cloud

This will officially be the last time we talk about Microsoft’s recovery, as it is unfair to undermine the continued progress and domination of the firm on the digital economy.

Open Compute Project switches rule the bare metal roost - report

Open Compute Project (OCP) certified switches were perched on top of the bare-metal data center throne in the second quarter, according to a report.

Microsoft posts solid 1Q results, Azure's growth rate declines

Microsoft posted first quarter earnings that trounced analysts' expectations, but Azure's growth rate continued its slide.

Sprint CTO: Standalone 5G ‘very important feature’ on roadmap

Sprint CTO John Saw said the standalone standard will enable a lot of new capabilities, but it's not quite ready yet.

MWC Los Angeles: When 5G Hits the Fan

Light Reading's Mike Dano and Phil Harvey recap a few tidbits from MWC Los Angeles while the show is winding down. Mike drills down into Sprint's 5G expansion and opines on T-Mobile's 5G news. Phil points out that hyperconnectivity, security and scale are going to matter more as 5G networks are built, but few companies can handle that new reality. They both marvel at the lack of enterprise heavy hitters at a show that seemed to be all about touting big businesses as 5G catalysts.

Sony Seeking to Sell PlayStation Vue – Report

Putting PS Vue on the block could mark the start of a shakeout in an overcrowded market of virtual MVPDs that are struggling to gain and retain subs amid ongoing suffering in the broader US pay-TV sector.

VMware Smart Assurance Gets Wize

LOS ANGELES – VMware is integrating Cellwize’s automation and orchestration technology into its Smart Assurance Suite to provide network operators with a full-loop view into their operations.

Teridion’s Cloud SD-WAN Service Glides Into China

Teridion’s cloud-based SD-WAN service is now available in mainland China. The managed SD-WAN service provider said it aims to help multinational enterprises with branch offices in China shift their traffic off of costly MPLS connections and onto low-cost broadband.

MobiledgeX, WWT, Dell, and VMware Team Up on MEC

MobiledgeX and World Wide Technology (WWT) announced a partnership to make it easier for service providers to deploy MobiledgeX’s mobile edge computing (MEC) platform — and more quickly create new revenue streams.

Rogers Still Not Igniting Video Sub Growth

Rogers' video subscriber losses continue to rise even as it moves ahead with its rollout of Ignite TV, a syndicated version of Comcast's cloud-based X1 video platform.

AT&T Sets DANOS Donation Date, IP Fusion VAI Deal

LOS ANGELES – AT&T’s long-simmering plans to donate its Disaggregated Network Operating System (DANOS) open source code into the Linux Foundation is set to happen on Nov. 15. The move completes a process that was originally announced in early 2018.

Nokia Stock Dives on Slashed 5G Outlook

5G isn’t translating to significant growth, at least not yet for Nokia. The Finnish vendor today slashed its profit outlook for the remainder of the year and 2020 amid heightened competition in the early stages of 5G deployments.

VMware on White House Cybersecurity: ‘The Night’s Watch Is Very Thin’

The White House remains vulnerable to new cybersecurity attacks, according to a memo obtained by Axios.

Comcast's Video Business Hit as Broadband Soars in Q3

Cable operator drops 222,000 video subs amid a gain of 359,000 residential broadband customers and 204,000 Xfinity Mobile lines.

Comcast Exploring Spectrum Options

Among the still-cryptic components of Comcast's grander wireless plans, the cable op confirms it is testing dual-SIM technologies as it weighs ways to offload MVNO traffic and boost its mobile economics.

China Broadband Seeks Path Back to Profit

China's broadband market has been in a funk, but improvements could be around the corner.

The Rise & Rise of Private Networks

Ahead of the upcoming 'Private Networks in a 5G World' event in London, Heavy Reading principal analyst Gabriel Brown explains why the arrival of 5G is lighting a fire under the private networks sector.

Huawei Has Everything to Lose With Telenor Norway

Squeezed out of business with rival Telia, the Chinese vendor could suffer another setback unless Telenor opts for a single-vendor 5G strategy.

Orange's Isch on New Enterprise Customer Demands for SD-WAN

John Isch says today enterprises are demanding improved application performance and user experience for their SD-WAN services.

India's Ailing BSNL & MTNL Get Revival Package

Indian authorities have promised a rescue package for the country's struggling state-backed operators.

Eurobites: GSMA Wants Europe to Catch the Millimeter Wave

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Orange promotes startups and more in Russia and Senegal; ADVA's Q3 hit by US trade policy; Deutsche Telekom defends its smart speaker set-up.

Teridion Takes Its SD-WAN Service to China

Teridion can now offer its enterprise customers a 'compliant' cloud-based SD-WAN service in mainland China.

Nokia Aims for Better 5G Days as Investors Panic

The Finnish vendor appears to have lost its way against Huawei and Ericsson in the 5G market and is under serious pressure to prove its doubters wrong.

Nokia Shares Nosedive 23% on 5G Woes

Finnish vendor was trading at its lowest point in at least five years this morning after a gloomy update and signs it is struggling against 5G rivals.

Ericsson eyes Nvidia’s GPU to potentially propel DSS

Ericsson says its existing baseband architecture with powerful compute is what makes DSS possible. But it's open to using Nvidia's GPU.

Verizon first to deploy Samsung’s new 5G NR Access Unit

Samsung said the integrated NR access unit eliminates the need for fronthaul from the digital to radio unit.

Indian government bails out BSNL

It turns out that state-owned operator BSNL isn’t very efficient, but the Indian government reckons merging it with even less efficient MTNL should sort things out.

Google claims quantum computing breakthrough, IBM disagrees

Google says it has achieved ‘quantum supremacy’, as its Sycamore chip performed a calculation, which would have taken the world’s fastest supercomputer 10,000 years, in 200 seconds.

As another UK alt-net emerges, consolidation might not be that far away

One of the more interesting developments in the UK telco field has been the rise to power of the alt-nets, though with more emerging each month, how many can the market tolerate?

Huawei launches its foldy phone in China

At a smartphone launch event in China Huawei announced the imminent commercial availability of its Mate X foldy phone.

Verizon gears up for DSS launch next year

Verizon plans to introduce dynamic spectrum sharing technology into its network next year, working with all three major infrastructure vendors.

T-Mobile to cover 200M people with 5G this year

T-Mobile says it will cover 200 million people with its 600 MHz-based 5G service by the end of 2019, sooner than earlier anticipated.

AT&T sets a date to put DANOS into the Linux Foundation

AT&T has long promised to release its DANOS network operating system into the Linux Foundation, and on Tuesday it set a date of Nov. 15.

Vodafone and AT&T are proving that partnerships mean prizes in IoT

The IoT world is nothing new in telecommunications, but it’s becoming clear that the players which can negotiate the largest geographical footprints will be in the strongest position to exploit it.

Verizon tweaks 5G Home, puts 5G repeaters on road map

Verizon has been busy working on a number of firsts when it comes to its revamped 5G Home offering.

Verizon, SAP join forces on co-creating enterprise solutions

Verizon and SAP have joined forces on developing new enterprise solutions using Verizon's network in combination with SAP's software and services.

MSI a key growth driver for Orange Business Services

As enterprise networks and services become more complex, companies such as Orange Business Services are offering MSI services.

Nokia VP: 5G Security Risks Are Huge

LOS ANGELES — 5G’s impacts on society will be immense, and so will its security implications, said Mary O’Neill, VP of security at Nokia during a press conference Tuesday at MWC Los Angeles 2019.

Huawei in 'Early' Talks to License Its 5G Tech to a 'Couple' of US Companies

Huawei VP says the company has started discussing the licensing of its 5G technology to a couple of unnamed US companies.

Here Are The US Military's Plans For 5G

The US Department of Defense released its plans to test 5G technology for applications such as VR training and warehouse logistics.

AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile US, Verizon CTOs Diverge on 5G

LOS ANGELES — Will 5G be a watershed moment for consumers or enterprises? The answer to that question varies wildly among technology leaders at the nationwide U.S. operators — AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile US, and Verizon — and in many ways depends on their market position and capabilities they have in place to target new opportunities.

BlackBerry CTO: ‘More Security, Less Friction Is The Dream’

BlackBerry CTO Charles Eagan says no security passwords is the dream.

AT&T, Vodafone Bridge IoT Networks Across US, Europe

AT&T and Vodafone Business want to bridge the IoT divide between the United States and Europe with a roaming deal that allows customers to access to their respective narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) networks across six countries.

Wander Rides Millimeter Waves for $25 Broadband

With an initial focus on the Los Angeles area, Wander is pitching an uncapped, 50-meg broadband service that takes aim at incumbents such as Charter, Frontier and AT&T.

Orange CEO: Telecom Supply Chain at Risk

The boss of France's biggest operator warns the industry that fragmentation of the market could be a costly disaster for the global 5G standard.

Disney+ to Rake in 8M Subs 'Out of the Gate' – Analyst

A blend of solid content and aggressive promotions and discounts could help the new streaming service rise to 18 million subs worldwide by the end of Disney's fiscal 2020.

Verizon, Corning Team For 5G in Factories

Verizon and Corning plan to install 5G in Corning's fiber-making plant in Hickory, N.C., to test what the technology can do in a manufacturing environment.

Making the Case for 5G

5G business models are emerging – including some pleasant surprises – even though the technology is still in its infancy.

T-Mobile to Launch Lowband 5G Earlier Than Previously Scheduled

T-Mobile said it will launch 5G on its 600MHz spectrum to 200 million Americans by the end of this year, ahead of previous expectations.

5G Discourse Veering Ever So Slightly Toward Xenophobia

While some companies have been loudly touting their reliance on US suppliers, it's unclear how far that trend might progress before causing concerns among international suppliers.

T-Mobile US Accelerates ‘Nationwide’ 5G on 600 MHz

T-Mobile US today announced that it will deploy 5G service on its 600 MHz spectrum holdings before the end of this year. The operator claims it will be the first “nationwide” 5G network in the country, but it will only cover up to 200 million people, which is about 61% of the total U.S. population.

SAP Former CEO McDermott to Serve as ServiceNow CEO

Formerly unemployed SAP CEO Bill McDermott will not be staying that way long as operational tool vendor ServiceNow said the industry veteran will take over as president and CEO of the firm by the end of this year. And to sweeten the pot, McDermott will also take a board seat for the company.

Riverbed Banks New CEO, Launches SteelConnect EX

Riverbed has a new captain at its helm. The company announced Rich McBee had been appointed president and CEO.

AT&T, Vodafone Team Up to Make NB-IoT Less Dull

European and US operators announce a new roaming agreement that could spark the interest of customers with transatlantic operations.

Eurobites: Bonnier Acquisition Still on Track, Says Telia

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telenor earnings down in Q3; Deutsche Telekom unit goes large on blockchain; Nokia's new switches tweaked for 5G cloud RAN.

Gogo Goes All-American for 5G Network

After getting burned using equipment from China's ZTE for a 4G upgrade, Gogo will tap Cisco, Airspan and First RF for a 5G network that will beam Internet connections to airplanes.

Sprint (Finally) Enters the NB-IoT Business

Sprint is last of the big four mobile carriers to roll out an NB-IoT network in the US.

Pentagon's Esper recuses himself from JEDI contract review

U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has removed himself from the review of the Pentagon's $10 billion JEDI cloud-computing contract.

Study suggests its quite easy to hack smart speakers

German security research consultancy Security Research Labs has dropped a security bomb on Amazon and Google, questioning the competence of security features and reviews.

Verizon banks on Disney for SVOD credibility

US operator Verizon has done a deal with Disney to offer its new Disney+ subscription video to its customers.

Cisco predicts major backhaul upgrades for 5G

Cisco thinks carriers will need to totally upgrade their backhaul networks because their current networks can’t handle the 5G speeds.

Virgin Media makes Manchester its second giga-city

Following the initial launch in Southampton, Virgin Media has announced Manchester is the second city in the UK which will be offered ‘gigabit’ speed broadband services.

Microsoft might be toying with European data protection compliance

The European Data Protection Supervisor has raised ‘serious concerns’ over whether Microsoft is compliant with data protection regulations.

Extreme Networks bows new cloud management application

On Tuesday, Extreme Networks announced a new cloud management application that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Nvidia takes 5G to the edge with help from Ericsson and Red Hat

Graphics chip maker Nvidia has unveiled its EGX Edge Supercomputing Platform that is designed to boost 5G, IoT and AI processing at the edge of the network

OSS/BSS vendor Kansys strikes a deal with Ericsson

Kansys announced on Tuesday that it's buying Ericsson's enterprise and cloud billing (ECB) business for an undisclosed sum.

T-Mobile and Sprint convince Colorado to cross the picket line

The coalition of lawyers fighting against the $26 billion T-Mobile US and Sprint merger has gotten a little bit weaker with Colorado dropping out of the resistance movement.

T-Mobile, Dish entice Colorado to drop its merger opposition

T-Mobile promised to heavily deploy 5G across Colorado; and Dish Network promised to add 2,000 more jobs as it builds out a greenfield 5G network.

Sprint expands 5G to cover 16M in 9 metro areas

Sprint today announced it has expanded its 5G service to cover about 16 million people within nine metropolitan areas.

IBM drops new Watson AI and IBM Cloud capabilities

IBM stuffed a raft of announcements and updates into a press release, including updates to its public cloud and Watson AI portfolios.

Aurora Insight emerges from stealth mode

Aurora Insight secured $18 million to map and measure spectrum.

Spirent lands Tier 1 operator for 5G assurance rollout

Spirent Communications announced that a Tier 1 U.S. mobile operator will use its VisionWorks for testing a Non-standalone (NSA) 5G network.

Advanced RF Technologies solves some challenges of indoor 5G

For indoor 5G, ADRF solved for low propagation and high throughput as well as a lot of antenna elements that have to be put into the device.

How Big 4 rank at LA Convention Center

How do the Big 4 wireless carriers rank in and around the Los Angeles Convention Center?

Sprint Boasts of 5G Expansion… but Not Too Much

Sprint says its new 5G network is much faster than its 4G network, and bigger than any other 5G network in the country. But Sprint still argues that its merger with T-Mobile is necessary for a wider 5G network.

5G Spectrum Crunch Drives Conversation at MWC LA 2019

LOS ANGELES — CTIA CEO Meredith Atwell Baker took a victory lap during her keynote at MWC Los Angeles 2019, claiming the United States has the first and fastest 5G networks in the world. “Because of our initial 5G success, innovators now have a platform to create on,” she said. However, others on stage cited the need for more 5G airwaves to be unleashed in order to avoid a potential 5G spectrum crunch.

GSMA Warns Industry About Threatening Challenges

LOS ANGELES — 5G became real this year, but the mobile industry faces three omnipresent challenges it must overcome before it can collectively deliver on the opportunity and achieve its vision of a better future, GSMA Chairman Stéphane Richard said during his keynote at MWC Los Angeles 2019.

StreamSets, Databricks Set Sail With Data Lake Partnership

StreamSets and Databricks left port together today announcing a partnership to harness capabilities from StreamSets DataOps platform and Databricks’ Delta Lake, thus setting course to voyage into data lakes, accelerate analytics projects, and reduce cycle times. 

Microsoft Moves on Mover Months After Movere Move

Microsoft acquired cloud file migration provider Mover to help customers move files to its Microsoft 365 platform. The deal also further highlights the cloud giant’s voracious appetite in gobbling up cloud migration players.

Sprint Boasts Of 5G Expansion…But Not Too Much

Sprint says its new 5G network is much faster than its 4G network, and bigger than any other 5G network in the country. But Sprint still argues that its merger with T-Mobile is necessary for a wider 5G network.

Splunk Buys Another Startup, Launches Mission Control

Splunk dumped a ton of news at its user conference today including another acquisition — it’s third since late August — a security platform called Mission Control, and new capabilities in its Data-to-Everything Platform.

Verizon to Give Away Disney+ to Mobile, Home Broadband Subs

As the exclusive wireless partner for Disney+, Verizon will offer a free year of the OTT service to new and existing 4G and 5G unlimited subs, as well as to new Fios and 5G Home Internet customers.

The Telecoms.com Podcast: Q3 Numbers, BBWF & New iPhone

On this week's podcast: Earnings updates; Broadband World Forum thoughts; and Iain's new iPhone.

Like Deadpool, ZTE is Hideously Disfigured but Alive

The Chinese equipment vendor has lost 20% of staff and is smaller than it was four years ago, but it keeps on going.

Vodafone Idea Plots Cloud BSS Future With Optiva

The Indian operator is trying out the BSS specialist's cloud-based charging system at its commercial operations in the Punjab as part of its back-office evolution strategy.

Are MEF's SD-WAN Specs Enough?

The MEF 70 service attribute standard for the SD-WAN industry is good… but is it enough?

DoJ Sizing Up Comcast's Starz-Epix Swapout – Report

The US Department of Justice is reportedly looking into Comcast's decision to remove Starz from select Xfinity TV packages as tensions mount over pricing and the streaming options now available to premium programmers.

Sprint Expands 5G Network Within Initial Launch Markets

LOS ANGELES – Sprint expanded the reach of its nascent 5G network, though that expansion is limited to just more coverage within the nine markets that is been offering that service. However, the move does at least show some action within the carrier that is operating under a significant level of uncertainty.

Nvidia Reveals Edge Supercomputer, Taps Ericsson for 5G vRAN

LOS ANGELES — Nvidia claims it has achieved a breakthrough in edge supercomputing and is working with Ericsson to build what it describes as the “world’s first software defined 5G RAN (radio access network).”

Aruba Switching Platform Extends From Data Center to Edge

Aruba today announced new switches along with updates to its programmable operating system and analytics software. The vendor says the move gives network operators a single switching platform with embedded analytics and automation across the enterprise campus, branch, and data center.

China's Rigged Telecom Market Keeps Nordic Firms in Huawei's Shadow

Ericsson and Nokia remain extras on the set of China's mobile infrastructure drama, and Huawei's starring role supports its overseas ambitions.

Eurobites: Scrapping of Rights Issue Casts More Doubt on Swiss Sunrise-UPC Deal

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Three UK pilots LPWA network; Ericsson wants to accelerate 5G RAN with Nvidia; BICS extends European footprint.

Trump’s blocking techniques finally start to trouble Huawei

President Donald Trump has seemingly been on a mission to cripple the prospects of Huawei and it seems one of the haymakers have finally landed.

Microsoft snags Mover to speed up cloud file migrations

Microsoft announced on Monday it has bought privately held Mover to make it easier for its customers to migrate files to Microsoft 365.

Singtel to push forward with 5G cloud gaming trial

In partnership with Razer and Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), Singtel is testing the readiness of its network to capitalise on the fast-growing cloud gaming segment.

Verizon thinking of flogging Huffington Post – report

US operator group Verizon is thinking of offloading the crown jewel in its media portfolio according to a report.

T-Systems serves up a free trial of VMware's private cloud

T-Systems, the IT and digital services division of Deutsche Telekom, is letting customers kick the tires on private cloud usage via a free trial.

SpaceX adds another 30,000 satellites to already ambitious plans

Elon Musk’s grand plan to dominate the skies just became a lot grander as another application emerges, this time to add 30,000 satellites to the SpaceX constellation.

Libra attempts to placate everyone else

Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency has received almost universal push-back since its announcement, so now it’s looking for ways to placate its critics.

Dutch regulator hints at 5G network sharing plan

The Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has proposed plans to create a network infrastructure sharing framework to counteract any potential for a digital divide.

Riverbed Networks sets a launch date for SteelConnect EX

Riverbed Networks announced the upcoming general availability of its SteelConnect EX, which is a WAN Edge Infrastructure solution with SD-WAN.

FWA: Boom or bust for U.S. wireless carriers?

As the industry convenes in LA this week, one of the big questions will be around how U.S. mobile operators will make a buck off FWA.

Red Hat lands a deal with India's Vodafone Idea

India's Vodafone Idea Limited has picked open source vendor Red Hat to build out its distributed network data centers across a "universal cloud.…

Verizon delivers standards-based 5G Home in Chicago

Verizon on Thursday will expand its 5G Home broadband offering to Chicago, using the global 3GPP 5G NR standard.

Pivotal sets up shop at Luxe to show off mmWave HBF

Pivotal Commware will be conducting demos of its Echo 5G products from a conference room at the Luxe Hotel in downtown Los Angeles this week.

Dish issues the third RFP for its 5G greenfield network

If the T-Mobile/Sprint deal goes through, Dish is on a tight timeline to build a 5G standalone network.

Corning, Intel team up for in-building 5G, leveraging vRAN

Corning VP Michelle Engarto said the company is seeing a lot of enterprise interest in virtualized RAN.

5G deployments are reigniting the RF emissions health debate

Will the wireless industry forever be haunted by worries that mobile phones and wireless infrastructure will pose health risks?

Verizon built a GPU prototype for 5G and the edge

Verizon's 5G Lab built and tested an independent GPU-based system to "revolutionize mobility" for VR, XR, AR and more.

Corning, Intel Light Up In-Building 5G

Networking heavyweight Corning today announced a partnership with Intel aimed at helping network operators and enterprises deploy in-building 5G connectivity.

T-Mobile Flips Colorado in Pursuit of Sprint Merger

After receiving new promises from both Dish Network and T-Mobile, Colorado joined Mississippi in reversing its position and supporting the proposed merger of Sprint and T-Mobile.

Startup Wants to Help ISPs Turn Smart Home Customer Care Into a Profit Center

Fresh off a $9 million funding round, Sweepr aims to help its ISP partners offer customer care as a service to makers of smart home devices and appliances.

Verizon Relaunches Fixed Wireless Service With 5G NR, DIY Installs

Verizon turns to self installations and the 5G NR specification for its refreshed 5G Home fixed wireless Internet service.

From Virtualization to Containerization

A new set of NFV challenges is emerging as operators plan the shift towards cloud-native applications and a container-based strategy.

DT's Access 4.0 Team Loses Its Cherry & Hits the Eggnog

The German operator has a long list of vendors identified for its software-enabled broadband access project. What could possibly go wrong?

China Operators Brace for Portability

Will the introduction of mobile number portability threaten China Mobile's dominant position?

Dish Expects 5G Dream to Come True in 2020

Dish Network today shared more details about its plan to deploy its first trial market for 5G wireless service next year. The operator, which has vast amounts of unused spectrum and is slated to gain more, including prepaid customers, if T-Mobile US’ proposed merger with Sprint goes through, intends to launch commercial 5G service in an undetermined number of markets by the end of 2020.

Microsoft Embraces SAP’s Public Cloud Migration

SAP struck a deal with Microsoft to have the cloud giant resell components of SAP’s Cloud Platform alongside its own Azure cloud service. The move comes as SAP is undergoing a major leadership change and further builds on Microsoft’s growing push into the enterprise space.

Operators Confront 5G Challenges at MWC Los Angeles

As the wireless industry gathers in Los Angeles this week for MWC Los Angeles 2019 many attendees are going to have a sense of deja vu. 5G will once again be the primary topic of discussion, but most vendors and operators are still struggling to identify how they’re going to recoup the costs of deploying 5G networks.

Vodafone Idea Hires Red Hat for 5G 'Universal Cloud'

India's Vodafone Idea has selected a range of Red Hat software products, including its OpenStack, to build a 'Universal Cloud' spanning more than 100 data centers.

Eurobites: Ericsson Adds Brain-Power to Its RAN Technology

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: VEON trials 5G in Kazakhstan; T-Systems launches private cloud trial with VMware; Openet and Evergent combine on BSS.

CenturyLink's Anil Simlot: Evolving the Service Provider Edge

CenturyLink's Anil Simlot discusses how the carrier is evolving its edge computing platform from housing virtualized network functions to hosting larger, more dynamic IT workloads.

Dish Network Seeks Companies to Build Its 5G Network

Dish Network released its third RFP for its planned 5G network, this one focusing on the physical work that will be required to install its antennas on top of cell towers.

EdgePresence Joins Rush to Build Mini Data Centers for Tower Cos

EdgePresence is joining a number of other data center providers in looking to build mini data centers in locations around the country.

India's RJio Is Still Adding 10M Customers a Month

The Indian operator continues to record dramatic increases in subscriber numbers, but customers are spending less.

Podcast: Orange Silicon Valley's Will Barkis on Smart Cities

Smart cities are taking shape in small ways, as the technology develops and makes its way to market. Orange Silicon Valley's Will Barkis discusses some of the newer tech he's seeing, where it might be used and privacy concerns that come up.

The Wait for NB-IoT in the US

T-Mobile is the only operator that has announced customers using NB-IoT so far.