VMware, Silver Peak Lead SD-WAN Pack; Cisco, Riverbed Lose Ground

The highly competitive SD-WAN market is still very much in flux and the latest Gartner Magic Quadrant WAN Edge Infrastructure report bears that out. While VMware and Silver Peak continued to lead the WAN market in 2019, according to the report, Cisco lost ground falling from a leader in 2018, to a “challenger” in this year’s report.

T-Mobile, Sprint merger teed up for trial

A conclusion to the winding saga that is the T-Mobile/Sprint merger is inching closer, with an antitrust trial against several state attorneys general suing to block the deal slated to start Monday.

BT Ireland and Huawei engineer 1.2 Terabit transmission trial

BT Ireland and Huawei are laying claim to the industry's first 1.2 Tb/s transmission real-time trial based on a commercial product platform in a live network

T-Mobile’s OnePlus 5G McLaren impresses, to a point

MAUI, HAWAII—I don’t do phone reviews very often. In fact, I can’t remember the last time I even reviewed a phone, so let’s not call this a “review” so much as my impressions with the OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren for a short time. (I have used my share of devices over the years by virtue of being someone who covers the wireless industry, so there’s that.)

Google Fiber pulls plug on 100 Mbps service offering

Google Fiber announced this week it was pulling the plug on its 100 Mbps service to new customers in order to just offer its gigabit service.

Apple could ditch Lightning port, but should it be allowed to?

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has a reputation for pretty accurate guesses at what Apple is going to do next, and the next prediction is ditching the Lightening port for a ‘wireless experience’.

Editor's Corner—MEF makes a play at OTT cloud providers en route to world federation of carriers

MEF executives outlined an ambitious roadmap at last month's MEF19 conference in Los Angeles that included snagging more business with hyperscale cloud providers and federated models for carriers.

Spain and Portugal resist US pressure over Huawei

Portugal is the latest western country to say it won’t ban Huawei from its 5G network, while Telefónica Spain is using Huawei for its 5G core.

Europe says no to stablecoins until grey areas are gone

The European Commission and European Parliament have dealt a blow to the likes of Facebook’s Libra initiative until they can write the appropriate rules.

Vodafone Idea threatens closure over $13 billion fine

Vodafone Idea has stated it will shut-down its business unless relief is offered by the Indian Government for the $13 billion demands which have been directed at the firm.

5G over low frequency spectrum seems to be a waste of time

T-Mobile was able to claim the first US 5G network thanks to its 600 MHz spectrum, but it immediately started managing-down expectations, so what was the point?

Qualcomm’s XR chief says MEC, XR are ‘perfect match’

MAUI, HAWAII—Qualcomm just announced the Snapdragon XR2 platform, which it says is the world’s first 5G-supported extended reality (XR) platform, and the company's head of XR says it’s a perfect match with the mobile edge computing (MEC) that carriers are in the midst of deploying.

Metro & Simple Mobile Launch Cheaper 5G Plans

Companies release pay-as-you-go plans on T-Mobile's 5G network.

Bernie Sanders Threatens to Break Up Broadband Market With 'High-Speed Internet for All' Plan

Presidential candidate claims wide-ranging plan will expand access, reduce pricing, eliminate data caps, codify net neutrality and move to 'break up Internet service provider and cable monopolies.'

Amazon CTO Details Virtualization Journey

LAS VEGAS — Amazon CTO Werner Vogels spent a long stretch of his AWS re:Invent keynote talking about the company’s years-long effort to reconfigure virtualization for the cloud computing era.

Aviatrix CEO: SD-WAN Is Dead. AWS Killed It

LAS VEGAS — Networking didn’t get a lot of love at AWS re:Invent this week — CEO Andy Jassy’s three-hour keynote reportedly didn’t give him enough time to detail all of Amazon Web Services’ networking and security news. So the new AWS Transit Gateway capabilities flew a bit under the radar.

AWS Pins Enterprise Cloud Success on 4 Initiatives

LAS VEGAS — There are four key initiatives that determine whether an enterprise will be successful in the cloud, according to Amazon Web Services (AWS) CEO Andy Jassy. These differences oftentimes illuminate a clear separation between enterprises that successfully move to the cloud and those that don’t, he said.

Cable Sizes Up New Business Verticals & Vectors

Light Reading's Alan Breznick and Jeff Baumgartner look at the future and past of cable business services.

RJio Will Gain Most From India's Tariff Hike

India's youngest and most aggressive operator could be the main beneficiary of an increase in prices.

5G Is a Chance to Change the Telco Monoculture

Telecom operators have an opportunity with 5G to build diversity in their workforce.

Headcount: Firings, Hirings, and Retirings — November 2019

Here are some of the latest executive hirings, promotions, and staff changes. If you’d like SDxCentral to report on your company’s movers and shakers, or if you’ve got a tip about layoffs and restructuring, please send the information to Sydney Sawaya (ssawaya@sdxcentral.com).

WiCipedia: Cultivating Confidence for Speaking Gigs, 2020 Predictions & Too Many Marks

This week in our WiC roundup: Harlem Capital raises cash for minority founders; female speakers claim their worth; more women will join tech in the new year; and more.

Eurobites: Telefónica Awards 5G Core to Huawei – Report

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: BT Ireland trials 1.2Tbit/s transmission with Huawei; TIM and Open Fiber are daggers drawn; Deutsche Telekom enables 'holographic annotation' for field service engineers.

Ovum's Evan Kirchheimer: Enterprises & the 5G Market Opportunity

What's the real opportunity for carriers selling 5G to enterprises? Ovum's enterprise services research director helps us sift through the areas where carriers can expect new revenue, and not just replace existing services.

Google Fiber Dumps 100-Meg Service

Google is going 'All in on a Gig' and exclusively selling uncapped, symmetrical 1Gbit/s service starting at $70 a month, the same price as it's been since 2012.

Huawei fights FCC USF restrictions with new lawsuit

Huawei has stepped up its fight against U.S. restrictions and petitioned a federal appeals court to throw out a recent FCC ruling that bans service providers from using federal Universal Service Fund (USF) support to purchase the Chinese vendor’s telecom gear and services.

Adva takes the reins on optical research project

Adva is taking the lead position on a research project that is drawing a bead on expanding the capacity of optical metro and core networks. With financial backing from Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the OptiCON project is exploring technologies that will enable fiber infrastructure to support 10 times more throughput than it currently carries today.  

FCC to scrap flawed Mobility Fund II over unreliable 4G LTE maps

The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday disclosed plans to scrap its flawed Mobility Fund Phase II proceeding after an investigation determined carriers, including T-Mobile, Verizon and U.S. Cellular, submitted unreliable and overstated 4G LTE coverage maps.

Cisco tops Huawei, Nokia and Juniper in Q3 router rankings

Cisco held onto the top spot in the third quarter in the service provider router segment, but the quarter was slow overall.

Verizon, T-Mobile, and US Cellular lied on 4G coverage but will get away with it

Buried in the depths of a FCC press release, the authority has said Verizon, T-Mobile, and US Cellular exaggerated on 4G coverage maps but no punishments are being considered.

CenturyLink bows software-defined storage for businesses

In order to speed up processing times and reduce complexities across data centers, clouds and edge locations, CenturyLink is offering a software-defined network storage service.

Verizon races to get 5G to all 30 markets by year’s end

MAUI, HAWAII—For some folks, the last month of the year is a time to start winding down, getting ready for the holidays and slowly detaching from the daily work grind. For Verizon engineers, it’s anything but that as they scurry to reach the 30 5G markets the company set for its goal by the end of this year.

Austerity measures impacting innovation at telcos

Research from Ivalua suggests employees at telcos believe a hard-line focus on cost-reduction is impacting the ability to innovate at this crucial time.

Gartner predicts death of personalised marketing by 2025

Gartner has made the bold statement that personalised marketing will be a thing of the past by 2025 as consumers reject the data land grab.

Report: FTC expands scope of Amazon antitrust probe to include AWS

Amazon has been offered an early Christmas present from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) by extending an existing antitrust probe to include its burgeoning cloud business.

Huawei takes the US FCC to court

The US telecoms regulator has moved to block federal funds being spent with Huawei and the Chinese kit vendor reckons that’s unlawful.

Ericsson not expecting any nasty surprises as US corruption investigation nears conclusion

Following reports that the US investigation into historical corrupt practices is set to finally conclude, Ericsson has indicated the fine should be as previously anticipated.

Wifi-6 goes toe-to-toe with 5G claims

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) is championing the results of a wifi-6 trial with Mettis Aerospace as proof the technology can be a viable alternative to 5G.

Boris Johnson sparks Huawei fire at NATO summit

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has dealt a blow to Huawei hopes as US lobbying seems to gain some traction in the UK political arena.

Sophos Tracks Kubernetes Vulnerabilities, Adds Threat Intel Platform

LAS VEGAS — Sophos added capabilities to its cloud security platform and a new product called Intelix based on the vendor’s global threat intelligence and data science team.

AWS Chief Minimizes Impact of Declining Growth

LAS VEGAS — Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy downplayed the notion that the cloud platform is somehow losing steam because its growth rate, on a percentage basis, has been in recent decline. Amazon’s cloud business has experienced three consecutive quarters of declining cloud growth, but that doesn’t provide a full picture of AWS’ performance, Jassy said during a press conference at AWS re:Invent.

Huawei Slams FCC With Legal Appeal

Huawei filed a legal petition against the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) move to bar rural U.S. operators from using equipment from the China-based vendor because of national security concerns.

CenturyLink Expands Edge Services With Network Storage

LAS VEGAS — CenturyLink advanced its edge strategy at re:Invent this week with a new managed storage service. It’s called CenturyLink Network Storage, and it’s built on NetApp’s software-defined storage technology.

Cable 'Starts to Matter' in US Wireless – Analyst

After capturing 495,000 mobile subs in Q3, pushing their cumulative total to 2.6 million, US cable has 'already reached a level of clear relevance in wireless,' analyst Craig Moffett concludes in a new report.

T-Mobile Quietly Moves Its 5G Goalposts

Once upon a time, T-Mobile promised that 5G would be 10x faster than 4G. Today, the operator is promising a 20% speed boost.

Martello Wraps Initial Test of 5G SD-WAN for IoT

Ottawa-based Martello Technologies has its eyes locked on a 5G SD-WAN future. The company announced it had wrapped up the initial phase of testing of its 5G SD-WAN offering as part of a project in collaboration with the Canadian government’s ENCQOR 5G testbed.

Access to Spectrum to Determine Starry's Network Deployment Speed

Starry, which provides fixed wireless broadband over millimeter wave spectrum, is exploring services for business customers to complement its core residential offerings.

Eurobites: Deutsche Telekom Orders 5G Freeze Until Heat Is off Huawei

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: InterDigital files Huawei patents suit in UK; ADVA leads optical research program; 2Gbit/s 5G in Helsinki; Ericsson reassures on corruption costs.

Juniper Touts Euro Telco Deals

Russia's Rostelecom and Orange Poland tap Juniper gear and software for network upgrades, in a busy week for the networking vendor.

CityFibre's David Tomalin: Building a Fab Fiber Future

CityFibre's Group CTO David Tomalin discusses how an infrastructure provider, making long-term bets, is planning to enable service providers to reshape the UK tech landscape.

Cable Infrastructure Spending Slogs Through Another Tough Quarter

Q3 spending on cable network tech improved but it's still well below historic levels, Dell'Oro says.

Podcast: Cisco's Chang Shares Collaboration Vision

Cisco's collaboration boss Amy Chang sits down with Light Reading's Mitch Wagner to share stories about videoconferencing facepalm moments and discuss Cisco's collaboration vision in this mini-episode of the Light Reading podcast.

Huawei Ban in UK Still on the Table

UK leader Boris Johnson links the use of Huawei to security concerns, raising the prospect of a partial or full ban on the Chinese vendor.

Huawei Appeals FCC Decision to Declare It a National Security Risk

The Chinese vendor says that the FCC has no experience with national security matters, and highlights its relationship with small rural US carriers.

Carriers' 4G Maps Are Rubbish, but FCC Chief Proposes $9B for 5G Anyway

A new FCC report found that Verizon, T-Mobile and U.S. Cellular provided inaccurate coverage maps, wildly overstating coverage, about 40% of the time. But the agency wants to dole out $9 billion to carriers for rural 5G anyway.

Koley Needs to Make Google Work Properly – No Pressure, Then

Bikash Koley, currently finishing his last few weeks as CTO of Juniper, will be responsible for everything networking at Google, from inter-cluster communications to campus to WAN to intercontinental subsea cables.

CBRS Finally Expected to Launch Commercially by Year's End

The midband technology is expected to be initially used by mobile operators for traffic offhaul and fixed wireless operators.

Qualcomm takes wraps off Snapdragon 865

MAUI, HAWAII—It took three years and 10,000 engineers to bring the Snapdragon 865 to life, and now it’s nearly ready for prime time, with devices based on Snapdragon 865 expected to be commercially available in the first quarter of 2020.

Qualcomm: 5G is all about sub 6 GHz and mmWave

MAUI, HAWAII—If there were any doubts about where Qualcomm stands when it comes to millimeter wave, Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon put those to rest, saying millimeter wave (mmWave) without a doubt will be one of the key spectrums used in 5G.

Qualcomm to fight antitrust fine upheld by South Korean court

Qualcomm plans to appeal an $873 million antitrust fine that was upheld Wednesday by a South Korean court.

Data center and colocation openings pick up the pace - report

Data center and colocation construction projects picked up the pace in the second half of this year, according to research by IHS Markit. A total of 9.9 million square feet of data center capacity under construction is expected to open during the second half of this year, according to the IHS Markit | Technology Cloud and Colocation Data Center Building Market Tracker.

AT&T’s FirstNet build 75% complete; CFO says ‘money well spent’

As AT&T this week announced momentum for its FirstNet dedicated public safety platform, passing the 1 million connections mark, the carrier’s finance chief touted multiple benefits of the network build.

Hyperscale provider capex mashes the gas pedal in Q3 - report

After a bit of a lull in the first half of this year, hyperscale operator capex was once again booming in the third quarter, according to Synergy Research Group.

Frontier CEO McCarthy steps down; Han named as new CEO

After a 29-year career, Dan McCarthy has stepped down as Frontier Communications' president and CEO, and has left the company's board of directors. Frontier's board unanimously appointed Bernie Han as McCarthy's successor across all three positions at the company.

Orange unveils new five-year grand plan

With the Essential2020 plan all but complete, Orange has released the details of the Engage2025 strategy to drive growth over the next five years.

Page and Brin officially step away from Google management

Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have announced they will step-back from their management roles at Alphabet, handing the reigns over to current Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

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AWS helps Verizon, Vodafone, KDDI, and SK Telecom over the edge

Amazon Web Services has launched AWS Wavelength, which is designed to bring operators and app developers together at the edge of the network.

Qualcomm unveils new flagship Snapdragon

Mobile chip giant Qualcomm dragged the industry over to Hawaii so they could hear about some of the new stuff it has lined up for next year.

AWS Head Bemoans ‘Political Interference’ in JEDI Contract

LAS VEGAS — Amazon is gearing up for battle with the U.S. government over the process by which Microsoft was awarded a reported $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud contract. “We feel pretty strongly that it was not adjudicated fairly,” Amazon Web Services (AWS) CEO Andy Jassy said during a press conference at the AWS re:Invent show.

Verizon Beats the Edge Drum With AWS

LAS VEGAS – Verizon Edge, which marries the operator’s 5G network with Amazon Web Services’ (AWS’) Wavelength edge compute service, brings the computing platform much closer to the 5G network and, more specifically, much closer to the user, said Bill Stone, Verizon’s VP of technology development and planning.

Amazon Detective, McAfee Hunt Down the Baddies

LAS VEGAS — Amazon Web Services (AWS) rolled out three new security tools at re:Invent this week. Amazon Detective is a new service that the cloud giant says makes it easier for customers to conduct large-scale investigations. AWS IAM Access Analyzer, which is a new AWS identity and access management (IAM) capability that allows security teams and administrators to audit resource policies for unintended access. And finally, AWS Nitro Enclaves is a new Amazon EC2 capability that creates an isolated compute environment within an instance where customers can securely store sensitive data.

T-Mobile's Merger Prospects Look Grim Ahead of 'Trial of the Century'

A group of state attorneys general is suing to block the proposed merger between Sprint and T-Mobile, and the trial is scheduled to start Monday.

Snow Software Adds Embotics to Boost Hybrid Cloud Management

Snow Software acquired Embotics in a move that bolsters the former’s competitive position in the hybrid cloud management space.

Amazon, Google, Microsoft Pace Q3 Hyperscale Capex, SRG States

After a slight dip in the first two quarters of 2019, hyperscale operator ramped up capex spending in the third quarter, representing a significant return to growth as hyperscale capex is now ahead of the record-setting levels seen in 2018, according to the latest numbers from Synergy Research Group (SRG).

Vodafone UK Is Emptying Its NOCs

The UK service provider has cut hundreds of jobs in operations, with more to go as it rolls out more automated 5G networks.

Silver Peak, Versa, Citrix, Aruba Bolster SD-WAN With AWS

SD-WAN vendors Silver Peak, Versa, Citrix, and Aruba announced new integrations to enhance connectivity with Amazon Web Services (AWS).

AWS Graviton2 Platform Takes Dead Aim at Rivals

Amazon Web Services (AWS) made an aggressive push into the data center chip space with the unveiling of its purpose-built, Arm-based Graviton2 platform that will power instances within many of its core cloud services. The aggression is set to put pressure on its hyperscale cloud rivals and chip players.

China Mobile to Operate National Blockchain Network

The Chinese operator has teamed up with a credit card firm and other agencies to run a new blockchain network.

Comcast Business Testing 'GameOn' App in Philly

Developed by a startup linked to the Comcast/NBCU Lift Labs incubator, an app running on a verrsion of X1 tailored for bars and restaurants enables patrons to play an interactive game based on making sports predictions.

Eurobites: Cellnex Buys 1,500 Tower Sites From Orange Spain

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: OBS connects Mars employees; broadcasting at the edge; Vodafone tunes into AWS Wavelength; more ETNO grumbling.

Orange Targets €1B in Savings & Bigger Enterprise Role

The French operator has prioritized growth in enterprise, Africa and financial services under its latest five-year plan.

Google Names Juniper CTO Koley as Networking Boss

It's a homecoming for Bikash Koley, who joined Juniper in 2017 from Google. Ex-Googler Raj Yavatkar will join Juniper as CTO, taking Koley's job.

Verizon partners with AWS to bring more power to its 5G edge

Verizon is bringing cloud computing closer to its 5G network edge by teaming with Amazon Web Services (AWS). Verizon will use AWS Wavelength, Amazon’s new cloud platform designed for edge computing, to make it easier for developers to create and deploy low latency applications.

Cisco and AWS deepen their embrace across SD-WAN, data centers

Amazon Web Services and Cisco have taken their partnership to another level with a raft of announcements at AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas on Tuesday.

Ericsson holds slight lead over Huawei in mobile core market

As wireless operators around the globe prepare to deploy standalone 5G in the coming year they are investing in 5G mobile core architecture. According to a new report from the Dell’Oro Group, the mobile core network market revenue increased 14% year-over-year ending in third quarter 2019.

Sprint’s Lifeline problems aren't a new phenomenon – report

Sprint is currently under investigation by the Federal Communications Commission for incorrectly counting nearly 900,000 inactive Lifeline subscribers, but a new Wall Street Journal report shows that it’s not the first time the carrier erred in its claims for the government subsidy program.  

Orange Business Service lands a sweet deal with Mars

Orange Business Services was picked by Mars to build a network that will connect more than 12,500 Mars Associates across more than 80 countries. Orange Business Services is building an intelligent automated network (IAN) for Mars, which makes M&Ms, Snickers, Twix and other food items.

Huawei elects Canadian courtesy over US aggression

Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei has said the R&D business unit in Silicon Valley will be uprooted and relocated to Canada.

Rackspace expands Service Blocks portfolio for AWS users

In order to help business keep pace with Amazon Web Services' innovations, Rackspace announced on Tuesday that it has expanded its Service Blocks portfolio.

EdgeConneX teams up with Azure for private cloud offerings

EdgeConneX is continuing to turn up cloud services at the network edge by offering the Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute service in its Munich data center.

Biometric payments to rock the world by 2024

Sceptics will turn their noses-up at the research, but as we increasingly drive towards a cashless society the trends are heading in the right direction.

T-Mobile lures new customers to 5G with free smartphones

T-Mobile’s debut of its nationwide 5G network yesterday included a special enticement for non-T-Mobile customers. Switch to T-Mobile and you can get a OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren, which retails for $899.99, for free with 24 bill credits and a smartphone trade-in. Or, get a Samsung Note10+ 5G, which retails for $1,299.99, for free with 36 bill credits when you buy another device and add a line.

Cisco the revenue leader for Q3 data center switch sector

Cisco continued to hold down the top spot for data center switch revenue, but white box vendors, Arista and H3C gained market share in the third quarter compared to the previous Q3, according to a report by Dell'Oro Group.

Vodafone launches quad-play tariffs with Apple TV+

Vodafone has announced the launch of a new converged offer, bundling together its mobile and CityFibre-fuelled broadband services with a 12-month Apple TV+ subscription.

Amazon launches quantum computing service

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the launch of Braket, a quantum computing service, as well as two research centres for the technology.

Huawei’s Mate 30 is void of any US components

If the objective of the White House was to destroy Huawei by undermining its supply chain, the strategy is seemingly heading towards failure.

US unveils retaliation for French Digital Sales Tax

The US Trade Representative (USTR) has begun the process of targeting French cheese and fashion for trade tariffs in retaliation for Digital Sales Tax imposed by France.

Fortinet Extends Cloud Security Into AWS CloudFormation

Fortinet extended its cloud security service offerings into Amazon Web Services (AWS) in a push that is similar to one made by the vendor toward Microsoft’s Azure platform last month.

Cisco SD-WAN, ACI Anywhere Gain AWS Links

Cisco today deepened its ties with Amazon Web Services (AWS) announcing three new integrations aimed at helping campus, branch, and data center customers more easily secure, automate, and manage their connections to the cloud giant’s services.

Intel Sizing Up Sale of Home Connectivity Unit – Report

Intel has hired a financial advisor to sell a unit that makes chips for gateways, cable modems and smart home equipment, according to Bloomberg.

Verizon, Vodafone Embrace Amazon's AWS for Edge Computing With 5G

Amazon announced its new AWS Wavelength 5G edge computing platform, with Verizon, Vodafone, SK Telecom and KDDI promising to support it. However, details on a US rollout remain foggy.

AWS, Verizon Launch 5G Partnership at re:Invent

LAS VEGAS — Amazon Web Services and Verizon formed a 5G partnership that will embed AWS compute and storage at the edge of Verizon’s mobile networks. It will use AWS’ new edge computing service called Wavelength to allow developers to deploy ultra-low latency applications to mobile devices using 5G networks.

AWS Outposts Lands, Pushes to the Edge

LAS VEGAS — The long-awaited AWS Outposts has landed. It pushes the cloud giant into enterprise data centers and it’s moving to the network edge.

Deutsche Telekom Embarks on Edge Computing for IoT

T-Systems, a subsidiary of global operator Deutsche Telekom, unveiled an edge computing platform that delivers low latency for IoT applications in enterprise facilities. The EdgAir platform is designed to operate like a private cloud to ensure security and transmit data in less than 10 milliseconds, according to the IT services and consulting company.

Juniper SD-WAN Now Handles SD-LAN

Juniper Networks expanded its SD-WAN management console to now include its SD-LAN service that provides enterprises with a simplified approach to managing their SD-branch deployments. The vendor also launched a trio of new SD-branch devices targeted at the enterprise space.

AT&T Adds Blimps to FirstNet Arsenal, Passes 1M Connection Mark

AT&T said it now counts a whopping 1 million connections, just three years after scoring the FirstNet contract. And it's taking to the air with blimps to deliver connectivity.

TiVo Plugs Amazon Prime Video Into Platform for Pay-TV Partners

'Select' TiVo-powered devices distributed by cable operators can now integrate the Amazon Prime Video app.

Nokia Naming Former Networks Boss Sari Baldauf as Board Chair

Baldauf will succeed Risto Siilasmaa as Nokia's Board Chair at the company's annual meeting in April.

SMBs Still Stoking Business Services Growth for US Cable

But cable ops are making progress with bigger, enterprise-sized deals and pursuing new types of commercial-class services to open up fresh revenue streams and inflict more pain on the telcos.

HPE Hybrid Cloud Platform Challenges AWS ‘Walled Garden’

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) today announced a new hybrid cloud platform that’s part of its as-a-service portfolio.

The Telecoms.com Podcast: Private Networks, SI Competition & Huawei

Cub reporter Jamie is joined by two LR elder statesmen (it says here) to talk private networks, systems integrators and Huawei litigation.

Eurobites: Putin Plans Russian App Revolution

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Trump threatens cheese war with France over tech titans tax; Sky plans major new TV studio; Nokia lands smart grid gig in Finland.

To MTS, Russia Remains Land of Opportunity

The mainly Russian operator has quit Ukraine and is targeting a bigger share of revenues from outside the telecom sector in its home market.

NB-IoT System Set to Detect Leaks in Water Mains

Leak detection specialist Gutermann is starting an NB-IoT trial with Vodafone in the UK.

Switching Wireless Carriers Might Soon Get a Lot Easier

The GSMA said it will create a new standards-setting process for eSIM technology, pushed by a Department of Justice antitrust investigation. The effort could have eSIM implications for everyone from Google to Charter.

T-Mobile launches America’s ‘first nationwide 5G network’

TMUS finally makes good use of its 600 MHz spectrum to be able to claim the country’s first 5G network with nationwide coverage.

Orange Poland picks Juniper Networks for IP core network upgrade

Orange Poland is going with Juniper Networks for a major upgrade to its IP core network ahead of its rollout of 5G.

Huawei to sue over FCC restrictions on USF spending - report

Huawei is preparing to launch a legal battle against a recent Federal Communications Commission ruling that bars U.S. carriers from using government subsidies to purchase the Chinese vendor’s telecom equipment or services, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

US is a more attractive investment than Europe – DT CEO

Deutsche Telekom CEO Tim Höttges is always a colourful character, but he hasn’t held back in brutally condemning Europe as we enter the digital age.

CenturyLink's fiber expansion marches into Spain and France

CenturyLink's fiber build team is flexing its muscles in Madrid, Spain and Marseille, France in order to get closer to its customers.

Swisscom, Telstra use spectrum sharing for transglobal 5G call

Swiss operator Swisscom teamed with Telstra in Australia to demonstrate that it is possible to make a 5G data call using Ericsson’s dynamic spectrum sharing technology. Spectrum sharing allows operators to allocate some of their existing 4G LTE spectrum to 5G using existing radios (as long as they are 5G NR-capable).

Juniper Networks CTO Koley exits as Yavatkar named new CTO

After close two and a half years, Juniper Networks CTO and Executive Vice President Bikash Koley will leave the company. In a November 22 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Juniper said that Koley would remain with the company until Jan. 3. 

T-Mobile bashes Verizon, AT&T as it lights up nationwide 5G

Not one to miss out on an opportunity to bash Verizon and AT&T, T-Mobile in particular brandished the knives for Verizon when it announced today that T-Mobile has lit up a nationwide 5G network covering more than 200 million people and more than 5,000 cities and towns across the country.  

Huawei CFO updates her prison diary

Meng Wanzhou, the Huawei CFO being held in Canada awaiting deportation to the US to stand trial, had publicly reflected on her challenging year.

GSMA revamps eSIM standard to appease DoJ anti-collusion probe

The U.S. Department of Justice Department Anti-Trust Division said it will drop its nearly two-year anti-collusion investigation of the GSMA and its mobile operator members —specifically AT&T and Verizon — over eSIM technology. The dismissal comes after the GSMA agreed to draft a new procedure that will give non-operator members more say in the eSIM process and make it easier for consumers to switch operators.

Europe needs better, not more regulation – A1 Telecom CEO

It certainly isn’t unusual for telcos to have a swipe at regulators, and they never miss the opportunity to do so.

Telecoms had a good 2019 and expects a better 2020 – survey

Our latest industry survey reveals a an optimistic outlook, largely bolstered by the launch of 5G commercial service, but also helped by innovations and progress in other quarters of the industry.

China doubles down on facial recognition

A new law has come into force in China requiring all mobile phone users to submit a face scan, meanwhile the country is pushing to define global facial recognition standards.

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Intel fires one final bullying accusation at Qualcomm

Months following the well-publicised sale of its smartphone modem business to Apple, Intel has hit out at Qualcomm, accusing the semiconductor giant of market dominance misbehaviour.

Telefónica Reorients Around Tech, Waiting on 5G

Telefónica, like most operators, is facing a new era of rampant technological change and disruption that is forcing the company to make daring decisions about its path forward, said José María Álvarez-Pallete, chairman and CEO of Telefónica, during a press conference last week.

AWS Stacks SageMaker ML Onto Kubernetes Clusters

Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched its SageMaker Operators for Kubernetes that uses the Kubernetes Operators model to more tightly couple the SageMaker machine learning (ML) platform with their Kubernetes workflows.

T-Mobile Launches Lowband Near-Nationwide 5G Network

T-Mobile says it will cover more than 200 million people in the US with its 5G network

T-Mobile Leapfrogs Competitors With ‘Nationwide’ 5G

T-Mobile US once again beat its self-imposed deadline to activate nationwide 5G service. The operator, which has been battling for almost 20 months to merge with Sprint, says its 5G network running on 600 MHz spectrum is now live in more than 5,000 cities and towns.

South Korea Minister Demands More From 5G Operators

South Korea's new ICT minister has urged the country's operators to do more on 5G development.

AWS, Intel, Adlink Join Forces on AI at the Edge

Edge computing company Adlink partnered with Intel and Amazon Web Services (AWS) on a product that targets industrial use cases that can benefit from artificial intelligence (AI) at the edge.

Juniper CTO Bikash Koley Calls It Quits

Juniper Networks former Chief Technology Officer Bikash Koley is out, and the company hired Raj Yavatkar as the new CTO.

40% of US Pay-TV Biz Remains 'At Risk' – Analyst

Live sports remains the glue holding together the pay-TV bundle, but rising costs for sports programming is poised to apply even more pressure on both traditional and OTT-delivered pay-TV services.

Huawei CFO Paints Rosy Picture of Canadian House Arrest

What does the financial chief of the world's biggest equipment maker do in Vancouver when international travel is no longer an option?

Corning Competes to Make In-Building 5G Affordable for Enterprises

With a new Intel deal, Corning continues to bulk up its in-building wireless business, but analysts warn it's facing pressure from the likes of Solid Technologies and JMA Wireless.

Eurobites: Three Ireland Postpones 5G Launch

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Orange Poland goes with Juniper; the incredible shrinking KPN; BT ends performance-related pay for top execs; Ericsson shares on spectrum sharing.

How Three Private Networks Landed a Deal at Heathrow Airport

At the 'Private Networks in a 5G World' event in London, Catherine Gull, head of Business Development at Three Private Networks, explains how the competitive UK operator landed deals with flagship customers such as Heathrow Airport and the Port of Felixstowe.

China Mobile Just Isn't Into Private 5G

China Mobile boffin says public networks are more efficient than private.

Huawei Ban in Australia Threatens 1,500 Jobs, Warns Chinese Vendor

Huawei's payments to Australian telecom contractors will dry up in the next couple of years unless the government reverses its 5G ban, says the Chinese equipment giant.