SK Telecom and Deutsche Telekom to Ensure 5G In-building Coverage with 5G Repeater

SK Telecom today announced that it will provide its 5G repeaters to support Deutsche Telekom’s customer trial for 5G indoor coverage in Germany.

SK Telecom and Deutsche Telekom to Ensure 5G In-building Coverage with 5G Repeater

SK Telecom today announced that it will provide its 5G repeaters to support Deutsche Telekom’s customer trial for 5G indoor coverage in Germany.

T-Mobile not commenting on reports of layoffs in prepaid unit

T-Mobile is not commenting on reports that the company has laid off a number of employees in the Metro by T-Mobile prepaid business.

Verizon pushes 800 Gbps of data across single wavelength

Working in tandem with Ciena and Juniper Networks, Verizon recently completed a test that pushed 800 Gbps of data across a single fiber wavelength.

Cogent cashes in on OTT video tailwinds

Cogent Communications' focus when it was founded 19 years ago on providing dedicated internet access continues today to boost its bottom line.

Samsung’s CDU50 Next Generation Baseband Unit Advances 5G Evolution with Cutting-Edge Technologies

Samsung Electronics today announced the commercial availability of its next generation Baseband Unit (BBU), the CDU50. The new solution was first commercialized in Korea and will be commercially launched in the U.S. and other global markets in the second quarter of this year.

Samsung’s CDU50 Next Generation Baseband Unit Advances 5G Evolution with Cutting-Edge Technologies

Samsung Electronics today announced the commercial availability of its next generation Baseband Unit (BBU), the CDU50. The new solution was first commercialized in Korea and will be commercially launched in the U.S. and other global markets in the second quarter of this year.

National Infrastructure Commission questions UK progress

The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has released its annual report, dampening enthusiasm around telco progress, but the industry got off lightly compared to everyone else.

New 5G phones unleashed despite MWC cancellation

MWC may be on an enforced hiatus this year but there's no shortage of device announcements that still need to go ahead as 5G momentum gathers pace. This week Qualcomm confirmed a long list of partners that have announced Snapdragon 865 powered 5G devices including ASUS, Black Shark, Fujitsu, iQOO, Lenovo, Nubia, OPPO, realme, Redmi, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, vivo, Xiaomi and ZTE.

CUJO AI adds online consumer privacy protection to its quiver

CUJO AI is using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for its new online privacy and tracking platform, which is called Incognito. 

TIP taps out its top achievements

The Facebook-founded Telecom Infra Project has offered an update on all the telecoms stuff it’s up to.

Cisco completes 5G SA proof of concept for KDDI

Cisco on Tuesday touted the benefits of cloud-native software as part of its successful proof of concept for a 5G standalone (SA) network with Japan’s KDDI.  

Verizon works with Samsung to achieve 4.2 Gbps on its 5G network

Today, Verizon said that it worked with Samsung Electronics Americas, Motorola Mobility and Qualcomm to demonstrate 5G peak speeds of 4.2 Gbps on its live 5G network in Texas. It did this using carrier aggregation, a technology that combines multiple channels of spectrum. The four companies combined eight separate channels of mmWave spectrum to achieve the multi-gigabit speeds on Motorola’s upcoming flagship smartphone.

TIP, O-RAN Alliance reach liaison agreement

The Facebook-led Telecom Infra Project (TIP) and the O-RAN Alliance announced a liaison agreement to ensure their alignment in developing interoperable open Radio Access Network (RAN) solutions.

CenturyLink joins Azure's Networking MSP program

In order to help customers improve their connections and optimize cloud performance, CenturyLink has joined the Networking Managed Service Provider (MSP) Program for Microsoft Azure.

Horizon forges a connection to Equinix's Chicago data center

Columbus, Ohio-based Horizon announced a new connection to Equinix's Chicago data center, which is a major on-ramp for the Midwest. Horizon has connected its network backbone to the Equinix data center located on Cermak Road in Chicago in order to provision its Ethernet and IP services between Columbus and Chicago.

Microsoft expands partnership with Telefónica

As part of an expanded partnership with Telefónica, Microsoft will open a new data center region in Spain. In addition to leveraging Microsoft's data center in Spain, Telefónica will lean on Microsoft to accelerate its internal digital transformation by picking Microsoft as its "strategic" cloud partner.

Nokia plays the ethics card

Finnish kit vendor Nokia is celebrating being named one of the world’s most ethical companies, but what does that even mean?

US Supreme Court says no to Apple’s $440 Million patent appeal

The United States Supreme Court has denied Apple’s request to review a decision from the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit which found it liable for $439.8 million in damages, fees, and interest.

Intel targets base station silicon leadership in 2021

Intel on Monday unveiled new silicon products built for 5G network infrastructure, including a 10nm system-on-chip for wireless base stations that it says should push Intel into the leading market position in 2021.

Chinese response to coronavirus reveals the true nature of online censorship

Reports detailing Chinese state attempts to censor criticism of its handling of the coronavirus outbreak illustrate the danger of allowing political control over social media.

Enterprise still uneasy about 5G adoption – Accenture

Research from Accenture suggests while 5G is being viewed as a potential catalyst for revolutionary ideas, security still looks like a notable barrier to entry..

Vodafone leads the early adopter phase of O-RAN

If MWC Barcelona hadn’t been cancelled, it likely would have generated a lot of news about O-RAN. The O-RAN standardization work has garnered the spotlight lately, even capturing the attention of a bipartisan group of U.S. senators who are touting it as an alternative to proprietary equipment from Huawei.

Vendors big and small shuffle to Plan B after MWC cancellation

With the cancellation of Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona this year, exhibitors big and small were forced to shift to Plan B, which involves a lot of virtual events and in some cases, taking it on the road.

Videos and virtual chats replace MWC content

Most of the meetings and parties that are usually part of Mobile World Congress are canceled this week, but some of the content GSMA produces for attendees is still happening. On what would have been Day One of Mobile World Congress, the GSMA is instead launching live, virtual drop-in sessions as well as a series of videos entitled "MWC shorts."  

Boingo considering potential sale – report

Boingo Wireless is reportedly contemplating a potential sale after it was approached by an unspecified buyer, according to Bloomberg.

Red Hat OpenStack Update Angles Toward Cloud-Native Future

Red Hat recently launched its latest OpenStack Platform update showing that both the OpenStack and Red Hat’s OpenStack Platform still have plenty of life in them despite an increasing push toward more cloud-native management platforms. But, Red Hat also realizes where the future is headed and is angling its efforts in that direction.

Why Google Trusts Intel’s Security Strategy

SAN FRANCISCO — Intel provided new details about its security stack at an event on the outskirts of this week’s RSA Conference. And, not surprisingly, the chipmaker’s security strategy is rooted in its silicon.

McAfee CTO Talks Coronavirus, Cybersecurity, and Quantum

SAN FRANCISCO — It’s impossible to escape the shadow of the coronavirus at this year’s RSA cybersecurity mega event. From the marquee cancellations (IBM, AT&T, and Verizon, among others) to the ubiquitous hand sanitizer dispensers in Moscone Center, and techies who seem to relish unironically fist bumping ad nauseam, it’s top of mind — and a frequent topic of discussion.

Nokia Bolsters Cloud-Native Software

Nokia’s legacy in software is long, but its hardware-centric core is legendary and the company is trying to reach a new level of parity on that front as 5G takes root and software flows increasingly throughout mobile networks.

Mirantis Collects Kontena Kubernetes Cast-Offs

The leadership and engineering talent of Finland-based Kontena traded their jerseys in today and became the latest addition to Mirantis’ expanding Kubernetes lineup. 

CenturyLink CSO Decries Abundant, Niche Security Services

SAN FRANCISCO — CenturyLink CSO Chris Betz says one of the biggest challenges in security is the sheer number of different and niche services. “As a CSO, part of the challenge that I have is taking all of these different technologies and tying them together into one consistent tapestry,” he said during an interview at this week’s RSA Conference.

Mellanox ConnectX-6 SmartNIC Arrives, BlueField-2 on the Way

Mellanox announced that its ConnectX-6 Dx SmartNIC was now generally available and its BlueField-2 I/O processing unit (IPU) would be available later this year. Mellanox, which is being acquired by Nvidia in a $6.9 billion deal, announced the pair of SmartNICs at VMworld last summer.

McAfee Gets SASE, Buys Light Point Security

SAN FRANCISCO — McAfee went big at RSA Conference 2020. In addition to the security vendor’s CTO Steve Grobman delivering an opening-day keynote, McAfee also announced a deal to buy browser isolation startup Light Point Security, rolled out new secure access service edge (SASE) and cloud-native infrastructure capabilities, and launched a global managed detection and response (MDR) platform with DXC Technology as its first strategic MDR partner.

NTT Fuels Academic Research Into Security

SAN FRANCISCO — NTT this week is striving to bolster its security posture through an expanded partnership with Palo Alto Networks and new academic research efforts around cryptography and blockchain.

VMware Adds Extra Security Layer to Cloud Foundation

SAN FRANCISCO — VMware announced an extra layer of security for its Cloud Foundation software stack today at RSA Conference 2020 that includes Carbon Black technology as well as load balancer and web application firewall capabilities acquired from Avi Networks. The new VMware Advanced Security for Cloud Foundation also includes NSX Distributed Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDS/IPS), and all three of these security updates integrate into vSphere.

Daily Roundup: Google Loves Intel’s Security Transparency

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T-Mobile promotes Saad to CTO amid executive shuffle

As part of the executive shuffle that has been going on at T-Mobile, the “un-carrier” named Abdul Saad to CTO, a position previously held by Neville Ray, who’s now president of Technology.

Huawei launches a very expensive foldy phone with no Google Play support

As is the fashion this week, Huawei converted its MWC press conference into a ‘virtual’ one and unveiled a phone that it’s hard to imagine anyone buying.

Verizon plugs healthcare in the never ending search for 5G ROI

Delivering 5G is the easy bit, figuring out how the telcos are going to make any real financial gains from it is the piece of the puzzle which is missing.

Telefónica's Wayra Germany invests in SD-WAN vendor flexiWAN

Open source SD-WAN vendor flexiWAN achieved further validation from Telefónica via the telco's invstement arm, Wayra Germany.

Juniper queues up security in Mist and across encrypted traffic

Juniper Networks has boosted its threat detection capabilities across its Mist platform for wireless users and Advanced Threat Prevention (ATP) Cloud and SRX Series firewalls.

Where’s the beef? 2020 capex of major U.S. wireless carriers

This year promises to be the year that 5G buildouts really gain traction in the United States. So how much will operators be investing in capex in 2020? Capital expenditures include funds used by a company to acquire, upgrade and maintain physical assets such as wireless infrastructure. It can also include software and services.

CWA, AT&T reach tentative contract deal covering 8K workers

The Communications Workers of America (CWA) over the weekend struck a new tentative contract agreement with AT&T covering more than 8,000 workers.

Infovista debuts 'digital twin' platform for service assurance

In order to help mobile and fixed service providers streamline their complex operations, Infovista announced a new digital twin platform. 

Hot topics we didn't get to discuss at MWC 2020

Since the mobile industry’s largest trade show was cancelled earlier this month less than two weeks ahead of its slated start date after concerns over the coronavirus caused an exodus of exhibitors, many are left wondering what might have been at MWC 2020.

CenturyLink tops Vertical Systems Group's Ethernet Leaderboard

CenturyLink ended 2019 on top of Vertical Systems Group's Ethernet Leaderboard while Spectrum Enterprise vaulted over Verizon for third place.  

High-band 5G to cover 25% of globe by 2030: McKinsey

By the end of this decade, 5G could add trillions of dollars to the global economy, but much can come from low- and mid-band 5G rollouts rather than more costly high-band 5G deployments, according to a new report by the McKinsey Global Institute.  

Coronavirus shuts down Samsung manufacturing site

Having forced the hand of the GSMA to cancel this years’ Barcelona bonanza, the coronavirus is now making itself known in Korea.

Saudi Arabia drives fibre penetration with open access network

Saudi Arabian regulator, Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC), has managed to get all telcos on the same page to join an open access network initiative.

Today would have been the first day of MWC 2020

Under normal circumstances we would be writing this from Ericsson’s stand in hall 2 of the Fira Gran Via in Barcelona.

Internet pioneer Tim Berners-Lee is on a hiring spree

Inrupt, the disruptive internet start-up founded by Tom Berners-Lee, has announced it is expanding its operational team as it pursues the redistribution of power in the internet era.

Cisco SecureX Unifies Network, Cloud, Endpoint Security

SAN FRANCISCO — Cisco rolled out a new security platform, SecureX, that integrates its network, endpoint, cloud, and application security products, as well as threat intelligence from Cisco Talos, in a cloud-native platform.

Verizon Warns of Rising Enterprise Mobile Security Risk

Nearly half of all enterprises have sacrificed mobile security during the past year, and those organizations were twice as likely to suffer a security compromise, according to Verizon’s latest Mobile Security Index.

Fortinet Forges FortiAI Security Service

Fortinet lent overworked and understaffed security operations (SecOPs) teams a helping hand today with the launch of FortiAI, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered threat detection and remediation service.

AT&T, Raytheon, Armis Join Open Cybersecurity Alliance

SAN FRANCISCO — AT&T and several other companies joined the Open Cybersecurity Alliance, which, less than five months after IBM and McAfee launched the group, now has nearly 30 members. The group also today made available OpenDXL Ontology, which it says is the first open source language for connecting security tools.

Daily Roundup: Cisco SecureX All-In on Cloud Native

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Intel Doubles Down on 5G, Edge, and Data Center

Intel doubled down on 5G and edge computing today unveiling a series of chipsets and network adapters that it hopes will pave the way  toward market dominance in 5G silicon.

Juniper Fuses AI, Connected Security at RSA

SAN FRANCISCO — Juniper Networks kicked off the RSA Conference by adding more artificial intelligence (AI) across its security product line and advancing what the company calls “Connected Security.” It’s also getting a little bit SASE with its secure SD-WAN, but executives say they’ll talk more about this service later in the year.

RSA Caps Chronicle’s Rollercoaster Ride to Google Cloud

SAN FRANCISCO — Google Cloud at this week’s RSA Conference 2020 announced new security features that use Chronicle’s security analytics platform and threat response integration between Chronicle and Palo Alto Networks.