Headcount: Firings, Hirings, and Retirings — August 2020

Here are some of the latest executive hirings, promotions, and staff changes that happened in August. 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) for inclusion in the monthly headcount column.

FCC puts $1.8B price tag on replacing Huawei in U.S. networks

Rural service providers have told the government it would cost them about $1.83 billion to replace network gear from Huawei and ZTE,  the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said in a report on Friday.

Editor's Corner: Vodafone's WFH research vs. the reality of WFH

According to research by Vodafone U.K., 40% of those surveyed said they have been more productive since they started working from home in March. 

Verizon takes Covid WFH lessons into next stage of hiring

As Verizon refines its remote work capabilities, it recently received a flood of more than 10,000 applicants for 950 customer service positions that will be home-based.

MWC21 in Barcelona still on as in-person event: GSMA

While another wave of the coronavirus is spreading in Spain, the GSMA’s Mobile World Congress 2021 is scheduled to happen as planned, in person, in Barcelona in early March.

France injects a further €240m into rural fibre

France this week unveiled a €100 billion post-Covid-19 stimulus plan that includes a quarter-of-a-billion-euro shot in the arm for rural fibre networks.

Three UK expands backhaul partnership with CityFibre

UK MNO Three has signed up fibre infrastructure specialist CityFibre to connect 1,300 of its mobile masts with fibre backhaul.

Ameren shares private LTE network details

Ameren, an investor-owned utility operating in Illinois and Missouri, is one of the first utilities in the U.S. to trial a private LTE network. Using spectrum in the 900 MHz band, Ameren was able to replace 20 separate networks with just one LTE network.

Epic clash with Apple spreads to Japan

The possible underlying strategy behind Epic’s public flounce becomes clear as Japanese authorities move to scrutinize Apple’s App Store practices.

Altice’s $3.6 billion bid to extend US footprint thwarted by Canada’s Cogeco

Altice USA was prepared to drop US$3.6 billion to extend its footprint in the eastern US, but Canada’s Cogeco declined to sell it the assets it sought.

PacketFabric's co-founder: We can build a better telecom

PacketFabric's Anna Claiborne explains how the company got its start, why network automation is a necessity, how to take calculated career risks and shares her advice for other women in comms in leadership positions.

Daily Roundup: Verizon Boosts 5G Security

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ECJ 1, Telefónica Germany 0 over automatic tariff switch

The European Court of Justice has ruled Telefónica Germany broke EU law requiring operators to automatically switch customers to regulated roaming tariffs.

France stokes fiber's embers with extra €240M

French government allocates part of €100B ($118B) post-COVID-19 stimulus package to fiber network buildout.

COVID-19 slowing network operator capex, warns Ciena

Ciena, which counts AT&T and Verizon as top customers, warned of a pandemic-released slowdown in service provider spending. But some analysts aren't worried.

Verizon, CenturyLink, Windstream still using Huawei, ZTE equipment

Three of the nation's five biggest wireline phone providers (Verizon, CenturyLink and Windstream) said they still have equipment or services from Huawei or ZTE.

Is the COVID-19 pandemic a catalyst for the fourth industrial revolution?

The pandemic has forced businesses to change. For telcos, some of those changes will leave them better able to handle the disruption brought on by the fourth industrial revolution, according to industry veterans Javier Ger and Claudio Saes.

Apple delays privacy, builds wind turbines instead

Apple delays implementing a new iOS privacy rule but says it will build two of the world's largest onshore wind turbines for its European data center.

No more break-room snacks: How wireless firms might return to the office

Ericsson and Qualcomm might reopen offices at the end of 2020. AT&T won't do so until the middle of 2021. And those offices are going to look different when they do open.

Malaysia pushes 5G back to 2022

The Jendela plan, unveiled by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, prioritizes upgrading broadband and 4G and shutting 3G by end of 2021.

Ekinops Pairs NFV With Lanner uCPE

Optical transport and routing vendor Ekinops will pair its software with Lanner’s universal CPE appliances in a bid to capture a larger share of the U.S. and Mexico carrier markets.

Mapping Huawei’s Turbulent Global 5G Outlook

Huawei’s global outlook continues to decline as a growing number of countries consider banning or placing restrictions on the use of its equipment in their operators’ respective 5G networks. 

Pandemic pushes cable's DAA plans off-course

Cable operators prioritized near-term capacity upgrades and enhancements to legacy centralized infrastructure in 2020, slowing the drive toward a future that will feature distributed access networks.

Broadcast vet extends OTT bridge to local TV stations

Jack Perry bills VUit, a free, ad-supported streaming service featuring more than 200 local channels and a mix of VoD fare, as 'The Netflix of Live, Local and Free.'

WiCipedia: Falling short of the 2020 gender equality goal

This week in our WiC roundup: The new and improved Grace Hopper Celebration goes online; cultural change is needed for gender equality; Black women in tech face challenge after challenge; and more.

Eurobites: CityFibre extends backhaul deal with Three UK

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: France's Free not free to use Huawei; TIM does smart-speaker voice calling; Google responds at length to EU on Digital Services Act.

T-Mobile expands $10B connected-learning initiative

T-Mobile today launched an expanded version of its previously announced Project 10Million initiative, adding options for more data to keep students connected as the school year starts up.

Vodafone Idea open to anything that might help it survive

Reports from India suggest beleaguered telco Vodafone Idea is considering a share sale and even investment from Verizon to keep it alive while it pays off the government.

Verizon tunes up quantum technology trial to bolster security

In order to better keep communications safe and secure from hackers, Verizon recently conducted a trial of quantum key distribution (QKD) in Washington D.C. Verizon said the successful trial positioned it as one of the first carriers in the U.S. to pilot the use of QKD.

Verizon, Dish: What’s in their CBRS playbooks?

Now that the winners of the Citizens Broadband Radio Services (CBRS) 3.5 GHz auction are known, the question turns to: What are the winners going to do with their licenses?

Telefónica deploys 5G in Spain

Telefónica this week started its initial deployment of 5G New Radio (NR) in Spain, using mid-band spectrum and dynamic spectrum sharing technology (DSS) for broad expansion plans.

Ciena, Telus lay claim to breaking 800G distance record

In the ongoing optical battle between Ciena and Infinera, Ciena has laid claim to breaking the distance record for 800G.

Report: GigaOm goes under the hood on top SD-WAN vendors

Ever since he was hired as an analyst by GigaOm in October, Chris Grundemann has been waist-deep in slicing and dicing the SD-WAN sector.

Nokia trumpets China optical networking deal

Nokia has landed another optical transport networking deal with the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), the world’s biggest power company.

UK government announces clearance of 700 MHz band for mobile use

Six years after first posing the idea, UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has managed to prise 80 MHz of 700 MHz spectrum from the clammy grip of terrestrial broadcasters.

Verizon splurges the most on US 3.5-GHz spectrum, followed by Dish

Verizon topped the spending table in the FCC’s recently-concluded 3.5-GHz auction, splurging nearly $1.9 billion on 557 spectrum licences in 157 locations.

Télécoms Sans Frontières steps up to the plate in stricken Beirut

The massive explosion in Beirut last month devastated the city’s telecoms infrastructure, further complicating the relief effort and requiring a specialised solution.

A tale of two bidders: Verizon goes deep, Dish goes wide

Verizon bought CBRS spectrum licenses covering just half of the US, while Dish went nationwide. The results highlight their very different 5G goals.

Daily Roundup: Cisco Security Exec Touts SASE

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Will the US cable industry supercharge open RAN?

Comcast, Charter and Cox collectively spent more than $1 billion on wireless spectrum. Will they choose the safe buildout path, or will they risk an open RAN strategy?

Verizon Boosts 5G Security, Deploys Quantum Key Distribution

Verizon announced several steps it’s taking to harden its 5G network security including quantum-based key encryption and security network accelerators.

Cogeco stiff-arms Altice USA/Rogers takeover bid

Altice USA wants to acquire Cogeco's US-based Atlantic Broadband operations and sell Cogeco's Canadian assets to Toronto-based Rogers.

VMware, NSF Solicit Sustainable Innovation With $6M Reward

VMware and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) are leading a $6 million digital infrastructure sustainability research initiative calling on academic research groups to present a new generation of innovation to will clean up IT’s digital footprint. 

5G enterprise market to be worth $31.4B by 2027 – report

New study by Polaris Market Research predicts that the market will grow by a CAGR of 57.2%.

Arianespace launch gives small satellite market a lift

France's Arianespace delivered 53 small satellites into orbit, including an experimental broadband platform for Facebook.

Startup Verana Networks targets mmWave 5G RAN

Amit Jain and Vedat Eyuboglu hail from small cell startup Airvana, which was acquired by CommScope in 2015. Now they're fronting a new company focused on mmWave 5G.

AT&T’s Network Cloud Guru Frames Open Source Vision

AT&T’s next-generation containerized core will be running on top of Airship 2.0, and a beta release of the open infrastructure project is imminent, according to Ryan van Wyk, VP of network cloud at AT&T. General availability of Airship 2.0 will be achieved before the end of the year, he said.

Lenovo HCI With Microsoft, Nutanix, VMware Gets Mid-Year Makeover

Lenovo, in partnership with Nutanix, Microsoft, and VMware, launched a range of new and updated ThinkAgile hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) appliances and systems to help customers get comfortable with the new normal: remote work.

Taming the tech giants

Responding to unresolved issues around abuse of market power, authorities are creating new rules to control Facebook, Google and other tech behemoths.

Eurobites: Iliad holds steady in France, makes hay in Italy

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: TIM updates on fiber rollout; Proximus brings Leuven into the fiber fold; funding secured for 5G innovation hub in UK.

Ciena Posts Robust Q3 Earnings, Warns of Pandemic Headwinds

Optical networking vendor Ciena shrugged off another round of pandemic challenges in the third quarter of 2020. The company banked $142.3 million in net income on $976.7 million in revenue, which was up 1.7% year over year.

Amazon, Verizon may invest in India's Vodafone Idea

Sales talks resume after being put on hold because of uncertainty surrounding the Supreme Court's AGR judgment, which was delivered this week.

Why Dynamic NF Placement Is Key to Successful 5G

AvidThink and Amdocs explore the importance of dynamic network functions (NF) placement in the 5G era of differentiated, slice-based services, and propose a pragmatic three-phase approach for the service provider's journey to autonomous NF placement.

Alaska Comm brings broadband to the bush

Deploying a network to as many Alaskans as possible requires utilizing a variety of connectivity services, including copper, fiber, satellite and even Facebook Terragraph.

Netskope Pulls VMware, CrowdStrike Into Cloud Threat Exchange

Cloud security vendor Netskope today announced its Cloud Threat Exchange, which allows enterprises to automate threat intelligence from multiple vendors and across security enforcement points.

India court decision spells price hikes, consolidation – analyst

Consolidation may be in the cards for India’s telco industry, after the country’s Supreme Court issued a final verdict Tuesday giving major operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea 10 years to pay back billions of dollars in owed amounts.

Verizon, U.S. Cellular push for 28 GHz protections

A lot of industry folks may think of the embedded subscriber identity module, or eSIM, when the term comes up. But there’s a similar sounding acronym – ESIM – that has an entirely different meaning for wireless networks.

Telcos eye $3bn eSIM opportunity from connected cars

Operators could generate an additional $3 billion of service revenue by 2025 from cars equipped with embedded SIM (eSIM) cards.

India blocks a bunch more Chinese apps

The Indian government has decided to block 118 mobile apps that it thinks threaten national security.

Verizon, Dish & cable top list of CBRS auction winners

As widely expected, Verizon showed up at the auction of 3.5 GHz Priority Access Licenses (PALs) in a big way, committing more than $1.89 billion in bids, but rival AT&T was a no-show.

Altice USA works with Rogers to buy Cogeco for $8 billion

In order to get its hands on Atlantic Broadband, Altice USA has made a $7.8 billion cash offer to buy Cogeco by working with Rogers Communications.

T-Mobile turns on 2.5 GHz in 81 new locations

T-Mobile has activated mid-band 2.5 GHz spectrum for 5G in 81 new locations and is on pace to turn on 1,000 sites per month, the mobile operator said Wednesday.

ThousandEyes provides postmortem look at CenturyLink's outage

Monitoring vendor ThousandEyes provided a detailed postmortem for CenturyLink's widespread outage Sunday morning, which included a few lessons learned.

Salt gets nod to subpoena Liberty chairman, CEO over Sunrise spat

Swiss operator Salt Mobile has been given the go-ahead by a US court to subpoena Liberty Global chairman John Malone and CEO Michael Fries.

The UK is rubbish at broadband – study

Millions of broadband speed tests in 221 countries, commissioned by Cable.co.uk, have revealed that average UK download speeds are among the slowest in Europe.

TIM board OKs Open Fiber network merger

As expected, Telecom Italia’s board has approved a plan to spin off its fixed access network and merge it with altnet Open Fiber.

Turns out companies pass on tax rises as Google increases European ad prices

It looks like Google will be increasing the cost of its ads by exactly the rate of a new digital sales tax in the European countries imposing it.

Daily Roundup: Telefónica Taps AWS

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5G World Panel: 5G could be an enabler for vertical markets

Panel discussion at 5G World sees manufacturing, healthcare and education as key verticals, seeks greater ecosystem activity among operators.

Avengers Assemble: Team Microsoft takes on deepfake videos

Microsoft's Video Authenticator flags fake news clips and lets news outlets and political campaigns watermark content to prove authenticity ahead of US elections.

5G could transform network operators into IT companies

Executives from Swisscom, Vodafone and other telecom companies are looking to match their 5G offerings with customer demands.

Verizon, Dish, Charter, Comcast: Here are the 20 biggest CBRS auction winners

Verizon, Dish, Comcast, Charter and Cox are among more than 200 bidding entities that won spectrum during the FCC's recently concluded 3.5GHz CBRS spectrum auction.

Cisco’s New Security Chief: SASE Key to SaaS-ifying Network, Security

Secure access service edge (SASE) is the key to shepherding Cisco’s networking and security products to an as-a-service model, said Jeff Reed, Cisco’s new security chief in an interview with SDxCentral.

Altice USA makes play for Atlantic Broadband

In a complex $7.8 billion deal, Altice USA intends to own Cogeco's US-based Atlantic Broadband division and sell Cogeco's Canadian assets to Rogers Communications.

Open RAN Set to Capture 10% of Market by 2025

Open radio access network (RAN) hardware and software will near 10% of the total RAN market and surpass $5 billion in cumulative revenue during the next five years, according to a new report from Dell’Oro Group. 

Volterra Pushes Security, Zero Trust to Cloud-Native Apps

Volterra added capabilities to its VoltMesh service that provide globally distributed networking and security for cloud-native, API-centric applications.

Verizon told to drop 'most powerful 5G' claim

The carrier loses its appeal against a previous decision by the National Advertising Division.

Google says advertisers will pay digital services tax

Google and other tech firms will pass on European countries' new digital taxes to advertisers and developers, as telcos worry about double-taxation

5G World panel: Partnerships key to private networks viability

Private networks involve many moving parts, so operators are looking for teammates as they tackle the market.

SmarTone takes on HKT with 5G home broadband

Hong Kong telco SmarTone has announced a fixed wireless service that will effectively target incumbent HKT.

Telefónica Germany uses AWS, Ericsson to virtualize its 5G core

Telefónica Germany is working with Ericsson and Amazon Web Services (AWS) to virtualize its 5G core network. The company says it is investing “a double-digit million Euro amount” in the virtualization of the network.

In Q2, sales of data center switches rebound in China—report

Data center switch revenue perked up in the second quarter in China while revenue outside of China continued to decline, according to a report. Data center switch revenue grew 30% year-over-year in China, according to research by Dell'Oro Group.

Putcha: Fixed wireless access is poised for global scale

Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) is rapidly gaining momentum across the mobile ecosystem as a scalable alternative for fixed broadband. FWA is not a new technology per se but this “third wave” of FWA is likely to be a success. The near-term trigger for success is the impending large-scale launch of 5G networks in the U.S. and across multiple countries around the world, and FWA has emerged as one of the leading use cases for 5G NR architecture. 

Gogo to sell part of its business to Intelsat for $400M

In-flight connectivity pioneer Gogo is selling its Commercial Aviation (CA) business to Intelsat for $400 million in cash.

Verizon told to stop ‘most powerful 5G’ claim

Verizon is still being told to stop claiming it’s building “the most powerful 5G experience for America,” with a panel of the National Advertising Review Board (NARB) determining that it boils down to the interpretation of the word “powerful.”

Orange Business Services works with De Beers on geofencing

Orange Business Services teamed up with De Beers to co-develop a "geofencing" solution to keep offshore diamond miners safe from heavy equipment.  

China’s new wireless entrant raises $14.5B to propel 5G

China Broadcasting Network (CBN) has raised about $14.5 billion from various investors, and the new wireless entrant plans to use the funds as part of its 5G buildout.

Indian operators given ten years to pay up

The Indian Supreme Court had made the final judgment on the matter of the mountain of cash owed to the government by Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel.

Frontier names former Verizon exec as chairman post Chapter 11

Frontier Communications announced on Tuesday that former Verizon executive John Stratton will be  executive chairman of its board once the company emerges from Chapter 11.

StackPath gears up to take on hyperscalers at the network edge

StackPath has bold aspirations to take on hyperscale cloud providers by building out edge compute locations for companies such as Juniper Networks and Cox Communications.

Operators wrestle with the 5G commercialization dilemma at virtual 5G World

We’re not allowed to get together in person these days in case someone catches a cold, so the intrepid 5G World team went ahead and did a virtual event instead.

Telefónica promises 75% Spanish population 5G coverage this year

Spanish telecoms group Telefónica officially switched on its 5G signal today and promised three quarters of the population will have access by the end of the year.

Facebook tells Aussie government what it can do with its new media code

Australia wants to force tech companies to hand over more cash to its legacy media but Facebook would rather just walk away.

Qualcomm and Ericsson claim 5G mmWave range record

The three technology companies jointly set a world record of extended range 5G NR data call over mmWave, reaching 3.8 km in a recent trial in Australia.

5G, IoT and Security: Protecting Emerging Technology

With the rise of emerging technology, unforeseen security challenges can appear. As 5G becomes ubiquitous, it’s the machines that need to be protected from human beings. That’s because cybercriminals, hacktivists and industrial spies have set their sights on IoT devices as a massive attack surface for denial-of-service (DoS) strikes, data theft and even global disruption.

Eurobites: Nokia offers 'end-to-end' 5G training

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: EE goes large on Apple goodies; Netflix sets up Russian partnership; Ericsson updates on coronavirus impact.

Verizon, ViacomCBS execs cheer 5G options

It's showtime for 5G as next-generation networks start to enable more immersive media experiences. Network and media executives alike are hoping consumers will flock to the new services.

AT&T exploring sale of its Xandr advanced ad unit – report

Interest in selling the ad-tech specialist could be another clear signal that AT&T is also exploring a plan to sell off its struggling DirecTV satellite TV unit.

Daily Roundup: VMware Boosts 5G Telco Cloud

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Telefónica Germany Taps AWS for 5G Core Virtualization

Telefónica is leading its European counterparts by coalescing a 5G core, network virtualization, and cloud-native containerized workloads into a holistic network evolution effort, according to an industry analyst.

Verizon, SpaceX, CenturyLink, Charter among FCC's RDOF bidders

Dozens of companies and other bidding entities have registered their interest in participating in the FCC's $20.4 billion Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF).

T-Mobile plans widespread C-band tests for 5G

T-Mobile wants to test 5G in the C-band in Houston, Phoenix and elsewhere. But some analysts have lowered their expectations for T-Mobile's spectrum spending.

How Stanford Solved Its Pandemic Networking Nightmare

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit and millions of Americans were forced to work from home, Stanford University had a problem. Much of the university’s staff lived on campus in faculty housing.

First 'GAP' nodes could surface in 2022

Standards for Generic Access Platform nodes are inching toward finalization, setting up 2021 as a time for vendors to ramp up development of the physical hardware and software.

TPG shopping RCN, Grande and Wave Broadband for $8B – report

Private equity firm is reportedly exploring a sale of its 'Astound' conglomerate of service providers for more than $8 billion.

Virtually unstoppable: Zoom revenues quadruple thanks to COVID-19

Videoconferencing platform Zoom announces runaway second-quarter earnings, with revenue up 355%, though tech's biggest firms aim to chase its success.

VMware Repackages Platform for 5G Network Operators

VMware today organized and repackaged various technologies for mobile network operators as the 5G Telco Cloud Platform. This includes updated versions and more integrated support for VMware’s cloud-native software stack and network automation services. 

Amazon, Microsoft Fight Climate Change With Open Source

Amazon and Microsoft are two of the founding members of the Linux Foundation’s latest initiative, which taps open source data and analytics to tackle climate risk.

Exiting bankruptcy, Frontier looks to challenge cable

John Stratton, a former Verizon executive, will work with Frontier CEO Bernard Han to lead the telco out of bankruptcy, in part by challenging cable operators.

Podcast: What's the story with TikTok?

This week: Phil Harvey, Light Reading's editor-in-chief, on what's going on with TikTok and why it matters for telcos.

5G Poised to Boost Wireless WAN Adoption

The future of the wireless WAN is bright, according to a recent IDG report commissioned by Cradlepoint.

SDxCentral’s Top 10 Articles — August 2020

Check out our top 10 articles for August 2020 covering the SDxCentral universe of SDN, NFV, and related topics. Rankings are based on unique visitors aggregated during the month.

Eurobites: Ericsson and Elisa claim Nordic first with 5G SA pilot

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telefónica turns on 5G; Swisscom can't resist Azure's allure; Orange's IoT keeps De Beers' marine operation ship-shape; A1 Telekom Austria fires up the smart boiler.

India's top court gives telcos ten years to clear AGR dues

India's supreme court rules that telcos have ten years to pay their Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) dues, a move that comes as a blow to Vodafone Idea in particular.

Telecom Italia on track to create single fiber network

Former Italian incumbent's board approves sale of 37.5% stake in new FiberCop entity to KKR, while merger deal with Open Fiber is finally given the green light.

India's Jio looks to acquire firms to fire its 5G ambitions

India's Jio Platforms seeks to acquire or partner with domestic firms to develop competencies in building and manufacturing 5G products.

Entner: Telcos are declared a 'public service' in Argentina

Argentina is suffering from severe economic problems with a three year recession worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic and with runaway inflation of around 40%. Recently, the government has declared telecommunications services a “public service” and decreed no price increases for the remainder of 2020.

Metro by T-Mobile dealers fight for prepaid

Concerned about changes that could be afoot in their relationship with T-Mobile, dealers who sell Metro by T-Mobile prepaid services took to Twitter to raise their collective voice over the weekend.

Moore: Mixing and matching of postpaid plans gets entertaining

Mixing and matching is a growing trend among postpaid competitors. Verizon and its cable company competitors – Xfinity Mobile and especially Spectrum Mobile – have heavily focused their marketing on the benefits of mixing and matching wireless plans.

Verizon tries to prevent T-Mobile from getting more 600 MHz

Verizon is appealing to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prevent T-Mobile from getting its hands on leases of more 600 MHz spectrum.

Cisco warns about memory exhaustion vulnerability on IOS XR

On Saturday, Cisco issued a security advisory about a zero-day vulnerability on its IOS XR software that comes with some of its networking equipment.

Swisscom expands cloud portfolio for SMEs with Microsoft Azure

Swisscom has bolstered its cloud portfolio for its small-to-medium enterprise (SME) business segment by teaming up with Microsoft Azure.

Anatomy of a 5G Network That Can't Fail

Failure. It has a negative connotation, no matter what the context. And while some would argue that failure creates an opportunity for positive change, it also has a very real effect on the bottom line. In order to avoid or prevent failure, we must first understand why failure is not absolute.

Open RAN might actually be working

Dish Network's work with smaller vendors and Rakuten's turn away from Cisco and Nokia are early indicators that Open RAN may well be having an effect on the market.

Comcast wants to bring X1 to smart TVs

Licensing X1 or its 'Flex' variant to smart TVs helps Comcast add critical scale to its video platform and extend its experience beyond the MSO's borders and those of its syndication partners.

HPE Goes Back-to-School Recycling

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) donated 300 refurbished laptops to the nonprofit Boys Hope Girls Hope as kids head back to school, in most cases via remote learning, and in some cases without the needed equipment and connectivity to enable learning from home.

Daily Roundup: AT&T, IBM Wax 5G Edge

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AWS Open Sources Bottlerocket Container OS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) today made available Bottlerocket, an open source Linux-based operating system specifically designed to run containers.

China export rules aim to slow down TikTok sale

The dance between the US and China over bits, bytes and ByteDance's video-sharing social network begins anew this week with more bureaucratic posturing in response to Trump's forthcoming US TikTok ban.

Dish's wireless retail strategy competitive, not disruptive – analyst

Dish Network executives last year promised to storm the US wireless industry. But Dish's Boost is 'slightly less competitive than before,' according to an industry analyst.

Qualcomm, Ericsson Tout Extended-Range 5G NR Data Call Over mmWave

Qualcomm, Ericsson, and Casa Systems today announced the completion of an extended-range 5G New Radio (NR) data call over millimeter-wave (mmWave).

CenturyLink Blamed for Massive Cloudflare Outage

Cloudflare experienced a massive outage early Sunday morning that lasted nearly five hours for some customers. In a blog post Sunday night, Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince pinned the blame on CenturyLink, which experienced a simultaneous network-wide failure.

CenturyLink's Sunday morning outage takes down numerous websites

CenturyLink suffered a widespread network outage across the U.S. Sunday morning, which had a ripple effect across sites such as Cloudflare, Hulu and Amazon, among others.