McAfee Adds Cloud-Native App Security to Workload Protection, CSPM

McAfee today rolled out a new cloud-native app security service. It’s called Mvision Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP), and it includes data protection, threat prevention, governance, and compliance for container and OS-based workloads.

CCA to discuss buckets of money for broadband on the table

People have been talking about closing the digital divide for ages, but the pandemic in 2020 caused the U.S. Congress to start putting real money on the table for this. There are now so many initiatives to close the digital divide that it’s a bit hard to keep track of them all.

Lawmaker raises alarm bells over 5.9 GHz, C-band

Concerns about the 5.9 GHz band came up again during a hearing of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, where U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg gave testimony on Thursday.

Rakuten Mobile hits 1.77 Gbps on mmWave network in Japan

Rakuten Mobile achieved 1.77 Gbps throughput in a recent test on its millimeter wave network in Japan.

Facebook lays fiber across the entire state of Indiana

Facebook is laying fiber across the width of Indiana to connect a couple of its own data centers, and it will lease excess capacity on the fiber to telcos or other providers that are interested.

IBM launches open RAN trial with Telefónica Argentina

IBM and Telefónica Argentina (Movistar) announced a live, fully functional open RAN network that will serve as a proof of concept (PoC) for bringing commercial mobile services to the city of Puerto Madryn.

AT&T, Ericsson execs to lead 6G strategy for U.S. coalition

ATIS’ Next G Alliance is setting work in motion for a roadmap to 6G, appointing AT&T and Ericsson executives to lead efforts on overall strategy and direction for the North American coalition.

Aryaka's State of the WAN report shows focus on security

Aryaka's fifth annual State of the WAN report shows how the events of 2020 have impacted short and long-term spending trends in the SD-WAN market. The managed SD-WAN vendor surveyed 1,350 companies, most of which had between 100 and 10,000 employees.

AT&T and Ericsson head up US 6G effort

The Next G Alliance has picked execs from AT&T and Ericsson to be its Chair and Vice Chair, respectively.

AdaptiveMobile Security reckons 5G network slicing contains a major security flaw

Research published by mobile security specialist AdaptiveMobile claims all the extra complexity created by network slicing leads to new vulnerabilities.

Telenor looks closer to home for IoT business

Telenor is bringing together its domestic and international Internet of Things (IoT) operations under a single brand, the aptly named Telenor IoT.

GeoLinks to test Tarana's fixed wireless tech

GeoLinks is looking to test 'new technologies for Gigabit wireless broadband access to the home in rural, suburban and urban areas' using technology from Tarana.

HPC Storage Woes? Object Storage Can Help

High-performance computing (HPC) hinges on its ability to analyze and categorize large amounts of unstructured data. As the data explosion continues, enterprises are on the hunt for cost-effective storage that can scale with their HPC needs, and according to Cloudian CTO Gary Ogasawara, object storage is the golden goose.

Daily Roundup: Comcast Gets SASE With Palo Alto Networks

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SolarWinds CEO: Here’s What We’re Doing to Prevent Another Attack

A software vulnerability led to the SolarWinds supply chain attack in which Russian attackers compromised about 18,000 SolarWinds’ customers’ networks. And according to SolarWinds CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna, software is also part of the solution to prevent a future breach of this magnitude.

China 5G race taking its toll on operators

Chinese authorities have finally cleared up one of the mysteries of the 5G age: Exactly how many 5G subs does it have?

Nokia’s Pivot Rides on the Cloud

Nokia’s shift to the cloud is revving up, and the company’s future success could very well depend on it. 

AT&T to Biden: Don't leave 5G out of infrastructure spending frenzy

AT&T and others argue that federal requirements for 1Gbit/s connections would prevent 5G and other fixed wireless technologies from cashing in on a spending plan that could top $3 trillion.

5G slicing can be dicey, says security specialist

AdaptiveMobile reveals a 'major security flaw' in the architecture of 5G network slicing and virtualized network functions.

US government's Huawei ban pushes business to Qualcomm's rival

Taiwan's MediaTek is now the world's biggest smartphone chipset supplier, according to several analyst firms. The US government's actions against Huawei are partly to blame.

Comcast Gets SASE With Palo Alto Networks

Comcast Business and Palo Alto Networks partnered to provide networking and cloud-delivered security services to midsize and enterprise customers. The move combines Comcast Business’ ActiveCore SDN platform and Palo Alto Networks’ Prisma Access secure access service edge (SASE) for branch network and mobile user security.

WiCipedia: Women leave workforce in droves due to pandemic and burnout

This week in our WiC roundup: Women of color are leaving work in droves; the UK is experiencing a 'digital skills shortage'; Black Girls Code creates a future workforce; and more.

6G is getting messy and crowded

Conflicting technology interests and geopolitical tension could thwart efforts to develop a global standard.

Podcast: The NFL's TV deals gave streaming platforms legitimacy, longevity

Light Reading's Alan Breznick ponders whether the NFL's $110 billion deal with streaming video services means the end is nigh for traditional pay-TV bundles.

Eurobites: Safaricom launches 5G in Kenya, with Nokia assist

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Suri rekindles French connection; Telenor rebrands its IoT offer; Ofcom to open tech hub in Manchester.

Samsung and Marvell partner over chip that somehow makes 5G better

Electronics giant Samsung has teamed up with embedded chip specialist to make a new system-on-chip for 5G radios.

Saudi telcos to merge towers and (probably) sell to IHS

Saudi Arabian operators Mobily and Zain have received the green light from the country’s telecom regulator for a plan to merge their towers assets and seek external investment.

T-Mobile touts STIR/SHAKEN implementation ahead of FCC deadline

By the end of June all U.S. voice providers are required to implement STIR/SHAKEN technology, to fight against robocallers by authenticating caller ID to help ensure a phone number isn’t being spoofed.

Inmarsat nabs former Nokia CMO Barry French

Inmarsat’s new CEO is busy assembling his team, hiring Nokia’s former CMO Barry French as the Chief Marketing and Communications Officer (CMCO) and appointing Jat Brainich as Chief Commercial and Product Officer (CCPO).  

Nokia adds integrated SAS to its CBRS offering

Just a few weeks after achieving certification as a SAS administrator, Key Bridge Wireless has announced a partnership with Nokia, which will integrate the company's Spectrum Access System with Nokia's private wireless network equipment. The solution consists of Key Bridge's SAS/ESC coupled with Nokia CBRS radios, user devices and new domain proxy.

Amazon, Red Hat take the reins off ROSA managed service

Amazon Web Services and Red Hat announced the general availability of Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA) to help OpenShift users build, scale, and manage containerized applications on AWS through simplified Kubernetes cluster creation.

Apcela adds Versa's SASE, Secure SD-WAN

Apcela and Versa Networks have expanded their ongoing partnership to enable Apcela to offer Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and Secure SD-WAN capabilities as part of its portfolio of managed networking services.

IBM enhances hybrid cloud security offerings

IBM became the latest cloud technology company to outline a new set of capabilities for hybrid cloud management with news of new and enhanced security services aimed at helping customers manage security strategy, policies and controls across hybrid clouds.

Macquarie takes control of Voneus as UK full fibre push finally begins

UK alternative broadband provider Voneus is finally connecting its first customers to full fibre thanks to financial backing from Australia’s Macquarie Capital, now its majority owner.

Facebook shows its hand on Section 230 reform

Ahead of yet another US political grilling, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is proposing that Section 230 protections should be restricted to those sites with comment screening systems.

Europe needs to spend €300 billion more on 5G and fibre – ETNO

Europe needs an additional investment of €300 billion to complete the rollout of 5G networks and Gigabit-capable fixed infrastructure, according to new data.

Why AT&T's capex dipped during COVID-19, and what's next

AT&T's capital expenses dipped from $19.4 billion in 2019 to just $15.6 billion in 2020. However, thanks to a focus on 5G and fiber in the network, AT&T's spending will likely be different this year.

Wiz Scores $130M, Joins Cybersecurity Unicorn Club

Wiz, a cloud-security startup founded by the team that built Microsoft Azure’s cloud security stack, closed a $130 million funding round in what has been (another) very good week for cybersecurity unicorns. The Series B round, announced a little over a year since the company’s launch and its $100 million Series A, pushed Wiz’s valuation to $1.7 billion.

Europe's telcos won't spend €300B, whatever ETNO says

The suggestion that operators would increase spending by nearly a fifth if regulators were kinder is hard to take seriously.

Daily Roundup: Samsung Mixes Marvell IP Into Massive MIMO 5G SoC

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Apcela Pairs MPLS Backbone With Versa’s SASE

MPLS and other low-latency networks still have their place in a SASE world, according to Apcela CEO Mark Casey. The managed service provider expanded its relationship with Versa today with the launch of Arcus, a platform designed to improve application performance across the vendor’s secure access service edge (SASE) platform.

Verizon sells some 5G spectrum to GeoLinks

Verizon appears to be selling spectrum that stems from the transaction it inked with Nextlink as part of Verizon's purchase of XO Communications. But the details remain unclear.

Intel, T-Mobile Offer Sober, Realistic 5G Enterprise Outcomes

Mobile 5G network connectivity is augmenting and intersecting with developments underway in many industries. Enterprises in these segments operate under decade-long innovation cycles, much like the telecom industry, but the convergence of these separate advancements is on the cusp of delivering significant outcomes, Intel VP Asha Keddy said. 

Huawei's loss is Xiaomi's Q4 gain

Xiaomi makes big smartphone market-share gains at Huawei's expense.

Rakuten Mobile clocks 'throughput' of 1.77 Gbit/s

Supplier partner Altiostar says performance of Japan's open RAN operator compares 'favorably' with other mobile networks in the country.

Tony Werner steps down as president of Comcast's 'TPX' team

Werner, who will stay as senior technology advisor to the CEO, is succeeded by Charlie Herrin, most recently Comcast's chief product officer.

Paramount+ deal for Serie A matches spells more trouble for the pay-TV bundle

Deal between CBS Sports, Paramount+ and the Italian pro soccer league represents another example of how the use of live sports in premium streaming services is chipping at the legacy pay-TV bundle.

Podcast: MetTel's Ed Fox on extending enterprise IT to home networks

MetTel CTO Ed Fox discusses how the service providers' customers are balancing the use of collaboration applications, SD-WAN, VPNs and SASE to support their employees working on-premises and remotely.

AT&T, Ericsson execs to lead US efforts in 6G

AT&T's Andre Fuetsch and Ericsson's Jan Söderström will lead the Next G Alliance's executive governing body. The group is working on 'achieving North American 6G wireless leadership.'

Salt hails strong end to a less than sunny year

Swiss operator manages to keep figures stable despite the challenges brought by the pandemic.

Podcast – The Divide: Blair Levin and Clint Odom on digital equity and inclusion

This week, Blair Levin, former FCC official, and Clint Odom, SVP of policy and advocacy at the National Urban League, join the show to discuss the Lewis Latimer Plan for Digital Equity and Inclusion.

Eurobites: OneWeb sends up another 36 satellites

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Nokia lands ultra-broadband deal with United Group; Deutsche Telekom and Slovak Telekom lose appeal against EU fine; Virgin Media taps Infinera for Dublin backbone.

China tech caught in a DC, Beijing regulator pincer-movement

Once upon a time, it was just the US moving against Chinese tech; now it's China moving against Chinese tech, too.

Samsung Mixes Marvell IP Into Massive MIMO 5G SoC

Samsung’s mid-band 5G radios that pack massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) beamforming capabilities feature a system-on-a-chip (SoC) jointly developed with Marvell. Samsung said its next generation mid-band 5G radios will begin shipping with this SoC before this summer.

China Mobile still looking for 5G boost after flat 2020

The world's biggest operator by customers is not yet profiting from the launch of 5G services.

Will Cisco (or Someone Else) Scoop Up Traceable for Its Cloud Security Stack?

The “next frontier” in cybersecurity, according to Traceable CEO Jyoti Bansal, is the code and software layer. And this, he says, represents a $10 billion or more market opportunity for his API security company.

Huawei chips crisis shortens odds on China-US conflict

The Chinese equipment vendor is due to run out of chips in the next few weeks, say experts, and the consequences could be far-reaching.

CommScope targets easy C-band upgrades with new antenna gear

CommScope this week introduced new antenna solutions that aim to make C-band upgrades easier for operators.

Industry vet Lurie lands advisory role at FiberLight

Long-time wireless industry executive Glenn Lurie is now a member of the advisory board of FiberLight, which he expects will be a very busy company for the foreseeable future.

WISPA wants 200 MHz allocated to close digital divide

The Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA) is asking lawmakers and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to consider a three-part proposal it has developed to close the digital divide in America. WISPA’s “Path to Gigabit” plan includes policy related to spectrum, federal subsidies and infrastructure rules.

Intel moves into the foundry business – funny, that

The new CEO of US chip giant Intel has unveiled his turnaround strategy, which includes the creation of Intel Foundry Services.

5G adoption low for prepaid carriers: Industry Voices — Moore

5G adoption had a hockey stick of growth in 2020 among postpaid carriers. This has not materialized in the prepaid market.  Why not?

Jeffries analyst says rural broadband is ripe for investment

The Covid-19 pandemic combined with the trend of people leaving cities to live in rural areas is putting pressure on the U.S. government to fix the digital divide and that is resulting in lots of money being designated for rural broadband.  Not surprisingly, many broadband providers are now turning their attention to rural broadband, creating more competition among cable operators, telcos and

Lockheed Martin teams with Omnispace on hybrid 5G space network

Earlier this year startup Omnispace locked down $60 million to help finance plans for a satellite hybrid global 5G network and now it has aerospace and defense company Lockheed Martin on board as a strategic partner.

Comcast pledges $1B over 10 years to close digital divide

Comcast today said it would invest $1 billion over the next 10 years to help close the digital divide in the United States. Its commitment includes additional support for its ongoing Lift Zone initiative, which aims to establish Wi-Fi-connected spaces in 1,000+ community centers by the end of 2021.

Two associations want the FCC to deny LTD Broadband’s RDOF app

The Minnesota Telecom Alliance and the Iowa Communications Alliance have filed a joint petition with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) asking the agency to deny LTD Broadband’s long-form application that it submitted in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction.

Verizon refocuses its consumer business on the Yahoo brand – brilliant

Some bright spark at US telco group Verizon has decided all its media products should be aligned with the iconic Yahoo brand.

Ofcom lowers the bar for online video censorship

UK telecoms regulator is adapting quickly to its new role as chief digital censor and wants there to be less horridness allowed on video sharing platforms.

Robotic farming in Dorset, brought to you by Qualcomm

Dorset is working towards a future in which farming is run by a fleet of robots and has signed up its latest tech partner to help it get there: Qualcomm.

Stimulus projects poised to offset risk of new broadband regulations – analyst

With so much focus on a possible reinstatement of net neutrality rules under Biden, not enough attention has been given to the upside potential from stimulus spending, MoffettNathanson's Craig Moffett says.

Analysts Applaud Intel's Strategy, Question Ability to Execute

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has, in the span of five weeks, already managed to make his mark on the chipmaker. During a press conference Tuesday, Gelsinger announced Intel would open its foundries to contract customers, invest $20 billion to construct new fabs in Arizona, and contract with outside foundries, including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), for a growing number of products.

NetApp, Rubrik CEOs Tout Hybrid Cloud Building Block

When it comes to hybrid cloud, “your business goes only as fast as the data infrastructure that supports the business,” NetApp CEO George Kurian said during a fireside chat with Rubrik co-founder and CEO Bipul Sinha as part of the Rubrik & NetApp Data Protection Summit. 

More US utilities signal interest in private wireless networks

JEA, NRTC and Southern California Edison are some of the utilities that may join the likes of San Diego Gas & Electric and New York Power Authority in exploring private wireless networks.

5G device trends: mmWave, standalone, IoT gain ground

The Global Certification Forum (GCF) says 21% of the different 5G device types it certified in 2020 could access mmWave 5G frequencies, with 34% supporting standalone 5G.

Daily Roundup: IBM Expands Cloud Security Suite

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Telit steers steady course through turbulent 2020

IoT specialist is in talks again with shareholder DBAY on a possible bid.

5G operators turn to cloud giants to get to the edge

Building out the 5G edge was always going to be a collaborative effort – and for the telcos that have started service, the key collaborator is AWS.

Comcast pledges $1B to help narrow the US digital divide

Comcast plans to reach 50 million low-income households through community Wi-Fi projects, equipment donations and grants.

Benu Networks bolts on SASE and 5G services to broadband gateway

Benu Networks has updated its Virtualized Broadband Network Gateway to operate in cloud-native environments, and has added SASE functionality and 5G wireless/wireline convergence capabilities.

Cisco Intersight Gains HashiCorp Terraform Integration

Cisco struck a multi-year deal to sell HashiCorp’s Terraform Cloud Business infrastructure-as-code (IaC) software product as a hosted platform alongside its own Intersight cloud-based infrastructure management tool. The platform adds another layer of management for enterprises needing to oversee their hybrid cloud deployments.

Eurobites: BT proposes £1,500 bonus for frontline workers

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Orange chosen by GÉANT; the ethics of location data; Telefónica teams up on IoT, 5G and blockchain.

Singtel revs up with Hyundai tie-up

Singapore operator plans to pool expertise with the automotive group to create new enterprise applications.

Dell (Still) Reigns Supreme Over HCI Market

Dell Technologies, per usual, won the No. 1 spot in IDC’s quarterly market tracker for branded hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) systems, followed by rising star Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s (HPE), which saw fourth-quarter HCI revenue growth swell 25.4% and cushion its lead over Nutanix, who, for the third consecutive quarter saw a double-digit revenue decline.    

The FCC wants to know how bad your broadband is

The FCC announced it will start collecting 'first-hand accounts on broadband availability and service quality directly from consumers.'

IBM Rolls Out Hybrid Cloud Security Services Suite

IBM Security rolled out a suite of new and expanded cloud services that aim to unify security policy and controls across customers’ hybrid cloud environments.

Intel looks for reformation with $20B plan to build new factories

Intel plans to increase the number of its manufacturing facilities in Arizona from four to six, and to sell its chipmaking capabilities under a new business unit.

How Nokia plans to establish a 4G network on the Moon

Nokia Bell Lab’s Thierry Klein says he’s what some might call a “space geek” – and while he’s never travelled into orbit, a planned mission with NASA to establish an LTE network on the Moon brings him just a little bit closer.  

AT&T, Verizon hedge on 5G core timelines

This week Verizon and AT&T seemed to walk back their timelines a bit in terms of rolling out their 5G standalone (SA) cores.

Cisco and Google expand SD-WAN Cloud Hub partnership

Cisco and Google are deepening their partnership between Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Cisco SD-WAN. The two companies announced that they are now integrating vManage, which is Cisco’s SD-WAN management platform, with Google Cloud’s Connectivity Center, making it possible for enterprises to use GCP’s backbone network and have a unified user interface for workflow as well as automated backend processes.

Google gets into the network management game

Internet giant Google has unveiled its latest forays into the telecoms world in the form of its Network Connectivity Center.

Telstra rivals stressed-out by NBN takeover talk

Telstra’s rival operators are getting all worked up over suggestions that the Australian incumbent could merge with state-owned broadband infrastructure provider NBN.

Nokia’s mobile network head ready to face open RAN competition

Nokia’s head of mobile networks Tommi Uitto says open RAN still has challenges to overcome and believes the vendor can face competition from newer suppliers.   

Who’s in, who’s out for MWC21 in Barcelona?

Verizon appears to be (mostly? kind of?) all-in, but T-Mobile and AT&T are either not talking (T-Mobile) about their plans for Mobile World Congress 2021 in Barcelona this summer or still monitoring (AT&T) the situation.

Nokia says its automation tool can manage multiple clouds

Nokia has developed an automation tool that it says will help service providers manage multiple cloud-based data centers. As operators roll out 5G, the number of these cloud-based data centers are expected to proliferate because they are needed to support the high volumes of data that will run over the 5G network.  

Airtel offloads more Africa towers

Bharti Airtel has brokered several more towers deals that will see it sell off 2,500 towers in Africa to passive infrastructure specialist Helios Towers.

Ericsson launches network slicing optimisation tool

5G Core Policy Studio is a bit of software designed to help CSPs make the most of the capabilities offered by network slicing.

Pension fund backs KPN’s €1.2 billion fibre plan

KPN has unveiled a new plan to roll out fibre to the best part of 1 million premises in underserved areas at a cost of €1.2 billion, but will share the financial burden with pension fund APG.

AT&T lands $231M U.S. Treasury Department contract

AT&T scored a $231 million 12-year contract with the U.S. Treasury Department to modernize the agency’s voice and data networks and provide cybersecurity protections. The contract is part of the General Service Administration’s (GSA) Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) technology procurement program.

Intel Opens Foundries, Drops $20B on Arizona Fabs

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger shepherded in a new era for the chipmaker today, announcing the company would open its fabrication facilities to contract customers and invest $20 billion to construct two new chip fabs in Arizona this year.

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ATX starts to pick up where Cisco left off

In wake of amplifier licensing deal with Cisco, vendor has notched deals with Midco and Portugal's NOS – two operators in pursuit of 1.2GHz network capacity upgrades.

Amazon Taps Former VP Selipsky to Helm AWS

Amazon today named the next leader of Amazon Web Services (AWS), the world’s largest public cloud provider. Adam Selipsky will return to the company, following a nearly five-year break from Amazon as the CEO of Tableau, in a couple months, the tech giant announced today.

AT&T, Ericsson Excavate Mining Connectivity Demands

Mining is often referenced as a uniquely opportune enterprise for 5G and private networks development, and Ericsson and AT&T are collaborating on multiple projects in the sector.

Did the NFL sack the pay-TV bundle?

In their latest reports, several Wall Street analysts argue that the NFL's new 11-year, $110 billion TV rights deals with a slew of networks issue a crushing blow to the future of sports on linear, multichannel TV.

Comcast adds MLB.TV to 'Flex' streaming lineup

Comcast also exploring a similar integration on X1, Comcast's Internet-connected pay-TV platform. X1 already offers access to the 'Extra Innings' Major League Baseball out-of-market package and MLB Network.

Hackers bring Sierra Wireless to a standstill

Sierra Wireless said the hack forced it to shut down production at its manufacturing sites. The company's stock tumbled as a result.

57% of Female Technologists Experience Gender Discrimination

Fifty-seven percent of technologists who identify as women say that they have experienced some form of gender discrimination, according to a new Equality in Tech Report from jobs board Dice. 

Microsoft may dispense with $10B for Discord in Xbox ploy

Microsoft considers paying $10 billion for Discord as it hunts for an Xbox stablemate, while Abu Dhabi sinks $150 million into 'privacy-first' app Telegram.

ViacomCBS courts 5G industry

Following the recent debut of Paramount+, the media giant said it intends to connect with 5G vendors and network operators, hailing 5G as a platform that's poised to 'revolutionize the media and entertainment industry.'

Google Cloud Drives SD-Underlays Into Cisco SD-WAN

Enterprises can now use Google Cloud Platform’s (GCP) private backbone network as an on-demand underlay for stitching together private data center, public cloud, and branch connectivity over virtual private network (VPN) tunnels or via Cisco SD-WAN appliances.

Lockheed Martin, Omnispace team for 5G from space

Lockheed Martin and Omnispace indicated their efforts could target a wide variety of sectors including 'defense, government and military use, including mobile joint all-domain interoperable communications.'

Eurobites: Arqiva to help power Musk's satellite broadband ambitions – report

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: KPN forms joint venture to accelerate fiber rollout; Qualcomm joins agri-robot trials; Orange shines in Tutela market report.

Singtel and Optus partner with AWS for 5G edge

Singtel and Optus to make use of AWS Outposts on MEC infrastructure to support enterprise development of low-latency 5G services.

Etisalat hops on board RCP bandwagon

Group looks to fast-track open RAN deployments by teaming up with Japan's Rakuten Mobile.

AT&T Lands US Treasury Network Upgrade Contract

AT&T today landed a 12-year contract with the U.S. Treasury to upgrade its voice and data networks spanning mobile, fixed, and broadband. The $231 million contract also calls for AT&T to strengthen the cybersecurity stature of the Treasury Department’s telecom networks.

Benu Networks Drives SASE Into the Telecom Edge

Benu Networks pushed secure access service edge (SASE) services deeper into the telecom edge today with the launch of its cloud-native SD-Edge platform.

Samsung Networks lands DoCoMo for 5G open RAN

Samsung Networks has landed yet another major 5G customer, signing with NTT DoCoMo to supply open RAN and related solutions.

Nokia is pulling up its 5G SoCs

Firefighter, repairman and architect, Tommi Uitto is knocking the Finnish vendor's 5G business into shape.

In 5G, Chile leaves door open to buying Huawei

Chile says it will buy 5G equipment from either the US or China, in a bid to beat its neighbors' rollout and court Amazon Web Services.

Warren Buffett's 5G interest could signal sea change

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is the fifth wealthiest person in the world and he recently snapped up 147 million Verizon shares worth around $8 billion. What does he see in 5G?

Orca Security Banks $210M to Battle Palo Alto Networks

Orca Security today said it closed a $210 million Series C funding on a $1.2 billion valuation that pushed the cloud security startup from seed to cybersecurity unicorn in two years. The company has spent the last two years building and selling a comprehensive cloud security platform “that actually works,” and it plans to use the new investment to scale the company and win customers from Palo Alto

Benu Networks brings cloud-native to its virtual BNG

Benu Networks is bringing together the benefits of a cloud-native architecture with the company’s broadband network gateway (BNG). The company released a cloud-native virtual BNG (vBNG) that is targeted at telcos and is based on Benu’s software-defined edge (SD-Edge) platform. Because the vBNG is based upon disaggregated network functions, Benu said that service providers can scale their broadband

Verizon may densify its network for C-band in the mid-term

Verizon’s EVP and CEO of its consumer group Ronan Dunne is stoked about the company’s new C-band spectrum. Speaking at a FierceWireless virtual event today, Dunne talked about Verizon’s roadmap for deploying C-band, and he answered a question about the need to deploy more macro towers for the mid-band spectrum.

NTT Docomo turns to Samsung for help with OpenRAN

Japanese operator NTT Docomo is determined not to let rival Rakuten get too much of a head start with OpenRAN, so has drafted in Samsung to help.

Nokia helps JV launch standalone 5G network in Singapore

Nokia has helped deploy a 5G standalone RAN sharing network for two mobile operators in Singapore, in what the Finnish vendor called a first for South East Asia.

Samsung wins 5G deal with NTT DoCoMo in Japan

Samsung Electronics won another important contract in 5G infrastructure with the addition of Japan’s NTT DoCoMo, including open Radio Access Network (O-RAN)-compliant solutions. Financial terms were not disclosed.

European telcos, vendors form green digital coalition

Twenty-six companies, including many telecom service providers and vendors, have formed the European Green Digital Coalition, declaring their intent to invest in green digital technologies and create guidelines for green digital transformations, among other initiatives.

Broadband growth will slow after strong 2020: Wells Fargo

Broadband subscribers numbers in the U.S. are likely to grow at a slower rate in the coming years as increasing market penetration confronts the limits of the number of households that can afford broadband service, according to new research from Wells Fargo Securities LLC.

Virginia grants $20.1M to fund 11 broadband projects

Virginia’s state government last week awarded a combined $20.1 million to 11 communities and their broadband network operator partners for projects expected to improve broadband access  to more than 13,400 homes, businesses and other institutions across the state.

Etisalat brings in Rakuten to help with OpenRAN

UAE operator group Etisalat is the latest telco to use Rakuten’s platform to accelerate its adoption of OpenRAN technology.

There’s something fishy about Telenor’s 5G rollout

Salmon have taught Telenor a lot about 5G.

Telstra adds international biz to restructure, talk of NBN buy resurfaces

Telstra has added more colour to the business restructure it announced last year, including the fact that it plans to separate out its international operations into a new division.

Nokia breaks its own commercial 5G speed record

A trial conducted in Ankara, in partnership with Turk Telekom, managed to hit 4.5 Gbps using commercial kit.

Today’s bandwidth demands create tomorrow’s opportunities

Communications Service Providers (CSPs) everywhere face daunting new performance demands as home-network usage has skyrocketed. At the same time, these challenges offer unprecedented opportunities for CSPs to create long-term strategic advantages in an era of uncertainty.

Intelligent Network Delivery Based on Big Data Platform

In the evolution to 5G, with the enrichment of data services, popularity of intelligent terminals, and gradual implementation of the internet of everything (IoT), the volume of data traffic in communication networks is becoming larger and larger. The huge amount of data cannot be captured or processed by conventional software tools, which brings great challenges to network delivery and operations.

Samsung Collaborates With NTT DOCOMO on 5G

Samsung Electronics today announced the company has been selected as a 5G network solution provider for NTT DOCOMO, INC., a leading mobile operator in Japan. Samsung will support DOCOMO with its innovative 5G technology, including O-RAN-compliant solutions, to bring enriched 5G services to users, advance digital transformation for businesses, and improve society at large.

Cox SVP on making the move beyond middle management

In part two of this Mentor Spotlight series, Cox's Patricia Martin shares how organizations can better provide flexible working environments to support the remote workforce, and how women can tap mentors to accelerate their career trajectory.

Daily Roundup: Samsung Snares NTT DoCoMo 5G RAN Deal

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Policy experts debate the role of wireless in universal broadband

Should the government funnel billions of dollars into wireless technologies that could be affected by vagaries like foliage? A policy debate is unfolding.

Microsoft Confronts Unintentional Harms of ‘Covering’ Diversity

“Diversity and inclusion is complex for organizations and vulnerable for individuals,” Lindsay-Rae McIntyre, Microsoft corporate VP and chief diversity officer, said at the company’s Include virtual event.

Altice settles NY storm damage case

Big US cable operator agrees to spend nearly $72 million to upgrade its network and operations and issue customer credits because of damage caused by Tropical Storm Isaias last year.

India wants court to stop WhatsApp's new privacy policy

India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has said in an affidavit that WhatsApp's new policy violates the Information Technology Rules, 2011.

VEON cuts Dutch and Russian workforce in latest revival bid

Decentralization is the new watchword and that has meant bad news for staff at the operator's headquarters in Amsterdam.

Fortinet Buys Multi-Cloud Security Vendor ShieldX Networks

Fortinet snapped up multi-cloud security vendor ShieldX Networks late last week. Founded in 2015, ShieldX offers a software-defined network security platform designed to protect infrastructure services that span multiple physical, virtual, and cloud-based environments.

Eurobites: Nokia claims 5G speed record with Turk Telekom

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Eir pulls out of sports rights auction; Sparkle gets immersive on cybersecurity training; Asda Mobile moves over to Vodafone's network.

Cloudflare SASE Magically Solidifies VMware, Aruba SD-WAN

Cloudflare today bolstered its secure access service edge (SASE) platform with the launch of a new network-as-a-service (NaaS) offering alongside hardware partnerships with VMware and Aruba Networks.