Money Moves: October 2021

Here are some of the most prominent venture capital and merger and acquisition news items from October. If you’d like SDxCentral to report on your company’s VC or M&A activity in our monthly Money Moves section, or if you have any tips on that activity, please send the information to Emma Chervek (echervek@sdxcentral.com).

Nvidia Exec: AI Rides on Symbiotic Hardware-Software Relationship

Software dominated Nvidia’s fall GTC conference and for good reason, Manuvir Das, head of enterprise computing at Nvidia, told SDxCentral.

Open RAN Fails Smell Test as Chinese Equipment Alternative

Open radio access network (RAN) proponents frequently pit the technology as an alternative to Chinese vendor equipment, but Strand Consult CEO John Strand doesn’t buy that.

CCA seeks $11B from FCC for nationwide rural 5G

The Competitive Carriers Association (CCA) says more money needs to be allocated to the ensure 5G makes its way into rural areas that likely wouldn’t get the new technology without support. Specifically, it has eyes on $11 billion more for the FCC’s 5G Fund.

Cogeco looks to grow Atlantic Broadband footprint 4% in FY2022

Cogeco outlined a plan to expand its Atlantic Broadband footprint in the U.S. to approximately 70,000 new locations in its fiscal 2022, aiming to push fiber to homes in areas currently served only by DSL or cable.

AT&T kick-starts holiday device promos

AT&T is getting a head start on holiday offers two weeks before Black Friday, as the carrier continues its promo push to attract and retain customers.

C-band costs rise in aviation cluster: Editor's Corner

A lot of folks are wondering, rightly so, how it is that the aviation community’s problems with 5G in the C-band are just now coming up. Other than, you know, AT&T and Verizon are spending more than $68 billion for spectrum and maybe the aviation industry can get them to pay for new altimeter technology.

Kyndryl spreads its wings post-IBM with Microsoft cloud deal

Kyndryl inked a strategic partnership deal with Microsoft, planning to target enterprise customers with new co-developed cloud solutions. The move is one of Kyndryl’s first since it completed its separation from IBM earlier this month to become a standalone managed infrastructure services company.

India delays 5G spectrum auction, extends 5G trials

Recent developments in India indicate that the 5G spectrum auction is likely to be held only in the second half of 2022.

Google presses DoD to let it bid on JEDI replacement contract

Google urged the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to allow it to join Amazon and Microsoft in bidding on a multi-billion-dollar cloud contract set to replace the agency’s recently scrapped Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) award, arguing its capabilities have advanced significantly in recent years.

Integrator Black Box takes CBRS to the enterprise

Enterprises are increasingly aware of shared CBRS spectrum as an alternative or complement to Wi-Fi, and some systems integrators are starting to specialize in deploying private wireless for corporate customers.

Netography Scores $45M for Deep Packet Inspection Alternative

Network detection and response (NDR) provider Netography recently raised $45 million in a Series A funding round to enhance its security service that it calls an alternative to deep packet inspection.

Biden finalizes Trump's ban against Huawei and ZTE

The Secure Equipment Act of 2021, signed into law by President Biden, prevents China's Huawei and ZTE from receiving federal approvals to sell their equipment in the US market.

Will Telcos Seize This $9.5B Security Opportunity?

There’s a $9.5 billion market opportunity in automated security services, according to Appledore Research’s latest report. And communications services providers are the logical winner — if they don’t blow it.

Cogeco's move into the Canadian mobile market remains hazy

Canadian operator still needs to clear some hurdles at the CRTC and with incumbent mobile players before it can push ahead with a mobile service that will utilize a hybrid MVNO model… sometime in 2022.

CableLabs sizes up hybrid MVNO architectures

New working group aims to conceive an 'evolved architectural blueprint' for hybrid MVNO models in which cable operators will strive to combine access to a partner's mobile network and their own Wi-Fi and 4G/5G networks.

Funding its constellation, Telesat does dual IPOs

Canada's satellite operator Telesat is listing in New York and Toronto, to help launch its Lightspeed constellation, boasting inter-satellite laser.

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Millicom splashes out $2.2B on Tigo Guatemala acquisition

Luxembourg-based operator acquires remaining 45% stake in Guatemalan JV.

Intelsat, Kymeta show off sat 5G in a moving car

Intelsat and Kymeta get satellite-enabled 5G on to a moving vehicle, a helpful trick maybe for Intelsat after its Q3 loss of $145.7 million.

DT ups earnings guidance again after strong Q3

Germany-based group hails 'better than expected' performance in the first nine months of the year.

Extreme Narrows In On Cisco, Posts Robust Q1

Cloud-managed network services propelled Extreme Networks to a solid first fiscal quarter of 2022 that was punctuated by a robust increase in subscription bookings.

Malaysia national 5G network: Harder than it looks

Malaysia's 5G saga rolls on: The single national network is attractive but brings a whole new set of problems; just ask anyone involved in Australia's NBN.

WiCipedia: The importance of diversity in cryptocurrency

This week in our WiC roundup: Funding is 'surging' for female-founded companies; will new Texas laws cause a tech exodus?; harassment may be unavoidable for women in tech; and more.

Eurobites: No green without digital, says Nokia

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Vodafone and VMware still going steady; Openreach tests exchange closures; MWC Barcelona 2022 is go!

BT takes aim at open RAN myths

The hyped technology will not save operators money or prompt BT to use more suppliers, says the UK phone incumbent's chief architect.

Vodafone taps VMware platform for 5G core networks across Europe

Vodafone marked a wide expansion on its use of VMware platforms, announcing Thursday plans to deploy the vendor’s full Telco Cloud Platform to handle all workloads on its 5G standalone core networks across the operator’s European markets.

Rakuten Mobile losses stack up in Q3

Rakuten’s mobile business saw operating losses continue to rise this quarter as it works to expand cellular coverage and export elements of its virtualized open RAN 4G LTE network in Japan.

AT&T teams with Cisco on new SASE offering

AT&T added some depth to its managed secure access service edge (SASE) portfolio, working with Cisco to provide a fresh option designed to meet the needs of multi-cloud and hybrid work environments.

Verizon, Qualcomm back GSMA mmWave effort

Verizon and Qualcomm Technologies are among a group of vendors and operators behind a new GSMA initiative to drive awareness of 5G millimeter wave (mmWave) technology – a fitting endeavor for these two considering their respective investments.

Vodafone targets fiber to 8M U.K. homes in 1H 2022

Vodafone inked an expanded partnership deal with wholesale infrastructure company CityFibre as part of a bid to edge out rivals in the U.K. and become the county’s largest fiber service provider by early next year.

Dish raises $5.25B in secured debt offering

Dish Network received a vote of confidence from bond investors – to the tune of $5.25 billion, which it raised in a secured debt offering this week. The company announced on Monday that it wanted to raise $4 billion. Net proceeds of the offering are earmarked to finance the potential purchase of wireless spectrum licenses and for general corporate purposes, including the buildout of wireless infrastructure. It’s being set up as an inter-company loan with Dish DBS.

Eurobites: Vodafone and friends fashion the 'open RAN city'

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Ofcom tweaks universal service rules; Telia helps in emissions fight; Colt innovates in recycling of e-waste.

IBM Divorcee Kyndryl Inks Microsoft Partnership

Managed infrastructure provider Kyndryl isn’t wasting any time declaring its independence from IBM. A week after spinning off from big blue, the newly formed company announced its first strategic partner: Microsoft.

Daily Roundup: 5G Energy Costs Climb Despite Efficiency Gains

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SD-WAN and security come together like PB&J, says AT&T VP

AT&T and Cisco are launching a new managed SASE service which brings together SD-WAN and Cisco's security portfolio.

Vodafone Vindicates VMware Virtualization Journey

Vodafone today vindicated its virtualization journey with VMware by rattling off a series of expansion efforts, including the full deployment of the vendor’s Telco Cloud Platform across all 11 of its European markets. 

Did Dish eke out an Andromeda victory in 5G?

Dish Network raised $5.25 billion, and suggested the money would 'finance the potential purchase of wireless spectrum.' Some analysts believe Dish might have gotten a deal in the Andromeda auction.

Disney+ sub growth expected to rebound in 2022

CEO Bob Chapek says an influx of new content and market expansions will re-accelerate Disney+ sub growth, but some analysts believe the streaming service needs to broaden its content scope and become more Netflix-like.

Dish eyes blockchain-based loyalty program for mobile, TV

Dish Network's blockchain-based loyalty program could be used by its Boost Mobile customers and its satellite and streaming TV customers. And it could rely on a Dish-backed cryptocurrency.

Vodafone sets course for UK's largest full-fiber player

On the back of wholesale deals struck with CityFibre and Openreach, Vodafone aims to pass 8 million UK homes with full-fiber by next spring.

Women in Cybersecurity Aren’t Unicorns: ‘We Do Exist’

Women currently make up close to 25% of the cybersecurity workforce, according to Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) and Cybersecurity Ventures’ estimation. The number has nearly doubled since 2013, but it’s “still way too low,” which pushed Fortinet and WiCyS to work together to help the cyber community to “do better.”

SMBs and the Future of Fiber

Increased fiber deployment will create a competitive dynamic fueled by smaller, established providers and new entrants made up of rural telcos, municipalities and co-operatives.

Juniper CTO Touts DPU Breakthrough on Nvidia BlueField

Juniper Networks went all in on data processing units (DPUs) at Nvidia’s GTC event this week where the networking giant previewed its Edge Services Platform.

Nokia boasts of 'essential' 5G patents milestone

Finnish vendor says it now has 4,000 patent families essential to 5G standards.

Rakuten remains a poor advert for open RAN

The Japanese firm's losses are mounting, its customer numbers are disappointing and its forecasts look dubious.

The journey to the 5G promised land

Ron Porter, Head of 5G, Network & OSS Product Marketing at Amdocs, joins Light Reading Editor Phil Harvey to discuss the impact of 5G SA and network cloudification.

Struum streams ahead with new credit-based SVoD service

Following a preview in May and a recently closed $7M 'A' round, Struum has launched commercially in the US on several major streaming platforms and is starting to size up international expansion plans.

Open RAN doubts persist as Orange unveils new Paris lab

Integration challenges, a shortage of European specialists and the lack of support for older technologies are just a few of the problems that confront open RAN enthusiasts.

Comcast outage was unusual but likely not an attack, experts say

An outage on Comcast’s Xfinity network left customers in several major U.S. cities without internet access on Tuesday, sparking questions about what went wrong and why. The operator has yet to issue an official account of the incident, but experts from two network monitoring companies shed some light on what was happening behind the scenes during the event and what the problem might have been.

Aviation industry seeks longer delay on C-band deployment

As some folks predicted, 30 days isn’t enough time for the aviation industry to sort out its concerns about the C-band spectrum that AT&T and Verizon have been preparing to deploy.

Telia deploys 5G standalone core with Nokia

In a first for the Nordics and Baltics, Telia has deployed a commercially available 5G standalone core in Finland.

Canada’s Telus is on track to retire its copper network by 2023

Canadian operator Telus inched closer to a full-fiber future, revealing only 12% of customers within its footprint are still served by copper.

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Disney+ sub growth slows to 2.1M in Q4

Disney ended Q4 with 179 million total subs across its direct-to-consumer streaming portfolio. Revenues climbed, losses widened and subscribers growth is still happening, but not as fast.

FuboTV surpasses 1M subs, goes on buying spree

Deal for Molotov SAS plants FuboTV's flag in France. Acquisition of Edisn.ai provides AI-fueled 'computer vision' tech that can recognize and track athletes, actors, products and other objects in live video feeds.

VMware Research: Spying on Employees Is Bad for Trust

While we can all agree hybrid work is here to stay (at least until the pendulum swings again), two new reports find that employees and employers have very divergent views about what this post-pandemic work model should look like.

Telia joins growing 5G SA club with Nokia

Rollout of 5G standalone core initially deployed in Finland. Work underway to roll out core network technology in various other Telia markets, including on its home turf in Sweden.

5G Energy Costs Climb Despite Efficiency Gains

Lower utility costs and greater sustainability — common refrains for 5G — isn’t showing up in the numbers shared by some of the world’s largest mobile network operators.

SKT cruises to $340M operating profit on mobile, media growth

SK Telecom reports a 400 billion won (US$340 million) 3Q operating profit thanks to strong performances in its mobile and media businesses.

Commerce Sec promises Fed oversight on state broadband plans

US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said at a White House press briefing that closing the digital divide will be a 'massive undertaking' and shared details on oversight plans and requirements for state funding.

Xperi pay-TV revenues dip 2% as TiVo unit nears full integration of MobiTV

Meanwhile, Xperi, TiVo's parent company, is pushing ahead with a plan to split out its intellectual property/licensing and product businesses by middle of 2022.

Eurobites: 5G 'pacesetters' win gold, says Ericsson study

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Orange opens open RAN lab; EU court upholds Google fine; Vodafone reorganizes in Africa.

India addresses security concerns over mobile ecosystem

Indian Citizens Assistance for Mobile Privacy and Security (I-CAMPS) set up to prevent cybercrimes related to weaknesses in the app and device ecosystems.

Telecom Italia embroiled in escalating boardroom row – report

Vivendi and CPD are said to be at odds over the role of TIM's CEO amid ongoing discussions about a single fiber network.

DT leads government-backed open RAN lab in Germany

Deutsche Telekom is taking the lead on a new open RAN lab launched alongside a consortium of partners and with a funding boost from the German government.

Former Nokia software leader becomes CEO of Platform9

Bhaskar Gorti was previously chief digital officer at Nokia and president of Nokia Software. But he left that company as part of the executive reshuffling under its new CEO Pekka Lundmark. Gorti has now resurfaced as CEO of Platform9, a Mountain View, California, software company that manages distributed clouds.

What service providers should expect from SASE — Raynovich

Unless you live under a submarine cable, you’ve probably heard about secure access service edge (SASE), the hot new buzzcroynm in the cybersecurity and networking technology markets. In recent months, the SASE market has been gaining real momentum, and it pays to understand why. 

Telstra carves out N. America niche serving connectivity to Asia

Telstra is a name most closely associated with Australia, but the operator has been doing business outside the country for about 70 years. It’s had a presence in North America specifically for about the past 25 years and is now looking to use its extensive network of undersea cables in the Pacific to boost growth in the U.S. and Canada.

WeLink turns up mmWave fixed wireless in new markets

Major U.S. carriers aren’t the only ones hoping to challenge cable with fixed wireless service for home internet. Startup WeLink has rolled out fixed wireless service using unlicensed millimeter wave spectrum across the markets of Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Tucson, promising straight-forward pricing and symmetrical gigabit speeds.

Local marketing could give WOW! an edge as rollouts ramp–Analyst

Raymond James analyst Frank Louthan tipped WideOpenWest’s (WOW!) local marketing focus to give it a leg up on the competition as the operator prepares to accelerate broadband deployments in 2022 after selling off five of its service areas earlier this year.

T-Mobile joins Qualcomm in Snapdragon Spaces AR initiative

It’s no secret that T-Mobile President of Technology Neville Ray believes big things are afoot in the augmented reality (AR) space thanks to 5G.

Comcast hit by widespread Xfinity outages in major U.S. cities

Comcast customers across Chicago, Philadelphia and parts of New Jersey suffered widespread broadband outages on Tuesday morning, just a day after users in San Francisco faced a similar predicament.

Comcast recovers from widespread outages

Cable operator says service disruptions were a result of a network issue, but continues to investigate the root cause.

What's the story?: High drama at Rogers Communications

Jeff Baumgartner explains how a clash at the Rogers board, an unintended phone call, a family feud and a court battle thrust the control of the Canadian operator into limbo, and cast some doubt on its proposed $20.8 billion merger with Shaw Communications.

India's Airtel launches initiative to test 5G enterprise uses

India's second-largest service provider, Bharti Airtel, has introduced a 5G-for-business initiative to trial 5G-based enterprise use cases.

Oracle Cloud Bakes In WAF, Vulnerability Scanning

Oracle today introduced four new built-in security features to its cloud infrastructure including a web application firewall, vulnerability scanning, jump hosts management, and certificate services. 

Nvidia Quantum-2 Gives InfiniBand a 400 Gb/s Switching Boost

Nvidia gave its Infiniband networking fabric a speed boost with the launch of the Quantum-2 switch silicon at GTC 2021.

Liberty Global's network upgrade plan not one-size-fits-all

Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries says that FTTH overlays will reign in the UK, Ireland and Belgium, while a 'hybrid' approach with FTTP and DOCSIS upgrades will take hold in Switzerland and the Netherlands.

Vodafone UK promises a better deal for MVNOs

The UK mobile operator has made investments in a new cloud platform it says will slash startup costs and time to market for MVNO customers.

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Exiting Telenor still mired in the Myanmar woods

Norway's Telenor still hasn't found its way out of Myanmar, with its $105M sale to Lebanon's M1 on the rocks while the junta wants a local buyer.

AMD Targets Intel, Nvidia With EPYC, Instinct Refresh

AMD gave its data center processing portfolio an EPYC refresh this week with the launch of its Milan-X CPUs and Instinct MI200 artificial intelligence (AI) accelerators. The chipmaker also teased its fourth-generation Genoa and Bergamo processor families.

WeLink expands FWA in Las Vegas and Phoenix

Company leaders wouldn’t reveal current subscriber numbers but said that they are pleased with WeLink’s performance so far.

Meta Stitches Cisco, Arista to Open Compute Project Switches

Meta today added Cisco and Arista Networks to its decade-long push to open and share network infrastructure hardware designs via the Open Compute Project (OCP).

Infovista plays to the crowd with AI-based 5G RAN planning

Specialist in network lifecycle automation promises operators more efficient 5G network planning using crowdsourced data.

WOW sets sail for broadband growth as M&A wave subsides

WideOpenWest says it will maintain its 'broadband-first' focus and accelerate growth through network expansions to adjacent and greenfield areas following recent system sales to Astound Broadband and Atlantic Broadband.

Cisco’s ThousandEyes Amps SaaS Visibility

Cisco-owned network performance monitoring vendor ThousandEyes turned its watchful gaze to software-as-a-service application (SaaS) performance today.

C-band 5G Delay Bites AT&T, Verizon

Verizon and AT&T face a new level of uncertainty after the operators begrudgingly volunteered to delay the commercial launch of 5G service on C-band spectrum they licensed for a combined $68.9 billion.

BT unleashes telco robots lab on Suffolk

Eyeing ways to cut the cost of Openreach's fiber rollout, Philip Jansen's company sets up a 5,000 square foot robot lab and says robolabor is not far behind.

KT profit spikes 47% on 5G, digital and media growth

Korea's KT Corp has reported a 46.9% bump in Q3 earnings on the back of higher 5G take-up and its fast-expanding digital and media businesses.

Eurobites: Virgin Media O2 adds 1.6M UK homes to gigabit reach

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Orange's Enovacom secures patient data; Telkom ponders future of IT biz; Telefónica boss warms to Benjamin Button theme.

1&1 slowly ramping up 5G rollout as costs start to mount

United Internet-owned German operator gradually putting pieces together for its 5G and fixed networks.

Nokia launches new cybersecurity centre in Lannion

Finnish vendor still needs to find more staff with the right mix of skills.

BT opens a robotics test lab to speed up fiber deployments

U.K. operator BT is opening a 5,000-square-foot robotics research facility at BT Labs in Suffolk, England, that will develop robotic solutions to be used in telecom and civil engineering. The operator says the lab is the first of its kind in the U.K.

Cable One eyes joint venture to chase fiber growth

Cable One has kept itself busy with plenty of acquisition and investment deals in recent years and it already has its next move in sight: a joint venture designed to help it accelerate fiber growth in new markets.

Rakuten launches autonomous networks R&D project

Rakuten isn’t calling its latest research project 6G, but a new collaboration with Nagoya University and Oki Electric Industry will explore and develop technologies for next-generation autonomous networks as part of a “Beyond 5G” initiative in Japan.

Brouillette takes over Dunne’s job at Verizon

Manon Brouillette will succeed Ronan Dunne at Verizon, where she will serve as CEO of Verizon Consumer Group starting in 2022, reporting directly to Chairman and CEO Hans Vestberg.

Broadband gets $65 billion in U.S. infrastructure bill

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill after months of political wrangling, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature. Here’s a look at what that means for broadband in the country going forward.

Viasat combines with Inmarsat in $7.3B satellite deal

Viasat and Inmarsat are hoping to take off by combining satellite forces in a deal valued at $7.3 billion.

Dish to raise $4B through secured debt offering

Dish Network announced that it’s raising about $4 billion to pay for spectrum and general corporate expenses through a senior note offering to institutional investors.

Rogers Communications won’t appeal reinstatement of board chair

Rogers Communications has decided not to pursue an appeal after a Canadian judge ruled on Friday a move by ousted board chair Edward Rogers to regain his position and replace several board members with his personal picks was legal.

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NTT scrubs 'dirty networks' with AI threat sensor

Cyber Threat Sensor AI (CTS-AI) is a virtual appliance built into the MDR platform, and can be accessed through a mobile app to secure customer applications and workloads in AWS.

Eurobites: Telekom Srbija turns to Vodafone for procurement and more

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Rwandan LEO satellite rumors; Vivendi/TIM latest; faster speeds in Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogoch.

Daily Roundup: VMware Eyes 5G Inflection Point for SD-WAN, SASE

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Manon Brouillette named new boss of Verizon's consumer group

Brouillette was CEO of Canada's Vidéotron before joining Verizon in June. She will succeed Ronan Dunne, who will shift to the role of strategic advisor.

Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, Check Point Lead Gartner’s Firewall Magic Quadrant

Gartner crowned Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, and Check Point as the top three firewall providers in its latest Magic Quadrant report.

Cable One says fiber JV will amp up network expansions

A proposed joint venture that includes certain fiber assets from Cable One would form a dedicated team 'hyper-focused on accelerating market expansion' in new and existing systems, CEO Julie Laulis says.

Why Qualys CEO Says Free Ransomware Service Isn’t a Gimmick

Everybody is talking about ransomware, but no one knows exactly what to do about it, according to Qualys CEO Sumedh Thakar.

Cable vet aims to whip the power grid into shape

Robert Cruickshank claims his Optimum Load Shaping system can help cable operators cut power costs and put power utilities into position to modernize the grid and speed a transition to renewable energy.

Edward Rogers comes out on top in family feud

Rogers Communications won't appeal a court ruling that reinstates Edward Rogers as board chairman and validates his decision to reconstitute the board of the Canadian company without a traditional shareholder vote.

Huawei offloads x86 business as it chases self-sufficiency

In yet another shift away from its traditional hardware business, Huawei has sold its x86 server unit to a state-owned Chinese firm.

Viasat sucks Inmarsat into its orbit with $7.3B offer

A merger of the two satellite companies would be able to provide more advanced services to maritime, aviation and other sectors, they say.

Exploring the private wireless opportunity

Boingo CEO Mike Finley discusses how his company, now part of DigitalBridge, is setting its sights on the private wireless network arena.

BT CEO predicts UK fiber victory but still unsure of final score

The UK's broadband market is suddenly awash with fiber investors and a loss of share could be extremely damaging to the incumbent.

US House passes Biden's infrastructure bill with $65B for broadband

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act contains the federal government's largest investment in broadband, as well as key provisions around affordability and digital equity.

Mobile Malware Infection Rates Halved From 2020 Peak

In an unexpected twist, mobile malware infection rates remain down from an early 2020 peak, effecting around 0.12% of mobile devices, according to Nokia.