Saturday, January 08, 2022

Money Moves: December 2021

Here are some of the most prominent venture capital and merger and acquisition news items from December. 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).

Friday, January 07, 2022

CES 2022: A view from the show floor

As CES 2022 enters its closing moments we spoke to in-person attendee Frederick Reynolds from MicroAI, to get his thoughts on how it’s gone amid the restrictions and exhibitor cancellations.

Thursday, January 06, 2022

Wednesday, January 05, 2022

Is Home SD-WAN, Security the Future of Remote Work?

The latter half of 2021 saw a flurry of small, inexpensive networking and security appliances aimed at remote workers and home users. But with the mainstream adoption of technologies like secure access service edge (SASE), who are these devices really for?

AT&T CEO Downplays 5G Spectrum Delay

AT&T CEO John Stankey today said the effective six-week delay on C-band spectrum availability for the carrier’s 5G network doesn’t significantly impact the carrier’s strategy or momentum in the space.

How Ransomware Hurts Your Bottom Line (And What To Do About It)

To say ransomware’s a big threat would be the understatement of the year, and we’re less than a week into 2022. A new report by Cybersecurity Insiders and Forcepoint’s recently acquired Bitglass finds that a majority (55%) of cybersecurity professionals view malware and ransomware as an “extreme” threat, and over the next 12 months 75% of respondents believe it will become an even bigger threat to their organizations.

Hisense joins the ATSC 3.0 TV party

Additionally, Tablo has launched an over-the-air DVR that receives both ATSC 1.0 and ATSC 3.0 signals. Those product developments emerge as US broadcasters push ahead with the next-gen, IP-based signaling standard.

Microsoft opens up about AT&T's 5G core

Microsoft is taking AT&T's core and cloud technology, 'building it into Microsoft's standard hybrid cloud product, and then delivering a carrier-grade hybrid cloud solution,' wrote the company's Shawn Hakl.

Tuesday, January 04, 2022

Verana gears up for mmWave tests

Verana's Amit Jain confirmed the company has applied for an experimental license for a test network in 27GHz spectrum. According to AllNet Insights & Analytics, Verizon is the primary owner of that spectrum.

Monday, January 03, 2022

Verizon Pins Swift Mid-Band 5G Launch to Jan. 19

Verizon today said it will unleash a trove of new mid-band spectrum on its 5G network later this month in a move to bolster that network’s competitive position against rivals T-Mobile US and AT&T. The announcement followed intense back-and-forth missives with federal regulators that have delayed the move.

Verizon, AT&T Pause Mid-Band 5G (Again)

AT&T and Verizon cracked under pressure and agreed to delay their respective 5G networks riding on C-band spectrum for another two weeks. The about face came shortly after the carriers dismissed the last-minute plea from aviation regulators and less than two days before the networks were set to launch.

5 Cybersecurity IPOs We Expect in 2022

Last year set all sorts of cybersecurity records — and not all of them were good. In addition to SentinelOne’s highest-valued cybersecurity initial public offering (IPO), 2021 also saw some of the biggest cyberattacks on record. And that, no doubt, helped fuel a cybersecurity venture funding frenzy, which also posted a record-setting year.

Sunday, January 02, 2022

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