Headcount: Firings, Hirings, and Retirings — June 2022

Headcount: Firings, Hirings, and Retirings — June 2022

SRG Predicts Record-Slashing 2022 for Data Center M&A

Eighty-seven data center M&A deals worth $24 billion closed in the first half of 2022, with another $18 billion worth expected to close this year, according to new data from Synergy Research Group (SRG).

BT retains majority of rights to UEFA football until 2027

UK telco group BT says it has secured the rights to the majority of the UEFA Champions League games, plus all the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Europa Conference League exclusively live.

BT workers vote to strike amid ‘culture of fear’

Members of the Communications Workers Union working for BT have voted to strike after an ongoing dispute over pay, BT calls the result ‘a disappointment’.

GSMA says industry needs another 7 GHz of 5G spectrum

It’s hard to put a number on the exact quantity of spectrum telcos need in order to fully deliver on the promises of 5G, but it seems the GSMA has done exactly that.

BT wants extension to Huawei kit rip-out deadline

BT has confirmed it wouldn’t mind having a bit more time to rip out Huawei equipment from its network, the process having been impeded by the Covid-19 pandemic.

SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap: Zscaler Shifts Cloud Security Left, Swoops Into CNAPP

Microsoft Bests Amazon as Top Public Cloud, IDC Reports

Microsoft rode its software-as-a-service (SaaS) strength to beat out cloud rival Amazon Web Services (AWS) in capturing the largest share of global public cloud services revenue last year, according to IDC.

SDxCentral’s Top 10 Articles — June 2022

Check out our top 10 articles for May 2022 covering the SDxCentral universe of cloud, telecom, security, and networking.

Juniper Cloud Metro Strikes at 5G, Edge Challenges

Juniper Networks fleshed out its Cloud Metro strategy, combining automation and artificial intelligence (AI) into a managed offering targeted at service providers battling increased data consumption from their 5G and edge deployments.

Akamai CTO: Biggest Zero-Trust Misconceptions

Zero trust has become one of cybersecurity’s biggest and favorite buzzwords, but there are still some myths around the term. Akamai Technologies’ CTO and EVP Robert Blumofe listed three of the most common misconceptions surrounding zero trust.

Daily Roundup: Gartner Warns Don’t Blindly Trust Cloud Sustainability Messaging

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Cellnex reportedly offers part of its business to DT in exchange for towers

According to Reuters tower firm Cellnex has offered German operator Deutsche Telekom a stake in its business as a further incentive to sell it its tower division.

Samsung beats TSMC to the 3nm process finishing line

The semiconductor arm of Korean tech giant Samsung is the first to start manufacturing chips using the 3nm process node.

Operators think the circular economy is important but flawed

According to a survey of 61 network operators across the world, the circular economy is ‘important’ but many listed some pretty fundamental concerns.

Vodafone makes the economic case for disempowering landowners

Small towns and cities will miss out on £7 billion of economic output by 2030 unless mobile operators are allowed to plonk masts wherever they like.

VMO2 has sprinkled 1,300 5G small cells across London

UK operator Virgin Media O2 has been busy setting up 5G small cells all around the capital, and it now claims to have more deployed than any other operator in the UK.

Proximus and partners to spend €4 billion on fibre

Belgian operator Proximus is working with investment partners that it hopes will help it spend €4 billion on the roll out of new fibre to premises not covered by its existing plans.

Daily Roundup: How CyrusOne Preps Data Centers for Climate Change

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Parallel Wireless Job Cuts Parallel Tough Open RAN Market

Parallel Wireless has reportedly cut staff in a move that highlights the volatile nature of the current open radio access network (RAN) market.

Telefónica Implements Blockchain for Sustainable Equipment Tracking

Spain telecom giant Telefónica is using blockchain technology to help track the repair and recoverability of mobile devices, support a circular economy for devices, and hit sustainability targets.

Gartner: Don't Blindly Trust Cloud Sustainability Messaging

Infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders need to comprehensively evaluate potential cloud service providers in terms of their sustainability initiatives and transparency, not based on providers’ public messaging, according to a recent Gartner report.

Aradatum Towers Aim for 'Universal 5G Access'

Aradatum recently announced the completion of a small-scale demonstration model for its 150-foot-tall mobile, self-powered macro towers that it touts will enable “universal 5G access.”

Mavenir, RINA Partner on EPC to Expand Rural 5G

Rural Independent Network Alliance (RINA Wireless) — a rural tech service provider — partnered with Mavenir to expand rural 5G coverage through its small footprint containerized evolved packet core (EPC). 

Google Cloud Combats API Misconfiguration, Bot Attacks

Google Cloud announced the preview of new API security capabilities built on its API management platform Apigee, which includes two key functionalities — identifying API misconfigurations and detecting bots.

Telefónica diversifies into IoT security

The inventive boffin arm of Spanish operator Telefónica – Telefónica Tech – has developed a security monitoring service for IoT environments.  

FCC’s Carr says TikTok poses a national security risk, calls for ban

Almost three years after the US first expressed fears about Chinese owned social video platform TikTok, there are renewed calls to ban it from the country.

TV subscriptions to pass 3 billion in 2027 – Omdia

New research predicts the number of global online video subscriptions will exceed 2 billion, and the number of pay TV subscriptions will ‘still’ be 1 billion in 2027, though Netflix expected to lose 2 million customers in Q2 2022.

Telenor and Axiata get Malaysia merger green light but with conditions

Telenor and Axiata Group have received regulatory approval for their proposed merger in Malaysia, which they now expect to complete in the second half of this year.

Voda gives Skoda its very own private 5G SA network

Car maker Skoda plans to automate more of its manufacturing processes through the use of a new private 5G standalone (SA) network.

£1.3 billion a year lost thanks to broadband outages – survey

Broadband outages effecting home workers have cost the UK economy £1.3 billion over the past year, according to a report by Uswitch.com.

AT&T workers win 15% pay rise agreement

Following six months of negotiations between management and a union representing workers at US operator AT&T, a ‘tentative’ contract agreement that raises base wages and more has been reached.

How CyrusOne Preps Data Centers for Climate Change

With environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risk-based disclosures and spending on ESG services on the rise, it’s clear the data center industry is “in a position for increased risk from climate change induced by extreme weather events,” CyrusOne SVP of Operations and Customer Success Andrea Munoz told SDxCentral.

Daily Roundup: HPE CEO Says GreenLake Hits ‘Everything as-a-Service’ Goal

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How many EU cross border 5G autonomous car projects do we need?

The other project designed to play around with 5G connected autonomous cars crossing European borders has reemerged, in this case championed by Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson.

UK telcos to help customers cope with cost of living crisis

Customers in the UK who are struggling to pay their broadband and mobile bills are to get help under a new deal agreed between the government and operators.

Ericsson’s $6.2 billion Vonage acquisition delayed by US investigation

Swedish kit vendor Ericsson’s proposed takeover of US cloud unified communications provider Vonage has been pushed back until the end of July due to an ongoing investigation by the US Committee on Foreign Investment.

India’s private 5G rules make few people happy

The Indian government has issued rules for the allocation of spectrum for private 5G networks, but all parties – with a few notable exceptions – have something to complain about.

TMUS walks the data privacy tightrope with new advertising solutions

US operator group T-Mobile is using information about apps downloaded onto phones to help target advertising, which poses questions about user privacy.

MWC will stay in Barcelona until at least 2030

The world’s leading international trade show for the telecoms industry will stay put in its Barcelona home for at least another 7 years.

Chunghwa goes even greener with Ericsson 5G mid-band kit

Taiwanese telco Chunghwa Telecom has made its network more eco-friendly with the installation of Ericsson equipment for mid-band 5G that brings with it a pretty hefty energy saving.

Digital 9 Infrastructure to acquire 48% stake of Arqiva

Investment firm Digital 9 Infrastructure has agreed the terms of an acquisition of a 48% voting stake in UK network and communications infrastructure firm Arqiva Group.

Opposition grows to UK’s censorious Online Safety Bill

The UK government claims it wants to make the internet safer by giving itself sweeping censorship powers. A major new analysis adds to widespread condemnation of the move.

Telia moves to majority renewable energy in Denmark and Estonia

Swedish operator group Telia has entered into a couple of ‘Power Purchase Agreements’, which constitutes increasing the amount of wind and solar energy that powers its Nordic and Baltic footprint.

China’s fourth mobile operator goes live

China’s fourth mobile operator has launched services, breaking into a market that has long been the domain of the big three.