UK wants to force internet companies to think of the children

A UK regulator has drafted 16 things internet companies need to do to help protect children online or else.

Trump calls for US 5G leadership once more

At a press conference the US President endorsed FCC plans to improve the country’s position in the global 5G race.

Rysavy: Bad idea of nationalized 5G put to rest

A nationalized 5G network would have presented so many problems that it actually would have harmed U.S. chances for succeeding with 5G.

Cisco scores an SD-WAN deal with India's Airtel

India's Bharti Airtel has picked Cisco as a technology partner, which includes deployment of Cisco's Viptela SD-WAN services.

As Facebook fails once more Zuck faces rebellion from activist investors

All Facebook sites were down once more yesterday, which coincides with Facebook shareholders calling for its founder to have less control over the company.

Verizon strengthens commercial messaging platform

After providing call filtering features for free, Verizon is going to update its commercial messaging platform to better protect customers.

Huawei floats selling 5G phone chips to Apple in strategy pivot

The company is considering shifting its smartphone strategy to take on chip suppliers Intel and Qualcomm.

Japan’s 5G Future Takes Shape

Japan's telecom regulator also imposed a condition that effectively bans Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE from the country's 5G networks.

China Investigating Ericsson Over Licensing Model

The Wall Street Journal reported that the investigation included a raid on Ericsson’s offices in Beijing.

T-Systems' Axel Clauberg on embracing a 'failure culture'

T-Systems' Axel Clauberg says telcos need to embrace a "failure culture" with their employees. Why? Because not everything will work on the…

U.S. needs to fix its midband problem, stat—Editor’s Corner

The FCC has teed up a lot of millimeter wave spectrum, but it's falling short in when it comes to midband spectrum for 5G.

Homeland Security Uncovers VPN Flaw in Cisco, F5, Palo Alto Networks, Pulse Secure

The products insecurely store authentication and/or session cookies, giving hackers access to a company’s virtual private network.

President Trump touts American progress in 5G race

Trump also affirmed a private sector-led path to 5G.

Industry Voices—Madden: Take it to the edge

Where Amazon considers the “edge” to be hundreds of miles from the user, the mobile market sees it differently.

CTIA applauds White House on 5G strategy

CTIA took the opportunity on Friday to applaud the White House for committing to 5G—and not through some sort of government-run system.

Huawei: US Wireless Network Business Remains Undimmed

While Huawei is effectively barred in the US from doing business with nationwide wireless operators, it still has customers here – and is fighting to hang on to them.

AT&T Sells 9.5% Stake in Hulu for $1.43B

Disney tightens its grip on Hulu, sparking speculation on what Comcast/NBCU will do.

Service Management Modernization – Benefits & Challenges

Here Are Sprint's 5 Most Congested Markets

Based on some testing from Tutela, five cities in Texas, California, Florida and Nebraska round out Sprint's five most congested markets, based on the difference between busy and idle network speeds.

MEC: The Definition Disparity

Edge computing in a mobile environment promises to underpin a variety of new technologies and services. But what exactly does MEC even stand for? It depends on who you ask.

Is Huawei's Cloud Goal a Case of Castles in the Air?

Two years after announcing the launch of its public cloud business, the Chinese equipment giant has yet to prove it can challenge the web giants on the global stage.

Omniverse: Deal Between Hovsat & DirecTV Has 'No Limitations'

The long-term TV contract has no restrictions on geographic markets, nor delivery method, Omniverse tells court.

Eurobites: Germany Holds Door Open for Huawei

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: CityFibre loses legal challenge; Video-streaming giants come under the UK regulatory microscope; new boss for Swisscom's blockchain unit.

Philo Noodles Next OTT-TV Moves

Philo CTO Ben Chambers explains the vMVPD's hybrid subscription and ad-supported model and describes its new technology that lets OTT subs synchronize their viewing.

Nyansa Takes AI-Driven IoT Security to the Cloud

Networking startup Nyansa is adding Internet of Things security and management to its Voyance cloud-based application assurance service.

Kontainer Korner: CNCF Welcomes CRI-O, Graduates Fluentd

Plus, Google's Anthos launch draws new Kubernetes-focused storage updates, and Knative turns 0.5.

Trump Boasts American Leadership on 5G

Trump gave his speech on 5G surrounded by a group of farmers wearing cowboy hats and cell tower technicians wearing safety harnesses and hardhats.

O2 goes up a gear in the 5G race

O2 has announced it will switch-on its 5G network at Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire to fuel the testing of autonomous and connected vehicles.

Report: Automation largely missing from enterprises' security efforts

For the most part, enterprises aren't tapping into the benefits of automation for their security efforts, according to a report sponsored by IBM.

Disney+ streaming service looking good ahead of November launch

Disney might have a lot of ground to catch up on the established players in the streaming world, but its offering does look pretty competitive.