US suspends Huawei ban for three months to help operators adapt
The US Department of Commerce has given Huawei a three month license to buy US goods in order to lessen the disruption to US companies.
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
US suspends Huawei export ban for three months to help operators adapt
The US Department of Commerce has given Huawei a three month license to buy US goods in order to lessen the disruption to US companies.
Marvell Pays $650M for Avera, Moves Into ASIC Biz
The acquisition puts Marvell in a better position to increase its marketshare wired and wireless infrastructure, “starting immediately in the fast-growing 5G base station market,” said CEO Matt Murphy.
Nokia CEO Claims Vendor Is Leading in 5G
Rajeev Suri said Nokia now has 37 5G commercial contracts, of which 20 are with named customers.
Industry Voices—Chua: SD-WAN—Should mobile carriers care?
The wide availability of 5G fixed wireless access holds promise for wireless carriers that could use it to deliver SD-WAN.
Microsoft pushes for GDPR-like privacy rules in the U.S.
With the one-year anniversary of the EU's adoption of its GDPR coming up soon, Microsoft is calling on Congress to do the same in the U.S.
FTC widens antitrust probe of Broadcom
The Federal Trade Commission is broadening its antitrust probe of Broadcom to see if the chipmaker used its dominance to hamper competition.
Ericsson opens 5G testing lab in Moscow
Commercial 5G services are expected to launch in Russia in 2020 as part of the country’s Digital Economy National Program.
Microsoft Spearheads Service Mesh Interoperability Push
The Service Mesh Interface platform provides a standardized API that will allow for the ability to deal with traffic policy, traffic telemetry, and traffic management across different service mesh technologies.
Trio of Security Firms Rake In $193M
Nearly $200 million has been raised by a trio of security companies this week and it’s only Tuesday.
DoJ doesn’t share FCC enthusiasm for T-Mobile/Sprint – report
The FCC might have a skip in its step after securing concessions from T-Mobile US and Sprint ahead of the proposed merger, but the Department of Justice is not convinced.
DataStax Offers Cloud-Native Database Management Based On Apache Cassandra
The data management company plans to release the cloud-native system this year with a monitoring and management tool and Apache Cassandra as-a-service.
Cybersecurity firm MistNet scores $7M in funding
MistNet announced a $7 million Series A round of funding on Tuesday and also launched its CyberMist detection platform.
Commerce Dept. offers temporary exemptions to Huawei blacklisting
The agency said it will authorize some U.S. telecom companies to continue engaging in export transactions with Huawei for the next 90 days.
CableLabs develops Dual Channel Wi-Fi
CableLabs is working with Wi-Fi ecosystem partners to advance Dual Channel Wi-Fi, which is designed to improve the performance of Wi-Fi.
Affirmed Networks Claims First 5G Standalone Mobile Core
Affirmed Networks today announced UnityCloud, a cloud-native mobile core that the company claims to be the industry’s first 5G standalone (SA) mobile core.
Monday, May 20, 2019
Optical's Shifting Sands
The global optical networking market has been worth in the region of $15 billion for the past year, but while that number has varied only slightly year to year, what has changed is the nature of the investments and who's splashing the cash.
AT&T Proposes Amped-Up Power Levels for CBRS-Based 5G
The newly proposed power levels for CBRS spectrum are not as strong as 4G, but are more powerful than millimeter wave 5G.
CenturyLink Dives Into Services Deployed at the Deep Edge
CenturyLink's Kevin McBride explains why it's a 'great time to be wireline.'
Big Data Is Slowly Paying Off for Axiata
The Malaysian operator uses analytics to axe capital expenditure and is eyeing further benefits from the combination of network and external data.
CableLabs Seeks to Supercharge WiFi
New open source project from CableLabs focuses on 'Dual Channel WiFi' technology that can set up dedicated channels for specific apps and traffic types such as streaming video and online gaming.
DoJ 'Leans Against' T-Mobile/Sprint Merger – Report
The Justice Department is inclined to block the merger, even after the FCC chairman's approval, according to Bloomberg.
Sprint Goes Loco for 'Low Code'
Sprint is using a 'low code' development platform to streamline business processes, including getting wireline customers online faster.
Eurobites: Investment Up but Revenues Down for French Operators in 2018
Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: ZTE opens cybersecurity lab in Rome; coaxial startup lands Vodafone Germany deal; payback time for UK mobile operators?
Supersizing the C-Band
The Super C-band development from Huawei adds an additional 50% to a standard C-band implementation.
Big 5G Event Keynote: Sprint's Mishka Dehghan
Mishka Dehghan is vice president of 5G development for Sprint Business, and she talked about the future that we can enable with 5G at the Big 5G Event in Denver on May 8, 2019.
MetTel's Silber: 5G Transforms Business Models
MetTel's Max Silber, the carrier's vice president of mobility, says 5G transforms business for both MetTel and its enterprise customers.
Ailing Telecom Italia Gets Serious About Cuts
The Italian phone incumbent is now so ruthlessly focused on efficiency it has started referring to employees as units.
Why Telcos Need AI & Automation in 5G Networks
Heavy Reading's James Crawshaw gives an overview of a session he chaired at the Big 5G Event on automation, AI and the immediate uses for telcos as their networks evolve.
Who Will Buy Sprint's Boost? And Will It Even Matter?
The proposed merger of Sprint and T-Mobile took a big step forward with support from the chairman of the FCC, but plenty of questions remain, including whether a Boost divestiture would create competition in the US market and whether anyone would buy it.