TIM follows Orange into the finance fracas

Telecom Italia and Spanish bank Santander have entered into a joint venture to offer consumer banking products to Italian customers.

Dell closes deal to sell RSA Security to equity firm for $2B

Dell has struck a deal to sell RSA Security to private equity firm STG Partners. Dell announced Tuesday that it's selling RSA Security to STG in an all-cash deal for $2.075 billion, subject to certain adjustments.

Qualcomm launches Snapdragon X60

Given that most operators have fragmented spectrum assets, having the ability to flexibly aggregate across various spectrum band combinations is a big value proposition, one that Qualcomm Technologies is addressing in its new Snapdragon X60 Modem-RF System for 5G devices.

AT&T, Singtel and Telefónica team up on threat detection intel

AT&T, Singtel and Telefónica are bolstering their threat detection capabilities by sharing threat intelligence information using the AT&T Alien Labs Threat Exchange platform.

Federated launches new CBRS services with AWS, Microsoft Azure

Federated Wireless has been building a name for itself in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) space, and today announced a new turn in its endeavors: delivering a Connectivity-as-a-Service offering for enterprises.

Coronavirus’ impact will be bigger than a cancelled trade show

Like many of you, I was saddened by last week’s decision by the GSMA to cancel the 2020 Mobile World Congress conference in Barcelona because of concerns about the coronavirus outbreak, which the World Health Organization has now named COVID-19. MWC always generates a lot of interesting news and excitement for the wireless industry. Nevertheless, as the COVID-19 news became more dire, it made sense for the GSMA to cancel the event.

US reportedly moves to restrict all Huawei access to US chip tech

The US Department of Commerce is said to be weighing new options to further limit Huawei’s access to the semiconductor technologies coming out the American companies.

Three to decouple traffic growth from price with CityFibre backhaul

CityFibre has been announced as the new preferred supplier for 5G backhaul for Three, as the telco aims to increase competition among its suppliers.

Etisalat goes big on OpenRAN with Parallel Wireless

Operator group Etisalat is trialing OpenRAN tech across its markets in Middle East, Asia and Africa in partnership with ORAN specialist Parallel Wireless.

Apple takes double hit in China due to coronavirus

Gadget giant Apple has downgraded its quarterly forecast due to greater than expected supply and demand constraints caused by the coronavirus outbreak in China.

BT finally unveils its reimagined TV proposition

The aggregator model has taken centre-stage at BT, leveraging its existing capabilities instead of trying to beat the content industry at its own game.

P.I. Works Automates Telefónica UK’s 5G Network

P.I. Works, the leading provider of AI Based Automated Network solutions, today announced that its field proven 5G Centralized SON and 5G Performance Management solutions have been successfully deployed into Telefónica UK’s Network.  

Fortinet Firewall Update Tames 5G, IoT 'Elephant Flows'

Fortinet is taking on hyperscale cloud security with the launch of the FortiGate 1800F next-generation firewall (NGFW), the company’s first appliance to feature its seventh-generation network processor.

Orange Teams Up With Dell, Ekinops on uCPE, VNFs

Orange Business Services today announced a collaboration with Dell Technologies and software vendor Ekinops to develop a new line of universal CPE appliances and NFV services. Dell with build the appliances in a variety of form factors, and they will run multiple virtualized network functions (VNFs) using Ekinops software.

Daily Roundup: Dell Sells RSA, Bags $2B

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Dell Sells RSA Security Biz for $2.075 Billion

Dell Technology will sell its RSA security business to private equity firm Symphony Technology Group (STG) for $2.075 billion.

5G IoT Worth $8B to Operators

IoT delivered by 5G is poised to drive $8 billion in revenue for operators by 2024, according to a new study from Juniper Research. That represents a 1,424% increase from the $525 million IoT is projected to contribute to operator revenue this year.

ExtraHop Extends Network Detection and Response to IoT

ExtraHop extended its cloud-native network detection and response platform to IoT devices. It’s a capability that becomes increasingly important as operators roll out 5G networks and enterprises connect billions of new devices to these corporate networks.

Cisco: 5G Will Power a Fraction of Mobile Connections By 2023

5G is here and the technology is growing, but it will still only support less than 11% of the world’s mobile connections by 2023, according to a new report from Cisco. Nonetheless, the vendor appears to be predicting a more dramatic increase in 5G connections during 2022 because last year it expected 5G connections to represent just 3% of total mobile connections by 2022.

Google VMs Add AMD EPYC Processor

Google added AMD’s second-generation EPYC processors to its virtual machine (VM)-hosting option list that is targeted at general purpose and high-memory bandwidth workloads. It also builds on hosting options added during the second half of last year.

AT&T, Singtel, and Telefónica Share Threat Intel, Boost Customers’ Security

Telco Security Alliance members AT&T, Singtel, and Telefónica are now sharing threat intelligence using AT&T Alien Labs Open Threat Exchange platform.

US outlines the North Korea cybersecurity threat

In a joint statement, US Government agencies have outlined the cybersecurity threats which have been attributed to North Korea.

Stop messing with our code – Google Project Zero

A Google Project Zero engineer has scolded Samsung, suggesting alterations to Android’s Linux kernel has actually made Galaxy devices more vulnerable.

Facebook once more begs to be regulated

Like the data addict it is, social media giant Facebook feels it can’t be trusted to moderate its own habits and thinks state intervention may be the answer.

US Ambassador to Germany starts making intel sharing threats

Richard Grenell, the US Ambassador to Germany, has starting the intimidation game with his host nation over Huawei, hoping the same tactic used against the UK will reap better yields.

The financial fallout from cancelling MWC could get messy

A lot of money was lost the moment the GSMA made the decision to cancel MWC 2020 and the process of trying to recoup some of it seems to have already started.

New York ends resistance to T-Mobile/Sprint merger

New York Attorney General Letitia James has announced her office will not pursue an appeal against the courts decision to approve the $26 billion T-Mobile US and Sprint merger.

The importance of network slicing to 5G

iconectiv Enables Consumers to Trust Calls, Text Messages and RC

Americans were inundated with more than 58 billion robocalls in 2019—22 percent more than in 2018, USA Today reports. That’s conditioned people to let calls from unfamiliar or unidentified numbers drop into voicemail 76 percent of the time–assuming that their voicemail is even set up and isn’t already full.

Dell Reveals Servers, AI-Powered Software for the Edge

Dell Technologies today announced a pair of new products, software for data centers, and a data analytics platform in a bid to expand its reach into the landscape of edge computing.