C-band 5G auction nears $5B after a dozen rounds

After a dozen rounds of bidding, the C-band spectrum auction reached almost $5 billion in gross proceeds Friday.

NEC treats India to a taste of its OpenRAN excellence

No sooner has Japanese tech vendor NEC unveiled an OpenRAN centre of excellence in the UK than it announces one in India too.

Report: Cloud providers drive jump in Q3 data center spend

Worldwide spending on data center hardware and software was up 2% year-over-year thanks to cloud providers' largesse, according to a report.

Google suffers widespread Monday morning outage

Google services across Gmail, YouTube, Google Assistant, Google Drive, Google Classroom and Google Docs, among others, were down for about an hour Monday morning. Google users first noticed the widespread outage around 6:55 a.m. Eastern Time Monday morning, which led to hashtags such as "#YouTubeDOWN" to start trending on Twitter. 

Mavenir and MTI deliver first Evenstar open RAN radio

An obscure, Taiwanese radio vendor – Microelectronics Technology (MTI) – got some attention last week for its work with Dish Network on open radio access network (RAN) hardware. And now, Mavenir has announced it partnered with MTI to create the Evenstar B3 remote radio head (RRH).

Google Cloud, AWS and Azure want to 'friend' telcos

Because, in part, of their millions of last mile connections and central offices, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud are directing a laser-like focus on telcos.

Asia set for more tower consolidation

A pair of towers deals in Asia will together bring in well over US$1 billion, it seems.

EU human rights agency says we should tread carefully with AI

The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has issued a report warning of confusion about the impact AI and automation can have of people’s rights.

Proximus boosts multi-brand strategy via €130m MVNO deal

Proximus has agreed to spend €130 million to acquire virtual player Mobile Vikings, a move that will further its strategy of targeting various market segments with multiple brands.

Giffgaff sells its soul to AWS

UK MVNO says it has gone ‘all-in’ on Amazon Web Services to power all of its technology infrastructure and application development.

The inherent security of Open RAN

Why open the Radio Access Network?

Unlock 5G speeds and low latencies with high-performance DPI

To meet the demands of increasing 5G use cases, network operators need DPI solutions that can be scaled up in real time. This article discusses how underlying server processing capabilities influence the speed and throughput of a DPI software library and talks about the upgrade requirements needed to support new 5G traffic volumes and the lower latencies. Learn more.

Empowering Telecom Providers through a Ubiquitous Edge Platform

MEC is critical for both wireless and wireline carriers

Frontier lacks 'technological capabilities' for gigabit connections – Senator

A Republican Senator from West Virginia is arguing that Frontier won't be able to deliver 1Gbit/s services in her state through the FCC's RDOF auction.

Podcast: Orange Business Services gets SASE

Rob Mello, head of strategy and transformation in the Americas for Orange Business Services, joins the podcast to discuss the carrier's use of the cloud when deploying security services to enterprise customers.

Small cell outlook remains cloudy in US market

'We believe a major acceleration in nodes on air is more likely to happen later than 2021 or 2022,' predict the financial analysts at Raymond James.

Rakuten’s US Leader Defends Open RAN Platform

Azita Arvani knows how difficult it is to make open radio access networks (RAN) work properly, but she believes those challenges can be overcome by those that fully embrace the vision.

Daily Roundup: SolarWinds Software at Center of FireEye, US Government Cyberattack

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Free Peacock to limit access to 'The Office'

The free, ad-supported version of Peacock will limit access to seasons 1 and 2 of 'The Office,' while the premium, paid versions of NBCU's new service will supply all nine seasons, plus some exclusive, bonus fare.

AT&T Cybersecurity: Enterprise Security Isn’t Prepared for 5G

Less than 10% of security professionals say that their security posture is fully prepared for 5G rollouts, according to an AT&T Cybersecurity report.

India approves mega public Wi-Fi initiative

Plans for a nationwide system of Wi-Fi hotspots come late in the day considering that low-cost 4G services are now widely available.

The clouds aren't parting just yet for NBN Co

The completion of Australia's wholesale broadband network does not banish its financial woes.

Open RAN threatens new clashes over intellectual property

The new technology risks infringing patents owned by companies that are not a part of its club.

Russia-linked cyber group hacks US government agencies

A Russia-linked hacker group, APT29, has used a vulnerability in frequently used network software to carry out a major hack into US government computers.

Roku, Charter in streaming skirmish

Roku has blocked access to the cable op's Spectrum TV app after the two sides failed to cut a new deal. They are also arguing at the FCC as Charter tries to end a ban on data caps and paid peering deals.

SolarWinds Supply Chain Attack Led to FireEye, U.S. Government Breaches

FireEye today said that nation-state hackers breached its network by inserting malicious code into a SolarWinds software update.

Proximus to buy Mobile Vikings for €130M

Belgian operator expects the deal to acquire the MVNO from DPG Media to complete in 2021.

Plume CEO on deployment milestones, M&A and rising competition

Plume CEO Fahri Diner digs into the drivers of the vendor's global deployment totals, and discusses Plume's recent acquisition of Walleye Networks and why scale is critical in this hotly contested market.

NEC's open RAN roadshow pitches up in India

Japanese supplier establishes 'technical verification' open RAN lab in India, seen as 'complementary' to Center of Excellence in the UK.

Eurobites: Sky and Amazon play nice

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Giffgaff goes with AWS; Telefónica teams up for robotic cybersecurity; BT fined for procurement sneakiness.