CCA is thrilled with rip & replace reimbursement prospect

The FCC, along with industry groups including the Competitive Carriers Association (CCA) applauded Congressional action this week to fund broadband initiatives.

Congress approves $7B for broadband in Covid relief package

Late Monday, Congress approved a coronavirus relief package that includes $7 billion for a flurry of broadband initiatives including broadband access for low-income households, funding the Huawei rip and replace reimbursement program, broadband coverage mapping, and more.

Cisco buys Dashbase to boost observability in AppDynamics

Cisco's buying spree continued with Tuesday's news that its buying enterprise software company Dashbase to blend into its AppDynamics platform. Financial terms of the deal weren't disclosed.

Report: SD-WAN market will accelerate in 2021

While the SD-WAN market took a slight dip this year due to Covid-19, expect it to ramp up over the next five years, according to research by Dell'Oro Group.

Telecoms reset: Is the Telecom Ecosystem Group the answer?

The telecommunications ecosystem is broken, but there's a move underway by the Telecom Ecosystem Group to rectify, if not completely reset, some of those problems.

CBRS users learn the ins and outs of Spectrum Access Systems

CBRS spectrum is driving interest in private wireless networks for a wide range of users, from utilities to schools to wireless internet service providers. In some ways CBRS is like a more powerful version of Wi-Fi, but there are a few important differences. One major difference is access -- although some users can use the spectrum without paying for a license, all users need to pay for the software that “clears” the spectrum for them. Companies that are using CBRS say getting this part of the process right can be a challenge.

Different shades of spectrum sharing: Mun

All spectrum is fundamentally shared – even the licensed bands. 

Prepaid grabs the spotlight in 2020 via Verizon, Dish

Prepaid doesn’t always get as much attention as its arguably flashier counter segment, postpaid, but during a year that saw more than its share of changes across industries in the face of Covid-19, prepaid stepped into the wireless spotlight with a trio of deals.

Italian competition watchdog probes FiberCop plan

Italy’s antitrust authorities are keen to ensure that the planned creation of a new wholesale fibre network won’t harm competition.

Verizon, Deloitte to co-develop edge computing apps

US telco Verizon Business has partnered with Deloitte in an effort to drive the rollout and adoption of mobile edge computing (MEC) services for enterprises.

Vodafone makes €2.1 billion buyout offer to Kabel Deutschland minority holders

UK-based Vodafone is prepared to pay up to €2.1 billion to end a long-running legal dispute with Kabel Deutschland Group’s (KDG’s) minority shareholders.

China’s biggest chipmaker added to Entity List

SMIC has been formally added to the Entity List by the US Commerce Department, hitting the Chinese chipmaker’s access to American technology and equipment.

Vodafone settles long-running KDG dispute for €2.1 billion

Vodafone Group has made an offer worth €2.1 billion ($2.6 billion) to minority shareholders in Kabel Deutschland, seven years after acquiring the German operator.

Mavenir Pins Open RAN Rise on Radios

Mavenir’s decision to more forcefully become a bonafide supplier of radios isn’t just a natural extension for the company, it’s also a necessary step to fuel growth in the open radio access network (RAN) space at large, according to John Baker, the vendor’s SVP of business development.

Daily Roundup: Arista Adds Awake to Attack Surface Assessment

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China 5G crosses 200M mark as operators prep for SA

China has cruised past the 200 million mark in official 5G subscribers, with China Mobile adding nearly 19 million last month.

WOW! extends Android TV-based service to nearly all subs

Large US cable provider says it has now rolled out its WOW! tv+ video offering to nearly 95% of the homes in its sprawling footprint across the country.

Top 3 Takeaways From Ciena’s Q4 Earnings

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic caught many industries off guard, disrupting supply chains, demand, and even where and how we work. The optical transport market and more specifically Ciena was no exception.

Italian regulator launches FiberCop investigation

Italy's inching toward a national broadband operator in a flurry of joint ventures, but its AGCM regulator said it'll have a look at that, thank you.

WarnerMedia closes deal for You.i TV

The big AT&T media unit clinched its purchase of the growing Canadian tech firm, which specializes in software that powers apps and user interfaces for mobile and connected TV devices.

Secureworks Puts Managed Detection and Response in XDR

As a managed security services provider for 20 years, Secureworks brings a services-first point of view to extended detection and response (XDR). Or, as Secureworks Director of Product Management Ed Martin says, “we were XDR before XDR was XDR, because we had to pull all the things together in order to enable our own teams to be successful.”

The top five ways to secure a remote workforce

While most companies understand there are infinite ways to improve security, here are the top ways that every organization should be exploring as they seek to secure their newly remote workforce.

How 5G is pushing the envelope on latency

The proprietary wireless network used by the Drone Racing League supports latency of 5 ms. Top 5G companies are looking to eventually match that.

Cisco Buys Dashbase for AppDynamics Boost

Cisco today said it will acquire Dashbase and roll the startup’s technology into its AppDynamics platform, which provides application performance management and analytics.

Robin.io taps demand for container-based orchestration layer

Robin.io has set its sights on the mobile industry to provide a containerized orchestration layer for their 5G networks.

Google Cloud broadens its global reach with three new regions

Google Cloud announced on Monday that it's opening the doors on three new cloud regions in Germany, Saudi Arabia and Chile.

T-Mobile again advised to stop 5G reliability claims

In what was a partially successful appeal, T-Mobile has been advised by a national advertising review board panel to stop claiming that its 5G service is more reliable than competitors’, but doesn’t have to mention speed when talking up its superior coverage.   

Verizon Business and Deloitte create smart factory system

Verizon Business is working with the professional services company Deloitte to create 5G and mobile edge computing (MEC) solutions, specifically focused on manufacturing and retail. 

IBM feeds its hybrid cloud ambitions with deal to buy Nordcloud

IBM continues to march forward on executing its hybrid cloud plan with a deal to buy European cloud startup Nordcloud. Financial terms of the deal, which is slated to close in the first quarter of next year, weren't disclosed.

Report: Hyperscale operator capex reaches record in Q3

Hyperscale operator capex topped $37 billion in Q3, which easily set a new quarterly record for spending, according to Synergy Research Group (SRG). Total spending for the first three quarters of this year reached $99 billion, which marked a 16% increase over the same period last year.