ONF Releases Trio of Reference Designs With Buy-In From Operators, Vendors

The reference designs offer a peek inside the brains of operators, Timon Sloane, VP of marketing and ecosystem at the Open Networking Foundation, told SDxCentral in an interview.

FedEx seeks extension to CBRS study

FedEx has been studying the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) for a while now, and it’s asking the FCC for an extension of tests in Tennessee.

BT’s rural position is nothing more than defensive strategy

BT has unveiled its own proposals to bridge the rural divide, but this strategy is just as much about protecting its own attractive position as it is connecting the unconnected.

Sterlite, TIP to create open optical transport controller

The optical transport controller will manage and control the Voyager and Cassini transponders developed by TIP members.

Sunrise plugs FWA in Swiss 5G launch

Swiss telco Sunrise has jumped on the 5G bandwagon with the launch of a Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) offering aiming to bridge the digital divide.

UK operators warn restricting Huawei could delay 5G by two years

A report commissioned by the UK MNO trade association has concluded that delaying the rollout of 5G could cost the economy £6.8 billion.

Verizon’s 5G gets points for speed but knocks for coverage

Users of Verizon’s 5G service in Minneapolis and Chicago are reporting 10 times faster speeds than LTE, but it’s getting knocks for lack of coverage.

T-Mobile merger will help us defeat China – Sprint CTO

The propaganda assault to validate the T-Mobile US and Sprint merger shows no signs of slowing, and now Sprint is suggesting it will help the US defeat those pesky communists.

AT&T will offer 4G LTE to RVs with Togo

AT&T and Togo have teamed up to bring 4G LTE connectivity to recreational vehicles (RVs) in the U.S.

T-Mobile Uses Monarch for Controlled Chaos

T-Mobile has more than 100 people on its Cloud Foundry engineering team overseeing more than 39,000 containers, supporting more than 3,000 mission-critical applications, and 700 million daily transactions.

Samsung lowers Q1 earnings guidance as Huawei’s phone biz grows

Samsung said its profits for the first quarter of 2019 will likely be 60% lower than in the first quarter of 2018.

Fusion Broadband Migrates Its SD-WAN Services to IBM Cloud For Greater Scale

The Australian company claims to be the first SD-WAN provider in the country, first launching carrier and technology-agnostic SD-WAN services around 2013.

Google caves in to employee activism, this time

The Silicon Valley search giant has decided to dissolve the AI ethical council, one week after it was created. It is the latest case when Google bows to employee pressure. It could do with more.

Headcount: The Latest Hirings, Firings, and Retirings — April 5, 2019

Qualcomm loses CFO to Intel; another senior exec leaves Ericsson; and an Oracle Cloud exec joins Thomas Kurian at Google Cloud.

AT&T Aims to ‘Break the Vendor and Technology Lock-In’

The operator contributed the initial seed code for the 5G RAN Intelligent Controller, which was co-developed with Nokia, to the Linux Foundation in partnership with the O-RAN Alliance as open source software.

Four Trends We'll Be Tracking at NAB 2019

What's new with AV1, OTT and ATSC 3.0, and what does the video and TV industry really think of 5G? We'll find out next week in Sin City.

Podcast: Mobile 5G Is Alive!

5G, AWS, telco cloud and Internet video have dominated the headlines in recent weeks and we're talking about all of it, live from NYC.

5G 'Race' Continues to Dominate US Policy Discussions

The US wireless industry trade group continues to use the specter of a 5G Chinese boogeyman to push policymakers to bend to its demands. And based on CTIA's 5G event this week, the association may be making headway in its efforts.

Why CSG Is Betting on Blockchain

New lab backed by CSG to focus on how blockchain tech can streamline global roaming deals, inter-carrier agreements and possibly settlements between pay-TV and OTT services.

WiCipedia: Gen Z Redefines Tech & Pay Gap Inequality Rages On

This week in our WiC roundup: Gen Z enters the workforce; pay gap inequality is not solved yet; harassment is the norm for women in tech, and more.

Huawei 5G Ban May Cost UK £7B, Say Telcos in Panicky Report

A panicky report from the UK's mobile network operators seems to overstate the impact of banning Huawei on the UK economy.

Another Set of 5G Standards Was Just Released, but No One Really Cares

The 3GPP's RAN committee recently voted to approve the third and final bundle of initial 5G specifications. However, those in the industry are calling it a 'non event,' because few operators appear interested in the specs.

Eurobites: 5G Arrives at UK's Birmingham New Street Station

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telia's Lithuanian arm axes jobs; Sunrise launches FWA for 5G early adopters; Ofcom probes BT over Irish fiber deal.

India's BSNL May Lay Off 31% of Staff – Reports

India's state-owned operator is planning on cutting about 54,000 jobs, according to press reports.

SES fetes launch of 4 MEO satellites

SES Networks witnessed a significant milestone in its "other 3 billion" journey with this week's launch of four medium Earth orbit (MEO)…

Brexit threatens UK’s pole position in autonomous vehicle race

The UK might be a world leader in connected and autonomous vehicles, but Brexit could throw out a few roadblocks and speedbumps.

ONF publicly releases three reference designs

The Open Networking Foundation (ONF) has pivoted from a new concept to having product categories for its service provider membership.

Amazon gets into the satellite connectivity game

All the cool kids have low-orbit nanosatellites these days and Amazon is not about to miss out on the latest connectivity fad.

Fuetsch says AT&T has internet white boxes in production

AT&T's Andre Fuetsch got down to the brass tacks of his company's software and virtualization efforts during his keynote address Thursday at ONS

Boingo upgrades Wi-Fi at Heathrow

In partnership with Boingo, Heathrow Airport has launched Passpoint technology, allowing it to deliver a secure Wi-Fi experience with speeds up to 100 Mbps.