Trend Micro, Palo Alto Networks Among Cybersecurity ‘Champions’

Palo Alto Networks, Trend Micro, and Kaspersky achieved channel “champion” status in Canalys’ latest cybersecurity matrix.

There are vRAN challenges to overcome — Madden

Rakuten Mobile has done some good work in building its open vRAN network. After some initial struggles and heroic engineering efforts, it’s on the air and it works. Hats off to CTO Tareq Amin and his team for proving that vRAN works.

Long-Awaited STIX, TAXII Cyberthreat Sharing Standards Approved

STIX and TAXII, two popular open source projects that automate threat-intelligence sharing, have been approved as full-fledged OASIS standards in a move that supporters say will help prevent and defend against cyberattacks.

Ericsson CEO pegs O-RAN as key for 6G

Ericsson’s chief executive said on Friday that the Swedish vendor will have open RAN products when the technology is ready for the market, but doesn’t see that on the immediate horizon. In the meantime, the Swedish vendor is staying focused on dedicated gear that can be deployed for 5G now.

Ericsson’s China sales dive 60% in Q2

Ericsson in the second quarter experienced a sales dive in mainland China, where it’s bracing for a loss of market share as tensions between the vendor’s home market of Sweden and China appear to be having an impact.

BT's Openreach tests Nokia's 25G PON fiber technology

Nokia and Openreach, a subsidiary of BT, tested 25G PON fiber technology at Openreach’s lab in Ipswich, U.K. The companies say the trials prove that current GPON and XGS-PON broadband technologies and future upgrades to 25G PON will work together seamlessly.

Research shows trouble in how Wi-Fi, LAA get along

When the cellular industry first lobbied for the introduction of LTE in unlicensed spectrum, the outcry from the Wi-Fi world was loud and furious: Don’t mess with our spectrum.

Ericsson wins $8.3B 5G deal with Verizon

Ericsson today says it won a new $8.3 billion 5G deal with Verizon that mainly focuses on radio access network (RAN) equipment. In today’s second quarter 2021 earnings call Ericsson’s CEO Börje Ekholm said the multi-year deal with Verizon is the largest contract in the history of Ericsson.

Bell rings the changes with Google Cloud pact

Bell Canada has become the latest major telecom to announce its latest public cloud deal, this time hooking up with Google Cloud to give its network and IT infrastructure a leg up.

Ericsson shares plunge on China woes

It’s official: Ericsson is being punished by China for Sweden’s decision to ban Huawei. Otherwise thing’s are looking OK for the kit vendor.

Smart homes are back on the agenda in the UK

Consumers in the UK are once again starting to see the appeal of smart home-related technology and it’s not just about smart TVs.

Ericsson Fights Fading China Outlook With Voluminous Verizon Deal

Ericsson deftly buttressed bad news with good as it reported financial results for the second quarter of 2021. The radio access network (RAN) vendor’s outlook worsened in China during the quarter, but it also just signed an $8.3 billion deal with Verizon that CEO Börje Ekholm called “the largest contract in the history of Ericsson.”

T-Mobile Covets Government Money on Lumen’s Edge

T-Mobile US and Lumen Technologies this week made good on a deal announced three months ago to pair assets from their respective networks for government agencies.

Intel Weighs GlobalFoundries Buy to Bolster Capacity

Intel isn’t afraid to drop some serious cash in its pursuit to become a leading-edge foundry operator. And now, GlobalFoundries could be on the menu, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Daily Roundup: Microsoft Pledges Zero-Carbon Energy Match

In case you’ve been stuck in video conference meetings all day, here are today’s top stories from SDxCentral. Also, make sure to subscribe to our daily newsletters to get these stories in your inbox.

Former Nutanix CEO Pandey Scorches $50M DevRev Launch

Former Nutanix CEO and co-founder Dheeraj Pandey is back on the scene after a short hiatus heading up his new $50 million-backed venture DevRev, which aims to connect developers more quickly with revenue streams from their applications. The move is the first for Pandey following is surprise departure from Nutanix late last year.

Boingo to equip 12 airports with AT&T’s mmWave 5G

Boingo Wireless, well known for its distributed antenna system (DAS) and Wi-Fi expertise, is bringing millimeter wave 5G connectivity from AT&T to 12 airports across the U.S.

C-Band for 5G private wireless takes a test run in Germany

Network operators and enterprises that want to use C-Band spectrum for 5G private wireless can learn the ropes in Germany, where consultant and integrator umlaut is creating a 5G campus network at its headquarters in Aachen. umlaut, which is set to become part of Accenture, was awarded 100 MHz of C-Band spectrum by the German government and is using it to create a 5G private network that will serve as a testbed for other companies. 

Frontier extends fiber past more than 300,000 sites in 2 states

Frontier Communications is advancing its fiber deployments in pockets of the U.S. The company said this week that as part of the initial phase of its multi-year expansion efforts it’s deploying fiber broadband connections past an additional 280,000 consumers in Connecticut and an additional 24,000 consumers in San Angelo, Texas in 2021.

FCC’s Rosenworcel proposes Raleigh, Boston as open RAN, 5G sites

FCC Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has proposed establishing Raleigh, North Carolina and Boston, Massachusetts as new innovation zones for wireless communications research and development.

Samsung, KT launch 5G SA in South Korea

Samsung Electronics and KT Corporation (KT) are crowing about a big achievement in their backyard, having launched Korea’s first commercial 5G standalone (SA) network.

Verizon expands FWA business offering to 42 cities

Verizon is upping the ante in its rivalry with cable companies, now offering its 5G Business Internet fixed wireless access (FWA) service to businesses in parts of 42 U.S. cities, up from the previous 24 markets.

AT&T puts 5G partnerships on display at WarnerMedia lab

NEW YORK CITY—AT&T on Wednesday gave a 5G push at a media event here where it showcased a flurry of partnerships and a few media-focused experiences. This week the carrier also hit the 250 million 5G coverage mark and removed data caps from its premium unlimited plan.

T-Mobile and Lumen court joint enterprise, government customers

T-Mobile and Lumen Technologies today said they’re targeting enterprise and government organizations with their joint 5G and edge computing services.

Broadcom settlement may benefit Adtran, says Cowen

Broadband equipment vendor Adtran should be one of the chief beneficiaries of Broadcom’s settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over monopoly charges, the result of which could lower chip expenses going forward for Broadcom customers like Adtran.

KT takes the plunge on standalone 5G

South Korean operator KT has become one of the world’s first operators to move its commercial 5G network to standalone mode.

Ericsson, Telia tech trial lowers 5G latency, boosts battery life

Ericsson and Telia have successfully trialled a new feature that can improve smartphone battery life and lower latency in 5G standalone networks.

Lumen could raise $5 billion-plus from asset sales

US B2B comms outfit Lumen Technologies is looking to raise US$5 billion or more by selling certain consumer operations, according to a rumour that emerged this week.

Lightyear snags $13.1M to boost telecom procurement platform

U.S. software company Lightyear raised $3.7 million last year to fuel the launch of a novel platform that enables enterprises to buy and manage their telecom and IT services online. Now, it’s looking to double its headcount and scale its go-to market operation after scoring a fresh $13.1 million cash infusion from investors.

India’s Airtel will use Cisco’s managed SD-WAN and SASE

In a big win for Cisco, India’s Bharti Airtel announced it will expand its existing SD-WAN deal with the company to include managed SD-WAN and secure access service edge (SASE) architecture.