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News & Views Most Popular Arrcus Scores $30M & Takes Network 'Democratization' to the Edge By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 7/23/2019 Arrcus is extending its architecture from the data center to the edge, using high-density 100G/400G white box networking hardware based on Broadcom Jericho2 processors. Post a Comment Verizon Paves Fast Lane to Equinix Data Centers By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 7/22/2019 Verizon is looking to build shortcuts between enterprises and their assets located in Equinix data centers. Post a Comment 5G Momentum Props Up Ericsson's Q2 By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 7/17/2019 The Networks division is helping the Swedish operator improve its top line numbers but 'strategic contracts' hit margins and other divisions are still in turnaround mode, dragging the vendor's share price down. Post a Comment Advertisement AT&T & IBM Strike Major Cloud, Networking Alliance By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 7/16/2019 AT&T Business Solutions will migrate its internal applications to the IBM Cloud. IBM, meanwhile, will use AT&T Business as its primary provider of software-defined networking. Post a Comment Telenor Serves Up a Dodgy Herring in Q2 By Iain Morris, International Editor, 7/16/2019 The Norwegian incumbent has revised down this year's outlook and lacks a decent growth story to excite investors. Post a Comment Huawei Dispute Has Put Global Supply Chain at Breaking Point By Iain Morris, News Editor, 7/16/2019 With the Chinese vendor now developing alternatives to US suppliers, and Ericsson moving production closer to its customers, the telecom world order is under serious threat. Post a Comment The Spectral Efficiency Twilight Zone By Iain Morris, News Editor, 7/12/2019 Operators desperately need 5G's 'spectral efficiency' to cope with a data tsunami. Just don't expect it to boost profits. Post a Comment Advertisement ONAP 'Dublin' Lightens Network Orchestration By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 7/9/2019 The latest release of the Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) sports enhancements designed to get the software up and running faster, so carriers can get on with sexy innovation. Post a Comment Podcast Interview: IT & Telco Vet Bill Walker By Phil Harvey, US Bureau Chief, 6/28/2019 Business disruption, telco transformation and big-league bowling. Crack open a cold one and listen to our podcast chat with former CenturyLink explainer-of-things Bill Walker. Post a Comment US to Get New Ericsson Factory – but Not Many Jobs By Iain Morris, International Editor, 6/26/2019 As the trade war between the US and China continues to rage, the Swedish vendor is ramping up US production. But automation is the priority. Post a Comment 5G Could Usher in New Era of Mobile Cloud By Richard Piasentin, Chief Marketing and Chief Strategy Officer, Accedian, 6/21/2019 Telecom operators need to take control of the customer experience to really benefit from 5G. Post a Comment Eurobites: Ericsson Intros Standalone NR Software & More in 5G Fusillade By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 6/17/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Airtel Africa sets price for London IPO; Truespeed plans residential Ethernet 10Gbit/s service; Prysmian lands UK deal with CityFibre. Post a Comment The Evolution of AI for Telecoms By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 6/17/2019 At the AI Summit in London, Tractica Principal Analyst Mark Beccue says the telecom vendor community is getting its story together on the use of artificial intelligence tools and the link to 5G network slicing. Post a Comment WiCipedia: How Disruption Will Affect Women & Int'l Tech Liberation Has Issues By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 6/14/2019 This week in our WiC roundup: Girls in Tech makes biggest fundraising effort yet; Microsoft takes its Women in Cloud initiative on the road; women in developing countries pay the price for tech; and more. Post a Comment CSPs Driving Transformation via the Distributed Cloud By Roz Roseboro, Principal Analyst – Cloud Infrastructure & Management, Heavy Reading, 6/13/2019 The telco distributed cloud model is gaining support among service providers, even ahead of extensive 5G rollouts. Post a Comment Vodafone UK Gears Up for 5G, SD-WAN Push By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 6/6/2019 A visit to Vodafone UK's headquarters in Newbury reveals what's on the operator's mind – and it's not keen on the prospect of 6G... Post a Comment Telco Staff Face Crisis as Cuts Claim 127K Jobs at Big CSPs Since 2015 By Iain Morris, International Editor, 6/6/2019 Communications service providers tracked by Light Reading have cut 7% of jobs since 2015, and reductions look set to continue. Post a Comment Telstra's Chief Executioner Hones His Axe By Iain Morris, International Editor, 6/4/2019 The Australian operator is reportedly slashing 15,000 contractor jobs and 8,000 internal positions as part of its T22 plan to become a more streamlined, 'digital' business. Post a Comment CenturyLink's No Sweat Approach to AI By James Crawshaw, Senior Analyst – Service Provider IT and Automation, Heavy Reading, 6/4/2019 US operator is moving toward a more proactive and predictive operational model as it uses AI tools to extract greater value from its data, but there are hurdles to overcome. Post a Comment RJio Lays Off 5K Employees – Report By Gagandeep Kaur, Contributing Editor, 6/3/2019 India's youngest and most aggressive network operator had been the only service provider still recruiting employees. That has now changed. Post a Comment More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Newsfeed - industry press releases, curated by our editors Arrcus Raises $30M, Expands to Network Edge 14 hours and 41 minutes ago Verizon Launches Software-Defined Equinix Interconnect Monday, July 22, 2019 Three UK Builds 5G-Ready Cloud Core Network with Nokia Tuesday, July 16, 2019 AT&T & IBM Partner on Cloud, SDN Tuesday, July 16, 2019 Nuance Revs Up Brainy AI for Smart Speakers, Virtual Assistants Wednesday, July 10, 2019 ONAP 'Dublin' Boosts Scaleability, 5G & Deployment Tuesday, July 9, 2019 Yvette Kanouff Joins JC2 Ventures Tuesday, July 9, 2019 DriveNets Adds $7M Funding from Microsoft, Seagate & Palo Alto Networks Vets Monday, July 8, 2019 MetTel IoT Fleet Management Transforms Brosnan SmartTrucks Into Mobile Command Centers Thursday, June 6, 2019 Informa Agrees Asset Swap With IHS Markit Wednesday, May 22, 2019 CWA: Sprint, T-Mobile Deal Will Cost 30K Jobs Monday, May 20, 2019 Arista Delivers 400G Routers for Cloud Network Transformation Tuesday, May 14, 2019 Blue Planet Prevents up to 95% of Network Outages With New Proactive Network Operations Solution Tuesday, May 14, 2019 More Newsfeeds		Security Now Skylight Says Cylance Can Be Bypassed; Cylance Says, 'Not So Fast, There!' 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Viasat: Connecting the Unconnected LotusFlare: Awesome Digital Experiences to Drive Growth Source Photonics CEO: Vertical Integration & Lean Models ... MobiledgeX: Who Benefits From Edge Computing? Why Is 5G Different? VMware Service Assurance: Reducing Operational ... Architect Digital-Ready Infrastructures Using SDN & NFV Accenture 5G Acceleration Services at Mobile World ... PacketFabric: Leading the Way in Highly Scalable Network ... Accenture 5G Acceleration Services at Mobile World ... Semtech: LoRa Technology Enabling Proven, Flexible IoT ... Versa's CEO, Kelly Ahuja: Securing & Software-Defining ... How Lumina Is Redefining SDN Aryaka's Gary Sevounts: Advantages to Consuming SD-WAN ... Calix's Shane Eleniak: How Data Analytics & Software ... MobiledgeX's Jason Hoffman: State of the Edge The 5G Connectivity Challenge Network Intelligence & Automation in Mergers & Migrations Why Telcos Need an Elastic Services Platform Why Hardware Still Matters in the SDN Era Why Is Autonomous Operations Key to Your Network Evolution? Ribbon's Kevin Riley Talks New Company Brand, Latest ... The Cumulus Networks Success Story CloudPassage Ensuring Next-Level Container Security EXFO: Next-Level Assurance Solutions & Automation EXFO: Automate or Stagnate RAD Shares Insights on Latest Developments in vCPE & ... 100GbE in Action & More at MEF17 ADLINK Talks About OCP & Next Generation Telecom ... LINX Talks Open Networking & OcNOS Nominum & Security for Small to Midsized Businesses C-V2X Is Getting Ready for Commercialization With ... Ixia Launches World’s First 400GE Testing Solutions Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoCs Integrate the RF Signal Chain Pluribus: SDN & Beyond Cloud, Security, AI & IoT Are Driving the Need for ... Masergy's NFV Journey Mavenir on RCS Cloud Platform & Multi-ID Keep Connected IoT Devices Under Control With Allot Metaswitch: Defining the Cloud Native Core Accelerating IP/Optical Network Visibility & Control Making 5G NR a Reality With Qualcomm Act on Your Intelligence With Amdocs aia! Making 5G New Radio (NR) a Reality Accelerating C-V2X Toward 5G for Autonomous Driving Dan Sahar of Qwilt on Open Edge Cloud Platform Nominum's Craig Sprosts on DNS & Cybersecurity Trends Versa: A Lot More Than SD-WAN SmartNICs & the Future of Network Virtualization Introducing the Next-Generation ONT (Optical Network ... A10 Networks on Service Providers' Industry Needs Check Point on Cybersecurity Accelerating Telecom Digital Transformation With Nominum DNS VeEX Test & Measurement Solutions Versa Networks' Kumar Mehta on SD-WAN Managed Services The Era of Agile Optics Has Arrived Atrinet's NetACE – Migration to NFV & SDN With ... Vodafone Live NFV Use Cases Powered by Amdocs Sonus in VellOS Mellanox Open Composable Networks Network Security Orchestration Sonus in the Cloud Sonus Strategy Netronome's Server-based Networking Platform Nexius: The Strategy & Science of Data Analytics Overture Networks NFV Solutions ECI's Elastic Network Masergy: Transforming Enterprise IT Arbor Networks on ISP Traffic Visibility ECI's LightSec: Comprehensive Cyber Security Solution ECI’s LightApps: Intelligence for Networks Service Gateway Virtual Edition SDN Management & Orchestration in the WAN Sedona Systems: Multi-Layer Applications Platform NFV – a Catalyst for Business Services Growth Telefónica: In Search of Virtual Simplicity Affirmed Networks Highlights NFV in Mobile Core Close-up on ConfD NetNumber Founder on Managing Signaling Control Tail-f, Cisco & What the Future Holds Sonus Shakes Up SD-WAN Automate, Scale & Create With Juniper's vCPE Solution Metaswitch's New CEO Martin Lund Discusses His Role ActiveVideo's Cloud Virtualization Technology Nominum on Leveraging the Power of DNS to Deliver ... Palo Alto Networks on Expanding in the Carrier/Service ... Infoblox on DNS Threat Index The Netformx Ecosystem Versa Networks on Leveraging VNFs Nuage Networks on Operationalizing SDN Mellanox's New 25/50/100Gb/s Ethernet Products Arista's CloudVision VIEW FULL VIDEO SHOWCASE Prime Reading Open Conflict Over Open RAN Iain Morris , International Editor , 2/14/2019 Accusations that big kit vendors tried to throttle developments show open RAN ... (0) How Open Source Has Turned the Software Industry Upside-Down Mitch Wagner , Executive Editor, Light Reading , 1/7/2019 Without open source, you don't get the cloud. (0) DT's Terastream: A Bigger Splash? Iain Morris , International Editor , 9/13/2018 Deutsche Telekom's once-ballyhooed Terastream initiative, which turned seven this ... (3 comments) NFV Is Down but Not Out Iain Morris , International Editor , 5/22/2018 NFV has failed to live up to the original expectations five years after it was ... (33 comments) All Prime Reading

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