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Comcast Is Working on a uCPE That Runs Multiple VNFs With Its SD-WAN
The service provider is hoping to launch a cost-effective uCPE platform that supports more VNFs along with its SD-WAN early next year.
Verizon, Reliance Jio, TIM Join the O-RAN Alliance
Verizon and Jio were both original members of the xRAN Forum, which merged with the C-RAN Alliance this year to form O-RAN.
Headcount: The Latest in Firings, Hirings, and Retirings — December 11, 2018
Joe Cozzolino departs Cisco to join private equity firm; CenturyLink CTO joins the MEF board of directors.
Optanix Launches Monitoring Platform From Internal Software Offering
“Most software that’s used for monitoring comes from software companies. We built this software out of operational need and we built it as users of the technology,” said Optanix CSO Edmond Baydian.
SD-WAN Will Be Fueled By Collaboration Between Cloud Providers and Vendors
The latest numbers from IHS Markit show that SD-WAN revenue grew 23 percent from the previous quarter to $284 million. VMware continues to hold the No. 1 spot.
Dell’Oro: SD-WAN Market Consolidation Led to a Resurgence in Access Router Market
As the uncertainty around Cisco’s Viptela integration lifted last quarter, the enterprise access router market saw its first quarter of growth in five quarters.
Facebook, Google, and Uber Join Open Source Compliance Project OpenChain
The Linux Foundation project OpenChain is developing an overarching standard for creating a quality compliance program that companies can apply across the supply chain.
ETSI Open Source MANO’s Latest Release Equips for 5G
OSM Release Five adds support for network slicing and employs a microservices architecture to make it a viable choice for 5G use cases.
Container Adoption Has Nearly Doubled in Last Year, Says Portworx Survey
IT professionals list Microsoft Azure as the best cloud provider in terms of cost effectiveness, having the most advanced tools, reliability, and having the best support for container environments.
Barefoot Networks Debuts Tofino 2, Using 7nm Technology
This is Barefoot’s second generation release of its P4-programmable Tofino Ethernet switch ASIC family.
Pluribus Broadens Support for Edgecore White Box Switches
The partners expanded their support for Pluribus’ network operating system and cloud fabric software on five additional Edgecore white box, top-of-rack switches.
Qualcomm Launches $100M Fund for AI, Invests in First Startup
Qualcomm will use the fund to invest in startups building AI for autonomous cars, robotics, and machine learning platforms.
ABI Research: Network Slicing May Create $66B in Business by 2026
Mobile service providers stand to benefit from the growing promise of network slicing, but many are not taking full advantage of the opportunity.
Red Hat Buys Hybrid Cloud Data Management Provider NooBaa
NooBaa’s hybrid and multi-cloud management technology will be integrated with Red Hat’s storage offerings.
Alibaba Restructures Amidst Cloud Computing Push and Growth
The research firm MTN Consulting said that Alibaba’s cloud computing business is rapidly becoming the group's “most ambitious venture,” as it boosts its overseas investments and refocuses on R&D.
Extreme Networks Hires Former CA Technologies Exec Rémi Thomas as CFO
Earlier this month, Broadcom slashed over 400 jobs from CA Technologies’ offices, just days after it bought the company for $18.9 billion.
Datadog Monitors Serverless Applications in AWS With New Integration
In addition to integrating with AWS’ distributed tracking system X-Ray, the monitoring company also launched a synthetic monitoring tool.
Citrix Buys Sapho for $200M to Grow Its Digital Workspace Tech
Sapho develops micro-applications that help connect modern workplace collaboration tools with legacy SaaS products.
Alibaba Cloud Launches Serverless, Interactive Query Service
The Data Lakes Analytics service helps customers that need cloud-native analytics and need to turn raw data into real-time insights.
LiveAction Unifies Data Sources With Network Monitoring Platform Update
The platform integrates flow, packet, simple network management protocol, and API data sources to gain better insight into “dark environments,” including SD-WAN.