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GitLab Gets $100M Series D, Hits $1B Valuation
The software repository used the news to take a swipe at rival GitHub, which Microsoft purchased for $7.5 billion.
Deutsche Telekom, Aricent Bridge Cloud Native, Telco MEC Gap
“To expect just one project to oversee all of the edge use cases is not practical,” said Aricent's Shamik Mishra.
Broadcom’s Chip Portfolio Is Top Heavy, as Are Its Headlines
The company is a heavyweight in the Ethernet switch space but has room to make up in 5G and IoT.
Kong Crushes API Orchestration Challenges
Kong CEO and co-founder Augusto Marietti has touted the company’s platform as an “air traffic control to manage, broker, and hold APIs.”
Linkerd 2.0 Update Moves Closer to Kubernetes
The service mesh's 2.0 update is focused on easing deployment for service owners compared to other platforms like Istio.
NetApp Buys StackPointCloud, Launches Kubernetes Service
“Because the developers love Stackpoint.io so much, after our testing I bought the company. It’s just that good,” said NetApp's Anthony Lye.
Is Hype the Real 5G Use Case?
I lived through the 3G and 4G hype but I don’t remember the breadth of hype being quite as insane as it is for 5G.
Nokia, Ericsson Maintain Heated 5G Rivalry
Both vendors have scored significant 5G deals with all of the major U.S. operators but are not afraid to throw shade at each other.
Wireless Execs High on 5G Distributed Network Architecture
Virtualization is the key to making new 5G use cases a reality, according to top tech chiefs at U.S. wireless operators.
Samsung Rides OpenStack, Container Environment for 5G
The vendor is taking advantage of OpenStack and virtualization platforms like containers and the container environment.
Virtualization Is Core to Sprint Curiosity IoT Platform
The IoT platform uses virtualization to push more processing capabilities to the edge of the network and a dedicated operating system to help the platform “come alive.”
Sprint Sweet on 5G Spectrum Plans
Sprint CTO John Saw said the carrier’s rivals were “trying to make 5G lemonade out of the lemons that they have.” He was referring to Verizon and AT&T using millimeter wave spectrum for 5G.
Open Source Eases AT&T’s Technical Burden
“If you asked me five years ago if I would be talking about open source I would have said you were crazy,” said Amy Wheelus, VP of Network Cloud at AT&T.
ONAP Casablanca Pushes Toward November Release
The third release has a more equitable feature set provided by AT&T, the other founding carrier members, and more recent additions.
AT&T’s Airship Plans Gain Altitude, Seek Maturity
For Airship, the most pressing issue is minimizing the impact on network operations during more frequent update cycles.
AT&T’s 5G Edge Plans Are Based on Collaboration
A robust edge deployment will be necessary for the carrier to deploy immersive services that will differentiate its 5G network from its current 4G LTE deployment.
Broadcom CEO Dangles CA Technologies Bait, Investors Bite
CEO Hock Tan said the company will sell hardware to new customers and will see a boost from 5G.
HashiCorp Fortifies Consul Service Mesh With Kubernetes Support
Consul competes against Istio but has a broader focus on multi-tenancy infrastructure deployments.
PureSec Releases ‘Free’ Basic AWS Lambda Serverless Security
The serverless security library targets the runtime environment but is not a replacement for an enterprise-grade platform deployment.
Vapor IO Takes Control of Project Volutus, Secures Series C
The Project Volutus joint venture with Crown Castle will now be fully under control of Vapor IO, which will now handle the deployment and service management through its Kinetic Edge platform.