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Tech Heavyweights Create Open Source Project to Transfer Data
Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Microsoft are behind the initiative. So far, Amazon and Apple are not part of the group.
T-Mobile Goes Nationwide With NB-IoT
The operator’s new partner program will bring together hardware and software developers.
Ericsson Rebounds in Q2 as 5G Momentum Grows
The Swedish firm reported an operating profit of $23 million. It’s the first time since the third quarter 2016 that the company has reported a profit.
White Box OS Startup Arrcus Takes On Cisco, Arista, and Juniper
CEO Devesh Garg says the company’s operating system isn’t limited by legacy software or hardware and can take advantage of innovations in the underlying silicon.
Training Conundrum: Open Source Moves Faster Than Curriculum
There is more interest in training than there is good quality training available, says the Linux Foundation.
Intel Buys a Programmable Chip Company to Prepare for 5G
Programmable chips will play a key role in 5G networks because complex processing will be necessary in the baseband and the base station.
Huawei Faces Scrutiny Over Claims It Infiltrated a Closed Facebook TIP Meeting
A former Huawei employee says he was fired for refusing to use a fake company name to gain access to the private TIP gathering. Huawei says this is just a labor dispute, and the claims are groundless.
Radisys Launches Accelerator to Make ORAN and 5G Faster to Deploy
The program is intended to bring together open source products that can quickly be deployed by service providers.
AT&T Beefs Up Security With AlienVault Acquisition
AT&T says it will continue to invest in the Open Threat Exchange, an open threat intelligence community started by AlienVault.
Networking Startup Snares Another Former Cisco Executive
Randy Pond spent 22 years at Cisco before leaving in 2015. It’s speculated that his hiring means Pensando may soon come out of stealth mode.
Ericsson Teams With SD-WAN Startup Mode to Build an SD-Core Network
Mode's intelligent routing algorithms give enterprises private network reliability and quality of service that they can then combine with SD-WAN and last-mile internet.
O-RAN Alliance Snares 7 New Operator Members
AT&T’s Andre Fuetsch will head the group’s board, which is made up of delegates from 12 operators.
Qualcomm’s Edge Platform Will Upgrade IoT Modules
Companies can deploy 2G IoT modules today and upgrade them to NB-IoT or CAT-M when network coverage is more comprehensive.
Deutsche Telekom Demonstrates 5G Network Architecture With Third-Party VNFs
DT deployed a network data layer using HPE’s shared data environment. The shared layering helps the network handle a large variety of workloads while maintaining agility.
TIP Members Vodafone, Telefónica to Issue OpenRAN RFIs
The operators plan to release the results of the RFI and a shortlist of potential vendors at the TIP Summit in October in London.
Opanga Streamlines Traffic by Using Machine Learning in the Network Core
5G technologies are great, says Opanga's CEO. But why aren't network operators doing more to manage traffic by leveraging the vEPC?
Sprint Spent $1B on Massive MIMO for Its 5G Network in Q2
T-Mobile’s acquisition of Sprint will mean a larger 5G footprint and a higher capacity network, says Sprint’s CTO.
Intel CEO Krzanich Resigns Over Past Relationship With Employee
The company's board of directors named CFO Robert Swan as interim CEO while it searches for a successor.
AT&T Will Launch Nationwide NB-IoT Network in 2019
Deploying NB-IoT will require a software upgrade to the RAN and a few other network elements.
Sprint Is Building a Dedicated IoT Core Network
By creating a separate core network, Sprint can dynamically add capacity and computing power as it is needed.