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Edgewater Customizes SD-WAN to Fit Small Businesses
The company's SD-WAN is geared toward smaller companies that are not looking for an MPLS replacement.
Verizon Study: 15% of Enterprises Surveyed Are Deploying SDN
Many companies are looking at ways to accelerate their SDN adoption so they don’t risk falling behind.
Imperiled ZTE May Get a Reprieve as China, U.S. Work on Deal to Remove Ban
The Trump administration is considering lifting the ban in exchange for a removal of tariffs on products from the U.S. farm belt and reduced tariffs on imported U.S. automobiles.
Qualcomm’s New 5G NR Small Cell Platform Uses a Software-Defined Modem
The small cell platform supports interface splits between the central unit and the remote radio head, which means operators can use it for fronthaul.
AT&T, Shaw, and China Mobile Outline 5G Trial Successes and Failures
From foliage that blocks antennas to bandwidth speeds that vary dramatically, global operators open up about the good, bad, and ugly of their 5G trials.
Sprint Joins ORAN Alliance and Linux Foundation Networking Fund
The operator is growing its open source clout prior to its merger with T-Mobile.
Sprint, Verizon Reveal New 5G Launch Markets
Early 5G markets will be a diverse group of cities — from densely populated New York City to flat, sprawling Phoenix.
T-Mobile: Not an All or Nothing When It Comes to vRAN
Virtualizing the RAN is a goal for operators but it won’t happen overnight.
ZTE Ban May Spell Trouble for Chinese Operators and 5G
Many Chinese service providers are reliant upon ZTE’s optical gear for their transport networks and backhaul. And switching to another vendor is not that easy.
ZTE Shutters Operations in Response to U.S. Trade Ban
The Chinese firm has halted all manufacturing in its factory after being banned from using components made in the U.S. for the next seven years.
Facebook Hops on the Blockchain Bandwagon
A small team within the company will look at how to incorporate the distributed ledger technology.
Barefoot Networks Sees Programmable Switching Potential for 5G
By making switching smarter, operators can lower latency and increase bandwidth.
Nokia Snaps Up IoT Energy Startup SpaceTime
SpaceTime’s CEO Rob Schilling, a former general manager at SAP, will join Nokia’s IoT unit.
Samsung Leverages Reliance Jio’s LTE Success for 5G Growth
The South Korean company provided the LTE core and RAN gear for the Indian operator’s greenfield network. The scale of the network is bigger than AT&T and Verizon’s networks combined.
Sprint Shuffles Top Management Ahead of T-Mobile Acquisition
CEO Marcelo Claure will become executive chairman of Sprint. He expects to spend a lot of time in Washington, D.C., getting regulators to approve the T-Mobile merger.
T-Mobile’s John Legere Caters to Trump’s China Fears With 5G Ambitions
Company execs are already in Washington, D.C., meeting with the DOJ and the FCC about the Sprint merger.
Is vRAN a Natural Fit For a Linux Foundation Project?
Groups like the ORAN Forum, Cisco’s Open vRAN initiative, and TIP’s OpenRAN Group are all working to virtualize the RAN. The Linux Foundation has kept its distance, so far.
T-Mobile’s Hookup With Sprint Is Far From Certain
It’s now or never for this acquisition. But first T-Mobile must convince regulators that the competitive landscape is growing and that the new company will create jobs, not eliminate them.
T-Mobile to Swallow Sprint and Form 5G Powerhouse
The combined company will be worth roughly $146 billion. T-Mobile CEO John Legere will lead the new firm and Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure will serve on the board.
China Mobile’s 5G Trials Test Vendor Equipment Interoperability
The next phase of the operator's 5G trials will include at least 100 base stations in each of the five test cities. The trials will use equipment from multiple vendors including Ericsson, Nokia, Huawei, and ZTE.