Nokia Puts a Physical Box at the Edge to Support Cloud, 5G
The box runs a real-time OPNFV-compatible, OpenStack-distribution built to run in small data centers or at base station locations.
AT&T Says the 5G Secret Sauce Is in the Software
5G trials from Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Waco, Texas, have helped the company fine-tune its commercial deployment plans.
Verizon, Citrix, and Hitachi Invest in The Fabric’s Latest $20M Funding Pool
The investment firm was part of the funding behind VeloCloud, Perspica, and Appcito.
Cohesity SD-Storage Automates Data Backup in Public Clouds
The software integrates with public cloud APIs so that backups scale automatically as cloud workloads are added or deleted.
HPE Denies It’s Partnering with Huawei, Taps Crisis Public Relations
HPE says that Huawei's claim that is is partnering with HPE is not true. This is just the latest public relations problem for Huawei in the U.S.
Virtual Instruments Integrates With Cisco SAN Telemetry, AppDynamics
The performance management company released a new version of its platform that integrates with Cisco’s new SAN telemetry streaming and AppDynamics.
Physics Be Damned! Nokia, DoCoMo Test 5G in 90 GHz mmWave Band
The tests could break new ground in terms of supporting 5G use cases using very high mmWave spectrum bands.
Verizon Shifts Focus From 5G Fixed Wireless Trials to Commercial Launch
The operator said it is on track to launch 5G in a handful of markets later this year but is still cagey about the details. Launch cities remain a mystery.
Fun, Games, and Cryptojacking at RSA Conference
Cyber warfare and cryptomining dominated RSA Conference keynotes and talks with technologists, who advocated a back-to-basics approach to network security.
eBrief: Minimizing Security Challenges in the Cloud
In this SDxCentral eBrief, we look at the types of security threats that are becoming more prevalent and examine some of the latest techniques and tools that enterprises are employing to make sure that their business assets in the cloud are secure.
Dell EMC Q&A: Putting NFV Into Production with Ease
Thanks to all who joined us for the Dell EMC webinar, Putting NFV Into Production with Ease – A Service Provider Perspective.
Huawei Names Vendor Partners for Its Three-Layered SD-WAN
Huawei is working with several third-party vendors to enhance its SD-WAN. These include Riverbed Technology, F5, and HPE.
Kubernetes Injected into Yahoo Japan’s OpenStack Infrastructure
The open source Gimbal platform was developed with Heptio to avoid having to rip out OpenStack and legacy backend systems.
Nutanix Teams Up With Data Center Company Cyxtera for On-Demand HCI
The service allows customers to provision dedicated HCI nodes without buying their own infrastructure.
5G Brazil Project Focuses on Global Collaboration
The group is working on several different projects focused on spectrum, 5G standards, regulations, and infrastructure.
Southern Theatres Cleans Up Messy Network With Mosaic NetworX SD-WAN
Before deploying SD-WAN, the company was using “a spaghetti mess” of handcrafted tunnels with combinations of Sonicwall firewalls, third party tunnels, and Cisco ASA firewalls. The result was “awful and unreliable” connections.
Networking Gets Entangled in Geo-Political Feuds
ZTE might look to judicial remedies after the U.S. ban; Huawei lays off its Washington, D.C. liason; and Twitter bans ads from Kaspersky Labs.
Will Artificial Intelligence Be Used for Good or Evil?
As AI and ML begin to reach their full potential, the race is on between network administrators and attackers to implement the technologies into their procedures, for better or for worse.
Ericsson Hired 500 Engineers for 5G
CEO Borje Ekholm’s cost-cutting measures seem to be working. In the first quarter, the company reined in its losses and improved its gross margin.
Micro-segmentation Starter Kit
Micro-segmentation Starter Kit Traditional security solutions are designed to protect the perimeter. As applications and data are becoming increasingly distributed, they are often spanning not only multiple sites, but also multiple clouds. This is making it harder to identify where the perimeter actually is in order to secure it. But even if the perimeter can... Read more →