Network Infrastructure

40% of operators to deploy 100-350 small cells per square kilometer by 2020 Small cell deployments are poised for a dramatic uptick as operators hone network densification plans as 5G …

Ericsson will supply Verizon with RAN, core, transport and services for 2018 5G deployment With the 3GPP working to deliver a standalone 5G New Radio specification in mid-2018, Verizon last …

Weaveworks announces free tier Weave Cloud on Google Cloud Platform Weaveworks announced free tier of Weave Cloud for Google Cloud Platform users. The platform is intended to make it easier …

Kubernetes 1.9 moves Workloads APIs to stability The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) announced version 1.9 of the container orchestration and management platform Kubernetes is expected to be released December …

Joerg Erlemeier promoted to COO job and post on Nokia Group Leadership Team As it continues to refine its leadership structure, Nokia has promoted Joerg Erlemeier to the post of …

EasyStack launches EasyStack Kubernetes Service (EKS) EasyStack, an open source cloud computing solutions provider in China, premiered EasyStack Kubernetes Service (EKS) at the KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2017 in Austin, Texas, …

The marketplace is only just beginning to realize how FirstNet it is a new and real growth opportunity for AT&T. What it does not yet understand is it is also …

End-to-end network slicing holds promise as the key to unlocking new business opportunities with 5G to drive revenue growth. So exactly how will service providers benefit from slicing? And how …

CoreOS unveils Tectonic 1.8 CoreOS, maker of the Tectonic cloud-management platform built on Kubernetes, announced Tectonic 1.8 will ship with the beta version of Open Cloud Services Catalog. In addition …

Software company launches Cloudify 4.2 Austin, Texas — Software company Cloudify unveiled Cloudify 4.2 at the KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2017 this week, which includes — among other features — interoperability …

Companies tag team Heptio Ark project Austin, Texas — Microsoft and Heptio announced at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2017 they are working together to ensure the Heptio Ark project provides a …

Governor Sununu says the state will pursue build-out with Rivada Networks New Hampshire has become the first state to opt out of AT&T’s nationwide build-out of a public safety LTE …

Comcast’s gigabit gateway uses 8×8 MU-MIMO and has IoT support Comcast is now offering its xFi gigabit-capable gateway nationally, setting the stage for broad availability of faster in-home Wi-Fi speeds …

The two firms combined different technologies including 256 QAM, 4×4 MIMO and LAA T-Mobile and Ericsson announced they have achieved speeds of 1.1 Gbps using 12-layer Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) …

  NFV and SDN deployments require automated service assurance that won’t compromise reliability Service assurance is a crucial and increasingly complex task for communications service providers. Without granular insight into …

Oracle brings two Kubernetes projects to open source community Austin, Texas — Oracle announced at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon it is open sourcing Fn project Kubernetes Installer and Global Multi-Cluster Management, …

Alibaba Cloud and Baidu become CNCF members Austin, Texas — The two major cloud companies, Alibaba Cloud and Baidu, have announced their support of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) …

The role of Kubernetes in AWS Austin, Texas — Pay-as-you-go, self-service, global distribution and high utilization — those are the principles that undergird cloud native, noted Adrian Cockcroft, vice president …

MAUI, Hawaii–Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 mobile platform is a fundamental part of most smartphones. Now that same technology is coming to personal computers. At the Snapdragon Technology Summit, ASUS and HP …

Russian telcos aims to deploy large 5G trials during the Fifa World Cup 2018 Ericsson and Russian telco Rostelecom announced they will carry out a 5G trial at the Hermitage …

Big Switch addresses data center scaling issues with SDN Big Switch Networks, a data center networking company, unveiled a new capability of its SDN-based Big Monitoring (Big Mon) Fabric called …

MAUI, Hawaii–In the very near future, access to robust cellular connectivity will be an expectation. Just like with electricity, there will be a pervasive assumption that everything is connected. “We …

  At Fontech, we’re continuing to pursue our goal of providing CSPs with the state-of-the-art technology they need to differentiate from competitors and improve the experience of their subscribers. Our …

OpenStack unveils new open source project ‘Kata Containers’ The OpenStack Foundation announced a new open source project dubbed Kata Containers, which aims to combine the security benefits of virtual machines …

Huawei and Vodafone announce collaboration Vodafone announced it has selected Huawei as an approved vendor to supply its FusionSphere OpenStack platform, supporting the company’s global rollout of network functions virtualization …