Network Infrastructure

Docker ends two year Kubernetes rivalry by integrating container orchestration platform Following a two year rivalry in the container orchestration market, Docker announced Tuesday at its EU conference it is …

Analyst: Although 5G standard isn’t final, cable companies will have a big role to play DENVER–The 3GPP is tracking to complete the non-standalone variant of the 5G specification with the …

Charter SVP: Small cells go ‘hand-in-glove’ with cable company network assets; have important role to play in 5G DENVER–As carriers and neutral host providers look to create ultra-dense networks using …

Massive network repairs underway in Puerto Rico, USVI; wildfires keeping network teams busy in CA Wireless network operators’ ability to respond to natural disasters and keep networks running, or restore …

Wi-Fi networks vulnerable to cyber intrusions due to flaw in cryptographic protocol, report researchers Researchers disclosed Monday morning that a major security flaw in the WPA2 Wi-FI security protocol used …

Red Hat CRI-O focuses on making container runtime easier Red Hat announced it has deployed its Container Runtime Interface 1.0 (CRI-O), which allows users to run containers directly from Kubernetes …

Huawei boasts more than 560 NFV and SDN deployments worldwide for first half of 2017 Global network functions virtualization (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN) adoption is on the rise, as …

Playbook notes NFV deployment challenges and strategies for moving forward Openwave Mobility, a data plan management solutions provider for the telecom industry, recently published its “NFV Playbook,” highlighting some of …

Governor Jerry Brown of California waited until the eleventh hour to announce that he would not sign legislation giving his state more authority over how local governments deal with applications …

The shift toward digital transformation Digital transformation has become a major trend across a host of industries, from healthcare to entertainment, with application program interfaces (APIs) spearheading the transition. According …

MEF and ONAP join forces to develop LSO framework for physical and virtual network functions Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) recently announced it is collaborating with the Open Network Automation Platform …

Government announced the creation of a 5G working group which will include officials and industry players The government of Australia has developed a paper outlining a 5G policy for the …

As carrier spend slows, how should enterprises fund in-building cellular? Carriers have a limited pool of money to spend on in-building cellular systems. As such, that investment is targeted toward …

Cisco debuts ACI 3.0 for customers managing multi-cloud environments Cisco recently updated its software-defined networking (SDN) offering solution, Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), due to the growing embracement of multi-cloud environments. …

4.5G Pro and 4.9 G set the stage for rapid commercialization of 5G Ahead of the planned release of the 5G New Radio specification in mid-2018, pre-standard lab and field …

Magic Box small cell, wins “Mobile Breakthrough Award” for small cell technology This week Sprint won the Mobile Breakthrough Award for the all-wireless Magic Box small cell, developed by vendor …

New Aryaka reports notes trends in 2017 WAN market Aryaka, a global software-defined wide-area network provider, recently published its third “State of WAN Connectivity” report, reviewing WAN traffic, trends, reliability, …

Demand for in-building cellular is pointed, but market education gap remains By and large, a modern enterprise needs in-building cellular coverage and capacity. But in the context of commercial real …

TM Forum and MEF extend four open APIs with LSO Sonato software development kit TM Forum, a nonprofit industry association for service providers and their suppliers in the telecom industry, …

WOW! to roll out Nokia’s virtualized Distributed Access Architecture WideOpenWest (WOW!) and Nokia announced the deployment of what the companies claim to be the first virtualized Distributed Access Architecture (vDAA). Nokia …

In conjunction with FOX, T-Mobile is accelerating deployment of new spectrum T-Mobile US continues its effort to aggressively deploy its 600 MHz holdings. Following activation of rural sites in Maine …

Operator prioritizing NFV MANO Proximus, Belgium’s largest telecommunications company, has selected Cloudify’s cloud-native orchestration platform in its push toward network functions virtualization (NFV). Proximus will leverage Cloudify’’s platform to provide …

Learn how Sequans leverages LTE connectivity to support vertical applications The internet of things is a crowded market challenged by proprietary and standardized connectivity, as well as long-term interoperability of …

Innovators and inventors ‘haven’t yet begun to imagine’ everything 5G will enable Speaking at the Wireless Infrastructure Association’s HetNet Expo in West Palm Beach, Fla., AT&T Vice President of RAN …

A recent report published by marketsandmarkets accounted for a $789.1 million in value in 2016 for the Container-as-a-Service (CaaS) market and is expected to reach $4,080.4 million by 2022 with …