The majority of 5G SA network deployments will stick to telco cloud, a new report asserts.
The revenue for 5G workloads hosted on public cloud services will increase at a compound annual growth rate of 88% between now and 2026, totaling $4.6 billion over that...
The FortiGate 4800F sports 2.4 Tbps throughput and hardware-accelerated VXLAN and DDoS protection.
Fortinet on Wednesday introduced a compact Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) targeted at hyperscale data centers and 5G networks. The FortiGate 4800F occupies four rack units while providing up to 2.4 terabits per second...
CNCF sees increasing Kubernetes traction in telecom
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) has published the results of what it calls a “microsurvey” of Communication Service Providers (CSPs) to gauge their progress developing cloud-native network functions and customer applications. The report frames the use of Kubernetes in...
The acquisition draws Arista closer to Ericsson, said Arista’s CEO
Arista Networks announced this week that it has acquired unified cloud network company Pluribus Networks, developers of unified cloud networking technology. Arista's COO, Anshul Sadana, said the move will bolster its efforts to develop next-generation...
Switching to cloud-based BSS took two and a half years, but was seamless – U Mobile CIO
Whale Cloud has announced the completion of its migration of Malaysian telco U Mobile’s Business Support Systems (BSS) to a cloud-native environment. The process took two and a half...
SASE and SSE services are available using Secure Gateways hosted by Equinix
Comcast Business on Monday announced a partnership with enterprise security firm Fortinet to deliver Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and Secure Service Edge (SSE) solutions as managed services to Comcast Business customers. The new services...
'We know AWS is a huge opportunity,' said the CFO
Amazon reported second quarter results after the bell on Thursday, posting revenue of $121.2 billion, higher than the $119.5 billion analysts expected. The company reported a net loss of 20 cents per share for the quarter, worse...
Search and Cloud are driving the business, said execs
Alphabet, Google’s parent company, on Tuesday posted second-quarter earnings that narrowly missed Wall Street estimates. The company reported $69.69 billion in revenue, 13% higher year over year, mostly in line with estimates. Net income was $16...
Foreign exchange pressures and Russia cost Redmond, but cloud revenue increased 28% to $25 billion
Microsoft Corp. announced earnings Tuesday for the quarter ending June 30, 2022, offering up its slowest revenue growth since 2020. The company with $51.9 billion in revenue, up 12% Year over Year...
The new integrations automate the setup and deployment of firewall services to protect inbound and outbound public cloud traffic
Alkira announced Tuesday a new partnership with cybersecurity company Fortinet to integrate Alkira’s Cloud Area Networking infrastructure with Fortinet products. The new cloud security integration helps automate...
'Operators must prioritize the construction of more efficient and agile ICT infrastructure': Huawei exec
Huawei last week presented its newest telco cloud vision at its Carrier Cloud Transformation Summit, part of the company’s Win-Win Huawei Innovation Week, an online and in-person event that took place...
5G SA give CSPs the ability to test, deploy and scale new services at hyperscaler velocity, but the cloud-native design presents operational challenges
5G Standalone (SA) is very much a double-edged sword when it comes to network operations. Experts see 5G SA as, in some...
The third Latin America region will join Santiago and São Paulo
Google Cloud has announced plans to open a new Mexico region. The effort is part of the company’s $1.2 billion, five-year planned expansion throughout Latin America. When the new Mexico region launches, it will Google’s...
Azure makes it easier to see and use OCI databases, at no extra charge
Oracle and Microsoft announced this week the release of Oracle Database Service for Microsoft Azure. The new service, the latest cloud collaboration between the two enterprise software giants, enables Azure customers to provision,...
Kubernetes as a lynchpin for network automation at scale
Zero-touch network automation needs to be employed at every level of the 5G stack in order for 5G Standalone (SA) services to work as envisioned. 5G SA will bring considerable benefits to customers, but it also...
Testing and deployment at cloud scale needs cloud-style automation and orchestration.
There’s already been gallons of ink spilled in service of lecturing Communication Service Providers (CSPs) on the importance of adopting cloud-native business processes and technology as they pivot to the introduction of 5G Standalone...
Hybrid cloud accounted for more than a third of IBM’s total revenue
IBM handily beat Wall Street expectations for its second quarter, and showed promising results as the company goes all-in on its full-stack hybrid cloud strategy. The tech giant this week reported adjusted earnings...
The new service promises to help governments and public sector organizations keep data safe, secure, and local.
Microsoft on Wednesday announced Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty, a new solution aimed at governments and public sector customers looking to accelerate digital transformation efforts. The new service was...
DLP keeps sensitive customer records safe with intent-based rules, says Cato
Cato Networks on Tuesday announced Cato DLP, a data loss prevention (DLP) engine added to the company’s SSE 360 service. Cato offers SSE 360 as a Security as a Service platform, offering enterprise customers a...
Multi-instance GPU provisioning helps ‘right-size’ edge AI deployments
Edge AI moves the computational focus out of the data center and closer to the edge of the network, where the users and their data are both located. Nvidia announced Monday improvements to Fleet Command, its cloud platform...
Scaling up to the cloud is about being smarter, not working harder
5G Standalone (SA) requires a fundamentally cloud-native approach. The 5G core is built on cloud-native principles, designed to provide flexibility and scale. This approach increases carrier agility, but at the same time, going cloud-native...
Ericsson will close the deal later this month, after passing muster with U.S. Committee on Foreign Investments
Ericsson said Friday that federal regulators have approved its acquisition of enterprise cloud services company Vonage. The $6.2 billion all-cash deal met with the approval of both company’s...
Year after year, in survey after survey, consumers overwhelmingly prefer self-service options over calling, chatting or face-to-face interaction with a business. These preferences grew with the pandemic, especially among Zoomers (Gen Z) and Millenials, who say they are using help centers, knowledge bases and...
5ms latency promised for 70% of customers in the UK, France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Lumen Technologies has announced the launch of its enterprise edge computing solutions in Europe. The company claims 5 millisecond (ms) latency for 70% of enterprise demand in the UK, France,...
