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It’s no secret that Mobile Operators are facing increased pressure as competition grows at the same time that data demands are going through the roof and margins are compressing. Residential …

5G is inherently complex–the network is complex, the network management is complex, the services that ride on top of it are complex and making sure those services are working the …

As open RAN moves toward tipping point, how will the vendor dynamics shake out? LOS ANGELES–Major, multi-national operators, as well as numerous others in the telecoms business, have thrown their …

  Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies is in early-stage negotiations with a number of U.S. telecommunications firm regarding the potential licensing of its 5G technology to them, Reuters reported, citing a …

Telcos “must act now or lose out,” report says Edge computing is at a turning point, with discussions centered around the “how” and “when” of implementation rather than the “if” …

Telefonica Innovation Ventures invests in open RAN provider Altiostar ZURICH–As Telefonica continues to enhance its network and crystallize 5G plans, the Spanish-based multi-national operator this week, through its Telefonica Innovation …

CTO discusses the operator’s 5G strategy, network automation tools ZURICH–In the past six years, Finnish operator Elisa has seen its subscriber base increase consumption of mobile data by a factor …

A closer look at network automation investments from T-Mobile The complexity of 5G network management and service delivery will require network automation. In turn, network automation and the ability to …

Increasingly complex networks, being built today to ultimately support billions of devices and dynamically provision the appropriate level of service, require network automation solutions to operate. And this paradigm will …

EXFO discusses the step-by-step move toward network automation The complexity of future 5G networks, simultaneously handling consumer, enterprise and machine-based data transmission, requires investments in network automation. But, as operators …

  Nokia opened a 5G lab at its global headquarters in Espoo, Finland, with the aim of enabling customers to experience the vendor’s portfolio of 5G equipment, software and services. …

Researchers at AdaptiveMobile Security say that they have uncovered a SIM-based smartphone vulnerability used for targeted surveillance which has been expanded to use for fraud, scam calls and other uses …

Mavenir focused on upending network economics SINGAPORE–Discussions of 5G are typically focused on the new applications that consumers and enterprises can use. The other side of that coin is the …

DevOps reorgs are consistent challenge to network automation efforts Operators around the world are rolling out commercial 5G services with a current focus on delivering an enhanced mobile broadband experience …

VMware acquisition of Uhana speaks to service assurance in the 5G era SAN FRANCISCO–Telcos are ramping up investments in hybrid cloud strategies in tandem with 5G network deployments, which are …

iconectiv’s VNF information service is included in ONAP’s latest mobile network specifications  The latest release of international specifications to help build future software-based mobile networks has been published by the Linux Foundation in the …

SAN FRANCISCO–With a call out from VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger during his opening keynote and numerous mentions from Dell Technologies-family executives, 5G was most certainly a topic of interest during …

Kubernetes is “as significant” as cloud and virtual machines, Pat Gelsinger says SAN FRANCISCO–VMware is betting big on Kubernetes as the container orchestration tool to facilitate software development and operations …

The world’s first commercially deployed 5G cloud-based Radio Access Network is live in the U.S., Nokia said this week in a blog post. The company didn’t name the carrier or …

Ahead of annual showcase, VMware acquiring Carbon Black and Pivotal Software With its annual VMWorld event set to begin next week in San Francisco, VMWare this week announced a pair …

The acquisition gives Extreme Networks an edge in cloud management and Wi-Fi 6 In some ways, software-driven networking company Extreme Networks’ path to acquiring Aerohive Networks, a cloud-management networking company, began …

Internet of Things devices are being targeted by cyber attacks within as little as five minutes of being powered up, and hackers are testing their ability to attack IoT devices …

Ruckus Networks plans to expand service to millions of Brazilians by the end of 2020 California-based wireless networking equipment and software company Ruckus Networks announced that its devices and technology …

Here are five reasons you should embrace it now The next revolution in information technology – 5G + Edge Computing – is here and it brings an unprecedented opportunity  for …