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Alibaba Cloud and Esri join forces Spatial analytics company Esri and Alibaba Cloud have entered a partnership, which will allow both organizations to deliver technologies to customers who want to implement Esri technology on Alibaba Cloud. Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) was founded in 1969 and is based in California. It is a provider of geographic information

April 16, 2018

APAC, China, Huawei, Network Infrastructure, Policy, Security, zte

Regulatory concern over ZTE spreads to U.K.

ZTE singled out as a national security concern in U.K. Chinese telecom infrastructure, smartphone and technology companies Huawei and ZTE are currently the focus of significant

April 16, 2018

AT&T Midwest, Carriers, CWA, Featured, Legacy T, Workforce

AT&T Midwest, Legacy T contracts expire

Contracts covering about 14,000 wireline employees at AT&T Midwest and AT&T Legacy T expired over the weekend, with workers remaining on the job as negotiations

April 16, 2018

cybersecurity, Devices, etisalat, Network Infrastructure, Singtel, Softbank, Software, Telefonica

Telecom companies form alliance to bolster cybersecurity

Singtel, SoftBank,Etisalat and Telefónica join forces on cybersecurity Singtel, SoftBank, Etisalat and Telefónica have joined forces in a global telco security alliance. The companies collectively boast over

April 16, 2018

Analyst Angle, Charter, Charter Spectrum Mobile, Kagan, Pay TV

Kagan: Charter Spectrum Mobile preparing to launch

Charter is getting ready to enter the world of wireless. They just selected Danny Bowman to lead their wireless efforts in what is expected to

April 16, 2018

Network Function Virtualization (NFV), Network Infrastructure, SD-WAN, Software, uCPE, Verizon, virtualization, VNS Bundles

Verizon pushes virtualization with VNS bundles

Verizon deploys VNS bundles Verizon continues to push virtualization with the launch of its Virtual Network Services (VNS) Solution Bundles. Verizon originally introduced a pricing model for its

April 13, 2018

Application Framework, Business, Cyvera, LightCyber, Network Infrastructure, Palo Alto Networks, Secdo, Software, Traps

Palo Alto Networks to enhance security platform by acquiring Secdo

Palo Alto Networks announces intent to purchase Secdo Endpoint security solution provider Palo Alto Networks announced plans to purchase Israel-based company Secdo. Financial details of the

April 13, 2018

autonomous vehicles, CBRS, commscope, Ericsson, EXFO, Featured, Keysight Technologies, simulation, Test and Measurement

Test and Measurement: CommScope, Ericsson test CBRS interoperability

In a promising sign for an equipment ecosystem for Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum, CommScope and Ericsson said this week that they successfully completed interoperability

April 13, 2018

Network Function Virtualization (NFV), Network Infrastructure, NFV, RAD, SDN, Software-defined networks (SDN), vAccess, white box switches

RAD introduces vAccess with VNF performance monitoring capabilities

RAD debuts vAccess Israel-based company RAD rolled out a new addition to its vCPE toolbox, dubbed vAccess, which enables value-added NFV and SDN-based services to be

April 13, 2018

5G, APAC, kt, LG U+, Network Infrastructure, SK Telecom

South Korean telcos to share 5G network infrastructure

Mobile operators in South Korea had recently announced plans to launch commercial 5G services next year South Korean mobile operators have plans to share the costs

April 13, 2018

5G, 5G spectrum, EMEA, Featured, Huawei, KPN, Nokia, trial, zte

KPN urges Dutch government to provide 3.5GHz spectrum for 5G trials

KPN partnered with Nokia, ZTE and Huawei to test 5G in four cities Dutch telecommunications company KPN is urging the Dutch government to make 3.5GHz spectrum

April 13, 2018

EXFO, EXFO Evolution of RAN, EXFO News, Test and Measurement

EXFO feels the impact of Astellia acquisition, soft quarter

EXFO cited seasonal softness for performance in the second quarter of its fiscal 2018, reporting a net loss for the quarter of $4.66 million as

April 13, 2018

bare metal, Fundamentals, hardware, hypervisor, Network Infrastructure, operating system, Software, virtual machines

Bare metal infrastructure vs. hypervisor-based infrastructure

Choosing a host infrastructure The Infrastructure hosting market can feel overwhelming with the variety of technologies and platforms available. Generally speaking, however, infrastructure hosts fall into

April 13, 2018

5G, Network Function Virtualization (NFV), Network Infrastructure, radio access network, RAN, Software, Verizon, virtualization, vRAN

Setting the standards for RAN virtualization

xRAN Forum recently released it’s fronthaul specification Virtualization of network infrastructure is part and parcel of the evolution for 5G. From the evolved packet core to

April 13, 2018

Network Infrastructure

Verizon says outdoor small cells will be its first CBRS use case

Verizon is busy testing indoor and outdoor small cells that will operate in the 3.5 GHz spectrum bands, and this week the carrier said the