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Deployment of 5G presents new operational challenges for service providers especially in the wake of network virtualization. 5G will leverage software defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV) running in a cloud computing environment to benefit from its dynamic, rapidly configurable set of network capabilities. The 5G cloud RAN (C-RAN) will coexist with a

January 16, 2018

4G, 5G, Ciena, Opinion, Reality Check

Debunking 5 common myths about 5G (Reality Check)

When the industry talks about 5G, there is a level of excitement and optimism about what it will enable. From “up to 100 times increase

January 16, 2018

Carriers, Federal Communications Commission, open Internet order, Policy

After FCC repeal, states take up net neutrality banner

FCC preempted state-led action, but that isn’t stopping handful of states In the aftermath of the U.S. Federal Communication Commission’s controversial repeal of Obama-era net neutrality

January 15, 2018

Aqua Comm, Bulk Infrastructure, Devices, Facebook, HAVFRUE, Network Infrastructure, Software, TE SubCom

Aqua Comm named system operator of trans-Atlantic cable system

Aqua Comms to sell capacity services and raw spectrum for HAVFRUE cable system portion Aqua Comms DAC, the operator of Ireland’s first subsea fibre-optic network interconnecting

January 15, 2018

Internet of Things (IoT), IoT, IoT security, network security

Commerce Department seeks input on mitigating botnet threats

As large-scale, automated “botnet” attacks become a matter of increasing concern for the internet of things, the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Department of

January 15, 2018

Cisco, CPE, Devices, Hybrid WAN, Juniper, Network Infrastructure, Software, ThousandEyes

ThousandEyes, Juniper partner to bring visibility to hybrid WANs

ThousandEyes and Juniper team up on joint solution Network intelligence company ThousandEyes is partnering with Juniper Networks to provide visibility into network performance and application delivery

January 15, 2018

Wireless

Verizon expected to expand media business

Verizon’s go90 mobile video service has not been a runaway success, but nonetheless, the company is reportedly set to expand its content business this year.

January 15, 2018

Huawei, Network Infrastructure, O&M, photonic mesh, Software, Software-defined networks (SDN), T-SDN, Telefonica

Huawei, Telefónica complete T-SDN tests for photonic mesh

Huawei and Telefónica finish T-SDN tests Spain-based telecom provider Telefónica and Chinese smartphone maker Huawei announced they have successfully finished laboratory tests on the T-SDN (Transport

January 15, 2018

Analyst Angle, gigabit LTE, LAA, LTE-U, Opinion, T-Mobile, Verizon

Analyst Angle: How to provide Gigabit LTE cheaply when you don’t have the spectrum?

Deploy LAA. Consumers are only beginning to use LTE in unlicensed spectrum. So far chatter has mostly been about operator trials, commercial chipsets and sales of

January 15, 2018

Analyst Angle, Carriers, Frontier, Opinion, Spectrum, Verizon

Kagan: Wireless and pay TV industries converge in 2018

Walk through CES 2018 and you can see the wireless industry continues to expand its footprint and grow in other industries. All of a sudden,

January 12, 2018

5G, Measurement, National Instruments, Sponsored, test, White Paper

5G Progress Set to Disrupt Test Processes

5G innovation doesn’t stop at design. Test and measurement solutions will be key in the commercialization cycle, but 5G requires a different approach to test

January 12, 2018

BSS/OSS, Excelacom, Fiber Deep, FTTH, HPC network, Opinion, Reader Forum

Fiber Deep: syncing the back office is key to success (Reader Forum)

Bandwidth usage of access networks (or the last mile) continues to grow as service providers migrate to all-IP services (IP Video, 4K Video, and other

January 12, 2018

CES, CES2018, Opinion

Telecom Tweets of the Week: #CESblackout steals the show

What will people remember from this year’s Consumer Electronics Show? The biggest electronics show of the year always has a dizzying array of hundreds of

January 12, 2018

Corning, Network Infrastructure, SpiderCloud

Corning and SpiderCloud prepare enterprise-ready LAA small cell

Carrier-certified small cells that can be directly purchased by the enterprise give companies a way to take control of their cellular connectivity needs, but bringing

January 12, 2018

Test and Measurement

Test and Measurement: Spirent, TÜV SÜD expand labs

Two test companies have announced the expansion of their labs: Spirent Communications and Germany-based international testing and certification company TÜV SÜD. Spirent is expanding its