CNCF offers Kubernetes Software Conformance Certification program The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), which supports container management platforms like Kubernetes and Prometheus, premiered its Kubernetes Software Conformance Certification program today, which the foundation said ensures Certified Kubernetes products are consisted and portable. As part of the announcement, 36 certified Kubernetes distributions and platforms were made available. Kubernetes
American Tower to buy combined assets of Vodafone India, Idea Cellular American Tower is plunking down about $1.2 billion for roughly 20,000 towers in India,
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Categories 5G, Analyst Angle, C-RAN, CBRS, CCJPA, DAS, enterprise, IBW, Internet of Things (IoT), IoT, LAA, LTE, LWA, neutral host, RAN, Senza Fili: Monica Paolini, venue, wi-fi
Wireless in the enterprise. A deeper reach, a more active role for venue owners
The role of wireless infrastructure in the enterprise has been steadily expanding since the introduction of Wi-Fi – so for about two decades. In some
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Categories Cisco, IWAN, Network Infrastructure, SD-WAN, Software, Software-defined networks (SDN), Verizon, Windstream
Verizon targets wholesale customers with SD-WAN offering
Verizon makes SD-WAN solution available on a wholesale basis Verizon Partner Solutions (VPS), announced it is making its software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) solution available to
Cybersecurity breaches are a much talked about but little-addressed problem for corporations today, as every hack reveals just how hard it is to stay ahead
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Categories Devices, Google, kernel, Linux Foundation, Network Infrastructure, Software, Syzkaller, USB
Google researcher discovers 14 Linux USB vulnerabilities
Google researcher finds 14 Linux USB subsystem security vulnerabilities Google researcher Andrey Konovalov recently discovered 14 Linux USB subsystem security vulnerabilities, all of which can be
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Categories 5G, CenturyLink, EXFO, Fiber, fiber backhaul, fiber network, Network Infrastructure, Verizon
Three 5G fiber trends to watch
Fiber is fuel for both LTE and future “5G” systems, and service providers are doing their best to increase their fiber footprints. Here are three
After taking a week to review Broadcom’s unsolicited $130 billion buy-out offer, the Qualcomm Board of Directors today announced it has “unanimously rejected” the bid. Qualcomm
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Categories 5G, Amdocs, Network, Network Function Virtualization (NFV), NFV, RAN, SDN, Software-defined networks (SDN), Sponsored
Accelerating the evolution to a 5G world
5th generation (5G) wireless technology is just around the corner promising secure and ubiquitous wireless connectivity at gigabit speeds. As service providers prepare to leverage 5G,
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Categories 256 QAM, 4X4 MIM, carrier aggregation, Carriers, gigabit LTE, LTE, Network Infrastructure, T-Mobile US, Verizon
Not so fast–Verizon questions T-Mobile’s gigabit LTE claims
The gigabit LTE discrepancy hinges on market availability of carrier aggregation, 256 QAM and 4X4 MIMO Last week at a media and analysts event in San
In Argentina Movistar tests 5G in 28 GHz band Continuing to work with global operators to test 5G networking technologies, Ericsson is working with Argentinian operator
Unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, are shooting movies, spraying crops, delivering pizza, and performing dozens of other jobs across many industries. For mobile network operators,
Several contributors to the emerging 5G standard presented last week at the 15th annual Texas Wireless Summit at the University of Texas, hosted by the
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Categories Opinion
Telecom Tweets of the Week: Autonomous Vegas shuttle debuts; promptly hit by truck
Is this a win or a loss for the robots? A new, self-driving shuttle in a test program on the Las Vegas Strip had its
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Categories Carriers, Centina Systems, NFV, Reader Forum, SDN, service assurance, Software, virtualization
Don’t wait to invest in service assurance (Reality Check)
How service assurance investments are changing the game As service providers worldwide engage with a new set of competitors, face a challenging economy and attempt to