Orange switches to disaggregated switches
French operator group Orange has teamed up with Edgecore Networks to start using switches running on open-source software.
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Linux Foundation unveils open source digital wallet consortium
The OpenWallet Foundation has been established to work on an open source software engine for anyone to use to make interoperable digital wallets.
Lumina Networks turns out the lights for good
Open-source SDN startup Lumina Networks has thrown in the towel, citing slower than hoped open-source adoption, thanks in part to COVID-19.
HPE sidles up to the open networking movement with a new 5G lab
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has unveiled the HPE 5G Lab, which is designed to accelerate adoption of open, multivendor 5G solutions.
Internet pioneer Tim Berners-Lee is on a hiring spree
Inrupt, the disruptive internet start-up founded by Tim Berners-Lee, has announced it is expanding its operational team as it pursues the redistribution of power in the internet era.
US starts huffing and puffing over Huawei again
The US Government is on the Huawei offensive once again, throwing another warning to the UK and suggesting the industry should open-source 5G technology to counter the threat.
F5 makes agile move with $670 million NGNIX acquisition
App security outfit F5 is buying open-source application platform specialist NGINX to augment its multi-cloud offering.
Red Hat gives thanks for Turkcell virtualization win
Turkish operator Turkcell has launched a virtualization platform called Unified Telco Cloud that’s based on Red Hat’s OpenStack Platform.
Culture is holding back operator adoption of open source
If open source is the holy grail for telcos, more than a few of them are getting lost trying to uncover the treasure; but why?
Broadband Forum unveils first Open Broadband release
The Broadband Forum has announced the release of code and supporting documentation for Broadband Access Abstraction (OB-BAA), the first code release for the Open Broadband project.
Airship launched by AT&T and SK Telecom
AT&T and SK Telecom have jointly announced the launch of a new open infrastructure project called Airship, intended to simplify the process of deploying cloud infrastructure.
Linux Foundation looks to open source growth for AI
The Linux Foundation has announced the launch of LF Deep Learning Foundation, an umbrella organization which will support open source projects in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning.
TM Forum brings Open APIs to the Linux party
Some might bring chips and dips, others potato salad, while the rogue ones bring Tequila, but the TM Forum has pitched up to the Linux Foundation’s LA party with a bag full of Open APIs.
Mycom OSI makes telco cloud move with Red Hat collaboration
Network assurance vendor Mycom OSI has moved to improve its cloud credentials through a partnership with Red Hat.
AT&T comes up with sensible idea to cash in on AI craze
It isn’t often we actually say this, but a telco has come up with a good idea as opposed to ripping someone else off, reinventing the wheel or using Kevin Bacon to make the brand seem cool.
ONF caterpillar metamorphoses into open source butterfly
The Open Network Foundation has proudly announced the completion of its restructuring into an open source-centric organization following the integration of ON.Lab.
AT&T chucks $200 million at ONAP startups
US operator AT&T has vowed to invest ‘up to’ $200 million in a venture capital fund focused on telecoms startups working on the Open Network Automation Platform.
OpenStack makes Ericsson its 8th platinum member
Open source cloud infrastructure software community OpenStack has elected networking vendor Ericsson to its highest level of membership.
Red Hat buys its developers a present in the form of Codenvy
Open source enterprise software vendor Red Hat has announced its first acquisition for a year in the form of cloud development startup Codenvy.
Red Hat’s telecoms numbers illustrate the importance of ICT convergence
Open source software vendor company Red Hat revealed in its recent Q4/FY earnings that telecoms was its top vertical.
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