5G service revenues to hit $73 billion this year – Juniper
Operators have the potential to generate hundreds of billions of dollars per year in revenue from 5G services in the coming years, provided they focus on virtualization in the core.
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AdaptiveMobile Security reckons 5G network slicing contains a major security flaw
Research published by mobile security specialist AdaptiveMobile claims all the extra complexity created by network slicing leads to new vulnerabilities.
Nokia lands a few much-needed wins
Nokia’s rollercoaster ride continues with an up day, following the launch of its latest 5G Cloud RAN and a couple of handy deal wins.
Mavenir and Altiostar join forces to exploit the US OpenRAN opportunity
The US government keeps promising to chuck money at OpenRAN technology, so it makes sense for companies involved to raise their game.
Microsoft doubles down on the telco cloud with Metaswitch acquisition
Don’t say you weren’t warned, telecoms industry. The tech big guns are trained on your home turf and they’re not afraid to splash the cash.
Microsoft buys into NFV with Affirmed Networks acquisition
US software giant Microsoft has made one its most aggressive moves into the telecoms sector with the acquisition of virtualization specialist Affirmed Networks.
Nokia and Microsoft bundle their cloud offerings
A strategic collaboration between Nokia and Microsoft is banking on companies wanting to buy their cloud hardware and software together.
Nvidia takes 5G to the edge with help from Ericsson and Red Hat
Graphics chip maker Nvidia has unveiled its EGX Edge Supercomputing Platform that is designed to boost 5G, IoT and AI processing at the edge of the network
Three UK claims 5G-ready cloud core first ahead of August launch
Even though it won’t be flicking the 5G switch until next month, Three UK has decided to bang on about its new virtualized core once more.
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.
Dell flies through Q3 with 15% revenue growth
Dell Technologies has reported its financials for the third quarter of 2018, with few complaining over 15% revenue growth to $22.5 billion.
Italians clearly aren’t that suspicious of Huawei
Despite governments around the world turning against Chinese vendors, Telecom Italia has agreed a new partnership with Huawei based on Software Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) technology.
Nokia launches some actual applications for SDN
All the hype surrounding software-defined networking is finally starting to yield some tangible results in the form of three apps from Nokia.
CityFibre taunts rivals with 10 Gbps speeds claim
CityFibre has announced a partnership with Calix to deliver, what it claims, would be the world’s only Software Defined Access (SDA) operating system across, delivering mouth-watering speeds across its fibre network.
Ericsson upgrades Radio System, partners with Juniper on backhaul and buys CENX
Ahead of MWC Americas Ericsson has embarked on a frenzy of announcements around its core product offering.
Network slicing can unlock $66 billion of industry opportunities – ABI
Analyst firm ABI research has had a bit of a spreadsheet frenzy and come to the conclusion that network slicing can create $66 billion of fresh commercial opportunities for telcos.
Exploring the benefits of digitalisation
At a time of fierce competition coupled with declining revenues, mobile operators and MVNOs are digitising their businesses to boost efficiency and offer better services to customers.
VodafoneZiggo tells operators to virtualize fast
The approach of 5G brings with it the promise of a whole range of exciting new use cases. But before we strap on our VR headsets, the operators need to create networks that live up to the promises.
BT decides to resell some Cisco SD-WAN gear
UK telco group BT has launched a new global managed service based around Cisco software defined wide area network (SD-WAN) kit.
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.
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