“Our belief is that open [radio access networks'] success and future prospects hinge on the survival of Mavenir,” analyst Michael Thelander wrote.

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Verizon's vendor bankruptcy and EchoStar ditching VMware also drew a lot of views.

Verizon is tapping Nvidia to power enterprise services running over the carrier’s 5G private network and mobile edge compute infrastructure.

It has up to five times the capacity of Wi-Fi 6.

While Nokia is making headway in the data center and cloud API space, its more traditional telecom radio access network business continues to battle.

The operator pulled VMware’s platform that had been core to its unique open network architecture since its inception for Wind River’s Studio Operator platform.

The additions could be important for some of its vendors but are not unique.

Developers can deploy NIM microservices on Amazon Web Services to provide flexibility and scalability for artificial intelligence workloads.

“Not a lot of specificity coming out of operators in our industry related to actual O-RAN deployments," Verizon's Adam Koeppe said.

IoT アナリティクスは、すべての3社が市場の勝利を主張できることも指摘した。

“It's moving from I don't want to tell the network exactly what to do, I want to tell it what I want to achieve," Ericsson's Gabriel Foglander said.

The Department of Justice's scrutiny of Hewlett Packard Enterprise's proposed $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks likely stems from two critical issues.

ReThink Technology Research predicts 74% of data will be processed outside of traditional data centers by early in the next decade.

IoT Analytics did add that all three can claim a market victory.

"We'll probably see the opening potentially for the fixed-wireless access and for satellite to play in these broadband spaces,” Cisco's Robin Olds said.

AvidThink's Roy Chua explained that while “certification can be helpful,” the current process should not be viewed as an absolute.

"We don't have a gun to our head,” Boost Mobile CTO Eben Albertyn said of the carrier's ability to swap software vendors.

“The general rule that we have from software development teams are, if it can be done twice manually, it's going to get automated," Comcast's Elad Nafshi said.

Broadcom also launched a pair of high-end VeloCloud SD-WAN edge devices that are targeted at high-scale and artificial intelligence needs.

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Analysts predict the private 5G market could finally be gaining its legs.

Timing of that API-fueled edge revolution remains in question.

Verizon and T-Mobile US also initiated new connection goals that show continued consumer and enterprise growth expectations.