Opensignal Analyst Ian Fogg explained that 5G deployment strategies and end results are tied directly to what spectrum operators control.

MTN Consulting found the three vendors gained the most telecom network infrastructure revenue share during the first quarter.

“As the second and third iterations of SD-WAN come around, we want to be part of that conversation in a meaningful way," Telstra America's Noah Drake said.

The platform provides enterprises with the ability to better control the quality of their SD-WAN connections.

The multi-vendor project relied heavily on open standards and interfaces to simplify network management.

ABI Research predicts 5G-Advanced radios will start gaining traction in the market between 2024 and 2026.

Many enterprises are using this model to better manage data sovereignty laws that require them to maintain strict control over their data.

The research firm notes that telecom operators currently lack business models that allow them to build on their physical connectivity advantages.

The equipment vendor purchased Ireland-based systems integrator Aspire Technology, which was founded by former Ericsson engineers.

Research firm Counterpoint predicts 5G-based fixed-wireless access broadband subscriptions will surge to 462 million worldwide connections by 2030.

The vendor has not been included in higher-profile open RAN deployments recently launched by Rakuten Mobile in Japan and Dish Network in the U.S.

The vendor and the analyst firm are predicting 5G connections will top 1 billion worldwide by the end of the year.

Synergy Research Group found the three hyperscalers powered a 26% increase in segment revenue growth during the first quarter.

Dell'Oro Group predicts the global small cell radio access network market to exceed $5 billion in sales this year.

MTN Consulting predicts webscale operators like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, and Alphabet/Google will drive network capex growth.

Datadog found strong growth in the use of managed container platforms that take advantage of serverless concepts.

“It's not about one network function anymore. ... On a 5G network we’re thinking 5G use case security," Deloitte's Shehadi Dayekh explained

The four vendors dominated segment revenues in the Americas, which was the only global region to post first-quarter growth, according to Dell'Oro Group.

Many expressed concern over Broadcom's handling of its CA Technologies and Symantec acquisitions and subsequent customer backlash.

The move continues a growing push by security vendors toward bolstering DevSecOps teams, which has become important in light of recent exploits.

Canalys reported that the three accounted for 62% of the market at the end of Q1 this year compared to 58% a year ago.

The Canadian operator is the first in the country to launch a commercial service running on Amazon Web Services' Wavelength platform.

Despite a constant stream of secure access service edge launches and updates, ABI Research predicts larger enterprises are up to five years away from beginning to adopt the technology.

The carrier will use Casa Systems’ platform to deploy a 5G core or mobile edge computing systems onto just about any infrastructure environment.