Telecom operators need to be very clear on how they want to partner with hyperscalers in addressing the network edge.

Anthony Goonetilleke believes broadband needs to be seen as a basic necessity, like electricity and running water.

"For the enterprise, it’s all about efficiency and lowering operational cost," Andrew Coward, GM Software Defined Networking at IBM told SDxCentral.

The components for zero trust edge include secure web gateway, SD-WAN, cloud access security broker, and zero-trust network access.

Dell’Oro Group predicts the telecom server market will hit $14 billion by 2026, with growth driven by multi-access edge computing servers.

One of the most critical considerations when choosing a firewall is application awareness, Fortinet's Aiden Walden said.

The combined offer will supply service providers with help in validating and scaling VMware’s radio access network intelligent controller.

“Maybe it’s time. You say SD-WAN has been great, but it’s time, and you can make this switch,” AvidThink's Roy Chua said.

The "low-power network firewalls mean that enterprises require fewer firewalls to accomplish their business needs," Fortinet VP Nirav Shah said.

“I don’t think [hyperscalers] want to be operators, they just want operators to use their services,” AT&T's Igal Elbaz said.

Video-intensive use cases like virtual reality and augmented reality will accelerate the need for 5G-Advanced, Dell'Oro Group predicts

Operators need to accelerate the deployment of 5G standalone core and network edge systems to “climb the value chain,” ABI's Reece Hayden said.

"I feel like it's been fast and furious," Mary de Wysocki said to describe her transition from Cisco VP of corporate affairs to chief sustainability officer.

Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen previously stated that the full 5G network build could run Dish in the neighborhood of $10 billion.

“In an ideal world we would not have had to buy Vonage for $6.2 billion to unlock some of the hang up in the system,” Ericsson's Niklas Heuveldop said.

“I'm not hearing like I used to that capacity is the issue in terms of technology. It's just a matter of applying it," Ciena CIO Craig Williams said.

“I'm very focused on getting women from the midpoint of their career to the top. It's not enough to get them in, burn them out, and let them go,"

The validation aligns interoperability between running Nokia’s Cloud RAN on the VMware Telco Cloud Platform.

Analysts noted that T-Mobile US’ 5G position will allow it to target new market segments.

The tool "addresses this gap that just seems to not have been addressed yet – I think it's rare to see that," Cisco's Stephen Augustus said.

The vendor is accused of backing attempts to bribe U.S. government officials to gain access to documents tied to a security investigation of Huawei.

The earnings release was also its first following a corporate restructuring that marked the next phase in its long-simmering turnaround plans.

Zero-trust network access allows enterprises to become "cloud-first, mobile friendly, to be able to have their applications accessible over the internet.”

Gartner named Cato Networks, Cisco, Citrix, Forcepoint, Fortinet, Netskope, Palo Alto Networks, Versa Networks, and VMware as market leaders.