The odds are long, but that's just how EchoStar Chairman Charlie Ergen likes them.

Gartner’s latest SD-WAN ranking also included Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Versa Networks, and Palo Alto Networks in the “leaders” quadrant.

Analyst firms are predicting the increased use of artificial intelligence will drive data center power requirements through the roof.

A GSMA Intelligence report found 24% of operators view hyperscalers as formidable competitors in edge networking and cloud

“The interesting thing about enterprises is they actually use a lot less data than consumers do,” UScellular CEO Laurent Therivel said.

“It's going to enable businesses that have a need for a private network, but only on a temporary basis," T-Mobile US' Mishka Dehghan said.

The multimillion-dollar fines are tied to several recent cybersecurity attacks.

“Ultimately, our goal is to revolutionize the security analyst’s experience,” CrowdStrike's Ajit Sancheti said.

“Leadership here is amazing. I might have the technical part of it, but they have the drive," Brownsville CIO Jorge Cardenas said of the Texas town.

Dell’Oro Group recently predicted that open radio access network equipment will account for more than 25% of the total worldwide RAN market by 2028.

“We would be very open minded about partnering if there's a way we can,” T-Mobile US CEO Mike Sievert said of its plans.

Dell’Oro Group pegs full-year data center capex as growing 35% compared to 2023, hitting $400 billion in total segment revenues.

T-Mobile US is heading a new effort based on the AI-RAN Initiative

“I don't think that a customer wants to put everything regarding cybersecurity with one vendor," Arctic Wolf CEO Nick Schneider said.

Both are investing billions-of-dollars into fiber and expanding their plans for fixed-wireless access.

Segment spending is set to surge.

"[Customers] want something different and, frankly, the incumbents are not delivering," Nokia's Mike Bushong said.

This includes work with open-source groups and collaboration with rivals.

'The quality of the student experience drives everything. That’s what attracts students and keeps students,' Johnson C. Smith University's John Norris said

The change will see the Ericsson name supersede Cradlepoint in the private 5G and enterprise space.

5G has been a boon to the edge computing and networking space but has increased edge security challenges due to a greater attack surface.

“I think Broadcom is committed to their investment, but that’s not the same as being committed to the VMware brand,” RedMonk's Rachel Stephens wrote.

The new API venture packs a dozen large operators and Google Cloud, but some notable cloud ecosystem names are missing

Though Cisco’s own efforts in that space could themselves cause some customer concern