'We need certain radio base stations for private networks, different price ranges,' CEO Hans Vestberg said

'Just because you turn off the lights doesn’t mean the cockroaches aren’t there. You just can’t see them,' Cisco's Bob Everson said

Google said it intends to activate at least 15 zones across major U.S. cities during the next few years

The multibillion dollar deals cement the Swedish and Finnish vendors as the exclusive RAN suppliers for T-Mobile

The goal is to build a repeatable platform that will foster a healthier ecosystem for virtualized and open radio access networks

It’s the largest swath of spectrum allocated for WiFi since 1989, and it comes as WiFi 6 begins to proliferate in routers and silicon

Of the 18 positions announced, four will be filled by current executives at Sprint

The facility itself is not expected to be fully operational until later this year

This marks the end of John Legere’s run at the company, which began in September 2012

MEF unveiled the first standardized definition for SD-WAN

Despite touting the advanced nature of its factory and the fact that it will be 'operational in early 2020,' Ericsson has not yet said where that factory will be

The OpenStack community is 'focused on the needs of users'

The vendor last year said it would open a software development center and ASIC design center in Austin, Texas

Former Ericsson executive Ulf Ewaldsson is joining T-Mobile US’ network operations where he will serve under current T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray

Cisco's plans to give Ericsson 'space' hints at vendor's current struggles

The company also plans to extend its IoT network throughout Mexico

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