The platform will simplify the Microsoft-centric hybrid cloud experience with consistency across public clouds, data centers and the edge.

NTT and Qualcomm will prioritize the development of 5G-enabled devices to advance artificial intelligence (AI) processing at the edge.

Nokia has unveiled its network-as-code platform and developer portal to help communication service providers monetize their 5G network investments.

The latest success included a 5G data and voice connection and a new download speed mark.

CEO Shlomo Kramer said this record-breaking funding round showed investors’ confidence in Cato’s leadership in the single-vendor SASE market.

The current figure for 2023 is around $1 billion

Samsung’s validation is similar to ones accomplished by rival 5G equipment vendors Nokia and Ericsson.

The launch comes as analyst firms continue to predict robust enterprise traction for private networks, but also note integration challenges.

The Mobile OnSite NaaS has been trialed at a Lockheed Martin facility in Colorado where it’s being used as a data and video testing platform.

Zscaler CEO Jay Chaudhry defends his company's multivendor SASE and SSE approach, noting its lead over Microsoft's late SSE market entry.

Both deals hasten what is an increasing push by telecom providers in looking toward the heavens to extend the reach of their wireless networks.

This week's top stories as chosen by our readers included news from Fortinet, the telecom industry's talent struggles, large language models and more.

The newsfest that was VMware Explore, how MPLS tech keeps zombieing on and the rapid decline of the RAN market lead our Top 10 list for August.

Fortinet claims its wireless LAN access points will offload traffic from microbranches to a SASE point of presence for security inspection.

A roundup of this week's VMware Explore event coverage, with cloud, multicloud, artificial intelligence, a love triangle and AMD's supercharged DPUs.

This week was all about VMware Explore, as the event was spent trying to show everyone that the company was still the same as it has always been.

The vendor stated these new services are tied to its expanded work with the software-defined edge.

Versa Networks' CEO noted the new capabilities announced this week augment existing AI capabilities from previous iterations of Versa's platform.

“What we think lies ahead is the need for security to stop bad actors midflight, real time, as it's happening,” Palo Alto CEO Nikesh Arora said.

Five stories published this week, as curated by the SDxCentral editorial team. With coverage from telecom, security and artificial intelligence, among others.

Analysts from both Forrester and Gartner have noted Cisco's struggle to integrate and unify its secure access service edge portfolio in their recent reports.

As networking and security converge, “that's where a single policy and a single set of controls becomes very powerful,” VP Larry Lunetta said.

From "old reliable" MPLS, and why it isn't going away anytime soon, to the next-gen 5G vRAN, our coverage this week ran the gamut of technology.

Current head Amol Phadke is set to leave and will be replaced by current VP Ankur Jain.