AT&T said its ability to use the same open hardware for core and edge routing demonstrates the power of open source systems.

Nokia warns that network traffic may spike again, especially as COVID-19 infections surge and public health restrictions are being re-instituted in many regions.

Expanse counts the U.S. Department of Defense, CVS Health, Allergan, PayPal, Accenture, Orrick, Lockheed Martin, and the U.S. Department of Energy as customers.

Cisco unshackled Its HyperFlex HCI; Palo Alto Networks added cloud-based DLP; and Verizon leaned on Cisco, BlackBerry for internet security.

Remote work, coupled with the fact only 21% of small to midsized businesses implemented new technology to deal with security issues, highlights the risks for SMBs.

Arista took aim at Cisco; Cato SASE update silenced alarms; and Intel won its first open RAN deal with Dish.

LF Energy launched a project to create an open source tool for managing energy demand across the electricity grid.

Pureport's multi-cloud fabric can now connect enterprises directly to the cloud using SD-WAN.

Nvidia took Arm off SoftBanks’ hands for $40 billion; Accenture bet $3 billion on Cloud First expansion; and Red Hat scored a Samsung 5G deal.

Cisco powers Internet2 and is working with Verizon to make fans safe; Microsoft's diversity pledge draws Labor Department inquiry; Juniper adds VPN app, access controls.

Internet2 will deploy Cisco’s 8200 series routers that use Cisco Silicon One ASICs in 48 U.S. locations.

The companies claim the new network infrastructure will lay a foundation for Equinix to deploy 5G services requiring low latency, high capacity, and automation.

Nvidia eyed data center dominance | VMware hunted zombies and summoned a sustainability second wave; and Supermicro mounted a 5G strategy.

“Every year on our birthday, we give back with a series of product announcements of things that we can do that make the internet as a whole better,” CEO

VMware bolsters SASE security with SaltStack buy; AT&T disaggregated routing; and Juniper jumped on Netrounds.

The acquisition will bolster Juniper in allowing service providers to identify and remediate network disruptions.

“We have now deployed a next generation IP MPLS core routing platform into our production network based on this open software,” AT&T CTO Andre Fuetsch said.

Arista bought Awake for NDR security; Red Hat scored a Samsung OpenShift 5G Deal; and VMware needs to make a SASE security purchase.

Parallel Wireless, one of Mavenir’s strongest competitors in the open RAN market, previously claimed to be the only open RAN vendor with 2G and 3G capabilities.

VMware drove Tanzu, Kubernetes deeper into its portfolio; 5G open RAN continued to struggle; and Verizon's 5G expansion will beat the next iPhone.

Nvidia's $40 billion Arm acquisition will allow the company to expand into new markets through Arm's expansive licensing program.

“Besides FAANG, the cloud guys, we’re the largest, most interconnected security infrastructure on the internet,” said senior VP Joe DePalo.

Security tools built into Microsoft products detected and stopped “the majority” of these attacks, said Microsoft’s Tom Burt.

Cisco and MuralNet's tribal network program gives rural areas an opportunity to build and deploy fixed-wireless access networks.