Palo Alto Networks released managed SASE udpates; operators are using cloud to transform their businesses; and Rakuten Symophony partnered with Cisco on open RAN.

“AT&T is investing in renewable energy because it is good for the planet and good for our business,” Global Infrastructure VP Joe Taylor said.

The latest funding wave will deliver broadband service to more than 1 million locations at a taxpayer cost of about $1,200 per connection up front.

Verizon expects the renewable energy projects funded by its 20 purchase agreements will prevent more than 4.8 million metric tons of CO2 emissions annually.

The rules do little to improve customer privacy, but instead address how quickly a carrier must notify customers and regulators of a confirmed breach.

Oracle released its Cloud for Telcos; Zayo Group acquired QOS Networks; and CISA issued an alert warning of ongoing Russian state-sponsored cyber threats.

"GSMA would only consider a change to our plans under the direction of the Spanish authorities,” GSMA CEO John Hoffman said.

The top seven vendors comprise about 80% of the total market, and ZTE and Samsung are both “trending upward,” according to Dell’Oro Group.

5G adoption remains lower than expected; infrastructure as code presents security challenges.

Cost savings often remains the primary goal. “Even telcos who don’t care about the environment do care about costs,” MTN Consulting analyst Matt Walker explained.

Telecom infrastructure vendors collectively pulled in $110.4 billion in revenue during the first half of 2021, up 7.4% from the first half of 2020.

"We are building multiple, multi-billion dollar businesses in areas like edge and telco,” Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell said.

“The telco opportunity is the most interesting right now as the competitive landscape is wide open,” ZK Research analyst Zeus Kerravala said.

Analysts say Adtran's ADVA acquisition doesn't threaten larger competitors; Wind River targets the machine economy; and Juniper Networks plans to integrate its RAN with Intel's FlexRAN platform.

Deutsche Telekom will add 1.2M fiber connections before 2022; Docker added a new subscription tier and updated its pricing; and satellite communication latency is decreasing.

Verizon has allocated $994 million of net proceeds from its second green bond toward virtual power purchase agreements for renewable energy projects.

“This was not a sophisticated attack; this was not a zero day. T-Mobile left a gate wide open for attackers, and attackers just had to find the gate,” Forrester

Massive MIMO radios integrated with a fully virtualized baseband supporting C-band spectrum is an important distinction at this juncture in the 5G development cycle.

Vodafone has met its goal of achieving 100% renewable energy sources for its European operations — a crucial move toward the carrier's goal of net-zero emissions by 2040.

Samsung revealed a series of new chipsets that will be packaged into its compact macro radios, massive MIMO radios, and baseband units hitting the market next year.

Are AWS, Google, and Microsoft's telco software flawed?; Oracle's Ellison keeps pressure on SAP; Dish buys into Dell’s full telecom kit.

“To the extent that we are an information technology infrastructure company, this is all IP infrastructure, it's just now making its way into a whole new domain called the

AT&T continues to roll up government contracts; Nvidia posts record earnings; and Cisco notes critical 5G investments.

"The company that steps out first with the next generation of technology in a meaningful and powerful way, if you look at history, that’s the company that leads in