The company seemed to be on the verge of a turnaround with its enterprise security business, but that came crashing down this week amid disappointing Q4 earnings, plunging stock
The CEO said that the issue for European operators in banning Huawei has less to do with security and everything to do with vendor's lack of interoperability.
The new project, DataProjects.org, will offer coursework for improving data literacy and has a manifesto with values and principles for individuals and companies to implement when using data.
The ability to put core network functions on software so AT&T can control, improve, and upgrade its network remotely is reaping benefits, said CFO John Stephens.
Ciena is also gaining momentum outside of its traditional telecom customer base. More than 35 percent of its revenue during the recently closed quarter came from non-telco customers.
The plan calls for the government to take wireless spectrum from the Defense Department and use a third-party operator to make 5G services available on a wholesale basis.
The executive missives come as some European operators have expressed concern that their 5G plans could be delayed if Huawei is not part of the infrastructure puzzle.
The China-based firm held a commanding lead in global sales over rivals Ericsson, Nokia, and Cisco. Combined, those four vendors controlled 86 percent of the market.
Company CTO Neville Ray explained that the carrier was using just 10 megahertz of its 600 MHz and 700 MHz spectrum resources to support its 4G LTE network.