Big Blue CEO is out, and IBM's C-Suite has turned red; AWS sales hit $10B; and Orange tapped Ericsson and Nokia for 5G RAN.

The update allows Windows Server containers to run alongside Linux containers in the same cluster within Google Kubernetes Engine.

The Swedish and Finnish vendors have long-standing agreements with Orange, and the new 5G contracts follow existing areas of operations.

This will enable customers to rearchitect their networks using lower-cost broadband and 5G cellular connections, or shift traffic to IPsec tunnels.

VMware slashed jobs; Microsoft soared to new heights on the cloud; and the EU punts on Huawei.

The EU won't ban or limit Huawei from participating in 5G build outs. Instead, lingering national security questions will be left up to member nations.

The carrier will maintain the approximately $18 billion it spent on capex in 2019.

Azure revenue grew 62% during the quarter, which was down from 76% revenue growth a year ago, but up from 59% growth in Q1.

SDN killed AT&T jobs; VMware lost $237M in a patent infringement lawsuit; and Windstream SD-WAN gained data analytics services.

The propositions for private cellular networks in the enterprise environment are myriad, and specific business requirements will drive interest.

“By going SDN these very big network operations are becoming extremely efficient to run, and that means unfortunately jobs," analyst Roger Entner said.

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Cisco joined the on-premises Kubernetes party; the U.K. banned Huawei from 5G core networks; and Apstra added time travel to IBN.

The ban basically limits the use of Huawei equipment to the network RAN, and even then to just 35% of a total 5G build.

The software release also includes extended enterprise-class support for the SONiC open source network operating system.

The SD-WAN vendor is expanding into the Japanese market with the launch of SoftBank's SD-WAN Type X product line.

The company is the latest secure access service edge vendor to add AI-powered data analysis to its portfolio.

Sprint’s debt got uglier; Cisco fused IT, OT with IoT security architecture; and Altiostar linked up with NEC to crack the 5G vRAN market.

Also, CMC, Neutrona combine their SD-WAN resources; and Criterion Networks launches an SD-WAN testbed for MSPs.

The move should also help bolster each vendor’s position within the growing vRAN space that is dominated by traditional vendors like Ericsson, Nokia, and Huawei.

Sprint’s debt continues to worsen — it grew by almost by almost 3.9% in 2019, and the operator ended the year with a total debt of nearly $34.15 billion.

“The network has expanded to the operational side of the business because of digitization,” said IoT Director Joe Malenfant.

If the merger is blocked and the operators remain separate companies, their respective 5G plans are going to evolve considerably and quickly.

Looking ahead to 2020, “our top priority is becoming the unquestioned leader" in cloud-based network detection and response, CEO Arif Kareem said.