GCI and Ericsson plan to bring 5G service to Alaska in the first half of 2020.

HPE’s consumption-based infrastructure and services portfolio, GreenLake, boasts more than $2.8 billion in total contract value and more than 600 customers.

The South Korean operator is looking ahead to further 5G advancements as well as the next “G” in mobile technology development.

It’s based on technology that VMware acquired when it bought public cloud security startup CloudCoreo last year.

The SD-Branch platform uses its FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall, FortiNAC Network Access Control, FortiSwitch, and FortiAP Access Points.

The standalone 5G New Radio (NR) software gives network operators the ability to deploy a pure 5G network on Ericsson equipment for the first time.

The startup’s earlier AI chip is called Goya, and Facebook uses this inference processor for its Glow machine learning compiler.

"Vendors want to ensure they can sell SD-WAN in conjunction with other services to maximize potential revenue deal sizes," said IHS Markit's Josh Bancroft.

It uses the vendor’s Open5G Platform edge software stack and enables network operators and application providers to plug into the platform and bring applications and services.

Avi’s platform includes a software load balancer, web application firewall, analytics and monitoring, and a universal service mesh.

Despite the Versa deal, Riverbed plans to continue to offer its SteelConnect platform while leveraging its new partner for “larger scale enterprise deployments.”

Industrial IoT security is a “big growth area” for Barracuda because it plays on its strengths in distributed networks and connectivity.

German operators are despondent after a spectrum auction reached a price that could limit their ability to invest in 5G network deployments.

The former CEO at Nicira and SVP of networking and security at VMware came out of retirement to lead the public cloud networking startup. He calls it the “biggest

Cisco is pushing network operators to view 5G as an opportunity to design their networks around the applications and operational models they want to support.

The Spain-based telecom giant plans to offer the service through a virtual network function marketplace it’s developing.

The Swedish vendor upgraded its forecasts by an additional 400 million subscribers or 27% as 5G network rollouts gain momentum.

"We have to rethink how we deliver security in this cloud-first world," Cisco's David Goeckeler said at Cisco Live.

The enhanced performance now matches that of its hyperscaler-focused Tomahawk line, though the vendor hinted at performance update to that chip coming soon.

This is because Cisco can "help [network operators] monetize their 5G infrastructure," he told SDxCentral. “We know the enterprise better than anyone.”

The acquisition follows a spate of recent silicon vendor acquisitions and comes as Intel exited the 5G business — and reportedly lost a bidding war with rival Nvidia for

The government issued licenses to three mobile operators and China Broadcasting Network Corp. The question now is: which of the big vendors will win the largest slice of future

Besides macro radio access network equipment, "we have virtually everything else you need to build 5G networks,” Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins said at Cisco Live.

Cisco kicked off Cisco Live with a series of updates to its intent-based networking architecture to resolve IT challenges across every domain of the network.