Intel dropped $20B on overhaul; IBM expanded cloud security suite; and Cisco gained HashiCorp insights.

Samsung’s scores a 5G RAN win with NTT DoCoMo; Cloudflare updates its SASE with VMware; and Fortinet buys ShieldX.

VMware joined the cloud-native app security frenzy; Nokia is bullish on its open RAN future; and the telco edge should tempt operators.

Nokia scored a key 5G contract, and looks to reset its operations; and Google cut its U.S. investment pledge.

Nokia's cloud reach expands; Defenders target the $1.5 trillion cybercrime market; and CrowdStrike paid $400 million for Humio.

AT&T CTO reaffirmed open source commitment, Verizon earmarked $10 billion for 5G, and Mavenir expanded AI network automation.

Qualys is the latest Accellion breach victim; Nokia slashed more than 6,000 jobs; T-Mobile eyes 5G opportunities for enterprise.

Intel celebrates a successful bug bounty; Gula Tech awards $1 million for diversity; and the Cross Carrier Messaging Initiative stalls.

IBM Cloud Satellite shoots into GA orbit; Intel builds security into silicon, and SDxCentral's February top 10 stories.

Rajiv Ramaswami is the center of Nutanix vs. VMware; Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile US 5G efforts under pressure; and Nvidia rakes in revenues.

Ericsson teased massive MIMO 5G; VMware lost another executive; and Kong tripled its valuation to $1.4 billion.

IBM exits 2020 on a down beat, Samsung is eyeing a chip plant in Texas, and SDxCentral's 2-Minute Weekly Wrap podcast.

It’s now on President Joe Biden to manage China sanctions; European operators vow open RAN support; and U.S. 5G coverage hits a milestone.

The IP-related ban targets China’s SMIC; Dell continues its HCI domination, but HPE gains; and Rancher Labs taps Kubernetes to simplify HCI.

Aruba Networks is sweeping Cisco from the Pentagon; Dell and HPE wage an as-a-service war; and SAP catches a COVID cough.

HPE’s HCI scorched Dell, Nutanix; Samsung stung Nokia with Verizon 5G deal; and Red Hat scored a 5G deal.

Cisco smashed SD-WAN, Kubernetes into CN-WAN; T-Mobile detailed its $40B upgrade plans; and Google's Istio move ignited an open source tempest.

Megaport Virtual Edge hosts Cisco’s SD-WAN, Red Hat’s OpenShift 4.5 update gains more management, automation is set to boost operator opex.

AT&T presents a contradictory social justice position, Amazon Braket attempts to quell quantum computing costs, and Google has added free COVID-19 datasets.

Cisco Q4 gets hit by COVID-19, T-Mobile detailed its $40 billion network upgrade plans, and Intel unveiled its 10-nanometer transistor technology.

Verizon is ready to hit its 5G switch, Juniper sprinkles AI across its Aps, and SASE startup Perimeter 81 a scores $40M Series B.

Black Hat looks into election security, Nutanix’s HCI lands on AWS, and Equinix expanded its data center footprint into India.

Verizon re-ups its cloud contract with Synchronoss, Dish is standing firm on its 5G plans, and Windstream picked Ciena to expand its fiber network.

Verizon and Amazon bridge to the edge; McAfee forecasts deep fakes and zombies, and T-Mobile made some big claims.