BT, Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica, and Vodafone outlined a "collective need” for an open framework based on generic hardware and software with open APIs.

The operator is hitting its stride on 5G network deployments amid some shifts in the Japanese telecommunications market.

“We’re going to start deploying later this year and we’re definitely going to scale standalone in June 2021,” AT&T's Igal Elbaz said.

“We’ll get to open RAN when the time is right and the opportunity makes sense for us," T-Mobile's Neville Ray said.

AT&T has committed to be carbon neutral by 2035, and is expanding its Climate Change Analysis Tool coverage across the U.S. to build resilience.

AT&T hit the long sought after target either three months early or nine months late, based on a series of previously contradictory executive statements.

Overcoming myriad competing interests to achieve even some open RAN goals is an ongoing challenge with no apparent resolution in sight.

The contract marks the sixth vendor selection to date for Dish following previous deals with Altiostar, Fujitsu, Mavenir, VMware, and Matrixx.

T-Mobile detailed its $40B network upgrade strategy; Equinix paid $161M for India data centers; plus the latest VC/M&A news from August.

“Security really is something that needs to be built in and not bolted on,” Ericsson's Paul Challoner said.

Cisco tackled rural broadband; SK Telecom tapped Samsung, Intel, and HPE to speed NFV for 5G; and T-Mobile belittles U.S. 5G.

“The U.S.’ natural ability to lead in 5G as it did in LTE has absolutely been challenged," T-Mobile's Neville Ray said.

Cisco and MuralNet's tribal network program gives rural areas an opportunity to build and deploy fixed-wireless access networks.

While the optical vendor saw robust revenues in Q3, executives warned that softening orders could hamper the optical market in Q4.

All internet service for the more than 1,000 faculty and families living on campus was provided by the university's aging cable network.

The Cradlepoint-sponsored report found 78% of businesses are using or considering 4G LTE or 5G as their primary WAN link.

In addition to the three “critical security” partners, BT named Microsoft, IBM, and Cisco as its second-tier “strategic partners.”

The deployment used a combination of Infinera's fourth-generation coherent optics and Juniper's 400 Gb/s-capable PTX series routers.

It's unclear how the program might factor into network operators’ determinations or mitigate bans some countries have imposed on Chinese equipment.

In addition to the critical WAN software bug, Cisco also patched two high-severity flaws and a whopping 21 medium-severity vulnerabilities.

The vendor's routers are powering China Mobile's 5G core network in Jilin, a province in northeastern China.

“If [Nokia was] on the verge of negotiating a massive 5G contract with Verizon, you’d have to believe that it would be” more than $500 million, analyst Ryan Koontz

China Mobile has deployed 180,000 5G base stations, followed by about 110,000 by China Telecom and 100,00 by China Unicom.

Rakuten claims its Rakuten Communications Platform reduces capex for mobile operators by 40% and opex by 30%.