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

The proposed funding pales in comparison to the amount of money Huawei and other RAN stalwarts are already investing in 5G.

The software giant says Nyansa will enable improved network visibility, monitoring, and remediation features for its VeloCloud SD-WAN platform.

Cisco advanced intent-based networking; SK boasted standalone 5G first; and Citrix swatted ADC, Gateway bugs.

The open source security startup reported over 400% revenue growth in 2019 and says its customers include Google, Intuit, New Relic, and Salesforce.

“We urge customers to immediately install these fixes,” noted Citrix Chief Information Security Officer Fermin Serna in a blog post.

This move Cisco another step closer to fully automated, self-correcting networks, or what the vendor and others call intent-based networking.

Almost 40 vulnerabilities with a 9.8 severity rating can be exploited over a network without requiring user credentials. So can dozens of others with lesser severity ratings.

AT&T plans to equip the base with 5G infrastructure to support more than 40,000 Air Force personnel, family members, and retirees.

5G network sharing deals have gained momentum as carriers look to decrease the cost of deploying and operating those networks.

Samsung has earned 5G RAN contracts in the U.S. with Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint, but is behind larger RAN rivals Huawei, Ericsson, and Nokia.

Over the weekend two groups released proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit codes for this vulnerability on Github. Citrix said it will issue a fix later this month.

The update includes new branch hardware with built-in cellular capabilities, improved security features, and an SD-WAN orchestrator.

AT&T’s ongoing network virtualization effort, specifically the amount of core network functions it has moved to SDN, has been tangled in ambiguity.

"Using the software layer to address not just the security but also the cost element, the cost problem for 5G networks, I think is a win for everybody," FCC

The certification, developed by the quasi-standards body MEF, aims to help service providers compare and choose an SD-WAN vendor.

The deal marks the year’s first cybersecurity acquisition and the largest-ever enterprise IoT security software acquisition.

NeoPhotonics claims its 400-GB/s capable transceivers are the first to deliver 32 terabits of capacity per fiber and target cloud providers and carriers.

“We aim to control 75% of our core network functions with software by the end of 2020 and, by reaching 65% at the end of 2019, we’re nearly there,”

“Security is one of the biggest factors limiting IoT expansion,” said Bill Curtis, resident analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy.

Aviatrix CEO: SD-WAN is dead. AWS killed it; Fortinet leapfrogs Cisco with 21,000 SD-WAN customers; VMware, Silver Peak lead SD-WAN pack; and Juniper CTO quits.

The United States, China, South Korea, and some European countries are effectively battling for 5G supremecy and many others are close behind.

"Not all SD-WAN is created equal," said Ben Niernberg, EVP at MNJ Technologies. "They are all very different how they handle traffic and the way they work."

The deal marks the end of the operator's business with Huawei, which was effectively banned from the country by government officials.