The first phase of CenturyLink’s fiber network expansion traverses more than 3.5 million miles and now reaches more than 70 U.S. cities.

Software-Defined Interconnect (SDI) allows Verizon customers to connect their private networks to an Equinix data center via API.

The deal marks an expansion of a long-running partnership between both companies.

Microsoft banked $11 billion in commercial cloud revenue during the quarter and Azure revenue grew 64% but the annualized rate of growth continues to decline.

As MPLS contracts expire the company will help agencies deploy VMware’s VeloCloud SD-WAN offering on their network.

A confluence of transformational shifts in mobile networks is fostering a more favorable environment for Cisco, Juniper, and VMware.

Deutsche Telekom was the first network operator to deploy 5G service in Germany but that lead could quickly vanish.

Most of Ericsson’s network operator customers are engaging with the vendor on 5G and that’s a big change from a few quarters ago, CEO Börje Ekholm said.

AT&T Business will become IBM’s primary provider of SDN and IBM will help AT&T improve and migrate its business applications to IBM Cloud.

Verizon says the proof-of-concept trial showcases critical architecture of its forthcoming 5G core.

The nation’s third- and fourth-largest operators announced their intention to merge almost 15 months ago in late April 2018.

When Sprint's 5G network reaches 9 cities in the "coming weeks," the operator says it will be the “largest initial 5G coverage footprint in the United States.”

Although it was late to 5G, T-Mobile is poised to gain significant momentum and jump into the lead relatively soon.

WiFi 6 won’t be standardized until later this year, but development momentum continues as operators and enterprises prepare for the formal release.

Red Hat will become a subsidiary of IBM, but executives at both companies stressed there are no plans to combine operations.

The ONEx technology uses a patented algorithm designed to improve the exchange and transmission of data across global enterprise networks.

Google forcefully denies report about discussions with Dish Network to acquire yet-to-be divested Sprint assets.

The new SD-WAN network will initially be deployed across Sony’s film and electronics businesses, but the companies plan to reach all of Sony’s business units in the coming years.

The interoperability test between 5G Standalone Core and 3GPP standards for network slicing and other technologies was a first in South Korea and for the operator and vendor.

“There’s many companies that call themselves SD-WAN companies, but candidly they’re service providers leveraging somebody else’s tech,” says Versa Networks CEO Kelly Ahuja.

The firms say the technology adheres to 5G standards and network requirements.

SK Telecom has during the last couple months inked collaborative development deals with Microsoft, Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung, LG, and now Deutsche Telekom.

Network operators are "trying to create an environment where innovation can happen at their benefit, not their behest," says Ericsson's Kyle Okamoto.

5G will facilitate network operators' transition from connectivity service providers to digital service providers, says Phil Twist, vice president of networks marketing at Nokia.