The latest version of the Apstra Operating System (AOS) integrates with software-defined overlay networks including VMware NSX.

The company is using the funds to support its MicroPlug optical line terminal (OLT), which is a 10-gigabit optical network access device that reduced the need for application-specific hardware.

Verizon today launched 5G service in Phoenix, rounding out the operator's first 10 cities to gain connectivity to its burgeoning millimeter wave mobile 5G network.

Big Switch says its software-defined networking products are “ideally suited” for cloud providers’ on-premises plays such as AWS Outposts.

The service is an extension of the company's CAF testing offering announced in February.

Adtran upgraded its Mosaic software-defined access suite with new features aimed at improving network visibility into the home with WiFi analytics and equipment monitoring from SmartRG.

Fellow Irish network operators Eir and Three plan to launch their respective 5G networks before the end of the year.

Here are some of the most prominent venture capital and merger and acquisition news items from July.

AT&T’s burgeoning 5G network is now live in parts of 21 cities and the company says it’s on track to have “nationwide” 5G coverage during the first half of

According to SES, the platform, which will run in Microsoft Azure, will be built on ONAP and implement Amdoc's NFV technology.

5G opens the window for Cisco, Juniper, and VMware; Splunk killers unite; and VMware tops SDN revenues.

Both companies announced new SD-WAN capabilities leveraging universal customer premises equipment.

The operator previously tested 5G radio access network equipment from Huawei, but it seems to have decided to use equipment from existing partners Ericsson and Nokia instead.

The combined company will have formidable holdings in spectrum and market positioning to pounce on burgeoning opportunities around 5G.

The IDC forecast predicts a 30.8% compound annual growth rate from 2018 to 2023, with overall revenues reaching $5.25 billion.

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.

The service pairs FatPipe’s multi-path WAN transmission security technology with Mode’s SD-Core private network-as-a-service.

The milestone comes as governments continue to struggle with 5G security concerns.

The news excludes any direct mention of China-based vendors Huawei and ZTE that have been at the center of a multi-year political soap opera between the United States, its

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

The firm controlled 20.3% of the market at the end of Q1, ahead of Cisco (13.1%) and Aryaka (11.6%), according to a new IHS Markit report.

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

VMware took first with 22% of in-use SDN revenue and Cisco second with 19%. Arista, white box vendors, and Huawei rounded out the top five.

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.”