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

Coherent technology allows you to send optical signals over long distances, such as between two data centers in a city, or even across a country.

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

Acacia, an existing Cisco supplier, makes high-speed optical interconnect products for cloud and service providers and data center operators.

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.

Cisco is also providing equipment for the network core, while Nokia is being phased out of the carrier’s radio access network plans.

The Sweden-based vendor highlights involvement in 11 live contracts, but Huawei and Nokia remain in the mix and Samsung seems to be gaining traction.

The U.K. systems integrator will use elements of ADVA's Ensemble software, gaining access to 50 VNFs including SD-WAN optimization.

The mobile operator is starting its 5G journey in Linz, with official rate plans and commercial services arriving later this year.

SD-WAN capabilities can address networking and security between the branch and clouds or the data center, but it doesn’t necessarily address IoT devices and connections.

The South Korean operator is looking ahead to further 5G advancements as well as the next “G” in mobile technology development.

The Swedish vendor upgraded its forecasts by an additional 400 million subscribers or 27% as 5G network rollouts gain momentum.

This is because Cisco can "help [network operators] monetize their 5G infrastructure," he told SDxCentral. “We know the enterprise better than anyone.”

The government issued licenses to three mobile operators and China Broadcasting Network Corp. The question now is: which of the big vendors will win the largest slice of future

Cisco kicked off Cisco Live with a series of updates to its intent-based networking architecture to resolve IT challenges across every domain of the network.

The companies won’t reveal the purchase price, but Cisco has paid billions for IoT startups in the past.

The U.S. government’s crackdown on Huawei is starting to impact its involvement in standards-defining bodies and open source communities.

Sprint made good on its promise to deliver 5G services in Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, and Kansas City before the end of May.

The operator’s top five priorities are the FirstNet buildout, LTE Advanced deployments, 5G, fiber, and network virtualization efforts.

The In-flight broadband services provider aims to use unlicensed spectrum in the 2.4 GHz band and utilize its existing ground network of 250 cell towers.

The telecom giant awarded 5G RAN contracts to the two European vendors at the expense of the two major Chinese telecoms equipment providers.

If Sprint and T-Mobile gain approval from regulators to merge, it will impact infrastructure vendors and virtualization efforts for years.

The group released the draft of its SD-WAN service definition standard, with the official publication of the standard expected in July following board approval.