The new investment makes Netskope one of the world’s most valuable private tech companies, and more than doubled the cybersecurity unicorn’s valuation from 18 months ago.
So far this year, we’ve seen the highest-valued cybersecurity IPO and the largest-ever cybersecurity funding round, and we’ve still got the second half of 2021 to break those records.
Nokia ended 2020 with a 17% share of the market on $758 million in related revenue, followed by Huawei with a 12% market share on $544 million in revenue.
Google said it intends to activate at least 15 zones across major U.S. cities during the next few years, starting with Chicago later this year, followed by Atlanta, Dallas,
Thomas Noren, head of Ericsson’s dedicated networks business, described Ericsson Private 5G as “a scaled down version of a mobile network” that can be integrated with enterprise IT systems.
Deutsche Telekom activated its “O-RAN Town;” Cisco closed its Kenna Security acquisition; and June’s hirings, firings, and retirings shook up industry exec teams.
Deutsche Telekom kicked off the event by activating its “O-RAN Town” in Neubrandenburg, Germany, with sites supporting massive multiple-input, multiple-output technology.
“Expect Dell to announce soon that it also acquired or partnered with a best-of-breed CDM tool or at least improved one of the tools in its portfolio,” Forrester analyst
AT&T sold its Network Cloud technology to Microsoft; Intel delayed its next-gen data center chips; and the Ransomware Task Force received a $450,000 donation.
The underlying trend and realization AT&T confronted is clear: mobile network operators, no matter how invested and talented in cloud computing, are no match for the might of hyperscalers.
5G and SASE can help managed service providers drive revenues; European telecom CEOs kicked off MWC Barcelona; and “tectonic forces” are shaping the future of telecom.