The move could prove to be a boost for Cisco, which continues to struggle in gaining a wider hold of the 5G equipment market.

Palo Alto Networks championed automation in security; T-Mobile got edge-y; and ex-Viptela execs tackled multi-cloud.

“The companies envision starting with metropolitan areas where they are already well connected, and expanding their joint go-to-market over time,” Lumen's David Shacochis said.

One executive noted that the refresh is compelling thanks to three core promises: higher performance per core, expanded memory bandwidth, and PCIe-Gen 4.0 connectivity.

The technical standards, flexible frameworks, and ultimate vision for 5G elevates the importance of silicon in multiple ways, Intel's Dan Rodriguez said.

Verizon added AWS Outposts to its 5G and edge options; Gluware deepened its AWS and Cisco SD-WAN integrations; and Cisco, Intel, and VMware debate open versus virtual RAN.

Verizon customers will be able to tap into the combination to deploy a fully managed private mobile edge compute network within their on-premises environment that can handle low-latency applications.

While performance gains remain a key promise of the new architecture, security and AI are for the first time first-class citizens with the launch of Armv9.

Technology is predictable, but what people and enterprises do with it isn’t, Intel's Asha Keddy said.

While Dell dominates the HCI space, long-time rival HPE posted stronger gains in market share.

“None of this works unless you have coverage, and going underground to provide coverage isn’t trivial,” AT&T's Robert Boyanovsky said.

Operators "missed out on this generation of wealth [realized] by other companies over the last decade, and they really want to make sure that they can participate in the

The deal will see Airspan include its OpenRANGE platform that is based on the open RAN specifications to the Rakuten platform.

In addition to its phish-proof MFA product, Akamai also recently made available a free tier for its client-side edge security service.

The most significant update is to the Ezmeral Data Fabric, which is now available as a standalone offering in addition to an embedded integration inside the HPE Ezmeral Container

“We are the third place player in wireless,” AT&T Communications CEO Jeff McElfresh said during the operator’s analyst event today.

Instead of searching for new revenue from underdeveloped services, the carrier is deliberately targeting growth in established segments where it’s historically underperformed.

The company claims that by closing the loop of AI it can dramatically cut costs and reduce the number of people required to manage the network.

“We will increase our capital by $10 billion over the next three years to put this spectrum into use as quickly as possible,” CEO Hans Vestberg said.

VMware vSphere customers can now use Nvidia's AI Enterprise suite to build and virtualize AI workloads on their existing infrastructure.

The open source nature of the RISC-V architecture means it is largely immune from trade restrictions leveled against Chinese tech firms.

VeloCloud customers can now use Azure's private network backbone as an alternative to MPLS or broadband.

“Obviously we work in a much more distributed environment," HPE CEO Antonio Neri said. "That's why we believe our Aruba business is a digital transformation engine for our customers."

The HCI updates come as HPE has been steadily gaining market share in this hot market segment against competitors including Dell Technologies and Nutanix.