SDxCentral's Weekly Roundup — January 19, 2018
Comcast chooses AWS; Qualcomm puts up a fight against Broadcom; Maersk and IBM work with blockchain.
News - Network & SDN (SDx Central Home)
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Will Verizon’s Fixed 5G Offering Be a True Network Slice?
Verizon’s Vestberg describes fixed 5G as just a “slice” of the company’s bigger 5G plan. -
Cradlepoint Moves its LTE-focused SD-WAN to Subscription Model
It's more in line with how IT departments want to consume technology, the company says. -
AT&T XGS-PON Field Trial Boosts ONAP Network Control
The carrier used an enhanced abstraction platform christened OSAM-HA. -
AT&T’s Mansfield Says Mobile 5G Launch Plan Is Aggressive but Not Impossible
5G uses the underlying LTE control plane, making it faster to deploy. -
Telefónica and Huawei Provide Optical Clarity with Transport SDN Lab Test
The T-SDN technology targets greater control over optical transport networks. -
NetScout Stock Sinks, Future Blurred on Slashed Guidance
Rival Viavi viewed as a possible merger partner. -
Telenor Knocks on Nokia’s Door for SDN-Ready Optical Core Network
The upgrade is targeted at 5G, cloud services, and data center interconnections. -
Survey Crowns Nokia, Huawei, Ciena as Top Optical Networking Vendors
DCI is set to be significant driver of the optical networking space. -
Verizon Software-Defined Perimeter Adds Fhoosh Security Technology
The software enables secure HD video streaming from IoT devices. -
Versa Networks Powers Zayo Group’s SD-WAN Offering
The CLEC says SD-WAN is just a subset of its WAN business. -
CableLabs Creates Remote MACPHY Working Group
It aims to make control interfaces more interoperable. -
Zayo Enters SD-WAN Market With Flexible Offering
The service provider boasts 126,000 miles of global fiber. -
Verizon Picks Samsung 5G Gear for its First U.S. Market
As Verizon picks 5G vendors, T-Mobile begins trials. -
Windstream Swallows MassComm in Move to Bolster SD-WAN Reach
SD-WAN accounted for 19 percent of Windstream's Enterprise sales in Q3. -
SDxCentral's Top 10 Articles of 2017
U.S. Air Force soars to the cloud for $1B; Dell EMC bests Nutanix; Machine learning for networks. -
Dear Santa, Here’s What SDxCentral Editors Want for Christmas
We need more SD-WAN vendors to write about (and also new socks). -
NFV Creeps into Networks in Different Ways
NFV gets into networks via SD-WAN, turnkey software stacks, and proprietary systems. -
SDxCentral's Weekly Roundup — December 22, 2017
Qualcomm rejects Broadcom board nominees; Ericsson, Vodafone complete pre-standard 5G test; CENX signs Open API Manifesto. -
SD-WAN Vendor TELoIP Names Former AT&T Exec as CEO
TELoIP’s Founder Pat Saavedra has resigned from the company. -
3GPP Approves First 5G Specification
The 5G NR specification is a stepping stone on the path to a global 5G standard. -
Nokia Validates xRAN by Joining Industry Consortium
The RAN is the most expensive part of the network. -
5G Will Take its First Step Toward Standardization This Week
But Verizon and KT are still pushing ahead with pre-standard 5G. -
Cisco Integrates Viptela SD-WAN Tech on Existing Routers
About 95% of Viptela employees joined Cisco.