The service provider transitioned 80% of Siemens' global network, spanning 1,000 sites in 94 countries, to its Flexible SD-WAN just two years into the six-year contract.

Nokia CEO touted a reorganization plan for growth; LF Energy targeted power grid virtualization; and the SolarWinds fallout got worse.

The update comes a month after rival VMware launched its own Kubernetes-focused networking update.

IoT won’t be converging to a point where specialized services are no longer required — quite the opposite, “it’s actually divergent,” AWS' Dirk Didascalou said.

Russian hackers exploited a VMware bug; Equinix stretched SDN, expanded edge; and Verizon tapped Silver Peak SD-WAN.

Cisco bought IMImobile, Slido to boost Webex; Juniper Networks acquires Apstra; and McAfee put $1 Trillion price tag on cybercrime.

The announcement addresses regional data center, co-location, and edge switching, while providing tools for orchestrating network fabrics, said Aruba's Steve Brar.

The acquisition should better position Juniper in the intent-based networking segment against rival Cisco.

Dell deepened hardware and supply chain security; AWS exerted container dominance; and ONF scored a $30 million deal.

DARPA's Pronto project, which supports research for secure 5G network infrastructure, is also funding ONF to deploy and operate an Aether network as a managed service.

Google says Anthos on bare metal gives customers more flexibility to run their workloads wherever they want: in Google Cloud, on-premises, in other clouds, or at the edge.

IBM ingested Instana; Palo Alto Networks tackled 5G security; and Google fortified its networking security portfolio with adaptive protection.

Cloud-based secure access service edge platforms aren't a perfect fit for every enterprise, Cisco's Ravi Chandrasekaran said.

“Enterprises won’t use 5G functions unless they have confidence that they have enterprise-grade security, visibility, and remediation,” Palo Alto Networks SVP Anand Oswal said.

Aruba bumped Cisco from the Pentagon; AMD bagged Xilinx for $35B; and Juniper paid $450 million to buy 128 Technology.

Verizon still needs developers, enterprises, and entrepreneurs to help it realize a more broad vision for 5G.

Pureport's multi-cloud fabric can now connect enterprises directly to the cloud using SD-WAN.

VMware telco cloud jolted Samsung’s 5G; AMD added Xilinx to its chip armada; and Ericsson kickstarted its open RAN journey with virtualization.

"What Fungible has done, for the first time in the industry, for data storage, is what SDN did for networking," said Fungible's Benny Siman-Tov.

The VNS Application Edge platform taps Rafay Systems to provide an automation framework for managing Kubernetes clusters and containerized application deployment.

Verizon announced its multi-flavored 5G SDN; GTT sold its $2.15B infrastructure biz; and AMD boosted Microsoft Azure Data Explorer.

The operator is using carrier aggregation on its millimeter-wave spectrum and dynamic spectrum sharing to put its low-band spectrum in play for a “nationwide” 5G footprint.

HPE’s HCI scorched Dell, Nutanix; Samsung stung Nokia with Verizon 5G deal; and Red Hat scored a 5G deal.

AT&T met its SDN goal; Accenture bet $3B on Cloud First expansion; and the COVID-19 crunched the cloud-native ecosystem.