AT&T hit the long sought after target either three months early or nine months late, based on a series of previously contradictory executive statements.

The double-digital annual growth rates predicted by Dell’Oro Group are being fueled by various factors.

Cisco smashed SD-WAN, Kubernetes into CN-WAN; T-Mobile detailed its $40B upgrade plans; and Google's Istio move ignited an open source tempest.

Google fashioned Anthos for hybrid cloud battle; ONF picked up O-RAN slack; and Palo Alto Networks paid $265 million for Crypsis.

RAN vendor influence in the O-RAN Alliance is effectively precluding operators from directing the work as originally intended, ONF's Timon Sloane said.

Megaport Virtual Edge hosts Cisco’s SD-WAN, Red Hat’s OpenShift 4.5 update gains more management, automation is set to boost operator opex.

It’s part of a new product called Megaport Virtual Edge that hosts NFVs — such as Cisco SD-WAN — on Megaport’s global SDN platform.

“Automation doesn’t mean people will become obsolete, but it does mean a changing workforce,” said Matt Walker of MTN Consulting.

Apple already deployed the new platform, and BT Group, Equinix, Team.blue, and Turkcell are interested in or are actively trialing Nokia's switching infrastructure.

Cisco's Secure SD-WAN offering joins AT&T's own network-based SD-WAN platform and VMware's VeloCloud offering.

Cisco rolled out its SASE ambitions; Verizon teased its forthcoming DSS launch for nationwide 5G; and cryptominers attacked Azure.

Reopening branch offices and expanding a remote or digital workforce creates this “new edge” that requires connectivity, automation, and built-in security, Cisco’s Pat Vitalone said.

Verizon tapped Cisco for a NFV services push; HPE's Neri contracted COVID-19; and Cisco updated its IBN portfolio for full stack automation.

The operator’s network guru clarified that AT&T will have a nationwide 5G network running on low-band spectrum later this summer.

"We have to realize that the metric by which IT will be measured is probably going to shift toward agility and the ability to react seamlessly," Cisco's Todd Nightingale

Longhorn complements Kubernetes and provides a storage overlay that virtualizes and enhances underlying storage infrastructure, said Rancher Labs CEO.

Aruba Edge Services Platform is comprised of 35 services, including a dozen new insights that were consolidated under Aruba Central.

As service providers adopt virtualization and SDN capabilities, they are being held back by monitoring techniques that can't keep up.

SASE represents an opportunity to put more of Cisco's networking and security services in the cloud, Cisco SVP Jeff Reed said in an exclusive interview with SDxCentral.

Wound-licking Cisco targeted the next cloud computing wave; Nokia cried foul on rivals' 800G claims; and Juniper scored Contrail win.

Quarkus is a Kubernetes native Java framework that allows the programming language to be more easily used in Kubernetes or serverless environments.

The network integrator needed a management platform that would allow it to configure tenants across OpenStack and VMware environments.

Mist serves as the heart of Juniper’s AI-driven enterprise strategy. And Mavis is the brain.

AT&T warned of 5G Impact from COVID-19; Trump rallied US chip firms to end reliance on Asia; and Nutanix HCI automated disaster recovery.