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.

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