SDxCentral Magazine - Issue 2
7-Eleven networks in Taiwan, Verizon’s CTO, OpenAI's networking, and AMD's head of networking tech
News - The Distributed Infrastructure Channel, Industry
The latest news on networking, cloud, and AI infrastructure
Featured
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Nokia and Amazon sign patent agreement
Nokia and Amazon reach a patent agreement to use video technologies in streaming services, resolving pending litigation.
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Sunwave Communications unveils 5G solutions at MWC 2025
Sunwave Communications unveiled advanced 5G solutions at MWC 2025, featuring the M3-L Digital DAS and new base stations. -
Airspan announces agreement to acquire Corning's wireless business
Airspan Networks will acquire Corning’s wireless business, enhancing its connectivity solutions, pending regulatory approval. -
Ceragon Closes Acquisition of End 2 End Technologies
Ceragon has acquired End 2 End Technologies, enhancing its wireless connectivity offerings, particularly for private networks in the Energy and Utilities sectors. This deal is anticipated to positively influence -
Gilat secures $9 million in orders for SkyEdge platforms
Gilat Satellite Networks has announced $9 million in orders for its SkyEdge IV and SkyEdge II-c satellite communication platforms, scheduled for delivery within the next year. -
Lantronix Completes Acquisition of DZS’s NetComm Enterprise IoT Portfolio
Lantronix has finalized its acquisition of NetComm Wireless for $6.5 million, enhancing its IoT solutions in Enterprise and Smart City markets. -
Globalstar collaborates with Hawk Networks to enhance Band 53 access
Globalstar partners with Hawk Networks to simplify access to its Band 53 spectrum, enabling operators to enhance network connectivity more easily. -
Broadcom reorients VMware edge for AI
The move included new edge connectivity appliances, an integrated secure access service edge product, and updates to its Edge Compute Stack platform.
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VMware Edge Compute Stack gains tech, new license model (falls in with Broadcom messaging)
VMware offers two versions of the update: Advanced and Enterprise, following the recently unveiled post-Broadcom acquisition licensing and support structure. -
Celona's private network push gains Palo Alto Networks' ZTNA security
The combination provides real-time mapping of device identity information and IP addressing to support automated enforcement of zero-trust policies. -
Verizon posts strong FWA growth in Q3, eyes private networks
It continues to target up to 5 million fixed-wireless access customers by 2025, with CEO Hans Vestberg stating the network is ready “for way more.” -
Verizon rolls out a portable 5G NaaS (some towing required)
The Mobile OnSite NaaS has been trialed at a Lockheed Martin facility in Colorado where it’s being used as a data and video testing platform. -
Readers' choice: Top 5 stories of the week (Aug. 19 – Aug. 25)
This week was all about VMware Explore, as the event was spent trying to show everyone that the company was still the same as it has always been. -
VMware enhances software-defined edge focus, rides it to private 5G
The vendor stated these new services are tied to its expanded work with the software-defined edge. -
Vodafone extends its AWS Wavelength MEC ride
Vodafone is testing a distributed edge model to support extended reality for agriculture, logistics, entertainment and social health verticals.
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Verizon's FWA continues to drive 5G connections, capex concerns grow
“We talked about this being one of the most important 5G applications,” CEO Hans Vestberg said. -
Comcast makes move to edge computing, partners with Vapor IO
“We want to make sure that we are in the forefront of the edge compute promise," Comcast Chief Network Officer Elad Nafshi said. -
Verizon adds another piece to its network slicing pie
The trial used commercially deployed virtualized radio access network and non-virtualized equipment running on Verizon’s 5G standalone core. -
T-Mobile US enrolls in Federated Wireless’s Cal Poly private network
The Cal Poly network can now support T-Mobile US customers, providing more robust and seamless coverage within areas around the campus. -
Dell looks to quantify zero trust, adds a government validation
"One of the largest impediments that [customers] had to adopt zero trust was that they weren't clear on when they could tell if they were done," Herb Kelsey said. -
Ericsson accelerates Ericom edge security integration into Cradlepoint
Ericsson is still in investment mode with its enterprise efforts. -
Verizon long-time network exec Nicola Palmer to retire
Palmer’s history at Verizon dates back to its founding in late 2000, having previously served in leadership roles at Bell Atlantic. -
Nokia MX Industrial Edge gains apps, private network muscle
The applications also take advantage of a recent private network partnership extension with Kyndryl. -
Open source project looks to grow enterprise network management capabilities
NetBox Labs announced that it has raised $20 million in a Series A round of funding to help advance its open source enterprise network management and automation technology.
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Verizon names former HP exec to head enterprise for the Americas
Jonathan Nikols previously served as global VP of services and solutions at Hewlett Packard. -
BT Bets Big on AWS Wavelength
The telecom giant said it was investing multi-millions of dollars to combine Wavelength running on BT’s EE 5G and 4G LTE mobile infrastructure. -
AT&T Enterprise Focus Is on Connectivity, Not Technology
“Our enterprise customers ... don't approach us with a I want to get into the 5G game. They approach us with what's on their mind," COO Jeff McElfresh said. -
Cisco Nabs NTT to Negotiate Private 5G Nuance
NTT will provide Cisco with network infrastructure design, deployment, use case development, device sourcing, compatibility, and testing.