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Adtran's ADVA Buy 'Complementary,' but Still a 'Niche Player'

“Adtran and ADVA are going to improve their position in combination, [but] don't really threaten the large players,” LightCounting's John Lively said. Read more.

Wind River CEO: 5G vRAN Propels OT Transformation

“We’re now entering the second wave of digital transformation, which is the transformation of OT,” Wind River CEO Kevin Dallas said. Read more.

Juniper Nudges Open RAN RIC Into Intel FlexRAN

“RIC is like the brain for open RAN, and we also call it essentially the operating system of the RAN,” Juniper Networks' Jai Thattil said. Read more.

SDxCentral’s Top 10 Articles — August 2021

Cisco invests in hybrid work technologies; Cisco's Q2 software sales topped $4B; and campus switching enters a new era of growth. Read more.

Are These Vendors Future Cybersecurity Unicorns?

"Startups from application security and network security are the leaders in terms of count and investments,” GlobalData's Apoorva Bajaj said. Read more.

HPE GreenLake Nabs $2B NSA Contract

HPE will provide a combination of Apollo and ProLiant servers to support the NSA's AI push. Read more.