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AT&T CTO Reaffirms Commitment to Open Source Infrastructure

"This is really the foundation of everything we do, and part of this really important foundation is open source technology,” AT&T CTO Andre Fuetsch said. Read more.

Verizon Details $10B Mid-Band 5G Network Upgrade

“We will increase our capital by $10 billion over the next three years to put this spectrum into use as quickly as possible,” CEO Hans Vestberg said. Read more.

Mavenir Expands AI Network Automation

The company claims that by closing the loop of AI it can dramatically cut costs and reduce the number of people required to manage the network. Read more.

CrowdStrike, Trend Micro Face Off on XDR

Is next-gen XDR already a thing? CrowdStrike and Trend Micro square off on this, because if the security industry has an acronym addiction, it also has a “next-gen” problem. Read more.