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Continued job losses at one of the world’s largest network operators underlines the impact software is having on those who earn a paycheck from the industry at large. Read more.

Google Cloud has created the Global Mobile Edge Cloud, an open cloud platform for it and network operators to jointly develop applications and a distributed edge. Read more.

The announcements come days after Marvell unveiled its latest Octeon chips and over a week after Intel unveiled its own Atom-based RAN chip. Read more.

One of the services encrypts and replicates identity data across multiple online servers on the blockchain so there’s no centralized database for an attacker to target. Read more.

SAP revamped org structure, exited 2 board members; Intel slashed jobs despite record quarter; plus the latest headcount hirings, promotions, and staff changes. Read more.