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Complexities were abundant and corralling vendors for a virtualized, cloud-native, open radio access network required intensive work. Read more.

Cisco’s latest security report, based on a survey of almost 500 SMBs, aims to debunk myths about smaller companies’ security posture and threats. Read more.

Today’s 5G networks are effectively piggybacking on 4G LTE, but T-Mobile and others soon plan to change that framework. Read more.

Together with Mellanox, Nvidia says Cumulus’ open networking platform will help accelerate the development and adoption of the software-defined data center. Read more.

Palo Alto Networks purchased CloudGenix at the end of March for $420 million in a bid to bolster its Prisma Access offering. Read more.

AT&T selected Stankey as its new CEO; Google to slow hiring; Cisco vowed no job cuts; plus the latest headcount hirings, promotions, and staff changes. Read more.