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SoftIron Bets On SONiC With Hyperscale Switches

"Networking is the most neglected integrated thing that exists in IT right now," says SoftIron CEO Phil Straw. Read more.

Telefónica Wades Into Open RAN Across Global Footprint

Open RAN is gaining momentum around the world and it’s being driven further by recently increased cooperation between the Facebook-led TIP and the O-RAN Alliance. Read more.

Google Cloud Next Now Postponed Due to COVID-19

The company's headquarters in Mountain View, California, are under a "shelter in place" ordinance due to the coronavirus. Read more.

Juniper, Cox Pump $216M Into StackPath Coffers

In addition to leading the Series B, Juniper and Cox are also StackPath customers although they use its edge computing platform in different ways. Read more.

Nutanix Scales Out on Objects Update

Nutanix updated its object storage platform to bring “simplicity” and “performance” to big data and analytics applications and unstructured data management. Read more.

DoCoMo 5G Service Gets Launch Date

The carrier's network will have 500 base stations covering around 150 “locations” around the country at launch, with plans to expand to all prefectures by June. Read more.