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Ericsson Dethrones Huawei as Global RAN Leader

Mobile Experts also claims Nokia’s share of the global RAN market surpassed Huawei last year, putting Huawei in the No. 3 position. Read more.

Hackers Weaponize Microsoft Excel in West-Asian Cyberattack

Plus, a bug in the Linux kernel, discovered earlier this month, leaves Kubernetes clusters and other containerized workloads open to attack. Read more.

Cisco: Data Privacy Is Key to Customer Trust

The study confirmed "aligning privacy with security creates financial and maturity advantages compared to other models,” Cisco VP Harvey Jang said. Read more.