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Nokia Links Cloud-Native 5G Services With Google Cloud

Nokia's shift to cloud infrastructure has been swift following the August appointment of its new CEO Pekka Lundmark. Read more.

Cisco Will Pay Acacia $4.5B in On-Again Acquisition

Cisco and Acacia Communications will move forward with their merger after all, but it will cost about $2 billion more. Read more.

Can Favorite Son Pat Gelsinger Save Intel?

Gelsinger's return to Intel after 15 years comes at a critical time for the chipmaker. Read more.

Tech Leaders Confront Diversity, Inclusion at CES

“Everything you want is just outside of your comfort zone, so we need to be cognizant of that,” CTA's Tiffany Moore said. Read more.

Microsoft’s Smith Talks ‘WarGames,’ SolarWinds Hack at CES

“‘WarGames’ was important because it showed all of us, and people in government, the problems we would need to work together to solve,” Microsoft President Brad Smith said. Read more.

T-Mobile Inks 5-Year, Multi-Billion Dollar 5G RAN Deals With Ericsson, Nokia

The multi-billion dollar deals cement the Swedish and Finnish vendors as the exclusive RAN suppliers for T-Mobile. Read more.

IBM Bets Big on Blockchain to Fight Climate Change

BM is betting big on blockchain technology to boost global cooperation for climate action. Read more.

Cisco, Inphi Team Up to Develop Co-Packaged Optics

For years chipmakers specializing in switching have warned that at some point the power required to achieve faster bandwidth would necessitate the development of co-packaged optics. Read more.