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Verizon Links IoT Platform With Microsoft Azure IoT Central

Prospects in the IoT market, while growing, remain dubious and the COVID-19 crisis has extended its delayed insurgence. Read more.

HPE Launches 5G Lab

The initial focus of the lab will be to “bring innovation to the previously monolithic cellular network core,” according to HPE. Read more.

Microsoft Azure Cloud Biz Cools

“While I am not yet concerned with the declining Azure numbers as the revenue base is growing, it's something to keep our eyes on,” noted analyst Patrick Moorhead. Read more.

Marvell Adds Custom ASICs to Semiconductor Portfolio

The semiconductor vendor is making ASICs more accessible by allowing customers to add intellectual property to existing chips or integrate Marvell's technologies into designs. Read more.

FCC Commissioner Assails US on Delayed 5G Plan

"We were supposed to have a national spectrum policy plan thinking about 5G. It hasn't come out yet, and that was due last April," FCC's Jessica Rosenworcel said. Read more.

Aqua Gets SaaSy, Extends Cloud Security to VMs

One of the two new products, Aqua Enterprise, is essentially the company’s flagship cloud-native security product with several updates including virtual machine support. Read more.

Check Point, Aryaka Pen SASE Collab

Check Point's Security Suite fills many of the holes in Aryaka's SASE stack. Read more.

AT&T Hits ‘Nationwide’ 5G, Finances Sag

The COVID-19 crisis effectively cost the company $2.8 billion in revenue during the quarter. Read more.

Check Point CEO: Get Ready for Cyber Pandemic

“Now that we’re all much more aware of the implication of the pandemic, we have to realize that a cyber pandemic can expand much faster than a biological one,” Gil Shwed said. Read more.

Microsoft Joins Transform to Net Zero Coalition, Moves on Green Energy

In addition to joining Transform to Net Zero, Microsoft also unveiled its single largest renewable energy portfolio purchase agreement. Read more.