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Verizon’s 5G Networks Ride on Multiple SDN Flavors

The operator is using carrier aggregation on its millimeter-wave spectrum and dynamic spectrum sharing to put its low-band spectrum in play for a “nationwide” 5G footprint. Read more.

U.S. Intelligence Chief Pushes ‘Intelligence Sharing on Steroids’

“We have to acknowledge what’s happening right now ... where nation-state actors are using intelligence services to attack private-sector companies,” William Evanina said. Read more.

GTT Drops $2.15B Anchor, Sells Infrastructure Unit

The deal, which will see GTT sell off its fiber and data center assets to Squared Capital, will significantly deleverage the debt-laden network operator. Read more.

AMD Boosts Microsoft Azure Data Explorer Performance

The announcement marks the latest win for the chipmaker, which has seen strong interest in its EPYC 2 server chips since they launched last year. Read more.

COVID-19 Be Damned, 5G Gear Beats Some Expectations

Looking back on figures for the first half of 2020, Dell'Oro Group is revising some of its outlooks upward and calling others in line with expectations. Read more.

Podcast: SDxCentral Weekly Wrap

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