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The announcement comes as millions of Americans enter their fourth-consecutive month of working from home, and IT teams scramble to secure a growing perimeter. Read more.

The joint venture Working Group Two, which was formed in 2017 to innovate on 5G, open vRAN, security, IoT, and enterprise use cases, also gained a new round of funding. Read more.

Network slicing is a key feature of 5G, and it’s expected to allow operators to assemble private or app-specific networks on the fly. Read more.

The pandemic “put a spotlight on how can IT managers not only do their jobs but be more effective when they’re working remotely,” Nutanix VP Greg Smith said. Read more.

The South Korean operator previously said it would activate a 5G standalone core by July, but declined to provide an update on its timeline. Read more.

This product launch adds the PowerFlex family, previously known as VxFlex, to the Dell EMC Power portfolio. Read more.