Here are the top stories SDxCentral wrangled this week related to SDN, NFV, 5G, IoT, cloud, and more:

Verizon and AT&T Exit From Cloud Business Applauded by Analysts — Enterprises want carrier-agnostic solutions.

Edward Snowden Wakes Up the Audience at OpenStack Summit 2017 — It's better to own your cloud than to outsource it, Snowden says.

What if a Service Provider Snagged Brocade’s Virtual Router? — That could take a bite out of the router business.

Here are the week’s strays and stragglers we roped for you:

Red Hat released its OpenStack Platform 11, which includes new networking capabilities and improved integration with Red Hat CloudForms for cloud management.

Verizon signed a $300 million deal with Italian cable specialist Prysmian, which will supply Verizon with more than 17 km of cable.

Netcracker launched Netcracker 12, focusing on the back office needs of service providers as they move to digital systems.

Oracle enhanced its cloud platform to make it easier for organizations to move enterprise database applications to the cloud.

Mobile core network startup Core Network Dynamics (CND) plans to partner with silicon suppliers to embed its OpenEPC software in ARM-based chips.

China Mobile signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with UMCloud (Mirantis in China), ARM, Cavium, and Enea to promote network functions virtualization (NFV) development.

Technology integration company PhillyCom reached gold partner status in the Talari SMART Partner Program.

ECI is now an officially accredited MEF Training Provider and is also offering a series of preparation courses for the MEF-CECP test.

Ingenu and Leverege partnered to create an integrated development platform for Random Phase Multiple Access (RPMA) application development.

Here are the other stories SDxCentral covered this week:

  • CNCF Snares Four New Members for Open Source Container Orchestration
  • Dell EMC, Mesosphere Publish Reference Architecture for Enterprises' Public and Hybrid Cloud
  • AT&T Loses to Verizon in Straight Path Bidding War
  • Qureshi Departs Ericsson, Heuveldop to Oversee North America
  • Cisco Buys Conversational Language AI Company for $125M
  • Open Compute Project Works on CPE in its Telco Group
  • Pivotal, Cognizant Partner to Accelerate Enterprise Cloud Migration
  • Cisco, Samsung Tout NFV as Part of Verizon 5G Trial Success
  • Versa Networks Makes Moves to Virtualize the Whole Branch
  • Linux Foundation Tackles Real-Time Data Analysis with SNAS.io Initiative
  • Sprint Eyes 2019 for 5G Launch in 2.5 GHz Spectrum
  • Nuage Scores Telefonica as New SD-WAN Customer
  • Security-as-a-Service on the Rise Among Mid-Tier Companies
  • Verizon Sees SDN as a Pillar of Network Streamlining, Cost Reduction
  • Ericsson's Dynamic Orchestration Helps Operators With VNF Support
  • Dell EMC Software-Defined Storage Aims to Modernize Enterprise Data Centers
  • eBay's OpenStack Cloud Manages 167,000 Virtual Machines
  • Silver Peak CEO: SD-WAN Pure-Plays are Hot Acquisition Targets
  • VMware's Distro of OpenStack Comes Free for vSphere Customers
  • Barefoot Scores Tofino Deals with Alibaba, Baidu, and Tencent
  • Verizon White Box: Is it a Winning Strategy?
  • Straight Path Mystery Suitor Increases Offer to $3.1 Billion
  • Headcount: The Latest in Hirings, Firings And Retirings — May 8, 2017
  • Sprint, Intel Join Forces on C3PO 5G User Plane Open Source Project
  • Fujitsu Partnership is Another Win for Mirantis' Managed Open Cloud