Check out our top 10 articles of 2018, covering the SDxCentral universe of SDN, NFV, and related topics. Rankings are based on unique visitors aggregated during the year.

10. Nokia Will Cut Thousands of Jobs Amid 5G Transformation

CEO Rajeev Suri told investors the company needs to shave nearly $800 million in costs by the end of 2020. Read more.

9. Despite What VMware Says, Not Everyone Wants to Deploy Containers in VMs

OpenStack's Rocky release makes it easier to deploy containers on bare metal. Read more.

8. WikiLeaks Publishes the Location of Amazon's Data Centers

The leak comes as major cloud providers including AWS, Microsoft, and IBM are competing for a $10 billion, 10-year cloud contract from the U.S. Department of Defense. Read more.

7. Bloomberg China Chip-Hack Controversy Highlights Fake News, National Security Fears

The fallout from Bloomberg's Chinese hack report was as much about media credibility as it was about cyber — and national — security. Read more.

6. Two Cisco Senior Vice Presidents Depart the Company

Cisco Senior Vice President Christine Heckart left the company. The marketing executive hailed from Brocade. Read more.

5. Cisco Files SEC Documents Revealing Its Top Executive Salaries

Cisco's CEO Chuck Robbins earned $21.28 million in fiscal 2018. Read more.

4. AT&T Plans 60,000 dNOS-Powered White Boxes to Support 5G

The white box routers are part of a "radical realignment" of AT&T's network architecture and means the carrier will no longer rely on proprietary silicon and feature roadmaps from traditional vendors. Read more.

3. How Verizon's $700M Outsourcing Deal May Impact Its Competitiveness

The service provider prides itself on its network superiority, but can it maintain its competitive edge and still outsource its IT department? Read more.

2. Cisco Is Ready To Upgrade a Million Routers With SD-WAN Software

The Viptela software can run on all Cisco ISR and ASR routers, as well as ENCS 5000 routers, that are four years old or younger. Read more.

1. Cisco Axes Hundreds of Jobs

This round of layoffs follows several departures from Cisco's senior executive team. Read more.