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Top News & Views All News & Views Extreme to Buy Cloud WiFi Pioneer Aerohive for $210 Million By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 6/26/2019 Extreme grabs Aerohive for cloud WLAN and SD-Branch skills. Post a Comment \| Read (0) With US Firms Skirting Ban, Huawei Exec Sees Business as Usual By Robert Clark, 6/26/2019 Top executive at the Chinese vendor plays down the impact of US trade restrictions but declines to share details of current chip supply partners. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Charter Shuffles the Top Deck By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 6/26/2019 Among them, Rich DiGeronimo will add technology officer role as current EVP of IT & engineering as Jim Blackley prepares to retire in 2020. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement US to Get New Ericsson Factory – but Not Many Jobs By Iain Morris, International Editor, 6/26/2019 As the trade war between the US and China continues to rage, the Swedish vendor is ramping up US production. But automation is the priority. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Ovum's Mike Roberts on Early 5G Launches By Light Reading, 6/26/2019 At the recent 5G World event in London, Ovum Research Director Mike Roberts looks at the early 5G service launches and what's coming next. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Fastweb & Wind Tre Join Forces on 5G in Italy By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 6/26/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Sparkle begins work on photonic backbone; Openet nabs more Ericsson talent; EU probes Broadcom; Huawei hits the road. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Small Cell Future for Ex-BDAC Chair By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 6/26/2019 Former Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee chair Jacqueline Pierce has been jailed for five years for defrauding investors during her time as CEO of Alaska-based telecom company Quintillion. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement T-Mobile to Launch 5G in 6 US Cities By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 6/26/2019 T-Mobile will launch in 'city centers' initially with high-band millimeter wave 5G. Post a Comment \| Read (0) RJio May Make Stock Market Debut In 2020 – Reports By Gagandeep Kaur, Contributing Editor, 6/26/2019 India's fastest-growing operator is preparing for an IPO, according to press reports. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Telcos & Enterprises: 5G Friends or Foes? By Iain Morris, International Editor, 6/26/2019 Organizations outside the telecom sector are starting to invest in their own 5G networks, with ramifications for operators and vendors alike. Post a Comment \| Read (0) 'Spectrum Now' Act Takes Aim at Mid-Band Spectrum By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 6/25/2019 Bill could repurpose and free up federally held spectrum in the 3450MHz-3550MHz band for 5G services. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Ligado Presses FCC to Act on 5G Spectrum Plan By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 6/25/2019 Claims it has bent over backwards to comply with government testing and process amid multi-year delay for approval for its plan to use 40MHz of lower mid-band spectrum for 5G-powered industrial IoT services. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Cybereason Details Operation Soft Cell: A Telco Security Disaster By Phil Harvey, US Bureau Chief, 6/25/2019 Security firm reveals an ongoing global attack against telecommunications providers that has been active since at least 2017 and involves a group believed to be working on behalf of the Chinese government. Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Telcos: Security Is Not In Your DNA By Patrick Donegan, Founder and Principal Analyst, HardenStance, 6/25/2019 Telcos are in denial if they think they are security experts, says outspoken industry analyst Patrick Donegan. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Podcast: Why Telcos Are Challenged at the Edge By Phil Harvey, US Bureau Chief, 6/25/2019 Building edge computing resources for advanced applications is going to be a big challenge to telcos in terms of how and where to invest, as well as when and where to partner with cloud providers, vendors and others. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Nokia Set for Recovery With 5G Update – Sources By Iain Morris, International Editor, 6/25/2019 Finnish equipment vendor may be heading for a strong second half and a big improvement in its market share as 5G software issues are resolved. Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Eurobites: BT Explores Sale of Spanish Unit By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 6/25/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: KPN boss to leave in September; Deutsche Telekom, SK Telecom form 5G joint venture; Glastonbury latest. Post a Comment \| Read (4 comments) CableLabs Kicks Off Pursuit of DOCSIS 4.0 By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 6/24/2019 New specs will repackage recent annexes and enhancements to DOCSIS 3.1, such as Full Duplex DOCSIS and Low Latency DOCSIS, and add in new Extended Spectrum DOCSIS capabilities. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Acumos AI Project Adds Smarts With Boreas By James Crawshaw, Senior Analyst – Service Provider IT and Automation, Heavy Reading, 6/24/2019 The latest release from The Linux Foundation's Acumos AI Project offers some interesting incremental improvements. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Netflix Faces Global ARPU Headwinds By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 6/24/2019 A sizable and widening gap on domestic and international ARPU could negatively affect the premium value currently placed on Netflix's non-US subscription streaming business, analyst says. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Extreme to Buy Cloud WiFi Pioneer Aerohive for $210 Million By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 6/26/2019 Extreme grabs Aerohive for cloud WLAN and SD-Branch skills. Post a Comment \| Read (0) With US Firms Skirting Ban, Huawei Exec Sees Business as Usual By Robert Clark, 6/26/2019 Top executive at the Chinese vendor plays down the impact of US trade restrictions but declines to share details of current chip supply partners. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Charter Shuffles the Top Deck By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 6/26/2019 Among them, Rich DiGeronimo will add technology officer role as current EVP of IT & engineering as Jim Blackley prepares to retire in 2020. Post a Comment \| Read (0) US to Get New Ericsson Factory – but Not Many Jobs By Iain Morris, International Editor, 6/26/2019 As the trade war between the US and China continues to rage, the Swedish vendor is ramping up US production. But automation is the priority. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Ovum's Mike Roberts on Early 5G Launches By Light Reading, 6/26/2019 At the recent 5G World event in London, Ovum Research Director Mike Roberts looks at the early 5G service launches and what's coming next. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Fastweb & Wind Tre Join Forces on 5G in Italy By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 6/26/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Sparkle begins work on photonic backbone; Openet nabs more Ericsson talent; EU probes Broadcom; Huawei hits the road. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Small Cell Future for Ex-BDAC Chair By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 6/26/2019 Former Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee chair Jacqueline Pierce has been jailed for five years for defrauding investors during her time as CEO of Alaska-based telecom company Quintillion. Post a Comment \| Read (0) T-Mobile to Launch 5G in 6 US Cities By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 6/26/2019 T-Mobile will launch in 'city centers' initially with high-band millimeter wave 5G. Post a Comment \| Read (0) RJio May Make Stock Market Debut In 2020 – Reports By Gagandeep Kaur, Contributing Editor, 6/26/2019 India's fastest-growing operator is preparing for an IPO, according to press reports. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Telcos & Enterprises: 5G Friends or Foes? By Iain Morris, International Editor, 6/26/2019 Organizations outside the telecom sector are starting to invest in their own 5G networks, with ramifications for operators and vendors alike. Post a Comment \| Read (0) 'Spectrum Now' Act Takes Aim at Mid-Band Spectrum By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 6/25/2019 Bill could repurpose and free up federally held spectrum in the 3450MHz-3550MHz band for 5G services. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Ligado Presses FCC to Act on 5G Spectrum Plan By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 6/25/2019 Claims it has bent over backwards to comply with government testing and process amid multi-year delay for approval for its plan to use 40MHz of lower mid-band spectrum for 5G-powered industrial IoT services. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Cybereason Details Operation Soft Cell: A Telco Security Disaster By Phil Harvey, US Bureau Chief, 6/25/2019 Security firm reveals an ongoing global attack against telecommunications providers that has been active since at least 2017 and involves a group believed to be working on behalf of the Chinese government. Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Telcos: Security Is Not In Your DNA By Patrick Donegan, Founder and Principal Analyst, HardenStance, 6/25/2019 Telcos are in denial if they think they are security experts, says outspoken industry analyst Patrick Donegan. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Podcast: Why Telcos Are Challenged at the Edge By Phil Harvey, US Bureau Chief, 6/25/2019 Building edge computing resources for advanced applications is going to be a big challenge to telcos in terms of how and where to invest, as well as when and where to partner with cloud providers, vendors and others. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Nokia Set for Recovery With 5G Update – Sources By Iain Morris, International Editor, 6/25/2019 Finnish equipment vendor may be heading for a strong second half and a big improvement in its market share as 5G software issues are resolved. Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Eurobites: BT Explores Sale of Spanish Unit By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 6/25/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: KPN boss to leave in September; Deutsche Telekom, SK Telecom form 5G joint venture; Glastonbury latest. Post a Comment \| Read (4 comments) CableLabs Kicks Off Pursuit of DOCSIS 4.0 By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 6/24/2019 New specs will repackage recent annexes and enhancements to DOCSIS 3.1, such as Full Duplex DOCSIS and Low Latency DOCSIS, and add in new Extended Spectrum DOCSIS capabilities. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Acumos AI Project Adds Smarts With Boreas By James Crawshaw, Senior Analyst – Service Provider IT and Automation, Heavy Reading, 6/24/2019 The latest release from The Linux Foundation's Acumos AI Project offers some interesting incremental improvements. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Netflix Faces Global ARPU Headwinds By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 6/24/2019 A sizable and widening gap on domestic and international ARPU could negatively affect the premium value currently placed on Netflix's non-US subscription streaming business, analyst says. 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During Cisco's recent corporate trade event, Cisco Live, the company's CEO Chuck Robbins devoted roughly half an hour to a Q&A session with reporters, covering everything from Cisco's position on the world's geopolitical stage to the company's latest networking products.

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