AT&T is launching ESInet, a new service aimed at helping the agencies that provide 9-1-1 service upgrade to IP technology in a safe and reliable way.

Carrier first to deploy orchestrated assurance solution for enterprise and business customers.

Cisco launches new network functions virtualization infrastructure solution to help service providers run network services better, faster.

Top Employers awarded for Orange's business in US, Canada and Brazil based on nine criteria, including talent strategy, leadership development and benefits.

ZTE is one of the 11 launch partners for China Mobile's 5G Joint Innovation Lab (JIL).

Security system specialist reports a 54% year-on-year hike in its fiscal second quarter revenues to $334.7 million.

Actility joins Cisco Partner Ecosystem as a Cisco Solutions+ Partner for LPWA solutions for IoT.

Service provider adds five integrated security monitoring and analysis services to help defend against cyber attacks and provide compliance.

Independent evaluation of Cisco's virtualized security tools and functions shows how it's possible for operators to defend their cloud networking architectures and develop new security service business cases.

"Open Roads to UBB 2020" released at Mobile World Congress, revealing Huawei's UBB industry vision.

Revenues of €441.9 million drive 30.3% year-on-year growth.

Swanky apartments get the GigaPower treatment.

Survey respondents were split on whether gender diversity matters to a board, but agreed that specific skill sets and thought diversity were more important.

Building a global SDN network to 11 Asian countries and 29 sites.

Enhancements to Adobe Primetime will enable dynamic ad insertion (DAI) in MPEG-DASH streams using the same workflows and business rules that they've used to insert ads into HLS streams.

Simplifying NFV deployments for communications service providers.

Italian operator selects 'Ciscosson' for upgrade of mobile IP transport network.

Mellanox has completed the $811 million acquisition of EZchip, a move that expands its addressable market by 20%.

Swisscom is to deploy SDN, NFV and data center technology from Ericsson to support its next gen mobile core network developments.

VimpelCom to deploy ZTE's virtual EPC in five markets.

Operators band together to connect millions more women in low- and middle-income countries by 2020.

Open Orchestrator Project, to be part of the Linux Foundation, has backing from Asian operators and multiple vendors.

Carrier says it will open the platform to third-party network and technology service providers and roll out tools to address security concerns industrywide.

South Korean and German operators will collaborate on IoT and media and work to standardize 5G and network IT infrastructure.

Carrier will begin evaluating 5G technologies and develop a pre-standards based 5G test system for lab and field trials in the US in the second half of 2016.

Micro data center provider DataPoints is deploying ADVA's NFV gear to deliver new services from the network's edge in a more efficient way.

FlexVNF provides DNS security, secure Web gateway, multi-tenant firewall and unified threat management.

Preparing for Ultra HD video, 5G and IoT.

Unica project aims to virtualize network functions across all Telefónica's operations.

New suite of mobility solutions is designed to simplify and improve performance of wireless access networks while laying the foundation for 5G.

Concludes its HFC pilot in Redcliffe, Queensland, with retail service providers delivering end users speeds of up to 100 Mbit/s download and 40 Mbit/s upload.

RCN among the first US cable providers to offer HBO GO through its advanced DVR powered by TiVo.

5G Open Trial Specification Alliance will develop a common, extendable platform for different 5G trial activity around the world, focused on technical fundamentals.

Pair plan multiple deployments following a successful trial with Vodafone Spain.

Joint collaboration using IP from both vendors enables service providers to dynamically configure, monitor and optimize network resources available to apps.

América Móvil, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Sprint, TeliaSonera, Telstra, TIM, Vodafone, the GSMA, Google and more launch initiative to accelerate RCS availability.

Operator has extended its partnership with Netcracker for revenue and billing management technology solutions and professional services.

Multi-industry cloud-based multi-tenant platform supports multiple engagement models, complex settlements and quick onboarding of new partners.

Operator will use virtualized mobile infrastructure to meet real-time demands of M2M and connected car services in multiple markets.

ODL Be, OpenDaylight's fourth SDN platform release, is designed for automation, network resource optimization, cloud, NFV, and visibility and control.

Deutsche Telekom and SK Telecom sign on as early users.

Partnering with the Verizon 5G Technology Forum to accelerate 5G innovation.

Enterprises will be able to run VMware clouds in IBM data centers.

Telefonica, BT and other operators start community focuses on open source management and orchestration stack for NFV, built on common information model.

United Arab Emirates telco to host two-day event discussing social responsibility and strengthening the role of women in the technology and communications sectors.

Vendor says its new radio access platform will profitably satisfy the future demands of the IoT, virtual reality, augmented reality, factories of the future and advanced video.

Australian operator will use the vendor's cloud in full stack, including SDN and NFV, to build out its 5G-ready core.

Investment brings total Nokia Growth Partners fund to over $1 billion, earmarked to find the best entrepreneurs in the IoT globally and establish Nokia as an IoT leader.

Optus and Huawei trial 4.5G technology and achieve download speeds of 1.23Gbps to 1.41Gbps.

TeliaSonera and Huawei have signed an MoU to establish a strategic partnership in the research and development of 5G technologies.

GSMA releases remote provisioning specification to help consumers connect mobile devices.

Pair announce development of small cells system for enterprises and venues supporting LTE in unlicensed spectrum.

Japanese operator develops its own NFV technology to support multivendor EPC software and plans commercial deployment in March.

The NB-IoT Open Lab initiative will drive strategic technology innovation and promote the ecosystem relating to narrowband IoT.

According to the report from Expansion, a Spanish media outlet, Orange has awarded ZTE an order to install fiber in 2.2 million homes, with the aim of reaching 10 million homes this year.

The Argentine company tapped HPE as a supplier for core network transformation.

Swisscom deploying HPE NFV for vCPE.

Spying an opportunity in IoT 'monetization,' investors back billing systems specialist Aria Systems with a $50 million round.

Cloud networking adoption drives 2015 growth.

Verizon is partnering with Viptela to add new functionality to its software-defined WANs, including central management, easy of transition and service-chaining of new features.

AirTies ties up with RDK-B.

The Chinese hypercloud provider signs up at the Silver level for the SDN group.

Flat year-over-year and down 2% quarter-over-quarter.

Juniper and Affirmed have formed a technology partnership to develop a virtualized mobile network reference architecture.

A five-year partnership will have Fox Sports streaming live sporting events in virtual reality with NextVR's help.

Evolution Digital is now offering a low-cost TiVo-powered box to NCTC members.

The social network hosted a Women's Safety roundtable in Kenya, the start of a global effort to build a harassment-free online environment.

New service lets businesses or government agencies send and receive text or multimedia messages using landline or toll-free phone numbers.

It's not CBS All Access, but Cablevision's latest authenticated offering gives subscribers a new TV Everywhere option for live CBS content.

Provides services including service discovery, analytics, and micro-segmentation for production-ready container applications.

Ericsson and Telefónica sign Memorandum of Understanding for development of 5G technologies.

The Metaswitch Ascension unified communications platform now includes tight integration with Zoom web video for easier on-demand video conferencing.

The new partnerships are designed to help mobile operators accelerate adopt of SDN, NFV, and mobile edge computing.

Supports OpenDaylight, improved ONOS, and leaf-spine fabric.

Virtual Core for Mobile and mobile edge computing capabilities designed to help operators transition to New IP networks.

Redknee Solutions, a leading provider of real-time monetization and subscriber management software, reported results for its fiscal first quarter ended December 31, 2015.

AT&T is to begin outdoor tests and trials this summer in collaboration with Ericsson and Intel.

Infinera reported fourth quarter and full year revenues of $260 million and $887 million respectively.

Major vendors join new open source Fast Data (FD.io) Project, which aims to establish a high-performance IO services framework for dynamic computing environments.

Casa demo at CableLabs Winter Conference shows potential upstream potential.

DPI technology specialized Procera has virtualized its OEM platform to make it possible for telecom gear makers to offer deep packet inspection as a virtualized function.

PayPal and Vodafone have agreed to enable customers in Europe to make contactless payments with Android smartphones.

New multiyear agreement has Buckeye deploying TiVo software and set-tops beginning in June.

AT&T is combining its licensed spectrum with Nokia's LTE technology to offer secure Field Area Networks (FANs) that utilities can use in their active footprints.

Nokia reports fourth quarter revenues of €3.6 billion, up 3% year-on-year, and full year revenues of €12.5 billion, up 6% year-on-year.

Vendor makes its entire Veris BSS suite available on Amazon's public cloud.

CEO Chuck Robbins says Cisco faces a "challenging macro environment."

Network operator names two veterans to sales and marketing positions.

New "OpenRPD" now part of open source environment hosted by CableLabs.

Jury found Apple's modified VPN On-Demand, iMessage and FaceTime services infringed VirnetX's patents.

Nokia is offering a new platform designed for cost-effective fronthaul transport in centralized RAN architectures.

Or a 'Fiterator,' if you will.

Agreement intended to address brand confusion and promote global engineering excellence.

Calix reported fourth quarter revenues of $105 million, down 5.9% from a year earlier.

Opera Software has agreed a NOK 10.5 billion (USD 1.2 billion) takeover deal with a consortium of Chinese companies.

Survey of 21,980 publicly traded companies in 91 countries shows the presence of more female leaders in top positions correlates with increased profitability.

4K streaming of Mexico's national team against Senegal, live from Marlins Park in Miami, Florida.

New MoCA/WiFi reference design lets operators reduce subscriber in-home connectivity issues and improve user experience by using MoCA as the wired backbone to deliver reliable whole-home WiFi coverage.

BT partners with Cavium in C-RAN trials.

Fast analysis of network activity based on years of network security experience aims to detect attacks more quickly.

Also enhancing Titanium Server portfolio to accelerate performance, improve scalability and simplify commissioning.

Will offer real-time communications applications to service provider customers through acquisition of APEX Communications.

Bell Business Markets and IBM today announced a new partnership to expand the cloud computing services available through Bell Business Cloud.

Allot MobileTrends Report reveals mobile business users incur highest malware risk.

Seeks to enhance the customer experience and deliver greater personalization.

Of the 47,566 people Accenture employs, 35.8% are women and 31.3% of its executives are women.

Packet Design boasts 36% increase in bookings year-over-year, driven by 43% growth in new license bookings.

Technicians, field engineers... prepare to suffer.

Optical components vendor reports an increase in revenues and operating profits for its fiscal second quarter that ended Dec. 26 2015.

Pricing changes weren't enough to keep Technicolor in the HEVC Advance patent pool.

Swedish vendor trumpets pre-MWC product tweaks.

Jasper provides a cloud platform to allow enterprises and service providers to connect and manage IoT devices.

Ericsson is creating an independent industry patent licensing market place for the Internet of Things (IoT) sector.

Seven global telcos join with GNI to promote and advance freedom of expression and privacy around the world.

Commission proposes a balanced long-term approach for the use of the ultra-high frequency (UHF) band (470-790MHz).

Versa tested and validated the interoperability of its FlexVNF software on EMC's NFVi platform.

Revenues of $232.1 million are up by 2.5% compared with a year ago and operating margins have improved.

Revenues of $922 million were up 1.7% from a year earlier.

Oleg Khaykin takes over as CEO of the company, replacing Richard Belluzzo, who had been running Viavi on an interim basis.

MStar extends partnership with Conax to include highly robust system on chip (SoCs), utilizing Conax's comprehensive cardless security technology.

Jennifer Rigby, head of IT Channels and Innovation at O2, won the IT Transformation of the Year Award for leading the tech behind a CEM transformation project.

New offering can support 60G of bandwidth, multiple service access points, connects BBU and RRU to CPRI interface.

Midokura Enterprise MidoNet 5.0 is scalable virtualization software designed for IaaS clouds; the new version adds tools for OpenStack operators.

Global IT managed service provider Synoptek LLC has purchased EarthLink's IT services business, acquiring 210 employees and about 1,700 small to midsized business customers for its managed services offerings.

Frontier intends to deploy Viavi's EtherAssure throughout its network to provide end-to-end services activation testing and ongoing performance management.

In the coming weeks, Hopper 3 will launch the Netflix app and integrate Netflix titles into its universal search results.

Funds will be used to accelerate the development of the cloud-hosted Spectrum Access System based on the company's CINQ Platform, among other things.

Nordic operator splashes $360 million on US-based analytics firm.

International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce issues its award for the binding arbitration between Nokia and Samsung.

Sichuan Mobile, the largest mobile communications operator in western China, became Ericsson's 100th Radio Dot System operator.

Merger creates a new giant in media measurement.

New solution powers Sky's NOW TV box with linear TV and OTT streaming.

With mobile operator EE now part of the family, BT has restructured its business units, which now total six.

BT reported an increase in revenues and margins for the third fiscal quarter that ended Dec. 31 2015.