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News & Views Most Popular Google: Greene's out as Cloud Boss By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 11/16/2018 Greene grew Google Cloud to a top enterprise cloud player. Oracle, meanwhile, is flailing in enterprise cloud, making ex-President Thomas Kurian a puzzling choice as successor. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: wanlord I watched her fireside chat with Aaron Levie at Box Works in 2016 and I was... Orange Pushing Multivendor SD-WAN By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 11/16/2018 Orange Business Services is working with several vendors to develop multivendor SD-WAN expertise and counting on MEF application programming interfaces and definitions for SD-WAN to enable a single portal for its SD-WAN offering, says Franck Morales, vice president of marketing of connectivity services for Orange Business Services. In addition, its SD-WAN service will be built on four other pillars: native cloud connectivity, best-of-breed security, global services and future-proof solution. Post a Comment \| Read (0) WiCipedia: Taking Names & How to Avoid 'Hurting Men's Feelings' By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 11/16/2018 This week in our WiC roundup: Taking names and tweeting salaries for equality's sake; a satirical guide to being a woman in tech; Google walkout was a long time coming; and more. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement Icahn Backs Off Dell Fight By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 11/15/2018 Activist investor Carl Icahn, who threatened fire and fury against Dell's plan to go public, now says the company's sweetened deal is the best he's going to get. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Telefónica Hooks Up With Stratio to Bolster Big Data Offer By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 11/15/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Orange smartens up electricity network; Ericsson's car pool wants some EU love for C-V2X; GSMA not happy at German 5G spectrum conditions. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Nokia Shuffles Its Execs to Sharpen Customer Focus By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 11/13/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: KPN poaches MTN man for new tech role; TIM and Samsung join forces on 5G; Fastweb secures Tiscali's fixed wireless business; Virgin and Versa combine on SD-WAN services. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Telecom Italia Ousts Its CEO By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 11/13/2018 Further upheaval at the Italian incumbent as the CEO becomes a victim of the boardroom battle between Vivendi and Elliott. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: brooks7 I think I would be more worried about Italy going bankrupt. seven Advertisement Colt Exec Bigs Up Blockchain Benefits By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 11/12/2018 Fahim Sabir, Colt's director of architecture and development for Colt on Demand, explains how the use of blockchain can help to automate specific manual processes and save hundreds of working hours. Post a Comment \| Read (0) SoftBank Gets Go-Ahead for $21B Telecom IPO By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/12/2018 Japanese company takes a big step toward separating its telecom business from its investment activities. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: TIM, Huawei Combine on SD-WAN Services By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 11/12/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: BT Global Services plans customer cull; Ooredoo does the business on network upgrades; Orange's Richard to head up GSMA; EU digital tax deal edges nearer. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Podcast: Verizon Restructures, Telcos Chase Enterprise Business & Queen Still Rocks By Phil Harvey, US News Editor, 11/12/2018 5G networks are blurring the lines between what can be done on fixed and mobile networks. And, of course, Verizon and all of the companies building these networks are changing, too. We look a Verizon's recent restructuring and speculate what it might mean for the telco as 5G fever kicks into high gear. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Swisscom Bangs Its 5G Cowbell By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 11/9/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telenor tests 5G in Norway; former Orange man joins Vodafone board; China's Xiaomi enters UK; Telefónica offloads insurance arm. Post a Comment \| Read (0) WiCipedia: All-Female Boards, Google 'Utterly Unprepared' & Insecure Men By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 11/9/2018 This week in our WiC roundup: Pro-life hackers; Google under pressure; all-female boards; and more. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Emboldened Ericsson Lifts Sales Target By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/8/2018 Swedish equipment vendor raises sales targets in expectation of market share gains, improved conditions in the networks industry and a push into non-telecom sectors. Post a Comment \| Read (0) What's Hot in Software-Defined Operations? By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 11/7/2018 Heavy Reading's James Crawshaw highlights the key debate topics from the Software Defined Operations & the Autonomous Network event in London, including the data analytics challenge in a 5G world and how service assurance appears to still be an afterthought in virtualization strategies. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: EU Makes Life Awkward for OTT Video Crew By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 11/7/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: EU approves Disney-Fox deal; Nokia helps create private LTE network for BMW in China, gets cozy with Infosys; Hyperoptic attracts Middle Eastern money; Three UK trumpets 5G progress. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: indesilife Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hai is an Indian television sequential having First Episode... CenturyLink Switches CTOs By Phil Harvey, US News Editor, 11/6/2018 CenturyLink has confirmed that the former Level 3 CTO Andrew Dugan will be the carrier's new technology boss. Aamir Hussain, CenturyLink's CTO since 2014, is leaving the company. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: mhui0 How will this affect CenturyLink's continued purchase of equipment... CityFibre's CEO Courts Cable By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 11/6/2018 Greg Mesch, founder and CEO at CityFibre, explains why wholesale fiber networks are relevant to cable operators, offering them a new network asset option outside their existing coverage areas. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Verizon Restructures in Bid for 5G Growth By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/5/2018 US telco giant has gone in for some organizational slicing as it tries to position itself for growth opportunities in the 5G market. Post a Comment \| Read (4 comments) Latest Comment: kelseywilson As the industry transitions to 5G, Verizon aims to capitalize on its network... How Red Hat Could Give IBM's Telco Strategy a New Lease of Life By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 11/5/2018 With telco cloud and open source developments playing a key role in network operator strategies, Red Hat's acquisition could bolster IBM's opportunities with communications service provider customers. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: bosco_pcs This CSP angle is a more substantive than most the run-of-the-mill IBM + Red... More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Telecom Italia Ousts Its CEO By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 11/13/2018 Further upheaval at the Italian incumbent as the CEO becomes a victim of the boardroom battle between Vivendi and Elliott. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: brooks7 I think I would be more worried about Italy going bankrupt. seven Google: Greene's out as Cloud Boss By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 11/16/2018 Greene grew Google Cloud to a top enterprise cloud player. Oracle, meanwhile, is flailing in enterprise cloud, making ex-President Thomas Kurian a puzzling choice as successor. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: wanlord I watched her fireside chat with Aaron Levie at Box Works in 2016 and I was... More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Message Boards wanlord, 11/16/2018 6:03:51 PM Google: Greene's out as Cloud Boss Re: Green at Box Works 2016 I watched her fireside chat with Aaron Levie at Box Works in 2016 and I was floored by her incoherent answers. She was totally lost in the sauce and it was very awkward. Speaking of the Cloud, she was totally in one...... kelseywilson, 11/15/2018 1:15:53 AM MWC 2018 Threatens to Be 5G New Radio Bore Re: Re: MWC 2018 In the demo, they are not only partitioning the radio access network (RAN) and mobile core network but also creating virtual networks across transport and infrastructure resources.So do they think MWC 2018 will be a 5G New... brooks7, 11/13/2018 1:38:03 PM Telecom Italia Ousts Its CEO Re: Re: These investors need to get a grip I think I would be more worried about Italy going bankrupt. seven [email protected], 11/13/2018 6:16:55 AM Telecom Italia Ousts Its CEO Re: These investors need to get a grip This is a messy, shambolic boardroom battle that could cut the legs from under this important network operator. Vivendi and Elliott need to get their collective shizz together. indesilife, 11/13/2018 4:11:06 AM Eurobites: EU Makes Life Awkward for OTT Video Crew Re: Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hai Show Episodes Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hai is an Indian television sequential having First Episode Date on second March 2015. Bhabi Ji Ghar standard hai indicate is rotating around two neighboring couples, the Mishras and Tiwari. Bhabiji Ghar... kelseywilson, 11/12/2018 11:25:14 PM Ericsson Lurches to $1.8B Write-Down Re: Ericsson lurhes This killed the value in the market, led to cancelled contracts and lost new business and made them almost worthless regardless of their competitive product sets. So Mr Ekholm you've presided over $800m shareholders value... hahuyetapcao1, 11/9/2018 10:33:41 AM Eurobites: Auction to Settle Sky Takeover Tussle Re: Thank you Very amazing information Càng lớn tuổi có phải Càng dễ mắc bệnh tăng huyết áp ?? Cuộc đời của mỗi... Craig Mcmillan, 11/9/2018 8:46:53 AM How the Glass Ceiling Became a Window of Opportunity for Ixia CMO Re: Re: Inspiring article It is interesting to read your blog post and I am going to share it with my friends. KanwalLiaquat, 11/9/2018 12:09:26 AM OpenDaylight Expands 2015 Internship Program Re: Internship Program The internship is a great initiative by someone, we can do an internship in any field of interest. Actually, It is the best way for learning and even you get compensated as well. Usually individual go for it after completing... mhui0, 11/8/2018 5:12:14 PM CenturyLink Switches CTOs Re: Infinera How will this affect CenturyLink's continued purchase of equipment from Infinera ? kelseywilson, 11/6/2018 11:03:07 AM Verizon Restructures in Bid for 5G Growth Re: Verizon Restructures in Bid As the industry transitions to 5G, Verizon aims to capitalize on its network investment and gain a lead in new services while its competitors are challenged by merger integration. Its largest rival, AT&T Inc. also is preparing... sanusense, 11/6/2018 12:05:45 AM Verizon Restructures in Bid for 5G Growth Re: 5G launch So glad that they are rolling 5G for real, US operator Verizon is realigning its internal structure to hopefully reflect the new realities of the networking business. wanlord, 11/5/2018 11:30:27 PM Verizon Restructures in Bid for 5G Growth Re: New Guru? So Guru P. fell off the VZ coverage map and now this is the new Guru G.? bosco_pcs, 11/5/2018 3:29:34 PM How Red Hat Could Give IBM's Telco Strategy a New Lease of Life Re: Great report w/ originality This CSP angle is a more substantive than most the run-of-the-mill IBM + Red Hat doing hybrid cloud bhah bhah bhah on TV. Those folks are suppose to be analysts who know everything about IBM and Red Hat but they are more... open4g, 11/5/2018 2:12:55 PM Verizon Restructures in Bid for 5G Growth Re: 5G crosses the threshold of 'cable replacement' 4G-Advanced and 5G based networks technically can cross the threshold of 'cable replacement' equivalency if built with sufficient depth of bandwidth to the Internet backbone. It can be provided more easily as fixed... More Message Boards		Security Now BlackBerry Acquiring Security & AI Firm Cylance for $1.4B Scott Ferguson, Managing Editor, Light Reading, 11/16/2018 BlackBerry is continuing to move away from its smartphone legacy with the ... (0) Magecart Attacks Proving Persistent Problem for Online Retailers Scott Ferguson, Managing Editor, Light Reading, 11/16/2018 A research report shows that one in five sites targeted by a Magecart attack ... 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