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News & Views Most Popular Eurobites: BT Helps Steer Belfast Harbor Into Smarter Waters By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 10/18/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: BBC disbands virtual reality team; Nokia powers 5G at Helsinki mega-mall; OBS adds IoT to greenskeepers' armory. Post a Comment Altiostar Gets Telefónica Investment in Latest Open RAN Boost By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/17/2019 The US software company adds the Spanish telco to its impressive list of investors as operators scout for alternatives to the big kit vendors. Post a Comment Broadband World Forum: What's Beyond the Fiber? By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 10/17/2019 I've been in Amsterdam this week at the annual Broadband World Forum event – here's what sunk into my grey matter. Post a Comment Advertisement Remembering Analyst Michael Howard By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 10/17/2019 One of the industry's most well known and respected figures, analyst Michael Howard, has passed away. Post a Comment Ericsson Lifts Outlook as It Targets a Bigger Role in China By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/17/2019 Swedish equipment vendor expects 2020 sales to be at least 9% higher than last year's figure and has also raised guidance for profitability. Post a Comment Netflix Pushes Past 158.3M Global Streaming Subs as New OTT Rivals Emerge By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/16/2019 Netflix's Q3 numbers were in-line, but OTT video giant warns of 'some modest headwind' to near-term growth as a batch of new, major streaming services such as Disney+ and Apple TV+ near launch. Post a Comment Eurobites: AWS Cloud Is a Drug, Says French Minister By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 10/16/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: UK skeptical on 5G; Brussels gets tough with Broadcom; giving small cells a makeover. Post a Comment Advertisement Beware Systems Integrator Lock-In, Open Source Dependency By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/16/2019 Telcos are worried that systems integrators and open source will replace giant equipment vendors as a form of lock-in. Post a Comment What's at Stake as the Streaming Battle Builds By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/15/2019 Netflix, Amazon and Hulu have staked out their turf in the subscription VoD market, but will they be able to hold that coveted ground as Disney, Apple, WarnerMedia and NBCU enter the streaming fray? Post a Comment Telefónica's OnLife Is Growing Long in the Tooth By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/15/2019 The Spanish operator's ambitious OnLife project is now in field trials with residential and enterprise customers – and several use cases already look compelling. Post a Comment Eurobites: Our 5G Door Is Open, Germany Tells Huawei By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 10/15/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: CityFibre wants to engage on UK's FTTH future; KKR buys majority stake in Hyperoptic; Eurofins targets media industry. Post a Comment How NTT Started a Cycling Revolution By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/15/2019 The technology giant teamed up with one of the world's fittest men to push cycling to new limits. Post a Comment Chill Out! Netflix Is Fine, Analyst Says By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/14/2019 Concerns about new direct-to-consumer competition alongside pressure on Netflix's pricing power is misunderstood or overblown, contends LightShed Partners analyst Richard Greenfield. Post a Comment NTT's Mega-Merger, Brand-Cutting Plan for Another $4B in Sales By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/14/2019 Japan's NTT is uniting 28 enterprise-focused brands in its bid to grow at twice the market rate and deliver a boost to profitability. Post a Comment Why Many Operators Just Can't Quit 2G By Robert Clark, 10/14/2019 Like old-fashioned rock and roll, 2G just refuses to die. Post a Comment Eurobites: Telenor Takes 5G to the Arctic By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 10/14/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: VodafoneZiggo virtualizes with Amdocs; Batelco analyzes with Ericsson; the Queen lays down the law on UK broadband. Post a Comment Eurobites: Openreach Talks Up the Fiber Effect By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 10/11/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: BT launches 5G service; Amsterdam Internet Exchange upgrades with Pluribus; Ericsson helps fight diabetes in the UAE. Post a Comment Equinix Debuts $1B+ Hypercloud Gambit By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 10/11/2019 Equinix is looking to host data centers for hypercloud providers like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft, in a joint venture with a Singaporean investment fund. Post a Comment Europe Sounds Alarm About 'Single Supplier' 5G Deals By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/10/2019 Recent deals signed by the likes of Telia, Three and Telecom Italia are under an uncomfortable spotlight after the publication of a new report about 5G security. Post a Comment Eurobites: Sunrise, Huawei Claim 5G Speed Record By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 10/10/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: MVNO Effortel lands bank job; EU considers new 'security paradigm'; European lobby groups want more flexibility on privacy regulations. Post a Comment More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Remembering Analyst Michael Howard By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 10/17/2019 One of the industry's most well known and respected figures, analyst Michael Howard, has passed away. Post a Comment Beware Systems Integrator Lock-In, Open Source Dependency By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/16/2019 Telcos are worried that systems integrators and open source will replace giant equipment vendors as a form of lock-in. Post a Comment How NTT Started a Cycling Revolution By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/15/2019 The technology giant teamed up with one of the world's fittest men to push cycling to new limits. Post a Comment More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Newsfeed - industry press releases, curated by our editors German Court Upholds CommScope Patents Wednesday, October 16, 2019 Sunrise & Huawei Open First European 5G Joint Innovation Center Tuesday, October 15, 2019 Net Insight Appoints New CEO Monday, October 14, 2019 Tubi Sets UK Expansion Monday, October 14, 2019 Telenet Taps Vector for DOCSIS 3.1 Upgrade Friday, October 11, 2019 CommScope Buys Fractus to Add Antenna Tech, End Patent Lawsuit Friday, October 11, 2019 Colt Brings Virtual Networks to Enterprise Premises Thursday, October 10, 2019 SAP CEO McDermott Steps Down, Morgan & Klein Named Co-CEOs Thursday, October 10, 2019 Altice Labs Embraces RDK Broadband Gateways Thursday, October 10, 2019 Equinix & GIC Launch $1B+ European Data Center JV Wednesday, October 9, 2019 Sweepr Rakes In $9M 'A' Round Wednesday, October 9, 2019 Nokia Touts 5G Patent Holdings Wednesday, October 9, 2019 Cujo AI Passes 500M Monitored, Protected Devices Tuesday, October 8, 2019 More Newsfeeds		Security Now What's New in the EU Security Market Oliver Schonschek, Security Now News Analyst, 10/18/2019 This October we visited the trade fair it-sa, which counts as one of the more ... (1 Comment) Unit 42 Finds the First Cryptojacking Docker Container Larry Loeb, Author, 10/17/2019 Palo Alto Network's Unit 42 has found the first cryptocurrency miner malware that ... (0) GO TO Security Now Broadband World News BBWN Bites: Connecting Africa to Cost $100B – World Bank Report Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 10/18/2019 Also today, Sparklight Business brightens enterprise WiFi, Eir bites into Apple ... (0) BBWN Bites: Builders Toss Nest Out of New Properties Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 10/17/2019 Also today, Tele2 reports earnings, pay-TV rises in Spain, India's government ... (0) GO TO BROADBAND WORLD NEWS Telecom Innovators Video Showcase Network Rising: DriveNets Adapts Hyperscaler Approach to ... New 5G Network Security Threats Sigma Systems at Digital Transformation World 2019 Ciena Talks Converged Interconnect Networks at Cable ... Red Hat Enterprise Linux: A Secure Foundation for the ... Viasat: Connecting the Unconnected LotusFlare: Awesome Digital Experiences to Drive Growth Source Photonics CEO: Vertical Integration & Lean Models ... MobiledgeX: Who Benefits From Edge Computing? Why Is 5G Different? VMware Service Assurance: Reducing Operational ... Architect Digital-Ready Infrastructures Using SDN & NFV Accenture 5G Acceleration Services at Mobile World ... PacketFabric: Leading the Way in Highly Scalable Network ... Accenture 5G Acceleration Services at Mobile World ... Semtech: LoRa Technology Enabling Proven, Flexible IoT ... Versa's CEO, Kelly Ahuja: Securing & Software-Defining ... How Lumina Is Redefining SDN Aryaka's Gary Sevounts: Advantages to Consuming SD-WAN ... Calix's Shane Eleniak: How Data Analytics & Software ... MobiledgeX's Jason Hoffman: State of the Edge The 5G Connectivity Challenge Network Intelligence & Automation in Mergers & Migrations Why Telcos Need an Elastic Services Platform Why Hardware Still Matters in the SDN Era Why Is Autonomous Operations Key to Your Network Evolution? Ribbon's Kevin Riley Talks New Company Brand, Latest ... The Cumulus Networks Success Story CloudPassage Ensuring Next-Level Container Security EXFO: Next-Level Assurance Solutions & Automation EXFO: Automate or Stagnate RAD Shares Insights on Latest Developments in vCPE & ... 100GbE in Action & More at MEF17 ADLINK Talks About OCP & Next Generation Telecom ... LINX Talks Open Networking & OcNOS Nominum & Security for Small to Midsized Businesses C-V2X Is Getting Ready for Commercialization With ... Ixia Launches World’s First 400GE Testing Solutions Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoCs Integrate the RF Signal Chain Pluribus: SDN & Beyond Cloud, Security, AI & IoT Are Driving the Need for ... Masergy's NFV Journey Mavenir on RCS Cloud Platform & Multi-ID Keep Connected IoT Devices Under Control With Allot Metaswitch: Defining the Cloud Native Core Accelerating IP/Optical Network Visibility & Control Making 5G NR a Reality With Qualcomm Act on Your Intelligence With Amdocs aia! Making 5G New Radio (NR) a Reality Accelerating C-V2X Toward 5G for Autonomous Driving Dan Sahar of Qwilt on Open Edge Cloud Platform Nominum's Craig Sprosts on DNS & Cybersecurity Trends Versa: A Lot More Than SD-WAN SmartNICs & the Future of Network Virtualization Introducing the Next-Generation ONT (Optical Network ... A10 Networks on Service Providers' Industry Needs Check Point on Cybersecurity Accelerating Telecom Digital Transformation With Nominum DNS VeEX Test & Measurement Solutions Versa Networks' Kumar Mehta on SD-WAN Managed Services The Era of Agile Optics Has Arrived Atrinet's NetACE – Migration to NFV & SDN With ... Vodafone Live NFV Use Cases Powered by Amdocs Sonus in VellOS Mellanox Open Composable Networks Network Security Orchestration Sonus in the Cloud Sonus Strategy Netronome's Server-based Networking Platform Nexius: The Strategy & Science of Data Analytics Overture Networks NFV Solutions ECI's Elastic Network Masergy: Transforming Enterprise IT Arbor Networks on ISP Traffic Visibility ECI's LightSec: Comprehensive Cyber Security Solution ECI’s LightApps: Intelligence for Networks Service Gateway Virtual Edition SDN Management & Orchestration in the WAN Sedona Systems: Multi-Layer Applications Platform NFV – a Catalyst for Business Services Growth Telefónica: In Search of Virtual Simplicity Affirmed Networks Highlights NFV in Mobile Core Close-up on ConfD NetNumber Founder on Managing Signaling Control Tail-f, Cisco & What the Future Holds Sonus Shakes Up SD-WAN Automate, Scale & Create With Juniper's vCPE Solution Metaswitch's New CEO Martin Lund Discusses His Role ActiveVideo's Cloud Virtualization Technology Nominum on Leveraging the Power of DNS to Deliver ... Palo Alto Networks on Expanding in the Carrier/Service ... Infoblox on DNS Threat Index The Netformx Ecosystem Versa Networks on Leveraging VNFs Nuage Networks on Operationalizing SDN Mellanox's New 25/50/100Gb/s Ethernet Products Arista's CloudVision VIEW FULL VIDEO SHOWCASE Prime Reading Vodafone's 5G Network in London: A User Review Gabriel Brown , Principal Analyst, Heavy Reading , 9/5/2019 Never mind the hype, how does this next-generation network actually perform in ... (7 comments) Is NFV Headed for a Cliff? Mitch Wagner , Executive Editor, Light Reading , 8/7/2019 Are telcos solving NFVs big problems or making them worse? Critics say a ... (6 comments) A User Review of EE's 5G Network in London Gabriel Brown , Principal Analyst, Heavy Reading , 8/1/2019 Everyone's talking about 5G services, but do they measure up to the hype? We ... (3 comments) Ericsson, Huawei & Nokia Are Facing an 'Oil Crisis' Upheaval Iain Morris , International Editor , 7/31/2019 Years of consolidation have left the global mobile network market largely in the ... (10 comments) All Prime Reading

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Juniper CTO Talks About the Company's 5G Aspirations

When Bikash Koley jumped ship from Google to become the CTO of Juniper Networks in mid-2017, it was considered quite a win for the networking firm. Koley, who had ...