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News & Views Most Popular Akamai Testing Edge Computing Scenarios With 5G Operators By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 8/14/2019 Akamai is hoping to parlay its efforts in the CDN arena into a role in the 5G and edge computing marketplace. Post a Comment CenturyLink Bids to Bring 5 Msec Latency to 98% of US Enterprises By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 8/13/2019 With a relatively small investment of 'several hundred million' dollars, CenturyLink plans to bring a fiber network with 5 msec latency to 98% of US enterprises – ideal for emerging categories of edge workloads. Post a Comment CenturyLink Drops 'Several Hundred Million' Dollars on Edge By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 8/12/2019 CenturyLink is building out more than 100 initial edge compute locations across the US and providing hybrid cloud and managed services. Post a Comment Advertisement Japan's Rakuten Mobile to Avoid Grand Entrance in October By Iain Morris, International Editor, 8/9/2019 It has made a noise about its revolutionary network approach, but the Japanese company will make a low-key entry into the mobile market in October. Post a Comment CenturyLink: We're Testing Edge Computing With Customers Now By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 8/8/2019 CenturyLink is testing edge computing technologies with customers today, according to the company's CEO. And he promised additional announcements on the topic 'in the coming weeks.' Post a Comment Podcast: Dish Network's Spectrum of Innovation By Phil Harvey, US Bureau Chief, 8/8/2019 Light Reading's editors discuss Dish Network, its pioneering past, a few hilarious missteps and why the company seems just as likely as anyone to be the next big player in 5G networks. Post a Comment For Equinix, Interconnect Outpaces Colo By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 8/1/2019 Equinix racked up its 66th consecutive quarter of revenue growth, and saw its interconnect business grow significantly faster than colo. Post a Comment Advertisement Get Ready for the 5G Retail Robots! By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 7/31/2019 AT&T has hooked up with Badger Technologies to test retail robots powered by millimeter wave 5G and edge computing. Post a Comment Podcast: The Fast-Moving World of SD-WAN By Phil Harvey, US Bureau Chief, 7/30/2019 Light Reading's Kelsey Ziser discusses the world of SD-WAN, why there are so many vendors and whether enterprise 'white glove' services are handled by butlers. Post a Comment AT&T's Chokshi: Why Carriers Need Disaggregation at the Edge By Kelsey Kusterer Ziser, Editor, 7/29/2019 AT&T's Rupesh Chokshi says the case for disaggregated routers at the edge goes beyond the usual examples of increased business agility, network visibility and performance. Post a Comment South Korean Telcos Count Cost of 5G but Talk Up New Services By Robert Clark, 7/25/2019 South Korea's pioneering 5G operators are looking at a fall in profit after racing 5G to market. But fear not – 'immersive' apps are on the way. Post a Comment It's Groundhog Day! Explaining AT&T's Microsoft & IBM Deals By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 7/25/2019 AT&T recently cut a big cloud deal with IBM. Then AT&T cut a big cloud deal with Microsoft the next day. That doesn't mean we're caught in a timeloop – the deals are different, and have plenty of unanswered questions. Post a Comment Arrcus Scores $30M & Takes Network 'Democratization' to the Edge By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 7/23/2019 Arrcus is extending its architecture from the data center to the edge, using high-density 100G/400G white box networking hardware based on Broadcom Jericho2 processors. Post a Comment Verizon Paves Fast Lane to Equinix Data Centers By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 7/22/2019 Verizon is looking to build shortcuts between enterprises and their assets located in Equinix data centers. Post a Comment Huawei Ban Would Hurt 5G Security, Say UK MPs By Iain Morris, International Editor, 7/19/2019 UK politicians say the country's next prime minister will have to make a quick decision about Huawei and that restrictions would have an impact on security. Post a Comment Podcast: Here Are 3 Big Trends in 5G By Phil Harvey, US Bureau Chief, 7/18/2019 This mini episode of the Light Reading podcast features Ray Le Maistre and Dario Talmesio discussing the big trends shaping the 5G market worldwide, now that so many major operators have launched 5G services. Post a Comment AT&T & Microsoft Ink 'Extensive' Deal for Cloud, 5G, AI & Edge By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 7/17/2019 In an 'extensive, multiyear alliance,' AT&T is moving its non-network applications to Microsoft Azure and its employees to Microsoft 365, while Microsoft gets access to AT&T's network for emerging 5G, AI and edge applications. Post a Comment Podcast: ClearSky Data CEO Ellen Rubin Knows Where Your Data Is By Phil Harvey, US Bureau Chief, 7/16/2019 Ellen Rubin joins the Light Reading podcast to discuss edge computing and the new need for data management in more places as the world goes from static storage to mobile, multicloud madness. Post a Comment Eurobites: Deutsche Telekom to Cut Jobs With Stores Cull By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 7/4/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telenor toots 5G trumpet; InterDigital joins 5Growth project; Telefónica fights fraud; Orange saddles up for Tour de France. Post a Comment DT Rushes High-Priced 5G to Market for Samsung-Loving Urbanites By Iain Morris, International Editor, 7/4/2019 German incumbent becomes the first operator in the country to launch 5G services, but customers outside a few urban hotspots will have to wait. Post a Comment More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Akamai Testing Edge Computing Scenarios With 5G Operators By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 8/14/2019 Akamai is hoping to parlay its efforts in the CDN arena into a role in the 5G and edge computing marketplace. Post a Comment More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Newsfeed - industry press releases, curated by our editors GTT Enhances SD-WAN With Universal CPE to Improve Agility & Performance Tuesday, July 30, 2019 Arrcus Raises $30M, Expands to Network Edge Tuesday, July 23, 2019 Verizon Launches Software-Defined Equinix Interconnect Monday, July 22, 2019 AT&T, Microsoft Announce Major Alliance Around Edge, Cloud, AI & 5G Wednesday, July 17, 2019 Three UK Builds 5G-Ready Cloud Core Network with Nokia Tuesday, July 16, 2019 ADVA, Nokia Demo 5G Synchronization Wednesday, July 3, 2019 MobiledgeX Launches Edge Navigator Tool, Pitches Developers Thursday, June 20, 2019 Ericsson Enhances Its 5G Portfolio Monday, June 17, 2019 Akamai Introduces the Edge Cloud Solution Wednesday, June 12, 2019 MobiledgeX Kickstarts Developer Program Friday, June 7, 2019 Akraino Edge Stack Hits Release 1.0 Friday, June 7, 2019 Huawei Files Motion for Summary Judgment to Overturn US Ban Wednesday, May 29, 2019 Informa Agrees Asset Swap With IHS Markit Wednesday, May 22, 2019 More Newsfeeds		Security Now Fintech Startups Get Sloppy With Application Security Larry Loeb, Author, 8/20/2019 Some startups need to shape up or ship out. (0) New Industry Drives Renewed Interest in Embedded Security Larry Loeb, Author, 8/20/2019 Hardware for security may just get hot. (0) GO TO Security Now Broadband World News ADTRAN CEO Tom Stanton Q&A: All Access All the Time Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 8/21/2019 In a one-on-one interview with Broadband World News, ADTRAN Chairman and CEO Tom ... (0) Why FTTH May Trump Fiber Deep for Cable Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 8/20/2019 In a provocative new BBWN webinar, Broadband Success Partners' Jack Burton will ... (0) GO TO BROADBAND WORLD NEWS Telecom Innovators Video Showcase 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 Europe's Big Telcos Are Getting Edgy About 5G Iain Morris , International Editor , 3/13/2019 Virtual dodgeball will not happen unless operators cut mobile latency, but that ... (3 comments) Open Conflict Over Open RAN Iain Morris , International Editor , 2/14/2019 Accusations that big kit vendors tried to throttle developments show open RAN ... (0) Leading Lights 2018: The Finalists Ray Le Maistre , Editor-in-Chief , 4/11/2018 Light Reading is thrilled to announce the finalists for this year's Leading ... (0) All Prime Reading

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8/20/2019

Three CEO: We'd Rather Take Huawei Risk Than Miss 5G Rewards

Three UK has just launched a major 5G-led assault on the living room. If all goes to plan, the smallest of the country's four mobile network operators will emerge ...