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Software-defined networking (SDN)

• February 21, 2020 21 Feb'20

  McKinsey: Connectivity evolution to drive global GDP past $2tn

  McKinsey Global Institute report on 5G and the connected world predicts huge contribution from advanced communications to global GDP

• February 21, 2020 21 Feb'20

  Cloud and 5G to drive SD-WAN adoption in APAC, says Silver Peak

  Cloud migration and 5G services will boost the uptake of SD-WAN in a region where some markets are still in the early adopter phase

• February 18, 2020 18 Feb'20

  Cisco: 5G to support more than 10% of global mobile connections by 2023

  Annual internet report suggests that by 2023, there will be 3.6 networked devices or connections per person and nearly 10 devices and connections per household

• February 17, 2020 17 Feb'20

  Ericsson goes right for the 5G core in 2020

  Swedish comms tech giant predicts substantial growth for 5G in 2020, with particular focus on the fundamental enabling standalone core technology

• February 14, 2020 14 Feb'20

  Nearly three-quarters of C-suite see visibility into network as business driver

  C-suite decision-makers say businesses must rethink what is possible to survive and that technology, particularly the network, must be an enabler in the process

• February 10, 2020 10 Feb'20

  City of Wolverhampton Council taps CityFibre to deliver full-fibre connectivity

  Wolverhampton embarks on project to build what is claimed to be “future-proof” full-fibre connectivity that will underpin the city’s next phase of technological transformation

• February 06, 2020 06 Feb'20

  Telefónica Deutschland lands loan of €450m for 5G roll-out

  Spanish global telco’s German division seals deal to gain funding to prop up development of mobile network within Europe’s largest country, 4G for rural areas and 5G for urban environments

• February 03, 2020 03 Feb'20

  Nokia to launch cloud-native 5G network operations software

  Aiming to address operators’ challenges as 5G networks add new layers of technical complexity, Nokia announces automated and scalable management suite

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  Digital transformation shaking confidence in SD-WAN

  Cato Networks survey highlights importance of considering not only SD-WAN as an MPLS replacement but also its applicability to the broader needs of the digital business, such as cloud migration, network agility and global reach

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  Pluribus claims industry’s first central office edge compute switch

  Open networking and controllerless SDN automation tech provider aims to respond to the extensive and exacting needs of distributed cloud environments

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  SK Telecom claims standalone 5G data session is world’s first

  South Korean telco proclaims 5G breakthrough that makes it set to be first to provide standalone 5G services in the first half of this year

• January 20, 2020 20 Jan'20

  BT becomes first Euro distribution partner for Google Stadia gaming platform

  Incumbent UK comms provider BT teams up with Google to use cloud gaming platform to drive growing fibre broadband network offers

• January 17, 2020 17 Jan'20

  CenturyLink lands $1.6bn network services contract from US Dept of Interior

  US operator engaged to help US agency achieve its mission to conserve and manage natural resources and cultural heritage

• January 17, 2020 17 Jan'20

  O2 goes O-RAN to improve network service

  Telefónica UK subsidiary announces open radio access network project to help customers better utilise its network, addressing issues such as densification of coverage and enabling faster uptake of 5G-based services in autonomous vehicles

• January 17, 2020 17 Jan'20

  Huawei unveils mobile development programme for UK and Irish business

  Leading comms tech and service provider Huawei reveals strategy to support UK and Irish businesses with mobile services development offering