State of NFV: Evolution of the NFV Market - Colt

2020 State of NFV Site: https://ngi.how/nfv-20 The NFV market is now moving to a maturity stage. Mirko Voltolini, Head of Network on Demand at Colt, discusses the evolution of the market and the significant NFV opportunities moving forward. https://youtu.be/nbeiy5Sr...

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Vodafone to deactivate Huawei from its mobile core

Vodafone will remove Huawei equipment from the core of its mobile networks across Europe. Following the release of its quarterly financial report, Nick Read, Vodafone's Chief Executive, said the cost of deactivating the Huawei gear will amount to EUR 200 million over 5 years. The company's UK operations are already compliant with the government's recently imposed 35% cap of infrastructure sourced from "high-risk vendors." For the quarter ended...

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NTT Ltd. builds massive data center campus in Oregon

NTT Ltd. will build a new Pacific Northwest data center campus on a 47-acre property in Hillsboro, Oregon. The Global Data Centers division in the Americas (formerly known as RagingWire Data Centers) is planning on offering a total of 144 megawatts of critical IT load on the new Hillsboro campus. There will be five buildings with a total of 1 million sq. ft. of space. The first six megawatts of critical IT load will be available in mid-2020. NTT...

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Qualcomm cites 5G momentum but warns of unknown coronavirus impact

Qualcomm reported revenue of $5.077 billion for its fiscal first quarter ended December 29, 2019, up 5% compared to a year ago. GAAP net income amounted to $925 million, down 13% yoy. "Our strong fiscal first quarter financial performance reflects a significant inflection point for Qualcomm as we begin to realize the benefits from the ramp of 5G,” said Steve Mollenkopf, CEO of QualcommIncorporated. Qualcomm said over 275 5G devices have been announced...

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FCC takes another look at TV whitespaces for broadband

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has circulated a proposal to his fellow commissioners that would provide new opportunities for unlicensed white space devices for wireless broadband services in rural areas.  Specifically, Chairman Pai is proposing to permit higher transmit power and higher antennas for fixed white space devices in rural areas.  If adopted, these changes would allow white space devices to reach users at greater distances, thus enabling...

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Huawei files patent infringement case against Verizon

Huawei filed patent infringement lawsuits against Verizon in the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas seeking compensation for the use of technology protected by 12 of Huawei's US patents. Huawei said that it has negotiated with Verizon for a significant period of time before filing the lawsuits. The two parties were unable to reach an agreement on license terms. "Verizon's products and services have benefited...

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Carrier names AWS as its Preferred Cloud Provider

Carrier has named AWS as its preferred cloud provider. Carrier, part of United Technologies, and which expects to become a standalone public company in the first half of 2020, offers building heating and cooling systems. The company is moving up to 70 percent of its 4,000 servers and 996 applications away from legacy servers and databases to AWS. In addition, Carrier will use AWS data warehouse, analytics, and machine learning (ML) services to...

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Twilio reports Q4 sales of $331M, up 62% yoy

Twilio posted Q4 2019 total revenue of $331.2 million, up 62% from the fourth quarter of 2018 and 12% sequentially from the third quarter of 2019. Total revenue includes revenue from Twilio SendGrid starting on February 1, 2019 (the date of acquisition). Base revenue was $306.6 million, up 65% from the fourth quarter of 2018 and 11% sequentially from the third quarter of 2019. GAAP loss from operations of $93.8 million for the fourth quarter of...

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ADTRAN posts Q4 revenue of $116M

ADTRAN reported Q4 2019 revenue of $115.8 million compared to $140.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2018. Earnings for the fourth quarter of 2019 were a net loss of $12.7 million compared to a net loss of $8.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2018. Earnings per share was a loss of $0.26 per share compared to a loss of $0.18 per share for the fourth quarter of 2018. Non-GAAP earnings were a net loss of $3.2 million compared to a non-GAAP net loss...

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