SDxCentral Weekly Wrap

This podcast episode is presented by Dell EMC

Enabling a mission-critical platform that brings the best of cloud-technology and mobility together is table stakes to enabling life-saving applications such as TeleHealth. During this session, industry experts will discuss how, through close collaboration with Dell EMC’s Cork Innovation Lab, Telenor, VMware and Dell EMC were able to jointly showcase how cloud-generation mobility 5G platforms can impact life through low latency, resilient and media-rich emergency services applications.

In this podcast, you’ll hear from Pål Grønsund, Senior Research Scientist, Telenor ASA.; Donagh Buckley, CTO (R&D) Ireland CoE & Sr. Director Research, Dell EMC; Vanessa Little Director – Global NFV Ecosystem Architecture, VMware.

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Huawei goes on the offensive against security claims. Cisco and VMware add 5G to their SD-WAN platforms. Carriers have “beach-front” property.

Ericsson and Nokia take the offensive against carrier claims. Edge will be a big part of HPE and Samsung‘s partnership. Cisco‘s link to AWS could include Outposts.

Google‘s plan will include geographic and workforce expansion. Kubernetes, Docker, and containerd impacted by the runC runtime bug. Mirantis‘ multi-year AT&T deal is for eight-figures.

Verizon tests showed significantly lower latency when using MEC equipment and software. Amazon Web Services is as large as its four closest rivals. Ericsson joins a growing list of O-RAN Alliance supporters.

Cisco‘s offerings include expansion of its SDN-based Application Centric Infrastructure technology into public clouds operated by Amazon and Microsoft. Vodafone exec claims there’s too much “noise” around Huawei. Juniper expects its lull to last through Q1.

The battle between Nutanix and VMware escalated after Nutanix CEO Dheeraj Pandey accused VMware’s COO of bullying Nutanix customers on LinkedIn and email. AT&T outlines the three pillars of its 5G strategy. Amidst restructuring and relocating, Vodafone loses its head of cloud and automation to Nokia.

Plus, Amazon Web Services (AWS) buys TSO Logic to help customers decide where to best run workloads, and Sprint looks ahead at 2019 to broaden its managed SD-WAN service.

Plus, AT&T and Nokia tighten their 5G Focus on O-RAN and Akraino, and Kubernetes topped IT search terms in 2018.

ZTE hires former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman to lobby the U.S. government on its behalf. T-Mobile’s $26 billion acquisition of Sprint is being delayed by the ongoing government shutdown. Nokia hired a company veteran to run its Fixed Networks Business Group, but has yet to name a leader for its Access Networks Division that oversees its Fixed and Mobile Groups.