October 5, 2018

Plus, Oracle and Cisco both see senior executives walk out the door, and Arayaka sharpens its SD-WAN focus. 

AT&T, which is in the process of deploying 60,000 white boxes across its network, contributed its white box router specifications to the Open Compute Project. Oracle cloud executive Thomas Kurian left the company permanently after taking an extended leave. David Ulevitch ditched Cisco for a VC firm. This was Cisco’s third executive to leave over the past few months.

AT&T Contributes Its Cell Site White Box Router Spec to the Open Compute Project

Oracle Top Cloud Exec Thomas Kurian Resigns

Cisco’s David Ulevitch Leaves to Join a VC Firm

Aryaka’s New CEO Plans to Sharpen SD-WAN Firm’s Message to Customers

September 28, 2018

Plus, CenturyLink Takes SD-WAN Global, Vodafone and China Mobile Tap ONAP, and MoreNutanix bumped VMware from the top of IDC’s latest HCI software vendor revenue rankings. CenturyLink expanded the reach of its SD-WAN service that is now available in more than 30 countries. Vodafone is leading some work to use ONAP as a way to orchestrate applications across a carrier’s internal operations and geographic reach. NFV deployments are taking longer to generate a return on investment.

Nutanix Bumps VMware Off Top HCI Software Ranking

CenturyLink Builds a Global SD-WAN Footprint

Vodafone, China Mobile Tap ONAP for Broader Network Orchestration

NFV’s Return on Investment Disappoints Some NFV Players

SDxCentral’s Weekly Roundup

September 21, 2018

Plus, Oracle Cloud Exec on Extended Leave; SK Telecom Picks 5G VendorsNokia will cut 500 jobs in Illinois by year-end as part of a restructuring plan. Oracle executives declined to elaborate about the company’s cloud chief taking an extended leave from work. SK Telecom ignored Chinese vendor Huawei and picked Nokia, Ericsson, and Samsung as its 5G vendors.

Nokia Will Slash 500 Jobs in Illinois by Year-End

Oracle Cloud Disappoints, Execs Stick to Script on Kurian’s Departure

Ericsson, Nokia, and Samsung Score Again With 5G