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AWS wants telecom operators of all shapes and sizes to put their operations into its cloud, and Ishwar Parulkar, the companys chief technologist for telecom, said it is making progress.

Raw broadband speed is still important in the multi-gig era, but messaging from cable industry execs at SCTE Cable-Tec Expo zeroed in on network reliability and meeting elevated customer expectations.

Vodafone subsidiary Vantage Towers turns out to be responsible for site-installation delays at Germanys newest mobile network.

The three telcos are the first in the world to gain Running on ODA status, but more are needed to keep momentum going.

Qualcomm expects to see commercial open RAN products running its silicon in the market by the second half of next year. Thats important, according to analysts, as it indicates the company remains on track.

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From Verizon to Comcast to Dish Network, Samsung is involved in a variety of high-profile 5G network buildouts. And thats just part of Derek Johnstons story.

The Oklahoma operator bought $32 million worth of Huaweis 4G equipment because it was far cheaper than similar gear from Nokia and Ericsson. Now, its buying Ericssons 5G-ready equipment.

As the telecom industrys reliance on the public cloud continues to grow, so does the risk of being tied to one provider.

Midco and GCI are among the operators that will push the limits with DOCSIS 3.1 before considering a bigger leap to DOCSIS 4.0.