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• September 20, 2018 20 Sep'18

  Linksys enters cloud-managed Wi-Fi market

  Belkin International's Linksys unit has launched a cloud-managed Wi-Fi system. Linksys is tapping MSPs for help in selling Cloud Manager to small businesses.

• September 19, 2018 19 Sep'18

  Juniper bundles Contrail Networking, OpenStack for the edge

  Juniper Networks has introduced the Contrail Edge Cloud. The platform for running service providers' network edge applications includes Contrail Networking and Red Hat OpenStack.

• September 19, 2018 19 Sep'18

  Nuage Networks, Talari SD-WAN tack on multi-cloud connectivity

  With their respective SD-WAN platform updates this week, Nuage Networks and Talari took a page from Oprah: You get multi-cloud connectivity, and you get multi-cloud connectivity.

• September 17, 2018 17 Sep'18

  Are SD-WAN security concerns warranted?

  Networking analysts and engineers examine SD-WAN security concerns, the importance of cabling in wireless environments and a new security attack that's difficult to detect.

• September 14, 2018 14 Sep'18

  Verizon 5G rollout could change broadband competition

  Verizon launches Oct. 1 a 5G internet service in four U.S. cities. The Verizon 5G rollout could give the company an edge against cable companies in the high-speed internet market.

• September 14, 2018 14 Sep'18

  Mist automates WLAN monitoring with new AI features

  Mist says its AI platform for WLAN monitoring can now handle hundreds of queries and will use deep learning to flag anomalies before they cause problems for users.

• September 13, 2018 13 Sep'18

  AT&T Spark highlights big changes in networking market

  The AT&T Spark event showed more than the service provider's latest 5G technology. It also revealed how AT&T is redefining the role of networking vendors in its data centers.

• September 12, 2018 12 Sep'18

  Cisco ASR 9000 router gets usage-based pricing

  Cisco has changed licensing for the ASR 9000 router to let service providers pay only for the throughput they use. The new pricing arrives as service providers prepare for 5G.

• September 10, 2018 10 Sep'18

  Network functions morph with SD-WAN deployment strategy

  Companies are approaching network infrastructure upgrades with SD-WAN deployment, but a new survey shows they're weighing issues like service chaining and integrated functionality.

• September 07, 2018 07 Sep'18

  Juniper-Ericsson partnership aimed at 5G market

  Juniper Networks has partnered with Ericsson to sell 5G gear and software to carriers. The Juniper-Ericsson alliance arrives as Cisco's partnership with Ericsson weakens.

• September 06, 2018 06 Sep'18

  VMware Project Dimension to deliver managed HCI, edge networking

  VMware's lightweight hyper-converged infrastructure system, called Project Dimension, includes the vendor's SD-WAN. The HCI appliance is aimed at retailers and manufacturers.

• September 05, 2018 05 Sep'18

  5G services to headline Mobile World Congress Americas 2018

  In a roundup of industry insights, 5G services will be a hot topic at Mobile World Congress, VMware embraces multi-cloud and cybersecurity platforms require key features.

• August 31, 2018 31 Aug'18

  NSS Labs-Cisco spat raises licensing restriction enforceability

  The NSS Labs-Cisco tiff raises questions on the validity of licensing that prohibits customers from testing software performance and publishing the results.

• August 30, 2018 30 Aug'18

  VMware takes NSX security to AWS workloads

  VMware has brought NSX microsegmentation to workloads running on Amazon Web Services. Also, at VMworld 2018, VMware said NSX security is now enforceable on Arista switches.

• August 29, 2018 29 Aug'18

  Cisco adds LTE modem to Meraki MX security appliance

  Cisco adds a built-in 4G wireless broadband modem to two Meraki MX security appliances. Cisco launched the Meraki MX67C and the MX68CW devices with an integrated CAT 6 LTE cellular modem. The company also introduced four faster MX models without LTE.