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TELUS, Others Tap Nuage for SD-WAN
7/24/2017 - Nuage Networks this week provided an update on some of its recent SD-WAN wins. That includes deals with BT, China Telecom, Telefonica, Telia, and TELUS - which just yesterday announced its selection of Nuage Networks technology to power its new Network as a Service solution.

T-Mobile Makes LTE-U Available for Customers
7/24/2017 - T-Mobile announced recently that it has completed the nation's first mobile broadband data session live in the field using License Assisted Access (LAA) on its commercial network. The field testing, which began in Los Angeles at the end of June, showed 741 Mbps download speeds using 80 MHz of aggregated spectrum.

Wi-Fi Deal Could Migrate to Localized 5G
7/24/2017 - Report indicates what may be next in Ericsson's deal with Chelsea.

Next Generation Communications Week in Review: Deloitte, Nokia, Telecom Italia & More
7/22/2017 - The Next Generation Communications week in review is a recap of all the top stories making headlines about LTE, 5G and the future of communications this past week.

AT&T Launches 5G Evolution in Indianapolis
7/20/2017 - Indianapolis is the second city to receive AT&T 5G Evolution services.

Germany Seeks More Carrier 5G Investment
7/19/2017 - The German government is reportedly pushing the nation's cellular carriers to put more investment into 5G.

Cavium, China Unicom Test 5G
7/18/2017 - China Unicom and Cavium Inc. are working together to test 5G.

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Validated: IP/MPLS QoS for teleprotection
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Digital home opportunity for service providers
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Dynamic OSS for today's service assurance needs
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Seamless IP data center interconnect
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