News of Note—ZTE back in business in U.S., BT launches new Cisco SD-WAN and more

Here are the other stories we're following today:

> ZTE is back in business in the U.S. after the Trump administration announced it had reached a deal, which included a $1 billion fine, to reverse its ban against the Chinese vendor. Reuters article

> BT extended its ties with Cisco by announcing it had launched a new global managed service based on the vendor's SD-WAN offering. Telecoms.com article

> Windstream CEO Tony Thomas credited SD-WAN and unified communications as a service for the uptick in his company's margins. Channel Partners article