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| BRC Boosts Portfolio with $204M Sangoma Acquisition BRC Group Holdings will acquire Sangoma Technologies for approximately $204 million (C$289 million), significantly scaling its communications portfolio. This strategic acquisition boosts recurring revenue and expands enterprise offerings. Sangoma delivers cloud and on-premises UCaaS, contact center, and AI-enabled customer experience solutions. |
| Iridium to Expand Range of Positioning, Navigation and Timing Capabilities Oscilloquartz and Iridium Communications are expanding their collaboration, integrating new Iridium PNT capabilities across Oscilloquartz’s synchronization portfolio. This enhances resilient positioning, navigation, and timing for critical infrastructure and defense, strengthening multi-layered PNT architectures and offering customers consistent deployment and management of satellite services for GNSS-dependent applications. |
| NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform Secures AI Agents NVIDIA has launched the Open Agent Safety Platform, an open software platform and reference system design to strengthen AI security from agent testing to deployment. It provides full-stack governance and control across software, hardware, compute, and robotics systems that run agents, including OpenShell software and Sentry reference system design for continuous monitoring and policy enforcement. |
| Corenix Debuts to Deliver Modular AI Platforms for Data Centers Submer Group has introduced Corenix, a new company focused on delivering modular data center platforms. These platforms are specifically designed for accelerated computing and AI at scale. Corenix leverages NVIDIA reference designs, offering fully integrated and factory-tested modules. Martin Renkis, formerly of Johnson Controls, has been appointed CEO of Corenix. |
| Live Trial Adds 1TB Daily Network Capacity for U.S. Carrier In results from live network trials, Aglocell's SpectraMax AI-powered software delivered significant capacity and performance improvements for a Tier-1 U.S. wireless carrier. In a metropolitan area trial, 60+ sites achieved a 4.1% network-wide capacity increase, adding one terabyte of daily data throughput. This gain represents $2.6 million in avoided hardware costs for the sites, offering a 10x return on investment. |
| 58% of Enterprises Delay AI Due to Network Provider Trust A new report from Arelion reveals that trust in network providers significantly impacts enterprise strategy, with 58% of leaders delaying or scaling back strategic initiatives. AI and data-driven projects are most affected, cited by 49% of respondents. Only 15% of leaders fully trust their providers to quickly resolve serious network issues. Transparency, reliability, and security are crucial for building trust. |
| MeetKai Plans Sovereign AI for 700M People Across Six Countries MeetKai announced a six-country rollout of its NVIDIA-built sovereign AI stack, reaching over 700 million people across Brazil, Ukraine, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Bangladesh. The platform ensures the entire AI stack, from infrastructure to models, stays localized. Partnerships include SERPRO in Brazil and VEON, with Kyivstar, in other markets. Ukraine will see its first national-scale AI factory, planned to expand from 15MW to 100MW. |
| Akamai Secures $11.6 Billion AI Cloud Deal with Anthropic Akamai Technologies has announced a significant $11.6 billion, seven-year agreement with Anthropic to power the AI company's accelerating CPU workload demands. This multi-year commitment leverages Akamai Cloud's distributed AI infrastructure and software, with potential for the relationship to expand by an additional $9 billion, totaling approximately $20 billion. The deal also includes a warrant for Anthropic, tying continued vesting to the successful expansion of this strategic partnership. |
| Iridium Shareholders Agree to Rocket Lab Buyout Iridium stockholders have overwhelmingly approved the proposed acquisition by Rocket Lab, marking a significant step toward completing the transaction. Nearly 99.6% of votes cast by Iridium shareholders supported the merger. Under the terms, Iridium stockholders will receive $27 in cash and Rocket Lab common stock for each share, valuing the deal at a notional $54 per share of Iridium common stock. |
| T-Mobile Boosts 5G Network with New AI Resilience T-Mobile adds new AI-powered intelligence and resilience to its 5G network. This enhancement ensures a stronger, more robust 5G experience for customers. |
| Ericsson CTO Report Maps Path to Intelligent Fabric with AI Ericsson Chief Technology Officer Erik Ekudden has released his 2026 Technology and Telecoms Trends report, emphasizing that collaboration is crucial for realizing the intelligent fabric. The report details how programmable, intelligent, and autonomous mobile networks will meet the demands of AI at scale, transforming home, work, and social lives. |
| U Mobile and ZTE Pilot Portable Green 5G for Rural Connectivity U Mobile and ZTE have successfully completed a proof-of-concept for a portable, full off-grid 5G network site. Powered entirely by 100% green energy, this innovative solution demonstrates a faster and more sustainable approach to extending connectivity to remote and underserved communities, leveraging solar power and satellite backhaul for rapid deployment. |
| Yeastar's NovoOne Delivers AI Multi-Tenant Platform for Providers Yeastar launched NovoOne, an AI-native, carrier-grade multi-tenant communications platform for service providers. This platform empowers MSPs, ITSPs, and carriers to manage unlimited users and tenants from a single deployment with robust per-tenant isolation. Its Kubernetes-native infrastructure scales horizontally, ensuring high availability and geo-redundancy for cost-effective growth. |
| Qunnect Advances US Quantum Network Security Research Qunnect recently released new research on quantum security applications extending beyond traditional encryption keys. The company announced its collaboration with U.S. government agencies and national security partners including DARPA, In-Q-Tel, AFRL, NIST, and DOE to advance U.S. quantum networking. This initiative protects critical communications against emerging quantum threats and AI-powered impersonation. |
| Cisco Omdia Research: 95% of AIOps Tools Fail, AgenticOps Rises New research from Cisco and Omdia reveals a critical shift in enterprise network operations. Amid rising complexity and inadequate traditional AIOps tools, 95% of organizations report their current systems can't keep pace. This has spurred a rapid move to AgenticOps, with over half of enterprises already deploying agentic AI systems that actively manage production environments, signaling a significant embrace of AI autonomy in NetOps. |
| Ericsson and Beyon Extend Sustainability MoU with Measurable Gains Ericsson and Beyon have extended their sustainability Memorandum of Understanding, building on significant achievements from their initial two-year collaboration. This partnership has already delivered measurable gains, including up to a 30 percent reduction in network energy consumption and the responsible recycling of 54 metric tons of e-waste. The renewed MoU aims to further accelerate environmental progress through innovative technologies and circular economy practices. |
| Ericsson NetCloud Private Boosts Wireless WAN Data Sovereignty Ericsson has launched NetCloud Private, a new offering designed to provide foundational cellular lifecycle management within customer-controlled environments. This solution addresses the critical need for data residency and operational governance, particularly for government agencies and critical infrastructure operators. It empowers organizations to manage their Wireless WAN infrastructure while adhering to strict regulatory requirements. |
| Bell Cyber & Cohere Deliver Sovereign AI for Canadian Cybersecurity Bell Canada and Cohere have deployed a domain-specific cybersecurity AI model within Bell Cyber's security operations. This large language model accelerates threat investigations and provides analysts with more relevant, consistent analysis. Integrated into Bell Cyber's Autonomous Security Operations Centre, the model runs on Bell AI Fabric infrastructure. This ensures AI processing and sensitive data remain within a Canadian-hosted environment. |
| SoftBank with Sceye Claim World-first Stratospheric Laser Tracking Demo Sceye supported SoftBank Corp. in a world-first laser ranging demonstration. SoftBank's ground team successfully tracked Sceye's stratospheric platform, continuously receiving reflected laser signals. This advances future free-space optical communications between ground, stratosphere, and space. Data from Sceye's historic 30-day ST1 flight, which included operations over Japan, will define optical communications requirements. |
| Optimum to Boost New Jersey Fiber Optimum announced a $14 million investment to deploy a 100% fiber-to-the-home network in East Brunswick and South River, New Jersey. This deployment will deliver symmetrical fiber internet speeds of up to 8 Gbps to residents and businesses, with services expected by early 2027. Optimum Mobile service is also available. The company has invested heavily to upgrade its network to 100% fiber technology across New Jersey. |
| SOLiD and Alliance Partner on BARS Middleprise DAS Distribution SOLiD announced a distribution partnership with leading North American reseller Alliance Corporation, expanding availability of the SOLiD BARS product line. This partnership empowers system integrators, resellers, and enterprise customers to deploy seamless, multi-carrier indoor coverage for small to mid-sized Middleprise buildings with the scalable, cost-effective BARS platform. |
| WBA Releases OpenRoaming IoT Trials Report The Wireless Broadband Alliance, in collaboration with the FIDO Alliance, has published a new OpenRoaming for IoT Trials Report. This report validates a standards-based approach to secure, zero-touch onboarding for Wi-Fi IoT devices. By combining OpenRoaming, Passpoint, and FIDO Device Onboard, the trial demonstrated that factory-provisioned devices can automatically connect and transfer ownership securely at first power-on, simplifying large-scale IoT deployments. |
| Mavenir & Neysa to Deliver AI-Native Cloud for Telecom & Enterprise Mavenir announced a strategic partnership with Neysa to deliver AI-native GPU infrastructure for operators, enterprises, and neoclouds. This integrates Mavenir’s AI orchestration with Neysa’s AI cloud platform, providing a sovereign, production-ready path to build, deploy, and monetize AI solutions. |
| 365 Data Centers & Megaport Boost Connectivity in 9 Markets 365 Data Centers and Megaport have expanded their partnership into nine new markets, adding Megaport Points-of-Presence to 365 Data Centers facilities. This extends on-demand cloud and network connectivity, giving customers access to major public cloud providers. Megaport's footprint now covers 15 365 Data Centers facilities nationwide. |
| Vodafone Ericsson Trial Network AI for Real-Time Translation Calls Vodafone and Ericsson have successfully demonstrated two pioneering AI-powered voice services, real-time noise cancellation and language translation, running directly within the mobile network. This innovation integrates Vodafone’s AI platform with Ericsson’s core network, enabling advanced features on any mobile phone without needing specialized apps. |
