Enterprise & Telecom Technology Industry News
Protecting data in the agentic era was another focus. F-Secure and AMD Silo AI demonstrated an approach that combines F-Secure Trust technology with AMD Silo AI’s model routing, dynamically deciding where data is processed and which model handles it based on sensitivity, cost, and capability to protect consumers as AI agents act on their behalf. In Canada, Bell and Cohere deployed a domain-specific cybersecurity large language model within Bell Cyber’s Autonomous Security Operations Centre. Running on Bell AI Fabric infrastructure, the model accelerates threat investigations while keeping AI processing and sensitive data in a Canadian-hosted environment. Looking ahead to quantum threats, Oracle released Java 27, which advances post-quantum cryptography with hybrid key exchange for TLS 1.3, and Qunnect released new research on quantum security applications beyond encryption keys, along with collaborations with DARPA, In-Q-Tel, AFRL, NIST, and DOE to protect critical communications against quantum threats and AI-powered impersonation.
Investment in security capacity continued as well. Fortinet opened a company-owned Innovation Hub in New York City, a 40,000-square-foot facility representing more than $60 million in investment that triples its previous NYC office, and followed with a $30 million Cybersecurity Innovation Hub in downtown Calgary to advance innovation, education, and customer engagement across Canada. Nokia Defense and C3IA signed an MoU to accelerate the digital transformation of UK Defense operations, combining Nokia’s connectivity expertise with C3IA’s systems engineering and security services for tactical communications, C2, and edge computing. Finally, Telenor disclosed that it has been informed of an investigation and charges relating to suspected breaches of the Sanctions Act and complicity in crimes against humanity, stemming from the Telenor Group’s former operations in Myanmar. The company stated that its employees faced severe risks if military orders were not followed and that it is cooperating fully with authorities.
Cloud News
In the Cloud segment, providers expanded the infrastructure and control points that AI and enterprise workloads depend on. Spark Wholesale is launching a new Data Centre Interconnect service in New Zealand that uses Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 Extreme technology to enable connections of up to 800G across Auckland, laying a foundation for the country’s growing cloud and AI ecosystem. Mavenir and Neysa formed a strategic partnership to deliver AI-native GPU infrastructure for operators, enterprises, and neoclouds, integrating Mavenir’s AI orchestration with Neysa’s AI cloud platform to provide a sovereign, production-ready path to build, deploy, and monetize AI. 365 Data Centers and Megaport expanded their partnership into nine new markets, bringing Megaport Points-of-Presence to 15 365 Data Centers facilities nationwide for on-demand access to major public cloud providers. Addressing data residency, Ericsson launched NetCloud Private, which provides cellular lifecycle management within customer-controlled environments so that government agencies and critical infrastructure operators can manage their Wireless WAN infrastructure while meeting strict regulatory requirements.
IoT News
IoT news highlighted satellite-backed coverage, simpler multi-carrier management, and secure onboarding at scale. Deutsche Telekom IoT partnered with Iridium to add its global LEO satellite network to Deutsche Telekom IoT’s multi-orbit roaming portfolio, providing 24/7 satellite IoT connectivity for standard 5G devices when terrestrial coverage is unavailable. In a live demonstration with Toyota, a voice message was sent from a vehicle equipped with a Nordic Semiconductor board and Deutsche Telekom IoT SIM over Iridium NTN Direct, with commercial availability for eligible customers expected in Q4 2026. Granite Telecommunications launched SIM360, a multi-carrier platform for IoT and fixed wireless deployments that places carrier-direct profiles from all three major U.S. wireless providers on a single SIM. Developed with Thales on the GSMA SGP.32 eSIM architecture, it lets customers remotely manage carrier selection and activation and provides automated multi-carrier failover. In the Nordics, Netmore Group and Cibicom, Denmark’s largest LoRaWAN operator, partnered on unified Nordic LoRaWAN roaming, with Cibicom replacing its network server with Netmore’s ThingPark Platform to support cross-border transport, logistics, and environmental monitoring applications. And the Wireless Broadband Alliance, with the FIDO Alliance, published an OpenRoaming for IoT Trials Report validating a standards-based approach that combines OpenRoaming, Passpoint, and FIDO Device Onboard so factory-provisioned Wi-Fi IoT devices can automatically connect and securely transfer ownership at first power-on.
Innovation News
Innovation news ranged from AI infrastructure and sustainability to record-setting transmission and new ways to deliver services. Tech Mahindra launched its Zero Gravity Telco Architecture, a framework to help CSPs overcome the “Legacy Gravity” that impedes AI ambitions by simplifying technology estates, centralizing business rules, and establishing trusted foundations for autonomous operations. NVIDIA is working with Australian cloud and AI infrastructure partners to target up to a 2-gigawatt buildout of NVIDIA DSX AI factories by 2027, expanding access to accelerated computing and Nemotron open models for startups, universities, and enterprises building regional AI. Powering that kind of infrastructure, DIMAAG and Toshiba International Corporation are integrating Toshiba’s SCiB LTO battery with DIMAAG’s active-flow, immersion-cooled battery architecture as part of the ZettaWatt Power Platform, supporting continuous 10C charge and discharge cycling over ten years for load smoothing, grid ride-through, and backup power.
