powered by VIAVI’s O-RAN Lab as a Service (LaaS). Celona has introduced the first enterprise-focused implementation of the O-RAN Alliance Open Radio Access Networks specifications that allow for the virtualization of 5G radio access network software within private mobile networks. In connected car news, the BMW Group and Deutsche Telekom are working together to bring to market the first premium vehicle with 5G, the BMW iX.

Leaderboard and Innovation News

In technology innovation news, Triton Digital announced it will launch the Triton Audio Marketplace, a new global open audio exchange that will aggregate audiences at scale across three exploding audio segments: broadcast, podcast, and streaming, making it easier than ever for marketers and agencies to plan, buy and measure the impact of cross-platform audio advertising. Vimeo announced a first-to-market launch with Dolby, to enable hosting, sharing, and playback of videos created in Dolby Vision on Apple devices with the same professional-quality video technology many top storytellers use. In other technology news, Webscale—a cloud platform for modern commerce—announced a new strategic partnership with Shopware AG, an ecommerce system used by some of the largest European brands, retailers, and manufacturers across both B2C and B2B industries. The agreement makes Webscale the first cloud delivery engine for Shopware deployments in North America.

Other technology headlines included an announcement that Northrop Grumman and Martin UAV have completed successful flight testing of a V-BAT unmanned aircraft system with new features including GPS-denied navigation and target designation capabilities. Leading companies and organizations in the space industry, including two major branches of the U.S. Department of Defense, have come together to form the Digital IF Interoperability Consortium, a nonprofit industry group created to advance interoperability among space and ground system networks. Seoul Robotics introduced a new version of its 3D perception software that can detect objects that are partially obstructed, fast-moving, or clustered together, in addition to providing classification of bicycles, vehicles, and pedestrians. And Arthur has introduced the Professional Edition of its VR office space, a platform that offers companies infinite virtual real estate to replicate a physical office while increasing productivity and company culture. The platform has been used by Fortune 500 companies for more than 25,000 hours in 2021, utilizing VR’s immersive nature amid the pandemic and beyond.

AI & Analytics News

AI technology news included product launches and breakthroughs in innovation. BigBear.ai announced a partnership with Virgin Orbit, a responsive launch and space solutions company. BigBear.ai will support and enhance Virgin Orbit’s rapid launch capability with equally agile AI-powered insights into space-based data for US government, international defense, and commercial clients. Usher has unveiled its new Usher AI Lab, a research group dedicated to tackling some of the most pressing issues in natural language processing, document processing and no-code conversational intelligence. And Vic.ai has secured Series B funding to spur adoption of its pioneering AI platform for real-time, autonomous accounting and financial intelligence.

The Transaction Processing Performance Council announced the immediate availability of TPCx-AI, the first industry-standard, vendor-neutral benchmark for measuring real-world, end-to-end AI and ML scenarios and data science use cases.

In analytics technology news, Nexstar Digital has debuted STELLAR, a data-driven audience platform that gives advertisers the ability to seamlessly purchase digital and linear advertising across a network of TV stations, web sites, and news and weather mobile apps.

ALTR has introduced a new usage analytics heatmap. Updates include new automated data usage visualizations, unlimited intelligence, data governance, and integration into a partner connect portal.