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Private Wireless RAN Growth Slows Yet Outperforms Market Dell'Oro Group's latest report reveals private wireless RAN growth is slowing to mid-single digits but still stands out in a gloomy RAN market, which saw revenues decline in 2023. The report defines private wireless as 3GPP Non-Public Networks and highlights its massive opportunity for future 4G and 5G enterprise rollouts, offering a 5-year forecast by coverage, technology, and region.
Knexus and Google Cloud Partner on Gemini for Government AI Knexus announces its role as a launch partner for Google Cloud's Gemini for Government Services in the US. This collaboration leverages Knexus's two decades of AI expertise with Google Cloud's secure platform to automate complex enterprise workflows across public sector agencies. The partnership empowers government leaders to implement agentic AI solutions, ensuring high standards of security and compliance while transforming siloed data into actionable mission intelligence at scale.
TELUS and Norton Boost Canadian Customer Experience with AI Scam Protection TELUS and Norton have launched TELUS Scam Protection, a comprehensive service for calls, texts, and emails, now included at no extra cost with new mobility data plans. This collaboration integrates Norton's cybersecurity expertise into the My TELUS app, providing AI-powered assistance and features like Safe Call, Safe SMS, and Safe Email to protect Canadians from increasingly sophisticated digital scams.
Veeam Empowers Data Sovereignty with New Program Veeam, unveiled its new Global Sovereign Service Providers Program. This phased global initiative aims to empower customers by connecting them with trusted local service providers who offer sovereign operating capabilities alongside Veeam-powered data resilience and security.
SoftBank Nokia Partner for AI-RAN Field Trial Nokia and SoftBank Corp. are set to conduct a commercial AI-RAN field trial in Japan in 2027, marking a significant step towards AI-native networks. The deployment will validate key AI-RAN capabilities using Nokia's anyRAN software on SoftBank's AITRAS platform, integrating NVIDIA Aerial RAN Computer.
Announcing llm-d 1.0, CNCF's Open-source Distributed Inference Core llm-d project contributors announced the release of llm-d 1.0, a major milestone for the open source project designed to help organizations deploy and scale large language model inference more efficiently across modern infrastructure. Founded in 2025 by Red Hat, IBM (NYSE: IBM), Google Cloud, CoreWeave and NVIDIA, and now governed by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), llm-d plays a key role in the open foundation for enterprises deploying AI at scale in production.
2026 State and Local Government (SLED) Targeted for Cyber Attacks A new report from SonicWall reveals a dramatic 242% year-over-year surge in cyberattacks targeting state and local government (SLED) entities during the first half of 2026. This sector recorded over 300 million high/medium priority intrusion prevention hits, significantly outpacing other industries. Budget constraints, legacy systems, and inconsistent patch cycles are making SLED networks prime targets for attackers, who are actively exploiting these structural vulnerabilities.
Singtel and Ericsson Partner for 5G Advanced AI Networks Singtel and Ericsson have forged a five-year strategic partnership to significantly advance Singapore's 5G capabilities and accelerate the adoption of AI-native applications. This collaboration aims to deliver more reliable and intelligent connectivity for both businesses and consumers, building on their successful history of establishing one of the world's first nationwide 5G standalone networks.
Cisco Shares Splunk State of Observability 2026 Cisco's new Splunk State of Observability 2026 report highlights a critical disconnect: the rapid deployment of AI agents is outpacing the ability to monitor them, leading to unpredictable costs and outcomes.
New Report: UAE Smartphone Users Embrace AI Agents A new Ericsson ConsumerLab report reveals that 63 percent of UAE smartphone users are expected to delegate everyday tasks to AI agents by 2030. This rapid adoption, with 10 percent already using agentic AI-double the global rate-highlights a significant shift in digital life and future network demands. The research also points to communication service providers as trusted sources for AI agent identity verification, addressing user concerns about fake AI assistants.
Salesforce to Acquire Braze for $5.66 Billion to Boost AI CRM Salesforce has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Braze, a leading customer engagement platform, for approximately $5.66 billion. This strategic move aims to integrate Braze's real-time engagement and AI decisioning capabilities into Salesforce's Marketing Cloud and Customer 360 architecture. The acquisition is set to enhance cross-channel personalization and help businesses deliver richer, more intelligent customer experiences at scale.
NVIDIA Achieves Record Fault-Tolerant Quantum Simulation NVIDIA researchers achieved a record-breaking 104-qubit fault-tolerant quantum computing simulation on Europe's JUPITER supercomputer. This is the largest comprehensive model of a fault-tolerant quantum processor, including realistic noise. It validates a quantum computing approach that uses 90% fewer physical qubits, accelerating progress toward useful applications in drug discovery, finance, and materials science.
6G Positioning Research Launched by Ericsson KTH NTU Singapore Ericsson has announced a multi-year research and innovation initiative with Sweden's Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore). The collaboration, named 'Trustworthy 6G Positioning in Complex Environments: A Data-Driven Approach', will explore new positioning technologies and solutions enabled by AI and 6G.
Zendesk Claims HR AI Agents Save 500K Hours Automating Employee Service Zendesk is transforming employee support with its new Employee Service AI Agents and Advanced Action Flows. These specialized AI agents are designed to resolve complex internal requests end-to-end, from IT and HR tasks to onboarding and offboarding.
Digital Realty DE-CIX Double US Interconnection Footprint Digital Realty and DE-CIX are expanding their US partnership to nearly double their joint footprint. Customers at 22 additional Digital Realty data centers in Chicago, Dallas, New York, and Phoenix will gain access to DE-CIX Internet Exchange services. This collaboration strengthens interconnection platforms for peering, cloud, and AI connectivity.
AT&T NBA and WNBA Extend Partnership and Launch Arena Network AT&T, NBA, and WNBA launched the fourth-generation High-Speed Arena Network, HSAN, moving live game content and stats reliably. The network is supported by over 68,000 miles of AT&T fiber. AT&T extended its role as Official Connectivity Partner of the NBA and WNBA, adding new fan touchpoints and retail activations to the multiyear agreement.
Arelion Boosts Baltic Network with Multi-Terabit Capacity Arelion announced significant commercial momentum in its Baltic network expansion. The company deployed multi-terabit capacity on its high-performance Helsinki-Warsaw route, onboarding several new enterprise and wholesale customers. This expansion addresses rising performance requirements from AI and cloud workloads across the Baltics. The route forms a resilient ring connecting Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland, strengthening Europe's digital backbone.
European Operators Plan Joint MSS Spectrum Bid for D2D Services Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica, and Vodafone have signed a Letter of Intent to explore a joint bid for Mobile Satellite Services spectrum. This initiative aims to strengthen Europe's critical connectivity infrastructure by providing open, non-discriminatory access to Direct-to-Device services. The collaboration seeks to accelerate market deployment and seamlessly integrate satellite connectivity into existing mobile networks, enhancing universal coverage and network resilience.
FCC Convenes 'Five Eyes' on Communications Security and Cybersecurity The Federal Communications Commission convened its third annual 'Five Eyes' meeting with international partners from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Discussions centered on national security, cybersecurity, supply chain security, and protecting critical communications infrastructure. New commitments addressed Super Intelligence and harmonizing cyber labeling rules to deter shared threats.
Verizon Ericsson Advance 6G with First Field Call Verizon and Ericsson have achieved a global first by successfully completing the first pre-standard 6G field call in the 7 GHz band from a commercial network site in California. This milestone moves 6G development from lab integration into a real-world environment, allowing for outdoor performance assessment and outside-to-in indoor coverage validation.
Project Jupiter Microgrid Proposal Would Cut Emissions 35% Oracle and Yucca Growth Infrastructure have announced a proposal for significant environmental upgrade to the Project Jupiter microgrid. Responding to NMED and public feedback, the refined design will cut permitted emissions by 35%, including greenhouse gases, and reduce annual greenhouse gas emissions by over 3 million tons.
SonicWall Launches SOCtoberfest for Cyber Awareness Month SonicWall is marking Cybersecurity Awareness Month with SOCtoberfest, an initiative featuring new research, practical guidance, and refreshed resources. The program aims to help organizations, partners, and communities build daily habits of active cyber protection, moving beyond mere awareness. This effort leverages SonicWall's Zero Trust expertise and managed security services experience to provide actionable steps for all.
Sweden Celebrates the Launch of Sferical One AI Supercomputer Sferical AI initiative officially launched Sferical One, a new sovereign AI supercomputer in Sweden. This NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD system provides secure, in-country computing capacity, enabling the consortium to rapidly develop and deploy advanced AI solutions. The initiative aims to deliver direct societal benefits and enhance Sweden's competitiveness by fostering shared investment, capacity, and expertise in AI development.
DE-CIX Launches AI-Assisted Natural Language Network Management DE-CIX launched an open-source Model Context Protocol server for AI-assisted network management. This enables customers to use AI agents and LLMs for natural language discovery, ordering, and management of DE-CIX connectivity services. It eliminates API complexity, simplifies network infrastructure management, and reduces troubleshooting time for engineers.
Veeam ResOps for Microsoft 365 Boosts AI Safety and Cuts Storage Veeam announces the general availability of Intelligent ResOps for Microsoft 365, enabling customers to safely accelerate AI adoption, reduce storage costs, and achieve precise data recovery. This new offering provides visibility into AI agent interactions with data, identifies redundant information, and helps validate protection across Microsoft 365 estates. Private Previews for Veeam Data Platform and Okta are also opening.
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Private Wireless RAN Growth Slows Yet Outperforms Market
Dell'Oro Group's latest report reveals private wireless RAN growth is slowing to mid-single digits but still stands out in a gloomy RAN market, which saw revenues decline in 2023. The report defines private wireless as 3GPP Non-Public Networks and highlights its massive opportunity for future 4G and 5G enterprise rollouts, offering a 5-year forecast by coverage, technology, and region.

Knexus and Google Cloud Partner on Gemini for Government AI
Knexus announces its role as a launch partner for Google Cloud's Gemini for Government Services in the US. This collaboration leverages Knexus's two decades of AI expertise with Google Cloud's secure platform to automate complex enterprise workflows across public sector agencies. The partnership empowers government leaders to implement agentic AI solutions, ensuring high standards of security and compliance while transforming siloed data into actionable mission intelligence at scale.

TELUS and Norton Boost Canadian Customer Experience with AI Scam Protection
TELUS and Norton have launched TELUS Scam Protection, a comprehensive service for calls, texts, and emails, now included at no extra cost with new mobility data plans. This collaboration integrates Norton's cybersecurity expertise into the My TELUS app, providing AI-powered assistance and features like Safe Call, Safe SMS, and Safe Email to protect Canadians from increasingly sophisticated digital scams.

Veeam Empowers Data Sovereignty with New Program
Veeam, unveiled its new Global Sovereign Service Providers Program. This phased global initiative aims to empower customers by connecting them with trusted local service providers who offer sovereign operating capabilities alongside Veeam-powered data resilience and security.

SoftBank Nokia Partner for AI-RAN Field Trial
Nokia and SoftBank Corp. are set to conduct a commercial AI-RAN field trial in Japan in 2027, marking a significant step towards AI-native networks. The deployment will validate key AI-RAN capabilities using Nokia's anyRAN software on SoftBank's AITRAS platform, integrating NVIDIA Aerial RAN Computer.

Announcing llm-d 1.0, CNCF's Open-source Distributed Inference Core
llm-d project contributors announced the release of llm-d 1.0, a major milestone for the open source project designed to help organizations deploy and scale large language model inference more efficiently across modern infrastructure. Founded in 2025 by Red Hat, IBM (NYSE: IBM), Google Cloud, CoreWeave and NVIDIA, and now governed by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), llm-d plays a key role in the open foundation for enterprises deploying AI at scale in production.

2026 State and Local Government (SLED) Targeted for Cyber Attacks
A new report from SonicWall reveals a dramatic 242% year-over-year surge in cyberattacks targeting state and local government (SLED) entities during the first half of 2026. This sector recorded over 300 million high/medium priority intrusion prevention hits, significantly outpacing other industries. Budget constraints, legacy systems, and inconsistent patch cycles are making SLED networks prime targets for attackers, who are actively exploiting these structural vulnerabilities.

Singtel and Ericsson Partner for 5G Advanced AI Networks
Singtel and Ericsson have forged a five-year strategic partnership to significantly advance Singapore's 5G capabilities and accelerate the adoption of AI-native applications. This collaboration aims to deliver more reliable and intelligent connectivity for both businesses and consumers, building on their successful history of establishing one of the world's first nationwide 5G standalone networks.

Cisco Shares Splunk State of Observability 2026
Cisco's new Splunk State of Observability 2026 report highlights a critical disconnect: the rapid deployment of AI agents is outpacing the ability to monitor them, leading to unpredictable costs and outcomes.

New Report: UAE Smartphone Users Embrace AI Agents
A new Ericsson ConsumerLab report reveals that 63 percent of UAE smartphone users are expected to delegate everyday tasks to AI agents by 2030. This rapid adoption, with 10 percent already using agentic AI-double the global rate-highlights a significant shift in digital life and future network demands. The research also points to communication service providers as trusted sources for AI agent identity verification, addressing user concerns about fake AI assistants.

Salesforce to Acquire Braze for $5.66 Billion to Boost AI CRM
Salesforce has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Braze, a leading customer engagement platform, for approximately $5.66 billion. This strategic move aims to integrate Braze's real-time engagement and AI decisioning capabilities into Salesforce's Marketing Cloud and Customer 360 architecture. The acquisition is set to enhance cross-channel personalization and help businesses deliver richer, more intelligent customer experiences at scale.

NVIDIA Achieves Record Fault-Tolerant Quantum Simulation
NVIDIA researchers achieved a record-breaking 104-qubit fault-tolerant quantum computing simulation on Europe's JUPITER supercomputer. This is the largest comprehensive model of a fault-tolerant quantum processor, including realistic noise. It validates a quantum computing approach that uses 90% fewer physical qubits, accelerating progress toward useful applications in drug discovery, finance, and materials science.

6G Positioning Research Launched by Ericsson KTH NTU Singapore
Ericsson has announced a multi-year research and innovation initiative with Sweden's Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore). The collaboration, named 'Trustworthy 6G Positioning in Complex Environments: A Data-Driven Approach', will explore new positioning technologies and solutions enabled by AI and 6G.

Zendesk Claims HR AI Agents Save 500K Hours Automating Employee Service
Zendesk is transforming employee support with its new Employee Service AI Agents and Advanced Action Flows. These specialized AI agents are designed to resolve complex internal requests end-to-end, from IT and HR tasks to onboarding and offboarding.

Digital Realty DE-CIX Double US Interconnection Footprint
Digital Realty and DE-CIX are expanding their US partnership to nearly double their joint footprint. Customers at 22 additional Digital Realty data centers in Chicago, Dallas, New York, and Phoenix will gain access to DE-CIX Internet Exchange services. This collaboration strengthens interconnection platforms for peering, cloud, and AI connectivity.

AT&T NBA and WNBA Extend Partnership and Launch Arena Network
AT&T, NBA, and WNBA launched the fourth-generation High-Speed Arena Network, HSAN, moving live game content and stats reliably. The network is supported by over 68,000 miles of AT&T fiber. AT&T extended its role as Official Connectivity Partner of the NBA and WNBA, adding new fan touchpoints and retail activations to the multiyear agreement.

Arelion Boosts Baltic Network with Multi-Terabit Capacity
Arelion announced significant commercial momentum in its Baltic network expansion. The company deployed multi-terabit capacity on its high-performance Helsinki-Warsaw route, onboarding several new enterprise and wholesale customers. This expansion addresses rising performance requirements from AI and cloud workloads across the Baltics. The route forms a resilient ring connecting Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland, strengthening Europe's digital backbone.

European Operators Plan Joint MSS Spectrum Bid for D2D Services
Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica, and Vodafone have signed a Letter of Intent to explore a joint bid for Mobile Satellite Services spectrum. This initiative aims to strengthen Europe's critical connectivity infrastructure by providing open, non-discriminatory access to Direct-to-Device services. The collaboration seeks to accelerate market deployment and seamlessly integrate satellite connectivity into existing mobile networks, enhancing universal coverage and network resilience.

FCC Convenes 'Five Eyes' on Communications Security and Cybersecurity
The Federal Communications Commission convened its third annual 'Five Eyes' meeting with international partners from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Discussions centered on national security, cybersecurity, supply chain security, and protecting critical communications infrastructure. New commitments addressed Super Intelligence and harmonizing cyber labeling rules to deter shared threats.

Verizon Ericsson Advance 6G with First Field Call
Verizon and Ericsson have achieved a global first by successfully completing the first pre-standard 6G field call in the 7 GHz band from a commercial network site in California. This milestone moves 6G development from lab integration into a real-world environment, allowing for outdoor performance assessment and outside-to-in indoor coverage validation.

Project Jupiter Microgrid Proposal Would Cut Emissions 35%
Oracle and Yucca Growth Infrastructure have announced a proposal for significant environmental upgrade to the Project Jupiter microgrid. Responding to NMED and public feedback, the refined design will cut permitted emissions by 35%, including greenhouse gases, and reduce annual greenhouse gas emissions by over 3 million tons.

SonicWall Launches SOCtoberfest for Cyber Awareness Month
SonicWall is marking Cybersecurity Awareness Month with SOCtoberfest, an initiative featuring new research, practical guidance, and refreshed resources. The program aims to help organizations, partners, and communities build daily habits of active cyber protection, moving beyond mere awareness. This effort leverages SonicWall's Zero Trust expertise and managed security services experience to provide actionable steps for all.

Sweden Celebrates the Launch of Sferical One AI Supercomputer
Sferical AI initiative officially launched Sferical One, a new sovereign AI supercomputer in Sweden. This NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD system provides secure, in-country computing capacity, enabling the consortium to rapidly develop and deploy advanced AI solutions. The initiative aims to deliver direct societal benefits and enhance Sweden's competitiveness by fostering shared investment, capacity, and expertise in AI development.

DE-CIX Launches AI-Assisted Natural Language Network Management
DE-CIX launched an open-source Model Context Protocol server for AI-assisted network management. This enables customers to use AI agents and LLMs for natural language discovery, ordering, and management of DE-CIX connectivity services. It eliminates API complexity, simplifies network infrastructure management, and reduces troubleshooting time for engineers.

Veeam ResOps for Microsoft 365 Boosts AI Safety and Cuts Storage
Veeam announces the general availability of Intelligent ResOps for Microsoft 365, enabling customers to safely accelerate AI adoption, reduce storage costs, and achieve precise data recovery. This new offering provides visibility into AI agent interactions with data, identifies redundant information, and helps validate protection across Microsoft 365 estates. Private Previews for Veeam Data Platform and Okta are also opening.

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