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| Gateway Fiber Connects Massachusetts Home Internet Customers Gateway Fiber announced that it has connected its first Northampton home internet customers, marking a significant step forward in expanding reliable, high-speed internet access across underserved communities in western MA and beyond. |
| L-com Releases New Cable Assemblies L-com announced the launch of its new line of four-strand and six-strand multi-fiber distribution cable assemblies. The four-strand fiber optic assemblies are ideal for smaller, lower-demand setups, while six strands can accommodate medium- to large-scale installations that anticipate future growth and increased bandwidth needs. |
| Duos Partners with Texas City Duos announced a pivotal partnership with the Pampa Energy Center. This collaboration aims to develop high-density Data Center Development Parks powered by up to 500MW of natural gas self-generation, supplemented by up to 200MW of wind turbine generation and alternative fuel sources for redundancy. |
| Salesforce Introduces Agentforce Salesforce announced Agentforce 2.0: the newest version of Agentforce, the first digital labor platform for enterprises, a complete AI system for augmenting teams with trusted, autonomous AI agents in the flow of work. |
| Mifibra Partners With ZTE ZTE announced its partnership with MiFibra to successfully commercialize ZTE's Smart Cloud Platform in Peru. The platform enables the visualization and management of home networks, supporting the full lifecycle of Customer Premise Equipment, including pre-sales, sales, and after-sales services. This collaboration helps MiFibra enhance O&M efficiency, reduce costs, and increase marketing revenue. |
| Nokia and Turkcell Demonstrate Quantum-Safe Protection Nokia and Turkcell announced that they have successfully demonstrated a world-first ability to implement quantum-safe IPsec network cryptography for its mobile subscribers. This groundbreaking achievement marks a critical step in securing mobile networks against future threats posed by quantum computing. |
| NEC Completes Submarine Cable NEC announced it has finished construction of the Asia Direct Cable, a high-performance submarine cable connecting China (Hong Kong SAR and Guangdong Province), Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. |
| IBM Releases AI Study IBM announced that new commissioned research has found that companies surveyed are investing in AI for the long term, with a growing interest in using open-source tools to drive ROI and innovation going forward. |
| Lockheed Martin Utilizes IBM Granite IBM announced that their high-performing, enterprise-ready Granite large language models will be integrated into Lockheed Martin's AI Factory tools, which are accessed by more than 10,000 Lockheed Martin developers and engineers. |
| Ericsson And Ooredoo Qatar Deploy Customized ATEX-certified Solution Ericsson announced that it has successfully designed and deployed an ATmosphere EXplosible Zone 1-certified solution on an offshore site for one of Ooredoo Qatar’s enterprise customers. The solution, an ATEX-certified Ericsson Enclosure 6129, supports the operation of conventional Radio Access Network equipment in harsh and hazardous environments. |
| Nokia Showcases Fixed End-to-end Network Slicing Solution For Gaming Apps Nokia announced that e& UAE is the first in the world to use its slicing solution to create a dedicated end-to-end network slice capable of meeting the speed and latency demands of today’s gaming applications. |
| Palo Alto Networks Achieves FedRAMP Highest Authorization Palo Alto Networks announced it has received Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program High Authorization across its industry-leading network, cloud and security operations platforms. Palo Alto Networks now has the most comprehensive suite of AI-powered cybersecurity solutions authorized for use in federal networks at the High impact level. |
| Cloudflare Publishes Impact Report Cloudflare announced that it has published its fourth annual Impact Report. The report describes the company's efforts to advance its mission to help build a better Internet as well as support global initiatives like protecting the open Internet and building an innovation economy. |
| Omdia and Huawei Release White Paper Omdia and Huawei announced that they jointly held the global launch of Data-driven NPS Management White Paper. This white paper expounds on the importance and challenges of current NPS (Net Promoter Score) management in the telecommunications industry, describes how to transform NPS management in a data-driven way, and introduces excellent practices at China Mobile Guangxi, providing valuable references for global operators. |
| Innovorg and IDCA Announce Strategic Partnership Innovorg announced that it has partnered with The International Data Center Authority, the leader in application ecosystem standardization and education. The partnership will integrate IDCA's proven comprehensive training content, certification programs, and industry-leading standards into Innovorg's cutting-edge platform, creating a powerful solution for companies seeking to develop and optimize their technical workforce across the entire digital application ecosystem. |
| WBA Releases Private 5G and Wi-Fi Convergence Report: Phase 2 - Technical Considerations The Wireless Broadband Alliance announced the release of Private 5G and Wi-Fi Convergence Report: Phase 2 Technical Considerations. This report builds on the phase 1 report which highlighted key use cases and the crucial role Wi-Fi infrastructure plays in optimizing 5G performance to now present advanced architectural strategies and technical solutions for seamless interworking between the two technologies. |
| Lumen Partners with Prometheus Hyperscale Lumen announced that they have been chosen by Prometheus Hyperscale connect its energy-efficient data centers to meet growing AI data demands. Lumen network services will help Prometheus with the rapid growth in AI, big data, and cloud computing as they address the critical environmental challenges faced by the AI industry. |
| KT Picks Ciena WaveLogic 6 Ciena announced that KT plans to deploy Ciena's WaveLogic 6 Extreme to accommodate ongoing customer demands for services beyond 400GbE. This follows a successful trial where KT transmitted and received data across its long-distance route between Seoul and Busan at 1.2 Tb/s, and at 1.6 Tb/s across its medium-distance route across Seoul and Cheonan. |
| School Selects Juniper Networks to Modernize Network Infrastructure with AI-Native Networking Solutions Juniper Networks announced that Port Huron Area School District, serving approximately 7,500 students across 16 public schools in Michigan, has selected Juniper Networks’ AI-native wired and wireless solutions to undertake a mission-critical modernization of its network infrastructure. |
| VIAVI to Acquire Inertial Labs VIAVI announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Inertial Labs, Inc. for initial consideration of $150 million at closing and up to $175 million of contingent consideration over four years. VIAVI intends to fund the transaction through cash on hand. |
| CrowdStrike Releases State of AI in Cybersecurity Survey CrowdStrike announced that According to their 2024 State of AI in Cybersecurity Survey, 80% of security leaders prefer platform-based GenAI tools over point products and applications, highlighting the growing demand for integrated technologies that enhance efficiency and effectiveness across security operations. |
| Airspan Networks Partners With AWTG Airspan Networks announced that it has been selected by AWTG as the RAN partner for the transformative England’s Connected Heartland Railways project. This initiative is part of the UK government’s ambitious 5G Innovation Regions program, which aims to revolutionize connectivity across various sectors. |
| SpaceRISE Signs Concession Contract SES announced that the SpaceRISE consortium, led by SES, has signed the Concession Contract with the European Commission to design, deliver, and operate the innovative, multi-orbit IRIS2 sovereign connectivity system for a period of 12 years, with the network expected to provide services from the beginning of 2030. |
| Fastly AI Accelerator Reaches GA Fastly announced the general availability of Fastly AI Accelerator. A semantic caching solution created to address the critical performance and cost challenges faced by developers with Large Language Model generative AI applications, Fastly AI Accelerator delivers an average of 9x faster response times. Initially released in beta with support for OpenAI ChatGPT, Fastly AI Accelerator is also now available with Microsoft Azure AI Foundry. |
| SailPoint and Imprivata Enter Strategic Partnership SailPoint announced a strategic partnership with Imprivata. Through this partnership, SailPoint will acquire Imprivata’s existing identity governance and administration business. |
