IT & Telecom Industry News
This month’s tech industry highlights feature significant strides in quantum computing, AI, 5G, and cybersecurity, showcasing innovation from space-based AI to next-gen network deployments. Key
players like IBM, Meta, Ericsson, and SAP are driving progress across infrastructure, cloud, and digital transformation.
The month’s top industry news stories are summarized below. To view breaking news in real-time, visit Pipeline’s News Center, follow Pipeline on social media, and subscribe to receive our weekly industry enterprise and communications technology news summary.
IoT and Innovation News
EPB has approved a new initiative to keep Chattanooga on the leading edge by adding a quantum computer to EPB’s existing quantum technology infrastructure. Through a partnership with IonQ, the
two companies will jointly develop the first U.S. quantum technology center to
provide commercial access to both quantum computing and quantum networking resources. Meta’s open-source AI model, Llama, is going to space. In a standout case of American innovation, Booz
Allen has collaborated with Meta to deploy a fine-tuned version of Llama 3.2
aboard the International Space Station National Laboratory, where astronauts in low orbit conduct scientific research not possible on Earth.
Keysight collaborated with Intel Foundry to support Embedded
Multi-die Interconnect Bridge-T technology, a cutting-edge innovation aimed at improving high-performance packaging solutions for artificial intelligence and data center markets, and
the support of the Intel 18A process node. IBM and Tata Consultancy Services are partnering to further develop India’s quantum computing industry as part of the State of Andhra Pradesh’s Quantum Valley
Tech Park, which is currently being built in the capital city of Amaravati. Keysight launched System Designer for USB, its latest high-speed digital USB design solution tailored to personal
computers, mobile devices, and edge AI applications. Built as a smart design environment, System Designer for USB enables comprehensive modeling and simulating systems adhering to the latest USB4 standard. This advanced, system-level approach enables system-level
validation, streamlining the path to product release.
IonQ plans to launch a global space-to-space and space-to-ground satellite quantum key distribution network, highlighting its ambitions to be the first company to have both a quantum network and quantum computer in space. Maersk is taking a significant
step in digital innovation with the deployment of its next-generation
IoT connectivity platform, OneWireless, across 450 vessels. This includes all Maersk-owned vessels and more than 100 time-chartered vessels in the fleet. The platform is designed to meet
the increasing demand for real-time data transmission and provide advanced IoT capabilities.
Network and Mobile News
Inseego launched their first 5G Advanced solutions, the Inseego Wavemaker 5G cellular router FX4100 and Inseego Wavemaker mesh Wi-Fi X700, designed exclusively for T-Mobile for Business
customers. Nokia launched two new Wi-Fi 7 gateways designed to
deliver, reliable, ultra-fast broadband to every corner of the home. Nokia’s entry-level Beacon 4 and mid-tier Beacon 9 offer gigabit speeds over Wi-Fi, which is essential for supporting
the expanding demands of streaming, online gaming, video, smart home, and security applications in the home.
