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IBM Collaborates to Launch Generative AI Training Program
The GSMA and IBM announced a new collaboration to support the adoption and skills of generative artificial intelligence in the telecom industry through the launch of GSMA Advance's AI Training program and the GSMA Foundry Generative AI program.

Nokia Announces 5G Core Deal
Nokia announced that its 5G Standalone Core has been selected by NOS to give the Portuguese operator a fully automated and scalable software model, with near zero touch automation and ultra-low latency capabilities, for delivering new innovative 5G customer offerings securely, at scale, and with advanced operational efficiencies.

GoNetspeed Launches Multi-Gigabit Speeds
GoNetspeed announced that residents throughout Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York now have access to even faster internet with GoNetspeed’s multi-gigabit service. In addition to GoNetspeed’s current offerings of speeds up to 1 gigabit per second, speeds up to 2 gigabits are now available for residents in Connecticut*, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York communities.

Insight Signs Agreement to Accelerate Cloud Growth
Insight announced it has entered into a new global agreement with Microsoft that includes a multi-year Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment and a new strategic partnership framework, set to drive Insight’s transformation to solutions integration and cloud offerings for clients.

ReasonLabs Releases Cybersecurity Report
ReasonLabs announced its annual data report, The State of Consumer Cybersecurity 2024. The report details 2023 findings from its Threat Intelligence Center, including emerging threats, key trends, and data points from ReasonLabs users across 180 countries globally.

OFS Unveils New Fiber Product
OFS announced new LaserWave Dual-Band OM4+ Multimode Optical Fiber to complement their existing OM4 and OM5 products that lead the industry in bandwidth, attenuation and geometry performance. LaserWave Dual-Band OM4+ is a cost-effective premium fiber optimized for bidirectional applications to support the next generation of high density and low power multimode links.

Juniper Networks Unveils AI-Native Networking Platform
Juniper Networks announced the industry's first AI-Native Networking Platform, purpose-built to leverage AI to assure the best end-to-end operator and end-user experiences. Trained on seven years of insights and data science development, Juniper’s AI-Native Networking Platform was designed from the ground up to assure that every connection is reliable, measurable and secure for every device, user, application and asset.

ProvisionAi Takes 88,000 Trucks Off Road in 2023
ProvisionAi announced that companies using its AutoO2 load optimization solution removed 88,000 trucks from the road in 2023. The goal for 2024 is to remove 188,000 trucks, further reducing carbon emissions and helping companies meet their cost and sustainability goals.

EY And ServiceNow Expand Strategic Alliance
EY and ServiceNow announced an expansion of their strategic alliance to provide solutions for generative AI compliance, governance and risk management. The EY organization will also use ServiceNow’s Now Assist GenAI capabilities to bring enhanced experiences to EY professionals and clients. These new AI solutions seek to amplify EY capabilities on ServiceNow’s risk management solutions.

Ericsson Signs Funding Agreements With EIB
Ericsson announced that it has signed two agreements for funding with the European Investment Bank for a total of EUR 420 million whereof EUR 250 million was disbursed in December 2023.

Juniper Networks Enables Blended Learning Experiences With AI-Driven Network
Juniper Networks announced that James Cook University Singapore, the first international campus of James Cook University Australia, deployed Juniper’s cloud-delivered wireless access solutions driven by Mist AI for upgrades to its campus network. With the Juniper Access Points, JCU Singapore has built an AI-driven wireless network that supports its drive towards creating a technology-enhanced education program, delivering seamless blended learning experiences for its students.

ServiceNow Announces Alliance With Visa
ServiceNow announced today a five year strategic alliance with Visa to transform payment services. The initial phase includes the launch of ServiceNow Disputes Management, Built with Visa, a single, connected disputes resolution solution for issuers.

Global CoE for Gen AI to be Centered on IBM watsonx
NTT DATA Business Solutions and IBM announced the establishment of a Center of Excellence for the watsonx generative AI platform. The joint CoE will focus on the use of the IBM watsonx AI and data platform with watsonx AI assistants for the development of embedded generative AI solutions for clients. The CoE combines the industry expertise of NTT DATA Business Solutions with IBM technology to help NTT DATA Business Solutions clients scale and accelerate the impact of generative AI.

T-Systems Announces Expanded Partnership with SAP
T-Systems announced that it is a premium supplier of RISE with SAP. This announcement makes T-Systems the first SAP partner in Germany to offer infrastructure, technical managed services, business transformation and application management services in connection with RISE with SAP. This designation will make it easier for customers to move their mission-critical workloads into the cloud.

Summit Communications Selects Juniper Networks
Juniper Networks announced that Summit Communications, a leading end-to-end infrastructure service provider in Bangladesh, has selected its PTX Series Routers for 400G Converged Optical Routing solution upgrades to serve as the foundation of Summit's core network. This will enable seamless network capacity expansion and efficient delivery of enhanced connectivity over hundreds of kilometers to various points of presence across the country.

Nozomi Networks Delivers Multi-Spectrum Wireless Security Sensor
Nozomi Networks announced Guardian Air, the industry’s only wireless spectrum sensor purpose-built for OT and IoT environments worldwide. With 80 percent of new IoT deployments wirelessly connected, wireless is quickly becoming a preferred network. The explosion of wirelessly connected devices increases potential access points and exploitation of networks. This puts critical infrastructure at risk of cyberattacks and disruptions to operations.

Nokia Signs 5G Agreement With OPPO
Nokia announced it has signed a multi-year patent cross-license agreement with OPPO. Under the agreement OPPO will make royalty payments, along with catch-up payments to cover the periods of non-payment. The agreement resolves all pending patent litigation between the parties, in all jurisdictions. The terms of the agreement remain confidential as agreed between the parties.

ServiceNow Unveils Next Wave Of Partner Program Transformation
ServiceNow announced the next wave of partner program transformation with new Specializations. As part of the revamped ServiceNow partner program announced in January 2023, the recently developed Partner Specializations are the next step in the partner program evolution for partners to unlock new revenue opportunities and earn a range of benefits to further grow their practice.

NCC Group Reports on Ransomware Attacks
NCC Group announced that in December 2023, global levels of ransomware attacks fell by 12% from November, with a total of 391 cases compared to 442 in the previous month, according to December's Threat Pulse.

CX for Global Network Services now Guided by Contrivian's North Star
Contrivian, a global next-generation connectivity provider has selected industry-leading SaaS providers, Connectbase and CloudSmartz, to build and launch Contrivian's customer experience application, North Star.

Bluebeam Harnesses Power of AI
Bluebeam announced the introduction of two new AI features in the works for early 2024 and Bluebeam Labs, a collaborative, co-creation workspace in Bluebeam Cloud. Bluebeam has invested in AI for more than a decade in its flagship product Bluebeam Revu and has a rich history of delivering innovation for AEC professionals.

Intapp Modernizes Work Experience
Intapp announced that DAC Beachcroft has selected Intapp Collaboration & Content to enhance knowledge management firmwide. Intapp Collaboration & Content will transform DAC Beachcroft’s Microsoft 365 platform into a personalized, matter-centric collaboration and intelligent file management solution.

Lofty Unveils AI Powered Virtual Assistant
Lofty announced the release of Lofty Assistant, a new virtual assistant that operates as the platform’s central intelligence, managing all automations and AI features. From qualifying leads to creating marketing content, the new assistant was designed to better support an “on the go” workday, typical of most agents, and provides a single point of control for all of Lofty’s robust AI capabilities.

Zscaler Introduces First Zero Trust SASE
Zscaler announced Zscaler Zero Trust SASE, an industry first, single-vendor SASE solution built utilizing Zscaler Zero Trust AI to help organizations reduce cost and complexity while implementing Zero Trust security across users, devices, and workloads. Additionally, Zscaler announced general availability for its Zero Trust SD-WAN solution and portfolio of plug-and-play appliances.

Generative AI Spending from Banking Industry to Grow by over 1,400% by 2030
Juniper Research announced that the spend on GenAI by banks will reach $85 billion in 2030, from $6 billion globally in 2024. It predicts leading banks will adopt generative AI services to offer more personalised user experiences; enabling banks to provide increasingly compelling services at reduced cost.

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