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| KISTI Secures Funding for National Quantum Center of Excellence IonQ announced that the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information has secured a multi-million dollar government award through the “Quantum Computing Service and Utilization System Construction Project.” This initiative marks a pivotal step toward establishing South Korea’s first National Quantum Computing Center of Excellence. |
| NTT Develops Plausible Token Amplification NTT announced that it has proposed a method that improves the accuracy of LLM responses to new input by leveraging past user input-response pairs while mitigating their leakage risks, particularly suited for templated-based automation handling inquiries from general public. In automated responses using Large Language Models, adding noise based on differential privacy is gaining attention as a way to mitigate leakage risks; however, this approach often degrades the accuracy of LLM responses. |
| AFT To Launch National Academy for AI Instruction The AFT, United Federation of Teachers, Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic announced the launch of the National Academy for AI Instruction. The groundbreaking $23 million education initiative will provide access to free AI training and curriculum for all 1.8 million members of the AFT, starting with K-12 educators. |
| Bharti Airtel Chooses Ericsson Core for Fixed Wireless Access Bharti Airtel and Ericsson announced that they have deepened their long-standing relationship with a new agreement to support Bharti Airtel’s rollout of Fixed Wireless Access services in India with its core network portfolio. The deployment will enhance Airtel core capability and capacity for Fixed Wireless Access, thereby elevating customer experience for Airtel FWA users. |
| Mediacom Communications Launches Multi-Gig and Symmetrical Speed Services in Iowa Mediacom Communications announced the company has launched multi-gig and symmetrical speed broadband services to nearly 1,200 households located in the rural Iowa communities of Fairfax and Bertram. |
| Soracom IoT Platform Achieves SOC 2 Type 2 Compliance Soracom announced that it has successfully achieved System and Organization Controls 2 Type 2 compliance, reinforcing its commitment as an IoT technology leader with the highest standards of security, availability, and confidentiality for customers operating at global scale. |
| Telenor Acquires GlobalConnect Norway Consumer Business Telenor announced the acquisition of GlobalConnect’s consumer business in Norway in a transaction valued at NOK 6.0 billion. The deal marks a significant strategic step in strengthening Telenor’s position in the Norwegian fibre market. |
| MVNX Expands BSS/OSS With Cerillion Cerillion announced that MVNX has streamlined its operations and simplified the process of onboarding new MVNOs by upgrading and expanding its use of Cerillion’s BSS/OSS suite. |
| Oracle Releases Database@AWS Oracle and AWS announced the general availability of Oracle Database@AWS. Customers can now run Oracle Exadata Database Service and Oracle Autonomous Database on dedicated infrastructure on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure within AWS. Oracle Database@AWS is available in the AWS U.S. East (N. Virginia) and U.S. West (Oregon) Regions, with plans to expand availability to 20 additional AWS Regions around the world. |
| IBM Unveils Power11 IBM announced IBM Power11, the next generation of IBM Power servers. Redesigned with innovations across its processor, hardware architecture, and virtualization software stack, Power11 is designed to deliver the availability, resiliency, performance, and scalability enterprises demand, for seamless hybrid deployment on-premises or in IBM Cloud. |
| Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison and Nokia Partner Nokia announced that Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison has deployed Nokia Energy Efficiency, part of Nokia’s Autonomous Networks portfolio, to reduce energy demand and carbon dioxide emissions across its nationwide radio access network. |
| Intersec Launches Intersec AI Intersec announced the launch of Intersec AI, a next-generation artificial intelligence platform designed to enhance its applications portfolio and support customers in navigating an increasingly data-driven landscape. |
| Orange Business Creates New Defense and Homeland Security Division Orange announced that it is strengthening its commitment to sovereignty with the creation of a new division dedicated to defense and homeland security, integrated within Orange Business. |
| Subex Launches FraudZap Subex announced the launch of FraudZap, a lightweight, AI-powered fraud detection platform designed to help Telecom Operators combat fast-evolving fraud with unmatched speed and agility. The platform’s first out-of-the-box use case targets the growing threat of Handset Fraud, one of the most pervasive challenges for telcos currently. |
| Anritsu Service Assurance Joins Ericsson Partner Program Anritsu Service Assurance announced its joining of Ericsson’s Enterprise Wireless Solutions Technology Alliance Partner program across global telecom and enterprise sectors. Anritsu and Ericsson have partnered to ensure network reliability and enhanced customer experience for next-generation 5G and LTE networks. |
| Adform Becomes First Global Omnichannel DSP to Launch Visual Planning Interface Adform announced the launch of its new Digital-Out-of-Home planner within Adform FLOW. The tool will initially roll out across 15 markets and unify DOOH performance with omnichannel media buys. This includes the global DSP industry’s first-ever inventory discovery feature, which visualises available DOOH screen locations. Offering advertisers a holistic view of media to better explore, activate, and optimise truly omnichannel campaigns within one streamlined platform. |
| Shift4 Acquires Global Blue Shift4 and Global Blue announced the successful completion of the tender offer by GT Holding 1 GmbH, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Shift4, to purchase the outstanding shares of Global Blue for $7.50 per common share in cash. |
| Scalefusion Partners with Hermitage Solutions ProMobi Technologies announced that Scalefusion, its leading Unified Endpoint Management and security platform, has signed a strategic distribution agreement with Hermitage Solutions, a value-added distributor of cybersecurity solutions and services. This partnership brings Scalefusion's UEM, OneIdP, and Veltar Endpoint Security solutions to Hermitage's extensive network of resellers and MSPs across France and Europe. |
| Bright Data Powers LLMs and AI Agents Bright Data announced the launch of a powerful set of AI-powered web search and discovery tools designed to give large language models and autonomous agents frictionless access to the open web. At the center of the suite is Deep Lookup, a natural language research engine that answers impossibly complex questions with structured, actionable answers with citations in seconds. Deep Lookup rolls out today for businesses, and the general public can join the waitlist for later access. |
| Fireblocks Selects Lava Network Lava Network announced its collaboration with Fireblocks, the leading digital asset platform enabling secure blockchain infrastructure. Fireblocks has integrated Lava's Smart Router to provide secure, vendor-agnostic RPC access that delivers mission-critical uptime to over 2,000 institutional customers. |
| Orange France and Samsung Form Strategic Partnership Samsung Electronics and Orange France announced the companies have successfully completed the first 4G and 5G calls on Orange France’s virtualized RAN and Open RAN network in a city in southwestern France. By leveraging Samsung’s versatile vRAN solutions, Orange France has enhanced its network capabilities benefiting from the increased flexibility and innovation offered by vRAN and Open RAN. |
| Yachiyo Engineering and NEC Launch Adaptation Finance Study Yachiyo Engineering and NEC announced the acceptance of their joint proposal for a smart city feasibility study for the Japan ASEAN Mutual Partnership (Smart JAMP) initiative under Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. |
| Ericsson Launches New Solutions Partner Program Ericsson announced its new partner program structure for partners that sell Ericsson Enterprise Wireless Solutions. The new program replaces Ericsson’s previously tiered structure, enables partners to access better earning potential, equips partners with new tools, and provides enablement programs that set up partners for success and rewards partner expertise. |
| ScienceSoft Introduces AI Scheduling Assistant ScienceSoft announced a HIPAA-compliant AI scheduling assistant that enables natural, human-like conversations with patients. Built on the first-ever integration of Amazon’s Nova Sonic speech-to-speech model and the LiveKit Media Server, the assistant supports real-time voice interaction and seamless data exchange with hospital systems. |
| AT&T to Accelerate Fiber Network Expansion AT&T announced that it plans to quickly build fiber infrastructure thanks to pro-investment policies in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed by Congress. |
