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| NVIDIA and SoftBank Collaborate NVIDIA announced a series of collaborations with SoftBank Corp. designed to accelerate Japan’s sovereign AI initiatives and further its global technology leadership while also unlocking billions of dollars in AI revenue opportunities for telecommunications providers worldwide. |
| e& UAE Expands 5G Network With Ericsson Dual-band Radios Ericsson and e& announced that they have successfully completed one of the world’s first deployments of Ericsson’s dual-band Massive MIMO radio, AIR 3229, on e& UAE’s network. |
| Nokia And Islalink Achieve 800Gbps Nokia and Islalink announced that they have achieved a significant milestone by successfully testing Nokia's sixth-generation Photonic Service Engine over an unrepeated 330km submarine cable connecting Crotone, Italy, with Preveza, Greece. |
| Nokia Acquires Rapid Nokia announced that it has acquired Rapid’s technology assets, including the world’s largest API hub used by thousands of active developers globally, and its highly skilled research and development unit. This deal builds on Nokia’s strategy of expanding its network API product roadmap and leading the API ecosystem of operators, systems integrators, independent software vendors, and hyperscalers to utilize 5G and 4G network capabilities and monetize network assets. |
| Palo Alto Networks Announces AI and Security Predictions Palo Alto Networks announced its perspective on the top AI and cybersecurity trends for 2025. These predictions encompass emerging threats, the impact of advancements in AI, automation and strategic initiatives such as platformization that organizations must embrace to bolster security measures and outpace adversaries. |
| MetTel Is Now an Authorized Starlink Reseller MetTel announced that it has completed agreements making it an Authorized Starlink Reseller for both government and commercial enterprises, enabling it to offer fully managed network services to any location worldwide via Starlink's ubiquitous laser mesh network of low-Earth orbit satellites. |
| SoftBank and Fujitsu Strengthen Partnership SoftBank and Fujitsu announced that they signed a memorandum of understanding on to strengthen their partnership toward realizing the commercialization of AI-RAN, a new architecture that integrates AI and RAN, targeted for 2026 and beyond. |
| Ericsson Consumerlab: Rising Use Of Generative AI Ericsson announced that new ConsumerLab research shows that Generative AI applications are emerging as a key area in driving interest in differentiated connectivity - guaranteed uninterrupted high-end connectivity when you need it most - among 5G smartphone users globally. |
| Vodafone Italy Extends and Expands Relationship with Amdocs Amdocs announced a five-year extension of its strategic collaboration with Vodafone Italy. Under the new agreement, Amdocs will modernize the Italian service provider’s business platform to cloud-ready and cloud-native solutions, and migrate the operator's business support systems environment to the Microsoft Azure cloud. |
| NEC Receives Order for Next-Generation Supercomputer NEC announced that it has received an order for a next-generation supercomputer system from Japan’s National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, under the National Research and Development Agency, and the National Institute for Fusion Science, part of the National Institutes of Natural Sciences under the Inter-University Research Institute Corporation. The new supercomputer system is scheduled to be operational from July 2025. |
| T Mobile Enhances Home and Small Business Internet Backup Plans T-Mobile announced it's amping Home Internet Backup and Small Business Internet Backup plans with more data to help traditional ISP customers stay connected when their primary ISP has an outage. |
| IonQ Strengthens Technical Moat IonQ announced the issuance of five new U.S. patents designed to deliver benefits across multiple industries and applications. With the pending acquisition of Qubitekk’s 118 patents, IonQ will have a total of over 600 U.S. and international issued and pending patents, standing apart from similarly-sized quantum companies based on its strength of IP protection and extensive combination of patents across different verticals. |
| Vodafone and AMD Collaborate Vodafone and AMD announced that they are collaborating on mobile base station silicon chip designs that will give 5G radios the required horsepower to meet future customer demand for higher-capacity AI and digital services, quickly and reliably. |
| Juniper Networks and Recogni Announce GenAI Collaboration Juniper Networks and Recogni announced Juniper’s investment in Recogni and an ongoing collaboration. Juniper has participated in Recogni’s $102 million Series C funding round, which has been co-led by Celesta Capital and GreatPoint Ventures. |
| China Mobile and ZTE Launch AI-Driven Green Telco Cloud ZTE announced that in partnership with China Mobile it has launched an AI-Driven Green Telco Cloud solution with diverse hardware architectures. This solution leverages their exploration and experience in telco network energy-saving technologies, focusing on the application of artificial intelligence to enhance energy efficiency in telco cloud environments. |
| IBM Releases State of Sustainability Readiness Report 2024 IBM announced the release of its first-ever State of Sustainability Readiness Report 2024, revealing that 88% of business leaders surveyed are planning to increase investment in IT for sustainability over the next 12 months. The research showcases that over half of respondents across a range of industries see investing in technology for sustainability as an opportunity for growth, not just cost mitigation. |
| Nokia, Reflex and Net Nine Nine Partner Nokia announced that in partnership with Reflex and Net Nine Nine, it will expand broadband access for underserved communities across South Africa. The collaboration, led by Reflex, will utilize Nokia’s fiber broadband solution to bring affordable broadband access to millions of people, supporting essential digital services such as online education, telehealth, and remote working that are crucial to economic growth and social inclusion. |
| EonFibre is Now Open for Business Cisco announced that EonFibre is now operational, offering a cost-effective, secure and resilient fibre alternative for selected wholesale customers including hyperscalers. |
| Cisco Introduces Intelligent, Secure and Assured Wi-Fi 7 Cisco announced new intelligent, secure and assured wireless innovations, with smart Wi-Fi 7 access points and unified subscription licensing that can enable smart spaces out-of-the-box. These innovations empower customers to solve for their connectivity, security and assurance challenges, while also providing a flexible foundation to future-proof their workplaces. |
| VIAVI Recieves Certification From Compute Express Link Consortium VIAVI announced that the VIAVI Xgig CXL Exerciser has received CXL 2.0 Gold Suite certification from the Compute Express Link Consortium. This certification enables the Xgig CXL Exerciser to qualify CXL devices for inclusion in the CXL v2.0 Integrators List, and continues VIAVI’s leadership in this critical technology segment. |
| Keysight Introduces Portable Millimeter-wave Analysis Keysight Technologies announced that it has expanded the frequency range of its FieldFox handheld signal analyzers, offering up to 170 GHz support for millimeter-wave signal analysis. Through a collaboration with Virginia Diodes, Keysight’s A- and B-Series FieldFox handheld analyzers with 18 GHz or higher, can be paired with VDI PSAX frequency extenders to cover sub-THz frequency range. |
| ServiceNow to Acquire Mission Secure ServiceNow announced that they have signed an agreement to acquire Mission Secure, a Charlottesville, Virginia-based company focused on providing asset discovery for operational technology devices. This will help customers gain visibility and context into their OT environments and minimize downtime with dependable service management. |
| Ericsson and e& UAE sign MoU Ericsson and e& announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, for the collaborative exploration of 6G technology, its use cases and future network evolution. |
| euNetworks First to Deploy 1.6 TB Coherent Solution in Europe euNetworks announced Europe’s first-ever 1.6 Tb/s coherent solution deployment using Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 Extreme, the industry’s first 1.6 Tb/s coherent transceiver. |
| Nokia and Fibertime Expand Broadband Access Nokia announced that Fibertime will deploy its fiber solution to rapidly expand broadband access to underserved regions of South Africa. Fibertime will quickly connect the next 1.5 million customers leveraging Nokia’s Lightspan FX Optical Line Terminals and Wi-Fi 6 enabled Optical Network Terminals. Nokia’s technologies are key to enabling Fibertime’s flagship product: R5 a day for uncapped, unthrottled internet. |
