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Nokia and Transworld Build Optical Transport Network in Asia
Nokia announced that Transworld will use Nokia’s optical transport solution to build a new optical network connecting Pakistan, United Arab Emirates and Oman as part of its submarine capacity expansion plan. A submarine capacity backhaul system is also being deployed in Karachi Metro. The project will support transformation in the region by accommodating the exponential growth of data and bandwidth links between data centers.

Independent Monitor Certifies Ericsson Compliance
Ericsson announced that the independent compliance Monitor appointed by the U.S. Department of Justice has certified that Ericsson's anti-corruption compliance program has satisfied requirements and is functioning effectively. This independent certification is a condition to conclusion of the Monitorship and Plea Agreement, currently expected to occur no later than June 2, 2024.

Netcracker Continues Support of the U.S. Paralympic Ski and Snowboard Team
Netcracker announced that it will continue its long-standing support of Adaptive Spirit’s annual event in Vail, Colorado, taking place on April 4-7. This unique event brings together members of the telecommunications industry and elite athletes, including Andrew Kurka, a U.S. Paralympic gold medal downhill skier sponsored by Netcracker, to network and raise funds for the U.S. Paralympic Ski and Snowboard Team.

stc and Huawei Complete MENA Region's First-Ever Long-Haul 800G Live Network Trial
Huawei announced that it has partnered with stc Group to complete the MENA region's first-ever long-haul 800G/channel trial in its live optical network. This successful live network trial with connection over 1,000 kilometers, from Riyadh to Makkah, of state-of-the-art processing and transporting capacity proves the 800G solution is ready for scale deployment across Saudi Arabia, driving the Kingdom and the MENA region's digital transformation.

ZTE and Telecab Unveil 4K Set-Top Box
ZTE announced a strategic partnership with Telecab in Brazil to launch the commercial set-top box B866V2FA. This collaboration signifies a significant milestone in their joint efforts to penetrate the Brazilian market. The set-top box, powered by Android TV, supports 4K resolution, offering users an immersive TV viewing experience.

Adtran and BT Group Complete European Live Network Trial With Coherent 100ZR
Adtran announced that together with BT Group it has conducted Europe’s first successful field trial of optical transport in a live research network, using Adtran’s Coherent 100ZR pluggable transceiver. Achieving high levels of spectral efficiency and low power consumption, the trial demonstrated the transceiver’s ability to enable the transport of 100Gbit/s wavelengths.

CrowdStrike and Rubrik Announce Strategic Partnership to Transform Data Security
CrowdStrike and Rubrik announced a strategic partnership to accelerate data security transformation and stop breaches of critical information. By unifying rich, data-centric attack context from the Rubrik Security Cloud with the industry-leading AI-native CrowdStrike Falcon XDR platform, organizations can rapidly detect, investigate and stop attacks targeting sensitive data.

Cisco Study Reveals Few Organizations Prepared to Defend Against Modern Cybercrime
Cisco announced that only three percent of organizations across the globe have the Mature level of readiness needed to be resilient against modern cybersecurity risks, according to their 2024 Cybersecurity Readiness Index.

NVIDIA Hopper Leaps Ahead in Generative AI
NVIDIA announced that it has delivered the world’s fastest platform in industry-standard tests for inference on generative AI. In the latest MLPerf benchmarks, NVIDIA TensorRT-LLM, software that speeds and simplifies the complex job of inference on large language models boosted the performance of NVIDIA Hopper architecture GPUs on the GPT-J LLM nearly 3x over their results just six months ago.

NEC Develops Marketing Simulation Technology Using Generative AI
NEC announced that it has developed a marketing strategy planning & effectiveness simulation technology that utilizes generative AI to identify latent needs of customers and generate optimal measures. According to an NEC survey, this is the world's first technology that can automatically visualize customer interests and preferences (i.e. psychograhic attributes), generate measures, and predict customer responses to those measures. NEC aims to launch services with this technology in 2024.

NTT and Olympus Begin Joint Demonstration Experiment of Cloud Endoscopy System
NTT and Olympus announced that the two companies have jointly begun a demonstration experiment of a cloud endoscopy system that enables image processing on the cloud. This cloud endoscopy system utilizes Olympus' advanced technology for endoscopes to perform image processing, which has been conventionally processed within the endoscopic equipment, on a remote cloud.

Adtran and BT Achieve Live Network Trial With Coherent 100ZR
Adtran announced that together with BT Group it has conducted Europe’s first successful field trial of optical transport in a live research network, using Adtran’s Coherent 100ZR pluggable transceiver. Achieving high levels of spectral efficiency and low power consumption, the trial demonstrated the transceiver’s ability to enable the transport of 100Gbit/s wavelengths.

Openvault Joins Nokia Altiplano Marketplace
OpenVault announced that it is continuing to broaden availability of its industry-leading, cloud-native broadband management and monetization tools, with its OpenVault Marketing Insights platform now available on the Nokia Altiplano Application Marketplace.

Deutsche Telekom Elevates Online Shopper Confidence
Deutsche Telekom announced that it has launched its second digital human customer service representative, Max, who will guide customers through its mobile app. From digital human leader, UneeQ, Max helps customers discover the exact products they need, not just the ones they’re searching for, bolstering purchasing confidence and conversion rates.

Lumen Disrupts Cybercriminals Targeting Routers
Lumen announced that their threat intelligence team, Black Lotus Labs, has identified a new multi-year campaign targeting end-of-life, or outdated small office/home office routers and IoT devices. An updated version of TheMoon malware has reemerged and is fueling a cybercriminal anonymity service called Faceless.

Adobe and Microsoft Partner to Bring New Generative AI Capabilities
Adobe and Microsoft announced plans to bring Adobe Experience Cloud workflows and insights to Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 to help marketers overcome application and data silos and more efficiently manage everyday workflows.

AT&T Collaborates with Microsoft for Launch of AT&T Cloud Voice
AT&T announced AT&T Cloud Voice with Microsoft Teams Phone Mobile. This innovative solution enhances unified communication, offering a secure, mobile-first, AI-driven experience tailored for today’s evolving workforce. This solution seamlessly integrates an AT&T business mobile number with Microsoft Teams Phone, creating a single, flexible business identity for mobile, desk and Teams, so users can work flexibly and securely from any location or device.

Nitel Acquires WAN Dynamics
Nitel announced the acquisition of Cleveland-based WAN Dynamics. The move represents another step in Nitel’s growth strategy that was put in place a little over two years ago when international private equity firm Cinven made a significant investment in Nitel.

China Mobile and ZTE Modernize Railway With 5G-A Digital Twin
ZTE announced that in partnership with China Mobile’s Yunnan Branch, has created a new paradigm of high-speed rail network construction by applying 5G-A digital twin technology in KunchuDali high-speed railway, realizing signal upgrading and network advancement to meet the people's needs for a better life.

Huawei Announces Regional AI Model
Huawei Cloud and the Meteorological Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality announced that their regional AI weather forecasting model has officially been put into use. The regional model is one of the first of its kind. It enables the rapid generation of five-day forecasts for a precise 3 km range. The announcement was made at an event on 23 March in Shenzhen marking World Meteorological Day 2024.

Nokia and Batelco Announce Partnership
Nokia and Batelco announced the signing of a partnership agreement to deliver 5G private wireless networks across the Kingdom of Bahrain. Batelco will leverage the market-leading Nokia Private Wireless encompassing DAC, MPW, edge computing capabilities, value adding applications and ruggedized Industrial devices to enable multiple use cases across different industries.

Cisco Announces New Multifunctional Collaboration Devices
Cisco announced new purpose-built, multifunctional devices that deliver modernized collaboration experiences to today’s hybrid workforce. The company announced the launch of the Cisco Board Pro G2, an AI-fueled and touch-enabled collaboration device and Cisco Desk Phone 9800 Series, designed to bring a modern and personalized productivity hub to any desk.

Juniper Networks Deliver Demo of 800ZR System
Juniper Networks announced that it is is collaborating with Coherent Corp and Marvell Technology to present the first public demonstration of their 800ZR solution featuring Juniper Networks PTX10002-36QDD Packet Transport Router, Coherent Corporation’s 800ZR transceiver and the 800G Marvell Orion coherent digital signal processor at OFC 2024.

Adtran and Vertilas Answer AI Demands
Adtran and Vertilas announced the industry’s first 100Gbit/s PAM4 single-mode vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser technology with capabilities up to 1.6Tbit/s. On display at this week’s OFC, it sets new standards for low power consumption in optical engines and modules, with up to 80% reduction in power on the transmit optics compared to conventional solutions.

CrowdStrike and HCLTech Announce Global Strategic Partnership
CrowdStrike announced a new strategic partnership to power HCLTech’s managed detection and response solutions with the AI-native CrowdStrike Falcon XDR platform. The partnership will empower HCLTech to deliver the breadth of the Falcon platform, assisting organizations in cybersecurity transformation across device, identity, cloud, data, next-gen SIEM, and beyond, led and managed by HCLTech.

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