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| OXIO and Comtrend Launch MVNO Solution OXIO announced a strategic partnership with Comtrend, a leader in broadband networking solutions, to launch a simplified purpose-built MVNO offering, unlocking an immediate opportunity for rural service providers to offer bundled broadband plans, expand their reach and protect their market position without costly infrastructure environments. |
| Abnormal AI Achieves GovRAMP Authorization Abnormal AI announced that it has received GovRAMP, previously known as StateRAMP, authorization at a moderate impact level from the Government Risk and Authorization Management Program. With this authorization, Abnormal is enabling state, local, and education organizations to more easily deliver AI-powered protection against advanced email threats. |
| Lumen Accelerates Multi-Billion-Dollar Network Expansion Lumen announced significant progress in its multi-year effort to build the backbone for the AI economy. With construction underway coast-to-coast, Lumen is moving forward a multi-billion-dollar build with plans to add 34 million new intercity fiber miles by the end of 2028, for a total of 47 million intercity fiber miles. |
| Oracle Corporation Announces New CEOs Oracle announced the promotion of Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia to the roles of Chief Executive Officers. |
| NVIDIA and OpenAI Announce Biggest AI Infrastructure Deployment OpenAI and NVIDIA announced a landmark AI infrastructure partnership, an initiative that will scale OpenAI’s compute with multi-gigawatt data centers powered by millions of NVIDIA GPUs. |
| OpenAI and NVIDIA Announce Strategic Partnership OpenAI and NVIDIA announced a letter of intent for a landmark strategic partnership to deploy at least 10 gigawatts of NVIDIA systems for OpenAI’s next-generation AI infrastructure to train and run its next generation of models on the path to deploying superintelligence. |
| Ciena to Acquire Nubis Communications Ciena announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nubis Communications, a privately-held company headquartered in New Providence, New Jersey. The addition of Nubis, which specializes in high-performance, ultra-compact, low-power optical and electrical interconnects tailored to support AI workloads, will expand Ciena’s portfolio and add critical talent to address a wider range of opportunities inside the data center. |
| CrowdStrike Powers Cyber Services with KPMG CrowdStrike announced that KPMG is expanding its cybersecurity services with the CrowdStrike Falcon platform. KPMG plans to integrate Falcon Next-Gen SIEM into its professional service offerings and adopt CrowdStrike’s Engagement Licensing Program to leverage the Falcon platform holistically and extensively in client engagements. |
| Verizon Develops Industry 6G Forum Verizon announced that it is shaping the future of wireless technology with the establishment of the Verizon 6G Innovation Forum, a group of companies driving innovation and enabling the 6G era. |
| Accenture Announces Intent to Acquire Orlade Group Accenture announced its intent to acquire French Orlade Group, which provides advisory and project management services for capital projects through its subsidiaries, which include Op2 and pmO. The acquisition would significantly expand Accenture’s capabilities to help clients optimize their investments in large-scale, long-term projects, such as nuclear power plants, power grids, rolling stock, defense systems and space launch systems. |
| SK Telecom Partners with TimeTree SK Telecom announced that it had signed a strategic partnership and investment agreement with TimeTree, a global schedule-sharing platform company, to jointly develop AI agent services. |
| Tata Communications Launches Data Roaming Boost Tata Communications announced the launch of Data Roaming Boost, a global service that enables mobile network operators and service providers to deliver a significantly improved mobile internet experience for their customers, with the potential to halve the time it takes to open a webpage or application on their smart device whilst they are traveling overseas. |
| Equinix Opens AI-Ready Data Center Equinix announced the opening of its first International Business Exchange data center in Chennai, India. Located in Siruseri, Tamil Nadu, on a nearly six-acre plot of land, this new facility will be interconnected with Equinix's Mumbai campus, which consists of three IBX data centers. |
| Omdia Analysis Shows Agentic AI Outpacing Growth Rates Omdia announced that the enterprise agentic AI software market is set to surge from $1.5 billion in 2025 to $41.8 billion by 2030, according to their latest Enterprise Agentic AI Software Market Forecast. This represents one of the fastest-growing segments in enterprise technology. |
| Ribbon Launches New AI Platform Ribbon announced the launch of Acumen, a powerful new AIOps and automation platform designed to help service providers and enterprises navigate the complexities of today’s challenging operational environment and accelerate their transition to autonomous networks. Ribbon is dedicated to helping service providers, enterprises and critical infrastructure operators worldwide modernize and secure their networks and services. |
| Kaspersky Rolls Out Update to Its Cloud Workload Security Offering Kaspersky announced the release of an enhanced version of its Kaspersky Cloud Workload Security, delivering advanced protection for hybrid and multicloud environments. The update addresses the growing complexity of cloud infrastructures by expanding visibility, improving containers’ runtime defense and providing organizations with a more flexible and cost-efficient approach to securing workloads. |
| ADP and SAP Collaborate ADP and SAP announced that they are partnering to enable shared clients to run ADP Global Payroll in the cloud. |
| Ericsson To Power VodafoneThree UK Network Ericsson announced that it is to power the majority of VodafoneThree’s next-generation mobile network - including the entire core network - in an eight-year partnership, as the CSP delivers one of Europe’s largest network consolidation initiatives. |
| Nokia Wins 5G Deal With VodafoneThree Nokia announced it has been selected by VodafoneThree in a significant new eight-year deal to supply equipment from its market-leading AirScale Radio Access Network and Core Networks portfolio in the UK. |
| Rigetti Gains AFRL Contract Rigetti announced that it was awarded a three-year, $5.8 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to advance superconducting quantum networking. Rigetti will be collaborating with QphoX on the project, a Dutch quantum technology startup developing leading frequency conversion systems for quantum applications. |
| Rohde & Schwarz Announces New Frequency Models Rohde & Schwarz announced the R&S ZNB3000. It has already set a benchmark in the mid-range vector network analyzer market with its industry-leading measurement speed, scalability and best-in-class RF performance. |
| IonQ Signs Memorandum of Understanding with U.S. Department of Energy IonQ announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Department of Energy to advance the development and deployment of quantum technologies in space. The agreement supports the DOE’s growing Quantum in Space initiative and outlines IonQ’s role in demonstrating quantum ground-to-orbit-to-ground capabilities. |
| IonQ Announces Intent to Acquire Vector Atomic IonQ announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Vector Atomic, a pioneer in advanced quantum sensors for positioning, navigation, and timing applications. Vector Atomic has secured $200M+ in government contracts and delivers critical U.S. federal and national security applications. The all-stock transaction is anticipated to accelerate IonQ’s entry into the quantum sensing market and strengthen its full-stack quantum platform. |
| IonQ Completes Acquisition of Oxford Ionics IonQ announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Oxford Ionics, a quantum computing company based in the United Kingdom. The transaction accelerates IonQ’s technology roadmap for more powerful, high-fidelity quantum computers, and supports the company’s expansion into the UK, Europe, Asia, and other global markets. |
| MOTER Technologies and NEC Form Strategic Capital Alliance NEC and MOTER Technologies announced that they have entered into a capital alliance agreement. |
