Rohde & Schwarz has developed the first integrated testing solution for the Taiwan Space Agency, enabling seamless EMC and antenna measurements within a single chamber. The project underscores the growing demand for advanced satellite testing systems as Non-Terrestrial Network technologies evolve. Ethio Telecom and Huawei have deployed North Africa’s first-ever GigaAAU FDD tri-band Massive MIMO site. This solution significantly improves Ethio Telecom's network both in terms of performance and user experience and it serves as a major catalyst for the region’s digital economy. ZTE and GO Telecom have achieved a significant milestone through successful extensive outdoor trials of 5G-A millimeter-wave technology in the 26 GHz frequency band over a long distance. This pioneering initiative represents Saudi Arabia’s first long-distance 5G-A mmWave trial, marking the beginning of a new era in high-capacity last-mile access communication.

IoT and Innovation News

Keysight has delivered the world’s largest commercial quantum control system to the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Japan. The system has been integrated into the Global Research and Development Center for Business by Quantum-AI Technology. This control system is now part of the new evaluation testbed at G-QuAT, which will push the limits of what is possible with quantum computing in terms of both scale and performance. IBM and NASA unveiled the most advanced open-source foundation model designed to understand high resolution solar observation data and predict how solar activity affects Earth and space-based technology.  IBM also shared plans alongside AMD to develop next-generation computing architectures based on the combination of quantum computers and high-performance computing, known as quantum-centric supercomputing. AMD and IBM are collaborating to develop scalable, open-source platforms that could redefine the future of computing, leveraging IBM’s leadership in developing the world’s most performant quantum computers and software, and AMD’s leadership in high-performance computing and AI accelerators. 

Quectel Wireless Solutions launched two new high performance ISM antennas, the YENT001W1AM and YENT002W1AM, designed to meet the need for wireless communication in devices that operate in industrial and commercial applications. These frequency bands are internationally reserved for unlicensed use, and they support a wide range of applications. Australia’s Defence Science and Technology Group, part of the Australian government’s Department of Defence, has selected Adtran’s Oscilloquartz high-performance optically pumped cesium clock to support research at its Adelaide facility. Mitsui, QSimulate, and Quantinuum have launched a new quantum-integrated chemistry platform, QIDO (Quantum-Integrated Discovery Orchestrator). This platform aims to reduce the time and cost of developing new drugs and materials. QIDO accelerates research and development through high-precision chemical reaction modeling and seamlessly combines the advantages of cutting-edge classical computing and quantum computing.

Security and Assurance News

CrowdStrike is expanding its AI Security Services portfolio: AI Systems Security Assessment and AI for SecOps Readiness. Expanding on CrowdStrike’s AI Red Team Services introduced in 2024, these services help organizations secure the AI systems powering modern business and safely integrate AI into security operations. CrowdStrike also shared a breakthrough in how organizations consume and act on threat intelligence: delivering real-time, personalized adversary insights into analyst workflows and aligning threat intelligence to each customer’s environment, exposures, and detections. Veridas’ Identity Verification platform is now available on Amazon Web Services Marketplace.  

Snowflake has completed the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Protected B Assessment and meets the CCCS Medium Cloud Security profile requirements for deployments in both the AWS Canada and Microsoft Azure Canada regions. In other cybersecurity regulatory news, Keysight has completed the industry’s first PSA Certified Level 4 security evaluation for Silicon Labs’ Series 3 Secure Vault on the SixG301 wireless SoC, marking a significant advancement in the security assurance of connected devices. 

Palo Alto Networks announced two new security solutions to help organizations confidently navigate the evolving quantum landscape and to keep pace with highly dynamic cloud and AI environments. These innovations provide enterprises with the visibility, agility, and robust defenses needed to accelerate their quantum readiness and secure their workloads in a multicloud world. MTN Business and Cloudflare have expanded their strategic partnership to deliver Zero Trust and Application Services as a managed service to corporate clients. MTN Business has become the first Managed Security Service Provider in South Africa to deliver Cloudflare’s industry-leading Zero Trust cybersecurity solutions.