within healthcare, Oracle released Oracle Clinical Digital Assistant for ambulatory clinics in the US. The mobile offering combines generative AI, clinical intelligence, multimodal voice and screen driven assistance, and simplified workflows into a single, unified solution that enables providers to give their full attention to the needs of their patients.

Network and Mobile News

In Network and Mobile News, Ciena announced it is joining Digicel Fiji and Southern Cross to provide schools in Fiji with high-speed internet access of at least 10 Mbps via the Digicel Fiji network. Nokia and Global Fiber Peru have deployed a new subaquatic and future-proof Optical, IP, and fiber broadband network in the Amazon rainforest, helping to reduce the digital divide. The extensive network connects over 400 communities to multi-gigabit broadband access that is critical in today’s digital economy. MetTel was awarded a position on the next generation U.S. Department of Defense contract for wireless services, Navy Spiral 4. This is an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract worth up to $2.67 billion over 10 years with all options exercised. Integra Optics announced the launch of its SFP+, 10/2.5 G BiDi, 20km, XGSPON OLT transceiver. This cutting-edge optical transceiver module is designed to cater to XG/XGS-PON 10/2.5 G applications, offering unparalleled performance over a single strand of fiber with support for links up to 20 kilometers.

Archtop Fiber will construct a 100 percent fiber Internet network in the City of Hudson. Archtop Fiber will deliver the fastest, most reliable, and environmentally friendly Internet service over a new, world-class XGS-PON fiber network throughout the Hudson area. Deutsche Telekom has successfully trialed 5G frequencies in the millimeter wave range at 26 gigahertz for the first time with industrial use cases and is now offering them commercially to industrial customers. Adtran's two new optical cesium atomic clocks have set new standards in network time synchronization: the OSA 3300 Super High-Performance and the OSA 3350 Super Enhanced Primary Reference Clock+. As part of Adtran’s Oscilloquartz portfolio of industry-first optical cesium clocks, the devices leverage unique, state-of-the-art optical pumping technology to meet evolving demands across applications from scientific research to critical PNT infrastructure. Taylor Swift’s record breaking Eras tour can add another achievement to its many accolades with a new high for data consumption on Vodafone Portugal’s network. Three UK has hit a new milestone in its network sustainability journey thanks to the deployment of next-generation AI-powered hardware and software solutions from Ericsson. Cisco formed a partnership with the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games and Team USA to be the Official Network Equipment Partner. ZTE partnered with Beeline Kazakhstan to complete the modernization of the Beeline's network in the Akmola and Turkestan regions, which lead in traffic consumption and cover 25 percent of the population of Kazakhstan.

Security & Assurance News

In Security & Assurance News, Sophos released its report, “Operation Crimson Palace: Threat Hunting Unveils Multiple Clusters of Chinese State-Sponsored Activity Targeting Southeast Asia,” which details a highly sophisticated, nearly two-year long espionage campaign against a high-level government target. Nokia released an expanded set of Distributed Denial of Service mitigation capabilities of its Defender Mitigation System through advanced DDoS countermeasures. Microsoft formed a new cybersecurity program to support hospitals serving more than 60 million people living in rural America. (In 2023, the health care sector reported more ransomware attacks than any other critical infrastructure sector, and attacks involving ransomware against the healthcare sector were up nearly 130 percent.) Radware has enhanced its API Protection solution with a new AI-driven, auto-learning protection engine designed to immediately detect and mitigate business logic attacks.

Fortinet released the findings from its global 2024 State of Operational Technology and Cybersecurity Report. The results represent the current state of operational technology security and highlight opportunities for continued improvement for organizations to secure an ever-expanding IT/OT threat landscape. CrowdStrike has set a new speed benchmark for cybersecurity threat detection, identifying and alerting on a sophisticated eCrime adversary attack in just four minutes during the closed-book MITRE Engenuity’s ATT&CK Evaluations: Managed Services-Round 2. Interlock announced a Web3, incentivized crowdsourced internet security community that aims to make the internet safer for everyone, from individuals to global enterprises. Today the company also announced the worldwide general availability of its flagship product ThreatSlayer, a Web3 security browser extension that harnesses the power of blockchain, AI, and a global community of users to revolutionize internet security.