IT & Telecom Industry News
Adtran released its AI Network Cloud-interconnect solution to support hyperscalers, federal agencies, SLED organizations and enterprises as they scale AI services.
Kinetic Business released a report that found that while leaders of small and medium-sized businesses see a critical need to enhance cybersecurity measures, many aren’t investing due to tighter budgets and limited
resources. Zimperium now supports Device Trust from
Android Enterprise, helping organizations verify thetrust status of Android work devices, whether managed or unmanaged. Through this integration, customers can leverage Zimperium’s Mobile
Threat Defense platform to enhance real-time visibility, enforce access policies, and proactively defend against today’s mobile threats.
Cloud News
SAP has partnered strategically with Alibaba Group to accelerate cloud
transformation. As part of the collaboration, Alibaba Group will leverage SAP Cloud ERP Private for its enterprise infrastructure, as well as a joint go-to-market strategy aimed at
delivering accelerated value for customers worldwide. SAP also announced their SAP Business Suite Acceleration Program with Microsoft Cloud, which provides customers with a
smooth path to next-generation SAP Cloud ERP solutions delivered through our global partner ecosystem.
NVIDIA and Google Cloud collaborated to serve significant
user queries for Gemini models across Vertex AI and Google Distributed Cloud. 6WIND and Orange have strengthened their collaboration. This partnership aims to
provide advanced secure cloud connections and cloud-based
firewall services worldwide for its business and wholesale customers.
Ericsson extended its longstanding partnership with Magenta Telekom with the successful transition of Magenta’s billing solution to cloud-native Ericsson Billing. Adtran released its AI Network Cloud-interconnect solution, a next-generation fiber networking platform designed to support hyperscalers, federal
agencies, SLED organizations, and enterprises as they scale AI services. Integrating with Dell’s AI Factory, the technology dynamically adjusts optical networking capacity to meet real-time AI
workloads, enabling seamless, high-speed connectivity from data center to data center and from core to edge.
Market News
IBM plans to invest $150 billion in America over the next five
years to fuel the economy and accelerate its role as the global leader in computing. This includes more than $30 billion in research and development to advance and continue IBM’s American
manufacturing of mainframe and quantum computers. IonQ completed its acquisition of a controlling stake in ID Quantique, a global leader in quantum-safe networking and quantum detection systems. CrowdStrike
appointed Brad Burns as chief communications officer. Burns will
lead the company’s global communications strategy, supporting executive leadership as CrowdStrike accelerates its growth and scale as cybersecurity’s platform innovator for the AI era.
AT&T has reached an agreement to acquire substantially
all of Lumen’s Mass Markets fiber business for $5.75 billion, subject to purchase price adjustments, in an all-cash transaction that will expand investment in critical U.S. connectivity
infrastructure, create new middle-class jobs, and accelerate high-speed fiber internet access to millions of Americans. Quantinuum has inked a strategic agreement with Invest Qatar. The
partnership aims to strengthen Qatar’s quantum computing
ecosystem by supporting Quantinuum’s recently announced expansion into the region, which was highlighted last week by the President of the United States during his historic state visit to
Qatar.
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