Enterprise IT & Telecom Technology News
VIAVI strengthened its XEdge edge-monitoring platform with new sensors optimized for private 4G, 5G, and Wi-Fi networks at the edge, giving operators and enterprises better real-time visibility into distributed, private wireless environments that are increasingly critical for industrial IoT, campus networks, and edge AI workloads.
Italy’s first commercial 5G Standalone service was activated by Ericsson and Wind Tre, marking a major step forward in national digitalization and unlocking advanced use cases like network slicing for mission-critical applications and enhanced industrial AR, while Ericsson also powered Three Sweden’s commercial 5G SA launch, delivering enhanced connectivity to customers and further proving the maturity of Ericsson’s dual-mode 5G Core in live commercial deployments.
Keysight introduced its Machine Learning Toolkit, dramatically cutting model development and extraction time from weeks to hours and accelerating Process Design Kit delivery for chip designers facing ever-shorter design cycles in the AI era.
AST SpaceMobile secured a Missile Defense Agency contract under the SHIELD program, positioning the company to rapidly deliver innovative space-based connectivity capabilities directly to warfighters with increased speed and agility, and later confirmed the BlueBird 7 orbital launch in late February 2026 from Cape Canaveral on Blue Origin’s New Glenn vehicle, marking another concrete step toward space-based cellular broadband coverage.
A U.S. distribution partnership was announced by SOLiD with Tessco to expand access to its recently launched BARS product line, making scalable, cost-effective multi-carrier indoor coverage easier for integrators, resellers, and enterprises targeting mid-sized “Middleprise” buildings.
BIG Fiber expanded into CoreSite’s SV1 data center in San Jose, creating a high-density AI-enabled network spanning more than 65 interconnected Bay Area facilities and giving innovators the seamless scaling capacity needed for next-generation compute workloads.
AIR RAN was deployed commercially by AIS and ZTE during Thailand’s Big Mountain Music Festival #15, demonstrating differentiated experience assurance and exceptional performance under extreme load and congestion—proving the technology’s ability to turn data volume into differentiated experience value at scale.
NEC launched its Composable Disaggregated Infrastructure Solution in Japan, enabling flexible and distributed deployment of computing resources such as servers and GPUs, and giving enterprises new agility in how they scale compute for AI and other demanding workloads.
The Wireless Broadband Alliance released “Enterprise Security for Private 5G Networks,” providing a unified security framework and guidelines that help enterprises integrate Private 5G into existing IT and Wi-Fi environments while protecting critical operations against evolving cyber threats.
Adtran was selected by FiberCop to supply optical transport for Italy’s nationwide metro fiber rollout, supporting high-capacity open-access connectivity and bringing enhanced scalability and flexibility to the country’s digital infrastructure.
Nokia was chosen by Altafiber to drive multi-gigabit network expansion in Ohio and Hawaii (Hawaiian Telcom), reinforcing its position as a key partner for operators upgrading to multi-gigabit fiber across North America.
Ericsson unveiled its 5G Advanced location services suite, a comprehensive set of innovations designed to redefine location-based services across commercial 5G Standalone networks and scheduled for commercial release in Q1 2026.
A next-generation 5G Sub-6GHz Massive MIMO Radio Unit was developed by NEC, with market release planned for the first half of fiscal year 2026 following performance evaluations and verification tests.
Interference-free 5G Broadcast was demonstrated in Brazil by Rohde & Schwarz, Qualcomm, and Motorola, enabling direct-to-mobile television delivery without impacting cellular traffic and opening new revenue streams for broadcasters.
Edgecore Networks reaffirmed its commitment to accelerating the OpenWiFi Movement, highlighting real-world momentum toward full-stack, modern, open, and interoperable network architectures.
