The SOC 2 Type II examination was successfully completed by LotusFlare, further strengthening trust in its platform for enterprise communications.

Cloud News

NVIDIA Rubin technology is set to be added by CoreWeave to its AI cloud platform in the second half of 2026, positioning it as an early provider of accelerated capacity for agentic AI and large-scale inference workloads.

General availability of its AI Data Cloud on AWS in the Middle East (UAE) was announced by Snowflake, building on strong partnership momentum, while also introducing Energy Solutions that unite governance, partner-developed applications, and century-spanning energy datasets for predictive maintenance, grid optimization, and emissions reduction.

FortiCNAPP was enhanced by Fortinet to correlate cloud configuration, identity exposure, vulnerabilities, network enforcement, data sensitivity, and runtime behavior in a single workflow for precise risk prioritization.

IoT and Innovation News

Slovakia’s first national quantum communication network was deployed by IonQ in partnership with the Slovak Academy of Sciences, featuring a resilient hybrid QKD–PQC architecture to strengthen national cybersecurity and support Europe’s quantum digital programs. An expanded agreement was announced by IonQ with QuantumBasel, granting ownership of a next-generation Tempo system.

Scalable on-chip cryogenic control of gate-model qubits was demonstrated by D-Wave, reducing wiring complexity while maintaining fidelity to enable larger, manufacturable QPUs.

RF Viewer Augmented Reality solution was integrated by VIAVI into its OneAdvisor 800 Wireless platform, overlaying real-time RF data on live video feeds for diagnostics in telecom and smart buildings.

A five-year Master Research Collaboration Agreement was signed by Keysight with Singapore’s leading quantum research institutions to advance qubit design, measurement, and control. Two new electric vehicle charging test solutions were released by Keysight to support high-power and megawatt-level charging, helping manufacturers meet evolving global standards.

CX/DX News

An expanded partnership with Google Cloud was announced by Five9 to launch an Enterprise CX AI solution that delivers seamless, intelligent, and AI-driven customer experiences across channels.

Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience was introduced by Google Cloud, an agentic platform merging shopping and service into one intelligent interface with proactive concierge agents, multimodal support, and actions like cart management.

Slackbot was made generally available within Agentforce 360 by Salesforce, turning Slack into a personal work agent that connects conversational context, Salesforce data, and tools for natural actions with enterprise-grade privacy.

Market News

All regulatory approvals were received by Verizon and Frontier, with the acquisition expected to close on January 20, 2026, combining Frontier’s fiber footprint with Verizon’s 5G network to reach nearly 30 million fiber passings across 31 states and D.C.

Human Native, an AI data marketplace connecting creators and developers, was acquired by Cloudflare to enable transparent, monetizable access to high-quality content for AI training and inference.

January 2026 was the month the industry decided the future is now. The networks are becoming programmable platforms. AI is becoming agentic at enterprise scale. The security and cloud layers are becoming ethical, sovereign and responsible. The physical infrastructure is catching up with fiber and quantum breakthroughs. And the market is still consolidating at a pace. The pieces started snapping together. the race is on—and it’s accelerating fast.

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