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| First Optical Link Planner Launches for Wireless Communications Taara launched the industry's first planning tool built specifically for wireless optical communications. The technology uses invisible beams of light to deliver fiber-like internet speeds through the air. The tool is built on nearly a decade of real-world deployment data spanning 20+ countries, giving network operators a far more accurate way to plan high-speed links without waiting years/months for fiber. |
| TELUS Shakes up Executive Leadership TELUS says reorganization is designed to drive enhanced customer service, align capital and resources to the highest margin products, services and customer segments, and realize operational efficiencies across the organization. Changes take effect September 1st, 2026. |
| Granite to Deliver Connectivity to Simon Properties for Retail Experience Granite Telecommunications announced a strategic partnership with Simon Property Group to serve as its preferred communications infrastructure provider. Granite will deploy its multi-tenant connectivity platform, Granite Grid, across over 200 Simon properties nationwide. This platform delivers enterprise-grade voice and data services, helping Simon's retailers launch new locations and scale operations. |
| Sabey Data Centers Hits Milestone at SDC Umatilla Sabey Data Centers celebrated a 'Going Vertical' ceremony for its SDC Umatilla campus in Northeast Oregon. This milestone marked the first steel rising, transitioning years of planning into visible vertical development for hyperscale and enterprise customers. The campus will feature a closed-loop cooling system, demonstrating responsible resource stewardship and fostering regional partnerships. |
| TIM Brasil, HCLTech Partner on eSIM Transfer Capability HCLTech and TIM Brasil announced a partnership for South America's first cross-platform eSIM transfer capability. This digital innovation will enhance mobile telephony for millions in Brazil, and removes the need for physical SIM cards, simplifying upgrades. |
| 2026 Cyber Survey Reveals New Trends in Corporate AI Use and Security Risks Radware survey says 83% of organizations widely use GenAI or LLMs, while only 17% have full visibility into AI agents and AI-driven processes. Exposes urgent need to secure the AI layer. |
| Contrivian and Big Network Make it Official The merger brings Big Network’s proprietary networking software into Contrivian’s technology portfolio, creating a vertically integrated provider that uniquely combines connectivity, hardware, software, orchestration and managed service delivery within a single solution. |
| Ericsson's Van de Weyer Takes New Executive Role Christophe Van de Weyer, currently Head of Business Unit API at Vonage, to become Ericsson's Head of Business Area Global Communications Platform and CEO of Vonage. |
| mEinstein: The Bear Case for Personal AI Adoption mEinstein outlines the major technical, economic, and trust challenges for the Personal AI category. To achieve broad adoption, companies must address smartphone hardware constraints, data privacy, and user utility rather than promising guaranteed income from personal data participation. |
| MarketsandMarkets: Event Software Market to Top $36.8B by 2031 MarketsandMarkets projects the global Event Management Software Market will reach $36.8 billion by 2031, growing at a 14.6% CAGR from $18.6 billion in 2026. Corporate enterprises lead market share, with Asia Pacific showing the fastest growth. Event marketing software is expected to have the highest CAGR, emphasizing integrated marketing automation and AI-driven features. North America holds the largest market share due to high enterprise budgets and technology adoption. |
| Leidos and DHL Ally With UK Ministry of Defense Leidos and DHL Supply Chain formed a strategic alliance to support the UK Ministry of Defence's Future Defence Support Services (FDSS) programme. The partnership blends Leidos' defense integration expertise with DHL's global logistics. It aims to modernize UK Defence logistics, enhance readiness, and improve resilience for the Armed Forces. |
| China Pledges AI for Shared Prosperity Amid Global Divide CGTN reports China pledges to make artificial intelligence a driver for global shared prosperity, addressing a widening AI divide. China promotes AI accessibility via technology cooperation, open-source models, and international initiatives. The MAZU meteorological system aids Pakistan in detecting extreme weather. President Xi Jinping called for a fair, inclusive global AI governance system. China will help 30 countries use MAZU and offer 5,000 AI training opportunities to developing nations. |
| Report finds Aisuru Botnet Responsible for Third of DDoS Attacks Arelion announced the findings of its latest DDoS threat landscape report, providing insights on global Distributed-Denial-of-Service (DDoS) trends. The report shows that a single botnet, Aisuru, now drives approximately 33 percent of global DDoS attack traffic on Arelion’s network. |
| NVIDIA Launches National AI Infrastructure in Japan NVIDIA announced it is working with Noetra Corp. to launch an NVIDIA Vera Rubin AI factory with 13,750 NVIDIA Vera CPUs and 27,500 NVIDIA Rubin GPUs for national physical AI. Supported by Japan’s AI and industry leaders, the initiative marks the world’s first national AI infrastructure for physical AI, strengthening the country’s AI ecosystem across manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, telecommunications and more |
| Adtran and Silo Communicatons Expanding Rural Broadband Adtran today announced that Silo Communications, a rural broadband provider based in northern Illinois, is using its fiber access portfolio and software applications to expand high-speed connectivity for underserved homes and businesses. |
| CrowdStrike and Schwarz Digits Evolving Sovereign Cybersecurity CrowdStrike and Schwarz Digits today announced an expansion of their strategic partnership, launching a multi-year roadmap to bring the AI-native Falcon platform to European enterprises on STACKIT, Schwarz Digits' sovereign cloud, and to extend access for customers across the region. |
| Cloudflare Unveils Precursor Bot Defense Cloudflare, Inc., today announced the general availability of Precursor, a continuous behavioral validation engine for bot management. |
| HPE Revolutionizes Self-driving Networks HPE announced major advancements that expand its self-driving networking strategy across AI factories, data centers, and the enterprise edge by introducing new AI data center networking, routing, Agentic AIOps, and security innovations designed to simplify operations and improve performance across increasingly distributed AI-driven environments. |
| FCC Drafts Agenda for August 2026 Open Commission Meeting The FCC announced its August Open Commission Meeting agenda, featuring proposals to reform Universal Service Fund administration, open over 200 MHz of unlicensed spectrum for direct-to-device satellite communications, replace the National Television Multiple Ownership Rule, and improve the Rural Health Care Program for telehealth in rural America. |
| Agility Opens New Physical AI Development Facility Agility, a humanoid robotics and Physical AI company, opened a new 60,000-square-foot facility in Fremont, California. This Bay Area hub will accelerate Physical AI developments for its humanoid robot, Digit. Engineering teams will train and test AI technologies, enabling Digit to learn new skills and perform sophisticated tasks for customers. The facility will house nearly 200 employees including hardware, AI/ML software engineering, and field operations. |
| UK Critical Infrastructure Strengthened With New Collaboration Siemens and NCC Group collaborate to protect UK critical infrastructure and industry from cyber threats. Their partnership focuses on securing operational technology (OT) across energy, defense, and industrial sectors. This agreement aims to provide end-to-end cyber resilience solutions, combining Siemens' industrial automation expertise with NCC Group's deep cyber security knowledge to address IT and OT convergence. |
| CNCF, Broadcom Deepen Partnership for AI-Ready Cloud Native Cloud Native Computing Foundation announced Broadcom upgraded its membership to Platinum. This commitment advances AI-ready cloud native technologies. Broadcom's investment supports open source collaboration for resilient AI infrastructure. Broadcom, a long-term contributor, moved Velero, a Kubernetes backup platform, to the CNCF Sandbox. It fortifies open technologies for Kubernetes. Both organizations aim to uplift the cloud native community and accelerate innovation. |
| Critical Enterprise Data Backup as a Managed Service has Launched in US ValorC3 Data Centers launched Backup as a Service (BaaS), a fully managed, immutable backup solution protecting critical enterprise SaaS data like Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Salesforce, and on-premise data. It counters the misconception that SaaS vendors fully protect against data loss, offering assured recovery from ransomware attacks by providing unalterable backup copies. |
| Ribbon PSX Engine Picked by Hub One for Voice Traffic Routing Ribbon Communications announced that Hub One, a leading French operator, selected Ribbon's PSX Policy and Routing Engine. PSX will be Hub One's core call routing engine, unifying voice traffic across unified communications, private 4G/5G, contact center, and SIP trunks. The solution provides centralized policy and call routing, offering least cost routing, quality of service, toll-free routing, and number translation. It also includes call validation to mitigate spoofing and robocalls. |
| Parallel, Google Cloud Partner for Agentic Web Search on Gemini Parallel Web Systems announced a partnership with Google Cloud, integrating its agentic web search with the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform. This collaboration makes Parallel's search natively available across Gemini for API calls, grounding, and through the Google Cloud Marketplace. |
