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| Rogers Finalizes MLSE Buyout and Forms New Sports Division Rogers Communications announced it completed the acquisition of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, increasing its ownership to 100%. Rogers acquired the remaining 25% stake from Kilmer Sports Inc. for C$4.35 billion. A new Rogers Sports business unit will integrate its sports, media, and entertainment holdings. Keith Pelley will remain MLSE President & CEO, taking on additional accountability for Rogers Media. |
| Fraud Report finds Identify Theft Persistent in Financial Apps SentiLink's Fraud Report reveals identity theft hit a record 6.12 percent of financial applications in H1 2026. While the rate declined, it remained above 5 percent, indicating persistent identity fraud risk. Fraudsters are targeting high-value assets like home equity and retirement accounts. The finding comes from the company's fourth Fraud Report, based on more than 170 million applications across banking, lending, and telecom. |
| Rightfiber Finalizes Deal to Acquire Fastwyre's Nebraska Business Rightfiber, a Grain Management portfolio company, has completed the acquisition of Fastwyre Broadband's Nebraska business. This expands Rightfiber's Nebraska footprint, building on the recent Great Plains Communications and Ritter Communications merger. Former Fastwyre customers in Nebraska are now part of Rightfiber, one of the nation's largest independent fiber broadband providers. |
| Zhone Acquires Tellabs Access Zhone Technologies announced its acquisition of Tellabs Access, LLC, a key provider of Optical LAN and broadband access solutions. This strategic move solidifies Zhone's position in the broadband access market and mission-critical networking. The acquisition merges complementary products and market expertise from both organizations. It will expand their global portfolio of fiber access, Optical LAN, and enterprise networking solutions. |
| Kinetic Plans Fiber Expansion with Support from STL Kinetic announced a strategic partnership with STL Optical Connectivity NA to enhance fiber expansion across its 18-state footprint. This collaboration strengthens Kinetic's access to international supply chain resources and innovative fiber deployment technology. Kinetic will deploy STL's CONCAT solution, known as 'Kinetic QuickConnect,' to simplify and accelerate fiber construction, improving build consistency and quality for faster, more reliable aerial and buried fiber builds. |
| ICEYE and Nokia Partner for Sovereign Satellite Communications ICEYE and Nokia announced a partnership to develop secure and sovereign broadband low Earth orbit satellite communications systems for governments and defense customers. These systems, built on trusted European technology, will provide nations with full ownership and control, supporting critical missions from border security to disaster response. The first satellites are expected to launch in 2028. |
| The Big Three Join Forces to End US Dead Zones AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon have formed a joint venture to expand satellite-enabled connectivity and nearly eliminate mobile dead zones across the U.S. The partnership, led by interim CEO Paul Roth, aims to provide reliable service in underserved areas and offer emergency redundancy. |
| Kyndryl Surveyed 2K Tech and Business Leaders, Shares Findings Kyndryl's first global Modernization Report reveals artificial intelligence is reshaping technology expectations. The survey of 2,000 leaders shows AI drives increased mainframe and edge computing use, and network upgrades. Many organizations are behind schedule on modernization due to complexity. Agentic AI accelerates progress, with early adopters seeing stronger outcomes. Modernization is now a board-level business decision, demanding broad coordination across diverse technology environments. |
| Bluebird Fiber Taps Ekinops for Midwest 400G Expansion Ekinops and Bluebird Fiber announced a multi-year partnership to upgrade Bluebird Fiber's Midwest optical network. This agreement enhances backbone capacity, delivering 100G-400G services for data centers, hyperscale operators, and wholesale customers. Bluebird Fiber will deploy Ekinops DWDM Optical Networking solutions to increase flexibility and provide high-capacity, low-latency wave services. This collaboration supports Bluebird's growth strategy in the Midwest AI Corridor. |
| IBM Study: CFOs Lead Enterprise AI Strategy and Guardrails A new global study from the IBM Institute for Business Value reveals that as AI becomes more integrated into enterprise operations, CFOs are taking on a larger role in shaping enterprise priorities around AI. The study of 1,500 CFOs found that 62% report their role has expanded into enterprise technology or AI strategy leadership, with 56% expecting to help design financial and ethical guardrails for AI by 2030. |
| First Orion and Vodafone Extend Branded Calling Service to Ireland First Orion and Vodafone are expanding INFORM Branded Calling to Ireland, leveraging an existing CAMARA-based API integration. This deployment builds on launches in the UK and Germany, advancing trusted business communications across Europe. It helps legitimate businesses reach customers more effectively amidst rising fraudulent calls in Ireland, giving consumers greater confidence in identifying important calls. |
| FCC Satellite Spectrum Abundance Order The Federal Communications Commission adopted rules opening over 1,000 megahertz of spectrum in the 12 GHz and 42 GHz bands. This action will provide more bandwidth for high-speed satellite broadband and unlock next-generation space communications, expanding connectivity to underserved areas. The Commission also explores freeing up additional spectrum in Ku-, Ka-, and D-bands for intensive satellite and emergent space operations. |
| Telit Cinterion & Commstar Radio Team Up for Critical Infrastructure Telit Cinterion and Commstar Radio have formed a partnership to deliver multi-network connectivity for municipal and critical infrastructure operations. Commstar Radio will offer Telit Cinterion's NExT SIM solution, providing secure access to over 600 mobile carrier networks globally, including major U.S. networks. This collaboration ensures resilient, scalable communications for utilities, field services, and local governments, especially in hard-to-reach environments. |
| Orthogone Extends Ultra-Low-Latency FPGA IP to New Markets Orthogone Technologies launched its Ultra-Low-Latency (ULL) FPGA IP Portfolio for AMD UltraScale+ and Versal platforms. This production-grade suite, proven in FinTech, now extends to aerospace, defense, industrial, and quantum computing markets. The integrated kit enables deterministic, sub-microsecond networking and high-throughput packet processing. It offloads network processing to the FPGA, freeing host CPU resources. |
| AT&T PoC Labs Marks 30 Years Validating Enterprise Technology AT&T's Proof of Concept (PoC) Labs celebrates 30 years, offering enterprises a real-world environment to evaluate emerging solutions from IP networking to AI. The labs support over 500 businesses annually across diverse industries. Customers like the Dallas Cowboys, DirtFish Rally School, iHeartMedia, and Sovato validate critical connectivity for large events, remote broadcasts, and surgical applications, preparing for AI-ready networks and automated technologies. |
| Filipino 5G Users Ready to Pay for Guaranteed Performance A new Ericsson ConsumerLab study reveals a significant demand for guaranteed 5G network performance in the Philippines. Six in ten Filipino 5G smartphone users value assured connectivity during critical moments, with over a third willing to pay a premium for enhanced experiences. This growing appetite is further fueled by the increasing adoption of AI, which demands responsive and reliable connectivity on the go. |
| Beeline Kazakhstan Connects Cellular Dead Zones Via Starlink Mobile VEON's Beeline Kazakhstan has launched Starlink Mobile service, enabling smartphone connectivity in cellular dead zones. This partnership with Starlink provides resilient direct-to-device access for customers in remote locations, mountains, and highways. The service is manageable through the Janymda super app, offering vital communication for emergency services, travelers, and those in areas affected by natural disasters. |
| Oracle Unleashes Agentic AI to Combat Financial Crime Oracle Financial Services introduced Nexus Case Flow and Nexus Reach, integrating agentic AI to revolutionize financial crime investigations. These solutions empower institutions to automate complex workflows, accelerate case resolution, and ensure more consistent decision-making, effectively managing growing alert volumes and compliance costs. Investigators gain clearer insights and maintain human oversight, enhancing the fight against illicit activities. |
| Oracle and NetApp Launch Managed Cloud Storage for AI and Enterprise Oracle and NetApp have announced a new fully managed storage service, bringing enterprise-grade NetApp ONTAP capabilities natively to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). This collaboration aims to simplify the migration and management of critical AI and enterprise workloads in the cloud, offering a native OCI experience with familiar ONTAP data management features. The service is designed to help organizations protect and modernize databases, enterprise applications, and AI data pipelines. |
| Cloudflare and DT Partner for Enhanced EU Security Deutsche Telekom and Cloudflare announced a strategic partnership to strengthen digital infrastructure security and resilience for European enterprises. Deutsche Telekom expands its portfolio with Cloudflare's solutions. The companies directly interconnect networks, giving European organizations access to Cloudflare's global platform and Deutsche Telekom's expertise. |
| AT&T and Corning Bolster Fiber Network Expansion with $3B Deal AT&T and Corning have announced a multi-year, $3 billion agreement for fiber and cable supply, reinforcing AT&T's commitment to deliver fast, reliable internet to more Americans. This partnership aims to connect 60 million Americans by 2030, strengthening the domestic supply chain and supporting US manufacturing and network jobs, while meeting increasing data demands from streaming, gaming, and AI applications. |
| Oracle Unveils Fusion Claw for Autonomous Enterprise AI Oracle has announced Fusion Claw, a new governed agentic execution runtime designed to enhance its Fusion Agentic Applications. This innovation combines AI reasoning with deterministic enterprise computation, enabling highly complex tasks to be completed autonomously and at scale. With 25 new Claw-powered applications, organizations can now drive business outcomes with built-in enterprise-grade governance and security controls, unlocking significant capacity for their teams. |
| Angola Cables Boosts Transatlantic Capacity to 800 Gb/s with Ciena Angola Cables is significantly upgrading its transatlantic network, leveraging Ciena's high-capacity optical technology to support surging hyperscale, cloud, and AI-driven traffic. The deployment of Ciena's Waveserver powered by WaveLogic 6 Extreme will enable 800 Gb/s services across the MONET and SACS submarine cable systems, connecting the United States, Brazil, and Angola over 12,780 kilometers. |
| VIAVI Unveils CyberFlood CF50 for 100G Enterprise and AI Testing VIAVI Solutions has introduced CyberFlood CF50, the industry's smallest and lightest all-in-one platform. It supports enterprise-scale application performance, security, and AI inference testing up to 100G, featuring low power consumption and high TLS performance with native PQC support. |
| Bell Cisco Partner for Sovereign AI Infrastructure in Canada Bell Canada and Cisco announce an MOU to collaborate on sovereign AI infrastructure for Canada. This partnership combines Bell's data center and network capabilities with Cisco's AI, security, and Sovereign Critical Infrastructure technologies to help Canadian organizations securely deploy and manage AI for sensitive workloads requiring strict security and local resilience. |
