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| Ericsson Boosts Mobile Network Drone Detection Ericsson introduced a new Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) System, adding drone detection capabilities to mobile networks. This system detects and tracks moving objects like drones over wide areas, even those not connected to the network, utilizing existing 5G network infrastructure. Commercial pilots are slated for 2027, with broader deployments anticipated from 2028, enhancing public safety and critical infrastructure protection. |
| Bluebird Fiber Tera-Core Tackles Surging 400G Demand Bluebird Fiber launched Tera-Core, a new optical transport and IP backbone architecture, to meet accelerating customer demand for 400G and multi-terabit capacity. This architecture combines colorless, gridless DWDM technology with a terabit-capable IP/MPLS core, offering a path to 800G and beyond for hyperscalers, data centers, and large enterprises. |
| BT Completes Major Scottish Public Sector Network Upgrade BT has successfully completed a significant upgrade to the Scottish Wide Area Network (SWAN), enhancing connectivity for over 5,000 public sector sites across Scotland. This major program, delivered ahead of schedule, improves digital infrastructure for essential services like hospitals, schools, and local government offices, providing more resilient and secure connections from Dumfries to the Shetland Islands. |
| Telenor: Half Nordic Businesses Unready for Digital Crises Telenor Group's report shows only half of Nordic businesses are prepared for serious digital disruptions, despite growing focus on digital sovereignty. The study reveals a significant lag in actual resilience readiness, advocating for enhanced business testing and coordinated government funding for cross-border preparedness efforts. |
| Telia and Ericsson Partner on 6G to Steer European Innovation Telia Sweden and Ericsson have joined forces, signing a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on the path to 6G. This strategic partnership aims to position Sweden as a European leader in next-generation connectivity, building on their extensive history of innovation. |
| FCC Proposes Auction of 25 MHz Mid-Band Spectrum The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed a new spectrum auction for 25 megahertz of prime mid-band spectrum in the 1675-1695 MHz and 2020-2025 MHz bands. This initiative aims to enhance wireless competition, support 5G, and foster direct-to-device (D2D) and hybrid services, aligning with an Administration plan to release up to 400 megahertz by 2028. |
| FCC Unlocks 800 MHz Cellular Spectrum for Drone Operations The Federal Communications Commission has voted to modernize its rules, opening 50 megahertz of low-band 800 MHz spectrum for drone operations. This action removes a decades-old airborne use restriction, paving the way for innovation and maximizing spectrum potential. The new regulations provide parity with other flexible-use bands, supporting the FCC's strategy to unleash American drone dominance. |
| FCC to Modernize D2D Rules and Eyes 482 MHz of New Spectrum The Federal Communications Commission adopted a proposal to modernize direct-to-device (D2D) service rules in licensed spectrum. This initiative promotes flexible arrangements and incentivizes high-quality D2D. The proposal seeks comment on increasing authorized Supplemental Coverage Space (SCS) bands to 13, adding 482 megahertz of spectrum. It also aims to eliminate burdensome SCS requirements and revise technical criteria for intensive spectrum use. |
| FCC Strengthens Cross-Border Communications Security Rules The Federal Communications Commission adopted new rules to bolster security for international telecommunications carriers. These rules tighten FCC oversight of cross-border communications, modernize the section 214 framework, and mandate disclosures on untrusted equipment and adherence to cybersecurity standards. The FCC requires reporting on border facilities, 5% ownership stakes, and use of foreign adversary-controlled service providers. |
| ZTE du Claim Commercial Connectivity Milestone ZTE Corporation and du announced world's first commercial end-to-end Upper 6 GHz (U6GHz) connectivity on du's live 5G-Advanced network in the UAE. This deployment utilizes ZTE's GigaMIMO technology and a wide 350 MHz bandwidth, delivering enhanced coverage and higher capacity to customers. advancing U6GHz commercialization and supporting the UAE's ambitious 6G vision. |
| FCC Unveils Packed November Open Meeting Agenda Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr announced the tentative agenda for the November Open Meeting. Items include authorizing non-federal jamming in correctional facilities, amending spectrum rules for UAS and aviation broadband, enhancing national security for numbering resources, extending A-CAM I support for rural carriers, and expanding NGSO ESIM operations for mobile broadband. |
| Orange Cyberdefense and Mistral AI Partner for European Cyber AI Orange Cyberdefense, a leading European cybersecurity provider, has announced a strategic partnership with Mistral AI, a prominent European artificial intelligence company. This collaboration grants Orange Cyberdefense early access to a specialized variant of Mistral Large 4, optimized for advanced cybersecurity workflows. |
| Verizon Frontline Launches Public Safety App Challenge Verizon Frontline launched its second annual App Developer Challenge, offering a $25,000 grand prize for innovative public safety mobile apps. The contest is open from October 28, 2026, to April 2, 2027, with finalists presenting in Washington, D.C. in May 2027. This initiative reinforces Verizon's commitment to first responder support and community disaster resilience. |
| FCC Proposes Protections for Number Access to Combat Robocalls FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has proposed new rules to combat illegal robocalls and protect U.S. national security. The Commission will vote next month on measures requiring new national security-focused certifications and improved authorization processes for obtaining U.S. phone numbers. |
| Banco Sabadell and T-Systems Scale Agentic AI with Sovereignty T-Systems and Banco Sabadell announced a partnership to scale agentic AI. This collaboration makes agentic AI a core capability for Banco Sabadell, promoting technological autonomy and avoiding vendor lock-in. The agreement deploys T-Systems' Agentic AI platform, developed with a sovereign approach in Europe, ensuring compliance and flexible integration for scalable AI use cases across the banking group. |
| Lektra EdgeStart Turns Solar Power into AI Earnings Lektra Inc. launched EdgeStart, an AI server for solar-powered buildings. This system enables owners with existing solar arrays and batteries to host 8-GPU NVIDIA servers. Lektra operates the systems remotely and sells computing capacity through Lektra Cloud. Building owners earn 80 percent of the generated revenue, transforming excess solar energy into income. EdgeStart offers a flexible and distributed alternative to centralized data centers, building a new network of computing resources. |
| SAP and NTT Partner for Sovereign Cloud and Business AI SAP and NTT have announced a strategic cooperation to integrate SAP's Sovereign Cloud and Business AI capabilities with NTT's extensive global infrastructure and industry expertise. This collaboration aims to empower customers, particularly in regulated industries, to leverage cutting-edge cloud and AI innovations while ensuring stringent control over sensitive data, operations, and security. |
| Ukraine Launches First Sovereign Satellite GomSpace and HIMERA have successfully launched OBRIA NANO, Ukraine's first test satellite, which is now operational in orbit. This marks a critical step towards establishing an independent Ukrainian satellite communications network. The satellite, deployed via SpaceX Transporter-18, will undergo testing to inform the design of the future OBRIA constellation, aiming to bolster Ukraine's strategic security and reduce reliance on external communication technologies, particularly during wartime. |
| FCC to Open 800 MHz Cellular Spectrum for Drones The Federal Communications Commission will vote to open 50 megahertz of 800 MHz cellular spectrum for commercial drone operations. This action modernizes a rule unintentionally preventing drones from operating in this low-band spectrum, aiming to promote U.S. drone leadership. Stakeholders including Amazon, AT&T, and Verizon applaud the FCC's decision, which enables reliable connectivity and scalable commercial drone flights. |
| Oracle Unveils OCI Expansion with NVIDIA AMD Intel Google TPUs and AI Oracle is charting the course for the next decade of its Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), announcing significant expansions in compute power and strategic partnerships. With cloud infrastructure revenue soaring to $7.4 billion, up 121% year over year, OCI is set to integrate advanced hardware from NVIDIA, AMD, Intel, and Google TPUs. Key collaborations with Snowflake and OpenAI will further enhance AI capabilities and media services, positioning Oracle at the forefront of enterprise cloud innovation. |
| Juniper Predicts $66.2B Spend on Financial Fraud Prevention Juniper Research forecasts global financial institutions will spend over $66.2 billion on fraud prevention by 2031, an 83% increase driven by intelligence sharing. The report emphasizes integrating mobile network intelligence with payment, identity, and behavioural data to combat criminal and mule networks, recommending cross-industry collaboration for earlier detection. |
| Oracle and Snowflake Partner for Native AI Data Cloud on OCI Snowflake's AI Data Cloud will be available as a native, first-party service on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). This integration aims to provide customers with enhanced flexibility and choice, accelerating their enterprise AI initiatives by leveraging Snowflake's analytics and AI capabilities directly within OCI's robust ecosystem. |
| Fortinet Simplifies Microbranch Security with Unified SASE Fortinet announced the FortiLink SASE Service, giving organizations a simpler way to secure small branch office, remote facilities, and other distributed locations without requiring a dedicated on-site firewall. |
| Oracle and NVIDIA Scale AI Infrastructure to Multi-Gigawatt Oracle and NVIDIA are significantly expanding their collaboration, scaling Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Superclusters with NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 systems to multi-gigawatt capacity. This expansion supports the escalating demand for AI training, inference, and agentic applications. The partnership also brings NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 and NVIDIA Vera CPUs to OCI, offering customers robust infrastructure for both GPU-intensive model training and CPU-intensive agent tasks. |
| Itential Launches AI Skills for Headless Network Automation Itential introduces AI Skills, an open-source portfolio that enables teams to build, operate, and administer the Itential Platform through leading AI coding environments. This new portfolio accelerates network and infrastructure automation by translating plain-language requests into platform actions with governed execution, leveraging existing permissions. The offering extends Itential’s investment in agentic infrastructure operations. |
