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| Rightfiber Officially Launches Across 20 States Grain Management has completed the strategic combination of Ritter Communications and Great Plains Communications, forming Rightfiber. This new entity unites two telecommunications providers, accelerating fiber broadband expansion. Rightfiber serves over 400 communities across 20 states with over 300,000 FTTH passings and secured a $1.6 billion credit facility for growth. |
| New IX to Launch in Azerbaijan AzerTelecom and DE-CIX have partnered to launch AZE-IX, Azerbaijan's first neutral Internet Exchange. This platform keeps local data traffic within Azerbaijan, reducing latency and boosting network performance. It supports NEQSOL Holding’s Digital Silk Way project, establishing a digital corridor between Europe and Asia, integrating Azerbaijan into the global Internet Exchange ecosystem, and fostering its digital economy. This marks DE-CIX's entry into Western and Central Asia. |
| ZTE and Antel Validate Symmetric 50G PON in Latin America ZTE Corporation and Antel, Uruguay's largest telecommunications operator, have successfully completed Latin America's first validation of symmetric 50G PON technology. This significant achievement, demonstrated during the Antel Summit 2026, showcases a three-generation convergence solution ensuring the long-term coexistence of GPON, 10G PON, and 50G PON. |
| Industry Support for New Intelligent Communications Experience Framework Aragon Research unveils the Intelligent Communications Experience (ICX) market, forecast to reach $251.83 billion by 2031. ICX unifies unified communications and contact center platforms, integrating human employees and AI agents seamlessly. Industry leaders Intermedia, Mitel, RingCentral, and Vonage have endorsed this new framework. The ICX model shifts enterprise focus towards a unified 'Agentic-Channel' and a pervasive 'AI Fabric' for future workforces. |
| Nokia Unveils AI and Edge Platform for Critical Field Operations Nokia has introduced Cognitive Operations (CO), a new platform integrating mission-critical communications, accelerated edge computing, and operational AI. Designed for industries where operational failure is not an option, CO enhances site and asset intelligence for sectors like mining, public safety, and defense. It provides real-time insights, 3D digital twins, video analytics, and predictive maintenance to boost resilience and reduce downtime in challenging environments. |
| Nokia and Orange France Complete First Worldwide Network Tomography Trial Nokia and Orange France have successfully completed the world's first live service provider network tomography trial. This groundbreaking trial provides near real-time visibility into Orange France’s optical transport network, demonstrating how AI-ready automation can offer more accurate insights into network health and performance. The innovation, powered by Nokia Bell Labs algorithms, helps operators optimize existing capacity and prepare for AI-driven services. |
| Iridium, DT, and Toyota Demo Voice Messaging via Satellite Iridium, Deutsche Telekom IoT, and Toyota successfully demonstrated voice messaging over Iridium NTN Direct satellite connectivity. A voice message was sent from a Toyota vehicle equipped with a Nordic Semiconductor board and Deutsche Telekom IoT SIM, showcasing global coverage for various IoT applications. Commercial availability for eligible DT IoT customers is expected in Q4 2026. |
| Findings Announced from GSA FWA CPE Market Survey GSA FWA Forum's annual survey forecasts fixed wireless access CPE shipments will see double-digit growth by end of 2026. 5G devices are expected to comprise nearly 70% of global FWA CPE shipments. North America leads with 28% of shipments, while Africa emerges as a key growth region. The report also highlights the impact of macro-economic conditions and chip prices on the FWA CPE market. |
| Fin Acquisition by Salesforce now Complete Salesforce has finalized its acquisition of Fin, an industry-leading AI customer agent company. This strategic move integrates Fin's advanced platform and its expert AI team into Salesforce's ecosystem, significantly enhancing its AI CRM capabilities. The acquisition aims to provide companies with faster, more flexible ways to automate customer service, leveraging Fin's proprietary AI models to resolve complex queries across multiple channels with an impressive 76% resolution rate. |
| MEF Releases New Market-sizing Data Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF) data reveals Europeans spent US$14 billion on carrier billing in 2025, accounting for over 10% of Europe's digital goods and services revenue. The report highlights the continued importance of telco-enabled payments and the industry's search for new growth, with subscription-based bundling growing twice as fast as DCB. |
| NVIDIA and Partners Boost Australian AI Capacity with New Data Centers NVIDIA is collaborating with Australian Cloud Partners and AI infrastructure partners to expand AI compute capacity across Australia, targeting up to a 2-gigawatt buildout of NVIDIA DSX AI factories by 2027. This initiative provides high-performance AI compute, enabling local innovators to build regional AI models, applications, and agents, supported by expanded access to NVIDIA accelerated computing and Nemotron open models for startups, universities, and enterprises. |
| AI Data Centers Get Innovative Energy Storage from DIMAAG and Toshiba DIMAAG and Toshiba International Corporation announced a collaboration for advanced energy storage in AI infrastructure. This partnership integrates Toshiba's SCiB LTO battery with DIMAAG's active-flow immersion-cooled battery architecture. The system supports continuous 10C charge and discharge cycling over ten years. It forms part of DIMAAG's ZettaWatt Power Platform, offering load smoothing, grid ride-through, and backup power. |
| Gilat DataPath Wins US Defense Contract to Boost Network Resilience Gilat Satellite Networks announced that its subsidiary, Gilat DataPath, secured an order exceeding $32 million from the U.S. Department of War. This significant award is for multi-band DKET Systems, designed to enhance network resilience and support mission-critical U.S. defense communications across Ku, Ka, and X-band networks. Deliveries for these crucial systems are anticipated over the next 12 months, reinforcing Gilat Defense's expanding role in strategic U.S. programs. |
| Mobileum & Apate Unite to Fight AI-Powered Scams Mobileum partners with Apate, an AI-powered scam disruption platform, to empower CSPs in proactively fighting fraud. Their collaboration combines Mobileum’s prevention capabilities with Apate’s conversational AI, engaging scammers directly to gather real-time intelligence and disrupt fraud before it impacts customers. This shifts fraud prevention from reactive to an intelligence-driven approach. |
| Ribbon and TNS Partner to Modernize Legacy Voice Networks Ribbon Communications and TNS have partnered to introduce Hosted Cloud Connect, a fully managed cloud-based solution designed to simplify the replacement of legacy voice switches. This collaboration offers independent and rural operators a seamless and cost-effective path to modernize their voice networks, reducing operational complexity and ensuring service continuity without the disruption of traditional network overhauls. |
| Bell Launches Bell On-Demand Network for NaaS Bell has launched Canada's first Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) platform, Bell On-Demand Network, empowering businesses with digital control over their connectivity. Built on Bell's fibre network and powered by Cisco infrastructure, it initially offers On-Demand Internet in Ontario and Quebec. The platform aligns with Mplify's seven NaaS customer experience attributes, enhancing agility and visibility. |
| Red Hat AI 3.5 Delivers Enterprise-Grade Safety and Observability Red Hat has unveiled significant updates to its AI portfolio with the release of Red Hat AI 3.5, addressing the critical need for operational rigor in scaling enterprise AI. This new version introduces enhanced safety and observability capabilities, including EvalHub for model verification and comprehensive dashboards for real-time insights. |
| Data Center Energy Storage Market to Hit $10.48B by 2032 MarketsandMarkets projects the Data Center Energy Storage Systems Market to grow from USD 5.17 billion in 2026 to USD 10.48 billion by 2032. This market expansion is driven by increasing hyperscale, colocation, and enterprise data centers, fueled by AI and cloud growth. Asia Pacific will register the highest CAGR, with supercapacitor technology leading by segment. Cloud and hyperscale data centers will hold the largest market share, using extended backup power. |
| Tech Mahindra to Accelerate AI-native Telco Transformation Tech Mahindra launched its Zero Gravity Telco Architecture, a strategic framework for communication service providers. This architecture helps overcome structural barriers like 'Legacy Gravity' that impede AI ambitions. It simplifies technology estates, centralizes business rules, and establishes trusted foundations for safe, scalable autonomous AI operations. |
| Trimble Expands High-Precision VRS Services in Japan via Terasat Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) acquired Terasat Japan, a virtual reference station (VRS) provider, expanding its real-time, centimeter-level positioning services across Japan. This allows Trimble to offer its VRS correction service directly, benefiting geospatial, construction, automotive, and agriculture sectors. Terasat Japan utilizes over 1,300 GSI Continuously Operating Reference Stations for high-precision GNSS corrections. |
| F-Secure and AMD Silo Partner to Strengthen AI Trust F-Secure and AMD Silo AI demonstrated a new method to secure digital journeys in the agentic AI era. This collaboration combines F-Secure Trust technology with AMD Silo AI's model routing for data processing. The approach dynamically routes data, deciding processing location and AI model based on sensitivity, cost, and capability. This ensures end-to-end protection for consumers, addressing risks from AI agents acting on user's behalf. |
| FCC to Unlock Spectrum for Next-Gen Connectivity and Growth FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announced the commission will vote on two items to significantly expand spectrum for next-generation connectivity. These proposals include unlocking over 1,000 MHz in the 12 GHz and 42 GHz bands for satellite broadband and modernizing Ultra-Wideband (UWB) rules to enable new IoT and AI-enabled sensing applications. |
| PON Investments Grow in North America on Fiber Demand Dell'Oro Group reports global broadband access equipment revenue decreased 3% in 2Q 2026, totaling $4.5 billion. North American operators significantly increased investment in fiber and DOCSIS 4.0 network upgrades, with PON spending up 26% year-over-year. Residential Wi-Fi 7 router shipments grew 62% annually, defying global market trends. |
| Oracle Funds $1M Carbon Capture Research for New Mexico Project Jupiter Oracle has committed up to $1 million to fund research into carbon capture and sequestration at its Project Jupiter site and across New Mexico. This initiative aims to safely and efficiently capture carbon dioxide from Bloom Energy fuel cells, establish permanent storage pathways, and develop a viable commercial model for its use. |
| ZaiNar joins Arm Collaborative for Physical AI ZaiNar has joined the Arm Total Design for Physical AI ecosystem as a founding location partner. The company brings its expertise in shared, real-time location awareness for robots and autonomous machines. ZaiNar is optimizing its algorithms and signal processing to run on Arm-based compute platforms, transforming existing wireless networks into sensors. |
