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| Mavenir Announces NetAIShield for AI-Native Fraud Protection Mavenir launched NetAIShield, an AI-native fraud protection framework, designed to secure telecom networks and subscribers against sophisticated fraud campaigns. The multi-layered AI defense platform correlates network telemetry, subscriber behavior, and threat indicators in real-time, extending protection to individual subscribers with a personal AI assistant. This innovation builds on Mavenir's proven security portfolio, protecting over one billion subscribers globally. |
| Nokia and Microsoft Expand Partnership for AI-Driven Network Automation Nokia and Microsoft are extending their partnership to accelerate network automation, developing an agentic, unified data foundation for telecom providers. This collaboration integrates Nokia Data Suite with Microsoft Fabric, enabling faster access to high-quality, trusted data in minutes. Operators can now scale autonomous, AI-driven operations across multi-vendor, cross-domain environments, moving from fragmented data to a more unified and intelligent network stack. |
| Vodafone Egypt deploys Ericsson AI RAN Processor for 5G Advanced Ericsson and Vodafone Egypt announce the commercial deployment of Ericsson’s latest high-capacity and AI-powered RAN Processor 6672. This solution enables AI-native operations directly at the radio site, delivering up to four times higher processing capacity and reducing energy use by over 50 percent. It prepares Vodafone Egypt's network for 5G Advanced and enhanced customer experiences. |
| Kapwork Offers Free BEAD Tracker for Contractors Kapwork introduced Growth Suite, a free platform for small businesses to find infrastructure work and access capital. The suite includes a BEAD tracker for the $42.45 billion federal broadband program and free invoice certification, verifying receivables and matching businesses with credit providers for faster funding. Upcoming trackers will cover data center fit-outs and federal contract awards. |
| VodafoneThree Activates Ericsson 5G Core Ericsson and VodafoneThree have achieved a significant milestone, activating VodafoneThree's upgraded cloud-native 5G Core network. This rollout, part of a SEK 12.5 billion partnership, leverages Ericsson's dual-mode 5G Core to create one of Europe's largest mobile packet cores with 9 Tbps capacity. It lays the foundation for advanced differentiated connectivity services, including network slicing, for 28.6 million customers across the UK, promising enhanced performance and resilience. |
| Fortinet Invests $30M in New Calgary Cybersecurity Hub Fortinet has officially opened its state-of-the-art Cybersecurity Innovation Hub in downtown Calgary, Alberta, representing a $30 million investment. This new facility will serve as a critical center for advancing cybersecurity innovation, education, and customer engagement, reinforcing Fortinet’s long-term commitment to strengthening cyber resilience across Canada and globally. |
| Rohde & Schwarz Powers Automated SAR Measurements for MWF Microwave Factory (MWF) and Rohde & Schwarz have collaborated to enable fast and fully automated SAR measurements on 5G NR and LTE devices. MATEOS, the high-speed SAR measurement software from MWF, now integrates SPEAG’s cSAR3D vector array system with the CMX500 one-box signaling tester in one workflow. |
| Nokia Defense and C3IA Partner for UK Defense Digital Transformation Nokia Defense and C3IA have signed an MoU to accelerate the digital transformation of UK Defense operations. This strategic partnership combines Nokia's advanced connectivity expertise with C3IA's systems engineering and security services, aiming to deliver resilient multi-domain capabilities for modern military operations, including tactical communications, C2, and edge computing. The collaboration builds on their participation in the UK MOD TacSys framework. |
| ZTE Boosts Donghai E-Commerce 14% with 5G-Advanced ZTE and China Mobile Jiangsu have successfully deployed a 5G-Advanced Agentic E2E solution in Donghai, significantly boosting local e-commerce growth. This innovative deployment has enabled multi-fold uplink rate improvements and zero buffering for livestreamers, resolving network challenges at the Donghai Crystal Livestreaming Hub. The project has already led to a 14% year-on-year increase in crystal e-commerce sales. |
| Nokia AI-RAN Adoption Grows with Global Operator Trials Nokia announced growing global momentum for AI-RAN, with operators across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East advancing AI-RAN from early evaluation to lab and live field trials. This accelerates the evolution toward AI-native 6G networks, demonstrating how AI-RAN is rapidly moving from industry vision to commercial reality with partners like NVIDIA. The platform has already delivered over 20% improvements in spectral efficiency. |
| BT Drone SIM Powers UK Police Operations for Rail Safety BT Business and British Transport Police have launched the UK's first national routine Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations. Utilizing BT's Drone SIM and EE's resilient mobile network, this initiative enables faster, safer responses to incidents across Britain's rail network. The connected drone technology provides real-time intelligence, improving decision-making and minimizing passenger disruption from trespass and welfare incidents. |
| Cisco Scales Trusted AI for Splunk with Help from NVIDIA and AWS Cisco is addressing the biggest barrier to enterprise AI adoption - confidence - through new Splunk innovations. These advancements enable customers to safely and cost-efficiently scale AI wherever their data resides, including an expanded partnership with NVIDIA to bring self-managed AI to on-premises environments. Additionally, new Tokenomics solutions provide real-time visibility into AI spending and agent usage, while a multi-year agreement with AWS will co-develop security solutions. |
| Oracle Boosts Post-Quantum Cryptography Capabilities with Java 27 Oracle has announced the availability of Java 27, the latest version of its leading programming language, delivering thousands of performance, stability, security, and productivity improvements. This release significantly advances Java's post-quantum cryptography capabilities with hybrid key exchange for TLS 1.3, preparing organizations for more secure communications in a post-quantum world. |
| Fortinet Invests $60M in New NYC Innovation Hub Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT), the global cybersecurity leader, has announced a significant expansion of its U.S. presence with the opening of a new company-owned Innovation Hub in New York City. Representing an investment of over $60 million, this 40,000-square-foot facility will triple Fortinet’s previous NYC office size, providing enhanced access for customers and partners to cybersecurity experts, hands-on technology demonstrations, executive briefings, and training. |
| Unryo AI Delivers Telecom Observability with TM Forum APIs Unryo delivers agentic observability for telecom through TM Forum Open APIs. Its agentic AI correlates multi-vendor network alarms into diagnosed, root-cause incidents, utilizing TMF642 for inbound alarm management and TMF724 for outbound incidents. TMF915 ensures Unryo's AI agents are governable and auditable, supporting regulatory compliance and operator control. This standardizes AI data consumption and governance for telecom. |
| Netmore and Cibicom Partner on Nordic LoRaWAN Roaming Netmore Group and Cibicom, Denmark's largest LoRaWAN operator, announced a strategic partnership for unified Nordic LoRaWAN roaming. Cibicom will replace its LoRaWAN Network Server with Netmore’s ThingPark Platform, enhancing scalability and enabling seamless cross-border IoT applications in transport, logistics, and environmental monitoring across the Nordic region. |
| Antevia Networks and Ontix Deliver Shared 5G RAN Connectivity Antevia Networks and Ontix announced a successful demonstration of public MNO and private 5G connectivity running simultaneously over the same radio access network. This milestone uses Ontix's Nexus MOCN gateway, enabling shared in-building 5G for both public mobile coverage and private network services without requiring separate radio deployments. The integration improves economics for building owners and MNOs by supporting multiple requirements with a single infrastructure investment. |
| Mutare Expands Webex Calling Voice Security Mutare expands voice security for Webex Calling with new Custom Rules capabilities. This enhancement gives administrators greater control over inbound call screening, enabling tailored policies based on calling or called numbers. The solution provides precise call protection for critical voice endpoints like reception and executive lines, integrating seamlessly as a Certified Call Reputation Provider. |
| Granite SIM360 Delivers Triple-Carrier IoT Connectivity Granite Telecommunications launched SIM360, a multi-carrier connectivity platform for IoT and fixed wireless deployments. This solution delivers carrier-direct profiles from all three major U.S. wireless providers on a single SIM card. Customers remotely manage carrier selection and activation via Granite's platform. Developed with Thales, SIM360 uses GSMA SGP.32 eSIM architecture for reliability and streamlined management. It ensures business continuity with automated multi-carrier failover. |
| Salesforce and NVIDIA Launch Koa CRM Reasoning Model Salesforce and NVIDIA have unveiled Koa, the first CRM reasoning model for Agentforce, powered by NVIDIA Nemotron. Koa is designed to help agents navigate complex, multistep enterprise workflows by leveraging 27 years of Salesforce CRM intelligence. It offers specialized AI capabilities, ensuring secure deployment within Salesforce's trust boundary and matching or exceeding leading model performance with fewer errors. |
| Telenor Faces Charges Over Myanmar Operations Telenor ASA has been informed of an investigation and charges brought against the company. These charges relate to suspected breaches of the Sanctions Act and complicity in crimes against humanity, stemming from the Telenor Group's former operations in Myanmar. The company states its employees faced severe risks if military orders were not followed and is cooperating fully with authorities. |
| GSMA: Billions Offline and Soaring Costs Create AI Divide GSMA warns of an emerging global AI divide, as over 3.4 billion people remain offline despite mobile broadband coverage. Rising smartphone component costs, fueled by AI infrastructure demand, make entry-level devices unaffordable for low-income consumers. This exclusion prevents access to AI's transformative benefits. The organization's Director General stresses the critical need for coordinated action from policymakers, operators, device manufacturers, and component suppliers. |
| Ciena Commits $200M to Fund AI Networking Innovation Ciena has launched Ciena Ventures, a new $200 million corporate venture capital program. This initiative will invest in early-stage companies and technology-focused venture funds aligned with Ciena's strategic focus areas, aiming to advance the future of networking and connectivity in the AI era. It complements Ciena's organic innovation investments and strategic acquisitions. |
| Verizon Adds Nine Heavyweights to 6G Innovation Forum Verizon expanded its 6G Innovation Forum with nine new partners, including AWS and NVIDIA, accelerating development of an AI-native 6G network. The forum is advancing 5G Advanced capabilities and conducting field trials for Integrated Sensing and Communication ISAC and AI-enabled wearables, aiming to create real-world 6G experiences and scale AI workloads for next-generation devices. |
| Datacom gets Intuition from ST Engineering iDirect ST Engineering iDirect powers Datacom with its Intuition ground system for cloud-native satellite services across Asia-Pacific. This system enhances bandwidth efficiency and enables multi-orbit operations, accelerating network modernization without vendor lock-in. Intuition supports a flexible bring-your-own-hardware architecture, moving away from traditional hardware cycles. This aids operators in managing growing data demand and hybrid GEO/NGSO networks. |
