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Akamai Secures $11.6 Billion AI Cloud Deal with Anthropic Akamai Technologies has announced a significant $11.6 billion, seven-year agreement with Anthropic to power the AI company's accelerating CPU workload demands. This multi-year commitment leverages Akamai Cloud's distributed AI infrastructure and software, with potential for the relationship to expand by an additional $9 billion, totaling approximately $20 billion. The deal also includes a warrant for Anthropic, tying continued vesting to the successful expansion of this strategic partnership.
Iridium Shareholders Agree to Rocket Lab Buyout Iridium stockholders have overwhelmingly approved the proposed acquisition by Rocket Lab, marking a significant step toward completing the transaction. Nearly 99.6% of votes cast by Iridium shareholders supported the merger. Under the terms, Iridium stockholders will receive $27 in cash and Rocket Lab common stock for each share, valuing the deal at a notional $54 per share of Iridium common stock.
T-Mobile Boosts 5G Network with New AI Resilience T-Mobile adds new AI-powered intelligence and resilience to its 5G network. This enhancement ensures a stronger, more robust 5G experience for customers.
Ericsson CTO Report Maps Path to Intelligent Fabric with AI Ericsson Chief Technology Officer Erik Ekudden has released his 2026 Technology and Telecoms Trends report, emphasizing that collaboration is crucial for realizing the intelligent fabric. The report details how programmable, intelligent, and autonomous mobile networks will meet the demands of AI at scale, transforming home, work, and social lives.
U Mobile and ZTE Pilot Portable Green 5G for Rural Connectivity U Mobile and ZTE have successfully completed a proof-of-concept for a portable, full off-grid 5G network site. Powered entirely by 100% green energy, this innovative solution demonstrates a faster and more sustainable approach to extending connectivity to remote and underserved communities, leveraging solar power and satellite backhaul for rapid deployment.
Yeastar's NovoOne Delivers AI Multi-Tenant Platform for Providers Yeastar launched NovoOne, an AI-native, carrier-grade multi-tenant communications platform for service providers. This platform empowers MSPs, ITSPs, and carriers to manage unlimited users and tenants from a single deployment with robust per-tenant isolation. Its Kubernetes-native infrastructure scales horizontally, ensuring high availability and geo-redundancy for cost-effective growth.
Qunnect Advances US Quantum Network Security Research Qunnect recently released new research on quantum security applications extending beyond traditional encryption keys. The company announced its collaboration with U.S. government agencies and national security partners including DARPA, In-Q-Tel, AFRL, NIST, and DOE to advance U.S. quantum networking. This initiative protects critical communications against emerging quantum threats and AI-powered impersonation.
Cisco Omdia Research: 95% of AIOps Tools Fail, AgenticOps Rises New research from Cisco and Omdia reveals a critical shift in enterprise network operations. Amid rising complexity and inadequate traditional AIOps tools, 95% of organizations report their current systems can't keep pace. This has spurred a rapid move to AgenticOps, with over half of enterprises already deploying agentic AI systems that actively manage production environments, signaling a significant embrace of AI autonomy in NetOps.
Ericsson and Beyon Extend Sustainability MoU with Measurable Gains Ericsson and Beyon have extended their sustainability Memorandum of Understanding, building on significant achievements from their initial two-year collaboration. This partnership has already delivered measurable gains, including up to a 30 percent reduction in network energy consumption and the responsible recycling of 54 metric tons of e-waste. The renewed MoU aims to further accelerate environmental progress through innovative technologies and circular economy practices.
Bell Cyber & Cohere Deliver Sovereign AI for Canadian Cybersecurity Bell Canada and Cohere have deployed a domain-specific cybersecurity AI model within Bell Cyber's security operations. This large language model accelerates threat investigations and provides analysts with more relevant, consistent analysis. Integrated into Bell Cyber's Autonomous Security Operations Centre, the model runs on Bell AI Fabric infrastructure. This ensures AI processing and sensitive data remain within a Canadian-hosted environment.
Ericsson NetCloud Private Boosts Wireless WAN Data Sovereignty Ericsson has launched NetCloud Private, a new offering designed to provide foundational cellular lifecycle management within customer-controlled environments. This solution addresses the critical need for data residency and operational governance, particularly for government agencies and critical infrastructure operators. It empowers organizations to manage their Wireless WAN infrastructure while adhering to strict regulatory requirements.
SoftBank with Sceye Claim World-first Stratospheric Laser Tracking Demo Sceye supported SoftBank Corp. in a world-first laser ranging demonstration. SoftBank's ground team successfully tracked Sceye's stratospheric platform, continuously receiving reflected laser signals. This advances future free-space optical communications between ground, stratosphere, and space. Data from Sceye's historic 30-day ST1 flight, which included operations over Japan, will define optical communications requirements.
Optimum to Boost New Jersey Fiber Optimum announced a $14 million investment to deploy a 100% fiber-to-the-home network in East Brunswick and South River, New Jersey. This deployment will deliver symmetrical fiber internet speeds of up to 8 Gbps to residents and businesses, with services expected by early 2027. Optimum Mobile service is also available. The company has invested heavily to upgrade its network to 100% fiber technology across New Jersey.
SOLiD and Alliance Partner on BARS Middleprise DAS Distribution SOLiD announced a distribution partnership with leading North American reseller Alliance Corporation, expanding availability of the SOLiD BARS product line. This partnership empowers system integrators, resellers, and enterprise customers to deploy seamless, multi-carrier indoor coverage for small to mid-sized Middleprise buildings with the scalable, cost-effective BARS platform.
WBA Releases OpenRoaming IoT Trials Report The Wireless Broadband Alliance, in collaboration with the FIDO Alliance, has published a new OpenRoaming for IoT Trials Report. This report validates a standards-based approach to secure, zero-touch onboarding for Wi-Fi IoT devices. By combining OpenRoaming, Passpoint, and FIDO Device Onboard, the trial demonstrated that factory-provisioned devices can automatically connect and transfer ownership securely at first power-on, simplifying large-scale IoT deployments.
Mavenir & Neysa to Deliver AI-Native Cloud for Telecom & Enterprise Mavenir announced a strategic partnership with Neysa to deliver AI-native GPU infrastructure for operators, enterprises, and neoclouds. This integrates Mavenir’s AI orchestration with Neysa’s AI cloud platform, providing a sovereign, production-ready path to build, deploy, and monetize AI solutions.
365 Data Centers & Megaport Boost Connectivity in 9 Markets 365 Data Centers and Megaport have expanded their partnership into nine new markets, adding Megaport Points-of-Presence to 365 Data Centers facilities. This extends on-demand cloud and network connectivity, giving customers access to major public cloud providers. Megaport's footprint now covers 15 365 Data Centers facilities nationwide.
Vodafone Ericsson Trial Network AI for Real-Time Translation Calls Vodafone and Ericsson have successfully demonstrated two pioneering AI-powered voice services, real-time noise cancellation and language translation, running directly within the mobile network. This innovation integrates Vodafone’s AI platform with Ericsson’s core network, enabling advanced features on any mobile phone without needing specialized apps.
Globalstar Doubles Nemea Ground Station for C-3 Satellite System Globalstar announces the completion of its expanded ground station in Nemea, Greece. This project doubled the site's capacity with three new tracking antennas, a key step in its global C-3 mobile satellite system ground network expansion. This significant infrastructure buildout across 35 ground stations enhances the Globalstar network's capacity and next-generation capabilities.
Lightera Funds Submarine Fiber Expansion Tripling Capacity Lightera announced a major capital investment to expand its submarine optical fiber manufacturing in Denmark and the United States. This expansion will nearly triple manufacturing capacity by 2029, addressing the accelerating global demand for submarine communications infrastructure. The investment is driven by growth in AI, hyperscale data centers, and cloud computing. It also positions Lightera for the commercialization of multicore fiber, expected for submarine deployments by 2029-2030.
T-Mobile and Jio Claim World's First 5G SA Roaming Connection T-Mobile and Jio announced the world’s first 5G Standalone roaming, a major advancement for cross-boarder 5G connectivity. This milestone is made possible by Syniverse’s global mediation platform, enabling seamless cross-border 5G.
Ciena Expands Subsea Connectivity Africa-Europe and Asia-North America Ciena is expanding global subsea connectivity by upgrading the 17,000 km Africa Coast to Europe cable system with WaveLogic 6 Extreme, delivering over 30 Tb/s for more than 500 million people. Additionally, Ciena’s Waveserver with WL6e is deployed on FLAG’s ECHO cable for 400GbE and 800GbE services on trans-Pacific routes, scaling subsea infrastructure for AI, cloud, and enterprise traffic.
FLAG Boosts Trans-Pacific Capacity with Ciena WL6e on ECHO Cable FLAG is upgrading its trans-Pacific network with Ciena's WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) coherent optics on the ECHO subsea cable system. This deployment will enable 400GbE and 800GbE services, significantly boosting high-capacity connectivity between Asia and North America. The enhancement will support the rapidly growing volumes of AI, cloud, and enterprise traffic across a vital digital corridor.
ZTE CoMP SD Solution Achieves 110 km Microwave Link in Peru ZTE Corporation has announced a significant technical achievement in Peru, deploying its advanced CoMP SD solution to overcome the challenges of ultra-long-distance microwave transmission. This innovative technology enables a remarkable 110-kilometer link in the Amazonian environment, delivering 99.999% availability. The solution also significantly reduces hardware requirements, leading to lower capital expenditure for customers and modernizing backbone networks in the region.
AT&T and Dallas Cowboys Extend Partnership for Stadium Tech AT&T and the Dallas Cowboys extended their iconic partnership for AT&T Stadium. This agreement ensures AT&T's network will continue powering next-gen technology, experiences, and innovation. The 2026 season debuts new AI-powered moments, smarter navigation, and immersive fan experiences like AR photos and high-priority network access for all fans via AT&T Turbo Live.
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Akamai Secures $11.6 Billion AI Cloud Deal with Anthropic
Akamai Technologies has announced a significant $11.6 billion, seven-year agreement with Anthropic to power the AI company's accelerating CPU workload demands. This multi-year commitment leverages Akamai Cloud's distributed AI infrastructure and software, with potential for the relationship to expand by an additional $9 billion, totaling approximately $20 billion. The deal also includes a warrant for Anthropic, tying continued vesting to the successful expansion of this strategic partnership.

Iridium Shareholders Agree to Rocket Lab Buyout
Iridium stockholders have overwhelmingly approved the proposed acquisition by Rocket Lab, marking a significant step toward completing the transaction. Nearly 99.6% of votes cast by Iridium shareholders supported the merger. Under the terms, Iridium stockholders will receive $27 in cash and Rocket Lab common stock for each share, valuing the deal at a notional $54 per share of Iridium common stock.

T-Mobile Boosts 5G Network with New AI Resilience
T-Mobile adds new AI-powered intelligence and resilience to its 5G network. This enhancement ensures a stronger, more robust 5G experience for customers.

Ericsson CTO Report Maps Path to Intelligent Fabric with AI
Ericsson Chief Technology Officer Erik Ekudden has released his 2026 Technology and Telecoms Trends report, emphasizing that collaboration is crucial for realizing the intelligent fabric. The report details how programmable, intelligent, and autonomous mobile networks will meet the demands of AI at scale, transforming home, work, and social lives.

U Mobile and ZTE Pilot Portable Green 5G for Rural Connectivity
U Mobile and ZTE have successfully completed a proof-of-concept for a portable, full off-grid 5G network site. Powered entirely by 100% green energy, this innovative solution demonstrates a faster and more sustainable approach to extending connectivity to remote and underserved communities, leveraging solar power and satellite backhaul for rapid deployment.

Yeastar's NovoOne Delivers AI Multi-Tenant Platform for Providers
Yeastar launched NovoOne, an AI-native, carrier-grade multi-tenant communications platform for service providers. This platform empowers MSPs, ITSPs, and carriers to manage unlimited users and tenants from a single deployment with robust per-tenant isolation. Its Kubernetes-native infrastructure scales horizontally, ensuring high availability and geo-redundancy for cost-effective growth.

Qunnect Advances US Quantum Network Security Research
Qunnect recently released new research on quantum security applications extending beyond traditional encryption keys. The company announced its collaboration with U.S. government agencies and national security partners including DARPA, In-Q-Tel, AFRL, NIST, and DOE to advance U.S. quantum networking. This initiative protects critical communications against emerging quantum threats and AI-powered impersonation.

Cisco Omdia Research: 95% of AIOps Tools Fail, AgenticOps Rises
New research from Cisco and Omdia reveals a critical shift in enterprise network operations. Amid rising complexity and inadequate traditional AIOps tools, 95% of organizations report their current systems can't keep pace. This has spurred a rapid move to AgenticOps, with over half of enterprises already deploying agentic AI systems that actively manage production environments, signaling a significant embrace of AI autonomy in NetOps.

Ericsson and Beyon Extend Sustainability MoU with Measurable Gains
Ericsson and Beyon have extended their sustainability Memorandum of Understanding, building on significant achievements from their initial two-year collaboration. This partnership has already delivered measurable gains, including up to a 30 percent reduction in network energy consumption and the responsible recycling of 54 metric tons of e-waste. The renewed MoU aims to further accelerate environmental progress through innovative technologies and circular economy practices.

Bell Cyber & Cohere Deliver Sovereign AI for Canadian Cybersecurity
Bell Canada and Cohere have deployed a domain-specific cybersecurity AI model within Bell Cyber's security operations. This large language model accelerates threat investigations and provides analysts with more relevant, consistent analysis. Integrated into Bell Cyber's Autonomous Security Operations Centre, the model runs on Bell AI Fabric infrastructure. This ensures AI processing and sensitive data remain within a Canadian-hosted environment.

Ericsson NetCloud Private Boosts Wireless WAN Data Sovereignty
Ericsson has launched NetCloud Private, a new offering designed to provide foundational cellular lifecycle management within customer-controlled environments. This solution addresses the critical need for data residency and operational governance, particularly for government agencies and critical infrastructure operators. It empowers organizations to manage their Wireless WAN infrastructure while adhering to strict regulatory requirements.

SoftBank with Sceye Claim World-first Stratospheric Laser Tracking Demo
Sceye supported SoftBank Corp. in a world-first laser ranging demonstration. SoftBank's ground team successfully tracked Sceye's stratospheric platform, continuously receiving reflected laser signals. This advances future free-space optical communications between ground, stratosphere, and space. Data from Sceye's historic 30-day ST1 flight, which included operations over Japan, will define optical communications requirements.

Optimum to Boost New Jersey Fiber
Optimum announced a $14 million investment to deploy a 100% fiber-to-the-home network in East Brunswick and South River, New Jersey. This deployment will deliver symmetrical fiber internet speeds of up to 8 Gbps to residents and businesses, with services expected by early 2027. Optimum Mobile service is also available. The company has invested heavily to upgrade its network to 100% fiber technology across New Jersey.

SOLiD and Alliance Partner on BARS Middleprise DAS Distribution
SOLiD announced a distribution partnership with leading North American reseller Alliance Corporation, expanding availability of the SOLiD BARS product line. This partnership empowers system integrators, resellers, and enterprise customers to deploy seamless, multi-carrier indoor coverage for small to mid-sized Middleprise buildings with the scalable, cost-effective BARS platform.

WBA Releases OpenRoaming IoT Trials Report
The Wireless Broadband Alliance, in collaboration with the FIDO Alliance, has published a new OpenRoaming for IoT Trials Report. This report validates a standards-based approach to secure, zero-touch onboarding for Wi-Fi IoT devices. By combining OpenRoaming, Passpoint, and FIDO Device Onboard, the trial demonstrated that factory-provisioned devices can automatically connect and transfer ownership securely at first power-on, simplifying large-scale IoT deployments.

Mavenir & Neysa to Deliver AI-Native Cloud for Telecom & Enterprise
Mavenir announced a strategic partnership with Neysa to deliver AI-native GPU infrastructure for operators, enterprises, and neoclouds. This integrates Mavenir’s AI orchestration with Neysa’s AI cloud platform, providing a sovereign, production-ready path to build, deploy, and monetize AI solutions.

365 Data Centers & Megaport Boost Connectivity in 9 Markets
365 Data Centers and Megaport have expanded their partnership into nine new markets, adding Megaport Points-of-Presence to 365 Data Centers facilities. This extends on-demand cloud and network connectivity, giving customers access to major public cloud providers. Megaport's footprint now covers 15 365 Data Centers facilities nationwide.

Vodafone Ericsson Trial Network AI for Real-Time Translation Calls
Vodafone and Ericsson have successfully demonstrated two pioneering AI-powered voice services, real-time noise cancellation and language translation, running directly within the mobile network. This innovation integrates Vodafone’s AI platform with Ericsson’s core network, enabling advanced features on any mobile phone without needing specialized apps.

Globalstar Doubles Nemea Ground Station for C-3 Satellite System
Globalstar announces the completion of its expanded ground station in Nemea, Greece. This project doubled the site's capacity with three new tracking antennas, a key step in its global C-3 mobile satellite system ground network expansion. This significant infrastructure buildout across 35 ground stations enhances the Globalstar network's capacity and next-generation capabilities.

Lightera Funds Submarine Fiber Expansion Tripling Capacity
Lightera announced a major capital investment to expand its submarine optical fiber manufacturing in Denmark and the United States. This expansion will nearly triple manufacturing capacity by 2029, addressing the accelerating global demand for submarine communications infrastructure. The investment is driven by growth in AI, hyperscale data centers, and cloud computing. It also positions Lightera for the commercialization of multicore fiber, expected for submarine deployments by 2029-2030.

T-Mobile and Jio Claim World's First 5G SA Roaming Connection
T-Mobile and Jio announced the world’s first 5G Standalone roaming, a major advancement for cross-boarder 5G connectivity. This milestone is made possible by Syniverse’s global mediation platform, enabling seamless cross-border 5G.

Ciena Expands Subsea Connectivity Africa-Europe and Asia-North America
Ciena is expanding global subsea connectivity by upgrading the 17,000 km Africa Coast to Europe cable system with WaveLogic 6 Extreme, delivering over 30 Tb/s for more than 500 million people. Additionally, Ciena’s Waveserver with WL6e is deployed on FLAG’s ECHO cable for 400GbE and 800GbE services on trans-Pacific routes, scaling subsea infrastructure for AI, cloud, and enterprise traffic.

FLAG Boosts Trans-Pacific Capacity with Ciena WL6e on ECHO Cable
FLAG is upgrading its trans-Pacific network with Ciena's WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) coherent optics on the ECHO subsea cable system. This deployment will enable 400GbE and 800GbE services, significantly boosting high-capacity connectivity between Asia and North America. The enhancement will support the rapidly growing volumes of AI, cloud, and enterprise traffic across a vital digital corridor.

ZTE CoMP SD Solution Achieves 110 km Microwave Link in Peru
ZTE Corporation has announced a significant technical achievement in Peru, deploying its advanced CoMP SD solution to overcome the challenges of ultra-long-distance microwave transmission. This innovative technology enables a remarkable 110-kilometer link in the Amazonian environment, delivering 99.999% availability. The solution also significantly reduces hardware requirements, leading to lower capital expenditure for customers and modernizing backbone networks in the region.

AT&T and Dallas Cowboys Extend Partnership for Stadium Tech
AT&T and the Dallas Cowboys extended their iconic partnership for AT&T Stadium. This agreement ensures AT&T's network will continue powering next-gen technology, experiences, and innovation. The 2026 season debuts new AI-powered moments, smarter navigation, and immersive fan experiences like AR photos and high-priority network access for all fans via AT&T Turbo Live.

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