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| Nokia Launches Industry First AI-native RAN Platform Nokia announced the industry’s first commercial AI-RAN platform, marking one of the most significant shifts in radio network architecture in decades. As AI becomes the dominant workload in mobile networks, telecommunication providers need more capacity, stronger economics, and faster innovation without relying on traditional hardware upgrade cycles. |
| Identiv Expands ID-Tiny for Digtal Tracking in Small Applications Identiv expanded its ID-Tiny product family, introducing ultra-miniaturized HF NFC inlays and tags. These tags bring secure digital intelligence to compact products and high-value items, enabling connection of objects previously too small for conventional RFID. Applications span healthcare, luxury goods, consumer electronics, and smart packaging. |
| FCC Proposes D2D Satellite for Unlicensed Devices FCC Chairman Brendan Carr proposed a new proceeding to allow innovative unlicensed wireless devices to communicate directly with satellites. This initiative explores using over 225 megahertz of unlicensed spectrum to support Direct-to-Device services and clarifies that Part 15 authorized equipment is permitted within FCC-authorized spacecraft. The goal is to bring ubiquitous connectivity to dead zones and foster next-gen wireless innovation. |
| Nokia and Taiwan Mobile Extend Partnership Nokia and Taiwan Mobile signed a 5G expansion deal to build AI native networks. Nokia will deploy AirScale solutions and AI software to boost network capacity, automation, resilience, and energy efficiency. This helps Taiwan Mobile meet ESG goals and support high AI traffic. |
| Parks Associates Reports Over A Quarter-million in Cable Subscriber Loss Major US cable providers lost 280 thousand broadband users in Q1 2026, an improvement from Q1 2025 losses of 320 thousand. Cable MVNOs added 830 thousand mobile lines in the same period. Parks Associates reports companies are reducing churn and boosting customer retention through converged mobile and broadband bundles. |
| Fortinet Adds New AI-Era Components to FortiEndpoint Fortinet today announced new capabilities for its unified endpoint platform, FortiEndpoint, designed to help organizations securely adopt AI, protect sensitive data, and reduce risk by bringing AI visibility and control, native data security, endpoint risk scoring, and FortiAI-assisted operations into FortiEndpoint. |
| VIAVI Advance AI-Driven Security Testing with EU-Funded SHIELD-6G Consortium VIAVI Solutions Inc. is poised to play a crucial role in securing the future of telecommunications, having secured significant funding for the EU-backed SHIELD-6G project. This initiative focuses on developing an advanced AI-driven Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) platform to protect emerging 6G networks from increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks, including quantum threats. |
| Tec-Do Supports ChatGPT Advertising Tec-Do, a frontrunner in AI marketing technology, has forged a strategic partnership with OpenAI, becoming a designated technology partner to support advertising within ChatGPT. This collaboration allows advertisers to unlock new performance-driven growth opportunities through ChatGPT Ads. Utilizing Tec-Do’s advanced Navos multi-agent marketing system brands can effectively navigate and optimize their presence in the evolving landscape of AI advertising. |
| euNetworks Fiber Route Connects Two of Europe’s Busiest Data Centre Hubs euNetworks announced the delivery of a new long haul route, offering the market’s most direct connectivity path between Paris and Milan. The route, which spans 1057 km, runs on a new, diverse path through the Alps, offering a shorter alternative to the more common routes running along the coast via Lyon and Marseille. |
| Vijilan Security and HaloPSA unveil Partnership for Managed Security Vijilan Security announced a strategic technology partnership with HaloPSA. The partnership delivers a native bi-directional integration between Vijilan’s 24/7 SOC platform and HaloPSA, allowing channel partners to receive, manage, and resolve security incidents directly within their existing service desk environment. |
| Nokia Defense and NestAI Partner to Integrate AI + 5G into Military Capabilities Nokia Defense and NestAI, one of Europe's fastest-growing AI labs for defense, are advancing their technology partnership with the first operational capabilities being developed under the collaboration established alongside Nokia's and Tesi's 100 million Euro joint investment in NestAI in November 2025. |
| Mimosa Networks and Viaero Wireless Show Scalable 5 GHz and 6 GHz Broadband Mimosa Networks, a global leader in fixed wireless access solutions, today announced a commercial deployment with Viaero Wireless, demonstrating high-density, multi-mile broadband delivery using Mimosa's A6 Access Point and 6 Series platform. |
| Tele2 secures new spectrum to strengthen connectivity throughout Lithuania Tele2 secures new 700 MHz and 1500 MHz spectrum in Lithuania for EUR 9.8 million, renewing its 2100 MHz license. This investment boosts 5G development and connectivity. |
| Cyolo Enhances Secure Connectivity for Critical Infrastructure Cyolo has launched its CPS Segmentation offering, a secure connectivity platform designed for critical infrastructure that extends beyond human-to-machine access to include comprehensive machine-to-machine communication control. The new offering gives enterprises the unified visibility, context, and governance needed to reduce connectivity risk across critical infrastructure as AI increases the speed and scale of cyberattacks. |
| Mercantile Space Partners Secures Connectivity with Rivada In a move poised to enhance global digital infrastructure, Rivada Space Networks and Mercantile Space have forged a strategic partnership. This collaboration is set to deliver secure, next-generation connectivity by leveraging Rivada's revolutionary Outernet, a global constellation of 600 low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites. |
| Cisco to Provide Critical Networking Infrastructure to Golf Championships Cisco has announced a multiyear partnership with The R&A, bringing cutting-edge AI networking technology and next-gen connectivity to major golf championships like The Open. This collaboration will enhance fan experiences and critical operations, leveraging Cisco's secure network architecture for a more connected future in sports. |
| Airties to Acquire Aprecomm and Expand Portfolio of AI Connectivity Airties, a provider of AI-driven software for enhancing ISP subscriber connectivity, has announced its definitive agreement to acquire Aprecomm, a provider of intuitive, self-healing network and customer experience solutions. This acquisition is poised to accelerate Airties' expansion into high-growth broadband markets, including India, Southeast Asia, and South America, while fortifying its core product portfolio. |
| All-fiber Network Expansion Planned for California Municipality Race Communications announced a multiphase expansion of its 100% fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network into Fresno, California. This investment of over $200 million will initially provide more than 38,000 homes and businesses with access to 10 gigabit symmetrical speeds, supporting economic development and enhanced connectivity. |
| Cisco Crowned Official Network for The Open and Women's Open Cisco has been named the Official Network Supplier for The R&A, providing AI-ready infrastructure to support iconic Championships - including The Open and the AIG Women's Open - as well as The R&A’s new global headquarters in St. Andrews. |
| Ericsson and Transsion Settle Dispute Ericsson and global Chinese smartphone maker Transsion have reached a settlement resolving their dispute over a multi-year, global patent cross-license agreement. |
| Supermicro, Red Hat, Everpure Launch Kubernetes Edge AI Appliances In collaboration with Red Hat and Everpure, Supermicro has validated a full-stack edge Kubernetes solution, powered by the industry's leading Kubernetes-driven hybrid cloud application platform, Red Hat OpenShift, and the first Kubernetes data management platform tailored for AI workloads from Portworx by Everpure. This turnkey appliance, complete with preloaded software and hardware, is made available to customers through Supermicro. |
| Palmetto Launches Energy Accessible Backup Whole-Home Battery Palmetto introduced its groundbreaking Energy Backup Plan, a subscription-based battery-only leasing offering. This initiative aims to democratize whole-home battery backup, making it truly accessible by eliminating the significant upfront investment traditionally required. |
| LF Networking New StratoWeave Project LF Networking announces the addition of StratoWeave, a significant open-source project contributed by Deutsche Telekom (XTRA: DTE), poised to advance AI-native transport network automation. This new platform provides communications service providers (CSPs) with a vendor-agnostic, model-driven solution for automating complex network configurations and management. StratoWeave is engineered to alleviate operational challenges, enabling CSPs to reduce complexity, avoid proprietary vendor lock-in, |
| DE-CIX and South Front Networks Reduce Latency Together DE-CIX and South Front Networks partnered to reduce content latency for ISPs across Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois. This extends DE-CIX Chicago's reach to 20 additional points of presence, allowing smaller carriers to access Chicago's dense network ecosystem for content and gaming networks without a Chicago PoP. |
| Juniper Predicts Digital Identity to Reach 175 Billion Juniper Research has revealed that biometric verification will be the fastest-growing modality of digital identity verification, rising from 32.2 billion in 2026 to 70.1 billion in 2030, a growth of 117.6%. This surge is driven by the need for dynamic security solutions against sophisticated AI-driven fraud, making traditional document checks inadequate. Enterprises are advised to leverage biometrics for dynamic identity trust scores rather than simple pass/fail outcomes to enhance security. |
