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| HCLTech Report: AI is Top Revenue Driver for Telecom and Few Ready HCLTech and Mobile World Live’s Telecom Pulse Survey reveals a significant gap between AI ambitions and readiness. While 60% of leaders identify AI as a top future revenue driver, only 25% are ready to scale it. This impedes the shift to AI-native TechCos. Key challenges include legacy infrastructure, cloud-native modernization, and skills shortages. Most leaders agree connectivity is commoditized, requiring differentiated digital services. Innovation velocity is low. |
| Industrial Defender and Fortress Team Up for AI Cyber Protection Industrial Defender and Fortress Information Security have partnered to enhance critical infrastructure cybersecurity. Their new AI-driven integration helps OT teams identify and remedy cyber threats faster. Combining Industrial Defender's asset intelligence with Fortress' AI-powered vulnerability correlation, the solution maps newly disclosed vulnerabilities to affected assets in minutes. It prioritizes response by operational reality. |
| Lightera Ramps Up Global Manufacturing for AI Demand Lightera announced plans to significantly expand its global manufacturing capacity for optical fiber and optical fiber cable. This expansion supports accelerating demand from artificial intelligence, hyperscale data centers, and cloud services. Investments will occur across Lightera operations in the US, Brazil, Japan, and India. New production capacity is expected to come online progressively from the second half of FY2028. |
| ByteLens to Deliver AI Operational Intelligence for Telecoms ByteLens launched an AI-native operational intelligence product for telecom operators. This system warns of faults, pinpoints causes across vendors, and repairs approved fault types. It learns outage patterns, records fixes, and evolves the operator's knowledge for future incidents. Running on open telemetry standards, ByteLens integrates with existing monitoring without new agents. It offers conversational answers tailored to operator personas, replacing dashboards with direct insights. |
| New Hybrid Tech Closes Broadband Gaps for Critical Communications Cybertel Bridge has introduced an Embedded Hybrid Architecture for uninterrupted critical operations. This technology integrates 5G/LTE MCX and DMR DMO, enabling automatic network switching to bridge broadband coverage gaps in challenging environments. Its LM75 platform, powered by Qualcomm, supports dynamic fallback, recovery, and a repeater mode for seamless communication. |
| T-Mobile Accelerates Hawaii Network Recovery After Hurricane Lala T-Mobile is expanding network recovery and customer support across Hawaii following Hurricane Lala, actively restoring storm-impacted sites by deploying portable generators. T-Satellite helped nearly 29,000 customers exchange text messages. The company offers unlimited talk, text, and data through August 22, along with community support for residents and 30 days of T-Priority and T-Satellite access for eligible first responders. |
| Elveo Mobile Launches Elveo Mobile, the new company from the merger of Lynk and Omnispace, has launched its direct-to-device satellite connectivity service. This service delivers reliable, next-generation connectivity from space directly to existing mobile phones, devices, and machines globally. It aims to bridge critical coverage gaps for mobile network operators. Optimized for 5G and non-terrestrial networks, Elveo Mobile supports consumer, IoT, and government sectors. |
| NVIDIA Secures Ohio Campus for OpenAI AI Compute and Invests $1.5B NVIDIA has announced a significant partnership with SB Energy to establish an exclusive AI compute infrastructure at the PORTS-Pike Technology Campus in Ohio. This strategic move, backed by a $1.5 billion investment from NVIDIA, will host AI factories for OpenAI, laying the groundwork for future scientific discovery and economic development. The campus project is set to create tens of thousands of jobs and substantial community benefits in the region. |
| Globalstar Gets Eight New LEO Satellites Via MDA MDA Space successfully launched the first eight replenishment satellites for Globalstar's low Earth orbit constellation. These satellites, developed and integrated in Montreal, were deployed by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. This marks MDA Space's first delivery as a prime contractor for commercial communications constellations. The satellites will now undergo in-orbit tests for commissioning. |
| T-Mobile Preps Hawaii Network for Storm T-Mobile activated its T-Satellite service with Starlink for customers with compatible devices in Hawaii, enabling text messaging and Text-to-911 in areas of potential terrestrial cellular outage. The company has mobilized network teams and equipment across the islands, deployed generators and satellite backup at critical sites, and is coordinating with emergency response agencies like HIEMA, MEMA, FEMA, and CISA to support first responders and critical infrastructure. |
| FCC Report Details Broadband Expansion and Intensified Competition The Federal Communications Commission adopted its annual Section 706 Report, showing rapid expansion of high-speed internet. 96.9% of Americans now access 100/20 Mbps fixed service. The digital divide in rural America decreased 44%, while mobile 5G access covers almost 95% of homes and businesses. Competition intensified with 77% having three or more fixed service options, driven by $130 billion in deal flow and policies. |
| TIER IV and JST Target Open AI Chips for Self-Driving TIER IV joined JST's Next-Generation Edge AI Semiconductor R&D Program. The company advances software-defined system-on-chip SoC research for Level 4 autonomous driving. TIER IV develops AI chip logic designs that efficiently process inference for end-to-end autonomous driving AI. These design assets, compiler, and toolchain will be open-sourced. This creates an open ecosystem for semiconductor manufacturers to accelerate Level 4 autonomous driving SoCs. |
| Quanta and Quantinuum Partner for Industrial Quantum Computing Quantinuum, a leading quantum computing company, and Quanta Computer, a global manufacturer of advanced computing infrastructure, announce a collaborative development agreement. This partnership aims to build an industrial foundation for large-scale quantum computing by jointly developing critical hardware infrastructure. |
| Lam Research Boosts AI Innovation with $3B Global Lab Expansion Lam Research plans a $3 billion investment over five years to expand its global R&D lab network. This will boost experiment capacity by over 50% and compress product development cycles for customers. The integrated 24/7 global lab network currently supports over one million experiments annually across three continents. This strategic expansion strengthens Lam Research's innovation, delivering next-generation semiconductor breakthroughs essential for the AI era. |
| Applied Information Joins Esri Network Bolstering GIS Integration Applied Information joined the Esri Partner Network, boosting its Glance platform's GIS capabilities. Glance enables transportation and public safety agencies to remotely manage traffic signals and ITS assets. Esri is a global GIS software leader. The partnership will expand spatial data visualization and mapping for Glance users, integrating with government GIS workflows. |
| Oracle and AWS Expand Strategic AI Agreement Oracle and Amazon Web Services have significantly expanded their long-term strategic collaboration, aiming to accelerate customer migration to Oracle AI Database@AWS. This partnership now brings Exadata-class performance and pay-per-use economics to Oracle AI Database workloads of any scale, with availability in 22 AWS Regions. |
| Duos Edge AI and 0Lat LLC Partner on Edge Data Center Lease Duos Edge AI signed a non-binding term sheet with 0Lat LLC for a structured lease covering 15 edge data center sites and 225 cabinets in Texas and Georgia. This deal supports Zero Latency's distributed compute operations for its Zerogrid platform, targeting telecom, AI, and enterprise clients. A 90-day exclusivity period is established for due diligence and finalizing the definitive transaction details. |
| Leah, Oracle and PwC take Agentic OS Global with OCI Leah, the agentic operating system for enterprise commercial work, has selected Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to support the global expansion of its enterprise platform. Working with PwC, Leah expects to improve platform performance by up to 30 percent and reduce cloud operating costs by up to 40 percent, bringing autonomous enterprise workflows to more regions and regulated industries. |
| BMC Control-M Solution Earns AWS AI Competency BMC announced it achieved the AWS AI Competency for its Control-M solution. This recognizes Control-M's AI-powered intelligent automation, anomaly detection, and self-optimizing workflow orchestration. Control-M SaaS, leveraging Amazon Bedrock, offers centralized visibility, governance, and reliable execution for hybrid environments. BMC and AWS maintain a strategic collaboration, with AWS as BMC's preferred cloud provider. |
| BTQ and ITCENGLOBAL Bring Quantum Security to Korea BTQ Technologies signed an MOU with ITCENGLOBAL via its subsidiary ITCEN PNS. The partnership integrates post-quantum cryptography and quantum-safe infrastructure for Korea's financial, public-sector, and enterprise systems. Focus areas include digital identity, biometric authentication, and financial networks to counter quantum computing threats. ITCEN PNS holds KCMVP validation for its hybrid cryptographic module with NIST PQC algorithms. |
| IBM and OpenAI Partner for Secure AI Deployment IBM and OpenAI announced a strategic partnership to accelerate secure AI deployment for enterprises. Their collaboration embeds OpenAI's frontier models, like GPT-5.6, into IBM Consulting's AI delivery platform, IBM Consulting Advantage. This initiative aims to modernize applications, enhance cybersecurity, and transform legacy operations into AI-ready workflows. IBM is establishing forward-deployed units and a new OpenAI Practice with thousands of trained consultants. |
| Kalshi Prediction Market Data Now on DoubleZero Edge DoubleZero Foundation and Kalshi partnered to launch Kalshi's live order book on DoubleZero Edge, a low-latency market data platform. This marks the first time a prediction market offers real-time order book data via DoubleZero's dedicated fiber. It provides machine-readable Level 1 and Level 2 data for sports and crypto futures, enabling trading firms programmatic access for pricing and hedging. Kalshi waives its revenue share for the first year. |
| FirstLight Picks VETRO to Manage Next-Gen Fiber FirstLight Networks announced its selection of VETRO as its official network system of record for infrastructure management. This partnership provides a unified, map-based platform to streamline operations and accelerate service delivery across FirstLight’s extensive fiber network. The companies completed a comprehensive network data migration to VETRO's cloud-native environment in approximately two and a half months. This rapid implementation is significantly faster than industry norms. |
| Professional Services Firms Face Record Cyber Attacks SonicWall Finds SonicWall's 2026 Professional Services Protect Brief reveals an alarming surge in cyberattacks targeting law firms, accountancies, and MSPs. This sector recorded 3 billion IPS events and 69.9 million ransomware hits in H1 2026, marking the highest volume across all industries tracked. The report highlights how attackers exploit inherent accessibility in client portals and billing systems to gain access to highly privileged data, posing massive financial and reputational risks to organizations. |
| Oracle Health AI Portal Delivers Plain-Language Patient Care Oracle Health has announced the general availability of its new AI-powered Patient Portal in the U.S. This innovative solution integrates with the Oracle Health Electronic Health Record, offering patients clear, plain-language explanations of medical records, diagnoses, and treatment options. It empowers patients to proactively manage their care, engage with doctors, and stay on track with treatment plans, while also reducing administrative burden for care teams. |
