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Keysight and Qualcomm Advance RF Digital Twins Keysight announced that they have collaborated with Qualcomm to accelerate high-precision Radio Frequency digital twins for massive multiple-input multiple-output development in 5G-Advanced and emerging 6G networks. This collaboration demonstrates how chipset, device, and network equipment manufacturers could more accurately predict and optimize massive MIMO performance prior to deployment, reducing rollout risk and speeding innovation for next-generation wireless systems.
IonQ and the University of Cambridge Announce Agreement IonQ announced a landmark agreement with the University of Cambridge to establish the IonQ Quantum Innovation Centre. The collaboration is designed to accelerate quantum research commercialization, expand IonQ’s intellectual property portfolio, and deepen the company’s commitment to the United Kingdom’s quantum ecosystem.
NTT DATA Unveils NVIDIA-Powered Enterprise AI Factories NTT DATA announced an initiative to deliver NVIDIA-powered enterprise AI factories that drive innovation and operational excellence for organizations worldwide. NTT DATA's new enterprise AI factories provide full-stack, domain-specific solutions that integrate data, infrastructure, workflows and governance to give organizations a repeatable and production-ready operating model for enterprise AI.
Turkcell and ZTE to Collaborate on FWA Turkcell and ZTE announced that they have signed a new collaboration agreement in the field of fixed wireless access. Within the scope of this collaboration, ZTE/Netas's next-generation FWA solution, which combines 5G and Wi-Fi 7 technologies, will be positioned within the Turkcell 5G Superbox ecosystem to support Turkcell's broadband vision.
Quantum Computing and Ciena Demo Quantum-Secured Communications Quantum Computing and Ciena announced a joint demonstration of next-generation quantum secure communications at OFC 2026. The live demonstration showcases a comprehensive security architecture integrating quantum key distribution, quantum authentication, classical authentication, and high-performance AES-256-GCM optical encryption.
Keysight and Samsung Demo End-to-End AI-RAN Validation Keysight and Samsung are collaborating to demonstrate an end-to-end Artificial Intelligence Radio Access Network testing and validation workflow with NVIDIA at Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona.
IonQ and ARLIS Partner IonQ announced a collaboration with the Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS) on SEQCURE (Securing Experimental Quantum Computing Usage in Research Environments), a program sponsored by the Secretary of the Air Force’s Concepts, Development, and Management Office.
NEC Develops Physical AI that Anticipates Human Movement NEC announced that it has developed a first-of-its-kind physical AI that proactively controls robots to help reduce human stress. This technology utilizes a proprietary world model from NEC to predict human movement and psychological states, quantitatively estimating a person's level of stress.
Next Gen SAP Ariba Is Here SAP announced that next gen SAP Ariba is now available, marking the next phase in SAP’s journey to reimagine source to pay for the age of AI. This milestone represents the transition from announcement to execution, bringing a fundamentally rebuilt platform into customers’ hands.
ZTE Debuts Next-Gen FWA Line-Up ZTE announced a new lineup of high performance products powered by AI, Wi Fi 8 and 5G A technologies, with a firm commitment to its 5G for All strategy at MWC Barcelona 2026.
Adecco Group to Scale Agentic AI With Agentforce The Adecco Group announced a major step forward in its pioneering approach to human-centric AI and technology deployment.
Ericsson and Future Technologies Expand Collaboration Ericsson and Future Technologies announced an expanded collaboration to accelerate deployment of enterprise wireless and private 5G networks across industrial and critical infrastructure sectors in North America.
Fraunhofer HHI and 1Finity Launch Cooperation Fraunhofer HHI and 1Finity announced that they have launched a long-term cooperation to jointly advance research and development in the field of open and disaggregated optical networks. The collaboration combines an internationally funded research project with shared experimental infrastructures as well as coordinated engagement in innovation clusters and standardization bodies.
Vodafone Transforms With Amdocs Amdocs announced that Vodafone Germany has extended its collaboration with Amdocs to continue its transformation journey, supporting the German service provider's broader strategy to enhance the customer experience and introduce autonomous operations.
IBM Releases Quantum-Centric Supercomputing Blueprint IBM announced the industry’s first published quantum centric supercomputing reference architecture, a new blueprint for integrating quantum computing into modern supercomputing environments.
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super Delivers 5x Higher Throughput for AI NVIDIA announced the launch of NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super which is a 120 billion parameter open model with 12 billion active parameters designed to run complex agentic AI systems at scale.
VIAVI Launches TestCenter D2 1.6T Appliance VIAVI announced the launch of its next-generation TestCenter D2 1.6T Appliance designed to help cloud providers, hyperscalers, neoclouds and network equipment manufacturers accelerate the rollout of 1.6T Ethernet networks. The D2 appliance is the latest addition to VIAVI’s comprehensive portfolio of advanced L0-7 PHY validation, AI fabric and network test solutions.
Snapchat and Alter Agents Reveals Social Media Drives Telecom Decisions Snapchat and Alter Agents announced the release of a comprehensive study examining the habits of Gen Z and Millennial telecommunications consumers. The research identifies the pivotal life moments that trigger carrier switching and quantifies the outsized role social media plays in the path to purchase for younger generations.
Telescent Introduces Highest Density Optical Circuit Switches Telescent announced a new high density robotic cross connect system. Designed specifically for DR4 and DR8 parallel optics interconnects in AI training clusters, the new system extends the company’s G5 robotic platform to manage the hundreds of thousands of fiber connections in large scale GPU fabrics, enabling automated turn up and reconfiguration while reducing errors and downtime.
Adtran to Showcase Open Optical Networking for AI Adtran announced that it will showcase its latest optical innovations at OFC 2026. The company will outline how intelligent, secure and power efficient optical networks are shaping the next phase of AI infrastructure.
Antevia Networks and Benetel Sign Strategic Partnership Antevia Networks announced the signing of a strategic partnership with Benetel, an Irish manufacturer of O-RAN compliant radio units. The agreement follows successful integration testing of Benetel’s outdoor O-RU with Antevia’s 5G SHIFT private network platform, enabling customers to deploy high-performance outdoor coverage with simpler procurement, faster installation, and consistent operational outcomes.
Cohesity and ServiceNow Partner Cohesity and ServiceNow announced a strategic partnership to deliver agent resilience, enabling organizations to build, operate, and safeguard autonomous AI agents and data with enterprise-grade reliability.
IBM and Lam Research Collaborate IBM and Lam Research announced a collaboration aimed at developing new processes and materials to support sub-1nm logic scaling. Building on a long record of successful partnerships, the new agreement will focus on the joint development of novel materials, fabrication processes, and High-NA EUV lithography processes to advance IBM’s logic scaling roadmap.
NVIDIA and Nebius Partner NVIDIA and Nebius announced a strategic partnership to develop and deploy the next generation of hyperscale cloud for the AI market, from AI natives to enterprises.
CrowdStrike and Perplexity Partner CrowdStrike and Perplexity announced a strategic partnership to integrate the CrowdStrike Falcon platform with Comet Enterprise, giving enterprise administrators an additional layer of security and monitoring in Perplexity’s AI-native browser.
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Keysight and Qualcomm Advance RF Digital Twins
Keysight announced that they have collaborated with Qualcomm to accelerate high-precision Radio Frequency digital twins for massive multiple-input multiple-output development in 5G-Advanced and emerging 6G networks. This collaboration demonstrates how chipset, device, and network equipment manufacturers could more accurately predict and optimize massive MIMO performance prior to deployment, reducing rollout risk and speeding innovation for next-generation wireless systems.

IonQ and the University of Cambridge Announce Agreement
IonQ announced a landmark agreement with the University of Cambridge to establish the IonQ Quantum Innovation Centre. The collaboration is designed to accelerate quantum research commercialization, expand IonQ’s intellectual property portfolio, and deepen the company’s commitment to the United Kingdom’s quantum ecosystem.

NTT DATA Unveils NVIDIA-Powered Enterprise AI Factories
NTT DATA announced an initiative to deliver NVIDIA-powered enterprise AI factories that drive innovation and operational excellence for organizations worldwide. NTT DATA's new enterprise AI factories provide full-stack, domain-specific solutions that integrate data, infrastructure, workflows and governance to give organizations a repeatable and production-ready operating model for enterprise AI.

Turkcell and ZTE to Collaborate on FWA
Turkcell and ZTE announced that they have signed a new collaboration agreement in the field of fixed wireless access. Within the scope of this collaboration, ZTE/Netas's next-generation FWA solution, which combines 5G and Wi-Fi 7 technologies, will be positioned within the Turkcell 5G Superbox ecosystem to support Turkcell's broadband vision.

Quantum Computing and Ciena Demo Quantum-Secured Communications
Quantum Computing and Ciena announced a joint demonstration of next-generation quantum secure communications at OFC 2026. The live demonstration showcases a comprehensive security architecture integrating quantum key distribution, quantum authentication, classical authentication, and high-performance AES-256-GCM optical encryption.

Keysight and Samsung Demo End-to-End AI-RAN Validation
Keysight and Samsung are collaborating to demonstrate an end-to-end Artificial Intelligence Radio Access Network testing and validation workflow with NVIDIA at Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona.

IonQ and ARLIS Partner
IonQ announced a collaboration with the Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS) on SEQCURE (Securing Experimental Quantum Computing Usage in Research Environments), a program sponsored by the Secretary of the Air Force’s Concepts, Development, and Management Office.

NEC Develops Physical AI that Anticipates Human Movement
NEC announced that it has developed a first-of-its-kind physical AI that proactively controls robots to help reduce human stress. This technology utilizes a proprietary world model from NEC to predict human movement and psychological states, quantitatively estimating a person's level of stress.

Next Gen SAP Ariba Is Here
SAP announced that next gen SAP Ariba is now available, marking the next phase in SAP’s journey to reimagine source to pay for the age of AI. This milestone represents the transition from announcement to execution, bringing a fundamentally rebuilt platform into customers’ hands.

ZTE Debuts Next-Gen FWA Line-Up
ZTE announced a new lineup of high performance products powered by AI, Wi Fi 8 and 5G A technologies, with a firm commitment to its 5G for All strategy at MWC Barcelona 2026.

Adecco Group to Scale Agentic AI With Agentforce
The Adecco Group announced a major step forward in its pioneering approach to human-centric AI and technology deployment.

Ericsson and Future Technologies Expand Collaboration
Ericsson and Future Technologies announced an expanded collaboration to accelerate deployment of enterprise wireless and private 5G networks across industrial and critical infrastructure sectors in North America.

Fraunhofer HHI and 1Finity Launch Cooperation
Fraunhofer HHI and 1Finity announced that they have launched a long-term cooperation to jointly advance research and development in the field of open and disaggregated optical networks. The collaboration combines an internationally funded research project with shared experimental infrastructures as well as coordinated engagement in innovation clusters and standardization bodies.

Vodafone Transforms With Amdocs
Amdocs announced that Vodafone Germany has extended its collaboration with Amdocs to continue its transformation journey, supporting the German service provider's broader strategy to enhance the customer experience and introduce autonomous operations.

IBM Releases Quantum-Centric Supercomputing Blueprint
IBM announced the industry’s first published quantum centric supercomputing reference architecture, a new blueprint for integrating quantum computing into modern supercomputing environments.

NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super Delivers 5x Higher Throughput for AI
NVIDIA announced the launch of NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super which is a 120 billion parameter open model with 12 billion active parameters designed to run complex agentic AI systems at scale.

VIAVI Launches TestCenter D2 1.6T Appliance
VIAVI announced the launch of its next-generation TestCenter D2 1.6T Appliance designed to help cloud providers, hyperscalers, neoclouds and network equipment manufacturers accelerate the rollout of 1.6T Ethernet networks. The D2 appliance is the latest addition to VIAVI’s comprehensive portfolio of advanced L0-7 PHY validation, AI fabric and network test solutions.

Snapchat and Alter Agents Reveals Social Media Drives Telecom Decisions
Snapchat and Alter Agents announced the release of a comprehensive study examining the habits of Gen Z and Millennial telecommunications consumers. The research identifies the pivotal life moments that trigger carrier switching and quantifies the outsized role social media plays in the path to purchase for younger generations.

Telescent Introduces Highest Density Optical Circuit Switches
Telescent announced a new high density robotic cross connect system. Designed specifically for DR4 and DR8 parallel optics interconnects in AI training clusters, the new system extends the company’s G5 robotic platform to manage the hundreds of thousands of fiber connections in large scale GPU fabrics, enabling automated turn up and reconfiguration while reducing errors and downtime.

Adtran to Showcase Open Optical Networking for AI
Adtran announced that it will showcase its latest optical innovations at OFC 2026. The company will outline how intelligent, secure and power efficient optical networks are shaping the next phase of AI infrastructure.

Antevia Networks and Benetel Sign Strategic Partnership
Antevia Networks announced the signing of a strategic partnership with Benetel, an Irish manufacturer of O-RAN compliant radio units. The agreement follows successful integration testing of Benetel’s outdoor O-RU with Antevia’s 5G SHIFT private network platform, enabling customers to deploy high-performance outdoor coverage with simpler procurement, faster installation, and consistent operational outcomes.

Cohesity and ServiceNow Partner
Cohesity and ServiceNow announced a strategic partnership to deliver agent resilience, enabling organizations to build, operate, and safeguard autonomous AI agents and data with enterprise-grade reliability.

IBM and Lam Research Collaborate
IBM and Lam Research announced a collaboration aimed at developing new processes and materials to support sub-1nm logic scaling. Building on a long record of successful partnerships, the new agreement will focus on the joint development of novel materials, fabrication processes, and High-NA EUV lithography processes to advance IBM’s logic scaling roadmap.

NVIDIA and Nebius Partner
NVIDIA and Nebius announced a strategic partnership to develop and deploy the next generation of hyperscale cloud for the AI market, from AI natives to enterprises.

CrowdStrike and Perplexity Partner
CrowdStrike and Perplexity announced a strategic partnership to integrate the CrowdStrike Falcon platform with Comet Enterprise, giving enterprise administrators an additional layer of security and monitoring in Perplexity’s AI-native browser.

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