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| Cyta Chooses Netcracker Digital BSS and OSS Netcracker Technology announced that Cyta has chosen Netcracker to deliver a full-stack IT deployment as part of a large-scale digital transformation. Cyta, which provides a wide range of services to residential and business customers, has built an island-wide 5G network and made a significant investment in fiber, necessitating the upgrade from a legacy IT infrastructure to a modern BSS/OSS platform in order to monetize its network and deliver exceptional experiences. |
| Verizon Acquires Frontier Verizon and Frontier announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for Verizon to acquire Frontier in an all-cash transaction valued at $20 billion. This strategic acquisition of the largest pure-play fiber internet provider in the U.S. will significantly expand Verizon's fiber footprint across the nation, accelerating the company’s delivery of premium mobility and broadband services to current and new customers. |
| Oracle Partners With AWS Oracle and Amazon Web Services announced the launch of Oracle Database@AWS, a new offering that allows customers to access Oracle Autonomous Database on dedicated infrastructure and Oracle Exadata Database Service within AWS. Oracle Database@AWS will provide customers with a unified experience between Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and AWS, offering simplified database administration, billing, and unified customer support. |
| ServiceNow Announces AI Solutions in Xanadu Release ServiceNow announced new AI powered, purpose built industry solutions in its Now Platform Xanadu release. The expansion of Now Assist into industry solutions for telecom, media, and technology, financial services, the public sector, and more allows organizations to recognize the value of GenAI, fast. |
| IBM Supports Oracle Cloud Applications IBM announced it has expanded its consulting services and solutions to help clients derive greater value from Oracle's cloud applications and technology and extend generative AI with an open, orchestrated approach. |
| Vonage and SAP Collaborate Ericsson announced that Vonage is collaborating with SAP SE to explore generative AI and next-generation technology use cases using Vonage’s Application Programming Interface platform and SAP Business AI. |
| TDC NET Selects Ciena Blue Planet Ciena announced that TDC NET is transforming its Operating Support System using automation software from Blue Planet, a division of Ciena. Blue Planet Inventory, supported on Blue Planet’s Cloud Native Platform, will give TDC NET an accurate, unified view of its current mobile and fixed network resources and services. |
| Can Juniper Revolutionize Data Center Assurance? Juniper Networks announced several new and unique enhancements to its data center assurance capabilities, driving exceptional user experiences through increased network visibility, analysis and automation. |
| EXFO Boosts Field Testing Efficiency For FTTH Networks EXFO announced two new field test solutions that make EXFO-quality testing accessible to all technicians supporting today’s expansive FTTH deployments. EXFO’s FIP-200 Connector CheckerTM ensures trouble-free broadband activation in one click, while the AXS-120 mini-Optical Time Domain Reflectometer improves field testing of last mile FTTH access networks. These entry level, easy-to-use solutions are featured at EXFO’s booth #147 at Connected Britain in London underway today and tomorrow. |
| Fortinet Opens Innovation Hub in Chicago Fortinet announced the opening of a new Innovation Hub in downtown Chicago. This is the latest Fortinet-owned facility to open this year and is part of the company’s global expansion strategy to foster innovation and enhance collaboration for Fortinet’s customers, partners, employees, and other key stakeholders. |
| Jabra Unveils AI-Powered Speech Enhancement Solution Jabra announced the launch of Jabra ClearSpeech, an AI-driven solution to remove unwanted noise for a better and clearer audio experience for contact center professionals. The quality of the audio experience is paramount to contact centers, and this innovative technology provides an AI-driven solution to mitigate distracting noise, enhancing speech on calls. |
| Alation Forms Partnership With Salesforce Alation announced a partnership with Salesforce to deliver trusted, governed data across the enterprise. Alation provides a bidirectional integration that seamlessly delivers data governance and end-to-end lineage within Salesforce Data Cloud, enabling organizations to harness the power of metadata for faster, more confident decision-making while maximizing the impact of their AI initiatives. |
| BIO-key Earns Government Defense Contract BIO-key announced that one of the world’s most respected government defense ministries has awarded BIO-key over $500K in new orders for BIO-key’s biometric user authentication solution pursuant to a three-year purchasing agreement. |
| Quickline Utilizes Adtran Rural Broadband Solution Adtran announced that Quickline has deployed its Mosaic CP and software-defined access hardware to bring full-fiber connectivity to rural regions in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Using Adtran technology, Quickline is rapidly expanding its network into areas previously overlooked by other service providers. Quickline’s subscribers can now access fast and reliable broadband, enabling them to work from home, stream high-definition content, leverage remote educational opportunities and much more. |
| POET Selected by Mentech POET announced that Mentech has selected POET’s transmit and receive optical engines for use in the development of 800G pluggable transceiver and has placed purchase orders for those engines. The sample orders by Mentech are for initial builds and engineering development. |
| VIAVI Announces Ethernet Testing For AI Workloads VIAVI announced the first solution to address testing and validation needs of the emerging 1.6Tb/s ecosystem based on 224G SERDES. This new testing module, the ONE-1600, is the latest addition to the company’s growing ONE LabPro platform, which also includes the HSE-800 800Gb/s test module. Designed to accommodate OSFP1600 and QSFP-DD1600 form factors, the ONE-1600 is available initially in a two-port configuration, and incorporates 224G SERDES technology. |
| Radware Powers Cloud SaaS for Cirion Technologies Radware announced it signed a managed security service provider agreement with Cirion Technologies. Based on the agreement, Cirion Technologies, a more than 30-year veteran and leading provider of digital infrastructure, plans to invest in Radware’s industry-leading Cloud DDoS Protection Service and offer it as a service to customers across Latin America. The MSSP agreement represents an expansion of an existing channel relationship between Radware and Cirion. |
| IBM to Acquire Accelalpha IBM announced its intent to acquire Accelalpha, a global Oracle services provider with deep expertise helping clients digitize core business operations and accelerate adoption of Oracle Cloud Applications. This acquisition expands IBM's Oracle consulting expertise in supply chain and logistics, finance, enterprise performance management (EPM) and customer transformation. |
| Juniper Networks Partners with Quantum Bridge Technologies Juniper Networks announced a strategic investment in Quantum Bridge Technologies, an industry leader in Distributed Symmetric Key Exchange for post quantum cryptography networks. This investment showcases Juniper’s commitment to advancing quantum-safe communications by enabling Quantum Bridge to further scale its DSKE solution. To further inform ongoing research and product development in the field, the two companies will collaborate through Juniper Beyond Labs ' pathfinding projects. |
| ZTE and Smartfren Achieve AI Breakthrough ZTE announced that alongside Smartfren they have successfully implemented a commercial deployment of Native-AI-based RAN Computing, achieving a 15% improvement in user experience and a 5% increase in network traffic. |
| AT&T Strengthens Fiber Leadership AT&T announced that it is expanding where it can serve world-class fiber reaching more people and places across the country than anyone else. |
| Salesforce Launches Industries AI Salesforce announced Industries AI, a set of foundational, pre-built, and customizable AI capabilities that tackle industry-specific needs and challenges to help customers start delivering value quickly. |
| IBM Unveils New York City Office IBM announced the opening of its new flagship office at One Madison Avenue, marking a significant milestone for the New York-based global technology company. The ribbon cutting ceremony featured remarks from IBM Chief Executive Officer Arvind Krishna, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, President and CEO of the Partnership for New York City Kathryn Wylde and others, as they welcomed IBM employees, partners and community members. |
| Nokia and Team Telecom Armenia Bring 25G PON Nokia announced that Team Telecom Armenia deployed its 25G PON fiber solution, making it one of the first operators in the Caucasus and Central Asia regions to provide some of the fastest internet speeds commercially available. The 25G PON deployment intends to cover B2B subscribers and offer real 20 Gb/s symmetrical broadband speeds crucial for emerging applications and business services fueling the digital economy. |
| Adtran Sets New SBTi Targets Adtran announced its new Science Based Targets initiative commitments. The company aims to achieve net-zero emissions across its entire value chain by 2048, aligning with the global objective of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Centigrade to mitigate the most severe impacts of climate change. Adtran’s newly approved commitments include a 74.5% reduction in absolute scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2032 and scope 3 emissions by 40% within the same timeframe. |
