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| Mavenir Partners With TextNow TextNow and Mavenir announced the integration of Mavenir's cloud-native mobile BSS and Core into TextNow's mobile virtual network operator infrastructure. |
| MetTel Announces POTS Transformation Solution MetTel announced a new POTS Transformation solution with the integration of DataRemote's innovative 90X1 POTS IN A BOX with MetTel's Gartner recognized managed network services. This new technology, enhanced by a strategic partnership with DataRemote, provides businesses with a fully certified, seamless, cost-effective, and future-proof alternative to legacy copper lines for critical voice and data services. |
| Contrivian and Big Network to Merge Contrivian and Big Network announced that they have agreed to merge, subject to standard closing procedures, to deliver software-defined performance, orchestration, and transport-layer intelligence across hybrid network environments. The combined platform enables seamless performance across fiber, broadband, LTE/5G, and LEO satellite networks, dynamically adapting before outages or congestion affect application performance. The combined company will operate under the Contrivian name. |
| Akamai Secures Critical Infrastructure with Agentless Zero Trust Segmentation Akamai announced a new solution powered by NVIDIA to protect most vital systems from increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks. By combining Akamai Guardicore Segmentation software with NVIDIA BlueField Data Processing Units, the companies are delivering a way to support the full operational technology and industrial control system landscape. |
| SK Telecom to Showcase Full-Stack AI Capabilities SK Telecom announced that it will showcase its full-stack AI capabilities across AI infrastructure, models and services at MWC Barcelona 2026. |
| AST SpaceMobile Awarded Contract by U.S. Space Development Agency AST SpaceMobile announced that it has entered into an agreement with the United States Space Development Agency for the Europa Track 2 Commercial Solutions program. The agreement, executed under the Hybrid Acquisition for proliferated Low-earth Orbit program, has a total contract value of approximately $30 million. |
| Singtel Digital InfraCo Accelerates Sovereign AI Innovations Singtel announced the launch of a Centre of Excellence for Applied AI with NVIDIA as part of the Group’s strategy to build a strong, trusted AI ecosystem for Singapore. |
| Rohde & Schwarz and Broadcom Showcase Wi-Fi 8 RF Signaling Tests Rohde & Schwarz and Broadcom announced that they will display the CMX500 multi-technology multi-channel signaling tester at MWC Barcelona 2026 with newly added Wi-Fi 8 (IEEE 802.11bn) testing capabilities. The setup at the Rohde & Schwarz booth (5A80) will validate a prototype Wi-Fi 8 device from Broadcom, showcasing physical layer features unique to Wi-Fi 8. |
| IonQ Selected to Support Missile Defense Agency IonQ announced it was awarded a contract under the Missile Defense Agency Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a ceiling of $151 billion. This contract encompasses a broad range of work areas that allows for the rapid delivery of innovative capabilities to the warfighter with increased speed and agility. |
| Snowflake Expands Cortex Code Snowflake announced that Cortex Code CLI, Snowflake’s AI coding agent for local development environments, is expanding beyond Snowflake-native workflows towards supporting any data source across systems, starting with dbt and Apache Airflow1 (now generally available). |
| SAP Renames SAP Emarsys Solution SAP announced that the SAP Emarsys solution has been renamed to SAP Engagement Cloud reflecting SAP’s strategy to make engagement a core enterprise capability across the SAP portfolio. |
| Cisco Launches Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA Cisco and SharonAI announced the launch of Australia’s first Cisco Secure AI Factory in partnership with NVIDIA. |
| Cloudflare Now Supports Modern Post-Quantum Encryption Cloudflare announced it has achieved a major milestone by delivering the world’s first complete Secure Access Service Edge to support modern post-quantum encryption standards. |
| Cobalt AI Launches Advanced Data Infrastructure Cobalt AI announced that it is scaling up its comprehensive platform that provides expert-curated datasets, evaluation frameworks, and specialized data tools designed for AI labs, AI agent development, and institutional investors. |
| Tata Communications and RailTel Sign MoU Tata Communications announced they have entered into a strategic association with RailTel to jointly advance next-generation digital infrastructure globally. |
| D-Wave Joins Southeastern Quantum Collaborative D-Wave Quantum announced that it has joined the Southeastern Quantum Collaborative as an inaugural member, along with The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Davidson Technologies, IBM and Alabama A&M University. |
| Parallel Wireless Enhances Trusted RIC Parallel Wireless announced the next release of its Trusted RIC, reinforcing its commitment to delivering production-ready, governed, and interoperable RAN intelligence. Designed for both commercial and mission-critical networks, T-RIC enables operators to securely onboard and operate third-party xApps within an operator-controlled RAN environment, integrating external innovation while maintaining full control over how automation is introduced and executed across the network. |
| Keysight Introduces Infiniium XR8 Oscilloscopes Keysight Technologies announced the launch of its next-generation Infiniium XR8 Real-Time oscilloscopes, designed to accelerate high-speed digital and compliance testing while improving efficiency and insight for modern electronics development. |
| Citymesh Goes Live With World First Commercial Mobile Service on 5G Core SaaS Nokia announced that the world’s first commercial mobile service on 5G Core SaaS, powered by Nokia and Amazon Web Services, is now live with Belgium’s Citymesh, marking a new era in how telecommunications providers can choose to build and scale their networks. |
| Lumen Boosts AI Network Transformation with Blue Planet Blue Planet announced that Lumen Technologies is adopting the company’s AI agents across its network operations to help enhance efficiency and deliver exceptional customer experiences. As part of its strategy to build the trusted network for AI, Lumen will use Blue Planet AI Studio, an operations support system-native platform, to build, manage, and run AI agents across multiple network domains to drive faster, context-aware outcomes. |
| AT&T and Cisco Power IoT and 5G AT&T and Cisco announced that they are deepening a long-standing strategic relationship built on trust, innovation, and a shared commitment to enabling highly secure connectivity and management tools that help enterprises optimize operations and achieve measurable business results. Together, we’re shaping the future of IoT by bringing the full capabilities of 5G Standalone to support the most demanding applications. |
| EXFO Introduces High Fiber Count Data Center Test Solution EXFO announced its high fiber count data center test solution augmented with two new test instruments, the industry’s first native 24-fiber capable testers purpose-built to support the speed and scale of today’s hyperscale and AI data center builds. |
| VIAVI Highlights Importance of Trusted Partner Collaboration in AI Era VIAVI announced its demonstration lineup for Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2026, which takes place March 2-5. At VIAVI’s booth 5B18, VIAVI will showcase its latest network testing, automation and intelligence solutions, with technology demonstrations across security and quantum-safe communications, mission-critical communications, AIOps, the AI data center, and 6G / AI-RAN. |
| CrowdStrike and Qualtrics Extend Security CrowdStrike and Qualtrics announced a new integration that adds a new layer of security to customer and employee experience programs, giving organizations real-time visibility to detect and address risks proactively. |
| Kyndryl Launches Cyber Defense Operations Center Kyndryl announced the launch of its first Cyber Defense Operations Center, a next-generation command hub that unifies network operations and security operations into a single, integrated operating model. The new Center is located in Bengaluru, India, providing global customers with deep cybersecurity and network operations expertise to accelerate incident response, resilience, and overall IT performance. |
