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| AT&T Plans Responsible AI-Powered Legal Services with OpenAI Collab AT&T has launched a collaboration with OpenAI to transform legal services. This partnership combines AT&T's legal and governance expertise with OpenAI's advanced AI capabilities, focusing on responsible, human-led legal workflows to make institutional knowledge more accessible and efficiently support routine legal work. Human oversight and judgment remain central. |
| Beyond Now Powers CSP Growth with Agentic Platform Beyond Now launched its Agentic Revenue & Ecosystem Orchestration Platform for CSPs and technology providers. The platform enables creating, selling, and monetizing own, partner, and AI-powered services with native agents. It connects fragmented IT and BSS capabilities via one commercial foundation for people, systems, and AI agents. |
| AXON Datum to Bring AI Data Governance to Telecoms AXON Networks introduced AXON Datum, claimed the industry's first data governance and AI sovereignty layer for telecoms, enterprises, and institutions. New platform helps organizations control how data is accessed, protected, and moved in an AI-driven world. Part of the AXON Maestro platform, Datum works with existing data lakes. |
| AWS Commits $50M to White House Genesis Mission Science Accelerator Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced a significant commitment of up to $50 million in cloud credits over three years to bolster the White House's expanded Genesis Mission. Unveiled at the White House Science Summit, the new AWS Golden Age of Science Accelerator aims to remove financial barriers and accelerate scientific breakthroughs. |
| Ribbon Modernizes MTA Critical Infrastructure in North America Ribbon Communications is expanding its longstanding relationship with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to modernize communications across North America’s largest transportation network. This latest phase advances the MTA’s efforts with a more flexible environment, enabling a seamless transition from legacy TDM PBX environments to SIP-based services while preserving existing analog investments and gaining improved efficiency. |
| Arelion and Nokia Expand Optical Spectrum Capacity 21% Arelion and Nokia completed a live trial on their 500-kilometer Amsterdam-London route. This trial, using Nokia's Super C/L open line system and ICE-X 400G/800G ZR+ optics, demonstrated a 21 percent expansion of usable optical spectrum. This capacity increase boosts Arelion's network for high-bandwidth services, including MOFN for AI workloads across data centers. Nokia's modular technology enhances cost efficiency, meeting AI-driven bandwidth demand. |
| Telstra Launches New Perth-Sydney Route Telstra has expanded its Aura Network with a new Perth-Sydney route, strengthening Australia's east-west corridor. This enhances connectivity between Western Australia and the eastern states. The new route links major cloud and data hubs, providing greater capacity and route diversity for data across the country. This investment supports Western Australia's growing economy and its role as an Indo-Pacific hub. |
| etisalat to Boost UAE Connectivity to 500 Tbps for AI Growth etisalat launched a major strategic project to expand its digital infrastructure within the UAE and internationally. This initiative aims to boost international connectivity to over 500 terabits per second by 2030, a twenty-five-fold increase from current capacity. This expansion is vital for supporting the UAE's increasing AI demands and strengthening its global digital position. |
| Xoople Selects KSATlite for Ground Segment-as-a-Service Kongsberg Satellite Services and Xoople have partnered, with Xoople choosing KSATlite to power its innovative satellite constellation ground network. KSATlite, the company's automated Ground Segment-as-a-Service, will manage deployment and operations. KSAT will establish additional ground station sites and develop enhanced capabilities for faster data delivery and increased automation. |
| Singapore to Accelerate AI Deployments with Singtel + Partners Collaboration RE:AI, the sovereign AI cloud business of Singtel Digital InfraCo, has partnered with the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) and the NVIDIA AI Technology Centre. This collaboration aims to accelerate the deployment of AI solutions for enterprises while simultaneously bolstering Singapore's applied AI talent pipeline. The partnership will leverage RE:AI's infrastructure and SNAIC's research expertise to co-create purpose-built AI applications. |
| Juniper Research: Retail Roaming Revenue to Drop $4B by 2031 Juniper Research forecasts global retail roaming revenue to drop from $15.6 billion in 2026 to $11.3 billion by 2031. This decline is largely due to international travelers adopting lower-cost travel eSIMs and increasing regulatory restrictions. Mobile network operators must adapt to growing competition from eSIM providers and implement pre-emptive marketing strategies to protect long-term revenue. |
| TELUS and AST SpaceMobile Advance Smartphone to Satellite Comms TELUS and AST SpaceMobile successfully completed their first satellite-to-smartphone integration test, enabling broadband data, voice calls, and text messages directly between smartphones and satellites. This extends cellular coverage to remote Canadian areas, enhances access to emergency services, and supports remote workers without special equipment. Expected availability to customers within the next year. |
| Deutsche Telekom to Unveil AI Use Cases for Growth & Efficiency Deutsche Telekom is leveraging artificial intelligence to boost growth, efficiency, and network quality across its operations. The company targets 800 million euros in AI-related revenue and 2.5 billion euros in cost savings by 2030, while developing sovereign AI solutions and improving customer experiences. |
| VIVA Bolivia Adopts Totogi Ontology VIVA Bolivia selected the Totogi Ontology for revenue-based network investment evaluations. Totogi unifies VIVA's commercial, cost, and network data into a single model, delivering real-time profitability and cost-to-serve views at customer and site levels. This empowers data-driven investment decisions, linking network performance to VIVA’s SuperApp and advertising business to support digital service growth. VIVA will now rank all network sites by revenue generated. |
| Rogers Finalizes MLSE Buyout and Forms New Sports Division Rogers Communications announced it completed the acquisition of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, increasing its ownership to 100%. Rogers acquired the remaining 25% stake from Kilmer Sports Inc. for C$4.35 billion. A new Rogers Sports business unit will integrate its sports, media, and entertainment holdings. Keith Pelley will remain MLSE President & CEO, taking on additional accountability for Rogers Media. |
| Fraud Report finds Identify Theft Persistent in Financial Apps SentiLink's Fraud Report reveals identity theft hit a record 6.12 percent of financial applications in H1 2026. While the rate declined, it remained above 5 percent, indicating persistent identity fraud risk. Fraudsters are targeting high-value assets like home equity and retirement accounts. The finding comes from the company's fourth Fraud Report, based on more than 170 million applications across banking, lending, and telecom. |
| Rightfiber Finalizes Deal to Acquire Fastwyre's Nebraska Business Rightfiber, a Grain Management portfolio company, has completed the acquisition of Fastwyre Broadband's Nebraska business. This expands Rightfiber's Nebraska footprint, building on the recent Great Plains Communications and Ritter Communications merger. Former Fastwyre customers in Nebraska are now part of Rightfiber, one of the nation's largest independent fiber broadband providers. |
| Zhone Acquires Tellabs Access Zhone Technologies announced its acquisition of Tellabs Access, LLC, a key provider of Optical LAN and broadband access solutions. This strategic move solidifies Zhone's position in the broadband access market and mission-critical networking. The acquisition merges complementary products and market expertise from both organizations. It will expand their global portfolio of fiber access, Optical LAN, and enterprise networking solutions. |
| Kinetic Plans Fiber Expansion with Support from STL Kinetic announced a strategic partnership with STL Optical Connectivity NA to enhance fiber expansion across its 18-state footprint. This collaboration strengthens Kinetic's access to international supply chain resources and innovative fiber deployment technology. Kinetic will deploy STL's CONCAT solution, known as 'Kinetic QuickConnect,' to simplify and accelerate fiber construction, improving build consistency and quality for faster, more reliable aerial and buried fiber builds. |
| ICEYE and Nokia Partner for Sovereign Satellite Communications ICEYE and Nokia announced a partnership to develop secure and sovereign broadband low Earth orbit satellite communications systems for governments and defense customers. These systems, built on trusted European technology, will provide nations with full ownership and control, supporting critical missions from border security to disaster response. The first satellites are expected to launch in 2028. |
| The Big Three Join Forces to End US Dead Zones AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon have formed a joint venture to expand satellite-enabled connectivity and nearly eliminate mobile dead zones across the U.S. The partnership, led by interim CEO Paul Roth, aims to provide reliable service in underserved areas and offer emergency redundancy. |
| Kyndryl Surveyed 2K Tech and Business Leaders, Shares Findings Kyndryl's first global Modernization Report reveals artificial intelligence is reshaping technology expectations. The survey of 2,000 leaders shows AI drives increased mainframe and edge computing use, and network upgrades. Many organizations are behind schedule on modernization due to complexity. Agentic AI accelerates progress, with early adopters seeing stronger outcomes. Modernization is now a board-level business decision, demanding broad coordination across diverse technology environments. |
| Bluebird Fiber Taps Ekinops for Midwest 400G Expansion Ekinops and Bluebird Fiber announced a multi-year partnership to upgrade Bluebird Fiber's Midwest optical network. This agreement enhances backbone capacity, delivering 100G-400G services for data centers, hyperscale operators, and wholesale customers. Bluebird Fiber will deploy Ekinops DWDM Optical Networking solutions to increase flexibility and provide high-capacity, low-latency wave services. This collaboration supports Bluebird's growth strategy in the Midwest AI Corridor. |
| IBM Study: CFOs Lead Enterprise AI Strategy and Guardrails A new global study from the IBM Institute for Business Value reveals that as AI becomes more integrated into enterprise operations, CFOs are taking on a larger role in shaping enterprise priorities around AI. The study of 1,500 CFOs found that 62% report their role has expanded into enterprise technology or AI strategy leadership, with 56% expecting to help design financial and ethical guardrails for AI by 2030. |
| First Orion and Vodafone Extend Branded Calling Service to Ireland First Orion and Vodafone are expanding INFORM Branded Calling to Ireland, leveraging an existing CAMARA-based API integration. This deployment builds on launches in the UK and Germany, advancing trusted business communications across Europe. It helps legitimate businesses reach customers more effectively amidst rising fraudulent calls in Ireland, giving consumers greater confidence in identifying important calls. |
