TELUS, L-SPARK Launch Sovereign AI Accelerator
TELUS and L‑SPARK have launched the TELUS Sovereign AI Accelerator, a six‑month program that gives Canadian AI startups access to the country’s most powerful sovereign AI supercomputer and tailored business advisory support. The inaugural cohort includes Airy3D, Codalio, Edge Signal, PataBid and TopoLift, spanning sectors such as robotics, retail, construction and enterprise software. Participants receive compute credits powered by 99% renewable energy and one‑on‑one guidance from L‑SPARK’s executive advisors. The initiative aims to fast‑track product development, secure customer relationships and build investor networks, strengthening Canada’s AI ecosystem.
EuNetworks Launches New Frankfurt-Strasbourg Fibre Route
euNetworks has completed a new 247‑km long‑haul fibre route linking Frankfurt and Strasbourg, the latest addition to its Super Highway network. The line provides direct, low‑latency connectivity to more than 76 data centres in the Frankfurt metro area and integrates...
Pinecone Expands in Europe with New Frankfurt Cloud Region
Pinecone announced the launch of its serverless vector database in the AWS Europe (Frankfurt) region, giving German, Austrian, Swiss and broader EU customers low‑latency AI workloads and local data residency. The rollout coincides with a suite of product upgrades, including...
Los Angeles Convention Center Taps Boldyn Networks to Deploy Wi‑Fi 7
The Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC) has completed its first year of a Boldyn Networks‑designed Wi‑Fi 7 deployment, delivering next‑generation connectivity to more than 2.5 million annual visitors. The upgrade raised backbone capacity to 25 Gbps, doubled device connections and quadrupled bandwidth by adding...
Ishan Technologies Launches ‘Mera Broadband’ in Gujarat
Ishan Technologies, a pan‑India ICT provider, rebranded its consumer broadband service to Mera Broadband and began an expanded high‑speed rollout in Gujarat’s key cities, including Surat, Ahmedabad and Rajkot. The company targets 500,000 subscribers over the next few years as...
NTT DATA Unveils Multivendor Agentic Services Experience for Enterprise Infra
NTT DATA launched its Software Defined Infrastructure (SDI) Services Agent, a conversational, multivendor orchestration platform for enterprise IT. The agent acts as a digital twin, using natural‑language prompts to sense, reason and act across networking, hybrid data‑centers, cybersecurity and digital‑workplace...
Zain Launches ‘Regulatory Academy’ with GSMA Advance
Zain Group has teamed with GSMA Advance to launch the Zain Regulatory Academy, an industry‑first training hub under its Inclusion, Diversity & Equity University (IDEU). The academy delivers GSMA‑accredited public‑policy and regulatory‑impact certification through self‑paced modules, expert seminars and regional...
Askey Picks pureLiFi to Bring LiFi to the Mass Market
Askey announced a partnership with pureLiFi to embed the company’s proprietary LiFi bridge directly into its 5G fixed‑wireless access (FWA) customer premises equipment. The all‑in‑one solution combines a high‑performance 5G modem with through‑window wireless power, delivering gigabit‑class indoor broadband without...
VIAVI Invests in PCIe 7.0 Protocol Analysis Testing Platform
VIAVI Solutions announced a new PCIe 7.0 protocol analysis platform built around its Xgig family of analyzers, exercisers and high‑performance interposers. The chassis will debut at the PCI‑SIG Developers Conference on May 6‑7, 2026 in Santa Clara. PCIe 7.0 operates at 128 GT/s, delivering twice...
Adtran, GLDS Partner to Drive Zero-Touch Automation for Subscriber Lifecycle Management
Adtran and GLDS have expanded their partnership to deliver a billing‑driven, zero‑touch automation solution for subscriber lifecycle management. The integration links Adtran’s Intellifi managed Wi‑Fi platform with GLDS’s BroadHub system, enabling automatic provisioning, activation, and updates across access and in‑home...
ECSite, VIAVI Partner to Drive Hyperscale Data Center Fiber Testing
ECSite has integrated its end‑to‑end automation platform with VIAVI’s SmartClass Fiber MPOLx test sets, creating a streamlined workflow for hyperscale data‑center fiber testing. The combined solution automates test execution, validation, and cloud‑based reporting, cutting manual error rates from 10% to...
MTN Names Lwazi Bam as Group Chief Risk Officer
MTN Group appointed Lwazi Bam as Group Chief Risk Officer effective June 1, 2026. Bam, former Deloitte Africa CEO, will join the executive committee to oversee enterprise‑wide risk and compliance. The move supports MTN’s Ambition 2030 strategy targeting data growth and...
How Vonage and Girls Who Code Are Closing the Gender Gap in Tech
Vonage, an Ericsson subsidiary, has renewed its partnership with Girls Who Code to launch a virtual summer Pathways Program for high‑school students. The curriculum covers web development, cybersecurity, AI, data science and game design, with Vonage providing mentorship on network‑powered...
Sekhar Pemmasani Calls for Deeper Industry Role to Shape 6G Future
The COAI DigiCom Summit 2026 brought together government officials, regulators and telecom leaders to chart India’s next digital phase. Minister Sekhar Pemmasani called for a deeper industry role in shaping 6G, emphasizing design‑led manufacturing, export‑grade testing and joint‑venture R&D. He...
India’s Defence Leaders Call for Sovereign Space Capabilities as Warfare Enters New Domain
India’s top defence and space leaders convened at the Indian Defence Space Symposium 2026 in New Delhi, urging the rapid development of sovereign, resilient space capabilities. General Anil Chauhan emphasized distributed, AI‑enabled architectures co‑developed with industry and start‑ups, while DRDO...
Planters Broadband Selects Ribbon to Launch New 400G/800G- Ready Optical Route
Ribbon Communications announced that Planters Broadband will deploy its Apollo 9608 optical platform together with the Muse automation suite to launch a new 400G/800G‑ready route across Georgia. The solution provides high‑density, coherent optics and centralized orchestration, enabling rapid capacity expansion...
GSA Unveils New State of the Market Report
The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) released its 2026 State of the Market report, showing that 5G is moving from rapid rollout to a phase focused on network quality and service differentiation. The report notes 392 operators have launched 5G,...
TELUS PureFibre Brings 5 Gbps Internet Speeds to Calgary-Bonavista
TELUS, together with Fibre Connect and Ledcor, will roll out its PureFibre FTTP service to Calgary‑Bonavista, adding the community to the 1.2 million Alberta homes and businesses already covered. The deployment involves more than 250,000 metres of underground fibre and will deliver...
Wadaro Becomes Simphonic, Bags Investment to Drive Deployment
Simphonic, formerly Wadaro, released a white paper showing that 40.5% of device‑side QoE events captured via SIM applets are negative experiences invisible to traditional network KPIs, with 59.4% occurring at subscribers' primary locations. The study proposes a Customer Experience Index...
China Unicom, Huawei Elevate E-Town Race-Day Experiences with 5G-A GigaUplink
China Unicom and Huawei deployed a 5G‑A GigaUplink network for the Beijing E‑Town Half‑Marathon, using 3.5 GHz and 2.1 GHz bands to guarantee 20 Mbps uplink reliability exceeding 99.6 % and a peak speed of 677 Mbps. The high‑capacity link supported 4K/8K live broadcasting, real‑time...
DID Telecom, Cataleya Partner to Bring Flagship Infrastructure in Amsterdam
DID Telecom and Cataleya announced a strategic partnership to launch a flagship telecom infrastructure hub in Amsterdam. The new facility will serve as a high‑capacity, secure platform for voice and number services, reinforcing Amsterdam’s role as a key EU interconnection...
PSA Singapore Taps Motorola Solutions to Drive Safety and Efficiency
PSA Singapore has selected Motorola Solutions’ TETRA digital radio system to boost safety and operational efficiency as it expands the Tuas Mega Port. The network currently supports more than 4,000 users and handles roughly 540,000 voice calls daily, coordinating 24/7...
How Proximus Is Delivering Sovereign Cloud Services for European Institutions
Proximus has been selected in the European Commission’s Cloud III tender as one of four suppliers for a six‑year framework delivering sovereign cloud services to EU institutions. The contract covers the European Commission, Parliament, Council, EEAS and roughly 70 agencies, providing...
Rogers Expands Satellite-to-Mobile Coverage to the US
Rogers announced that its satellite‑to‑mobile service now extends an additional 1.3 million square kilometres into the United States, thanks to a partnership with T‑Mobile’s T‑Satellite network. The expansion lets Canadian subscribers roaming in the U.S. stay connected in areas without traditional...
Motorola Solutions Unveils R&D and Customer Experience Center in Florida
Motorola Solutions opened a modern R&D and Customer Experience Center in Plantation, Florida, dedicated to designing, developing, and testing its land mobile radio (LMR) portfolio. The facility expands the company's five‑decade presence in Broward County and includes design, engineering and...
Mercy Ships Selects Wilson Connectivity to Enable Seamless Cellular Connectivity
Wilson Connectivity has partnered with Mercy Ships to outfit the Africa Mercy II hospital ship with its Zinwave wideband distributed antenna system (DAS). The DAS delivers native cellular, private mobile radio and private 5G connectivity without satellite‑based fees or logins, automatically linking to...
Zen Internet Partners with Eero to Enhance Business Connectivity Offering
Zen Internet has teamed up with eero, an Amazon‑owned mesh Wi‑Fi provider, to bundle eero Business across its full‑fibre broadband portfolio. The move targets UK small and medium‑sized enterprises that struggle with indoor Wi‑Fi coverage despite having fiber connections. Zen’s...
SkyFiber Picks Nokia to Build Fiber Network in Northern Nevada
SkyFiber, the largest Nevada recipient of U.S. BEAD funding, has chosen Nokia to build a fiber‑to‑the‑home network across underserved Northern Nevada. Nokia will supply optical transport, IP edge routing, and fixed‑access equipment, while partner VarData will manage integration and support....
Italtel, Quantum Bridge Partner to Protect Critical Communications
Italian system integrator Italtel has formed a strategic partnership with Canadian quantum‑security specialist Quantum Bridge Technologies to deliver post‑quantum communication solutions worldwide. The collaboration aims to embed quantum‑safe encryption into existing network infrastructures, targeting telecom operators, enterprises, and critical‑infrastructure owners....
Auckland International Airport Picks Spark as Telecommunications Partner
Spark has secured an exclusive partnership to operate telecommunications stores in the duty‑free precinct of Auckland International Airport, giving it the sole provider status in the arrivals area. The deal places Spark in front of roughly 4.9 million international travelers each...
Japan Airlines Taps SES to Expand Multi-Orbit Inflight Connectivity
Japan Airlines has partnered with satellite operator SES to equip its long‑haul fleet with multi‑orbit inflight connectivity. The deal covers 20 Airbus A350‑900s, 10 Boeing 787‑9s in line‑fit and 11 787‑9s as retrofits, with installations slated to begin in 2027‑2028....
Calero Unveils ConnectIQ Orchestration Engine for Enterprise
Calero has launched ConnectIQ, an orchestration and automation engine that turns technology expense insights into immediate actions across telecom, mobility, SaaS and market data management. The platform uses an event‑driven architecture to detect issues the moment they arise and trigger...
CESNET, Ribbon Achieve PoC in Quantum-Secured Optical Networking
Ribbon Communications announced the successful completion of a quantum key distribution (QKD) proof‑of‑concept with CESNET, the Czech Republic’s national academic network. The test used Ribbon’s Apollo optical platform to deliver Layer‑1 encryption with virtually zero latency, proving quantum‑secured transmission can...
Harmonic Drives Hybrid Streaming Leadership with AI, Cloud Innovations
Harmonic unveiled upgrades to its hybrid streaming platform that combine AI‑agent connectivity via the Model Context Protocol (MCP), cloud‑native deployment on Red Hat OpenShift, and intelligent, policy‑driven asset orchestration. The solution lets service providers integrate custom AI agents for root‑cause analysis,...
Fiber Monitoring | ProRail Selects Adtran to Strengthen Nationwide Rail Network
ProRail, the Dutch railway operator, has deployed Adtran’s ALM in‑service fiber monitoring solution across its 4,600 km backbone. The 16‑port system provides real‑time visibility into fiber health, alerting operators to breaks, degradation and abnormal attenuation. Implemented with TrueCom, the solution integrates...
Zoom Expands Contact Center Capabilities in India
Zoom Communications announced that its Zoom Contact Center now offers native Indian phone numbers in six major telecom circles, including Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh & Telangana. The service is backed by a pan‑India Unified License and local...
RINA Wireless Taps Mavenir to Bring Crystal-Clear Voice to Rural America
RINA Wireless has selected Mavenir to replace its legacy voice core with a cloud‑native, containerized solution that supports IMS, VoLTE, VoWiFi and voicemail. The new multi‑vendor deployment runs on Mavenir’s 4G/5G non‑standalone packet core, extending a relationship that began with...
Ai+ Smartphone Unveils Nova Series, Expands Into Tablets, Wearables
Ai+ Smartphone unveiled its Nova Series—three 5G phones (Nova 2, Nova 2 Ultra, Nova Flip)—alongside its first tablet, PulseTab, and new audio and wearables. Prices start at roughly $110 for Nova 2 and $122 for the tablet, with premium models up to $366. The devices...
SIMPL Unveils Compass Dashboard to Enable Real-Time IoT Network Visibility
SIMPL Wireless introduced the Compass Dashboard, a SaaS‑based eUICC orchestration platform that consolidates IoT connectivity, carrier contracts, and device profiles into a single interface. The solution enables instant activation and real‑time visibility, shrinking deployment cycles from months to as little...
Ethio Telecom Picks Ericsson to Drive Network Expansion
Ericsson and Ethiopia’s state‑owned operator Ethio telecom signed a deal at Mobile World Congress 2026 to modernise and expand the country’s mobile network. The agreement covers deployment of remote and Massive MIMO radios, microwave links and RAN transport across 1,500 sites,...
Zayo Europe Joins GNM-IX
Zayo Europe has joined the GNM‑IX Internet exchange, bolstering the pan‑European interconnection ecosystem. GNM‑IX already interconnects more than 700 autonomous system numbers and handles over 10.7 Tbps of peak traffic. Zayo’s extensive fibre backbone across major European metros adds low‑latency, high‑capacity...
Proximus First Operator to Launch 5G+ in Belgium
Proximus has become the first Belgian operator to launch a standalone 5G+ network, offering a cloud‑native core that delivers higher stability, superior call quality and simultaneous voice‑data use. The rollout begins with business customers on compatible SIMs and will expand...
How Rogers Satellite Is Driving Connectivity for Great Canadian Outdoors
Rogers Satellite has added support for Messenger and onX, turning smartphones into reliable communication and navigation tools for hikers, fishers, hunters and travellers in remote Canadian regions. The service now delivers voice, video and text messaging, offline maps, land‑ownership data...
VIAVI, Ground Control Partner to Enable Assured Maritime Vessel Tracking and Navigation
VIAVI Solutions has teamed with satellite‑communications specialist Ground Control to embed its Secure µPNT STL‑1000 receiver into the RockFLEET Assured maritime tracking platform. The compact, software‑defined device works with VIAVI’s SecureTime altGNSS LEO service to deliver precise timing and positioning even when...
Vodacom Tanzania Modernises M-Pesa with $28m Infra Upgrade
Vodacom Tanzania has completed a $28 million upgrade of its M‑Pay platform, replacing the legacy G2 system with a next‑generation fintech architecture. The modernised platform reduces downtime from hours to minutes and adds stronger security layers. It also expands transaction capacity...
TCCA White Paper Gives Direction on Building Cybersecurity Into Critical Communications
The Telecoms Critical Communications Association (TCCA) has published its first white paper on cybersecurity for mission‑critical broadband networks, marking a key step toward securing 4G and 5G‑enabled communications. The document outlines international standards, frameworks and deployment models, and stresses the...
Global Provider of Professional Mobile Devices RugGear Joins TCCA
RugGear, a global maker of rugged mobile devices for emergency services and critical industries, announced its membership in the Telecommunications Certification Consortium Alliance (TCCA). The move aligns the company with a standards‑focused ecosystem that shapes open, interoperable solutions for mission‑critical...
NIE Networks Selects BT to Drive Enhanced Connectivity and Security
BT announced a contract worth up to £200 million (approximately $250 million) with Northern Ireland Electricity Networks (NIE Networks) to provide enhanced connectivity, cybersecurity and IT services. The five‑year agreement, with an option to extend another ten years, will modernise the 2,300 km transmission...
Nokia Bags New 5G RAN Deal with Virgin Media O2
Virgin Media O2 has selected Nokia to provide a multi‑year 5G Radio Access Network deployment across the UK, extending a partnership that spans over two decades. Nokia will deliver its AirScale portfolio, featuring modular baseband, energy‑efficient Massive MIMO radios, and...
Vodafone Idea Taps Ciena to Deliver High-Capacity Connectivity
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has partnered with Ciena to upgrade its transport network using Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) coherent optical technology on the 6500 platform. The deployment achieved a 1.6 Tb/s capacity on Vi’s meshed Data Center Interconnect, enabling the carrier to offer...