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Rocket Lab buys Iridium to expand global telecom connectivity

Rocket Lab acquiring the Iridium telecom network creates a vertically-integrated satellite connectivity operator. Rocket Lab will purchase Iridium Communications in a transaction valuing the enterprise at $8 billion. The cash and stock deal prices Irid…

Telefónica completes 17 edge computing nodes across Spain

Telefónica has activated 17 edge computing nodes across Spain, localising enterprise data processing near the network perimeter. The deployment executes the operator’s Edge Plan, pushing computational hardware out of centralised facilities and into reg…

Ericsson brings agentic AI to core networks

Ericsson has extended its multi-vendor automation platform to core networks, providing operators with unified management capabilities. Telecom operators require consolidated control over complex infrastructure. Ericsson addresses this demand by expandi…

Ericsson brings agentic AI to core networks

Ericsson has extended its multi-vendor automation platform to core networks, providing operators with unified management capabilities. Telecom operators require consolidated control over complex infrastructure. Ericsson addresses this demand by expandi…

Mavenir launches telecom AI token billing infrastructure

Mavenir has launched a billing-grade infrastructure platform allowing telecom operators to monetise AI tokens directly through existing BSS (Business Support Systems). Network operators face deep integration challenges when attempting to monetise large…

Verizon deploys Ericsson private 5G edge networks worldwide

Verizon has expanded its private 5G alliance with Ericsson to deliver localised edge computing and cloud orchestration to global enterprises. Hannes Ekström, SVP and Head of Customer Unit, Verizon at Ericsson Americas, said: “Enterprises are rapi…

NTT, SK Group bet $500M on photonics to solve AI power drain

NTT, SK Group, and Chunghwa Telecom have pooled $500 million into a fund for AI infrastructure built on the IOWN photonics architecture. The vehicle – IOWN AI Fund, managed by the newly-incorporated IOWN Global Capital – channels capital toward compani…

BT bolsters network security with Anthropic Claude Mythos AI

BT has joined Anthropic Project Glasswing to deploy the Claude Mythos Preview AI model against network security vulnerabilities. Telecom operators face continuous pressure to automate threat detection. BT alone prevents four million cyberattacks across…

Nokia turns 2000km production fibre route into active sensor

Nokia has converted a 2000km production fibre route into an active distributed sensor network using optical tomography. Network operators manage vast stretches of fibre optic cable across terrestrial paths and seabeds, facing constant anxiety regarding…

Nokia turns 2000km production fibre route into active sensor

Nokia has converted a 2000km production fibre route into an active distributed sensor network using optical tomography. Network operators manage vast stretches of fibre optic cable across terrestrial paths and seabeds, facing constant anxiety regarding…