Viavi Solutions, a leading technology firm, has extended an ambitious £1 billion acquisition deal to Spirent Communications. The anticipated merger could unlock enhanced capabilities across artificial intelligence, machine learning, security, and cloud-native architecture.
At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024, BT’s Division X unveiled a significant advancement in their technology offerings, introducing a multi-million-pound investment in a narrowband Internet of Things (NB IoT) network. This move is poised to revolutionize the IoT landscape across various sectors, promising a new era of smart cities and advanced agriculture. Chris Keone, the Managing Director of Division X, shared insights into how this technology is setting the stage for futuristic urban environments and industry transformations.
Unveiling the next generation of wireless systems, the ENLIGHT’EM project has skillfully pioneered advances in visible light communication (VLC) and power efficiency for light-emitting diodes (LEDs), particularly in tricky IoT scenarios. Brought to life by the passionate team at IMDEA Networks, this venture stands at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and sustainability, delivering innovative solutions and triumphantly winning the European EIT Jumpstarter competition.
Enreach, Europe’s leading provider of converged contact solutions, announced that it has unveiled its new Enreach Contact App Suite solution to partners and customers in Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Latvia. The solution delivers the robust capabilities available within the Enreach Contact cloud communications platform, providing users with a seamless and consistent communications and collaboration experience across disparate mobile and desktop environments. Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Latvia are the first markets to receive this new technology. Enreach plans to introduce the App Suite in other European markets throughout the year.
CELLSMART, the cellular intelligence brand of SmartCIC Technologies, has launched an initiative to capture independent and enterprise-grade cellular intelligence across 30 National Football League (NFL) cities across the US. It will use artificial intelligence (AI) to optimise testing routes to achieve maximum data density to support predictive analytics while reducing its carbon footprint. Testing kicks off in Florida in April 2024 and will run throughout the year.
In a remarkable acknowledgment of its innovative contributions to the retail sector, x-hoppers has been distinguished with two prestigious accolades at the 2024 Merit Awards for Telecom. The company clinched a Gold award in the AI Services category and a Silver in Connecting the Unconnected, solidifying its reputation as a pioneer in leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to transform the retail experience for both customers and employees.
LRQA Nettitude, a leading cybersecurity solutions provider, and LogRhythm, the company helping security teams stop breaches by turning disconnected data and signals into trustworthy insights, are offering managed support for LogRhythm’s cloud-native, security incident and event management (SIEM) platform, LogRhythm Axon.
A research team led by Professor Wang Cheng from the Department of Electrical Engineering (EE) at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) has developed a world-leading microwave photonic chip that is capable of performing ultrafast analog electronic signal processing and computation using optics.
At the recent MWC Barcelona 2024, industry leaders Huawei convened the Green Development Elite Club, a stage for key representatives from prominent organizations to illuminate their vision and effort for Green Target Networks. These networks aim to foster sustainable growth, using state-of-the-art computing power and AI to transform operations.
Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc. has launched Virtuora® IA, an innovative suite of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered network applications. This breakthrough technology, designed to enhance the performance of mobile network operators (MNOs) with significantly streamlined operations, incorporates network-focused machine learning (ML) models and deep telecommunications expertise. By leveraging neural network modeling, Virtuora IA aims to offer MNOs a substantial edge in the competitive 5G arena and future markets.
