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VOX Solutions, a TelcoTech provider of advertising-technology and data monetization solutions, has announced that VIVA Bolivia, one of the country’s most innovative mobile network operators, has selected True Signal by VOX as its strategic platform for turning data into new advertising revenue streams.

Iridium Communications Inc., a provider of global voice, data, and PNT satellite services, has announced successful on-air testing of Iridium NTN Direct℠, including two-way message transmission over its low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite network. This milestone marks a significant step forward as Iridium prepares for beta testing and commercial service of Iridium NTN Direct in 2026.

Ericsson has announced the launch of its 5G Advanced location services offering, a comprehensive suite of innovations designed to redefine location-based services across commercial 5G Standalone (SA) networks. Set for release in Q1 2026, this breakthrough places Ericsson as the leader in 5G positioning technology, offering a scalable and fully integrated solution on top of Ericsson’s dual-mode 5G Core.

Proximus has chosen Nokia to modernize its online charging system and voice core, adopting innovative, cloud-native solutions to enhance automation and support new business models.

Ooredoo Group and Syntys announced that Syntys has acquired Q Data QFZ LLC, which operates hyperscale data centre facilities in Qatar serving leading cloud and AI customers, with 5MW live and 7.5MW under development.

Cisco has announced a multi-year partnership with Georgetown University to modernize the campus network, delivering advanced connectivity and new digital experiences powered by Cisco’s latest networking technologies.

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), the global industry body dedicated to driving the seamless and interoperable service experience of Wi-Fi across the global wireless ecosystem, has released the report “Enterprise Security for Private 5G Networks”.

Around the world, first responders rely heavily on paging and callout services to quickly alert emergency services personnel on call to incidents, provide them with short and precise information about the incident at hand, and to find out who is able to respond. Callout is a defined specification developed by TCCA for TETRA networks for critical two-way alerting, but to date there has been no parallel specification for 3GPP 4G and 5G broadband networks.

Nokia has been selected by altafiber to support the technology provider’s comprehensive, multi-gigabit network expansion in Ohio and across Hawaii, where the company does business as Hawaiian Telcom.

IDEMIA Secure Transactions has been selected for the deployment of the Réseau Radio du Futur (RRF), the new nationwide secure and very high-speed priority mobile communication system for the French public safety and emergency services.

Simwood, a UK-based software-defined carrier, has launched a new generation of Conversational AI Agents that enable carriers and MSPs to deploy, scale and monetise AI-powered voice and messaging services for enterprise customers.

Global technology group e& and IBM have announced a strategic collaboration to advance towards an enterprise-grade agentic AI foundation at e&, starting with policy, risk, and compliance. Unveiled at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, the initiative reflects e&'s move beyond traditional natural language processing (NLP)-based chatbots toward governed, action-oriented AI embedded in core enterprise systems.