Telefonica Deutschland joins Blue Planet for concept trial of agentic 5G slicing
GERMANY 23 JUN

Telefonica Deutschland joins Blue Planet for concept trial of agentic 5G slicing

Telefonica Deutschland has completed a proof of concept (PoC) with Ciena's Blue Planet to gauge agentic AI's capability in drawing up complex telecom offerings such as advanced 5G network slices. The joint concept trial was delivered as part of an ongoing transformation of Telefonica Deutschland's OSS systems aimed at achieving higher levels of network autonomy. AI agents are being tested in Telefonica Deutschland's Multi-Domain Service Orchestration environment, which aims to facilitate end-to-end orchestr

Kazakhstan, Belgium sign agreements on AI, science and space technologies
BELGIUM 23 JUN

Kazakhstan, Belgium sign agreements on AI, science and space technologies

Kazakhstan and Belgium have signed a number of strategic agreements aimed at advancing artificial intelligence, science, digital infrastructure, and space technologies. As reported by Kazakhstan's Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development, the documents were signed during the visit of Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to Belgium.

Evroc, KPMG Sweden announce sovereign cloud partnership
SWEDEN 23 JUN

Evroc, KPMG Sweden announce sovereign cloud partnership

Sweden-based cloud company Evroc has announced a partnership with KPMG Sweden to provide a single, end-to-end pathway to operational sovereignty for companies in highly regulated and mission-critical sectors. The joint offering be based on the Evroc platform, the only fully sovereign cloud and AI stack in Europe.

Viavi extends test suite into GPU fabrics based on UEC spec
GLOBAL 23 JUN

Viavi extends test suite into GPU fabrics based on UEC spec

Viavi Solutions is launching an Ultra Ethernet Transport (UET) validation case in its Viavi TestCenter suite. The test case allows customers to probe AI-targeted data centre fabrics that would rely on the Ultra Ethernet spec, without incurring GPU infrastructure expenses sooner than needed. Once launched, customers can deploy TestCenter to run simulations of the UET transport layer, emulating stateful AI traffic patterns such as congestion-controlled traffic and dynamic multipathing at scale. Viavi said its

Nokia to pitch expanded AI agent roadmap and rApp-ready SMO interface at DTW
GLOBAL 23 JUN

Nokia to pitch expanded AI agent roadmap and rApp-ready SMO interface at DTW

Nokia is present at this year's DTW Ignite event to highlight its expanded roster of AI agents, including a new Agent Library rolled out in the latest iteration of its Autonomous Networks Suite. The announcement comes as Nokia is working with Google Cloud to implement several agents in its service assurance platform. At DTW 2026, Nokia is additionally spotlighting broader AI-driven frameworks to advance its IP, fixed, and optical network portfolios, providing a basis for higher levels of network autonomy, w

Microamp wins EU funding to advance AI-RAN platform for 6G-era links
EUROPE 23 JUN

Microamp wins EU funding to advance AI-RAN platform for 6G-era links

Microamp, a Poland-based 5G mmWave vendor, has been awarded EUR 6.5 million from the EU's scale-up platform for deep tech business models. The capital from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator consists of a EUR 4 million equity investment and a EUR 2.5 million grant award. Microamp will use the cash to advance its upcoming Any-G mmWave AI-RAN Wireless platform, tailored to AI-capable mmWave links in the 6G era.

Samsung's UFS 5.0 flash chip set for Q4 production
GLOBAL 23 JUN

Samsung's UFS 5.0 flash chip set for Q4 production

Samsung announced it will commence production of its Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 5.0 chip in Q4, amid speculation it could be incorporated into Galaxy S27 smartphones next year. The vendor plans to supply several variants of its flash storage chip in capacities ranging up to 1 TB. 

Cisco buys WideField Security to equip Splunk with SOC-grade agentic AI observability
GLOBAL 23 JUN

Cisco buys WideField Security to equip Splunk with SOC-grade agentic AI observability

Cisco is acquiring California-based WideField Security to bolster agentic AI-targeted security operations centre (SOC) workloads in its big data observability suite Splunk. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Cisco said WideField's core technology would dovetail with Splunk to inject in-depth context into monitoring of AI agent activity, including signals from the Cisco Identity Intelligence tool.

Firebird AI factory in Armenia nears completion of first phase
ARMENIA 23 JUN

Firebird AI factory in Armenia nears completion of first phase

Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan said that the Firebird AI data centre, currently under construction in Armenia, is a strategically important initiative, reports Arka.am. The current activities and upcoming programs of the AI Factory were discussed at a meeting chaired by the prime minister, the government press service reported. 

Nokia intros Gemini-based assurance agents to accelerate fault resolutions
GLOBAL 23 JUN

Nokia intros Gemini-based assurance agents to accelerate fault resolutions

Nokia and Google Cloud are collaborating to bring Gemini-built AI agents to telecoms use cases, with a focus on automating network IT and resolving system bottlenecks. Six specialised agents powered by Gemini multi-mode AI technology will roll out in the Nokia Assurance Center, a service assurance platform for telecoms, neutral hosts and enterprise networks. The partnership deploys agents to accelerate processing of telecoms-grade assurance data, allowing operators to identify and respond to critical networ

Altice Labs pioneers AI-native telecom operations with NOSSIS One upgrade
PORTUGAL 23 JUN

Altice Labs pioneers AI-native telecom operations with NOSSIS One upgrade

Altice Labs is advancing telecom operations with the integration of AI agents into its NOSSIS One suite, aiming for "AI-native" and autonomous systems. Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers for NOSSIS One expose specific NOSSIS One capabilities as standardised tools, built on TM Forum Open APIs. This allows AI agents, copilots, and intelligent assistants to easily access operational context, retrieve data, and perform actions across assurance, fulfilment, and inventory functions.

Anthropic agrees supply deal, investment from Micron Technology
GLOBAL 23 JUN

Anthropic agrees supply deal, investment from Micron Technology

Micron Technology announced a strategic agreement with Anthropic that spans memory and storage AI architecture design, supply and demand, enterprise adoption of Claude across Micron and a strategic investment in Anthropic's Series H funding round. The agreement directly links the demands of frontier AI models to how infrastructure is designed, supplied, and deployed at scale, Micron said in a statement. 

HONG KONG 23 JUN

HTHK launches AI product suite with Inmo GO3 Smart Glasses, AI Travel Planner service

Hutchison Telecommunications (Hong Kong) (HTHK) has introduced a suite of AI-based products and services. Spanning multiple use cases, the offerings are available for both consumer and enterprise customers. 3 Hong Kong and 3Supreme have launched the Inmo GO3 AI glasses, the international retail version powered by Gemini and ChatGPT language models.

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 23 JUN

Anthropic opens Seoul office, expands partnerships across South Korea

Anthropic has opened a new office in Seoul and announced a series of partnerships with South Korean enterprises, startups, research institutions and government organisations as it expands its presence in the country. The company also signed an MoU with South Korea's ministry of science and ICT covering AI safety and cybersecurity cooperation. The agreement includes collaboration with the Korea AI Safety Institute on evaluating AI model safety in the Korean language and the exchange of information relating t

GLOBAL 23 JUN

OpenAI expands in cybersecurity market with Daybreak partner programme

OpenAI is expanding in the cybersecurity market with a new partner programme and upgraded GPT model to track bugs and vulnerabilities. GPT‑5.5‑Cyber is available to a limited group of "trusted defenders" to start, while the Codex Security plugin has been updated to help streamline the process of logging and patching security risks. The Daybreak Cyber Partner Program will work with other security vendors to expand access to the OpenAI cybersecurity tools in their products and services.

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 23 JUN

KT M Mobile launches ChatGPT-based tariff recommendation service

KT M Mobile, the mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) majority owned by Korea Telecom (KT), has launched a conversational AI service that recommends mobile tariffs based on customer requirements and usage patterns. The new service, available through KT M Mobile's direct online sales channel, uses ChatGPT to help users identify suitable mobile plans through natural language interactions. The company said the service is available to both existing subscribers and non-customers.

GLOBAL 23 JUN

NTT Data launches AI agent service for consumer goods product planning

NTT Data has launched an AI agent service aimed at accelerating early-stage product planning processes for food, beverage and consumer goods companies, with global availability scheduled from July 2026. The operator said the service is designed to support activities including idea generation, internal reviews and product concept development, which can traditionally take several months. The platform enables product concepts to be generated and structured in minutes for internal evaluation and decision-making

AUSTRALIA 23 JUN

Centuria raises AUD 300 mln to expand AI factory pipeline

Centuria Capital Group has launched a fully underwritten AUD 300 million equity raising to support the expansion of its AI factory business through neocloud provider ResetData and progress a pipeline of future data centre developments. The raising comprises a AUD 200 million institutional placement and a AUD 100 million accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer. Centuria said the proceeds would help accelerate existing and planned AI factory deployments, support customer onboarding and advance a pipeli

GLOBAL 22 JUN

Mavenir unveils agentic telecoms layer built to TM Forum spec

Mavenir is preparing to launch a TM Forum-compliant framework for agentic telecoms implementations. The Agentic Service Assurance Framework complies with TM Forum's IG1251 and IG1453 specifications, and was announced ahead of the alliance's DTW Ignite event in Copenhagen.

GLOBAL 22 JUN

Radcom intros analytic design module with 10-second resolution to support agentic ops

Radcom has introduced an analytics configuration module in its network service assurance suite Radcom ACE. The Analytics Design Module (ADM) is used to define and configure network analytics, key performance indicators (KPIs) and alarm thresholds. Launching in Q3, ADM draws on Radcom ACE's assurance data and correlates it on the fly with Call Detail Record (CDR) sessions to create reliable datasets for analysis.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 22 JUN

E& outlines path to autonomous network in TM Forum white paper

E& and TM Forum have launched a new white paper on the UAE operator's path to a fully autonomous network. The paper sets out E& UAE's vision to move from traditional automation towards AI-native, intent-driven and closed-loop operations. It provides a structured blueprint for how telecom operators can evolve network operations from manual and reactive models to intelligent, self-optimising and self-healing networks, while keeping human governance and policy controls at the centre, the company said.

EUROPE 22 JUN

Italtel, OctaiPipe using AI to cut data centre cooling costs

Italian ICT firm Italtel and deep-tech company OctaiPipe have partnered to deploy an AI system designed to help operators meet rising power demands and tighter European regulations by substantially reducing energy use in data centres. The technology, already deployed at a 2MW carrier-neutral facility owned by a major Italian group, has reduced cooling-related energy costs by up to 30 percent and improved overall site efficiency by more than 10 percent, said the partners.

BRAZIL 22 JUN

Cetic report shows Brazilian companies increase use of AI in 2025

The latest Cetic.br report shows that 17 percent of Brazilian enterprises utilised AI in 2025, up from 13 percent the previous year. AI adoption grew to 15 percent among small firms and reached 50 percent among large corporations. Generative AI and automated language tools led the charge. Natural language generation tools jumped 10 percentage points to a 30 percent adoption rate among AI-using firms. Turnkey, off-the-shelf software remains the primary implementation method (80%), though internal AI developm

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 22 JUN

Vertical Data partners with Ascenty to support AI workloads in LatAm

AI infrastructure firm Vertical Data has teamed up with Ascenty to simplify the deployment of high-performance computing workloads in Latin America. The partnership unites Vertical Data's hardware acquisition, GPU financing, and managed services with Ascenty's data centre infrastructure across 40 locations in Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Colombia. The joint offering targets regulated industries such as banking, telecom and government that require dense GPU clusters for AI training and inference.

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