ZTE boosts LATAM broadband with Performance+, Efficiency+, Experience+
📅 - Mexico City, Mexico, October 23, 2025 - ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a global leading provider of integrated information and communication technology solutions, has shared its Performance+, Efficiency+, Experience+ strategy to support operators in creating new broadband value in Latin America, addressing the region's sluggish ARPU growth and paving the way for sustainable digital evolution.
As the global telecom industry enters the post-connectivity era, traditional revenue streams are plateauing and ARPU growth remains sluggish. In Latin America, for example, Omdia forecasts that fixed broadband revenue will grow from USD 36.5 billion to USD 45.7 billion over the next five [...][... Check source for end of article ...]
📅 - Crusoe and Starcloud Partner to Launch the First Cloud in Space - Crusoe, the vertically integrated AI infrastructure provider known for coupling high-performance computing with clean energy solutions, has announced a landmark partnership with Starcloud - the first company building AI data centers in space. The collaboration aims to make Crusoe the first public cloud provider to run workloads beyond Earth's atmosphere.
Under the agreement, Crusoe will deploy its Crusoe Cloud platform aboard a Starcloud satellite set to launch in late 2026. The project will inaugurate a new era of off-planet computing, with limited GPU capacity expected to be available to customers by early 2027. The companies say the initiative represents a step change in the evolution [...]
📅 - Airtel Partners with IBM to Boost Cloud and AI for Enterprises - Bharti Airtel, one of India's leading telecommunications and digital infrastructure providers, has announced a strategic partnership with IBM to strengthen its Airtel Cloud platform and accelerate AI adoption across India's enterprise landscape. The collaboration combines IBM's expertise in hybrid cloud, AI infrastructure, and automation with Airtel's telco-grade reliability, security, and local data residency.
The joint efforts would deliver advanced cloud and AI capabilities to businesses operating in highly regulated sectors.
The alliance comes at a time when India's digital economy is expanding rapidly, and organizations are under increasing pressure to modernize infrastructure while [...]
📅 - U.S. Broadband Investment Surges to $89.6B Amid AI Expansion - America's broadband industry is on track for one of its strongest investment years in history, according to the 2024 Broadband Capex Report released by USTelecom, The Broadband Association. The report reveals that broadband providers invested $89.6 billion in U.S. communications infrastructure in 2024, bringing total industry investment since 1996 to more than $2.2 trillion.
The data underscores broadband's role as a critical pillar of the U.S. digital economy - powering everything from cloud computing and streaming to artificial intelligence workloads and next-generation connectivity. Investment momentum has remained steady across decades of technological shifts, from the early days of [...]
📅 - Snyk Unveils Evo: A New Frontier in AI-Native Application Security - Security platform provider Snyk has announced the launch of Evo by Snyk, a system the company describes as the world's first "agentic security orchestration platform" designed specifically to safeguard AI-native applications. The debut marks a significant step in the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, as enterprises race to secure the increasingly complex software ecosystems built on generative and autonomous AI models.
Snyk positions Evo as a response to a fundamental shift in how software is conceived, built, and deployed. As organizations integrate AI more deeply into their digital infrastructure, the line between developer productivity and [...]
📅 - IDC: Nearly Half of Enterprises to Deploy Agentic AI by 2030 - IDC has unveiled its FutureScape 2026 report, predicting that by 2030 nearly half of all global enterprises will orchestrate networks of AI agents across core business functions. The research signals a tipping point in enterprise technology, marking the transition of Agentic Artificial Intelligence (AI) from experimental pilots to a fully embedded layer of enterprise operations.
Spanning more than 35 global reports, IDC's FutureScape 2026 offers one of the most comprehensive outlooks to date on the coming wave of intelligent automation. The findings suggest that agentic AI - autonomous, decision-capable systems designed to operate with minimal human oversight - will fundamentally [...]
📅 - Aligned and Calibrant Partner on 31MW Battery System for Data Center - Aligned Data Centers has partnered with Calibrant Energy to launch a large-scale battery storage project designed to solve one of the data center industry's biggest challenges: access to reliable grid power. The collaboration represents a major step toward addressing the growing strain on U.S. power infrastructure as data centers expand to support artificial intelligence and high-performance computing workloads.
Under the agreement, Calibrant will deliver a 31-megawatt / 62-megawatt-hour battery energy storage system (BESS) at Aligned's data center campus in the Pacific Northwest. The system, expected to be operational in 2026, will serve as a critical bridge between traditional grid [...]