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WAN performance and optimisation

• May 26, 2026 26 May'26

  Ignite, OST drive to solve autonomous vehicle challenges with AI

  Collaboration aims to tackle one of autonomous vehicle industry’s biggest challenges, namely proving how systems make independent decisions as the sector moves towards higher levels of autonomy

• May 21, 2026 21 May'26

  Stellantis drives Qualcomm partnership beyond cockpit and connectivity

  Car giant to use digital chassis solutions to support advanced, unified compute power across the entire vehicles, including cockpit, connectivity and advanced driver assist systems

• May 21, 2026 21 May'26

  Matrix NAP Info boosts Batam-Jakarta undersea corridor with 1Tbps connectivity

  Optical comms tech provider sees 1Tbps per-wavelength deployment on undersea cable system, designed to position Indonesia at the forefront of next-generation digital connectivity

• May 20, 2026 20 May'26

  Forward rebrand brings further autonomous networking insight

  Landmark launch and corporate rebrand designed to enable organisations to see full impact of network changes before making them, so they can operate safely, with confidence.

• May 18, 2026 18 May'26

  Zayo Europe opens Genoa fibre network landing, interconnection hub

  European fibre infrastructure provider expands Mediterranean footprint and regional Southern European network with point of presence in north of Italy

• May 15, 2026 15 May'26

  Ericsson elevates wireless WAN from failover to foundational

  Adapter with wireless wide area network orchestration said to be able to deliver enhanced resiliency and simplified wireless operations at scale for modern distributed enterprises

• May 12, 2026 12 May'26

  Nokia enters cognitive broadband era with agentic AI capabilities

  As the telecoms industry looks to invest heavily in agentic AI, Nokia unveils a plan to tackle fibre and Wi-Fi challenges, boost user experience and increase operational efficiency

• May 11, 2026 11 May'26

  BT scores Euro 2028 connectivity deal

  UK’s leading telco appointed Official Telecommunications Partner of the UEFA European Football Championship 2028, with BT launching products and services designed for customers nationwide

• May 06, 2026 06 May'26

  Extreme Connect 26: Agent ONE takes forward network AI

  Network firm launches ‘smarter, faster, autonomous’ approach to enterprise networking, with its operating model moving from assistive AI to autonomous, always-on operations

• April 30, 2026 30 Apr'26

  HPE expands ProLiant edge network portfolio

  Chassis and servers are optimised for the edge, and validated for harsh and remote environments across retail, manufacturing and national security-related deployments

• April 24, 2026 24 Apr'26

  Cisco advances path to quantum network with universal switch

  Research prototype designed to connect quantum systems from different suppliers, in all major encoding modalities, at room temperature, over standard telecom fibre

• April 24, 2026 24 Apr'26

  Capital injection, acquisition further Render Networks in critical infrastructure

  Critical infrastructure software platform provider gains fresh capital to accelerate sector and portfolio expansion

• April 23, 2026 23 Apr'26

  SITA launches campus network to keep airport operations connected

  Air transport industry technology provider taps networking giant to keep transport hubs connected and running smoothly, without the cost and effort of managing networks in-house

• April 22, 2026 22 Apr'26

  A&K Travel journeys with Colt for global quantum-safe network

  Travel giant chooses services arm of digital infrastructure provider to build out its global connectivity network based on quantum-safe encryption systems that operate without distance limitations

• April 15, 2026 15 Apr'26

  Cintegral taps Taara connectivity for real-time live media production

  Networking service from Google Moonshot allows directors and crew members to digitally collaborate in real time during a shoot using light-based connectivity instead of relying on cable-based infrastructure

• April 02, 2026 02 Apr'26

  Net Insight introduces programmable video production network

  Capability designed to make large-scale IP-based live production infrastructures more predictable and controllable, enabling secure and automated IP interconnection without reverting to SDI gateways

• March 31, 2026 31 Mar'26

  Cato Networks unveils modular adoption model for SASE platform

  SD-WAN, SSE, AI security and UZTNA standalone modules at heart of a converged platform that unlocks operational simplicity, resilient connectivity and stronger security

• February 25, 2026 25 Feb'26

  Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN users targeted in series of cyber attacks

  The NCSC, Cisa, and other Five Eyes agencies have warned of mass exploitation of vulnerabilities in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, which Cisco is attributing to an unknown threat actor called UAT-8616

• February 20, 2026 20 Feb'26

  Telefónica activates commercial Edge services in Spain

  As part of its Edge Plan in Europe, Spain-based global telco begins marketing business-to-business services in five of the 17 nodes planned for this year supported by FTTH, 5G network and Open Gateway APIs

• February 17, 2026 17 Feb'26

  Linx upgrades Lunar Digital datacentre to full resilient point of presence

  Manchester-based datacentre upgrading its network resilience with London Internet Exchange to support network traffic

• February 06, 2026 06 Feb'26

  Private LTE/5G networks reached 6,500 deployments in 2025

  Analysis of private 5G market finds steadily growing market that is increasingly driven by organic demand from end users, with WAN and enterprise segments of near equal worth

• January 29, 2026 29 Jan'26

  Forward Networks claims first network digital twin for enterprises

  Network operations platform capability pairs agentic AI operations with network digital twin to enable NetOps and SecOps teams to ask complex questions, understand network behaviour and validate outcomes

• January 28, 2026 28 Jan'26

  Netmore claims Actility acquisition to herald transformation of Massive IoT

  Acquisition creates largest operator of long-range WAN technology standard to accelerate massive IoT adoption and add key US comms service provider to ecosystem supporting extended IoT connectivity using satellites

• January 27, 2026 27 Jan'26

  AO implements Mist AI-native wireless network

  Retailer’s wireless network looks to enable smarter, faster customer service and business operations to maintain competitive agility in a dynamic market

• January 19, 2026 19 Jan'26

  Liverpool FC signs WasabiAiR for fast video tagging and search

  Reds can tag video frame-by-frame with AI-based ML-as-a-service to get rapid search and ‘hyper-personalisation’ of footage for fan engagement and partner content

• January 09, 2026 09 Jan'26

  CES 2026: Hitachi inks collaborations with Nvidia, Google Cloud, Nozomi Networks

  In its mission to build a ‘harmonised society’, Hitachi claims momentum, with major announcements across areas including mobility, AI and energy

• December 24, 2025 24 Dec'25

  Top 10 networking stories of 2025

  As enterprises become more extended, dealing with network complexity has become almost as important as network performance. The key to this is AI – but only if properly deployed. Discover more in Computer Weekly’s top 10 networking stories of 2025

• December 09, 2025 09 Dec'25

  Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia team to deliver end-to-end enterprise network services

  Enterprise secure networking services provider and global comms tech firm expand partnership to provide joint networking, driving digital transformation at deployment sites

• November 14, 2025 14 Nov'25

  Qatar Airways checks in SD-WAN to take operations to higher altitude

  MENA airline’s worldwide roll-out of airline technology provider’s software-defined wide-area network claimed to set a benchmark for aviation connectivity and performance

• October 27, 2025 27 Oct'25

  BDO Unibank taps Zscaler to secure cloud migration

  Zscaler’s deal with the Philippine bank comes as it is expanding its platform’s capabilities and footprint across Asia

• September 25, 2025 25 Sep'25

  Openreach UK broadband upgrade reaches 20 million homes

  UK’s largest comms provider celebrates full-fibre access milestone but points to lag in active network switchovers

• September 03, 2025 03 Sep'25

  Fastly CEO plots course through AI and security

  Chief exec Kip Compton explains how Fastly’s unified platform is solving the web’s biggest challenges, from content scrapping by AI bots to distributed denial-of-service attacks

• August 29, 2025 29 Aug'25

  HPE ups ante in self-driving net ops with enhanced Mist agentic AI

  Merged company simplifies IT operations portfolio with aim of elevating user experiences with more autonomous actions delivered via agentic workflows and expanded digital experience twinning

• August 29, 2025 29 Aug'25

  Enterprises believe networking will make or break AI adoption

  Research reveals more than 40% of enterprises in advanced stages of GenAI adoption plan to integrate artificial intelligence into 20-30 applications, further raising the stakes for modernised networks

• August 27, 2025 27 Aug'25

  Home Office Fujitsu contract is ‘de facto’ conflict of interest in Post Office police probe

  Fujitsu supplies police with the network that supports national investigations, while its former staff are part of a national investigation

• August 21, 2025 21 Aug'25

  ‘Historic’ shift in broadband usage heralds expansion phase

  Latest edition of report into broadband finds data consumption growth in second quarter is overcoming traditional seasonal declines to mark milestone

• August 20, 2025 20 Aug'25

  Nokia, Netplus deliver advanced IPTV services for enhanced CX

  Indian internet service provider deploys the latest 400G routing technology and software-defined access network platform to scale high-speed broadband and IPTV services for Netplus across Punjab and other cities

• August 01, 2025 01 Aug'25

  Sunswift gears up for wireless WAN for World Solar Challenge racing

  Comms tech provider’s 4G, 5G systems working to deliver uninterrupted connectivity for the upcoming solar car race events in Australia, combining 5G and satellite connectivity through intelligent link bonding technology

• July 28, 2025 28 Jul'25

  Nokia lands connectivity deal for Medusa subsea cable system

  Comms tech provider celebrates major win as part of transformative, open-access infrastructure connecting North Africa and Europe with high-capacity fibre links

• July 22, 2025 22 Jul'25

  Colt targets crypto traders with low-latency connectivity

  Connectivity service aims to give digital asset traders and enterprises deploying AI applications a performance edge by connecting cloud regions faster than native backbones

• July 21, 2025 21 Jul'25

  Linx, Megaport expand connectivity for London networks

  London Internet Exchange announces a strategic partnership with global network-as-a-service provider offering one invoice, one port and one point of contact for engineering support

• July 11, 2025 11 Jul'25

  Pobl Group builds on managed SD-WAN for housing development

  Three-year contract for managed software-defined wide area network service follows merger creating Wales’s largest housing association

• June 13, 2025 13 Jun'25

  Ericsson, Supermicro advance enterprise connectivity for edge AI systems

  Global comms tech provider and application-optimised IT services firm collaborate to simplify and accelerate edge AI deployments by bundling 5G connectivity with pre-validated AI compute

• June 10, 2025 10 Jun'25

  Cisco reimagines infrastructure for the AI era

  Cisco is betting on an AI-driven, agent-based future for infrastructure management with AI Canvas and a raft of network security capabilities at its Cisco Live 2025 conference

• May 14, 2025 14 May'25

  Fibre, 5G continue to expand global footprint

  Core ‘future-proof’ communications technologies are steadily expanding their reach as wireless applications gain ground in key territories

• April 30, 2025 30 Apr'25

  Juniper doubles down on AI as HPE deal faces scrutiny

  Juniper’s ANZ chief highlights strong enterprise adoption of the Mist networking platform, with AI-powered automation delivering cost savings and operational benefits for customers

• April 28, 2025 28 Apr'25

  Arelion expands network presence in Mexico with DWDM route

  Multinational enterprise connectivity provider opens up network route supporting key territory’s economic growth through resilient, terabit-scale communications infrastructure

• April 25, 2025 25 Apr'25

  Omdia: All-photonics infrastructure key to safer, smarter, more sustainable world

  Research revealed at Innovative Optical and Wireless Network global forum outlines future of digital economy, powered by all-photonics networks

• April 14, 2025 14 Apr'25

  AI-led automation drives strategic forces for industrial transformation

  Research reveals eight key forces driving growth in smart factories, in what could be a revolution in automation, with AI-driven predictive maintenance for zero downtime a priority

• April 14, 2025 14 Apr'25

  Nokia networking backbone firms up ResetData AI factory

  Deployment of networking backbone to support immediate roll-out of Australia’s first sovereign and sustainable liquid immersion-cooled data centres looks to gain 75% reduction in energy consumption over previous generations