- Week of April 13, 2026
Overview of Recent Activity
Organizations across telecom and enterprise IT updated core voice infrastructure, expanded cloud governance controls, and progressed toward governed automation for operations and AI-enabled networking. RINA Wireless selected Mavenir for a containerized voice core replacing legacy hardware-dependent Virtual Network Function (VNF) components. NSS Labs added a cybersecurity analyst focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI) security implications. Multiple vendors described operational changes in SONiC readiness, network monitoring and Day-0 automation, and governed approaches for AI-to-system integrations and infrastructure remediation.
Key Themes and Developments
Technology Releases & Product Enhancements
Aviz released ONES 4.2, described as adding Day-0 automation for onboarding using Monitoring-as-Code (MaC) inputs, plus controller and Docker monitoring. It added time-series monitoring for controller Central Processing Unit (CPU), memory, and disk utilization, and expanded Solid-State Drive (SSD) and interface telemetry. The release also included licensing updates and changes to orchestration for multi-tenant Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) allocation and programmable front-end to storage connectivity.
Virtru added object-level Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) governance to Cloudflare R2 using Trusted Data Format encryption and continuous enforcement. The company said objects carry cryptographically enforced access policies, with plaintext access dependent on satisfying each object’s ABAC policy in real time. Virtru also described governed operations such as searching, analyzing, querying, or accessing sensitive data with audit logging and access revocation.
Partnerships & Ecosystem Engagement
RINA Wireless and Mavenir expanded an existing relationship by extending hosted voice deployments on Mavenir’s Evolved Packet Core (EPC). The update centered on replacing part of RINA Wireless’s voice core with containerized solutions and included Integrated Maritime Surveillance (IMS), Voice-Over-LTE (VoLTE), VoWiFi, and Voicemail.
TM Forum’s Catalyst “Living Networks – Phase III” planned a showcase at DTW Ignite 2026. Digital Global Systems collaborated with Catalyst participants including multiple CSPs and research institutions, and project materials described a Kubernetes-based, governed architecture aimed at autonomous and resilient operations.
Infrastructure, Platform, or Deployment Updates
Telos said its Xacta Cyber Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) platform received full Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Impact Level High authorization after approval of Xacta.Inference Orchestrator (IO) and Xacta.AI modules. Telos reported that the full Xacta suite became FedRAMP High authorized, extending its FedRAMP High portfolio.
Nokia’s analysis of more than 50 AI applications in mobile networks linked physical AI to changes in traffic patterns affecting Radio Access Network (RAN) design. Nokia cited higher uplink traffic, overall data growth, and increasing sensitivity to delay for conversational services. It described requirements that could include moving away from best-effort delivery toward reserved capacity or specialized AI-RAN functionalities.
Full Update Index
RINA Wireless selects Mavenir to modernize its voice core
Cybersecurity Testing Pioneer Bob Walder Joins NSS Labs as Senior Analyst
Aviz outlines enterprise answers to concerns about SONiC readiness
Virtru Adds Object-Level ABAC Governance to Cloudflare R2
Telos Corporation’s Xacta Receives Full FedRAMP High Authorization
Aviz Networks ONES 4.2 details Day-0 automation and monitoring updates
TM Forum’s Living Networks – Phase III to Showcase at DTW Ignite 2026
Itential outlines Model Context Protocol (MCP) server design for governed, production tools
Nokia’s AI Applications Study: Physical AI may require RAN redesign
Itential outlines AI Operations (AIOps) orchestration for autonomous infrastructure
Itential outlines VibeOps for natural-language network operations
- RINA Wireless selects Mavenir to modernize its voice core
RINA Wireless selected Mavenir to modernize its voice core with IMS, VoLTE, VoWiFi and Voicemail on a containerized Evolved Packet Core (EPC). - Cybersecurity Testing Pioneer Bob Walder Joins NSS Labs as Senior Analyst
Austin, Texas — March 17, 2026 — NSS Labs today announced that cybersecurity testing pioneer Bob Walder has joined the organization as Senior Analyst, where he will focus on independent research and advising clients on the security implications of AI technologies. Walder is widely recognized as the founder of The NSS Group, Europe’s first independent network security testing laboratory, which The post Cybersecurity Testing Pioneer Bob Walder Joins NSS Labs as Senior Analyst appeared first on NSS Labs. - Aviz outlines enterprise answers to concerns about SONiC readiness
Aviz’s blog addresses community SONiC concerns with enterprise packaging across validation, observability, orchestration, Service Level Agreements (SLAs), support, training, and edge readiness. - Virtru Adds Object-Level ABAC Governance to Cloudflare R2
Virtru said its Data Security Platform adds object-level ABAC governance to Cloudflare R2 using TDF encryption and continuous enforcement. - Telos Corporation’s Xacta Receives Full FedRAMP High Authorization
Telos said its Xacta platform received full FedRAMP Impact Level High authorization after approval of Xacta.IO and Xacta.AI modules. - Aviz Networks ONES 4.2 details Day-0 automation and monitoring updates
ONES 4.2 adds Day-0 automation, controller and Docker monitoring, new licensing options, expanded SSD telemetry, and interface link flap history. - TM Forum’s Living Networks – Phase III to Showcase at DTW Ignite 2026
TM Forum’s Living Networks – Phase III will be showcased at DTW Ignite 2026 with a Kubernetes-based, governed approach. - Itential outlines MCP server design for governed, production tools
Itential says MCP server design should focus on outcomes, curated tools, bounded resources, guardrails, and failure handling for production reliability. - Nokia’s AI Applications Study: “Physical AI” may require RAN redesign to support high‑volume, low‑latency uplink traffic
According to Nokia, AI-generated traffic in most mobile networks is at an early stage, with application maturity and adoption by consumers and enterprises only at the start of a broader AI super cycle. The Finland based company analyzed more than 50 AI applications and came to three conclusions: higher uplink traffic, overall data growth and... Read more → - Itential outlines AI Operations (AIOps) orchestration for autonomous infrastructure
Observability can’t by itself remediate issues in hybrid and multivendor estates; the blog describes AIOps orchestration and closed-loop operations. - Itential outlines VibeOps for natural-language network operations
Itential’s blog explains VibeOps as natural-language infrastructure operations using MCP-connected AI agents, with alert triage as a safe starting point.