IBM Lightpath Digital Realty report infrastructure updates - Week of January 26, 2026

Overview of Recent Activity

...Security advisories, product releases, network and data center expansions, platform deployments, and research reports affected infrastructure, networking, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Security Operations (SecOps) across the reporting period, with vendors issuing fixes, launching new services, and announcing partnerships and regional builds...

Key Themes and Developments

Technology Releases & Product Enhancements

...IBM introduced Enterprise Advantage to help clients build and operate internal AI platforms; Astera Labs began production and expanded the Scorpio X-Series roadmap for scale-up switching; iboss added SSPM for continuous Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) posture analysis within its Zero Trust Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) platform... ...Aviz Service Node R2.3 extended session telemetry and in-service Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) upgrades; Itential reported FlowAI produced a production network interface health agent in minutes, and Aviz and Itential described tooling combining AI layers with deterministic workflows for operations and validation...

Partnerships & Ecosystem Engagement

...KPMG and Alpaca Vietnam signed an MOU to deploy Basel III compliance platforms under Circular 14; Kyndryl extended its agreement with Hertz for five years to modernize systems and apply an Agentic AI Framework; Digital Realty agreed to acquire Causal Simulation Framework (CSF) Advisers' TelcoHub 1 and adjacent land in Cyberjaya... ...Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA) integrated UVeye inspection results into its advisor workflow to convert detections into approved work; Darling Ingredients selected Cato Networks' cloud-native SASE to consolidate vendors across 260+ sites and reduce operational cost and complexity...

Infrastructure, Platform, or Deployment Updates

...Lightpath added 55 underground route miles in Greater Columbus, bringing an in-progress regional build to 304 route miles with phased completion in H1 2026 and remaining mileage expected in H1 2027; Digital Realty executed an agreement to acquire a 1.5 Megawatt (MW) Cyberjaya campus with adjacent land for up to 14 MW of IT load and expected closing in H1 2026... ...Iridium completed on-air tests of Iridium Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) Direct using Narrowband Internet of Things (IoT) (NB-IoT) waveform updates and partner chipsets and tied the activity to beta and commercial plans in 2026; Gilat secured an approximately $11 million SkyEdge platform order with deliveries over the next 12 months to support Very High Throughput (VHT) satellite services...

Additional Updates from Other Organizations

...CISA advisories covered a code-injection flaw in binary-parser (CVE-2026-1245), an out-of-bounds read in libheif's uncompressed decoder (CVE-2025-65586) leading to crashes, and a default JWT secret issue in Open5GS WebUI (CVE-2026-0622); vendors published fixes or mitigation guidance and urged upgrades or configuration changes... ...Utimaco outlined three security trends for 2026 including post-quantum preparedness and Generative AI (GenAI) data controls and quoted Nils Gerhardt: “The digital future will be shaped by a race between new technologies and the necessary security measures. For organisations, it's not just about defending against current threats; it's about strategically investing in an independent, quantum-secure, and AI-resistant future,” said Nils Gerhardt. Netskope research reported 80 percent of I&O leaders saw rising expectations while 38 percent judged current systems fully equipped for AI-era demands, and Dell'Oro projected distributed cloud networking revenue would reach $21 billion by 2029 at a 30 percent Compound Annual Growth rate (CAGR)...

Full Update Index

...This brief synthesized the reporting-period articles covering advisories, product launches, partnerships, network builds, platform deployments, research and market projections...

1. CISA alerts on code injection in binary-parser library
   binary-parser for Node.js contains a code-injection flaw that can execute arbitrary JavaScript when parser definitions use untrusted input.
2. CISA alerts on libheif out-of-bounds flaw causing crashes
   CVE-2025-65586: libheif uncompressed decoder out-of-bounds read can crash applications that parse crafted HEIF images.
3. IBM launches Enterprise Advantage service
   IBM introduced Enterprise Advantage to help clients build, govern and operate tailored internal AI platforms at scale.
4. Lightpath expands Columbus network to 304 route miles
   Lightpath secured a third Columbus award, adding 55 underground route miles and bringing its under-construction total in the region to 304.
5. Kyndryl extends agreement with The Hertz Corporation
   Kyndryl extended its agreement with Hertz for five years to continue advancing Hertz's technology ecosystem and support system reliability.
6. Utimaco outlines three security trends for 2026
   Utimaco CTO Nils Gerhardt outlined three security trends for 2026, citing €289 billion in German cyber losses.
7. AT&T launches Turbo Live for live events
   AT&T introduced Turbo Live, a paid Verification IP (VIP) connection to give event attendees a temporary data boost, including users of other carriers.
8. Iterate.AI appoints Disaster Recovery (DR). Dan Reed to board
   Iterate.AI named DR. Dan Reed to its board to advise on secure, private AI deployments for healthcare.
9. KPMG partners with Alpaca Vietnam on Basel III solutions
   KPMG and Alpaca Vietnam signed an MOU to deploy Basel III compliance platforms under Vietnam's Circular No. 14/2025/TT-NHNN.
10. Itential details building production network agent in minutes
    Itential says FlowAI produced a production network interface health agent in minutes for the author’s team.
11. Software Experts published review of Webroot Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN)
    Software Experts published a review examining Webroot Secure VPN's role in supporting secure browsing and online privacy.
12. Digital Realty enters Malaysia with Cyberjaya data center deal
    Digital Realty agreed to acquire CSF Advisers' TelcoHub 1 in Cyberjaya and adjacent land supporting up to 14 MW of IT load.
13. Aviz Networks details SONiC and AI for retail networks
    Aviz Networks combined SONiC, observability and a Network Copilot to help retailers deploy networks with more visibility and vendor neutrality.
14. iboss launches SSPM in its Zero Trust SASE platform
    iboss launched SSPM to analyze SaaS configurations via Application Programming Interface (API) and provide a consolidated posture score.
15. Darling Ingredients selects Cato Networks for SASE
    Darling Ingredients selected Cato Networks' cloud-native SASE platform to replace three vendors across 260+ sites and cut costs.
16. Dell'Oro Group projects distributed cloud networking revenue to $21 billion by 2029
    Dell'Oro Group projected distributed cloud networking revenue would reach $21 billion by 2029 at a 30% CAGR.
17. Gilat Satellite Networks secures $11 million SkyEdge platform order
    Gilat received an $11 million order for its SkyEdge platform to support services over VHT satellites with deliveries due in 12 months.
18. NUMA integrates UVeye inspection results
    NUMA integrated UVeye inspection results into its advisor workflow to convert inspection detections into approved repair work.
19. CISA advises on Open5GS WebUI default JWT secret
    Open5GS WebUI defaults its JWT signing secret to “change-me,” allowing attackers with WebUI access to forge administrative tokens.
20. Atos positioned in ISG Provider Lens 2025 report
    ISG positioned Atos in its 2025 Advanced Analytics and AI Services report for Europe and the United States.
21. Astera Labs broadens Scorpio X-Series roadmap
    Astera Labs began shipping Scorpio X-Series switches and outlined an expanded roadmap with new scale-up connectivity features.
22. Aviz Service Node details R2.3 session telemetry and Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) upgrades
    Aviz Service Node R2.3 adds deeper subscriber exports, DPI payload extraction, multi‑NIC support and in‑service DPI upgrades.
23. Astera Labs begins production of Scorpio X-Series
    Astera Labs began initial production of Scorpio X-Series switches and outlined a broadened roadmap including Hypercast and optical links.
24. Netskope publishes research on I&O readiness for AI Edge Resource Allocator (ERA)
    Netskope research found 80% of I&O leaders saw rising expectations and 38% said current systems could meet AI-era demands.
25. Iridium Communications Inc. completes on-air tests of Iridium NTN Direct
    Iridium Communications Inc. completed on-air testing of Iridium NTN Direct and linked the activity to beta and commercial plans in 2026.