Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Nokia and Orange began a co-innovation effort to develop and evaluate AI-RAN using Nokia anyRAN 5G and NVIDIA AI infrastructure.

Aviz Networks webinar says simulation-first AI factory design validates configurations, security, and failures before hardware arrives.

Pinecone said Dedicated Read Nodes are generally available alongside its serverless slab architecture, citing ZoomInfo deployment results for real-time contact recommendations.

A GSMA report launched at Japan’s Digital Nation Summit Tokyo calls for coordinated action to advance Japan’s digital transformation. It cites challenges to productivity and digital services growth, proposes priorities for 5G SA deployment, digital inclusion, and fraud prevention, and highlights an industry-led “Tokyo Accord” related to 6G ERA.

Itential says spec-driven development formalizes network change practices for AI agents, combining SDD governance with MCP connectivity.

Netskope says most organizations lack visibility into AI activity and proposes accountability, MCP-based integration, monitoring, and training.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 14, 2026) — A broad coalition of communications and infrastructure stakeholders today urged U.S. House leadership to advance the American Broadband Deployment Act (H.R. 2289), legislation designed The post Coalition Urges House to Advance American Broadband Deployment Act to Accelerate Nationwide Connectivity appeared first on Wireless Infrastructure Association.

Gigamon cites IDC forecasts that the enterprise network observability market reaches $4.39B by 2029 at 6.5% CAGR. The release links demand to AI, hybrid cloud, and security, and highlights AI-enabled deep observability products and telemetry delivery for visibility, policy enforcement, and governance.

Cloudera’s Data Readiness Index, based on a survey of ~1,300 IT leaders, finds high AI adoption claims but persistent data access, governance, and integration limits. Respondents cite data quality, cost overruns, and workflow integration issues, with industry differences in visibility and access.

Oracle announces new AI-enabled capabilities for Primavera Unifier, including AI-driven workflow summaries and process chronologies, expanded Oracle Integration for secure cross-system data unification, and in-process dashboards for portfolio reporting. The release also references automated no-code/low-code design, audit trail improvements, and safety data alignment with Oracle Construction and Engineering Advisor for Safety.

Quest Software announced the Quest Security Management Platform, a unified AI-powered ITDR offering for Microsoft environments. It combines identity threat detection and response with identity defense, faster ransomware recovery via hybrid AD/Entra ID, standby forest provisioning, and secure Microsoft 365 tenant migrations.

Distributed infrastructure is outpacing traditional automation, and the post advocates an orchestration layer that connects AIOps insight with policy-driven execution.