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Full‑fiber rollout is forcing operators and vendors to rethink sustainability at massive scale Recycled materials, packaging reduction and energy efficiency are now core network requirements Vendor selection is increasingly tied to verified, audited sustainability performance Sustainability in telecom is often discussed in abstract targets and distant timeframes.

Cisco and Churchill Downs Inc., announced a multi-year partnership to significantly enhance the networking capabilities at the historic Churchill Downs Racetrack (“Churchill Downs”). As the Official Enterprise Networking and Network Infrastructure Partner of the Kentucky Derby, Cisco’s industry-leading AI-ready secure networking platform and solutions will bring simplicity, visibility, reliability and protection across the organization’s expansive digital footprint.

For Telstra International, autonomous network design is compressing service delivery timelines from months to days A single OSS/BSS inventory platform is foundational to scaling subsea and terrestrial services together, Telstra told Fierce Network The operator said open APIs and industry standards are key to determining whether autonomy works across carrier boundaries The idea of autonomous networks has been floating around the telecom industry for years.

IBM has announced new cybersecurity measures designed to help organizations counter a new generation of cyber threats as attackers begin weaponizing frontier AI models. Attackers are already using frontier AI models to accelerate every phase of the attack lifecycle. These models represent a step change in offensive capability, which can dramatically lower the time, cost, and expertise required to carry out sophisticated attacks and push organizations toward continuous business disruption.

Nokia and Orange announced a new collaboration focused on developing and evaluating artificial intelligence radio access network (AI-RAN) technologies powered by Nokia’s anyRAN 5G software and NVIDIA AI infrastructure. The initiative aims to explore how emerging AI-RAN capabilities can enhance network performance, energy efficiency and enable new services for Orange customers.

A new model for data sovereignty is based on access, not location Sovereignty tunnels enable global teams to collaborate while maintaining local data compliance The capability could redefine global cloud strategy They say you learn something new every day.

The American Society of Business Publication Editors 2026 Azbee Awards of Excellence gave Fierce Network a bronze medal for industry news coverage The winning entry includes articles on Verizon layoffs, nuclear power for data centers and Brendan Carr, FCC chief The winning authors are Masha Abarinova, Dan Jones and Diana Goovaerts The American Society of Business Publication Editors' 2026 Azbee Awards of Excellence awarded Fierce Network a bronze medal for industry news coverage in the...

Bloom Energy, power solutions company, expanded its partnership with Oracle to support the rapid buildout of its AI and cloud computing infrastructure. Under a master services agreement, Oracle intends to procure up to 2.8 gigawatts (GW) of Bloom’s fuel cell systems. As part of this agreement, an initial 1.2 GW of capacity has been contracted, with deployment underway and continuing into next year.

Light Source Communications (LSC), a leading provider of high-capacity, future-proof dark fiber networks, is laying the groundwork for AI innovation with its newest dark fiber route bridging Amarillo, Texas, with Oklahoma City, Stillwater, and Tulsa, Oklahoma. This represents the third new dark fiber build LSC has commenced this year, underscoring its emergence as a key infrastructure partner in the AI era.

INCOMPAS, the competitive communications and AI infrastructure association, alongside the Competitive Carriers Association, ConnectAI, CTIA, Fiber Broadband Association, NATE, NCTA, NTCA, Rural Wireless Association, USTelecom, Wireless Infrastructure Association, and WISPA, submitted a joint letter to U.S. House leadership urging immediate floor consideration of H.R. 2289, the American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025 (ABDA).