This Week's Top Five Stories in the Telco Industry
The volatility of global energy markets is reshaping how telco operators secure power.
With networks expanding and data consumption surging, stable, long-term energy sourcing is moving up the agenda.
Power purchase agreements (PPAs) are emerging as a key tool, enabling telcos to lock in predictable costs while advancing carbon reduction targets.
Vocus and Fortinet Launch Secure Shield for AI Visibility
Enterprises are losing visibility of how employees use generative AI, and telcos are stepping in to close the gap.
Vocus and Fortinet have launched a fully managed Secure Access Service Edge platform, as "Shadow AI", the concept of an employee using AI unbeknownst to their employer, has quickly become a cyber threat.
According to Vocus, recent Australian government and industry research states that almost every organisation in the country has employees pasting sensitive data into ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude with no oversight.
Enhancing UK's 5G Network: Vodafone Acquires Vodafone Three
Vodafone has agreed to buy out CK Hutchison Group Telecom Holding Limited’s stake in VodafoneThree for £4.3bn (US$5.8bn).
In doing so, Vodafone moves to full ownership of the UK’s largest mobile operator, VodafoneThree.
The deal, structured via a cancellation of shares, marks a significant shift in Vodafone’s UK strategy as it looks to accelerate network investment and integration following last year’s merger of Vodafone UK and Three UK.
Extreme Deploys Wi-Fi 7 in Florida's Biggest Sports Stadium
There are few tougher tests on telco resilience than a college football stadium on game day.
Tens of thousands of fans uploading videos at once, cashless payments being processed in a matter of seconds and venue teams coordinating real-time security can quickly turn connectivity into chaos.
That is exactly the environment where Extreme Networks wants to prove Wi-Fi 7 belongs.
Telefónica Tech Launches DataSphere for Data Sovereignty
As enterprises race to turn operational data into commercial advantage, Telefónica Tech is betting that the next battleground for telco providers will be secure, sovereign data sharing.
The company is unveiling its newest platform designed for sovereign data exchange, Telefónica DataSphere, at the industrial event Advanced Factories in Barcelona.
DataSphere is built to help organisations share and monetise information securely across sectors.
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