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Aviva has named Chris Cochrane as its next group Chief Information Officer, with his appointment due to take effect in summer 2026.

GSMA launches global Green Transition fund, offering GBP £100,000-£200,000 grants for mobile-led clean energy and circular device projects.

AWS sets a three-point telco plan, pushing cloud modernisation, agentic AI automation and 6G-ready, satellite-linked network designs.

Videotron is expanding its deal with Samsung to deploy a cloud-native 4G and 5G core, backing its national growth and Fizz brand rollout.

NETSCOUT expands Omnis AI tools so telcos can turn noisy 5G network data into AI-ready streams for customer experience and operations.

RingCentral integrates OpenAI's GPT-5.2 to power live AI voice calls, launching new assistants to support customers and employees in real time.

Adfinis launches Secretz Enterprise, a flat-fee OpenBao-based secrets service promising up to 50% savings and 24/7 support.

Wireless Broadband Alliance urges common AI frameworks to tame rising Wi-Fi complexity and cut costs as networks become critical infrastructure.

Half of fraud chiefs say fast-changing, AI-powered scams are outpacing their defences, forcing a shift to real-time, adaptive protection.

Small Cells World Summit 2026 will spotlight network sharing, venue connectivity and future architectures as small cell deployments scale.

Radware warns 2025 cyberattacks are exploding, with network DDoS up 168% and web DDoS up 101% as bots, apps and APIs face heavier fire.

EY urges tech leaders to pursue AI-fuelled deals, agentic systems and sovereignty-by-design as 2026 competition and security pressures grow.

WaveMaker launches an agentic AI app platform letting teams turn Figma designs and prompts into governed, production-ready code at scale.

Ubigi teams with Tripsora to fold travel eSIM data into AI trip planning, promising savings of up to 75% and fewer roaming bill shocks.

Aeris links its IoT Watchtower with Palo Alto Networks' Prisma SASE 5G to unify zero-trust security and connectivity for global IoT fleets.

TD's head of intellectual property explains why patents have become central to banking innovation, from mobile to responsible AI.

Taara launches Lightbridge Pro, a 20 Gbps wireless optical backhaul platform promising five nines uptime with seamless fibre or RF failover.

Vehere boosts North America cyber sales push with senior hires Glen Hlavsa and Ali Abughannam to target enterprise NDR demand.

AI-powered phishing drives a sharp 2025 surge in email and chat attacks, as Acronis warns of a new era of automated cybercrime at scale.

Bell Cyber and Radware have unveiled an AI-driven, fully managed cloud security service to shield apps, APIs and sites from automated attacks.