Huawei has launched a series of F5G Advanced (F5G-A) solutions and products for customers in Europe. Gavin Gu, President of Huawei's Enterprise Optical Business Domain, shared key industry trends: intelligent transformation is placing greater demands on data sensing and transmission, driving three major trends in the optical industry.

AI continues to reshape the data center landscape, and this is reflected in the trends for 2025 identified by Vertiv. The company's experts predict increased innovation and integration within the sector to support high-density computing. They also anticipate greater regulatory scrutiny of AI and a stronger emphasis on sustainability and cybersecurity.

The adoption of robots in factories worldwide continues at a rapid pace: the new global average robot density reaches a record 162 units per 10,000 employees in 2023, more than double the figure measured just seven years ago (74 units). This is according to the World Robotics 2024 report, presented by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).

Nokia has announced the acquisition of Rapid's technology assets, including the world's largest API hub used by thousands of active developers worldwide, and its highly skilled research and development unit.
This acquisition aligns with Nokia's strategy to expand its network API product roadmap and lead the API ecosystem of operators, system integrators, independent software vendors, and hyperscalers in leveraging 5G and 4G network capabilities and monetizing network assets.

Red Hat, Inc. has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Neural Magic, a pioneering company in software and algorithms that accelerate generative AI inference workloads. Neural Magic's expertise in inference performance engineering and its commitment to open source align with Red Hat's vision of high-performance AI workloads that are directly tailored to customer-specific use cases and data, anywhere in the hybrid cloud.

Schneider Electric has significantly intensified the manufacturing and production capacity of its prefabricated data center factory in Barcelona, ​​increasing it from 7,000 m2^to 12,000 m2ⁱⁿ response to accelerating customer demand for data center solutions. 

DE-CIX and submarine cable operator GCX have signed a strategic partnership agreement to enhance global connectivity. This agreement allows GCX to resell DE-CIX India's services to its end customers in the Middle East, Europe, the US, and Asia, while creating opportunities to connect with India's rapidly growing audience. Through this partnership, DE-CIX India will leverage GCX's extensive global submarine infrastructure to more efficiently meet international demand.

Nokia announced today that the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) has selected Nokia as the coordinator of the SUSTAIN-6G lighthouse project. The SNS JU is a public-private partnership funded by the European Commission. Nokia will lead a consortium of innovators that will determine how 6G can play a key role in building a sustainable future, addressing not only environmentally sustainable technologies, but also economically and socially.

Nokia today announced the opening of its Innovation Center in Salé, Morocco, officiated by Ghita Mezzour, Minister of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform. Designed as a regional hub to serve EMEA, the Nokia Innovation Center (NIC) is equipped with advanced technologies from across Nokia’s Network Infrastructure portfolio, encompassing Fixed Networks, IP, and Optical Networks. The NIC will not only benefit Morocco Digital 2030 but also contribute to it by playing a key role in advancing digital skills, supporting 5G readiness, and fostering innovation throughout the EMEA region.

The benefits of mobile connectivity have not yet been fully realized, as 43% of the world's population—equivalent to 3.45 billion people—still do not use mobile internet, according to the latest GSMA report, 'State of Mobile Internet Connectivity 2024'.
Although the proportion of the global population using mobile internet on their own device continues to increase each year, the rate of user growth is slowing. Last year, 160 million people started using mobile internet, a figure similar to that of 2022, but lower than the 2015-2021 period, when more than 200 million new users joined each year.

Nokia today announced a strategic alliance with Lenovo to create comprehensive networking and data center automation solutions that support the high-precision, massive compute, storage, and transit needs of artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML), and other compute-intensive workloads. These solutions will be jointly marketed to enterprises, telecom companies, and digital and cloud infrastructure providers.

The Innovative Training Networks (ITN) project “BANYAN: Big Data Analytics for Radio Access Networks,” funded by the European Union through the H2020-ICT-2019 program, concluded this year. Led by Marco Fiore, Research Professor at IMDEA Networks, BANYAN developed innovative tools for data-driven 5G radio access networks (RANs) and successfully trained PhD students specializing in this field.

Nokia and Furukawa Electric LatAm announced today that they have expanded their partnership to immediately bring high-performance data center automation solutions to Brazil. Partners since 2022, the two companies will also continue to offer advanced passive optical networking technologies to the Latin American enterprise market.

Fujitsu Limited and Supermicro, Inc. have announced a long-term strategic partnership between Fujitsu Limited and Supermicro, Inc. to develop and commercialize a platform featuring Fujitsu's future Arm-based processor, "FUJITSU-MONAKA," designed for high performance and energy efficiency, with a planned launch in 2027. The two companies will also collaborate on the development of liquid cooling systems for HPC, Gen AI, and next-generation green data centers.

ANACOM considers that Digi Portugal's acquisition of sole control of Cabonitel, owner of Nowo, is not likely to create significant obstacles to effective competition in the electronic communications markets. This opinion has already been transmitted to the Competition Authority (ACP) in response to its request for an opinion.

Fractus has announced the signing of a patent licensing agreement with ADT, following a patent infringement lawsuit it filed in October 2022 against ADT and Vivint (cases 2:22-cv-00412-JRG and 2:22-cv-00413-JRG) concerning internal antenna technology critical to alarm security systems. This agreement, which complements the agreement reached earlier this year with Vivint, further solidifies Fractus's position as a key technology provider in the Internet of Things (IoT) market.

Kontron AG will manufacture all of its innovative 5G modules in Europe in the future, following a successful production ramp-up. By producing at its own European facilities, the company underscores its commitment to the highest quality standards, shorter supply chains, European technological sovereignty, and reduced CO2 emissions₂.

Digamel SAU and Digamel Arousa SAU will merge with the legal entity Sonepar Spain, SAU as of September 30, 2024. From that same date, Digamel's points of sale will operate under the Sonepar brand and will continue to serve customers and suppliers as normal.

CAE Groupe, a French company specializing in cabling and connectivity solutions for industrial markets, smart buildings, and the events sector, announces the acquisition of OPENETICS, a Spanish company specializing in the manufacture of structured cabling technologies and solutions, operating in more than 50 countries. With the acquisition of OPENETICS, CAE Groupe consolidates its international development strategy with a new acquisition in Spain, leveraging OPENETICS' innovative solutions in the field of information and communication technologies.

Celestia TTI and Indra, as the national industrial coordinator of the NGWS/FCAS program in Spain, have reached a collaboration agreement to jointly develop next-generation antennas that will allow the design of advanced communication systems for the FCAS.

Both companies will work more specifically on multipurpose antennas capable of covering different needs and bands, both civilian and military, and establishing links with satellite networks in geostationary, high, medium, and low orbits. They will also develop internal links that facilitate the integration of the various systems onboard the aircraft, thereby strengthening distributed data processing and improving situational awareness.