Itway has announced the signing of an agreement to distribute Positive Technologies products in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Türkiye.

The members of the FTTH Council Europe met in General Assembly in Amsterdam on April 19 and 20. The FTTH Council Europe's board of directors appointed Ronan Kelly as its new Chairman and established the work plan for the coming year, including a special focus on operators.

Monolitic announces that it has recently signed a distribution agreement with antenna manufacturers ANTENOVA and 2JANTENNAE.

AT Kearney reveals that only eight of the world's top 100 high-tech companies are headquartered in Europe and that, compared to the previous year, the decline in their share of global revenue continues. These are the findings of an updated study published by AT Kearney for the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

The Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO), a public bank with the legal structure of a state-owned enterprise, has once again entrusted Fibernet with the continuity of its business and its technological upgrade. Therefore, Fibernet will continue to provide services and maintain the Backup Center for its Information Systems over the coming years.

5G will be much more than an evolution of mobile broadband networks; it will bring unique service capabilities with new smart Internet of Things (IoT) applications, new immersive multimedia experiences, and convergence of fixed and mobile access.

The use of Industrial Ethernet is growing faster than ever before, now representing 38% of the market. EtherNet/IP is the leading Industrial Ethernet technology worldwide, followed by PROFINET.

Corning Incorporated and Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc. have signed a definitive merger agreement under which Corning will acquire Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc.

INTERXION HOLDING NV has published a report together with DCD Intelligence and The METISfiles, arguing for the need to review the standards currently used to categorize data centers.

Mouser Electronics, Inc. has signed a global distribution agreement with RFaxis, the home of the first RF front-end integrated circuit (RFeIC™). Mouser will carry several CMOS-based radio frequency (RF) solutions from RFaxis. The global agreement expands RFaxis' worldwide sales network and provides Mouser with an expanded and differentiated RF portfolio.

ZTE Corporation has announced the signing of a strategic cooperation agreement with the China Telecom Beijing Research Institute to develop cutting-edge technology including software-defined network/virtualization (SDN/NFV), 4G+/5G and Internet of Things related technologies.

Schneider Electric has announced its membership on the Steering Committee of the Thread Group, which aims to drive innovation in the Internet of Things (IoT) for the home. Based in Silicon Valley, the group has become the fastest-growing alliance focused on IoT for the home.

SIGFOX announces that it will integrate the SIGFOX cloud with the Microsoft Azure IoT Hub, allowing customers to connect and control millions of devices, use data for real-time analytics, and ultimately accelerate their transformation process.

The latest edition of the ITU's annual report on global ICT regulation, Telecom Reform Trends 2016, presents in charts and analyzes the challenges and opportunities that ICT regulators currently face with the proliferation of services, the convergence of platforms, and network operators preparing their infrastructure for the next wave of data-intensive technologies, from mobile 5G to the Internet of Things (IoT).

Panduit has announced its participation in Rockwell Automation University events in Paris, Barcelona (Spain), Jachranka (Poland), and Wels (Austria). Panduit will showcase key technologies for the industrial automation infrastructure sector

element14 has announced its partnership with Startupbootcamp IoT | Connected Devices, a new IoT acceleration program from Startupbootcamp, the global network of industry-focused accelerators. Through this partnership, element14 will work with the program to provide unprecedented support to IoT and hardware startups worldwide.

EXFO Inc. announces that it has signed a worldwide exclusivity agreement for the resale of pocketBERT. This agreement allows EXFO to add the BERT (Bit-Error-Rate Tester) test equipment to its extensive range of laboratory and manufacturing testing solutions for its customers worldwide.

ANGA COM - Exhibition and Congress for Broadband, Cable & Satellite, the International Society of Broadband Experts (ISBE), and ISBE partner company, Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE), have announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that is intended to drive worldwide leadership and technological advancement in the broadband and cable telecommunications industry.

Altice NV, its subsidiary SFR, and SIGFOX have announced the integration of SIGFOX connectivity into the group's service offerings in France and internationally. Customers of Altice and its divisions in France and internationally will benefit from SIGFOX connectivity, which complements the group's telecommunications offerings.

High-speed internet connectivity is set to take off in Europe over the next five years, with eight out of 10 regions showing the largest absolute increases in the latest Broadband Development Index*, according to global analytics firm Ovum.