NEC Corporation of America (NEC), a leading provider and integrator of advanced IT, communications, networking and biometric solutions, announced UNIVERGE BLUE ARCHIVE, its innovative data retention solution for UNIVERGE BLUE CONNECT, its unified communications application.

Edgecore Networks, a leading provider of traditional and open network solutions for enterprises, data centers, and telecommunication service providers, announced its partnership with Wedge Networks to offer a next-generation network security solution to its customers.

Clickatell announced the launch of the world's first Chat Commerce Platform as a Service (CCPaaS) that empowers brands to capitalize on the opportunity of chat commerce, the emerging next wave of digital commerce.

NTT Ltd., a leading global IT infrastructure and services company, and SES, a leading global content connectivity service provider via satellite, announced a multi-year partnership to use SES satellites to deliver NTT’s Edge as a Service to enterprise customers.

Amazon Sidewalk, a secure, low-bandwidth, long-range network designed to connect the next billion devices, is now open for developer testing. Sidewalk coverage now extends to 90% of the U.S. population, and free test kits are available for developers to validate the breadth of Sidewalk coverage for themselves as they build Sidewalk devices.

Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) is laying the critical infrastructure foundation to enable its future digital innovation plans in Europe. Putting employee experience at the heart of its strategy, AB InBev has chosen Orange Business to deliver connectivity and voice services as the backbone for enhanced productivity.

Netcracker Technology announced today that Fastweb, a major Italian telecommunications operator and part of the Swisscom Group, will upgrade to Netcracker Revenue Management as part of a partnership extension. The operator will run Netcracker’s rating and billing functionality on AWS for its business and wholesale operations.

Google, Oracle, Microsoft and Amazon will share in the Pentagon’s $9 billion contract to build its cloud computing network, a year after accusations of politicization over the previously announced contract and a protracted legal battle resulted in the military starting over in its award process.

Fiber is an essential and highly valuable asset that forms the foundation of all high-speed broadband access and transport networks. The fiber infrastructure market is becoming highly focused and specialized. Companies have been either building their own dedicated networks or benefiting from CSPs who spin off or structurally separate their fiber business to increase agility, efficiency and profitability. These new entities, branded NetCos, InfraCos or FiberCos, aim to deliver open, ultra-reliable and high-performance fiber networks designed to attract more customers and partners across diverse industry segments.

Mavenir announced the launch of its Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS), an integrated Software as a Service (SaaS) offering.