Network automation stories

Equinix adds AI-driven network controls as enterprises race to scale distributed workloads.

Equinix unveils Fabric Intelligence, an AI-native platform aimed at automating multi-cloud network operations and speeding enterprise deployment.

Gigamon unveils AI traffic tools as IDC says network observability market will reach USD $4.39 billion by 2029.

Harmonic pitches AI-driven fibre operations and open customer device choice as European broadband groups seek lower rollout costs.

Aria launches Deep Networking platform as it secures GBP £97 million to target AI data centre networking bottlenecks.

Cisco report finds firms are ramping up wireless budgets as AI, security pressures and staff shortages push networks into a strategic role.

Leaseweb adds autoscaling, load balancing and developer tools to its European Cloud Campus as it pushes sovereign cloud build-out.

Wilson and Autonomous Systems unveil cloud-based wireless monitoring for in-building networks, aiming to cut truck rolls and speed fault fixes across venues.

Tata Communications has unveiled a self-healing global data centre connectivity platform, promising 99.99% uptime and up to 30% cost savings.

Vodafone Germany chooses Aurora and HUBER+SUHNER to roll out DAA and virtual CMTS tech, boosting cable speeds and cutting headend power.

Equinix launches a global distributed AI hub and Fabric Intelligence layer to unify, govern and optimise multi-cloud AI infrastructure.

Alkira launches Connect partner programme to drive AI-native network services growth, prioritising recurring services over one-off resale.

ExpressVPN launches a beta MCP server that lets AI tools monitor VPN status and switch regions directly from its desktop apps.

Red Hat, Nvidia and Palo Alto launch unified AI-native telco stack to merge network functions, accelerated compute and security at core and edge.

Red Hat, NVIDIA and Palo Alto launch an AI-native telco stack uniting cloud, edge compute and zero trust security for next-gen networks.

SynaXG debuts carrier-grade AI-RAN at MWC Barcelona, running 5G FR1, FR2 and AI on a single shared NVIDIA GH200 GPU platform.

AI and hyperscale build-outs will propel data centre networking spend from USD $55.64 billion in 2025 to USD $139.08 billion by 2031.

Lightstorm and Arrcus team up to deliver AI-ready, policy-driven networking for distributed training and inference across Asia-Pacific.

Rakuten Symphony and Lightstorm join forces to offer a sovereign NaaS platform for automated, compliant cloud-network services across MEA, India and APAC.

Broadcom has previewed AI-native VMware Telco Cloud Platform 9, targeting MNOs with cost savings, GPU sharing and sovereign cloud controls.