IT, AI & Telecommunications

MIAMI – November 02, 2026 -- Qtonic Quantum Corp has put retired Lt. Gen. Roger L. Cloutier Jr., former commander of NATO Allied Land Command, in charge of company operations, as Department of War post-quantum cryptography deadlines of Dec. 31, 2030 and Dec. 31, 2031 come into view.

Cloutier takes over structure and day-to-day running of the company

Cloutier has chaired Qtonic's Allied Defense Council since May 2026 and keeps that role. He retired from the U.S. Army on Oct. 1, 2022, after 34 years of service. He commanded NATO Allied Land Command in Izmir, Turkey, from August 2020 to August 2022, and previously led U.S. Army Africa and the Southern European Task Force.

He is one of four retired general officers who lead or advise the company. The others are:

San Francisco – November 02, 2026 -- SpaceX agreed on October 8 to acquire nationwide 800 MHz licenses covering up to 14 megahertz of paired spectrum. T-Mobile shares fell 13.27% the next trading day, to $148.58 from $171.31.

FCC approves 15,000-satellite Starlink Mobile Gen2 constellation with conditions

The Federal Communications Commission authorized SpaceX to launch 15,000 satellites optimized for 2 GHz spectrum globally. Its Space Bureau and Wireless Telecommunications Bureau adopted and released the order on October 6, marking the application granted in part and deferred in part, with conditions. Among the deferred items is SpaceX's proposed use of the 2020-2025 MHz band in the United States.

LOS ANGELES – November 02, 2026 -- Cineverse Corp. (Nasdaq: CNVS) has nominated Dr. Samrat Ganguly, former head of Apple's global network infrastructure organization, for election as an independent director at its annual stockholder meeting on December 8, 2026.

The board will stay at four seats. Director Mary Ann Halford will not stand for re-election.

Ganguly ran the network and security backbone behind Apple's services

Ganguly spent more than a decade at Apple. He was most recently responsible for the architecture, engineering and operations of the network and security infrastructure behind iCloud, Apple TV and the App Store. That infrastructure serves more than two billion active devices worldwide.

He has since left Apple to found a company that is still in stealth. It is building global infrastructure to deploy and scale AI inference services.

Sunnyvale – November 02, 2026 -- Sedin Technologies, developer of the EAM360 mobile platform for IBM Maximo, won the 'Excellence in Maintenance Management' award at MaximoWorld 2026 after migrating five resorts onto a single IBM Maximo Application Suite (MAS) instance with zero downtime to live operations.

Five siloed resort sites moved to one global MAS SaaS instance

The award follows a MAS migration and full EAM360 rollout for a billion-dollar hospitality brand headquartered in Las Vegas, with sites across Asia-Pacific. The program covered five integrated resorts operating 24/7 and consolidated them onto one global IBM MAS SaaS instance.

Go-live ran in phased waves with a six-hour cutover. EAM360 reached a frontline workforce of more than 3,000 multilingual users.

Rees – November 02, 2026 -- Bleckmann Informationssysteme will present its integrated digital workflow for trade businesses on November 10, 2026, at Sonepar's Trend + Technik roadshow in Dortmund, built around the pds craftsman software used by about 52,000 users.

The IT systems house, a regional pds competence partner based in Rees on the Lower Rhine, will exhibit in Hall 4 at stand 4.C66 of Signal Iduna Park. The show runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sonepar and pds integration targets media breaks in procurement

Bleckmann's demonstration centers on how purchasing and materials data flow directly into project, service and billing processes instead of staying isolated. A key focus is the interplay between electrical wholesaler Sonepar and pds in article, material and procurement workflows.

Mobile tools cover time tracking, service orders and site documentation

Visitors will see the following:

Jena – November 02, 2026 -- State-backed hacking groups from Russia, Iran, North Korea and China are expanding their activity and tailoring campaigns to global conflicts, according to ESET's latest APT Activity Report. Targets include governments, defense contractors, critical infrastructure, technology providers and institutions in geopolitical crisis regions.

Attackers use AI for malware, phishing and fake websites

Threat actors increasingly use AI tools to develop malicious code, build convincing phishing campaigns and generate fraudulent websites. Jean-Ian Boutin, Director of Threat Research at ESET, says AI makes individual attacks more efficient and partly lowers entry barriers for criminals. Strategic planning, target selection and execution still happen largely by hand, and the expected revolution in cybercrime has not materialized so far.

SAN ANTONIO – November 02, 2026 -- Mobileum Inc. has earned Frost & Sullivan's 2026 Global Enabling Technology Leadership Recognition for its roaming services platform, citing technology innovation, strategic execution and customer-centric solutions.

Mobileum links commercial, network and security data in one roaming platform

The platform connects commercial intelligence, customer analytics, testing, steering, security and operational workflows. AI-assisted analytics and automated decision-making are meant to help operators refine roaming strategies, strengthen fraud management and network security, and improve quality of service while keeping costs in check.

Its technology-agnostic architecture lets operators adopt AI-driven capabilities at their own pace, according to the company. Mobileum draws on more than 25 years of roaming experience to address regulatory complexity and shifting customer expectations.

SINGAPORE – November 02, 2026 -- BIGO Ads, the deep learning-based advertising platform of JOYY Inc. (NASDAQ: JOYY), ranked No. 7 globally in the Android Gaming Overall Power Ranking of AppsFlyer's Performance Index 2026, securing 11 placements across gaming and non-gaming rankings.

The placements span global rankings and regional markets in Europe, North America and Latin America. AppsFlyer publishes the index annually to benchmark mobile media platforms by device, region and app category for advertisers choosing user acquisition partners.

BIGO Ads takes No. 5 in Eastern Europe and Latin America for Android Gaming Overall

In the same ranking, BIGO Ads placed No. 8 in North America and No. 21 in Western Europe. The company credits exclusive in-house inventory and a broad network of partner apps for its reach across regions.

LONDON – November 02, 2026 -- Infiterra, a vendor-agnostic subscription commerce platform, is extending its channel offering with multi-distributor purchasing for managed service providers (MSPs) and an AI-assisted vendor onboarding studio for IT distributors.

Infiterra adds Pax8 and TD SYNNEX integrations to its Ingram Micro connection

MSPs currently work across multiple distributor portals and disconnected billing systems as their vendor portfolios grow. Infiterra will let them buy from several distributors and manage and bill every subscription in one place. Integrations with Pax8 and TD SYNNEX are in development. An Ingram Micro integration is already in place.

Martin Thormeyer of COSMO CONSULT, an MSP of Microsoft Business Solutions operating in 17 countries, said the platform grows with the company and prepares it for future challenges.

Fulda – November 02, 2026 -- CNS Company Network Solutions GmbH plans to launch KIBUCO, an AI-assisted business networking platform for European companies, in 2027. The concept won a 2026 iF Design Award.

KIBUCO combines verified networking with a personal AI assistant

The platform is built around two functions: exclusive business networking and personal AI support. AI-based matching is meant to surface contacts by industry, interests, company profiles and specific business needs. A "Kennenlernbeschleuniger" (introduction accelerator) is designed to highlight shared topics between prospective contacts.

The assistant is designed to condense company information, industry and expert knowledge, analyses and automated benchmarks for the user's specific question.