Today’s telecom news includes announcements on Oracle, Ishan Technologies, Inter Venezuela, Harmonic, Ribbon Communications, CESNET, among others.
Oracle Fuels Ishan Technologies’ AI-Driven Telecom Expansion in India
Oracle has partnered with Ishan Technologies to modernize the company’s digital operations and strengthen customer experience across India. The deployment of Oracle Cloud Scale Monetization and Oracle Unified Operations will help automate billing, charging, service orchestration, and network management, enabling faster rollout of digital services. Ishan Technologies, which manages more than 100,000 km of fiber infrastructure, plans to enhance delivery of cloud, cybersecurity, AI-enabled connectivity, and smart city solutions. The upgraded platform will also support flexible pricing models, improve operational efficiency through automation and machine learning, and accelerate service innovation as demand for advanced enterprise connectivity continues to rise in India’s telecom and ICT sectors.
Inter Venezuela Accelerates 5G Future with Harmonic’s Advanced Fiber Backhaul Solution
Inter Venezuela has selected Harmonic to deploy a nationwide XGS-PON-based mobile backhaul platform aimed at supporting rising 5G demand and improving network efficiency across Venezuela. Using Harmonic’s cOS virtualized broadband platform, Fin 10G SFP+ OLT, and Pier OLT shelf, the operator plans to deliver scalable, high-capacity connectivity for both existing 4G and upcoming 5G services. The solution offers a cost-effective alternative to traditional mobile backhaul infrastructure while enabling faster deployments and reduced network congestion. Harmonic noted that its cOS platform already powers nearly 46 million customer premises devices worldwide, highlighting the company’s growing influence in fiber broadband and next-generation telecom infrastructure modernization.
Quantum Leap in Cybersecurity: Ribbon and CESNET Advance Quantum-Secured Optical Networks
Ribbon Communications and CESNET have successfully demonstrated a quantum-secured optical networking proof of concept using Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), marking a major step toward next-generation cybersecurity. The trial combined Ribbon’s Apollo optical networking platform with advanced quantum encryption technology to secure data transmission without impacting network performance or adding latency. The project showed that Layer 1 encryption can effectively protect sensitive payload and address information against future cyber and quantum computing threats. CESNET, which operates the Czech Republic’s national academic network, highlighted the importance of the initiative for safeguarding research and education communications. The achievement also signals growing commercial readiness for quantum-secured networking across telecom, enterprise, and critical infrastructure sectors.
SHAFANA FAZAL