Category: Technology

 

Enterprises empowered to detect threats early and recover in significantly faster timelines, in a fully sovereign environment

LONDON, UK — Mar 19 — Rackspace Technology® (NASDAQ: RXT), a leading end-to-end hybrid cloud and AI solutions company, and Rubrik, (NYSE: RBRK), the Security and AI Operations Company, today announced UK Sovereign Cyber Recovery Cloud, a new ransomware cyber recovery solution engineered to protect and restore UK public sector and regulated workloads within hours of an attack.

As the UK enters a pivotal year for digital sovereignty, new legislation mandates higher standards for organisations’ resilience and recovery. To meet these demands, UK Sovereign Cyber Recovery Cloud provides a dedicated, automated “clean room” recovery environment that remains entirely within UK borders and features pre-built runbooks ready for immediate activation.

The collaboration integrates Rubrik Security Cloud with Rackspace UK Sovereign Services to provide a secure, isolated recovery environment. All sensitive data, critical metadata, and support are strictly confined to the UK jurisdiction and remain offline from the outside world. An isolated cyber recovery cloud environment is activated and brought online only when a specific ransomware recovery event occurs.

 

Key Features of the UK Sovereign Cyber Recovery Cloud:

• True Digital Sovereignty: providing operational and data sovereignty by maintaining all hardware, data, and administrative access within the UK; this strict jurisdictional control isolates organisations from foreign influence.
• Rapid Cyber Recovery: Leverages advanced automation to reduce recovery times from days or weeks to hours.
• Regulatory Alignment: Designed to support alignment with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)’s Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) and mandatory 24-hour breach reporting requirements.
• Continuous Operations: The Rackspace security operations centre leverages Rubrik technology to monitor SaaS Cloud and on-premises applications around the clock, ensuring anomalies are detected and addressed at speed.

“2026 is the year where control becomes the new foundation of trust and truly having control over where our data is accessed and located,” said Rick Martire, General Manager, Sovereign Services at Rackspace UK.” By partnering with Rubrik, we are providing UK enterprises with the autonomy they need to recover from cyber threats while meeting the highest standards of digital sovereignty.”

“Our joint solution isn’t just about where data is stored – it’s about who has the authority to protect and restore it,” added David Kosman, Vice President, Global Managed Service Providers at Rubrik. “For UK public sector bodies and regulated enterprises, today’s announcement is a major leap forward in national cyber resilience. The evolution of our close partnership with Rackspace – which began with our strategic collaboration to deliver isolated recovery environments – continues to support enterprises that need strong security and compliance.”

In 2025, Rackspace and Rubrik announced Rackspace Cyber Recovery Cloud, to help enterprises achieve true cyber resilience and ensure business continuity in the event of a cyber-attack. Learn more here. Rubrik and Rackspace Technology are Platinum Sponsors of the CSO ThreatScape Manchester event, March 19th at the Hyatt Regency Manchester. Learn more about our presentations here.

 

India’s data centre industry is entering a high-growth phase, driven by rising digital consumption, regulatory push, and the rapid expansion of cloud and data-driven services. Over the past five years, the country’s data centre capacity has grown from 375 MW in 2020 to more than 1,500 MW in 2025, underscoring the scale of demand emerging from a digitising economy.

This fourfold expansion reflects more than infrastructure growth. It signals a structural shift in how India stores, processes, and secures its data as businesses, governments, and consumers increasingly move online.

Demand Drivers: Data Explosion Meets Policy Push

The surge in capacity is closely tied to India’s broader digital transformation. Rising internet penetration, cheaper data, and widespread adoption of digital platforms have led to an explosion in data generation.

At the same time, regulatory frameworks are shaping demand. The Reserve Bank of India’s mandate requiring payment system data to be stored locally has accelerated investments in domestic data infrastructure. Similar trends are expected across sectors such as fintech, e-commerce, and government services.

For hyperscalers, cloud providers, and enterprise players, India is no longer just a consumption market. It is becoming a critical data storage and processing hub.

 

Mumbai Leads, Chennai Emerges

Geographically, data centre capacity remains concentrated in a few key hubs. Mumbai and Navi Mumbai dominate with around 790 MW of operational capacity, benefiting from strong connectivity and proximity to submarine cable landing stations.

Chennai has emerged as the second-largest hub with over 300 MW capacity, leveraging its strategic coastal location. Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Delhi-NCR are also growing steadily, driven by enterprise demand and tech ecosystems.

Smaller markets like Pune and Kolkata are beginning to see early-stage development, indicating gradual geographic diversification.

Connectivity Backbone: Submarine Cables in Focus

India’s global data connectivity is being strengthened through new submarine cable systems. Four such systems are currently being commissioned at cable landing stations, while three more are in the planning stage.

These cables are critical for handling international data traffic, improving latency, and supporting cloud and hyperscale operations. As global data flows increase, robust submarine connectivity will be key to positioning India as a regional data hub.

However, the government has indicated that there are no immediate plans to establish new subsea gateways, suggesting a focus on optimising existing infrastructure.

Strategic Importance: Data Sovereignty and Security

The push for domestic data centre capacity is also tied to concerns around data sovereignty, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance.

By ensuring that critical data is stored within the country, policymakers aim to create a more secure and accountable digital ecosystem. This is particularly relevant for sectors handling sensitive data, including finance, healthcare, and governance.

Investment Opportunity and Industry Outlook

The data centre sector is attracting significant investment from global hyperscalers, domestic conglomerates, and infrastructure funds. The combination of rising demand, policy support, and improving connectivity makes India one of the fastest-growing data centre markets globally.

Opportunities are emerging not just in core infrastructure, but also in allied areas such as renewable energy integration, cooling technologies, real estate, and edge computing.

Challenges Ahead

Despite strong growth, the sector faces challenges. High energy consumption, land acquisition issues, and the need for reliable power supply remain key constraints. Additionally, as capacity expands, maintaining efficiency and sustainability will become critical.

Bottom Line

India’s data centre expansion reflects the country’s transition into a data-driven economy. With capacity scaling rapidly and connectivity improving, the country is positioning itself as a key node in global digital infrastructure.

For investors and businesses, the message is clear: India’s next infrastructure boom is not just physical, it is digital.

SEOUL, Korea, Mar 19 – SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM, hereinafter referred to as “SKT”) and Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their collaboration on mobile network technologies spanning 5G to future 6G. The agreement underscores the two companies’ shared commitment to driving innovation in next-generation connectivity.

 

Under the agreement, the two companies will explore joint initiatives across key technology areas, including:

·AI-powered Radio Access Networks (AI-RAN) to enhance performance, security, and energy efficiency by autonomously learning, predicting, and optimizing channel conditions, as well as managing resources more efficiently.

·5G advancements to unlock new business opportunities and enable next-generation services.

·Open and autonomous networks to improve productivity and operational efficiency., aiming to enhance productivity and operational efficiency in multi-vendor environments.

·End-to-end security built on zero trust architecture and continuous monitoring, providing stronger protection and real-time threat response across both 5G Advanced and 6G environments.

·6G standardization and future technologies such as spectrum strategy, extreme MIMO evolution, energy efficiency, and Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC). Through joint research, SKT and Ericsson aim to strengthen their global collaboration framework and secure a leading position in the 6G technology ecosystem, driving the evolution of next-generation AI-powered networks.

This collaboration will establish a framework for ongoing technology evolution, enabling the practical deployment of innovations in the 5G era while laying the foundation for long term 6G research and standardization. The MoU is effective until March 2, 2031, and focuses on joint exploration and validation of cutting-edge network technologies.

“Our collaboration with Ericsson will be a core engine propelling the evolution of AI-powered networks, paving the way toward 6G,” says Yu Takki, Head of Network Technology Office at SK Telecom. “Through research focused on global standardization and real-world validation, we aim to secure world-class technological leadership in AI-powered network evolution and 6G.”

Mårten Lerner, Head of Networks Strategy and Product Management at Ericsson, said: “We’re pleased to deepen our partnership with SK Telecom to accelerate AI‑powered RAN, 5G monetization, open autonomous networks and zero‑trust security — while laying the groundwork for AI‑native 6G. Together we’ll move rapidly from standards and trials to commercial solutions that boost performance, energy efficiency and security — strengthening South Korea’s leadership in next‑generation connectivity.”

 

 

Amsterdam, Mar 18: PPDS, the exclusive global provider of Philips Professional Displays and complementary solutions, is excited to announce the successful installation of 21 Philips Tableaux ePaper signage displays at Duquesne University, with the range bringing instant energy savings and waste cutting benefits, as well as delivering on a more informed and sustainable campus.

 Founded in 1887, Duquesne is among the top 15% educational institutions in the United States. A top ranked private Catholic university in Pittsburgh, it caters for 8,000 students from 80 countries and over 3,000 faculty and staff.

 As the university continues to experience exponential growth, both in appeal and in size, its scenic 49 acre (198,300 m²) campus overlooking downtown Pittsburgh continues to evolve, with the university placing a growing focus on enabling students with the latest technologies both in and outside of the classrooms.

 Aligned with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and with a commitment to sustainable ecologies – which saw them recently named on the Princeton Review List of Green Colleges – the team researched the global ePaper market and turned to PPDS to seize the opportunities of the technology to replace the tired paper directories used around its campus.

 Concluding the in depth analysis, Philips Tableaux ePaper displays were selected as the standout choice to achieve the team’s ambitions, with a fleet of 21x 32” 5150 and 25” 4050 Philips Tableaux installed in classrooms, study areas, and hallways.

 As with other installations of Philips Tableaux ePaper displays – most recently inside the Institut Pasteur’s HQ in Paris – the Philips Tableaux range provides Duquesne University with incredible levels of flexibility and adaptability, interchangeable for a wide range of uses – from wayfinding and safety notices, cafeteria menus and event information, and many more. This includes in areas with limited power sources.

 Light in weight and fully portable, Philips Tableaux models used on campus are capable of displaying full colour imagery for days, weeks, months, or even years without using a single kilowatt of energy, only requiring a small amount of electricity (0.0025 kWh for the 25” model) during content changes.

 Instant benefits

Running on an Android SoC, Philips Tableaux displays can be managed and updated remotely via a content management or remote display management system such as Philips Wave or as chosen by the team at Duquesne, content can be updated manually via a USB drive.

 The project has been deemed a major success, and a second rollout phase is set to include Philips Tableaux displays in other buildings around the campus, including the School of Nursing, the School of Liberal Arts, and the College of Medicine.

 Lauren Turin, Director of Classroom Technologies, Duquesne University, commented: “We have eliminated the need for complicated installation, and we are saving on the cost of paper, printing, and time. So, the cost per department is more economical in the long run. When our directories need an update, we use a USB drive with the content and an extension cord for power. The time it takes to update the directory is quicker than the time it takes to walk to the building.”

 PPDS Director of Education, Patrick VanTreese, added: “With sustainability now an important focus for businesses and in education, ePaper has become a real game changer, opening new opportunities to reduce wastage, save on costs, and create new opportunities to communicate. We’re delighted to have supported Duquesne University, delivering on their ambitions with our Philips Tableaux range.”

SEOUL, Korea, Mar 18 – SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM, hereinafter referred to as “SKT”) announced that its Recommendation, “Signalling Requirements and Architecture for Artificial Intelligence Data Centers (AIDC),” was officially approved as an international standard at the ITU-T Study Group 11 (SG11) meeting held in Geneva earlier this month.

ITU-T, the Telecommunication Standardization Sector of the International Telecommunication Union, is a leading global body responsible for developing international standards for information and communication technologies, with participation from 190+ member states and 900+ organizations.

With the approval of this standard, a global benchmark for AIDC system interconnection has been established, further strengthening the foundation for the development and operation of AI infrastructure worldwide.

SKT proposed a standardization work item titled “Interconnection Structure and Methods for AI Data Centers” to ITU-T in May 2024, which was approved as a new standardization project. Following related discussions, the final standard was officially approved at the ITU-T SG11 meeting in March 2026.

■ Increasing Complexity of Data Centers with AI Expansion Calls for Interconnection Standards

With the increasing complexity of data center system interconnection architectures driven by the proliferation of AI services, there is a growing need for global standards to define interconnection and signalling requirements for data center operations.

In particular, AIDCs are complex infrastructures that not only handle large-scale computational processing, but also integrate various systems such as power, cooling, storage, security, and resource management. This results in a higher structural complexity compared to conventional data centers.

Amid these changes, the industry has consistently called for global standards that define signalling and interconnection methods among internal AIDC systems.

This newly approved standard organizes the interconnection structure and signalling requirements among internal AIDC systems, providing a global technical benchmark for data center operation and service delivery.

■ Defining AI Data Center Architecture Based on Three Layers: Service, Management, and Infrastructure

The new standard classifies the main functions of AIDCs into a three-layer architecture—Service, Management, and Infrastructure—and systematically defines the roles and functions of each layer, as well as the signalling requirements for interconnection between them.

The Service Layer is responsible for functions such as service-level authentication and authorization, service status monitoring, and overall service management. The Management Layer handles data center-level authentication and authorization, operational management, resource allocation, and cybersecurity. The Infrastructure Layer encompasses the core AI infrastructure, energy systems, and cooling systems that support operations of the data center.

Together, these layers serve as higher-level concepts that organize various components and function blocks, ensuring that the AIDC operates efficiently and securely through clearly defined roles and systematic interconnection.

This can be likened to an airport, where airlines, air traffic control, and runway infrastructure coordinate operations by exchanging signals—similarly, the standard defines how internal systems within an AIDC interoperate organically through signalling.

SKT expects that the approval of this standard will serve as a catalyst for the global adoption of AIDCs by enterprises and organizations.

The company also explained that this achievement was made possible through collaboration with various SK Group affiliates and years of accumulated expertise and technology development in the AI and ICT fields.

“The approval of this standard is significant as it recognizes SKT’s accumulated expertise and operational know-how in AI Data Centers,” said Choi Dong-hee, Head of AI Strategy Planning Office at SK Telecom. “Moving forward, SKT will continue to strengthen its technological competitiveness across AI infrastructure, operations, and services through SK Group’s capabilities and global collaboration, contributing to international standardization and the expansion of the global AI ecosystem.”

 

 

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — March 17, 2026 — Kore.ai, a provider of agentic applications and a market-leading enterprise AI platform, today announced the launch of its Agent Management Platform (AMP), a unified command center designed to govern, monitor, and manage AI agents and AI systems across the enterprise. 

As organizations rapidly deploy AI and multi-agent systems, many are encountering “AI sprawl,” a phenomena analysts describe as dozens of AI initiatives across different teams, tools, and clouds without centralized visibility or governance. Gartner predicts that by 2028, enterprises will operate thousands of AI agents across various business functions, making centralized management, policy enforcement, and value measurement critical for the responsible adoption of AI. 

The Kore.ai Agent Management Platform provides enterprises with a single operational layer to manage AI systems across frameworks, clouds, and development environments, including LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, Google ADK, AWS AgentCore, Microsoft Foundry, Salesforce Agentforce, and proprietary systems. It consolidates AI observability, governance enforcement, performance monitoring, and value measurement, enabling organizations to move from fragmented AI experimentation to controlled, enterprise-scale deployment. 

Two core capabilities distinguish Agent Management Platform from other emerging solutions. First, the platform provides a comprehensive evaluation studio that allows enterprises to test agent behavior, workflows, and outcomes before production deployment, helping teams reduce uncertainty and accelerate time to reliable deployment. Second, AMP is designed to operate across heterogeneous AI environments. While similar governance offerings from established players are typically limited to their own ecosystems and many startup solutions have limited connectivity with enterprise applications, Kore.ai’s agnostic architecture and deep integration capabilities enable enterprises to connect and govern AI systems built across multiple frameworks, tools, and platforms. 

“AI agents are rapidly becoming the new software workforce inside enterprises,” said Prasanna Arikala, CTO and Head of Products at Kore.ai. “But without centralized governance, enterprises risk losing visibility and control over how AI operates across the organization. The Agent Management Platform introduces a new operational layer for enterprise AI, giving leaders the ability to manage AI agents with the same discipline, transparency, and accountability as any other critical business system.” 

 

The new AMP platform integrates with AI agents built across leading frameworks and ecosystems, enabling organizations to manage heterogeneous AI environments through a unified control plane. Enterprises can now track AI performance and costs, enforce governance policies consistently, detect anomalies or drift, and align AI initiatives with measurable business outcomes. 

“AI is quickly becoming core infrastructure for how enterprises operate,” said Raj Koneru, CEO and Founder of Kore.ai. “But scaling AI responsibly requires more than powerful models; it requires governance, visibility, and accountability. With the Agent Management Platform, we are helping enterprises turn AI from isolated experiments into a trusted, enterprise capability that delivers real business value.” 

Designed to work across multi-agent environments and heterogeneous AI ecosystems, the Kore.ai Agent Management Platform provides organizations with a centralized foundation to govern AI adoption as it scales across the enterprise. 

PALO ALTO, Calif. – March 17, 2026 – Pine, the trusted AI agent for consumers’ digital chores that delivers results, today announced Message Gateway, a new communication layer that allows users to interact with Pine’s AI assistant from anywhere, including messaging platforms, voice notes and phone calls, while Pine executes tasks in the background through AI agents.

By turning everyday messages into real-world actions, Message Gateway transforms Pine into an always-available assistant that operates across a user’s digital life. Message Gateway enables Pine to operate across time and channels, managing tasks that may run for minutes, hours or even weeks.

It transforms messaging from simple conversations into a control interface for AI agents that can perform real-world work.

“Most AI assistants today still live inside a single app,” said Pine CEO Stanley Wei. “But real life doesn’t happen inside one interface. With Message Gateway, Pine can meet users wherever they already communicate, whether that’s messaging, voice or mobile. Our goal is simple: You talk to Pine naturally, and Pine takes care of the work.”

Instead of having to open a specific application or interface to interact with an AI assistant, Message Gateway users simply send a message or speak naturally via channels like Telegram, WhatsApp, Slack or the Pine mobile app. Pine will understand the request, launch the appropriate AI agents and manage the task over time. The AI assistant tracks progress and keeps the user updated while tasks are completed.

Unlike most voice assistants designed for quick commands or chatbots built primarily to answer questions, Pine is designed to manage long-running tasks that require coordination, follow-up and execution across multiple systems. Instead of returning a single response, Pine can start tasks that unfold over time, interacting with services, making calls, researching information and keeping users informed as progress is made.

Key capabilities of Message Gateway include:

·        Multi-channel access: Users can interact with Pine through messaging platforms such as Telegram, WhatsApp, Slack and the Pine mobile app.

·        Voice and audio support: Voice notes and audio messages are automatically transcribed and processed, allowing users to speak naturally instead of typing.

·        Persistent task management: Tasks can run asynchronously for minutes, hours or days, while Pine tracks progress and provides updates.

·        Single assistant experience: Users interact with one assistant, while multiple AI agents work behind the scenes to complete tasks.

·        Real-world execution: Pine can perform actions such as negotiating bills, making calls, booking appointments, researching information or generating documents.

·        Context and memory: Pine remembers important details from conversations so users do not need to repeat themselves.

“What makes Pine different is that it doesn’t just answer questions; it actually handles things for you,” said a Pine user. “Being able to send a message and have Pine take care of a task in the background feels like having a real assistant.”

Message Gateway is part of the Pine AI assistant platform, a subscription-based service designed to help consumers delegate everyday digital tasks through natural conversation. Users can interact with Pine through messaging channels, voice or the Pine mobile app, while Pine manages the work through AI agents operating in the background.

Message Gateway represents a key step toward Pine’s broader vision of building an AI assistant that operates across a user’s entire digital life. Rather than requiring people to adopt another standalone app, Pine aims to create an AI operating layer for everyday tasks, where simple conversations become the interface for getting things done.

New Delhi, March 17: The Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC), the technical arm of the Department of Telecommunications under the Ministry of Communications, will organise an International Workshop on 6G Standardisation on March 18, 2026, at Vigyan Bhawan.

The workshop aims to advance India’s participation in the global development of sixth-generation (6G) telecommunications technologies and aligns with the government’s vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat and the Bharat 6G Vision, which seeks to position India as a leading contributor to the design, development, and deployment of 6G technologies by 2030.

The event will bring together experts from government, industry, academia, and international standardisation organisations to deliberate on the evolving global roadmap for 6G technologies and to strengthen India’s engagement in the international standards development process.

Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Union Minister of Communications and Minister for Development of North Eastern Region, will deliver the inaugural address at the workshop. A special address will be delivered by Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, Minister of State for Communications and Minister of State for Rural Development.

Senior officials from the Department of Telecommunications, representatives from international telecom organisations, industry leaders, technology experts, and members of the research community are expected to participate in the discussions.

The workshop will feature several technical sessions and expert deliberations focusing on critical aspects of the emerging 6G ecosystem, including:

• Global roadmap for 6G standardisation

• Evolution of network architecture for next-generation communication systems

• Spectrum planning for future mobile networks

• Integration of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in telecom networks

• Security and trust frameworks for future communication systems

• Developments in Radio Access Network (RAN) technologies

• Emerging 6G applications and use cases

• India’s roadmap towards 2030 for next-generation communications

Strengthening domestic innovation and enhancing India’s role in global telecom standardisation will remain the central focus of the workshop.

As international discussions around IMT-2030 and future mobile systems gain momentum, the event is expected to provide an important platform to review global developments and explore opportunities for expanding India’s role in shaping the future architecture of global telecommunications.

BRISBANE, March 17– In a major achievement Fusion Signage, often referred to as Australia’s user-friendliest digital signage software, has officially achieved SOC 2 Type II attestation. The new SOC 2 Type II attestation is very highly regarded and critical to all users of digital signage software. The company’s SOC 2 Type II audit was completed by Sensiba, an independent organisation known for thorough, transparent audits.

Fusion Signage MD James Ingram explained, “This attestation is not just policies on paper, but a rigorous, independent, months‑long audit proving our controls aren’t only well‑designed, they’re operating effectively, day in and day out across the whole business. A SOC 2 Type II attestation digs into how we operate over time, not at a single moment. It’s an in‑depth audit against the AICPA Trust Services Criteria for Security. It is the gold standard proving our systems are protected and your security practices are actually working.”

Fusion Signage MD James Ingram

Fusion Signage’s SOC 2 Type II attestation is a significant achievement as it confirms the company’s access controls work exactly as designed, their monitoring and alerting are accurate and reliable, their processes around risk, incidents and change control are “real-world” and their platform and operations are run with consistency, discipline and transparency.

Ingram added, “Our SOC 2 Type II attestation is independent proof that Fusion Signage operates the way we say it does – not just in policy documents, but in real life. This matters a lot to procurement teams, CISOs, CTOs and anyone doing vendor due diligence. Protecting customer data has always been part of who we are and as an Australian team supporting organisations across every industry, we’ve always believed security shouldn’t be a box‑ticking exercise. It should be something you can feel confident in without ever thinking about it.”

Sensiba’s SOC 2 Type II audit of Fusion Signage also included a thorough and comprehensive evaluation of the company’s infrastructure, how they build and ship software and how they store and process customer data.

It also covers internal governance and access controls, monitoring and incident response and day‑to‑day operations across the entire team.

Ingram said, “It’s a holistic look at Fusion Signage – something we wanted and requested. Security shouldn’t live in one corner of the company, it should be everywhere. As a result, now, with this attestation, Fusion Signage users get independent assurance we’re running with strong, consistently‑applied controls. Their IT and security teams can also be 100% confident when doing vendor risk assessments which leads to smoother procurement, as SOC 2 Type II is a very common requirement.”

Fusion Signage has always prided itself and been known as a platform users can trust, built by a team that invests in doing things the right way for its customers.

James Ingram concluded, “Our SOC 2 Type II attestation is our new baseline. Security isn’t a feature we add, it’s part of how Fusion Signage works, grows and evolves. As we roll out new capabilities and support more organisations, security remains a core design principle – not an afterthought.”

To watch a video on what Fusion Signage achieving SOC 2 Type II attestation means for the company, its customers and users click here or go to:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y1sGJj_57c 

In another first customers can now also access Fusion Signage’s Trust Centre, its simple, self-service portal where users can explore the company’s security standards at any time, from any connected device, anywhere.

The Trust Centre is an always‑available single and trusted source to see how Fusion Signage approach security and security information and where you can request their SOC 2 Type II report directly.