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Totalmobile & Solvares merge in field service push
Software-as-a-Service

Totalmobile & Solvares merge in field service push

Totalmobile and Solvares merge to create an 800-strong field service software group serving 4,000 customers across Europe and beyond.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Energy boards warned of AI risks, gaps in oversight
Digital Transformation

Energy boards warned of AI risks, gaps in oversight

Energy boards warned AI ambitions are racing ahead of software quality and security, leaving critical grids exposed and oversight lagging.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026

Global Stories

Utilities stories

Understanding the value of virtual power plants as grid resources
Cartech

Understanding the value of virtual power plants as grid resources

Virtual power plants are emerging as cheaper, flexible grid allies, turning homes, EVs and batteries into a fast-growing virtual energy network.

By Rolf Bienert • 4 min read • Mon, 16th Mar 2026
Xiid secures EV charging, healthcare AI & multi-cloud
Firewalls

Xiid secures EV charging, healthcare AI & multi-cloud

Xiid inks trio of security deals to harden EV charging, healthcare AI data and multi-cloud landing zones against network-based attacks.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Sat, 14th Mar 2026
Antevia & Benetel launch validated outdoor 5G offer
Unified Communications

Antevia & Benetel launch validated outdoor 5G offer

Antevia and Benetel team up to offer a jointly validated outdoor Open RAN private 5G solution, targeting faster, lower-risk deployments.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
eSmart Systems unveils AI Studio for grid inspection
Software-as-a-Service

eSmart Systems unveils AI Studio for grid inspection

eSmart Systems launches AI Studio, a modular platform that lets utilities build and deploy custom grid inspection vision models via web and APIs.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026
Ericsson, Future Technologies deepen AI-ready 5G push
Unified Communications

Ericsson, Future Technologies deepen AI-ready 5G push

Ericsson and Future Technologies are deepening their North American push to deliver AI-ready private 5G for industrial and critical infrastructure.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
Smart CT clinches global IT support deals to scale up
Network Infrastructure

Smart CT clinches global IT support deals to scale up

Smart CT lands three global IT support deals covering 65,000-plus devices as it accelerates expansion across Europe, Asia and Australia.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
DataIQ names Europe's top 10 influential data & AI leaders
Data Analytics

DataIQ names Europe's top 10 influential data & AI leaders

DataIQ's 2026 Top 10 names Europe's most influential data and AI leaders, with UK-based executives dominating the cross-sector list.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Sat, 7th Mar 2026
Women in tech & finance call for systems to catch up
Digital Transformation

Women in tech & finance call for systems to catch up

Women in tech and finance say workplaces must be redesigned, with data-led accountability and digital finance access to match women's ambitions.

By Sean Mitchell • 7 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Codific maps five cyber paths threatening power grids
Virtualisation

Codific maps five cyber paths threatening power grids

Codific warns power grids face repeat cyberattack patterns and urges utilities to bolster resilience to outages and cascading disruption.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Ericsson & NTT DATA team on global private 5G, edge AI
Robotics

Ericsson & NTT DATA team on global private 5G, edge AI

Ericsson and NTT DATA strike global deal to deliver managed private 5G and edge AI for large enterprises across multiple industries.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Ultimo names Philip Neal Chief Revenue Officer role
Manufacturing

Ultimo names Philip Neal Chief Revenue Officer role

Ultimo appoints Philip Neal as Chief Revenue Officer to drive global growth and AI-augmented EAM strategy across North America, EMEA and APAC.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Feb 2026
Australian businesses ramp up spending on energy shift
Manufacturing

Australian businesses ramp up spending on energy shift

Australian firms plan to lift energy-transition capex as tech, AI and renewables drive momentum, but green skills shortages loom.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Feb 2026
Aeris & Palo Alto link SASE to secure global IoT fleets
Unified Communications

Aeris & Palo Alto link SASE to secure global IoT fleets

Aeris links its IoT Watchtower with Palo Alto Networks' Prisma SASE 5G to unify zero-trust security and connectivity for global IoT fleets.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Utilities stories

Draft grid rules target data centres' rising impact
Manufacturing

Draft grid rules target data centres' rising impact

Australia proposes tougher grid connection standards for data centres as rising electricity demand tests system stability and reliability.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026
Scaling the AI economy: Infrastructure at speed, talent at scale
DevOps

Scaling the AI economy: Infrastructure at speed, talent at scale

As AI drives explosive data centre growth, success hinges on power-ready sites, faster build-out and cultivating cross-functional talent.

By Jennifer Reininger • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026