IT, AI & Telecommunications

Farmington Hills – October 02, 2026 -- Coretek has achieved ISO/IEC 42001 certification, becoming among the first organizations globally to earn the world's first international standard for Artificial Intelligence Management Systems (AIMS).

Certification validates Coretek's enterprise AI governance framework across the full AI lifecycle

The standard covers risk management, human oversight, security, continuous monitoring, regulatory alignment, and ongoing improvement of AI systems. Coretek, an AI, cloud, cybersecurity, and managed services provider, said the certification confirms its Artificial Intelligence Management System meets internationally recognized governance benchmarks.

San Francisco – October 01, 2026 -- Linux Foundation Networking (LFN) has released the initial session lineup for ONE Summit Japan 2026, set for Dec. 10-11 in Tokyo alongside Open Source Summit Japan.

Tokyo event gathers global networking community to address agentic AI shift

The summit will bring together technologists, operators, researchers and open source contributors to examine how artificial intelligence is reshaping network architecture and how networks must evolve to support next-generation AI infrastructure. LFN frames this as one of networking's most significant architectural shifts in decades, with AI functioning simultaneously as a major network workload and as a tool for automating network operations.

Cleveland – October 01, 2026 -- ArchKey, a national electrical and technology systems provider, has acquired US Communications & Electric, a Cleveland-based technology integration firm, expanding its national technology services platform across North America.

Acquired firm brings 130 employees and 10,000 completed projects

US Communications & Electric, founded in 1996, employs more than 130 professionals and has completed over 10,000 projects for customers in data centers, healthcare, education, government, financial services, and industrial sectors. The firm specializes in audio-visual systems, distributed antenna systems (DAS), network infrastructure, security solutions, and connected building technologies.

Blair, Neb. – October 01, 2026 -- Rightfiber, the fiber broadband provider formerly known as Great Plains Communications, has completed its acquisition of American Broadband Holding Company's Fastwyre Broadband operations in Nebraska, adding 26 communities to its network footprint.

Rightfiber absorbs Fastwyre's 26 Nebraska communities into its network

The deal transfers Fastwyre customers in towns including Blair, Fremont, Bellevue, Wayne, Bassett, Oakland, Pender and Winnebago to Rightfiber, a company backed by investment firm Grain Management. Rightfiber now operates across 20 states with more than 28,000 route miles of fiber, supporting over 300,000 Fiber-to-the-Home passings and serving customers in more than 400 communities nationally.

Irvine, Calif. – October 01, 2026 -- Caylent has been positioned as a Major Player in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Cloud Professional Services 2026 Vendor Assessment, a ranking that evaluated 27 vendors across the global cloud professional services market.

IDC credits Caylent's AWS-only focus and Anthropic partnership for early agentic AI delivery

IDC's assessment (Doc #US54117426, September 2026) singled out Caylent's dedicated Anthropic partnership and its AgentCore-based agentic engineering accelerator, noting the firm is positioned early among boutique AWS partners building production-grade agentic solutions rather than pilot-stage AI tooling. IDC noted this combination of engineering specialization and AWS-endorsed recognition is notable given Caylent's smaller head count relative to diversified multi-hyperscaler integrators.

HOLMDEL, N.J. – October 01, 2026 -- HYLAN, a full-service communications and electrical infrastructure provider, raised $75,000 for pediatric cancer nonprofit Liv Like a Unicorn at its eighth annual golf tournament, pushing the company's total charitable contributions past $500,000.

HYLAN's golf tournament nets $75,000 for Freehold-based pediatric cancer charity

The September 28 event at Metedeconk National Golf Club in Jackson, New Jersey, gathered HYLAN's partner network to support Liv Like a Unicorn, a 501(c)(3) organization based in Freehold that funds research into pediatric brain and spinal cord tumors and assists families during treatment.

Eight years of fundraising push HYLAN's total giving above $500,000

This year's $75,000 contribution brings HYLAN's cumulative charitable donations to more than half a million dollars since the tournament's inception, according to the company.

Dallas – October 01, 2026 -- AT&T, T-Mobile US and Verizon Communications have signed a joint venture agreement to expand wireless and satellite coverage in underserved areas of the United States, formalizing a plan first disclosed in May to pool limited spectrum resources.

Three rival carriers agree to share spectrum to eliminate dead zones

The agreement builds on the companies' earlier pledge to combine spectrum assets in order to reduce coverage gaps and extend satellite connectivity to customers nationwide. Terrestrial mobile networks will continue operating independently, with the JV targeting regions where traditional cell service remains unreliable or unavailable.

Miami – October 01, 2026 -- Managed service providers running Kaseya's unified IT platform save an average of $2,600 per technician per month, while internal IT teams save approximately $2,900 per staff member, according to a new independent study by Omdia.

Unified platform delivers six-figure annual savings for mid-sized teams

For a 10-person MSP team, the savings translate into more than $312,000 annually; a comparable internal IT team saves roughly $350,000 per year. The findings, commissioned by Kaseya and conducted by Omdia, are based on 16 in-depth interviews with eight MSPs and eight internal IT teams in North America that migrated to Kaseya's Datto RMM, Autotask PSA and IT Glue after using competing tools, alongside five non-Kaseya customers surveyed between March and April 2026.

Hoboken, N.J. – October 01, 2026 -- eMazzanti Technologies will convene more than 200 small and midsize business leaders on October 21 for ASPIRE 2026, a free one-day conference at the Microsoft Conference Center in New York City focused on practical AI adoption and cybersecurity defense.

Conference runs 24 sessions across four business-focused tracks

The event runs from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM Eastern Time, offering 24 expert-led sessions organized around four priorities: growing revenue, improving productivity, reducing expenses and strengthening cybersecurity. Attendees can customize their agenda across the concurrent tracks rather than follow a fixed program.

Southlake, Texas – October 01, 2026 -- Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR) has elected Rochelle Boas as Executive Vice President – Chief Legal and Administrative Officer, effective immediately, expanding her mandate beyond the Legal organization to oversee the company's People Team.

Boas gains oversight of HR as Chief People Officer Dave Medrano now reports to her

Under the restructuring, Dave Medrano, Sabre's Chief People Officer, will report directly to Boas, consolidating the travel technology company's legal and human resources functions under a single executive.

Boas joined Sabre in 2024 as Chief Legal Officer and sits on the executive leadership team

Boas has served as Sabre's Executive Vice President – Chief Legal Officer since 2024 and will continue to lead the Legal organization alongside her new administrative responsibilities.