Market Trends & Strategy

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - May 19, 2026 - swissQprint presented its latest large-format printing technologies at FESPA Global Print Expo 2026 in Barcelona, focusing on how print service providers can improve production efficiency and differentiate their offerings through application diversity. Under the motto "Made for Winners - Loved by Thousands", the company demonstrated its Kudu flatbed printer and Karibu 2 roll-to-roll system through live production workflows. The showcase emphasized stable industrial performance, long-term investment security, and application-driven value creation, reflecting a broader market shift toward versatile, high-quality print production and scalable system architectures.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - May 19, 2026 - Dentsply Sirona has announced that its Primescan 2 Cart has received the 2026 iF Design Award in the Product Design - Medicine / Health category, recognizing its ergonomic engineering, clinician-focused usability, and integration into cloud-based digital dental workflows. The award highlights the system's role in supporting more mobile, connected intraoral scanning environments as digital dentistry adoption continues to expand globally. The recognition also reflects increasing industry emphasis on workflow efficiency, portability, and system integration within modern dental practices transitioning toward cloud-native clinical infrastructure.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - May 19, 2026 - Sidel is presenting its latest smart manufacturing technologies, complete line engineering expertise and digital production solutions at ProPak Asia 2026 in Bangkok. The company will exhibit at Booth AG 28 in Hall C2 from June 10-13 at IMPACT Muang Thong Thani, highlighting innovations aimed at improving efficiency, flexibility and sustainability across beverage, food, and home and personal care production environments. The showcase reflects the industry's ongoing shift toward integrated line performance, energy efficiency and data-driven production systems designed to support manufacturers facing increasing operational complexity.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - May 19, 2026 - Teleste is presenting its latest broadband infrastructure portfolio at ANGA COM 2026 in Cologne, where the company will be located at stand C12 in hall 8, positioning its solutions within Europe's leading business platform for broadband, media and connectivity. The focus is on next-generation 1.8 GHz amplifier systems, expanded network analytics through the Argus platform, and open distributed access architectures designed for hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) and fiber environments. The announcement reflects a broader industry transition toward higher-capacity access networks, more data-driven operations, and interoperable infrastructure models that support long-term upgrade flexibility for operators.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - May 15, 2026 - BSI Software has acquired German contact center technology provider Sikom Software GmbH to strengthen the communication and omnichannel capabilities of its BSI Customer Suite platform. The transaction expands BSI Software's position in AI-driven CRM and customer experience technologies by integrating intelligent contact center functionality designed for regulated industries including insurance and healthcare. The acquisition combines CRM, AI-powered customer experience processes and omnichannel interaction management within a broader enterprise communications framework. Both companies said the move is intended to support more integrated customer engagement and operational workflow management across service, sales and marketing environments.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - May 15, 2026 - insureNXT is preparing for its largest edition to date, with more than 230 exhibitors and partners confirmed for the 2026 event in Cologne. The international insurance innovation conference and trade fair is positioning itself as a growing operational and strategic meeting point for insurers, InsurTechs, technology providers, and cross-sector partners focused on transformation initiatives. Organizers also confirmed the finalists for the insureNXT Innovators Award 2026, which this year is centered entirely on artificial intelligence applications for the insurance sector. The combination of expanded exhibitor participation and AI-focused programming highlights increasing industry attention on automation, operational efficiency, and new customer service models.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - May 13, 2026 - ANGA COM 2026 opens in Cologne, Germany, on May 19, running through May 21, with 450 exhibitors from 44 countries and a conference program spanning more than 60 panels and over 250 speakers across strategic, technical and practical topics in telecommunications, fiber and media. The event introduces three new features this year: 25 Round Table discussions, a dedicated Showroom for in-house networks, and a restructured third day recast as Theme Day Municipalities - entirely free of charge for all attendees including full conference access. For network operators, technology vendors, municipal decision-makers and media industry executives evaluating infrastructure strategy and commercial positioning, the expanded format represents a significant broadening of ANGA COM's operational and policy agenda.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - May 13, 2026 - ANGA COM 2026, Europe's leading exhibition and conference for broadband, media and connectivity, runs from May 19 to 21, 2026, at the Cologne exhibition grounds in Germany, bringing together 440 exhibitors from 44 countries across two exhibition halls. The event combines a commercial exhibition with a structured international conference program of 40 panel discussions, presentations and round tables, conducted in English or with German-English simultaneous translation. For network operators, technology vendors and content providers evaluating strategy, infrastructure investment and emerging technologies across fiber, broadband and media distribution, the three-day format is designed to deliver peer-level exchange alongside direct commercial engagement.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - May 13, 2026 - adesso is hosting the digital day on June 18, 2026, at Areal Böhler in Düsseldorf, bringing together more than 1,500 executives, board members and digital experts for a single-day conference focused on accelerating digital transformation across German-speaking enterprise. The event features 20 keynotes across six stages, with more than 30 documented case studies covering cybersecurity, business optimization, automation and IT modernization. Attendance is free of charge, with tickets available in limited numbers. For IT leaders and senior decision-makers evaluating peer-validated transformation approaches, the format is structured around practitioner experience rather than vendor presentations.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - May 13, 2026 - Teleste and Vecima Networks have announced a cooperation in Europe to deliver a commercially open distributed access architecture (DAA) solution, combining Vecima's Entra® vCMTS cloud-native virtualized cable access core with Teleste's Remote PHY node portfolio. The arrangement is designed to give European cable operators a vendor-neutral path to scaling ultra-high-bandwidth services without locking them into single-supplier commercial dependencies. By routing the combined solution through Teleste's local European sales and support organization, the cooperation aims to reduce commercial friction while preserving full architectural flexibility for operators planning multi-year network evolution programs.