Network Edge stories
Governance gaps are emerging as enterprises push autonomous AI from pilots into real-time edge systems across Asia-Pacific.
Publishers could soon charge AI crawlers per request as AWS WAF starts billing bots for content access at the network edge.
Businesses could soon verify and charge AI agents in milliseconds at the network edge, as autonomous traffic becomes harder to trust or block.
Despite years of predictions, the global firewall market is still worth about USD $6 billion as hybrid networks and OT keep demand alive.
Small defence contractors are left exposed as state-backed hackers spend years mapping supply chains and laying covert access routes before striking.
Rural fibre roll-outs could become cheaper and easier to manage as the new kit targets faults, deployment hurdles and system integration.
The new framework aims to curb fraud and unauthorised purchases as AI agents start making payments on behalf of shoppers.
Broadband operators can now manage ACI amplifiers through Harmonic's software, giving DOCSIS 4.0 upgrades a lower-cost path on existing networks.
Customers stand to gain tighter control of telemetry as Dynatrace adds Bindplane’s data-routing tools to cut costs and manage compliance.
Attackers are now exploiting flaws before patches exist, leaving 85% of vulnerable assets unpatched at disclosure across 10,000 organisations.
Rising automation and data growth are exposing cloud users to identity drift, hidden telemetry gaps and fragmented defences.
Versa teams with Intel on AI at the edge, debuts a secure enterprise browser and launches inbound SSE to protect internet-facing apps.
InferX adds three senior leaders to accelerate sovereign AI and GPU edge deployments as Europe tightens control of data infrastructure.
SentinelOne and Cloudflare deepen ties, feeding edge and Zero Trust telemetry into Singularity AI SIEM to unify threat detection and response.
Australian firms are increasingly using AI in day-to-day operations, with leaders saying data quality and human oversight now matter more than pilot projects.
Operators could cut energy use and congestion as the new tools aim to automate 5G network tasks across multivendor setups.
The return of highly significant incidents has renewed pressure on New Zealand organisations to tighten defences after losses jumped to NZD $5.6 million.
Construction safety monitoring is set to improve as Gammon's AI platform detected 60% more risk factors than traditional inspections at pilot sites.
Quantum fears are driving demand for hardware encryption at hard-to-secure remote sites, as Sitehop targets infrastructure, banks and government.
Critical infrastructure and cloud operators face harder-to-detect attacks as criminals turn routers, VPN gateways and IoT kit into proxies.
