45% of pay-TV subscribers use pay TV to access live video, while 25% of US internet households use FAST services

PLANO, Texas, Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Parks Associates' research The New Live TV Model: Skinny Bundles, Sports, News finds 39% of US internet households watch live events or sports through an on-demand streaming service, showing the growing role of streaming services in delivering live programming. The expanding mix of options to watch video is changing how consumers find and watch sports, news, and events, as live video viewing is no longer synonymous with pay TV.

Parks Associates research also finds:

- 25% watch live video through free ad-supported television (FAST) services.

- 21% report they don't watch live video at all.

"Consumers value live content but struggle to find and access it," said Michael Goodman, Director, Entertainment Research, Parks Associates. "The challenge for providers is making live content accessible. Sports is a good example, with programming now distributed across multiple services and platforms."

Consumer interest in live sports is growing alongside broad-appeal entertainment. According to Parks Associates consumer research, comedy (60%), drama (56%), and news (50%) are the most popular content categories, while 48% report watching live sports. Subscription VOD (SVOD) services continue to add sports, news, and live events while FAST services build engagement through curated linear channels.

"Competition for viewers is increasingly about more than the content itself," Goodman said. "Providers need to deliver an experience that makes it easy for consumers to find, access, and move between live and on-demand programming."

Parks Associates will host Future of Video: Business of Streaming on November 17-18 at Marina del Rey, California, sponsored by Adeia, InterDigital, OTT.X, and TheDesk.net. Future of Video provides insight into successful OTT strategy deployments, challenges for pay-TV providers, and the role of connected CE in the growth of video viewing, new content formats, and the overall impact to the video market.

For more information, contact Mindi Sue Sternblitz-Rubenstein or visit www.parksassociates.com.

About Parks Associates

Parks Associates helps companies identify new opportunities, refine strategy, and accelerate growth in connected technology markets through data-driven insights and industry expertise. With more than 40 years of experience, the firm delivers proprietary consumer and industry research, market forecasts, and strategic analysis that guide business decisions across personal, connected home, small business, and commercial technology ecosystems. Parks Associates supports clients in navigating evolving markets including AI, security, smart home, broadband, entertainment, energy, multifamily, smart buildings, and connected health.

The firm also fosters industry growth and collaboration by convening thousands of leaders each year through its flagship executive conferences, including CONNECTIONS™, Connected Health Summit, Smart Energy Summit, Smart Spaces, and Future of Video. Learn more at https://www.parksassociates.com.

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Intersignal Releases Braid 1.9.5, Expanding Local AI Model Choice

Free workspace supports Ollama, vLLM and LM Studio, with Folio publishing built in.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Intersignal today announced Braid 1.9.5, expanding its local AI workspace with support for vLLM, LM Studio and other OpenAI-compatible local inference servers alongside Ollama.

The update gives users more flexibility to choose how they run their models while working within Braid's environment for conversations, sharing selected context between approved computers, and preparing publications.

A clearer "Chat with Local AI" entry point helps users get started on a single computer. Updated streaming responses add readable Markdown and code formatting, with additional rigs available to connect as their needs grow.

"Bring your models. Braid brings the workspace," said David Seaman, founder of Intersignal. "We want local AI to become part of people's everyday creative and research work. That means making it easier to start a conversation, carry useful context between computers, and turn an idea into something worth sharing."

Included Folio 0.4.0 provides a publishing studio with original material beside the public edition, selective inclusion and redaction, local sensitive-detail warnings, and Editorial or Retro layouts. Users review and explicitly approve their editions before exporting HTML or a website ZIP for hosting.

Braid 1.9.5 is available for macOS, Windows and Linux. Local chat, approved local network sharing and Folio are free.

Download and learn more at https://intersignal.org.

About Intersignal

Intersignal builds human-directed software for local AI, helping people work with their own models, connect their computers and publish selected work.

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New integration helps property managers get rentals market-ready faster

GRANTS PASS, Ore., Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- For property managers, every day a rental sits vacant comes at a cost. Tenant turnover costs an average of $4,000 per unit, including lost rent, concessions and maintenance, and rental units averaged 34 days of vacancy at the end of 2024. The faster a property moves through the turnover process, the sooner it can start generating income again.

Rentec Direct and Market Ready Turn are helping property managers save time, reduce turnover costs and get rentals back on the market faster. A new integration brings Market Ready Turn's AI-powered turnover technology directly into the Rentec Direct platform, connecting key steps like move-out inspections, work orders, vendor verification, cleaning and listing preparation into one seamless workflow. The integration reduces the manual work and gaps in the process that can extend turnover timelines and keep properties off the market.

"Property managers need tools that solve specific problems and fit into the way they already work," said Nathan Miller, Founder and CEO of Rentec Direct. "Market Ready Turn was created by one of our own property management clients to solve a challenge they were experiencing firsthand. When we can bring a tool built by a property manager, for property managers, to our customers, it's a natural fit. This integration brings AI to a part of property management where there's real opportunity to reduce the work involved, without asking property managers to change the system they already rely on."

Miller founded Rentec Direct in 2007 as a tool to address the real-world challenges he was experiencing as an independent landlord managing a growing portfolio of rental properties. Nearly two decades later, Rentec Direct client and property manager Jarrod Knight followed a similar path, developing Market Ready Turn in 2026 to solve the complexities he was experiencing firsthand in rental turnover. The integration is made possible by Rentec Direct's open API, launched in April 2026.

"After years of running my property management company, I realized I'd never given my team a real standard for when a unit was ready to market," said Jarrod Knight, Founder of Market Ready Turn. "So I built a scoring system and worked backwards, and that ultimately became Market Ready Turn. Now, my team follows the same process and gets the same result on every turnover, no matter who's inspecting the unit. I get insight into every open turnover, plus the metrics I can use over time to understand my business better than I ever have. This is where AI belongs—in the field, where the real work happens."

Rentec Direct and Market Ready Turn hosted a live demonstration of the new integration, showing how property managers can reduce manual work, coordinate maintenance faster and get rentals market-ready sooner. Watch the recording here.

For more information, visit: https://www.rentecdirect.com/blog/turnover-market-ready-turn-rentec-direct.

About Rentec Direct

Rentec Direct provides industry-leading property management software and tenant screening solutions for real estate professionals across the small, mid and large property management segments. Key features include online rent payments, a mobile app and tenant portal, vacancy listing syndication, and robust accounting tools. Founded in 2007, Rentec Direct is the largest software platform serving both landlords and property managers, with more five-star reviews than any other property management software. A 10-time honoree on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies, Rentec Direct was also named Real Estate Company of the Year in the 2026 American Business Awards® and recognized among the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Top 100 Small Businesses. www.rentecdirect.com

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Kaleno's zero-scroll search has drawn approximately 150,000 beta users, with half of message-based property contacts handled by the renter's agent

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Renters are handing the grind of apartment hunting to an AI agent. Kaleno, the renter's agent, today shared early beta results showing that half of message-based property contacts were handled through AI Contacting, the opt-in feature that reaches out to properties, chases down missing details and manages follow-up on the renter's behalf. Approximately 150,000 users have tried Kaleno since its introduction in June 2026.

Kaleno brings zero-scroll search to apartment hunting: renters describe what they want in their own words, and the renter's agent finds and compares potential homes, explains why they fit and takes on outreach and follow-up with the renter's permission. While general-purpose AI assistants can answer questions, Kaleno does the work that comes after, with maps, photos and property details for more than 7 million U.S. rental units.

"For years, apartment hunting online has meant setting filters, scrolling listings and handling every next step on your own," said Nick Mourgue, principal product manager at Kaleno. "We believe the best agents will be specialists built to do one job exceedingly well. In beta, we are finding that renters are going deep with Kaleno on what matters to them and handing off the administrative work that used to eat their week. It's an early sign that when an agent is built for one job, people are ready and willing to give it real work."

"Renting is in most cases a long-running task, with a single search stretching across weeks, dozens of properties and a steady stream of messages," said Perry Shmukler, head of AI at Kaleno. "Kaleno's impact comes from keeping track of what matters to each renter as their search evolves and running outreach through permissioned actions the renter can review or stop at any point, balancing control and delegation. Another important point is data quality; Kaleno grounds every recommendation in verified, structured data. The advantage of a vertical agent is that it can be measured against one job and tuned until it's reliable, and that's when people really start trusting it with real work."

Kaleno's early beta results 

Observed behavior during Kaleno's beta offers an early view of how renters engage with personalized discovery and delegated communication through an agent:

- Renters are delegating: 50% of message-based property contacts during the beta were handled through Kaleno's AI Contacting.

- The agent is doing real work: Among beta renters using AI Contacting, Kaleno handles an average of eight messages per property conversation.

- Conversations surface what filters miss: Approximately 46% of beta renters participating in conversational discovery shared or uncovered preferences beyond budget, location and bedroom count, including requests like pet friendly properties or parking for a specific number of vehicles.

- Renters who share more detail contact more properties: Renters sharing more detailed preferences contact properties at approximately 3.5 times the rate of renters sharing only basic preferences.

New Kaleno capabilities

Since its June launch, Kaleno has added capabilities that help renters move from discovering properties to pursuing them:

- AI Contacting: Once a renter opts in, Kaleno can contact properties, ask about missing details, request tours and manage follow-up conversations. Renters can review exchanges, take over or turn off AI Contacting at any time.

- Together Mode: Up to four people can share a shortlist of potential homes and discuss them in one place, so partners or roommates can coordinate a search that works for everyone.

- Multiple commute locations: Recommendations can now account for travel to more than one destination, such as an office, school, daycare or a relative's home.

Kaleno remains in beta and is free for renters at kaleno.com. Continued development will focus on a deeper understanding of neighborhoods and daily routines, more help comparing top choices and support for property follow-up. Additionally, independent research on Kaleno and its performance will be released later this year.

Data source: Kaleno internal data from approximately 150,000 unique renters who started at least one Kaleno conversation from June 1-Oct 1, 2026. Findings reflect observed renter behavior during Kaleno's beta. Each figure describes the subset noted, not necessarily the full beta population. "Messages" refers to emails sent from Kaleno to properties, whether sent directly by the renter or through AI Contacting. Phone calls and direct tour bookings are excluded. The 50% figure is the share of these messages sent through AI Contacting.

About Kaleno

Kaleno is the renter's agent, built to help people find and pursue their next home. Through zero-scroll search, renters describe their needs in their own words, and Kaleno finds and compares homes, explains why they fit and manages property outreach and follow-up with the renter's permission. Kaleno combines conversational AI with maps, photos and property information across an inventory of more than 7 million rental units in the United States. Kaleno is currently in beta and free for renters at kaleno.com. Learn more about Kaleno www.kaleno.com/notes.

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WESTWOOD, N.J., Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Modera Wealth Management, LLC ("Modera"), a fee-only wealth management firm serving individuals, families, business owners, and nonprofit organizations, today announced it has launched Mira, a proprietary agentic AI-powered platform. Mira is designed to harmonize data and support tailored financial solutions for individuals, families, business owners, and institutions.

Mira reflects two years of technology development and strategic investment in operational and technology leadership, data restructuring, and creation of data and AI governance. The unified platform will connect information, workflows, and systems through an AI-enabled intelligence and orchestration layer. It will generate dynamic business insights that help Modera professionals deliver bespoke financial planning and investment services to clients.

"By bringing our data and workflows together in a governed environment, Mira can help our teams respond more quickly, work more effectively and deliver a more custom experience for clients," said Joe McCuine, President of Modera. "Mira is designed to elevate our people, not replace the judgment, relationships and care they bring to their work."

Mira will integrate data from Modera's wealth technology stack, plus meta data and content from the firm's document management system, into an always-on platform that will serve as a household-level system of record. For advisors, the platform will eliminate some manual work, fragmented technology stacks, and the need to toggle between systems, all common pain points that take time away from working with clients.

A 2025 Fidelity study reported that on average only 41% of an advisor's time is spent with clients and prospects.

"We believe Mira will reshape how advisors spend their time and provide them with the capacity to spend more hours delivering a high-caliber client experience," McCuine said. "Advisors will earn back hours from operational duties to be able to deepen relationships with clients and centers of influence (COIs), gain more referrals, and attract additional assets from existing and new clients. We believe this integrated approach will also appeal to firms that have seen limited benefits from adopting individual AI tools without a broader enterprise strategy."

Led by McCuine and designed by Modera's internal technology team, Mira reflects the firm's belief that technology can only be as good as the data behind it and that humans need to lead decisions around planning, investing and governance. Modera is establishing a working group to review and validate data within the platform to establish confidence in the information being used firmwide. It's building a technology layer to limit agent access to data they've been instructed to review.

Mira is designed to support the firm's acquisition strategy by helping new firms that join Modera consolidate their data onto a common platform, supporting AI-assisted analytics for risk monitoring, financial planning, and investment strategy reviews.

"Mira reflects Modera's vision for how technology can help our people do their best work," said Tom Orecchio, CEO of Modera. "As the platform streamlines operational tasks, our department leaders are working with their teams to rethink how work gets done, explore new ways to contribute, and build the skills to make the most of Mira's capabilities."

Mira has been available across Modera since July 2026 to support day-to-day work.

Modera is partnering with OnTrade to help power the AI behind Mira. Together, the firms are developing digital agents that help teams across planning, proposals, and investment research get work done. These agents will draw on governed data across Modera's systems to surface opportunities, evaluate scenarios, and take action with appropriate human approvals.

"OnTrade's platform adapts quickly to each firm, building on what makes it distinctive," said Raji Subramanian, OnTrade CEO. "With Mira, our focus is helping Modera's team do their best work and deliver with an enriching experience for clients."

About Modera Wealth Management

Modera Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth advisory, financial planning, investment management, and tax services to individuals, families, nonprofit institutions, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm serves more than 6,300 clients across the country and oversees $20 billion in assets under advisement as of September 30, 2026. With a strong client-first culture since its inception in 1983, Modera is majority owned by employee shareholders and committed to making a positive and lasting impact on its clients, employees, and in communities. Visit ModeraWealth.com to learn more.

Modera Wealth Management, LLC (Modera) is an SEC-registered investment adviser. SEC registration does not imply any level of skill or training. For information pertaining to our registration status, the fees we charge including how we are compensated and by whom, additional costs that may be incurred, our conflicts of interest, any disclosed disciplinary events of the Firm or its personnel, and the types of services we offer, please contact us directly or refer to the Investment Adviser Public Disclosure website (www.adviserinfo.sec.gov) to obtain a copy of our disclosure statement, Form ADV Part 2A, and ADV Part 3/Form CRS. In addition, our Privacy Notice outlines how we handle your non-public personal information. Please read these documents carefully before you make a decision to hire Modera, invest or send money.

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Andor Health Receives Frost & Sullivan's 2026 North American Agentic AI-Based Care Orchestration Competitive Strategy Leadership Recognition

The company is recognized for advancing agentic AI in healthcare through an interoperable, AI-native clinical services platform that enables intelligent workflow orchestration, clinician productivity, and enterprise scalability.

SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan is pleased to announce that Andor Health has received the 2026 North American Competitive Strategy Leadership Recognition in the agentic AI-based care orchestration space for its outstanding achievements in strategic innovation, clinical workflow automation, and operational efficiency. The recognition highlights Andor Health's consistent leadership in driving measurable outcomes, strengthening its market position, and delivering customer-centric innovation in an evolving competitive landscape.

Frost & Sullivan evaluates companies through a rigorous benchmarking process across two core dimensions: strategy effectiveness and strategy execution. Andor Health excelled in both, demonstrating its ability to align strategic initiatives with market demand while executing them with efficiency, consistency, and scale.

Guided by a long-term growth strategy focused on an AI-native clinical services platform, agentic AI in healthcare, and a multimodel approach, Andor Health has shown its ability to adapt and lead in a rapidly evolving landscape. The company's strategic agility and sustained investment in intelligent clinical automation have enabled it to help healthcare organizations scale AI adoption while maintaining interoperability with existing electronic health records (EHRs) and clinical systems.

Innovation remains central to Andor Health's approach. Its flagship ThinkAndor® platform integrates three core agentic capabilities: patient observation, ambient clinical documentation, and care orchestration. By combining intelligent software agents with AI-driven clinical services, the platform can monitor clinical environments, generate documentation, coordinate care activities, and deliver relevant information across the healthcare continuum. Its patent-pending architecture dynamically selects the most appropriate AI model for each clinical task, reducing dependence on individual AI models or cloud providers and enabling health systems to adopt emerging innovations while minimizing technology lock-in.

"A key element of Andor Health's competitive strategy centers on maintaining technology independence across its agentic AI platform. Rather than relying on a single large language model or cloud provider, the company developed a patent-pending architecture that dynamically selects the most appropriate AI model for each clinical task," said Nitin Manocha, Senior Industry Analyst at Frost & Sullivan.

Andor Health's commitment to customer experience strengthens its position in the market. The company collaborates with healthcare organizations to identify high-value use cases, establish AI governance structures, and develop phased deployment roadmaps tailored to operational priorities. By designing implementations for enterprise-wide expansion from the outset, Andor Health helps providers standardize workflows, improve clinician productivity, and enhance care coordination without disrupting established processes. Its multilayered governance approach supports reliable, clinically appropriate AI deployment aligned with specific healthcare workflows.

Frost & Sullivan commends Andor Health for setting a high standard in competitive strategy, execution, and market responsiveness. The company's vision, innovation pipeline, and customer-first culture are shaping the future of agentic AI-based care orchestration and driving tangible results at scale.

Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents the Competitive Strategy Leadership Recognition to a company that demonstrates outstanding strategy development and implementation, resulting in measurable improvements in market share, customer satisfaction, and competitive positioning. It recognizes forward-thinking organizations that are reshaping their industries through innovation and growth excellence.

"Healthcare does not need more disconnected AI tools. Health systems need AI that can operate across the care continuum and take accountability for measurable outcomes," said Raj Toleti, CEO of Andor Health. "This recognition reflects the evolution of Andor Health from delivering AI infrastructure to delivering AI-native clinical services that combine intelligent automation with clinical expertise. Our focus is simple, to expand clinical capacity, improve outcomes, and own the outcome alongside our health system partners."

Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Recognition

Frost & Sullivan's Best Practices Recognitions honor companies across regional and global markets that exhibit exceptional achievement and consistent excellence in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer experience, and strategic product development. Each recognition is the result of a rigorous analytical process in which Frost & Sullivan industry experts benchmark performance through comprehensive interviews, deep-dive analysis, and extensive secondary research. The goal is to identify true best-in-class organizations that are driving transformative growth and setting new industry standards.

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Andor Health is the AI-native clinical services company for the era of continuous, outcomes-based care, uniting an AI platform, a licensed clinical workforce, and an approved CMS ACCESS Model clinic under one roof. ThinkAndor®, its platform, is built on an agentic AI infrastructure of hundreds of fine-tuned AI skills that reason over data from electronic health records, connected devices, and other signals and turn it into real-time, clinician-reviewed insight, with deep EHR integration across more than 40 health systems and over 20 million patients, and AI-driven prior authorization built on FHIR and X12 278 standards. ThinkAndor® was named 2026 Best in KLAS for Virtual Care Platforms (Non-EHR). Through its Psynergy Health clinic, the company delivers coordinated, longitudinal chronic care to Medicare beneficiaries across six disease areas via physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, dietitians, and care coordinators with a focus on rural and underserved communities, and at no cost to the patient.

Together, Andor Health and Psynergy Health own the technology, the clinical work, and the outcome inside real healthcare delivery, united by a single mission: to democratize healthcare for all. For more information, visit andorhealth.com.

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ONTARIO, Calif., Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ontario International Airport is being honored by lawmakers at the county and state level, commemorating its return to local control and celebrating its remarkable growth over the past decade.

On Tuesday, the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors proclaimed November 1 of each year as "ONT Day," honoring the determination and collaboration of the City of Ontario, San Bernardino County, and regional leaders who worked for years to reclaim the airport and establish a locally governed aviation gateway.

Resolutions have also been advanced at the state level by 53rd District Assemblymember Michelle Rodriguez and State Senator Susan Rubio.

The recognition comes as ONT celebrates the 10th anniversary of its formal return to local control, which took place on November 1, 2016.

"That day changed the trajectory of Ontario International Airport and, in many ways, the Inland Empire itself," said Dr. Ronald O. Loveridge, President of the OIAA Board of Commissioners. "What began as a bold effort to return a vital regional asset to local control has become one of Southern California's great success stories. We are deeply grateful to the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, Assemblymember Rodriguez and Senator Rubio for recognizing this historic achievement."

Since the transfer of ownership, ONT has significantly expanded domestic and international air service, strengthened its position as a major global logistics hub and earned national recognition for its passenger experience. Annual passenger volume has grown from approximately 4.2 million in 2016 to more than 7 million today.

The benefits have extended well beyond the airport itself. ONT's economic output has increased 78% under local control, while the number of jobs supported by airport activity has grown 72%—underscoring its increasingly important role as an economic engine for the Inland Empire and Southern California.

"Local control gave this region the opportunity to shape its own future, and our team has worked every day to turn that opportunity into results," said Atif Elkadi, Chief Executive Officer of the OIAA. "ONT Day recognizes the people who believed in this airport and the employees, partners and community members who continue to move it forward. We are proud of what we have accomplished together, and our responsibility now is to build on that progress with more travel options, an exceptional airport experience and greater economic opportunity for the region we call home."

ONT will celebrate its Decade of Local Control at its State of the Airport Gala on November 6.

About Ontario International Airport

Ranked as the second most popular mid-sized airport by J.D. Power, Ontario International Airport (ONT) serves more than 7 million passengers per year and offers nonstop service to more than two dozen major airports in the U.S., Mexico, Central America and Taiwan. ONT is owned and operated by the Ontario International Airport Authority, a Joint Powers Agreement between the City of Ontario and San Bernardino County. More information is available at flyOntario.com. Follow @flyONT on Facebook, X and Instagram.

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Supermicro Brings NVIDIA Aerial RAN Computer Solutions to the Network Edge with Nokia to Enable Low-latency AI Services

- Improve network economics with higher spectral efficiency using AI-RAN platform for 5G today, with software upgradeable path that protects infrastructure investment

- Unlock AI monetization by enabling low-latency, critical AI services, enterprise edge inferencing, and practical physical AI applications

- Deploy an integrated AI-RAN stack combining Supermicro infrastructure, NVIDIA accelerated computing, and Nokia RAN software

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), an AI, Enterprise, Storage, and 5G/Edge Total IT Solution Provider featuring Data Center Building Block Solutions® (DCBBS), is now working with Nokia to deploy Artificial Intelligence-Radio Access Networks (AI-RAN) from distributed cell sites to centralized network hubs. The solution combines Nokia's RAN technology and network expertise with the NVIDIA Aerial RAN Computer platform, supported by Supermicro's AI-optimized infrastructure. By bringing accelerated compute closer to the access network, it enables radio and AI workloads to run on shared infrastructure, supporting applications which require proximity and predictable service levels-including voice AI, vision AI, physical AI, and internal uses such as autonomous network operations.

"AI-RAN is redefining networks for AI, turning mobile infrastructure into a shared foundation for connectivity, AI for RAN, AI on RAN, and broader distributed AI services," says Charles Liang, president and CEO, Supermicro. "Together with Nokia and NVIDIA, we are bringing accelerated computing to every layer of the network, enabling operators to maximize infrastructure efficiency, deploy new AI services, and prepare for AI-native 6G. Our DCBBS approach delivers the flexibility and performance to accelerate deployment and turn network infrastructure into a platform for innovation." For more information on the latest AI-RAN solutions, click here.

Embedding accelerated compute into the RAN enables operators to run network and AI workloads on the same infrastructure, improving spectral efficiency, automating network operations, and optimizing energy use while creating new opportunities for edge AI services. Combining Supermicro systems with Nokia's RAN technology and software, the NVIDIA Aerial RAN Computer platform provides modular, right-sized CPU and GPU configurations for deployment from cell sites to MSO and aggregation locations, with NVIDIA ConnectX technology providing high-speed, software-defined networking. Together, these capabilities give operators a flexible foundation for low-latency AI applications today and a software-driven evolution path towards 6G networks.

"AI-RAN represents an important step towards more intelligent and adaptable mobile networks," said Emma Falck, President of Mobile Infrastructure at Nokia. "By combining Nokia's leadership in radio networks with NVIDIA accelerated computing and Supermicro's flexible infrastructure, we are giving operators a practical way to bring RAN and AI workloads together across their networks. This will help operators improve network performance and automation today while creating a foundation for new edge AI services and AI-native 6G."

"AI-RAN brings together networking, accelerated computing, and intelligence to help operators make better use of their infrastructure while opening new opportunities for edge AI services," said Soma Velayutham, VP of Telecoms, NVIDIA. "Nokia and Supermicro are helping operators deploy NVIDIA Aerial RAN Computer solutions across diverse network environments, from distributed cell sites to centralized RAN locations, with the flexibility to scale intelligence capabilities as demand grows."

Supermicro's modular, right-sized systems for NVIDIA ARC span distributed cell sites, aggregation locations, and core hubs, enabling operators to precisely deploy AI capacity where it is needed.

- Distributed cell sites: The ARC MGX 2U Short-depth platform brings inference closer to radios, users, and applications. NVIDIA MGX is a modular reference architecture for accelerated computing, helping system builders design future-compatible systems faster, reducing costs, accelerating time to market, and improving ROI. Supermicro's dual-node ARC-Pro combines an NVIDIA Grace C1 CPU and NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Server Edition GPU per node in a 429 mm chassis, delivering up to 1.6 PFLOPS of FP4 AI performance. For edge networking functions such as Service Management and Orchestration, the ARC-Compact delivers high efficiency compute performance in a 1U, short-depth form factor.

- Centralized MSO and aggregation sites: The ARC MGX 2U supports higher-throughput, coordinated inference. This system class comes with a choice between dual NVIDIA Vera CPUs or dual x86 processors and two NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs. These systems support multi-cell workloads, including coordinated scheduling and beamforming, as well as voice, vision, and physical AI.

- Core network hubs: The ARC MGX 4U provides high-density, air-cooled inference with up to eight NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs. Supermicro's 4U AI servers deliver dual x86 CPUs and up to 6 TB of DDR5 memory to support large-scale inference and model update workloads. This configuration comes with the option for an NVIDIA ConnectX-8 switchboard, providing PCIe Gen 6 for even faster GPU-GPU interconnectivity.

Supermicro's servers for NVIDIA ARC are generally available now. The ARC MGX 2U with dual Vera processor is on display on Supermicro's booth at NVIDIA GTC Berlin, October 20–22, 2026, and will be available later this year. The 2U ARC-Pro is planned for customer testing later this year, with general availability in the first half of 2027.

About Super Micro Computer, Inc.

Supermicro (NASDAQ: SMCI) is a global leader in Application-Optimized Total IT Solutions. Founded and operating in San Jose, California, Supermicro is committed to delivering first-to-market innovation for Enterprise, Cloud, AI, and 5G Telco/Edge IT Infrastructure. We are a Total IT Solutions provider with server, AI, storage, IoT, switch systems, software, and support services. Supermicro's motherboard, power, and chassis design expertise further enables our development and production, enabling next-generation innovation from cloud to edge for our global customers. Our products are designed and manufactured in-house (in the US, Taiwan, and the Netherlands), leveraging global operations for scale and efficiency and optimized to improve TCO and reduce environmental impact (Green Computing). The award-winning portfolio of Server Building Block Solutions® allows customers to optimize for their exact workload and application by selecting from a broad family of systems built from our flexible and reusable building blocks that support a comprehensive set of form factors, processors, memory, GPUs, storage, networking, power, and cooling solutions (air-conditioned, free air cooling or liquid cooling).

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RTX's Collins Aerospace announces radio altimeter upgrades to meet new FAA standards

Upgrades strengthen aircraft resilience as aviation adapts to increased wireless spectrum use

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, today announced upgrades for its family of radio altimeters, providing business aviation operators a clear path to meet new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operational standards.

Collins is providing simplified upgrade paths to its existing radio altimeter variants that meet the new FAA requirements and have demonstrated resilience to 5G interference without the need to replace existing systems.

"Business aviation operators are navigating important regulatory requirements that touch every aircraft flying in U.S. airspace," said Craig Bries, vice president and general manager of Airborne Electronics at Collins Aerospace. "By updating existing equipment, we're making compliance simple while delivering upgrades that enhance safety, strengthen connectivity and support precise navigation in the years ahead."

Collins' radio altimeters are engineered to provide precise, reliable measurements of an aircraft's height above terrain, supporting critical functionality such as automatic flight control, cockpit instrument displays and warning systems. The systems are designed to filter out false altitude returns caused by structures, nearby aircraft or ground features, helping maintain consistent situational awareness during critical stages of flight.

Collins service centers will begin providing upgrades in 2027, as part of a multi-year effort to bring business aviation fleets into compliance with the new standards. Because tens of thousands of aircraft will require updates, early scheduling will help operators avoid delays and ensure they meet upcoming deadlines.

Collins' radio altimeter upgrades are part of the company's broader airspace modernization efforts, introducing new capabilities while strengthening the proven systems on which airspace users and managers depend. This includes avionics that support increasingly capable operations and technologies that connect aircraft, controllers, infrastructure and data. Together, these efforts are designed to make aviation more resilient, connected and capable as traffic, technology and operational demands grow.

About Collins Aerospace

Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, provides advanced aerospace and defense solutions across avionics, aircraft interiors, aerostructures and engine components, mission systems, and power and control systems. Our global employees are dedicated to delivering innovative technologies to enhance aircraft performance, passenger comfort, operational safety and reliability.

About RTX

With more than 180,000 global employees, we push the limits of technology and science to redefine how we connect and protect our world. With industry-leading capabilities, we advance aviation, engineer integrated defense systems for operational success, and develop next-generation technology solutions and manufacturing to help global customers address their most critical challenges. The company, with 2025 sales of more than $88 billion, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.    

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Salt Security Named Winner of Three Top InfoSec Innovator Awards for 2026

Salt Security Wins 'Most Promising Agentic AI Security Solution', 'Trailblazing AI-based Cybersecurity Innovation', and 'Transformational API Security Solution' in Cyber Defense Magazine's 14th Annual InfoSec Awards at CyberDefenseCon 2026

PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Salt Security is proud to announce it has been named the winner of three prestigious awards from Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM), the industry's leading electronic information security magazine:

- The Most Promising Agentic AI Security Solution

- Trailblazing AI-based CyberSecurity Innovation

- Transformational API Security Solution

The recognition spans the two defining security challenges of 2026: the rapid, ungoverned proliferation of AI agents and the expanding API attack surface they operate across. Salt Security's State of Agentic AI and API Security 2H 2026 report, released this month and based on a survey of more than 380 security and technology professionals, found that nearly half of enterprises have confirmed or suspected that an AI agent took an unauthorized action in the past year, and fewer than one in five have the ability to automatically stop a misbehaving agent. The awards reflect Salt's work to close the gap between agent deployment and agent governance at production scale.

"Being recognized across three categories: agentic AI security, AI-based cybersecurity innovation, and API security, reflects exactly where enterprise risk is concentrating right now. Our research shows that the governance gap is not theoretical: agents are already acting in ways organizations did not intend, and most organizations cannot stop them in time. We are honored to be recognized as leaders in addressing that problem," said Roey Eliyahu, CEO of Salt Security.

"Salt Security embodies three major features we judges look for with the potential to become winners: understanding tomorrow's threats, today, providing a cost-effective solution, and innovating in unexpected ways that can help mitigate cyber risk and get one step ahead of the next breach," said Gary S. Miliefsky, Publisher of Cyber Defense Magazine.

The full list of the Top InfoSec Innovators for 2026 is found here: https://cyberdefenseawards.com/top-infosec-innovators-for-2026/

About Salt Security

Salt Security is the leader in agentic and API security, protecting the world's most innovative enterprises from AI agent and API attacks. The Salt Security Agentic Security Platform discovers agents, MCP servers, and APIs operating in an environment; governs the connections and permissions between them; monitors agent behavior at runtime; and eliminates vulnerabilities before they reach production. Salt Security was founded in 2016 and is backed by Sequoia Capital, S Capital, Tenaya Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Advent International, and other leading investors. For more information, visit salt.security.

About Cyber Defense Awards

This is Cyber Defense Magazine's 14th year of honoring cybersecurity innovators in its Top InfoSec Innovators awards. Judges include cybersecurity industry veterans Ron Gula of Gula Tech Adventures, Gary Miliefsky of CDMG, Dr. Lindsey Polley de Lopez of VentureScope, Katie Gray of In-Q-Tel, Robert R. Ackerman Jr. of DataTribe, Ira Winkler from CruiseCon, Dino Boukouris of AltitudeCyber, and emeritus judges Robert Herjavec of Cyderes, Dr. Peter Stephenson of CDMG, and David DeWalt of NightDragon. Top InfoSec Innovators for 2026: https://cyberdefenseawards.com/top-infosec-innovators-for-2026/

About Cyber Defense Magazine

Cyber Defense Magazine was founded in 2012 by Gary S. Miliefsky, globally recognized cybersecurity thought leader, inventor and entrepreneur, and continues to be the premier source of IT Security information. Learn more at http://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com. Cyber Defense Magazine is a proud member of the Cyber Defense Media Group.

Media Contact — Salt Security

Dr. Karl Bateson

Director, Communications, Salt Security

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