KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 (Bernama) -- Mavenir, together with Terrestar Solutions Inc, Canada’s only domestically headquartered and controlled mobile satellite service operator, announced the commercial launch of Terrestar’s Hybrid Satellite Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity service.
The new service is Canada’s first domestically controlled hybrid satellite–cellular IoT platform built entirely on 3GPP Release 17 standards, designed to integrate seamlessly with existing and future mobile networks and to support resilient IoT services across urban, rural, remote and northern regions of the country.
The non-terrestrial service is delivered over Terrestar’s Echostar T1 geostationary satellite using licensed S band mobile satellite spectrum and powered by Mavenir’s cloud-native virtualised RAN (vRAN), Converged Packet Core, and network management and analytics solutions, integrated within Terrestar’s broader Hybrid IoT connectivity ecosystem.
Mavenir President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Pardeep Kohli said this deployment is a clear signal to the global operator community that 3GPP-based NTN is ready for commercial scale.
“By combining Mavenir’s cloud‑native vRAN and Converged Core with Terrestar’s satellite expertise, we have delivered a fully standards‑compliant, operator‑grade hybrid IoT network,” he said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Terrestar CEO, Jacques Leduc said launching Canada’s first standards-based hybrid satellite–cellular IoT platform is a major milestone for satellite connectivity in Canada, enabled by Mavenir’s cloud-native vRAN and core technology to deliver resilient nationwide IoT services and support future direct-to-device connectivity.
The deployment leverages Mavenir’s Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) technology, purpose-built to meet mobile network operator regulatory and operational requirements worldwide.
The solution includes a 3GPP Release 17-based vRAN architecture, a fully containerised cloud-native Converged Packet Core delivering carrier-grade reliability and scalability for NTN services, and network service assurance through Mavenir’s mCMS, XA Analytics and managed services.
The commercial launch strengthens Mavenir’s position as a global leader in NTN-ready mobile network software and positions Terrestar as a pioneer in standards-based satellite-cellular integration.
The companies are also advancing additional capabilities, including voice and messaging over NTN, 5G NR NTN evolution, and expanded direct-to-device service models.
-- BERNAMA
Friday, 13 February 2026
MAVENIR, TERRESTAR LAUNCH CANADA’S FIRST 3GPP-BASED HYBRID SATELLITE–CELLULAR IOT PLATFORM
HAMAT, RLC GLOBAL FORUM HONOUR RETAIL LEADERS IN RIYADH
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 (Bernama) -- Hamat, together with RLC Global Forum, co-hosted the RLC Honors Gala Dinner on Feb 3, bringing together senior leaders from the global retail, luxury and consumer ecosystem for an evening recognising excellence, leadership and long-term impact.
Held on the sidelines of the 2026 RLC Global Forum, the RLC Honors recognise individuals whose careers have shaped businesses, industries and markets over time, while underscoring the role of consistent, responsible leadership through periods of change.
The 2026 RLC Honors were presented in an intimate setting in Riyadh in partnership with Hamat, a long-standing supporter of the RLC Global Forum and its international community.
Speaking at the ceremony, RLC Global Forum Chairman, Panos Linardos said the awards highlight consistency of leadership and depth of contribution across an entire career, while Hamat’s leadership underscored the importance of linking global insight with regional execution.
According to a statement, this year’s ceremony recognised two industry leaders whose influence has had a lasting impact on both global and regional retail.
Marco Bizzarri, Gucci’s former chief executive officer, received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Luxury Retail, in recognition of his role in transforming the brand into a global cultural and commercial force.
Meanwhile, Ingie Chalhoub, Etoile Group Founder and President, was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Pioneering Women’s Leadership in Retail for her contribution to the Middle East’s luxury retail development and women’s leadership.
Together, Hamat and RLC Global Forum, in partnership, reaffirmed their shared commitment to strengthening cross-border collaboration and supporting a more resilient, forward-looking global retail industry.
-- BERNAMA
Held on the sidelines of the 2026 RLC Global Forum, the RLC Honors recognise individuals whose careers have shaped businesses, industries and markets over time, while underscoring the role of consistent, responsible leadership through periods of change.
The 2026 RLC Honors were presented in an intimate setting in Riyadh in partnership with Hamat, a long-standing supporter of the RLC Global Forum and its international community.
Speaking at the ceremony, RLC Global Forum Chairman, Panos Linardos said the awards highlight consistency of leadership and depth of contribution across an entire career, while Hamat’s leadership underscored the importance of linking global insight with regional execution.
According to a statement, this year’s ceremony recognised two industry leaders whose influence has had a lasting impact on both global and regional retail.
Marco Bizzarri, Gucci’s former chief executive officer, received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Luxury Retail, in recognition of his role in transforming the brand into a global cultural and commercial force.
Meanwhile, Ingie Chalhoub, Etoile Group Founder and President, was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Pioneering Women’s Leadership in Retail for her contribution to the Middle East’s luxury retail development and women’s leadership.
Together, Hamat and RLC Global Forum, in partnership, reaffirmed their shared commitment to strengthening cross-border collaboration and supporting a more resilient, forward-looking global retail industry.
-- BERNAMA
FENGDU ORANGES POWER MODERN AGRICULTURE, RURAL PROSPERITY IN CHONGQING
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 (Bernama) -- The harvest season is in full swing in Longkong Town of Fengdu County, a major orange-producing hub in west China’s Chongqing Municipality, as freshly picked fruit moves rapidly from orchards to nationwide markets through an increasingly modernised supply chain.
At the Common Prosperity Orange Orchard in Nanzhu Village, crates of oranges are transported directly to Fengdu Orange’s integrated production base, where the fruit is cleaned, polished, dried, graded and packaged before being shipped across the country.
According to a statement, to ensure smooth operations during the peak harvest is Bai Xiaohua, director of a local agricultural development professional cooperative, who coordinates picking schedules between orchards and processing facilities while personally overseeing quality control.
Raised among orange trees, Bai founded the cooperative in 2018 to organise scattered growers and promote standardised, large-scale citrus production through unified management.
To strengthen technical capacity, Bai conducts monthly on-site training sessions for farmers and has actively introduced modern practices. After completing professional agricultural programmes and study visits across China, he obtained a drone operation licence in 2020 and pioneered the use of drones for orchard management, which has since been adopted across the cooperative.
His efforts reflect the broader upgrading of Fengdu’s orange industry. Longkong Town now has 25,000 mu of orange orchards, producing more than 30,000 tonnes annually with an output value of 110 million Chinese yuan. Its citrus received National Geographical Indication trademark certification in 2011. (100 Chinese yuan = RM56.58)
Nanzhu Village was named a national speciality product demonstration village in 2019, while Fengdu oranges have been exported to the Middle East and other markets, establishing a strong regional brand.
Countywide, Fengdu Orange covers 52,500 mu, with an annual output reaching 70,000 tonnes and a total income of 150 million Chinese yuan. Through cooperative organisation, digital tools and brand development, the local orange industry is evolving from a traditional speciality into a modern agricultural value chain driving sustained rural prosperity
-- BERNAMA
Wednesday, 11 February 2026
EXPEREO ENHANCES DIGITAL CASE MANAGEMENT FOR FASTER, TRANSPARENT WORKFLOW
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 (Bernama) -- Expereo, a managed Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) provider, has launched its enhanced Digital Case Management (DCM) capability within expereoOne for global enterprises at CiscoLive Amsterdam.
“The enhanced Digital Case Management experience delivers a transparent workflow that keeps every stakeholder aligned, reduces operational noise and accelerates resolution.
“This is another step in our commitment to provide the best service experience for customers wherever they are located,” said Expereo Chief Digital Officer, Julian Skeels in a statement.
With DCM, service issues are no longer bottlenecks, as enterprises gain a single, real-time view of case progress and full control through a digital, software-first workflow within expereoOne.
Customers can create, manage and track cases end-to-end within a single platform, enabling more predictable, consistent and aligned service experiences across their global network footprint.
The latest release is aimed at moving customers closer to fully automated and predictable service operations by reducing friction, cutting operational noise and keeping all stakeholders aligned throughout the case-resolution process.
Key features include the ability for customers to add colleagues or third-party contacts to a case, a redesigned Preference Centre that allows users to control when and how they receive updates, access to a shared case timeline, and browser or email notifications that link directly to the live case.
According to Expereo, the enhancement replaces legacy, email-driven case management models with a single digital workflow, consolidating communication, status updates and accountability into one real-time platform.
With the expanded DCM capability and flexible application programming interface (API)-driven workflow integration, expereoOne enables enterprises to automate information sharing, streamline processes and ensure updates are delivered consistently to the relevant teams in real time.
-- BERNAMA
“The enhanced Digital Case Management experience delivers a transparent workflow that keeps every stakeholder aligned, reduces operational noise and accelerates resolution.
“This is another step in our commitment to provide the best service experience for customers wherever they are located,” said Expereo Chief Digital Officer, Julian Skeels in a statement.
With DCM, service issues are no longer bottlenecks, as enterprises gain a single, real-time view of case progress and full control through a digital, software-first workflow within expereoOne.
Customers can create, manage and track cases end-to-end within a single platform, enabling more predictable, consistent and aligned service experiences across their global network footprint.
The latest release is aimed at moving customers closer to fully automated and predictable service operations by reducing friction, cutting operational noise and keeping all stakeholders aligned throughout the case-resolution process.
Key features include the ability for customers to add colleagues or third-party contacts to a case, a redesigned Preference Centre that allows users to control when and how they receive updates, access to a shared case timeline, and browser or email notifications that link directly to the live case.
According to Expereo, the enhancement replaces legacy, email-driven case management models with a single digital workflow, consolidating communication, status updates and accountability into one real-time platform.
With the expanded DCM capability and flexible application programming interface (API)-driven workflow integration, expereoOne enables enterprises to automate information sharing, streamline processes and ensure updates are delivered consistently to the relevant teams in real time.
-- BERNAMA
NetBox Labs Announces General Availability of NetBox Copilot, Delivering Enterprise-Ready AI Grounded in Accurate Infrastructure Data
NetBox Copilot accelerates operations and automation, while providing self-service to non-IT teams
NEW YORK, Feb 11 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, NetBox Labs, the central nervous system for networks and infrastructure, announced the general availability of NetBox Copilot, an interactive AI agent embedded directly into the NetBox platform.
As AI agents rapidly move from experimentation into production operations, IT teams are finding that most agents lack the accurate operational context required to be trusted in production environments. NetBox delivers a critical foundation for automation. It is a comprehensive semantic map for infrastructure that enables NetBox Copilot with complete infrastructural context. NetBox Copilot is agentic AI that is grounded in a company's network and infrastructure data providing trustworthy answers, reliable automation and enterprise-ready governance -- all conducted in natural language.
The new capability will allow thousands of NetBox users to accelerate their work, while expanding access to infrastructure data across security and operations teams and executives, as well as other non-IT teams.
NetBox Copilot Delivers Deeply Contextual Results
With GA, NetBox Copilot expands from inquiry into workflow execution, enabling infrastructure teams to automate changes to their infrastructure, not just explore data.
Teams can use NetBox Copilot to:
NEW YORK, Feb 11 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, NetBox Labs, the central nervous system for networks and infrastructure, announced the general availability of NetBox Copilot, an interactive AI agent embedded directly into the NetBox platform.
As AI agents rapidly move from experimentation into production operations, IT teams are finding that most agents lack the accurate operational context required to be trusted in production environments. NetBox delivers a critical foundation for automation. It is a comprehensive semantic map for infrastructure that enables NetBox Copilot with complete infrastructural context. NetBox Copilot is agentic AI that is grounded in a company's network and infrastructure data providing trustworthy answers, reliable automation and enterprise-ready governance -- all conducted in natural language.
The new capability will allow thousands of NetBox users to accelerate their work, while expanding access to infrastructure data across security and operations teams and executives, as well as other non-IT teams.
NetBox Copilot Delivers Deeply Contextual Results
With GA, NetBox Copilot expands from inquiry into workflow execution, enabling infrastructure teams to automate changes to their infrastructure, not just explore data.
Teams can use NetBox Copilot to:
- Validate data completeness and quality (“Which devices are missing IP addresses?”)
- Investigate changes for troubleshooting and compliance (“Who changed this prefix last week?”)
- Assess impact before maintenance (“What depends on this switch?”)
- Plan capacity across sites and infrastructure (“How much rack space is available in Denver?”)
- Build automation workflows and operational playbooks (“Create an Ansible playbook to deploy switch configs”)
- Apply changes directly to NetBox (“Add another server to the NYC datacenter” - write operations available in NetBox Enterprise and NetBox Cloud)
By embedding AI directly into NetBox’s UI and permissions model, NetBox Copilot makes infrastructure data more accessible to NetOps/NOC teams, IT operations managers, and less-frequent NetBox users who need quick answers without navigating APIs or complex UI workflows.
AI Built for Infrastructure Teams
NetBox Copilot reflects the industry shift toward AI agents that move beyond answers into autonomous operational workflows, with the controls required for enterprise adoption.
“Network and infrastructure teams lag devops and cloud teams in automation, in the face of massive complexity. Yet the demand to automate networks and infrastructure has exploded in the last two years,” said Kris Beevers, CEO and Co-Founder of NetBox Labs. “NetBox Copilot was built to help meet that demand—providing a natural language interface that allows engineers, operators, and managers alike to quickly get answers, validate infrastructure data, and automate workflows without deep NetBox expertise. NetBox Copilot rings in a new automation era and the next evolution of how teams manage networks and infrastructure. Finally, network and infrastructure operations teams can begin to automate more of their work with the tool that makes most sense for them - natural language.”
NetBox Copilot’s GA release includes major new capabilities for NetBox Cloud and NetBox Enterprise customers, including:
AI Built for Infrastructure Teams
NetBox Copilot reflects the industry shift toward AI agents that move beyond answers into autonomous operational workflows, with the controls required for enterprise adoption.
“Network and infrastructure teams lag devops and cloud teams in automation, in the face of massive complexity. Yet the demand to automate networks and infrastructure has exploded in the last two years,” said Kris Beevers, CEO and Co-Founder of NetBox Labs. “NetBox Copilot was built to help meet that demand—providing a natural language interface that allows engineers, operators, and managers alike to quickly get answers, validate infrastructure data, and automate workflows without deep NetBox expertise. NetBox Copilot rings in a new automation era and the next evolution of how teams manage networks and infrastructure. Finally, network and infrastructure operations teams can begin to automate more of their work with the tool that makes most sense for them - natural language.”
NetBox Copilot’s GA release includes major new capabilities for NetBox Cloud and NetBox Enterprise customers, including:
- Enterprise-grade governance, with bring-your-own-model access and enhanced privacy controls
- Options for data retention and management
- Write operations, enabling NetBox Copilot to automate approved changes directly in NetBox
- Improved administration and credit management
Enterprise-Ready AI Grounded in Your Unique Infrastructure Data
Unlike generic AI assistants bolted onto infrastructure tools, NetBox Copilot is purpose-built to understand NetBox’s unique and comprehensive infrastructure data model. NetBox Copilot delivers:
Unlike generic AI assistants bolted onto infrastructure tools, NetBox Copilot is purpose-built to understand NetBox’s unique and comprehensive infrastructure data model. NetBox Copilot delivers:
- Native awareness of NetBox relationships and context
- Zero-friction deployment in seconds, with no server changes required
- SOC 2 Type II certification
- No training on customer data—ever
- Enterprise controls for model choice, governance, and retention
NetBox Copilot is embedded directly into all NetBox editions— NetBox Community, NetBox Cloud, and NetBox Enterprise—leveraging existing authentication and RBAC controls. It is also part of the broader NetBox AI ecosystem alongside the NetBox MCP Server, with future expansion planned across the NetBox Labs product portfolio including NetBox Discovery, NetBox Assurance, NetBox Observability, and more.
Availability of NetBox Copilot
NetBox Copilot is generally available today across NetBox editions. Enterprise governance enhancements and NetBox Copilot’s features for automating changes in NetBox are now available for NetBox Cloud and NetBox Enterprise customers. Additional private deployment options will continue rolling out to meet enterprise data sovereignty requirements.
NetBox Copilot is available to everyone in the NetBox community for free, as part of a generous free tier, with scale-up pricing based on usage and additional features for NetBox Cloud and NetBox Enterprise customers.
Enable NetBox Copilot using the quickstart:
https://netboxlabs.com/docs/copilot/quickstart/
Want a walkthrough or deeper dive?
https://netboxlabs.com/contact-us/
About NetBox Labs
NetBox Labs makes sense of complex networks and infrastructure. As the commercial steward of open source NetBox, the most popular platform for operating, automating, understanding and securing complex networks and infrastructure, NetBox Labs delivers a world-class portfolio of open, composable products across network discovery, assurance, operations and observability. NetBox Labs fosters and invests in a vibrant community of tens of thousands of network and infrastructure professionals. Top companies like ARM, Cisco, Constant Contact, CoreWeave, J.P. Morgan, Kaiser Permanente, and Riot Games trust NetBox Labs to understand, operate and transform their critical infrastructure.
Media Contact:
Rhiannon Pacheco - press@netboxlabs.com
SOURCE: NetBox Labs
Availability of NetBox Copilot
NetBox Copilot is generally available today across NetBox editions. Enterprise governance enhancements and NetBox Copilot’s features for automating changes in NetBox are now available for NetBox Cloud and NetBox Enterprise customers. Additional private deployment options will continue rolling out to meet enterprise data sovereignty requirements.
NetBox Copilot is available to everyone in the NetBox community for free, as part of a generous free tier, with scale-up pricing based on usage and additional features for NetBox Cloud and NetBox Enterprise customers.
Enable NetBox Copilot using the quickstart:
https://netboxlabs.com/docs/copilot/quickstart/
Want a walkthrough or deeper dive?
https://netboxlabs.com/contact-us/
About NetBox Labs
NetBox Labs makes sense of complex networks and infrastructure. As the commercial steward of open source NetBox, the most popular platform for operating, automating, understanding and securing complex networks and infrastructure, NetBox Labs delivers a world-class portfolio of open, composable products across network discovery, assurance, operations and observability. NetBox Labs fosters and invests in a vibrant community of tens of thousands of network and infrastructure professionals. Top companies like ARM, Cisco, Constant Contact, CoreWeave, J.P. Morgan, Kaiser Permanente, and Riot Games trust NetBox Labs to understand, operate and transform their critical infrastructure.
Media Contact:Rhiannon Pacheco - press@netboxlabs.com
SOURCE: NetBox Labs
Tuesday, 10 February 2026
HKTDC to Host World’s Largest One-Stop Jewellery Marketplace
Hong Kong International Jewellery Show and Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem & Pearl Show
New Hard Pure Gold Pavilion showcases breakthrough gold technologies
HONG KONG, Feb 10 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the world’s largest one‑stop jewellery marketplace will return in early March under its proven “Two Shows, Two Venues” format. The 12th Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem & Pearl Show will take place from 2 to 6 March at AsiaWorld‑Expo, featuring a wide range of jewellery raw materials. Also, the 42nd Hong Kong International Jewellery Show will be held from 4 to 8 March at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, showcasing finished jewellery pieces.
This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260207153040/en/
Jenny Koo, Deputy Executive Director of the HKTDC, said: “This year’s twin jewellery shows bring together some 4,000 exhibitors from over 40 countries and regions, with nearly 70% coming from outside Hong Kong. The HKTDC presents the world’s largest one-stop jewellery marketplace to highlight Hong Kong’s status as an international trade capital and jewellery sourcing hub.”
Over 40 themed pavilions include a new Hard Pure Gold Pavilion
The twin shows attract strong global industry support, with exhibitors participating from over 40 regional and industry pavilions. The World Gold Council debuts the Hard Pure Gold Pavilion, showcasing innovative gold craftsmanship to the global market. The Hong Kong Watch Manufacturers Association Ltd. will participate as a pavilion for the first time, while the Zhushan Turquoise pavilion from Hubei will also make its debut.
The Hall of Fame at the Hong Kong International Jewellery Show makes a highly anticipated return this year with over 40% expansion in scale, welcoming renowned international jewellery brands.
Over 20 forums on hot topics including AI and digital marketing
More than 20 seminars and networking sessions will be held, covering industry trends, digital marketing and jewellery technologies. A session will examine how artificial intelligence moves from design to commercialisation to drive the development of the jewellery industry. There will also be seminars where influencers share how to leverage e-commerce platforms to enhance jewellery brand visibility and boost sales.
Website for Marketplace App
https://tinyurl.com/4dzvd3s4
Fair Websites
Hong Kong International Jewellery Show: hkjewelleryshow.hktdc.com
Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem & Pearl Show: hkdgp.hktdc.com
View source version on businesswire.com:
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260207153040/en/
Contact
Media Enquiries
HKTDC's Exhibitions Department:
Ken Tsang
Tel: (852) 2240 4136
Email: ken.mc.tsang@hktdc.org
Source : Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC)
CLOUDERA EXPANDS AI, ANALYTICS CAPABILITIES TO ON-PREMISES DATA CENTRES
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 (Bernama) -- Cloudera has expanded Cloudera AI Inference and Cloudera Data Warehouse with Trino to on-premises environments, enabling customers to run advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics directly within their own data centres.
The data and AI platform company also announced enhanced AI and analytics capabilities within Cloudera Data Visualization to streamline AI workflows across cloud, edge, and data centre environments.
Cloudera Chief Product Officer, Leo Brunnick said the expansion provides customers with greater control and flexibility, with AI and analytics now accessible where critical data is stored.
“Organisations can securely deploy AI and analytics exactly where their most critical data resides, enabling them to drive innovation and derive insights without compromising data security, compliance or operational efficiency,” he said in a statement.
According to Cloudera’s recent report, nearly half of companies store their data in a data warehouse. Secure access to this data enables organisations to extract insights without transferring sensitive information outside protected environments, helping to reduce security risks, limit compliance exposure and streamline operations.
Cloudera AI Inference, powered by NVIDIA technology and now available on-premises, allows organisations to deploy and scale AI models, including NVIDIA Nemotron open models, directly within their data centres.
Meanwhile, Cloudera Data Warehouse with Trino provides centralised security, governance and observability across enterprise data environments while accelerating access to insights through integrated AI-powered analytics and visualisation.
The latest enhancements to Cloudera Data Visualization include AI-generated annotations, improved resilience features, AI query logging and traceability, and simplified administrative management to support AI-driven workflows in data centre and hybrid environments.
-- BERNAMA
The data and AI platform company also announced enhanced AI and analytics capabilities within Cloudera Data Visualization to streamline AI workflows across cloud, edge, and data centre environments.
Cloudera Chief Product Officer, Leo Brunnick said the expansion provides customers with greater control and flexibility, with AI and analytics now accessible where critical data is stored.
“Organisations can securely deploy AI and analytics exactly where their most critical data resides, enabling them to drive innovation and derive insights without compromising data security, compliance or operational efficiency,” he said in a statement.
According to Cloudera’s recent report, nearly half of companies store their data in a data warehouse. Secure access to this data enables organisations to extract insights without transferring sensitive information outside protected environments, helping to reduce security risks, limit compliance exposure and streamline operations.
Cloudera AI Inference, powered by NVIDIA technology and now available on-premises, allows organisations to deploy and scale AI models, including NVIDIA Nemotron open models, directly within their data centres.
Meanwhile, Cloudera Data Warehouse with Trino provides centralised security, governance and observability across enterprise data environments while accelerating access to insights through integrated AI-powered analytics and visualisation.
The latest enhancements to Cloudera Data Visualization include AI-generated annotations, improved resilience features, AI query logging and traceability, and simplified administrative management to support AI-driven workflows in data centre and hybrid environments.
-- BERNAMA
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