SoftBank Corp. evolves Telecom infrastructure for the AI era: From carrying data to orchestrating intelligence

13 March 2026

At Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona 2026, SoftBank Corp. unveiled its transition from a traditional carrier that moves data – raw, uninterpreted data packets – to an AI-native infrastructure provider enabling distributed AI workloads across edge and cloud environments.

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New Relic appoints Michael Frendo as Chief Technology Officer

13 March 2026

New Relic, the Intelligent Observability company, has appointed Michael Frendo to Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Frendo is responsible for bridging product vision with technical execution to deliver maximum value to the company’s base of more than 85,000 global customers.

Frendo brings more than 25 years of experience as both a technical and business leader of global teams, spanning software and hardware development, with deep knowledge across technologies such as SaaS, cloud and embedded systems. He is a seasoned ‘disruptor’, and notably delivered the world’s first DOCSIS cable modem, pioneered Cisco’s initial VoIP products, and developed a mobile firewall for Juniper that captured a 42% market share.

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Tech Mahindra launches Agentic Payment Assistance & Collections Optimisation Solution for Telcos at Mobile World Congress 2026

13 March 2026

Tech Mahindra, provider of technology consulting and digital solutions to enterprises across industries, has launched 'Agentic Payment Assistance & Collections Optimisation' solution.

The enterprise-ready solution will be available in Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace and will help global telecommunications operators to efficiently discover, test, deploy, and manage a wide range of software solutions, including pre-built AI agents. It will enable enterprises to seamlessly integrate all tools into a centralised platform, while benefiting from secure, scalable cloud infrastructure.

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m3ter expands integration with Salesforce to support advanced usage monetisation in Agentforce Revenue Management

10 March 2026

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Usage data infrastructure provider m3ter has made enhancements to its m3ter Connector for Salesforce on the Salesforce AppExchange to enable seamless integration with Revenue Cloud Advanced (RCA) and Revenue Cloud Billing (RCB), in addition to Agentforce Sales and Salesforce CPQ.

The m3ter Connector enables Salesforce customers to configure usage management in m3ter natively from within Salesforce and seamlessly deliver data back from m3ter to Salesforce.

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