Author: Neel Achary

TEC to Host International Workshop on 6G Standardisation in New Delhi on March 18

New Delhi, March 17: The Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC), the technical arm of the Department of Telecommunications under the Ministry of Communications, will organise an International Workshop on 6G Standardisation on March 18, 2026, at Vigyan Bhawan.

The workshop aims to advance India’s participation in the global development of sixth-generation (6G) telecommunications technologies and aligns with the government’s vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat and the Bharat 6G Vision, which seeks to position India as a leading contributor to the design, development, and deployment of 6G technologies by 2030.

The event will bring together experts from government, industry, academia, and international standardisation organisations to deliberate on the evolving global roadmap for 6G technologies and to strengthen India’s engagement in the international standards development process.

Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Union Minister of Communications and Minister for Development of North Eastern Region, will deliver the inaugural address at the workshop. A special address will be delivered by Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, Minister of State for Communications and Minister of State for Rural Development.

Senior officials from the Department of Telecommunications, representatives from international telecom organisations, industry leaders, technology experts, and members of the research community are expected to participate in the discussions.

The workshop will feature several technical sessions and expert deliberations focusing on critical aspects of the emerging 6G ecosystem, including:

• Global roadmap for 6G standardisation

• Evolution of network architecture for next-generation communication systems

• Spectrum planning for future mobile networks

• Integration of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in telecom networks

• Security and trust frameworks for future communication systems

• Developments in Radio Access Network (RAN) technologies

• Emerging 6G applications and use cases

• India’s roadmap towards 2030 for next-generation communications

Strengthening domestic innovation and enhancing India’s role in global telecom standardisation will remain the central focus of the workshop.

As international discussions around IMT-2030 and future mobile systems gain momentum, the event is expected to provide an important platform to review global developments and explore opportunities for expanding India’s role in shaping the future architecture of global telecommunications.

Fusion Signage achieves SOC 2 Type II attestation and launches Trust Centre

BRISBANE, March 17– In a major achievement Fusion Signage, often referred to as Australia’s user-friendliest digital signage software, has officially achieved SOC 2 Type II attestation. The new SOC 2 Type II attestation is very highly regarded and critical to all users of digital signage software. The company’s SOC 2 Type II audit was completed by Sensiba, an independent organisation known for thorough, transparent audits.

Fusion Signage MD James Ingram explained, “This attestation is not just policies on paper, but a rigorous, independent, months‑long audit proving our controls aren’t only well‑designed, they’re operating effectively, day in and day out across the whole business. A SOC 2 Type II attestation digs into how we operate over time, not at a single moment. It’s an in‑depth audit against the AICPA Trust Services Criteria for Security. It is the gold standard proving our systems are protected and your security practices are actually working.”

Fusion Signage MD James Ingram

Fusion Signage’s SOC 2 Type II attestation is a significant achievement as it confirms the company’s access controls work exactly as designed, their monitoring and alerting are accurate and reliable, their processes around risk, incidents and change control are “real-world” and their platform and operations are run with consistency, discipline and transparency.

Ingram added, “Our SOC 2 Type II attestation is independent proof that Fusion Signage operates the way we say it does – not just in policy documents, but in real life. This matters a lot to procurement teams, CISOs, CTOs and anyone doing vendor due diligence. Protecting customer data has always been part of who we are and as an Australian team supporting organisations across every industry, we’ve always believed security shouldn’t be a box‑ticking exercise. It should be something you can feel confident in without ever thinking about it.”

Sensiba’s SOC 2 Type II audit of Fusion Signage also included a thorough and comprehensive evaluation of the company’s infrastructure, how they build and ship software and how they store and process customer data.

It also covers internal governance and access controls, monitoring and incident response and day‑to‑day operations across the entire team.

Ingram said, “It’s a holistic look at Fusion Signage – something we wanted and requested. Security shouldn’t live in one corner of the company, it should be everywhere. As a result, now, with this attestation, Fusion Signage users get independent assurance we’re running with strong, consistently‑applied controls. Their IT and security teams can also be 100% confident when doing vendor risk assessments which leads to smoother procurement, as SOC 2 Type II is a very common requirement.”

Fusion Signage has always prided itself and been known as a platform users can trust, built by a team that invests in doing things the right way for its customers.

James Ingram concluded, “Our SOC 2 Type II attestation is our new baseline. Security isn’t a feature we add, it’s part of how Fusion Signage works, grows and evolves. As we roll out new capabilities and support more organisations, security remains a core design principle – not an afterthought.”

To watch a video on what Fusion Signage achieving SOC 2 Type II attestation means for the company, its customers and users click here or go to:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y1sGJj_57c 

In another first customers can now also access Fusion Signage’s Trust Centre, its simple, self-service portal where users can explore the company’s security standards at any time, from any connected device, anywhere.

The Trust Centre is an always‑available single and trusted source to see how Fusion Signage approach security and security information and where you can request their SOC 2 Type II report directly.

 

Swiftbuild.ai accelerates disaster recovery for coastal communities

AI-powered permitting platform helps local governments rebuild faster, reduce backlogs and support resilient infrastructure

TAMPA, Fla. – Swiftbuild.ai is helping coastal communities recover from disaster damage faster by modernizing the planning and permitting processes that often slow reconstruction. Its AI-powered SwiftGov® platform allows municipalities to process development applications quickly while maintaining compliance with local codes and environmental standards.

Following natural disasters, from hurricanes to wildfires, governments often face a surge of rebuilding projects. Traditional permitting systems can create bottlenecks that delay repairs, frustrate residents and increase costs for builders. SwiftGov provides an AI-native workflow that flags compliance requirements, organizes submissions and generates actionable insights for staff. Planners, engineers and officials retain full decision-making authority while completing reviews faster and more accurately.

Florida communities using SwiftGov have seen dramatic improvements:

• Hernando County reduced single-family zoning review times from 30 days to under two hours.
• The City of Titusville has processed over 162 permits, including residential, commercial, subdivision and industrial plans, with some reviews completed in under an hour.
• Walton County standardized permitting, cut review times to eight days on average, achieved 100% accuracy on townhome reviews, 88% on single-family homes and improved consistency on sensitive coastal projects.
• Jacksonville launched an Express Lane Permitting initiative with SwiftGov as its AI partner to shorten approval cycles, strengthen consistency and support affordable housing.

Sabrina Dugan, co-founder of Swiftbuild.ai, said, “After a disaster, every week a permit sits in review is another week a family isn’t home. We built SwiftGov so local governments can move at the speed their residents need, without cutting corners on code compliance or environmental protections.”

Swiftbuild.ai’s approach combines AI-driven efficiency with human oversight and community engagement. The platform helps governments restore neighborhoods faster, support small businesses and maintain resilient infrastructure in the face of increasing natural disasters.

Taylor Communications’ Proprietary GEO Methodology Takes Client from AI Search Invisibility to Ranking #1 on Multiple LLMs in Three Weeks

Combination of persona-based GEO content architecture with Passage Optimization Protocol (POP) delivers AI search visibility

CLEVELAND—March 16 —Taylor Communications, LLC (TC), a content creation and strategy firm, today announced that its proprietary generative engine optimization (GEO) methodology has enabled a client to go from complete invisibility in LLM search to ranking #1 on multiple platforms in just three weeks. TC’s approach to GEO is persona-driven. It combines deep insights into search intent with content architecture and TC’s Passage Optimization Protocol^TM (POP) process to achieve visibility for numerous prompts on ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini.

“We should not let our fixation on technology distract us from the fact that search is an intensely human activity,” explained Hugh Taylor, CEO of Taylor Communications. “The searcher has wants, needs, and fears. Understanding that persona and connecting the human being to meaningful prompts should yield results. Our success with this client shows how well the process can work.”

TC’s client, Comms Factory, was flatlining in AI search. It was as if the company didn’t exist. Working with the iGEO.ai toolset, TC developed a compelling, relevant set of prompts and grouped them into core subjects that became the content of “hub” pages in a “hub and spoke” content architecture. 

Within three weeks, the campaign was delivering results. The client had earned 64 mentions on ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini. Of those, 40% were #1 ranked. They  achieved a 12% share of voice and ranked in third place behind significantly larger and more established competitors.

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