Lumen Closes Alkira Deal to Tighten AI Network Control
The acquisition gives Lumen a cloud networking control plane that fills a product gap as enterprises push AI traffic across fragmented hybrid environments.
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The acquisition gives Lumen a cloud networking control plane that fills a product gap as enterprises push AI traffic across fragmented hybrid environments.
FTC early termination removes a key regulatory obstacle, putting RB Global closer to folding BigIron into its auction and marketplace network as consolidation accelerates across asset-heavy industries.
The acquisition of The Solutions Group gives Real a larger footprint in Florida’s Space Coast and underscores how brokerage platforms are competing on scale, agent economics and technology.