Best of LinkedIn: ICT & Tech Insights CW 25/ 26

The past two weeks delivered a surge of quantum breakthroughs, sharper Zero Trust playbooks, and edge-driven telecom innovations that signal a shift from experimentation to deployment. Strategic alliances and focused investments show enterprises closing the gap between advanced compute, secure operations, and monetisable networks.

Date

June 18, 2025

ICT & Tech Insights

Thomas Allgeyer

Methodology: Every two weeks we collect most relevant posts on LinkedIn for selected topics and create an overall summary only based on these posts. If you´re interested in the single posts behind, you can find them here: https://linktr.ee/thomasallgeyer. Have a great read!

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Quantum Computing

Semiconductor design begins to harness quantum mechanics, promising faster, problem-specific chips
Carbon-based qubit research and successful multi-node quantum teleportation point to scalable architectures
Kipu Quantum and IonQ set a new protein-folding benchmark, underscoring quantum-AI synergies for life-sciences
Europe doubles down with a 2030 leadership strategy while global public investment tops US$3 billion
Analysts now size the quantum market at US$97 billion by 2035, with early value pools in optimisation, security, and materials discovery

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Cybersecurity & Zero Trust

“Verify-everything” moves centre stage as Zero Trust 2.0 adds real-time context and continuous authentication
Identity, credential, and access management (ICAM) emerges as the control plane for granular policy enforcement
Leaked-credential volumes and AI-agent semantic attacks reinforce the need for proactive human-risk management
Security leaders warn that Zero Trust lowers breach risk but must be paired with recovery and compliance controls
Cost-benefit analyses highlight Zero Trust as a defensive investment that can fund itself through incident avoidance

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Telecom, Edge & IoT

Vodafone’s IoT Future Lab debuts a network analyser for deep traffic diagnostics and rapid service iteration
Global cloud-edge build-outs aim to cut latency and secure massive device roll-outs in industrial verticals
CAMARA’s open API framework replaces legacy Parlay-X, unlocking premium 5G network capabilities for developers
eSIM adoption is set to eclipse traditional SIMs by 2028, enabling seamless global device activation
Telcos pilot quantum-enhanced AI for network optimisation, while LiDAR partnerships accelerate autonomous trucking

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Emerging AI & Cloud Innovation

AgenticAI promises to offload repetitive security workflows, freeing CISOs for risk-aligned decision-making
Cloud-native CISOs pivot from perimeter defence to integrated zero-trust architectures, citing overlooked attack surfaces
AI-IoT fusion prototypes can now track people behind walls, pointing to new industrial-safety and defence use-cases
Industry 4.0 hubs in the Middle East highlight sovereign efforts to localise smart-factory capabilities
Thought-leaders map tech trajectories to 2030, forecasting convergence across quantum, AI, and sustainable compute

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