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Hitron Partners with Aprecomm to Deliver Pre-Integrated AI-Powered Solutions for Broadband Service Providers

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Hitron CPE devices will now come pre-integrated with Aprecomm’s customer experience management platform, providing fast access to its AI-driven cloud applications for broadband providers in the Americas.

CENTENNIAL, Colo., Feb. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Hitron Technologies Americas has announced a new partnership with Aprecomm, a network and customer experience solutions leader. The collaboration will see Aprecomm’s advanced AI-powered platform integrated into Hitron’s cutting-edge broadband Customer Premises Equipment (CPE). This integration enables broadband service providers (BSPs) to immediately leverage Aprecomm’s cloud-based applications, ensuring a seamless deployment with minimal setup time. Hitron also becomes Aprecomm’s exclusive partner for DOCSIS-based solutions throughout the Americas.

By embedding Aprecomm’s agent into its CPE lineup—including state-of-the-art WiFi 7 routers, gateways, and extenders—Hitron offers service providers a ready-to-use solution that improves operational efficiency and enhances subscriber satisfaction. This pre-integration empowers BSPs to access critical AI-driven tools for optimizing customer experience and network performance right out of the box.

“We’re excited to partner with Aprecomm to bring immediate value to our customers,” said Greg Fisher, President & CTO of Hitron Technologies Americas. “This collaboration ensures that our devices are equipped to deliver fast, AI-optimized connectivity, helping operators reduce costs, resolve issues proactively, and provide superior customer experiences without additional integration efforts.”

This collaboration with Aprecomm complements Hitron’s existing integrations and partnerships, further enriching the software ecosystem that accompanies its cutting-edge broadband solutions. By offering a diverse suite of tools and applications, Hitron ensures broadband providers can access solutions tailored to their needs. The combined offering leverages industry standards such as the TR-369 User Services Platform (USP) developed by the Broadband Forum, ensuring compatibility with established tools and protocols for device management.

“We are delighted to see Hitron and Aprecomm collaborate to widen the availability of USP in its cloud-based device management offering,” said Craig Thomas, CEO of Broadband Forum. “USP continues to act as the key facilitator of seamless management and monitoring of connected devices in today’s smart home.”

Immediate Benefits for Service Providers:

Agentic AI: The solution, which uses sophisticated AI and a patented quality of experience algorithm, enables automated self-healing of common network issues to reduce customer service costs and maximize OPEX.Rapid Deployment: Hitron’s pre-integrated devices provide instant access to Aprecomm’s cloud applications, significantly reducing BSPs’ time to market.Enhanced Efficiency: Aprecomm’s AI-powered optimization and analytics reduce operational costs by improving first-call resolution rates, minimizing truck rolls, and automating network adjustments.Improved Subscriber Experience: The combined solution ensures that consumers enjoy uninterrupted, high-quality connectivity through self-optimizing and self-healing WiFi networks.

“We’re excited to expand the global availability of our solution,” said Pramod Gummaraj, Founder and CEO of Aprecomm. “Broadband providers are looking to maximize AI’s opportunity to automate support and provide better online experiences through self-optimizing Wi-Fi. Our combined solution capitalizes on the growing trend of service providers moving on from broadband speed and price to selling on guaranteed customer experience.”

On the back end, Aprecomm’s analytics and automated support tools provide BSPs with actionable insights into network performance, enabling them to address potential issues before they affect customers. Field-proven results from Aprecomm’s platform include a 62% reduction in truck rolls, a 35% improvement in first-call resolutions, and a 30% decrease in call resolution times—leading to a 20% overall reduction in subscriber churn.

This integration is now available to broadband service providers across the Americas, serving both residential and business subscribers.

About Hitron Technologies

With more than 30 years of experience, Hitron Technologies has been a global leader in providing innovative Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) to leading Broadband Service Providers all over the world. Our unwavering commitment to excellence and a deep understanding of the industry’s evolving needs have made us the trusted partner of choice for service providers seeking to deliver high-performance connectivity to homes and businesses. With a strong focus on cutting-edge technology and cost-effective solutions, Hitron remains at the forefront of shaping the future of network connectivity. Hitron Technologies Americas Inc. is a subsidiary of Hitron Technologies and is based in Centennial, Colorado.

To learn more about Hitron Technologies Americas, visit www.us.hitrontech.com

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For more information, please visit us.hitrontech.com or contact Lesley Kirchman, lesley.kirchman@hitrontech.com

About Aprecomm

Aprecomm harnesses the power of AI to provide a unique applications suite that enables service providers to create self-optimizing and self-healing broadband networks.

Our quality-of-experience engine monitors and optimizes WiFi performance to ensure consumers enjoy the best possible internet experience. At the same time, our cloud-based support applications leverage real-time data to predict and resolve customer service issues before they happen, saving providers time and money.

Aprecomm manages over 7 million home and business locations, partnering with more than 45 service providers worldwide.

Together, we are making intuitive networks a reality.

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2026 Canton Fair Design Award Winners Showcase China’s Innovation Strength

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GUANGZHOU, China, Oct. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As the 140th Canton Fair opens, the winners of the 2026 Canton Fair Design Award (CF Award) have also been announced. Winning products are now on display in Area D of the Canton Fair Complex, offering visitors a closer look at some of the latest advances in Chinese manufacturing and industrial design.

Among this year’s top honorees, a domestically developed high-performance sport motorcycle and an intelligent navigation capsule robot gastric endoscopy system received the Best of the Best Award, the competition’s highest recognition.

The Canton Fair also enhanced the visitor experience with a themed showcase area within the award exhibition. Built around four application-oriented concepts, namely Outdoor Pleasure, Smart Living, Cozy Home and Kitchen Elegance, the immersive displays demonstrate how innovative designs can be integrated into everyday life, helping visitors better understand the practical value behind these award-winning products.

This year, 4,218 products from 2,112 companies competed for the award. Following multiple rounds of evaluation, 222 products from 174 companies were selected.

The award-winning products reflect several key trends shaping the next stage of Chinese manufacturing. Innovation remains a defining theme, with breakthrough technologies ranging from upper limb motor function assistance and enhancement system to exoskeleton robots, underscoring the growing momentum of high-end manufacturing.

Meanwhile, intelligent technologies continue to gain traction across industries. Smart products account for more than 30% of this year’s winners, with AI-powered glasses, intelligent conference terminals and smart healthcare devices extending AI applications across home, office, medical and outdoor environments.

Sustainability is also becoming increasingly embedded throughout the product lifecycle. Green products represent over 40% of the winning entries, while innovations such as integrated energy-saving panels and sugarcane paper demonstrate how environmentally conscious practices are being incorporated into product design, materials selection and manufacturing processes.

Established in 2013, the Canton Fair Design Award is widely regarded as a benchmark for design innovation in China’s foreign trade sector. The award recognizes products that combine design excellence with commercial value, promoting the transformation and upgrading of Chinese manufacturing and supporting high-quality trade development. Entries are evaluated across five dimensions: innovation, quality, functionality, aesthetics and sustainability.

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InstaMall Launches Same-Day Fashion Delivery Experience, Bringing 80+ Brands to Shoppers’ Doors in Miami

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First-of-its-kind shopping app pairs artificial intelligence with same-day delivery, bringing luxury
and contemporary brands directly to customers’ doorsteps 

Featured luxury and contemporary brands include AllSaints, John Varvatos and Aritzia

MIAMI, Oct. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — InstaMall, a first-of-its-kind shopping app offering same-day delivery and access to real-time inventory across luxury and contemporary fashion, launches today in Miami, Florida. Now available via iOS and Android, InstaMall provides access to more than 80 contemporary and luxury fashion brands across Miami’s five premier retail clusters, including Balmain, Louis Vuitton, Bottega Veneta, Ganni, Coach, Diesel, Reformation, Aritzia, Cult Gaia, Prada and more. InstaMall will add more brands within the app in the coming weeks and seasons. 

Sitting at the intersection of fashion, technology and commerce, InstaMall brings inspiration and purchase together through a more dynamic way to discover and shop for fashion. The experience combines access to luxury and contemporary brands with the convenience of same-day delivery, bringing the speed customers have come to expect across categories like food and groceries to fashion while maintaining the brand experience retailers and shoppers expect.

Within the app, customers will have access to InstaMall’s AI-powered stylist and virtual try-on features, making it easier to browse, discover and shop styles online. InstaMall’s AI Stylist serves as an intelligent shopping assistant that responds to customers’ preferences in real time. Customers can use the AI Stylist to receive product recommendations, build outfits, ask questions and discover new styles, while its virtual try-on feature allows them to visualize select items on themselves before making a purchase.

“InstaMall was founded on the belief that the convenience customers have come to expect from same-day delivery should extend to the way they shop for fashion,” said Elliot Aboud, Founder and CEO of InstaMall. “As fashion and technology continue to evolve together, we saw an opportunity to create a more seamless shopping experience that brings customers closer to the brands they love, combining a curated assortment, AI-powered styling and virtual try-on with the ease and convenience of same-day delivery.”

Prior to founding InstaMall, Elliot Aboud helped build the Aroma360 and Hotel Collection brands, overseeing the launch of the first retail store and expanding the retail footprint to more than 30 stores across the United States and two in Dubai. InstaMall is bringing fashion and luxury to the next generation with its seamless shopping experience and wide selection of brands.

Customers can download InstaMall through the Apple App Store or Google Play, or by going to instamall.co.

About InstaMall 

InstaMall is a same-day fashion shopping and discovery app reimagining how consumers shop for luxury and contemporary brands. Sitting at the intersection of fashion, technology and commerce, InstaMall brings inspiration and purchase together in an experience that gives consumers a more dynamic way to discover and shop. Where on-demand delivery has long existed for categories like food and groceries, InstaMall brings that same convenience to luxury fashion for the first time, delivering the same day without compromising the brand experience fashion retailers and their customers expect. The company launched publicly in Miami on October 16, 2026, and plans to expand nationally. For more information, please visit instamall.co.

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PTC to Announce Fourth Fiscal Quarter and Full Year 2026 Results on Wednesday, November 4, 2026

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BOSTON, Oct. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) will release its fiscal 2026 fourth quarter and full year results on Wednesday, November 4th after the stock market closes. As previously announced on October 5th, 2026, PTC entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Schneider Electric. In light of the pending transaction, PTC is suspending quarterly earnings conference calls and is no longer providing quarterly or annual guidance.

The earnings press release and accompanying financial data tables will be accessible on the Investor Relations section of the company’s website at PTC Investor Relations.

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PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) is a global software company that enables manufacturers and product companies to digitally transform how they design, manufacture, and service the physical products the world relies on. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, PTC employs over 7,000 people and supports more than 30,000 customers globally. For more information, please visit www.ptc.com.

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