Lead Report / Trends
Vodafone and NPL achieve 40-nanosecond timing advance
Vodafone partners NPL on 40ns fibre timing to reduce GNSS reliance and support 5G-Advanced network precision.
Live Wire
OpenAI explores AI smartphone with Qualcomm and MediaTek|Vertiv acquires Strategic Thermal Labs to strengthen liquid cooling|EU expands DMA scope to cloud and AI services|Seagate forecasts Q4 revenue of $3.45bn amid AI demand|SAS Launches Quantum Lab on Viya Q4|Pantheon Atlas unveils €50bn Croatian AI data centre campus
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Governance
Meta Locks Space Solar for AI Power
Disclosure cadence and institutional reporting discipline continue to tighten.
Market
Amazon, Veolia deploy reclaimed water to cool Mississippi data centre
Service-layer demand expands as IP infrastructure intelligence becomes an investment variable.
Risk
Verizon raises outlook after Q1 rebound
Scenario mapping continues across regulation, concentration, and operational choke points.
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Governance
- LACNIC proposes update to ICP-2 principles for RIR governance
- What AFRINIC reveals about internet governance transparency
- New AFRINIC board elected, ending legal disputes and restoring trust
Market
- Launch of BTW Leadership Alliance in London
- Bjarni Thorvardarson, CEO of Borealis Data Center
- Gergana Dimitrova on expansion strategy and long-term vision at NetIX
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RIR Watchdog
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ARINNorth America policy and transfer market signals.RIPE NCCEurope governance transparency and accountability monitoring.APNICAsia Pacific allocation pressure and policy dynamics.AFRINICBoard legitimacy, election process, and legal continuity.LACNICInstitutional adaptation and ICP-2 governance trajectory.
History of the Internet
How Lito Ibarra Connected El Salvador and Shaped Global Governance
Lito Ibarra’s story reveals how the internet was built from scratch and why its governance now struggles at global scale
Open History Session
Leadership Alliance
Huawei commits $10bn over five years to smart-driving compute
Huawei is scaling up investment in computing infrastructure for autonomous driving, reinforcing its position in China’s fast-converging AI and automotive technology stack.
Open Alliance Session