After two years of falling investment, the global telecommunications sector’s capital expenditure (capex) is stabilising. Dell’Oro Group’s latest report shows capex holding steady year-on-year in Q2 2025, with forecasts pointing to a gradual easing before a modest rise in capital intensity by 2029.
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AMCON Nigeria asset management faces challenges and innovations shaping the nation’s financial stability.
AFRINIC election is untrustworthy, ICANN’s intervention threatens Africa’s autonomy, supporting Cloud Innovation’s reset call.
CMC appoints new MD to drive AI connectivity growth with centre3.
President Lee Jae-Myung has inaugurated a National Artificial Intelligence Strategy Committee, with the ambition of steering South Korea into the ranks of the world’s three leading AI powers. The new body aims to oversee major investments, infrastructure buildout, regulation, and public-private cooperation to accelerate the country’s AI drive.
AFRINIC’s upcoming election has been branded illegitimate after courts and members condemned its broken rules. Cloud Innovation urges a boycott, warning participation would only legitimize a failed registry and threaten Africa’s internet future.
AFRINIC’s governance crisis deepens as experts question the legitimacy of its recent actions regarding election compliance.
Sweden’s EcoDataCenter has raised €600 million in debt to expand sustainable AI data and cloud campuses in Falun and Borlänge.
SpaceX has struck a $17 billion deal to acquire EchoStar’s AWS-4 and H-block spectrum—half in cash, half in stock—empowering Starlink’s direct-to-cell expansion and potentially resolving EchoStar’s FCC spectrum concerns.
AFRINIC’s planned election faces legal challenges in Mauritius, as Cloud Innovation and the Supreme Court call for accountability.
Nokia powers iWay data centre automation with Kyndryl, boosting security, compliance and AI-ready infrastructure.
In a strategic move resolving a regulatory dispute, EchoStar has agreed to sell key spectrum licences to SpaceX—marking a pivotal moment for Starlink’s next-generation direct-to-cell ambitions and reshaping the US telecom landscape.