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South Korean telco SKT has unveiled an ambitious plan to boost in-house adoption of artificial intelligence, including launching AI CIC, a dedicated company-within-a-company. With new tools like Adot Biz and targets reaching tens of thousands of employees, SKT is pushing to embed AI into daily operations — but what challenges might lie ahead?

Highly secure data centre aims to offer full Canadian control over AI compute, from model-training to deployment, as local organisations seek to reduce dependency on foreign platforms.

Mauritius annulled AFRINIC’s June vote and staged a September rerun, a process which is lacking legal legitimacy.

Meta is expanding its AI model Llama to democratic allies like France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and South Korea, as well as organizations like NATO and the EU, after it was approved for federal use in the United States. This move indicates a larger strategy to align AI development with geopolitical interests, but it also raises concerns about oversight, regulatory compatibility, and true openness.

NANOG 95 will gather network engineers to explore 5G, fibre, IP evolution, automation and wireless trends in Arlington this October.

Infosys expands its Sunrise partnership to modernise IT and lay AI foundations in Switzerland using Topaz.

In an all-cash transaction worth US$270 million, Ciena is purchasing optical connector specialist Nubis Communications. The action is intended to increase its data center networking capabilities, particularly in light of the growing need for AI workloads. How well the integration results in additional cost savings and performance improvements is still up in the air.

Huawei revealed a significant update to its Xinghe AI Network Security solution at HUAWEI CONNECT 2025, incorporating a zero-trust architecture throughout its data centers, campuses, and branches. Higher detection rates and increased automation are promised by the improvements, but concerns about practical application and possible trade-offs still exist.

Datacloud USA 2025 showcased AI, fibre and quantum in digital infrastructure, delivering deep insight and infrastructure innovation.

Capacity Europe 2025 focuses on AI, fibre, subsea connectivity, data infrastructure, investment and security for global networks.

Nvidia invests $5B in Intel after US government takes 10% stake, forging deeper AI infrastructure partnership and CPU-AI integration.

EQT exits TELUS Digital with a US$215m stake sale as TELUS moves to full ownership of its AI-focused subsidiary.