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Three neutral AI workflow stations converge on a frosted infrastructure boundary with both amber and green connection lights

Global Cloud Services Trends

OpenAI’s cross-product errors exposed a reliability boundary below its own services

OpenAI reported elevated errors across listed API, ChatGPT and Codex components and said it was implementing mitigation with a downstream infrastructure provider. At the fixed 17:23:49.505 UTC reporting cutoff, the incident remained identified and unresolved, while the vendor…

Jul 28, 2026
A newly landed submarine cable enters a beach vault and joins several inland backhaul ducts on Puerto Rico's southern coast

North America National Telecom Trends

Claro’s $35 million Ponce landing adds a route without proving independence

Claro Puerto Rico has funded a $35 million extension of the AMX-1 submarine system to Ponce, creating the island’s first reported cable landing on the southern coast. The new geographic entry point can diversify access and support wholesale capacity, but it does not by itself…

Jul 28, 2026
Triathletes swimming, cycling and running beside a digital membership data dashboard connecting the UK Home Nations.

Europe and Middle East Institutional

British Triathlon launches shared member-data system

British Triathlon has brought member data from four organisations into one system, replacing separate records and working practices.

Jul 26, 2026
Prysmian subsea cable burial operation

Europe and Middle East Institutional

Prysmian deploys new subsea cable burial tool

Prysmian’s new plough can bury submarine power cables up to five metres below the seabed where route conditions require deeper protection.

Jul 26, 2026
Illustration of fibre optic cable manufacturing linked to data-centre infrastructure and global exports

Asia-Pacific National Telecom

HFCL profit rebounds as fibre exports rise

HFCL is expanding fibre and data-centre connectivity manufacturing after exports helped lift its quarterly revenue and profit.

Jul 26, 2026
Editorial graphic showing AT&T fibre and fixed wireless broadband serving homes through fibre lines and a mobile tower

North America National Telecom

AT&T records 646,000 fibre and fixed wireless additions

AT&T’s second-quarter broadband growth came from both fibre and Internet Air, giving the operator two ways to add home internet connections.

Jul 26, 2026
Editorial graphic showing Flotek Group’s acquisition of Clear Telecom and its communications services in Essex and London

Europe and Middle East National Telecom

Flotek acquires Clear Telecom in 16th deal

Flotek’s 16th acquisition adds Clear Telecom’s Essex-based IT, communications and connectivity business to its UK managed-services group.

Jul 26, 2026
Editorial graphic showing the Nuvem subsea cable route from South Carolina to Portugal through Bermuda and the Azores

Global Cloud Services

Google connects Nuvem cable to Portugal

Google’s connection of Nuvem at Sines completes a key landing milestone, but the cable’s full operating status and usable capacity remain undisclosed.

Jul 26, 2026
Illustration of two planned submarine power cables linking Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick

North America National Telecom Trends

Canada funds development of two PEI power cables

Canada has committed C$5.9 million to advance two planned submarine power cables between Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick.

Jul 26, 2026
Editorial illustration of an O2 Telefónica shop representing planned job cuts and retail closures in Germany

Europe and Middle East National Telecom

Telefónica Germany plans 1,100 job cuts and 60 shop closures

Telefónica Germany is cutting staff and shops as it consolidates sales and customer service and increases AI use in selected processes.

Jul 26, 2026
Illustration of a data centre in Lakeland beside a city sign announcing a proposed 12-month moratorium.

North America Datacenter

Lakeland data-centre moratorium advances to final vote

Lakeland has advanced a 12-month pause on large data-centre projects while officials review electricity, water, noise and planning requirements.

Jul 26, 2026
Illustration of OpenAI’s planned 3.2GW Project Camellia data-centre campus in Effingham County, Georgia.

North America Datacenter

OpenAI plans 3.2GW Georgia data-centre campus

OpenAI has secured phased power delivery for Project Camellia, but its financing, design and operating plans are still being developed.

Jul 26, 2026
Residents view a proposed data-centre site near homes, power lines and water infrastructure during a public hearing.

North America Datacenter Trends

Poll finds rising US opposition to nearby data centres

A POLITICO poll found that opposition to nearby data-centre projects has overtaken support, with the largest change among Democratic voters.

Jul 26, 2026
Protest and development signs beside rural land representing opposition to the proposed Project Sail data-centre campus.

North America Datacenter

Coweta County halts new data-centre proposals

Coweta County paused new data-centre proposals after approving Project Sail’s rezoning, as residents challenged its local impact.

Jul 23, 2026
Illustration of Molex and Prysmian branding beside fibre-optic cables and a manufacturing facility

Global Datacenter Trends

Molex signs Prysmian fibre deal worth up to €5.5bn

Molex is committing to long-term optical cable purchases as Prysmian prepares to expand fibre production in the US and Europe.

Jul 23, 2026
County planning documents beside an Orangeburg County administration building, representing proposed restrictions on data-centre development.

North America Datacenter

Orangeburg County weighs data-centre moratorium

Orangeburg County may pause planning, permit and incentive applications while it develops rules for data centres and other computing facilities.

Jul 23, 2026
Editorial illustration showing data-centre server racks beside electricity pylons and a Ratepayer Protection Pledge panel.

North America Datacenter Trends

Trump to expand data-centre power pledge

Trump is set to extend the Ratepayer Protection Pledge to utilities and developers, bringing in the groups that negotiate power rates and grid connections for new data centres.

Jul 23, 2026
Illustration of AWS cloud infrastructure in Bahrain alongside a Bahrain flag and regional map

Europe and Middle East Datacenter

IRGC claims cruise missiles destroyed AWS Bahrain infrastructure

The IRGC says it destroyed AWS infrastructure in Bahrain, but Amazon and government officials have not confirmed the attack, and the region was already unavailable after earlier damage.

Jul 23, 2026
Editorial illustration showing a data centre, electrical substation and transmission lines beside the US Capitol, with a policy sign marked H.R. 9340.

North America Datacenter Trends

US House panel advances data-centre grid cost bill

US state utility regulators would consider requiring 100 MW data-centre customers to fund the grid upgrades needed to serve their sites.

Jul 23, 2026
A developer watches a managed build queue where most jobs run and a small group waits in amber

North America Cloud Services Trends

GitHub's 3% hosted-runner delay reveals the cost of a shared execution queue

For 85 minutes on 22 July, about 3% of GitHub-hosted Actions runs took more than five minutes to start, and a small portion could fail after an extended delay. The incident was narrow, measured and resolved. It nevertheless shows why teams that buy managed execution capacity must…

Jul 23, 2026