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Editorial image for Global Leaders Forum to return at BATIC 2025.

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends

Global Leaders Forum to return at BATIC 2025

Global Leaders Forum returns to BATIC 2025, focusing on telecom collaboration, AI, and infrastructure development in Asia-Pacific.

Aug 5, 2025
O2 Daisy-Virgin Media O2

Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends

O2 Daisy reshapes UK business telecoms market

O2 Daisy enters UK business telecoms with £1.4bn revenue, backed by Virgin Media O2 and Daisy Group.

Aug 5, 2025
China Mobile-HKBN acquisition

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends

China Mobile buys 14% stake in HKBN for $138M

China Mobile acquires 14.76% stake in HKBN for $138M, aligning with GBA integration strategy and reshaping Hong Kong’s telecom landscape.

Aug 5, 2025
Web Africa Networks (Pty) Ltd

Africa Regional ISP Trends

Web Africa: delivering fast, flexible internet across South Africa

Web Africa offers flexible fibre, LTE, and VoIP services with no contracts, helping expand affordable internet access across South Africa.

Aug 5, 2025
Editorial image for Somcable boosts Somaliland’s digital reach with fibre rollout.

Global Regional ISP Trends

Somcable boosts Somaliland’s digital reach with fibre rollout

Somcable advances Somaliland’s fibre infrastructure amid regulatory and logistical challenges to expand digital connectivity.

Aug 5, 2025
Pattern Matched Technologies (Pty) Ltd

Africa Cloud Services Trends

Pattern Matched Technologies: Powering smart IoT in Africa

Pattern Matched Technologies delivers local IoT and telemetry tools to solve Africa’s energy, telecom, and infrastructure issues.

Aug 5, 2025
Editorial image for Golis Telecom expands digital and mobile services in Puntland.

Global Cloud Services Trends

Golis Telecom expands digital and mobile services in Puntland

Golis Telecom expands mobile and financial services in Puntland amid infrastructure gaps and weak regulation.

Aug 5, 2025
Editorial image for Somtel expands Somaliland’s digital access with 4G services.

Global Cloud Services Trends

Somtel expands Somaliland’s digital access with 4G services

Somtel expands digital and mobile services in Somaliland amid ongoing infrastructure and regulatory challenges.

Aug 5, 2025
Why proxies and PoAs are not allowed in new AFRINIC election

Companies

Why proxies and PoAs are not allowed in new AFRINIC election

AFRINIC bans proxies and powers of attorney after one dispute, enabling ICANN’s quiet power grab in Africa.

Aug 4, 2025
How AFRINIC voter onboarding affects board diversity and legitimacy

Companies

How AFRINIC voter onboarding affects board diversity and legitimacy

Restrictive voter onboarding at AFRINIC weakens board diversity and legitimacy and increases demand for structural reform.

Aug 4, 2025
APAN60 in Hong Kong for an AI-Driven Future

Asia-Pacific Regional ISP Trends

APAN60 in Hong Kong for an AI-Driven Future

At APAN60, experts tackled Internet fragmentation, advocated inclusive governance, and introduced AI and green fibre solutions.

Aug 4, 2025
Editorial image for BizVoIP: Cloud PBX for South African businesses.

Global Cloud Services Trends

BizVoIP: Cloud PBX for South African businesses

South African provider of scalable hosted PBX and VoIP tools.

Aug 4, 2025
AFRINIC’s collapse deepens doubts over Africa’s internet future

Companies

AFRINIC’s collapse deepens doubts over Africa’s internet future

The AFRINIC crisis exposes flaws in Africa IP governance, threatening digital growth and resource stability across the region.

Aug 4, 2025
Cloud Innovation calls to dissolve AFRINIC after vote scandal

Companies

Cloud Innovation calls to dissolve AFRINIC after vote scandal

Cloud Innovation says AFRINIC’s cancelled vote over one proxy shows governance collapse and demands the failed registry be dissolved.

Aug 4, 2025
The broken IP system: How AFRINIC bent its own bylaws

Companies

The broken IP system: How AFRINIC bent its own bylaws

AFRINIC repeatedly broke its own bylaws, including during a key election process—intensifying calls for structural reform or even dissolution.

Aug 4, 2025
ICANN CEO adds more murkiness to the AFRINIC mess

Companies

ICANN CEO adds more murkiness to the AFRINIC mess

Kurt Lindqvist’s media warning during AFRINIC’s crisis raises questions about transparency and governance accountability in Africa.

Aug 4, 2025
RIPE NCC publishes RIR governance consultation results

Companies

RIPE NCC publishes RIR governance consultation results

RIPE NCC releases RIR governance consultation summary, revealing calls for transparency and clearer oversight of internet registries.

Aug 4, 2025
IEPG at IETF 123 tackles BGP disruptions and QUIC adoption

Companies

IEPG at IETF 123 tackles BGP disruptions and QUIC adoption

The IETF’s IEPG meeting in Madrid explored BGP routing issues and the slow adoption of QUIC across major browsers.

Aug 4, 2025
Editorial image for SoftBank 5G network upgrade in new Ericsson deal.

Global National Telecom Trends

SoftBank 5G network upgrade in new Ericsson deal

SoftBank 5G network upgrade advances with Ericsson deal, boosting coverage, efficiency and AI‑powered standalone 5G expansion.

Aug 4, 2025
Cloud infrastructure

Global Cloud Services Trends

Q2 Cloud spend nears $100B on AI demand

Global cloud spend hits $98.8 billion in Q2 2025, driven by rapid AI adoption and GenAI infrastructure growth.

Aug 4, 2025