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Asia-Pacific Regional ISP
Tampnet deploys real-time fibre sensing to protect subsea cables
Advanced sensing tech allows Tampnet to monitor subsea fibre conditions constantly, enhancing network resilience and proactive maintenance.
Asia-Pacific Regional ISP
Smartcall Limited powers New Zealand’s connectivity
New Zealand ISP Smartcall Limited provides broadband plans, mesh Wi-Fi and support tools, helping homes and businesses stay connected.
Companies
HT media’s digital expansion: A media giant navigates autonomy and global influence
India’s HT Media expands digital reach across news, jobs and entertainment, spotlighting challenges in regional digital autonomy.
Companies
AirTrunk to build second Osaka hyperscale data centre
AirTrunk expands its Japan presence with a second hyperscale data centre in Osaka, addressing rapid growth in compute and cloud services.
Africa Cloud Services
Are CAIGA policies too weak to regulate AI in Africa?
CAIGA’s weak structure raises concerns about Africa’s ability to regulate AI amid AFRINIC’s ongoing governance collapse.
Global Cloud Services
HostSlim BV and the case for European digital autonomy
HostSlim BV provides European web hosting with local data centres, offering an alternative to external control of digital infrastructure.
Companies
Ericsson and stc group sign five-year agreement to upgrade 5G infrastructure in Saudi Arabia
stc Group and Ericsson sign a five-year agreement to expand Saudi Arabia’s 5G network with cloud-native and advanced services.
Global Regional ISP
Skynetworks LLC: Mongolia’s fiber backbone builder
Skynetworks supports Mongolia telecom growth with fibre network infrastructure, broadband backbone services and enterprise leased lines.
Companies
Orange Money and Visa push deeper into online payments
Orange Money and Visa expand their partnership to boost online payments, bringing more mobile money users into digital commerce.
Asia-Pacific Regional ISP
Sky Systems Ltd: Bangladesh ISP building local connectivity
Bangladesh ISP Sky Systems delivers broadband services, enterprise connectivity and IT services for homes and businesses in Chittagong.
Global Cloud Services
Hostline UAB: Lithuanian hosting firm faces competitive pressures as global players expand
Lithuanian host Hostline UAB offers dedicated and cloud server services but faces strong competition from global cloud providers.
North America Institutional
Hosterion and the challenge to regional digital autonomy
Hosterion’s acquisition underscores challenges to regional digital autonomy as hosting markets consolidate under larger foreign entities.
Companies
O2 expands 5G Standalone but still struggles to monetise it
O2 extends its 5G SA network in the UK yet offers no specific paid services, reflecting wider challenges with monetising 5G deployments.
Leaders
CAIGA’s arrival: A threat to Africa’s multistakeholder governance
CAIGA’s emergence raises urgent questions about its impact on Africa’s multistakeholder internet governance.
Companies
T-Mobile leans on fixed wireless as its broadband backbone
T-Mobile’s fixed wireless strategy accelerates broadband rollout, but concerns remain over congestion, speed consistency and long-term viability.
Asia-Pacific Cloud Services
Hong Kong Gigalink Network Limited — a small Hong Kong ICT player under the radar
Hong Kong Gigalink Network is a live-registered ICT company set up in 2018 — but minimal public data highlights transparency gaps in regional digital governance.
Asia-Pacific Regional ISP
Sky Broadband: Nepal’s emerging ISP in a competitive market
Sky Broadband offers FTTH broadband services with affordable pricing, serving Nepal’s growing digital demand with strong customer support.
Africa Institutional
What role will regional internet communities play in CAIGA
Concerns grow that CAIGA may replace community-led processes with political control, threatening Africa’s internet autonomy and stability.
Companies
Huawei-BBI build 800G all-optical backbone in South Africa
What happened: A nationwide all-optical backbone project South Africa’s national broadband infrastructure firm Broadband Infraco (BBI) has partnered with Huawei to deploy an “intelligent all-optical backbone network” using 800-gigabit-per-wavelength (800G) optical transport. The…
Companies
UK sets new rules for satellite direct-to-cell services
Ofcom finalises rules for satellite direct-to-cell services as the UK seeks to expand connectivity, despite doubts over “world-first” claims.