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RIPE defends role after Montenegrin regulator raises concerns
RIPE defends its IP allocation policies after Montenegro’s ARKEP questions its role in managing address space.

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends
Telegram faces interim ban in Malaysia for alleged content breach
What happened: Telegram Channels Face Legal Injunction in Malaysia Malaysia’s Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) obtained a temporary injunction from the High Court on June 19, 2025, ordering messaging platform Telegram and two specific channels, Edisi Siasat and…

Global Institutional Trends
Kyivstar and Ukraine launch AI model project
Kyivstar and Ukraine’s digital ministry to build AI model using Ukrainian data for national tools and services.

Africa Regional ISP Trends
Paratus, PowerTel launch $570M fibre network in Zimbabwe
Paratus and PowerTel launch $570M fibre network in Zimbabwe to connect cities and enhance regional connectivity.

Global Institutional Trends
TM Forum and GSMA launch global API certification scheme
TM Forum and GSMA launch global API certification for Open Gateway and Operate APIs; Telefónica gains first approval.

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RIPE NCC and CTU turn Czech IPv6 cooperation into an internet-resilience signal
RIPE NCC and the Czech Telecommunication Office are the institutions that matter here. Their June 2025 Memorandum of Understanding is a cooperation signal between a regional internet registry and a national telecoms regulator. The agreement matters because it links RIPE NCC's…

Global Institutional Trends
Monarch secures $75M in Series B funding
Monarch raises $75 million in Series B funding led by ICONIQ Growth to expand its personal finance app offerings.

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends
OpenAI acquires Jony Ive’s IO to pioneer AI hardware
What happened: OpenAI’s bold move into AI-native devices OpenAI has finalised a $6.5B all-stock acquisition of IO, a hardware-focused AI start-up founded by Jony Ive, the legendary designer behind Apple’s iPhone and iMac. The acquisition marks OpenAI’s most ambitious expansion…

Europe and Middle East Institutional Trends
Raoul du Plessis appointed SVP at AtlasEdge
AtlasEdge appoints Raoul du Plessis as SVP of business operations to drive innovation, growth, and market expansion.

Global National Telecom Trends
SK Telecom breach exposes years-long malware infiltration
What happened: SK Telecom outlines breach response and security upgrades SK Telecom has revealed that a persistent and sophisticated malware strain infiltrated its internal systems in 2022—almost two years before its discovery in April 2025. The breach exposed sensitive personal…

Global Institutional Trends
Salesforce to acquire Convergence.ai
What happened: Salesforce signs agreement to acquire Convergence.ai On May 15, 2025, Salesforce announced a definitive agreement to acquire Convergence.ai, a London-based AI agent technology company. Convergence.ai specialises in developing advanced AI systems capable of…

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends
NTT expands data centre network with $10B Investment
What happened: NTT expands global data centre footprint with $10 billion investment NTT has announced a major expansion of its global data centre division, acquiring land across North America, Europe, and Asia over the past six months. This expansion is part of its previously…

Global Institutional Trends
BlackRock flags quantum computing as risk in Bitcoin ETF filing
What happened title: BlackRock highlights quantum computing as potential threat to Bitcoin ETFs BlackRock updated the registration statement for its iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT), explicitly citing quantum computing as a potential risk to the security of Bitcoin and other blockchain…

Global National Telecom Trends
SK Telecom offers free SIM replacements after data breach
SK Telecom offers free SIM replacements to 23M users following a data breach, enhancing security measures.

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends
OpenAI and NTT Data launch AI solutions in Japan
OpenAI and NTT Data partner to bring ChatGPT Enterprise and industry-specific AI agents to Japanese businesses.

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
Pismo's Dalal appointment turns Visa's acquisition into an issuer-processing control test
Pismo's 16 April 2025 appointment of Vishal Dalal as global CEO is best read as a post-acquisition integration signal, not a routine personnel note. Pismo said Dalal had led North America, Europe and Asia since 2021 and would succeed co-founder Ricardo Josua after Visa's…

Europe and Middle East Institutional Trends
SpinLaunch secures $12M investment
SpinLaunch secures $12M from Kongsberg to develop the Meridian Space LEO constellation for global broadband coverage.

Global Institutional Trends
Pennylane’s valuation soars with Alphabet’s CapitalG investment
What happened: Pennylane reaches €1B valuation after CapitalG investment Pennylane, a financial management and accounting platform tailored for SMEs, has seen its valuation double to €1 billion following an investment from CapitalG, the growth fund of Google’s parent company…

North America Regional ISP Trends
T-Mobile finalises Lumos acquisition
T-Mobile completes the acquisition of Lumos Networks to enhance its fibre network, supporting a $950 million expansion in the US.

Europe and Middle East Institutional Trends
XConnect acquires Sekura.id to enhance mobile identity solutions
What happened: Xconnect acquires Sekura.id to boost mobile identity services XConnect, a London-based provider of numbering intelligence solutions, has acquired Sekura.id, a mobile identity, authentication, and fraud prevention services company based in Aylsham, UK. The financial…
