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Companies
Poste Italiane moves to take TIM private in telecoms shake-up
Poste Italiane plans to take TIM private, signaling a major shift in Italy’s telecoms sector and digital infrastructure strategy.
Companies
OpenAI plans wider ChatGPT ad rollout across US free tiers
ChatGPT may soon include ads for US free-tier users as OpenAI seeks sustainable revenue amid rising AI infrastructure costs.
Events
INWIT cuts outlook amid tower dispute with key telecom clients
INWIT cuts outlook amid disputes with TIM and Fastweb–Vodafone, as operators rethink tower strategy and infrastructure control.
National Telecom
Open Cosmos unveils combined satellite data and IoT platform
Open Cosmos launches integrated satellite service combining Earth observation, IoT, and connectivity for real-time data insights.
Companies
Zayo focuses on fibre for AI data centres
Zayo is providing fibre connectivity for AI data centres, highlighting the role of networks in supporting artificial intelligence growth.
Companies
Blue Origin advances satellite ambitions
Blue Origin is expanding into satellite infrastructure as space-based connectivity becomes central to global telecom networks.
Companies
Microsoft-backed startup secures $40m for chipmaking equipment
Microsoft-backed startup raises $40m to develop advanced chipmaking tools amid rising semiconductor demand.
Companies
Apple schedules WWDC for June with hybrid global format
Apple confirms WWDC 2026 will run from June 8–12, featuring online sessions and a limited in-person event at Apple Park.
Companies
Why early IPv4 adopters are winning the market
Early IPv4 adopters gain strategic and financial advantages from scarcity, secondary markets, and slow IPv6 adoption.
Companies
Apple Modem Rivals Qualcomm in Latest Tests
Apple’s C2 modem now rivals Qualcomm, signalling greater independence and competitive 5G performance for iPhones.
Companies
TIM set for renationalisation via Poste Italiane takeover
Poste Italiane offers €10.8 billion to acquire TIM, signalling Italy’s state-led return to telecom ownership.
Events
Ericsson and SK Telecom turn 6G cooperation into an AI-RAN validation track
Ericsson and SK Telecom's 6G agreement is best read as a long-cycle validation pact, not a commercial 6G launch. The March 2026 MoU runs through March 2031 a…
Events
Far EasTone's Ericsson selection is a 5G-Advanced control-surface bet
Far EasTone's Ericsson agreement is not only a vendor-selection story. It is a control-surface event for Taiwan's mobile network: the operator is tying radio…
Events
Ericsson and Qualcomm turn 6G lab proof into a commercialization test
Ericsson and Qualcomm's 6G announcement matters because it moves a future-network story from aspiration into prototype evidence. The companies said they had …
Events
BT and Ericsson strengthen UK 5G partnership
BT Group and Ericsson's March 2026 5G Core expansion matters because it moves UK enterprise connectivity closer to a programmable network platform rather tha…
Events
Ericsson counters 6G hype with gradual evolution message
Ericsson's 6G message is a disciplined market signal: 6G arrives through 5G Advanced, standards timing and operator economics, not hype alone.
Events
Publishers test Google Gemini litigation with a class-action intervention bid
Cengage Learning and Hachette Book Group are trying to move the Google Gemini copyright case from an author-and-artist class action into a publisher-represen…
Governance
Top risks to watch in the next AFRINIC election and how to mitigate them
AFRINIC's next election depends on receiver authority, member eligibility, proxy controls, voting constraints, visible results, and dispute channels.
Governance
How to verify AFRINIC election outcomes
AFRINIC election outcomes can only be verified through receiver notices, voter eligibility records, proxy controls, court compliance, and member-visible resu…
Governance
What the AFRINIC election crisis signals for the multistakeholder model of internet governance in Africa
AFRINIC's election crisis tests whether African number-resource governance can return to transparent, member-verifiable control.