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Two payees received 93% of AFRINIC’s newly disclosed 2025 legal bill
AFRINIC’s current Board says litigation consumed millions and obstructed recovery. A new five-line table makes part of that claim measurable: $877,929 in 2025 legal costs, including $817,708 for Trinity Legal and Me Mohammad M Namdarkhan. It still does not show which cases…
Global National Telecom
Arelion's AS1299: Tier-1 reach demands constant renewal
Arelion's AS1299: Tier-1 reach demands constant renewal intelligence summary explains the development, the public evidence available to readers, the organisations involved, the regional context, market exposure, and the infrastructure consequences that may follow. The Global…
Europe and Middle East Datacenter Trends
JLL puts FLAP-D live data-centre capacity at 3.8GW
FLAP-D remains tight as large AI training projects look to power-rich secondary markets for room to grow.
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ICANN denied funding AFRINIC candidates. Its own record still shows money, meeting access and institutional lift for Smart Africa
ICANN's 28 May clarification draws a hard line around what it says it did not do: it did not endorse AFRINIC candidates, design the election or pay for Smart Africa's candidate work. The harder accountability question begins on the other side of that line, where ICANN's documents…
Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
Hispasat to lead €1.6bn-plus IRIS² ground segment
Hispasat will coordinate antennas, control systems and terrestrial links for IRIS², with first launches planned for 2029.
Europe and Middle East Datacenter Trends
Citylink plans Wrocław data-centre heat recovery
The 24MW facility is still under construction, giving Citylink and Kogeneracja time to design heat recovery before the data centre is complete.
Global National Telecom
Arelion’s AS1299: Tier-1 reach still needs constant renewal
Arelion’s AS1299: Tier-1 reach still needs constant renewal intelligence summary explains the development, the public evidence available to readers, the organisations involved, the regional context, market exposure, and the infrastructure consequences that may follow. The Global…
Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
Telefónica prepares 2,756 sites for Spain’s solar eclipse
Telefónica plans network changes across 31 provinces ahead of the 12 August eclipse, using more than 400 observation points to guide preparation.
North America Datacenter Trends
Electrovaya launches 7MW ElvaPulse battery for data centres
The 2.88MWh ElvaPulse 1500 targets short-duration, high-power data-centre applications, with certification and first deliveries targeted for 2027.
Global National Telecom
GTT retained AS3257 after its debt restructuring, but fixed costs merely changed form
GTT retained AS3257 after its debt restructuring, but fixed costs merely changed form intelligence summary explains the development, the public evidence available to readers, the organisations involved, the regional context, market exposure, and the infrastructure consequences…
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ICANN entered AFRINIC's winding-up case after Cloud Innovation stopped objecting. That was not a merits ruling
The order that put ICANN inside the AFRINIC winding-up litigation is only two pages long. Its decisive sentence does not endorse a theory of stewardship, continuity or ownership. It says the respondent was no longer objecting, so the Court granted ICANN leave to intervene.
Global National Telecom
GTT Rebuilt AS3257 After Debt, but Fixed Costs Have Shifted
GTT Rebuilt AS3257 After Debt, but Fixed Costs Have Shifted intelligence summary explains the development, the public evidence available to readers, the organisations involved, the regional context, market exposure, and the infrastructure consequences that may follow. The Global…
Global National Telecom
GTT rebuilt AS3257 after debt, but fixed costs changed location
GTT rebuilt AS3257 after debt, but fixed costs changed location intelligence summary explains the development, the public evidence available to readers, the organisations involved, the regional context, market exposure, and the infrastructure consequences that may follow. The…
North America Datacenter Trends
Nuclea, New Mining assess US data-centre microreactors
Nuclea Energy and New Mining will study behind-the-meter microreactors for an existing 30MWe load, without committing either side to a power project.
Asia-Pacific Datacenter
Bridge Data Centres launches PowerCore 5.0 power module
Bridge Data Centres launched PowerCore 5.0, a prefabricated power module that moves assembly and testing off-site for high-density AI facilities.
Global National Telecom Trends
Viasat: 75% willing to pay for in-car satellite services
Viasat and 5GAA find drivers prioritise emergency calling over entertainment for in-car satellite services.
North America National Telecom
AT&T selects Ericsson for EchoStar 600MHz rollout
AT&T is preparing to deploy EchoStar’s 600 MHz spectrum after already putting the acquired 3.45 GHz holdings into service.
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AFRINIC said its transfer rule would keep members from leaving. The authority fight is still open
Six months after AFRINIC ratified a policy that keeps resources issued from its pool inside regional transfer channels, its own case list still labels a lawsuit against that ratification as ongoing. The policy-development record can show how a proposal advanced; it cannot by…
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AFRINIC still has not published the result of its $3.29m legal-spend vote
Forty-six days after members were due to decide whether to approve four years of accounts, AFRINIC's public AGMM page still shows the proposed resolutions but no result, tally or 2026 minutes. The missing record leaves members unable to tell what was approved—and whether anyone…
North America Datacenter Trends
Hillsboro has closed the data-centre intake, not the project pipeline
Hillsboro’s 120-day land-use moratorium stops new data-centre and battery-storage applications from entering the city system. It does not cancel projects already being built or assessed. A separate 180-day pause applies to Strategic Investment Program agreements with stand-alone…