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Global Regional ISP Trends
IPv4 Scarcity and its economic impact on ISPs
How IPv4 address exhaustion is reshaping ISP business models and network investment amid slow IPv6 adoption and premium address pricing.

Companies
How much do Regional Internet Registries Really (RIR) Cost and Who Pays?
An examination of Regional Internet Registries’ cost structures and the debate over compulsory fees versus core technical functions.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Calls grow for overhaul of internet governance amid centralisation concerns
As global internet governance comes under scrutiny, experts highlight risks of centralised control and advocate structural change.

Global Cloud Services Trends
IPv4 as an Investment Asset: Upper Potential
Examining whether scarce IPv4 addresses can be treated as investment assets amid rising market demand and structural barriers.

Global Cloud Services Trends
IPv4 investment strategies for forward-thinking ISPs
Discover how forward-thinking ISPs use IPv4 investment strategies to manage scarce address resources and support network growth.

Global Cloud Services Trends
IPv4 Scarcity and its impact on Network Expansion
IPv4 scarcity now shapes how ISPs expand networks, acquire address space and plan infrastructure growth in a limited address market.

Number Resource Society
IPv4 pricing starts with policy, provenance and net proceeds
An IPv4 block is not priced by prefix length alone. Transfer eligibility, registry history, routing and reputation evidence, transaction costs and the seller’s alternative use determine what a quoted price is actually worth.

Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Telehouse Europe appoints Pestridge managing director
Telehouse Europe appoints Mark Pestridge as managing director amid leadership reshuffle and Docklands expansion.

Global National Telecom Trends
Verizon raises outlook after Q1 rebound
Verizon raised full-year guidance after Q1 revenue growth, higher EPS and its first positive postpaid phone adds in 13 years.

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends
NTT targets 1GW data centre capacity by 2033
NTT plans to triple data centre capacity to 1GW by 2033 under its AI-native network strategy in Japan.

Global Cloud Services Trends
NUWAVE integrates Tollring analytics into iPILOT UC platform
NUWAVE integrates Tollring Analytics 365 into UC platforms to enhance visibility across Microsoft Teams, Webex and Zoom environments.

Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
BT launches UK sovereign cloud and AI bundle
BT launched the UK’s first sovereign portfolio combining cloud, AI, connectivity and voice for regulated sectors.

Global Cloud Services Trends
DeepSeek launches V4 model with Huawei chips
DeepSeek launches V4 preview model using Huawei chips, shifting from Nvidia reliance in training architecture.

North America Datacenter Trends
Applied Digital locks $7.5bn 15-year hyperscaler lease deal
Applied Digital has signed a $7.5bn, 15-year hyperscaler lease for 300MW at its Delta Forge 1 data centre in the US.

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
Tokyo Electron cuts China-linked executive ties
Tokyo Electron cuts ties with China-linked executive over investment links to rival chip tool startups.

Global Datacenter Trends
Vantage Strengthens Leadership for AI Expansion
Vantage Data Centres appoints new HR and EMEA leaders to strengthen hyperscale data centre expansion driven by AI demand.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Nokia AI and cloud orders top €1bn as hyperscaler demand surges
Nokia’s AI and cloud business is accelerating sharply, with hyperscaler-driven demand pushing fibre-based data centre infrastructure into a new growth phase.

Europe and Middle East Regional ISP Trends
CMA reviews nexfibre's £2bn bid for Substantial Group
UK regulators open early scrutiny of a £2bn fibre deal that could reshape broadband competition and test consolidation limits across the altnet market.

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
Huawei commits $10bn over five years to smart-driving compute
Huawei is scaling up investment in computing infrastructure for autonomous driving, reinforcing its position in China’s fast-converging AI and automotive technology stack.

Global Regional ISP Trends
Cisco unveils universal quantum switch prototype for networked quantum systems
Cisco has introduced a Universal Quantum Switch designed to route and translate quantum information across different quantum computing architectures over standard telecom fibre.
