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Global Cloud Services Trends
Macquarie Technology names new director as growth ramps up
Macquarie Technology Group names Luke Clifton as director to support growth across telecom, cloud, cyber and data centre operations.
Global Cloud Services Trends
Skytap: Enabling legacy workloads in the public cloud
Skytap delivers hybrid cloud and cloud services to help enterprises run traditional and modern workloads in public cloud environments.
Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
Hostlink Limited: Hong Kong web services firm navigates global market pressures
Hong Kong’s Hostlink (HK) Limited offers web hosting and IT services but faces pressure from large global tech and cloud providers.
Companies
Who should govern Africa’s internet — AFRINIC or CAIGA?
A look into the power struggle between AFRINIC and CAIGA, questioning ICANN’s neutrality and its impact on Africa’s internet governance.
Global Regional ISP Trends
Balkan Digital Gateway wins €24M boost for connectivity
A €24 million investment backs the Balkan Digital Gateway to upgrade fibre-optic backbone across the Western Balkans.
Africa Cloud Services Trends
Why Africans remain sceptical of Smart Africa’s digital promises
Smart Africa faces criticism as AFRINIC’s collapse and ICANN’s influence deepen mistrust in African internet governance.
Africa Cloud Services Trends
Is Smart Africa becoming another symbolic continental initiative?
Smart Africa’s CAIGA rollout raises fears of continental symbolism replacing genuine fixes for AFRINIC’s long-running failures.
Global Cloud Services Trends
Gujarat signs MoU with Henox IT for proposed cable landing station
Gujarat inks Rs 1,317 crore deal with Henox IT for a cable landing station aimed at boosting digital infrastructure.
Companies
Ofcom probes BT and Three after mobile network failures
Ofcom is investigating BT and Three after recent mobile outages, raising questions about network resilience and reliability.
Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends
Indian government weighs major AGR relief for Vodafone Idea amid telecom distress
India is evaluating a plan to halve Vodafone Idea’s AGR liabilities with an extended moratorium, easing financial stress on the operator.
Europe and Middle East Datacenter Trends
Pure DC lands Europe’s largest hyperscale lease
Pure DC has signed Europe’s largest standalone hyperscale data centre lease of 2025, highlighting strong demand for large-scale capacity.
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
UK initiative seeks practical quantum computing use cases with Google collaboration
UK’s quantum centre invites researchers to propose experiments on Google’s Willow quantum processor to find real-world use cases.
Asia-Pacific Regional ISP Trends
Skynet Broadband builds a niche in Australia’s ISP market
Skynet Broadband provides business broadband and fibre connectivity in Australia, supporting enterprises with reliable network services.
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Competition boosts foldable phone growth in Europe
Foldable smartphones in Europe are rising fast, with more brands, lower prices, and carriers boosting adoption through plans and displays.
Companies
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 results.
Africa Cloud Services Trends
CAIGA is not reform, it is a rewrite of who controls Africa’s internet
Stakeholders clash over CAIGA’s future, questioning Smart Africa and ICANN’s push for a state-led governance model.
Global Cloud Services Trends
Why CAIGA’s governance efforts struggle with enforcement
CAIGA’s AI ambitions expose deeper governance weaknesses, with enforcement gaps echoing AFRINIC’s long-running failures.
Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
EE begins rollout of next-generation Wi-Fi 7 technology
EE begins commercial rollout of Wi-Fi 7, offering faster speeds, lower latency and better multi-device performance across the UK.
Africa Datacenter Trends
LINX Accra goes live at Digital Realty’s ACR2 data centre
LINX Accra is now live in Ghana, hosted at Digital Realty’s ACR2 data centre, with questions remaining over uptake and impact.
Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
du and China telecom global sign MoU to explore advanced connectivity in the UAE
du and China Telecom Global sign a MoU in the UAE to explore future telecom technologies, with benefits and adoption still uncertain.