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Global Cloud Services Trends
Big Tech leans on $1.5T financial playbook to fuel AI build‑out
Big Tech needs $1.5 trillion to fund AI expansion, relying on debt, private credit, and vendor‑financing strategies.

Global Cloud Services Trends
CNN links with T-Mobile on mobile news coverage and sponsorship
CNN partners with T-Mobile’s SuperMobile plan to boost live field reporting and expand branded media collaboration.

Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Nokia powers TNN Denmark with AI-driven 5G upgrade
TNN Denmark adopts AI-driven 5G upgrades from Nokia to enhance coverage, performance, and operational efficiency.

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
Thailand approves $3.1B in hyperscale data centre investments
Explore Thailand’s push for hyperscale data centres to boost cloud infrastructure, jobs, and its role as a Southeast Asia digital hub.

Companies
Who benefits from AFRINIC’s board chaos?
The governance crisis at AFRINIC has raised questions about who stands to gain from the ongoing internal turmoil and external interventions.

North America National Telecom Trends
T-Mobile US launches credit card to boost customer loyalty
T-Mobile introduces its first credit card with Capital One, blending telecom and finance to deepen customer engagement.

Global Cloud Services Trends
British Airways to offer free Starlink Wi-Fi from 2026
British Airways joins forces with Starlink to offer free in-flight Wi-Fi, marking a leap in passenger connectivity.

Story
ICANN and AFRINIC: A partnership or a power play?
Is ICANN helping or taking control? The AFRINIC governance crisis exposes tensions in Africa’s internet oversight.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Nokia and Latvian operator strike tactical 5G deal in the Baltics
Baltic defence gets a 5G upgrade as Nokia and LMT launch a tactical communications system for secure military networks.

Companies
Friday deadline for feedback on global RIR governance review
The NRO sets a Friday deadline for ICP-2 feedback, marking a key moment in revising global RIR governance and internet policy coordination.

Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Microsoft and G42 unveil 200 MW UAE data-centre expansion
Learn how Microsoft and G42’s 200 MW UAE data-centre expansion strengthens the country’s position as a leading global AI hub.

Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Nebius launches advanced NVIDIA-powered AI cloud in the UK
Explore Nebius’s UK AI cloud debut powered by NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, strengthening the nation’s AI infrastructure and digital growth.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Five Eyes regulators agree closer telecoms-security cooperation
Five Eyes regulators will cooperate more closely to strengthen telecoms security, sharing threat intelligence and aligning defences globally.

Europe and Middle East Regional ISP Trends
BT and Starlink turn satellite broadband into a rural reach product
BT Group's Starlink agreement matters because it turns satellite broadband from a direct-to-consumer workaround into a carrier-managed reach product for the UK's hardest-to-serve homes. The event is not a retreat from fibre: BT is using Starlink as a coverage bridge where…

Global National Telecom Trends
Telia strengthens RAN capabilities with new Ericsson and Nokia contracts
Telia partners with Ericsson and Nokia to upgrade Nordic-Baltic RAN networks, boosting 5G performance, automation and sustainability.

Companies
ARIN 56 concludes with strong policy debate and community focus
ARIN 56 in Arlington gathered Internet leaders to discuss IPv4 policies, routing security, and future network governance.

Global Regional ISP Trends
MT Networks accelerates fibre broadband in rural Kansas
MT Networks expands high-speed fibre broadband across rural Kansas, addressing connectivity gaps and supporting local economic growth.

Companies
Women and representation in AFRINIC elections: Closing the governance gap
The exclusion of women from AFRINIC’s governance structure highlights the systemic issues in the registry’s elections.

Companies
From registry to battlefield: How AFRINIC’s board election became political
AFRINIC’s election crisis fuels calls for dissolution, with Cloud Innovation leading efforts for reform and stability.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Samsung honoured for AI and security breakthroughs at CES 2026
Discover the advanced technology unveiled by Samsung at CES 2026, including the Galaxy XR and memory advancements.
