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Global National Telecom Trends
SoftBank sells T-Mobile stake for $4.9B to boost AI ambitions
What happened: SoftBank shifts focus to AI with T-Mobile sale SoftBank Group Corp has announced the sale of its T-Mobile shares for approximately $4.9 billion, as part of a strategic shift towards artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductor infrastructure. The transaction…

Global Cloud Services Trends
Nokia reshuffles Network Infrastructure leadership
Nokia announces David Heard and Victoria Hanrahan for senior roles in network infrastructure. Federico Guillén retires in 2025.

Global Institutional Trends
TM Forum and GSMA launch global API certification scheme
TM Forum and GSMA launch global API certification for Open Gateway and Operate APIs; Telefónica gains first approval.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Top tech news today: 18 June, 2025
Stay tuned with the latest updates on global telecom shifts, cybersecurity alerts, AI deals, and digital infrastructure developments.

North America Cloud Services Trends
Trump’s push for EchoStar sparks FCC spectrum dispute
Trump’s support for EchoStar in its FCC dispute raises concerns over political influence in US spectrum regulation.

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends
GovTech: Powering Singapore’s digital government revolution
GovTech drives Singapore’s digital government with tools like SingPass, tackling system integration and cybersecurity challenges.

Global National Telecom Trends
AT&T tests AI-generated Open RAN application on Ericsson platform
AT&T trials Aira’s AI-generated Open RAN app on Ericsson’s platform to study automated control in telecom networks.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Vertiv appoints Mike Giresi as global CIO to lead AI strategy
What happened: Vertiv names Mike Giresi as global CIO to drive AI strategy Vertiv has appointed Mike Giresi as its new global Chief Information Officer (CIO). In this role, Giresi will oversee the company’s information technology and lead its artificial intelligence (AI)…

Global Cloud Services Trends
Alibaba’s Qwen3 powers Apple MLX, shaking up global AI race
What happened:From GitHub to iPhone: Qwen3 scales Apple’s stack Alibaba has launched its Qwen3 AI models, now fully optimised for Apple’s proprietary MLX machine learning framework. The models, ranging from compact variants to the open-weight Qwen3-72B, support native deployment…

Global Cloud Services Trends
El Salvador adds 240 Bitcoin amid IMF loan approval
What happened: El Salvador increases Bitcoin reserves after IMF support El Salvador has bought 240 Bitcoin. The announcement was made by President Nayib Bukele through a post on social media. The purchase took place shortly after the International Monetary Fund approved a $1.4…

Global National Telecom Trends
Gaza telecom blackout looms as fuel runs out
Telecom services in Gaza may shut down soon as fuel shortages hit operators, warns Palestinian telecom authority.

North America Cloud Services Trends
Justin Sun’s Tron to go public via Trump-linked reverse merger
What happened: Justin Sun’s Tron to go public through reverse merger in deal led by Trump-linked bank Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun is taking Tron public in the U.S. through a reverse merger with SRM Entertainment, a small Nasdaq-listed toy company now set to rebrand as Tron…

Global National Telecom Trends
SoftBank plans to raise $4.9B by selling T-Mobile shares
What happened: SoftBank targets $4.9 billion with T-Mobile share sale to enhance financial stability SoftBank is in the news because it plans to raise $4.9 billion by selling its shares in T-Mobile. The company wants to strengthen its financial position due to changes in the…

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
Amazon invests in Aussie data centres
What happened: Amazon boosts cloud reach as BT reviews AI impact on staff Amazon Web Services (AWS) plans to invest $13 billion in new data centres across Australia by 2027. This supports the growing need for cloud computing and artificial intelligence services in the country.…

Global National Telecom Trends
BT’s CEO Allison Kirkby warns AI may cut more jobs
What happened: BT CEO says AI may drive deeper cuts BT Group’s CEO, Allison Kirkby, said AI might lead to more job losses than earlier planned. BT had aimed to cut 40,000 to 55,000 jobs by 2030 to save costs. Kirkby noted that AI’s full effects were not included in these plans.…

Global Datacenter Trends
Meta signs 20-year nuclear deal to fuel AI data centre growth
What happened: Meta secures nuclear power to fuel AI growth Meta has struck a 20-year agreement with Constellation Energy to supply 1,121 megawatts of nuclear power starting in 2027. The power will come from the Clinton Clean Energy Centre in Illinois, a plant once scheduled for…

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
Cargill Asia Pacific: Driving Agri-Food Innovation
Cargill uses Singapore to drive food innovation, develop digital tools, and meet growing demand across Asia.

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
WeWork Singapore: Cuts back but keeps key sites for big clients
WeWork Singapore downsizes to 12 locations, focusing on flexible office demand from large, enterprise-level clients.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Trump steps in as FCC pressure mounts on EchoStar
Trump urges FCC and EchoStar to resolve spectrum licence dispute as regulatory pressure threatens company’s future.

Global Institutional Trends
Spyware from Paragon hits Italian journalist’s iPhone
What happened: Paragon spyware targets journalist’s iPhone Cyber watchdogs Access Now and the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto have confirmed that an Italian journalist’s iPhone was infected with Paragon spyware. The surveillance was discovered in early 2024 after the…
