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Global Cloud Services Trends
Carefull secures funding from CIBC innovation
Carefull secures funding from CIBC Innovation to expand its AI-powered elder fraud detection and protection tools.

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends
Telegram faces interim ban in Malaysia for alleged content breach
What happened: Telegram Channels Face Legal Injunction in Malaysia Malaysia’s Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) obtained a temporary injunction from the High Court on June 19, 2025, ordering messaging platform Telegram and two specific channels, Edisi Siasat and…

Global Institutional Trends
Kyivstar and Ukraine launch AI model project
Kyivstar and Ukraine’s digital ministry to build AI model using Ukrainian data for national tools and services.

Global Cloud Services Trends
ASO council moves RIR governance rewrite toward a second draft
The Address Supporting Organization Address Council has become the visible institutional entity in the ICP-2 rewrite because the process is no longer only about admitting new Regional Internet Registries. The public debate now treats the revision as a test of failure standards…

Africa Regional ISP Trends
Paratus, PowerTel launch $570M fibre network in Zimbabwe
Paratus and PowerTel launch $570M fibre network in Zimbabwe to connect cities and enhance regional connectivity.

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends
Vi and AST SpaceMobile launch satellite phone service in India
What happened: Satellite-to-phone trial leads to partnership Vodafone Idea (Vi) has signed a deal with US-based satellite communications firm AST SpaceMobile to introduce satellite-to-mobile connectivity in India. The partnership will allow mobile users to make calls and access…

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.

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.

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…

Global Cloud Services Trends
Ericsson and Google Cloud launch AI-driven 5G core as a service
What happened: Ericsson and Google Cloud launch AI-powered 5G Core as a Service for telecom modernization Ericsson and Google Cloud have unveiled a joint initiative offering 5G Core as a Service, combining Ericsson’s telecom expertise with Google Cloud’s infrastructure and AI…

Africa Regional ISP
Top tech news today: 13 June, 2025
Tech news roundup covering 5G partnerships, AI infrastructure, and subsea cable projects transforming global digital connectivity.

Global Cloud Services Trends
AMD acquires Untether AI team to bolster chip design talent
What happened AMD has taken in the engineering team of Untether AI. Untether AI is a Canadian startup that works on AI chips for inference tasks. This deal helps AMD grow its custom chip design skills and adds more expert workers to its team. AMD confirmed the move, and Verdict…

North America Cloud Services Trends
Connectbase adds IPAM module to streamline network provisioning
What happened: Connectbase debuts automated IP address management module US-based connectivity marketplace platform Connectbase has launched a new IP address management (IPAM) module. The addition is part of its ongoing expansion of The Connected World platform, which aims to…

Story
RIPE NCC and CTU turn Czech IPv6 cooperation into an internet-resilience signal
RIPE NCC and the Czech Telecommunication Office are the institutions that matter here. Their June 2025 Memorandum of Understanding is a cooperation signal between a regional internet registry and a national telecoms regulator. The agreement matters because it links RIPE NCC's…

Global Datacenter Trends
Qualcomm acquires Alphawave for data centre expansion
Qualcomm to acquire Alphawave Semi in $2.4bn deal to strengthen its data centre connectivity and AI semiconductor ecosystem.

North America Cloud Services Trends
US expands Starlink funding via Internet for All programme
What happened: Commerce revises Starlink’s funding prospects The US Commerce Department has updated the rules governing its \$42.5 billion Internet for All initiative, allowing satellite broadband providers like SpaceX’s Starlink to access federal funding under certain…

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends
MobiFone, Rakuten partner to launch Vietnam Open RAN trial
What happened: Japan’s Open RAN experience to guide Vietnam trial Vietnamese telecom operator MobiFone and Japan’s Rakuten Symphony have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to trial 4G and 5G Open RAN technology. This pilot will position Vietnam among the first countries in…

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
Server Galactic: Expands Asia‑Pacific cloud VPS footprint with deep‑rooted infrastructure expertise
Server Galactic provides fast, affordable cloud VPS and secure hosting across Asia, with expert infrastructure and low latency.

Companies
MYNOG-12 2025: Focus on digital infrastructure innovation
What happened: MYNOG-12 Conference 2025 to focus on digital infrastructure innovation The Malaysia Network Operators Group (MYNOG) will host its 12th annual conference on 11 June 2025 at the Connexion Conference & Event Centre (CCEC) @ NEXUS in Bangsar South, Kuala Lumpur. The…

Global Cloud Services
Racitelcom Inc: Bulacan telecom pioneer
Decades of telecommunications service in Bulacan Racitelcom Inc., founded in 1957 by Ernesto A. Papa, is a telecommunications provider based in Marilao, Bulacan. Initially granted a municipal franchise to operate telephone services in Meycauayan, the company expanded to Bocaue…
