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Datacenter

EchoStar Pay TV Losses Deepen as Wireless Stabilises

EchoStar Q1 results show deep Pay TV losses, slight wireless stabilisation, and rising spectrum-driven restructuring pressure.

Cloud Service

Telenet Builds Red Hat OpenShift Private Cloud

Telenet adopts Red Hat OpenShift to unify VM and container workloads across Belgian data centres under a sovereign private cloud.

Cloud Service

Amazon chile data centre advances after court ruling

AWS Chile data centre proceeds after court rejects residents’ appeal over environmental challenge linked to power infrastructure.

National Telecom

Samsung and Qualcomm validate PC1 for 5G FWA

Samsung and Qualcomm validate Power Class 1 for FWA, showing uplink gains and improved edge coverage in tests.

National Telecom

Nokia integrates KETS QKD into global demo kit

Nokia integrates KETS QKD into its demo kit to show deployable quantum-safe telecom encryption over existing networks.

Datacenter

Nvidia secures five-year option on up to $2.1bn IREN stake

Nvidia invests up to $2.1bn in IREN via equity option tied to AI data centre expansion.

Megaport embeds DDoS protection into connectivity layer

Megaport launched built-in DDoS protection within its network fabric for lower-latency enterprise resilience.

Telefónica launches sovereign data sharing platform

Telefónica launches a federated sovereign data platform enabling secure cross-sector data sharing without centralised storage.

Launch of BTW Leadership Alliance in London

Leadership coordination layer launched for telecom and internet decision communities.

New AFRINIC board elected, ending legal disputes

Recovery case confirms governance continuity depends on transparent board transitions.

Leaders

Bjarni Thorvardarson, CEO of Borealis Data Center

Executive perspective on scale, reliability, and capital discipline in data-center operations.

Cloud Service

OpenAI commits $20bn to Cerebras chip deal in AI compute push

OpenAI agrees to spend over $20bn on Cerebras chips to secure AI compute capacity and deepen infrastructure ties.

Cloud Service

Antevia and Ontix share indoor 5G network using MOCN

Antevia and Ontix deploy MOCN-based shared indoor 5G network combining operator and private services.

Datacenter

Optus and Ericsson hit 3.4Gbps on live 5G standalone network

Optus and Ericsson achieved 3.4Gbps on a live 5G SA network using advanced carrier aggregation techniques.

Cloud Service

Vodafone partners AWS for sovereign cloud services in Germany

Vodafone signed a multi-year partnership with AWS to deliver sovereign cloud services in Germany, with all data stored and managed within the EU.

BT wins telecom infrastructure role for Euro 2028

BT secures Euro 2028 telecom contract to deliver stadium and base camp connectivity across UK and Ireland.

Cloud Service

EXFO launches 24-fibre testers for AI data centre networks

EXFO expands automated fibre testing with 24-fibre tools and 800G upgradeable systems for AI-driven networks.

Leaders

Samsung crosses $1tn valuation with AI chip rally

Samsung Electronics surpasses $1tn market cap as US AI chip stock surge lifts shares and drives strong outperformance in Seoul trading on Wednesd.

Leaders

T-Mobile satellite usage trails forecast in strong Q1

T-Mobile reports strong Q1 while T-Satellite D2D usage remains below expectations across coverage gaps.

Datacenter

Industry body urges carriers to build AI corridor backbone

AI-driven traffic growth and hyperscaler backbones reshape telecom roles toward connectivity infrastructure.