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Internet Infrastructure Institution
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Companies
Why member‐fee arrears threaten voting rights
AFRINIC’s voting ban on fee arrears widens its governance crisis, silencing members and intensifying calls for dissolution and reform.

Companies
How vote manipulation threatens AFRINIC’s credibility
Internal governance issues and external interference have left AFRINIC’s future in jeopardy, undermining Africa’s digital sovereignty.

Companies
How fees & membership status determine voting eligibility at AFRINIC
AFRINIC’s voting rules link membership fees to eligibility, a system critics say entrenches inequality and weakens democratic control.

Global Cloud Services Trends
TSF enhances rapid-response connectivity for disaster relief
Explore TSF’s innovative approach to emergency telecoms and how telecom responders deliver crucial connectivity in disasters.

Global Regional ISP Trends
Verizon signs deal to build fibre routes for AWS data centres
Verizon partners with AWS to build fibre routes, enhancing AI workloads and network performance for businesses.

Companies
Vodafone partners with Iridium for global satellite IoT connectivity
Vodafone has partnered with Iridium to provide global satellite IoT connectivity, expanding coverage for remote industries.

North America Cloud Services Trends
AWS announces Fastnet, a high-capacity transatlantic cable
AWS unveils Fastnet, a transatlantic cable to boost cloud, AI services, and network resilience between US and Ireland.

Companies
Succession planning for AFRINIC leadership in times of crisis
AFRINIC’s failure in leadership planning worsens governance paralysis and threatens the stability of Africa’s internet.

Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
IONX and VMO2 perform UK’s first neutral host trial
IONX Networks and Virgin Media O2 achieve successful integration of neutral host small cells into 5G SA core network.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Ericsson secures deal to modernise VodafoneZiggo’s 3,000 sites
Ericsson will upgrade VodafoneZiggo’s mobile network in the Netherlands, focusing on energy efficiency and IoT applications.

Companies
How AFRINIC will strengthen its election rules, audit mechanisms & member engagement post-election
AFRINIC commits to governance reforms, including overhauling elections, increasing transparency, and restoring stakeholder trust.

Europe and Middle East Datacenter Trends
Equinix to invest $4.9B in new UK data centre
Equinix is set to develop a $4.9 billion data centre in Hertfordshire, marking its largest European investment to date.

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
Nvidia strengthens AI collaboration with South Korea’s tech giants
Nvidia expands its partnerships with Hyundai, Samsung, SK, and Naver to accelerate AI innovation in South Korea.

Global National Telecom
AT&T sues to keep T-Mobile attack ad on air
AT&T is taking legal action to maintain a controversial advertisement targeting T-Mobile, arguing for greater transparency in marketing.

Companies
TelCables Europe expands amid growing connectivity demand
TelCables Europe accelerates growth across Africa, Europe, and South America, strengthening its role in global data exchange.

Companies
The impact of election delays on IPv6 adoption in Africa
AFRINIC’s election delays stall IPv6 adoption, raising risks for Africa’s digital future and exposing failures in regional governance.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Interview with Andrey: The biggest threat facing the telecom industry
Andrey warns AIT threatens telecom, emphasizes human oversight in AI, and encourages young professionals to embrace hard work.

Companies
Equinix buys $5.2B Hertfordshire data centre site
Equinix has acquired an 85-acre site in South Mimms, Hertfordshire, to build a hyperscale data-centre campus.

Global National Telecom Trends
Vodafone under pressure as O2 inks Starlink deal
Virgin Media O2 partners with Starlink to launch satellite mobile service in 2026, outpacing Vodafone’s rollout plans.

Global Cloud Services Trends
AWS launches Project Rainier with 500,000 Trainium2 chips
AWS launches Project Rainier supercluster with 500,000 Trainium2 chips, targeting over one million by the end of 2025.
