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Concise reporting on the developments shaping internet governance and infrastructure. Browse each area for recent news, context and watchpoints.

Coverage

Market / Trends / Global Trends / Global Cloud Services Trends

In this section: 20 briefings

  1. Ahsan Saleem

    Tracked for his role inside KINS247’s carrier-partnership and interconnection environment, where wholesale voice, SMS, VoIP, and direct carrier connectivity depend on relationship density across operators and service providers.

  2. Ahmed Badr

    Tracked for his role at the commercial edge of power infrastructure, telecom-adjacent deployment environments, regional infrastructure partnerships, and data-centre / network infrastructure supply ecosystems.

  3. Adrian Viruet

    Tracked for his role inside AWS-related procurement and category management, a function that sits close to hyperscale infrastructure sourcing, supplier relationships, and the telecom and digital infrastructure ecosystem around cloud expansion.

  4. Sofia Rivas

    Tracked for her role in commercial development and partnership expansion inside voice and messaging interconnection ecosystems.

  5. Adam Bowditch

    Tracked for relevance inside digital infrastructure finance, telecom M&A advisory, infrastructure investment, and carrier / data-centre transaction ecosystems.

  6. RIR Mandate Laundering has become a Quasi-Sovereign Risk

    The RIR system’s shift towards quasi-sovereign control exposes risks that internal reform cannot solve.

  7. Industry leaders outline shift to autonomous network operations

    Telecom operators discuss shift to autonomous network operations using AI, OSS/BSS and closed-loop systems at MWC.

  8. Ubigi data shows rising eSIM adoption in travel

    Ubigi data shows rapid eSIM adoption as travellers shift to pre-departure digital connectivity worldwide.

  9. atNorth joins Nordic Compass AI infrastructure alliance

    atNorth joins Nordic Compass alliance to strengthen Nordic AI infrastructure and energy coordination.

  10. Telesat Positions Lightspeed as Core Telecom Infrastructure

    Telesat positions Lightspeed as carrier-grade LEO infrastructure integrated into telecom operator networks and automation systems.

  11. IPNetwork Monitor adds MCP AI control server

    IPNetwork Monitor adds MCP Server enabling AI agents to execute on-prem network monitoring operations via 33 tools.

  12. 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.

  13. 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.

  14. 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.

  15. 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.

  16. Megaport embeds DDoS protection into connectivity layer

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

  17. Telefónica launches sovereign data sharing platform

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

  18. Launch of BTW Leadership Alliance in London

    Leadership coordination layer launched for telecom and internet decision communities.

  19. 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.

  20. Astera samples Scorpio X PCIe 6.0 switch for AI rack interconnect

    Astera Labs unveils Scorpio X PCIe 6.0 AI switch ASIC targeting rack-scale GPU interconnect and cross-vendor AI infrastructure.

Coverage

Market / Trends / Latin America and Caribbean Trends / Latin America and Caribbean National Telecom Trends

In this section: 1 briefing

  1. Adriano Carvalho

    Tracked for his role inside Oktor’s Brazil-focused telecom services business, where finance, commercial development, MVNO-style connectivity, M2M SIM services, SMS, and VoIP offerings sit close to mobile-operator partnerships and enterprise connectivity demand.

Coverage

Market / Trends / Global Trends / Global National Telecom Trends

In this section: 3 briefings

  1. Ahmed Ezzat

    Tracked for his position inside Nokia’s regional telecom infrastructure ecosystem, particularly around network hardware/software environments, operator engagement, and carrier infrastructure deployment discussions.

  2. Telesmart appoints Carl Roberts as chairman

    Telesmart appoints former Verizon Business executive Carl Roberts as chairman to support global telecom expansion.

  3. 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.

Coverage

Market / Trends / Global Trends / Global Datacenter Trends

In this section: 5 briefings

  1. "Allan" Paulino

    Tracked for relevance across AI infrastructure ecosystems, hyperscale compute environments, server architecture deployment, and OEM-linked digital infrastructure coordination.

  2. Aditya Ayyagari

    Tracked for relevance across colocation, carrier hotel, and digital infrastructure investment ecosystems.

  3. Adrian Moss

    Tracked for relevance across submarine cable investment ecosystems, international carrier infrastructure markets, and hyperscale connectivity expansion.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

Coverage

Market / Trends / Asia-Pacific Trends / Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends

In this section: 1 briefing

  1. Debashis Saha

    Tracked for his role in a Hong Kong-based international voice and VoIP services provider operating across carrier, call-centre, and global route markets.

Coverage

Market / Trends / North America Trends / North America Regional ISP Trends

In this section: 2 briefings

  1. Abby Knowlton

    Tracked for relevance to North American fiber infrastructure ecosystems, carrier relationship management, telecom procurement coordination, and FiberCo operational partnership surfaces.

  2. Aaron Beunaventura

    Tracked for involvement in North American fiber-network, wholesale connectivity, and carrier-hotel ecosystem relationships connected to ITW partnership and infrastructure markets.

Coverage

Market / Trends / North America Trends / North America Datacenter Trends

In this section: 1 briefing

  1. Abby Self

    Tracked for relevance to North American colocation infrastructure ecosystems, AI/HPC infrastructure demand, carrier-hotel market expansion, and interconnection-driven data-center partnership activity.

Coverage

Market / Trends / North America Trends / North America Cloud Services Trends

In this section: 5 briefings

  1. Abdoul Samb

    Tracked for relevance to US carrier infrastructure ecosystems, interconnection strategy, managed connectivity services, and carrier-to-enterprise network partnership development.

  2. Aaron Fisher

    Tracked for participation in North American and European data-centre construction, facilities infrastructure, and enterprise deployment ecosystems.

  3. Adam Noll

    Tracked for his role as an advisory entity in North American digital infrastructure conversations involving interconnection, modular infrastructure design, AI/HPC deployment environments, corporate end-user demand, and infrastructure investment opportunities.

  4. Abby Horan

    Tracked for relevance to telecom ecosystem coordination, carrier-industry relationship management, infrastructure-event operations, and strategic engagement visibility inside the North American connectivity market.

  5. 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.

Coverage

Market / Trends / Global Trends / Global Regional ISP Trends

In this section: 3 briefings

  1. Abbas Hasan

    Tracked for relevance to digital infrastructure investment, telecom infrastructure finance, fiber and data-center ecosystems, and strategic infrastructure capital allocation.

  2. Adam Vedas

    Tracked for his role in RedSky / Everbridge’s partner ecosystem around enterprise E911, emergency response routing, dispatchable-location intelligence, unified communications integrations, and critical event management infrastructure.

  3. Industry body urges carriers to build AI corridor backbone

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

Coverage

Governance / Number Resource Society

In this section: 1 briefing

  1. Lu Heng on Smart Africa, AFRINIC neutrality and Mauritius

    Smart Africa has cast AFRINIC's crisis as a digital-sovereignty issue and backed election and reform activity. Lu Heng and Cloud Innovation argue that this risks politicising a technical registry hosted in Mauritius.

Coverage

Market / Trends / Europe and Middle East Trends / Europe and Middle East Institutional Trends

In this section: 1 briefing

  1. UK forum commissions lunar spectrum framework study

    UK Spectrum Policy Forum commissioned Real Wireless to study lunar spectrum coordination and interoperability frameworks.

Coverage

Market / Trends / Europe and Middle East Trends / Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends

In this section: 2 briefings

  1. Virgin Media O2 expands ESG targets for digital inclusion

    Virgin Media O2 updates ESG plan linking digital inclusion, network trust, and emissions targets across UK operations.

  2. 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.

Coverage

Market / Trends / Europe and Middle East Trends / Europe and Middle East Regional ISP Trends

In this section: 1 briefing

  1. RETN Builds Romania–Moldova Backbone Route

    RETN launches Romania–Moldova backbone route adding new Eastern Europe fibre path and IP transit diversity options.

Coverage

Market / Trends / Asia-Pacific Trends / Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

In this section: 1 briefing

  1. SoftBank builds AI data centre battery system

    SoftBank builds AI data centre battery system in Japan targeting 2027 production and integrated energy control.

Coverage

Governance / CASE FILE

In this section: 1 briefing

  1. Amazon Web Services

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

Coverage

Governance / RIR Watchdog / AFRINIC / Story

In this section: 1 briefing

  1. New AFRINIC board elected, ending legal disputes

    Recovery case confirms governance continuity depends on transparent board transitions.

Coverage

Market / Trends / Europe and Middle East Trends / Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends

In this section: 1 briefing

  1. 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.