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Global Cloud Services Trends
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.

Global Cloud Services Trends
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.

Global Cloud Services Trends
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.

Global Cloud Services Trends
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.

Global Datacenter Trends
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.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Megaport embeds DDoS protection into connectivity layer
Megaport launched built-in DDoS protection within its network fabric for lower-latency enterprise resilience.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Telefónica launches sovereign data sharing platform
Telefónica launches a federated sovereign data platform enabling secure cross-sector data sharing without centralised storage.
Global Cloud Services Trends
Launch of BTW Leadership Alliance in London
Leadership coordination layer launched for telecom and internet decision communities.
Global Cloud Services Trends
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.

Global Datacenter Trends
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.

Global National Telecom Trends
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.

Global Regional ISP Trends
Industry body urges carriers to build AI corridor backbone
AI-driven traffic growth and hyperscaler backbones reshape telecom roles toward connectivity infrastructure.

Global Cloud Services Trends
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.

Global Cloud Services Trends
IonQ lifts revenue guidance despite after-hours share price drop
IonQ raises full-year revenue forecast to $260–270m amid stronger demand, despite shares falling after earnings update.

Global Cloud Services Trends
HPE unifies Mist and Aruba under single autonomous networking layer
HPE adds autonomous AI networking to Mist and Aruba with real-time remediation and self-healing functions.

Global Datacenter Trends
Eletronet expands Brazilian edge data centre network to 255 sites
Eletronet showcased AI-ready fibre and edge infrastructure at ITW 2026 with 1.6Tb/s optical capability.

Global Datacenter Trends
Anthropic takes full SpaceX Memphis data centre capacity
Anthropic secured SpaceX compute capacity to expand Claude Code and enterprise AI services.

Global Datacenter Trends
Hut 8 Signs $9.8bn Texas AI Data Centre Lease
Hut 8 signs a $9.8bn AI data centre lease in Texas, expanding long-term contracted computing capacity significantly.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Anthropic commits $200bn to Google Cloud in five-year deal
Anthropic commits $200bn to Google Cloud over five years, reshaping AI cloud backlog concentration.

Global Datacenter Trends
nLighten appoints CEO and CFO for European edge growth
nLighten appoints Dawn Childs and Matthew Harris to lead European edge data centre expansion amid rising AI demand.
