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North America
Execution speed, policy enforcement, and platform operating leverage.
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Europe and Middle East
Compliance-driven market adjustment and governance coupling pressure.
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Asia-Pacific
IPv4 scarcity economics, scaling demand, and operational modernization.
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Latin America and Caribbean
Connectivity expansion, regulatory transition, and asset-efficiency pressure.
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Africa
Governance normalization, infrastructure financing, and growth asymmetry.
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Gulf States join U.S.-Led Pax Silica Tech supply chain initiative amid geopolitical shifts
Qatar and UAE join U.S.-led Pax Silica effort to fortify AI and semiconductor supply chains amid global tech competition.
OpenAI bets big on custom compute with Cerebras partnership
OpenAI has struck a $10bn-plus deal with Cerebras for 750MW of AI compute to scale ChatGPT, highlighting the importance of bespoke hardware.
Trump imposes 25% tariff on some advanced computing chips
What happened: U.S. imposes targeted 25 per cent tariff on imported high‑end chips On 14 January 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation imposing a 25 per cent tariff on certain imported advanced computing chips, notably Nvidia’s H200 and AMD’s MI325X processors. The decision follows…
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Gulf States join U.S.-Led Pax Silica Tech supply chain initiative amid geopolitical shifts
Qatar and UAE join U.S.-led Pax Silica effort to fortify AI and semiconductor supply chains amid global tech competition.
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OpenAI bets big on custom compute with Cerebras partnership
OpenAI has struck a $10bn-plus deal with Cerebras for 750MW of AI compute to scale ChatGPT, highlighting the importance of bespoke hardware.
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Trump imposes 25% tariff on some advanced computing chips
What happened: U.S. imposes targeted 25 per cent tariff on imported high‑end chips On 14 January 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation impo…
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Global smartphone market grows 4 % in 4Q 2025 as Apple holds leading position for third year
Global smartphone shipments grew 4 % in 4Q 25 with Apple leading the market for the third year, supported by strong iPhone 17 demand.
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Colt Technology Services reshapes sales leadership to navigate AI-driven market demands
Colt Technology Services appoints new sales leaders as digital infrastructure demand and AI workloads reshape the connectivity market.
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Google warns US grid is bottleneck for data centres
Google says outdated US power transmission is delaying new data centres by years, raising pressure for urgent grid reform.
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SKT’s in-car AI agent redefines voice control in vehicles
SK Telecom launches A.Dot Auto, an AI voice agent in Renault’s Filante that understands natural speech to control navigation and car systems.
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SK Hynix starts mass production of world’s first 321-layer NAND
SK Hynix has begun mass production of 321-layer 3D NAND, boosting performance for AI and high-capacity storage.
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Meta Scales back metaverse efforts in favour of AI devices
Meta cuts over 1,000 Reality Labs jobs and closes VR studios as it pivots from metaverse to AI wearables like Ray-Ban smart glasses.
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London full-fibre provider G.Network enters administration as debt mounts
London full-fibre broadband provider G.Network enters administration with Alvarez & Marsal appointed to find a buyer.
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South Korea indicts 10 over alleged chip technology leak to China
Seoul prosecutors charge 10 with industrial theft of advanced DRAM processes linked to China’s ChangXin Memory Technologies.
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PTC partners with LARUS to expand industry insights at PTC’26
LARUS will showcase AI-powered infrastructure at PTC’26, with BTW Media offering real-time coverage of AI and connectivity innovations
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Asia’s new $1 billion subsea cable project sidesteps strategic chokepoints
The new Intra-Asia submarine cable project aims to boost connectivity and resilience while reducing reliance on South China Sea routes.
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Deepgram raises $130m series C at $1.3bn valuation to power voice AI economy
Deepgram raises $130m series C at $1.3bn valuation to power voice AI economy.
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Samsung completes first commercial vRAN call, pushing toward AI-native, 6G-ready networks
Samsung completes the first commercial vRAN call on a live operator network, advancing AI-native and 6G-ready network capabilities.
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SK Hynix commits nearly $13B to advanced AI memory packaging plant in South Korea
SK Hynix will invest $12.9 billion in a new advanced packaging plant in Cheongju to boost AI memory output by late 2027.
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Altice explores sale of OXG Glasfaser stake despite Vodafone’s confidence in fibre network
Altice is seeking buyers for its 50 % stake in German joint venture OXG Glasfaser with Vodafone amid market and funding pressures.
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Apple and Google forge AI partnership with Gemini models to power next-generation Siri
Apple and Google struck a multi-year AI partnership where Google’s Gemini models will power the next generation of Siri and more.
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Batelco partnership launches Bahrain’s first edge data centre
New edge data centre in Bahrain aims to support real-time applications and attract enterprise cloud customers across the Gulf.
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Global data centre investment set to soar to $3T
Global data-centre spending expected to soar as AI demand grows, with tech giants and institutional investors reshaping the landscape.