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Market trend intelligence tracks cloud service, regional ISP, national telecom, data centre, and institutional infrastructure signals across global internet infrastructure markets. BTW.MEDIA connects published reports with regional context, public evidence, company actions, governance pressure, capital deployment, and operating constraints so readers can follow market demand, network expansion, competitive change…
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Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends
Nokia to expand Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison’s 4G and 5G networks
What happened: Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison partners with Nokia Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) has partnered with Nokia to expand its 4G and 5G networks across Indonesia. The deal, running from 2025 to 2027, will see Nokia provide its AirScale equipment, including multiband radios…
North America Institutional Trends
FCC urges stricter telecom security after Salt Typhoon hack
What happened: FCC and the Salt Typhoon breach The head of the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Jessica Rosenworcel, has proposed stricter network security rules for telecom operators after the Salt Typhoon cyberattack. The new regulations would require telecoms to…
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Payment partnership fuels Ribbon’s UK expansion
What happened: Ribbon teams up with Tribe Payments for UK launch Ribbon, a Gibraltar-based digital financial platform, has successfully expanded into the UK by forming a strategic payment partnership with Tribe Payments, a specialist in payment infrastructure and processing.…
Global Cloud Services Trends
Top tech news today: December 9, 2024
1. Microsoft faces EU antitrust cloud criticism European cloud providers accuse Microsoft of anti-competitive practices, citing dominance in cloud services. CISPE calls for stricter regulations (The Register). Microsoft moves to stop M365 Copilot from ‘oversharing’ data 2. Meta…
Global Cloud Services Trends
NFT Sales Surge: Pudgy Penguins and CryptoPunks Lead
Pudgy Penguins lead December NFT surge with $25 million in sales.
Global Cloud Services Trends
Broadcom unveils faster custom chip tech to meet GenAI demand
Broadcom introduces 3.5D XDSiP technology to accelerate custom chip performance.
Global Cloud Services Trends
Intel names chip industry veterans to board amid CEO search
Intel adds experienced leaders from ASML and Microchip Technology to its board.
Global Cloud Services Trends
Veeam hits $15B valuation after $2B secondary sale
What happened: Veeam raises $2B, boosting valuation to $15B to expand R&D and acquisitions Veeam, a leader in data resilience, has raised $2 billion in a secondary share sale, raising its valuation to $15 billion. The sale, led by TPG and other investors, is set to close in Q1…
Global Cloud Services Trends
Cake secures Google backing to simplify AI infrastructure
What happened: Cake raises $13 million to simplify AI infrastructure for businesses Cake, a managed open-source AI infrastructure platform, has raised $10 million in a seed round led by Google’s Gradient Ventures. Founded in 2022, Cake integrates over 100 open-source components…
North America Cloud Services Trends
Industry backs Rosenworcel’s call for more Replace Cash funding
What happened: Rosenworcel calls for more funding to fix Rip and Replace Cash program US telecoms industry representatives, particularly those from smaller carriers, have strongly backed FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel’s renewed call for additional funding for the Rip and Replace…
Global Cloud Services Trends
Kraken survey: 80% of crypto investors driven by FUD and FOMO
What happened: 0ver 80% of crypto holders driven by FUD and FOMO A Kraken survey has found that over 80% of crypto holders have made investment decisions based on FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) or FOMO (Fear of Missing Out). With Bitcoin recently surpassing $100,000, the…
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
NatWest unveils new initiative to support fintech
What happened: NatWest launches Fintech Growth Programme NatWest has launched a new Fintech Growth Programme aimed at supporting five pre-Series A UK-based fintech startups that focus on solving key challenges in the payments sector. Over ten weeks, selected companies will…
Global Cloud Services Trends
What is a fintech company?
In the rapidly evolving world of finance, a fintech company (short for “financial technology company”) is a business that uses technology to improve, streamline, and innovate financial services. Fintech is revolutionizing how individuals, businesses, and governments manage money…
Global Cloud Services Trends
IPv4 market: A $60T opportunity hiding in plain sight, says LARUS CEO
Lu Heng, CEO of LARUS Ltd, recently highlighted the massive, untapped potential within the IPv4 address market, calling it “the biggest opportunity hiding in plain sight” for telecom and cloud providers. With over 4-5 billion devices now connected to the internet, the demand for…
Global Institutional Trends
Australian regulator cracks down on cryptocurrency-related crime
What happened: Australian regulator’s crypto clampdown The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) has announced the establishment of an internal cryptocurrency task force to tackle the misuse of cryptocurrency ATMs for criminal activities. AUSTRAC’s…
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Lloyds and PayPoint partner to boost payments for UK SMEs
What happened: Lloyds partners with PayPoint to improve SME payment services Over 60,000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the UK will benefit from a new banking and payments offering through a partnership between Lloyds Banking Group and PayPoint Group. This collaboration…
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Mambu acquires Numeral to improve core banking services
What happened: Mambu acquires French payments platform Numeral Cloud-based core banking provider Mambu has acquired Numeral, a banking aggregation and payment automation platform headquartered in Paris, France. The acquisition will integrate Numeral’s advanced payment…
Global National Telecom Trends
SK Telecom revamps for the AI era
What happened: SK Telecom moves towards AI SK Telecom (SKT), a leading South Korean telecommunications company, has revealed a major reorganisation aimed at bolstering its position in artificial intelligence (AI) and communications. The new structure divides the company into…
Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
HKBN shares soar after China Mobile’s HK$6.86 billion bid
China Mobile makes a HK$6.86 billion bid to acquire HKBN.
Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
French operators collaborate to launch anti-fraud APIs
French operators Bouygues Telecom, Free, Orange, and SFR launch APIs to fight online fraud and identity theft.
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