Spark New Zealand has unveiled its five-year SPK-30 strategy, stripping back to core connectivity while announcing a planned chair succession. The telco is betting on reliability, AI, and satellite-to-mobile services—but questions linger over whether this will reverse recent performance slumps.
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After two years of falling investment, the global telecommunications sector’s capital expenditure (capex) is stabilising. Dell’Oro Group’s latest report shows capex holding steady year-on-year in Q2 2025, with forecasts pointing to a gradual easing before a modest rise in capital intensity by 2029.
President Lee Jae-Myung has inaugurated a National Artificial Intelligence Strategy Committee, with the ambition of steering South Korea into the ranks of the world’s three leading AI powers. The new body aims to oversee major investments, infrastructure buildout, regulation, and public-private cooperation to accelerate the country’s AI drive.
AFRINIC’s upcoming election has been branded illegitimate after courts and members condemned its broken rules. Cloud Innovation urges a boycott, warning participation would only legitimize a failed registry and threaten Africa’s internet future.
AFRINIC annulled its June 23 election over a single unverified proxy dispute, discarding valid votes and defying its own bylaws. Stakeholders warn this broken process threatens Africa’s internet governance and call for an urgent reset.
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What happened: As part of a strategic shift, BT successfully sold Radianz to TNS. The sale of BT’s Radianz company,…
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Moonvalley raises $84M to grow Marey, an AI video tool built on licensed content for studios and creators.
What happened Polish telecommunications company Vectra has signed an agreement to sell its Fiber optic infrastructure business to Open Fiber,…
What happened AMD has taken in the engineering team of Untether AI. Untether AI is a Canadian startup that works…
What happened Global smartphone shipment growth projections have been significantly lowered following U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement on imported…