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Alphabet-owned Google has unveiled plans to invest £5 billion in the UK over the next two years in artificial intelligence infrastructure, research and development, in a move timed to coincide with US President Donald Trump’s state visit. The announcement includes a new data centre in Hertfordshire and is expected to generate over 8,000 jobs annually.
With a 5G Standalone core, Deutsche Bahn and Nokia have launched the world’s first commercial 5G radio network on live test tracks in Germany’s Ore Mountains. The network operates in the 1900 MHz (n101) band and is meant to help Europe transition from GSM-R to the Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS).
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.
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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