Indian government U-turns on mandatory mobile security app
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Macquarie Technology explores JV, capital recycling for $3bn data centre
Earlier this week, Macquarie Technology Group revealed to investors that it was exploring funding options for a new 150MW data centre campus project, aiming to meet the expected boom in demand for AI and cloud computing.
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Skyfora and LMT turn Latvia’s 5G network into Europe’s first real-time GNSS weather sensor grid at NATO DiBaX
5G sites double as dense GNSS meteorology sensors, enabling sub-kilometer, weather insight for defence, energy and critical infrastructure.
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Copper thieves see Optus stung by yet another network outage
Optus has suffered yet another network outage, this time impacting around 14,000 customers in southeast Melbourne.
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World Communication Awards 2025 shortlist announced
The World Communication Awards has announced its 2025 shortlist, highlighting the telecom industry’s leading innovators.
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Proximus Global and Starlink partner to expand direct-to-cell satellite connectivity in Europe
This collaboration enables Starlink to expand its footprint in connecting more European operators with Proximus Global’s IPX network and paves the way to optimize future smartphone performance with its next-generation constellation.
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Sparkle and Planhotel Accelerate the Digital Transformation of the Group’s Resorts
With Sparkle’s SD-WAN and SASE solutions, the hospitality group achieves more stable and secure connectivity in Tanzania, with plans to extend the project to additional locations
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Telefónica considers axing ~5,000 Spanish jobs as streamlining continues
According to anonymous insiders speaking to the Financial Times, Telefonica is proposing to cut up to 5,000 in its home market, Spain.
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Google adds Thailand–Australia route to its growing subsea cable portfolio
The system, dubbed TalayLink, will connect South Thailand to Western Australia, with a stop at Christmas Island, where Google is building an AI data hub
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UK vows to protect undersea networks amid rising threats from Russia and China
News In a statement to the House of Commons, Minister Al Carns declared that the United Kingdom is...
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Extinction facing telcos that don’t adopt AI transformation
AI is here to stay. Telecoms need to adapt, says Abhishek Sandhir, the managing director of telecommunications at Sand Technologies
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The fibre fork in the road: Securing long-term competition for the UK’s digital infrastructure
Contributed article by Giles Rowbotham, General Counsel & CDO, nexfibre Our digital...
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Microsoft launches Project Gecko to produce AI systems in low-resourced languages
Microsoft has unveiled Project Gecko, a research-driven initiative aimed at producing cheaper, localised generative AI systems for populations under‑represented in current models , starting with smallholder farmers in Kenya and India.
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Germany to lose 700 jobs as Nokia preps to close Munich site
According to reports, Nokia is set to close its site in Munich by 2030, a move that will see 700 jobs cut or relocated.
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STC, Mobily, and OneWeb NEOM among winners at inaugural Connected World KSA Awards
Connected World KSA is proud to reveal the winners of its first-ever Connected World KSA Awards, presented today during the event at Riyadh Front Exhibition & Conference Center.
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Amazon rebrands Project Kuiper as Amazon Leo
With Amazon inching ever closer to its commercial satellite service launch, the company has this week rebranded its satellite initiative from Project Kuiper to Amazon Leo.
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Safaricom rebuffs govt calls to spin off mobile money platform M-Pesa
“We do not want to list the financial services companies separately because we believe they are closely related to the value proposition we offer to our clients”
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Today, African mobile operator Vodacom has announced a new deal with SpaceX’s Starlink, aiming to use the latter’s satellite constellation to improve connectivity in rural Africa.
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