News The Asia Direct Cable (ADC) system is now fully operational, two months ahead of schedule The ADC, developed by a consortium of companies including China Telecom, China Unicom, Singtel, SoftBank, Tata Communications, and Viettel, is the first new submarine...
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SKT joins MIT’s GenAI Impact Consortium
MIT has been actively studying generative AI-driven industrial transformation, with researchers publishing 25 papers on generative AI in the past year. Now, the university is forming a GenAI Impact Consortium aimed at better understanding how this new technology will shape the future of industries and society.
Telecom policy objectives come into focus in Trump’s first days
Changes have been coming fast and furious during the first days of Donald Trump’s presidential administration, and the FCC has been far from immune.
Trump on telecoms: The story so far
With a focus on deregulation, free speech, and national security, Trump’s policy decisions are set to redefine the telecoms landscape that President Biden’s administration has presided over since 2020.
Let’s take a look at what’s happened so far.
Google further increases stake in Anthropic by $1 billion
Google has ramped up its financial support for OpenAI rival Anthropic, investing a further $1 billion in the company looking to take on ChatGPT.
Heavily delayed ADC submarine cable system finally goes live in East Asia
Today, Japanese tech giant NEC Corporation has announced the activation of the long-awaited ADC submarine cable system.
Airbus to Build 100 Satellites for Eutelsat’s OneWeb LEO Expansion
Airbus Defence and Space has been awarded a contract by Eutelsat to expand its OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation. The contract will see Airbus build the first 100 satellites of the extension, with deliveries expected to begin at the end of 2026.
Japanese telcos unite to strengthen disaster response
Japan’s top telecom providers have joined forces to improve how quickly communication networks are restored after disasters.
SK Telecom announces “AI Infrastructure Superhighway”
SK Telecom has announced a new initiative to expand its AI capabilities by creating an “AI Infrastructure Superhighway.” The national network will rely on advanced data centres, cloud-based GPU services, and Edge AI technology.
Singtel becomes latest telco to launch AI cloud services
Singaporean telco Singtel has launched RE:AI, a new cloud-based service designed to make artificial intelligence (AI) easier for businesses and public sector organisations to access and use.
Open AI raises $6.6 billion in latest funding round
News The cash injection makes it one of the most valuable private companies in the world OpenAI, the AI company behind tools like ChatGPT, has raised $6.6 billion in a new funding round, with giants such as Nvidia and SoftBank as key investors. The latest...
Verizon boosts fibre business with $20bn purchase of Frontier
Verizon is buying Frontier Communications in a $20 billion deal to strengthen its fibre network, with the deal representing significant growth for Verizon’s fibre business.
Telia to slash 3,000 jobs in cost cutting drive
Swedish telco Telia is set to cut 15% of its workforce, around 3,000 jobs, in an effort to cut annual costs by $253 million. The company currently employs around 18,000 people across five markets.
SK Telecom partners with Lambda to upgrade AI data centre
SK Telecom has this week announced a partnership with AI developer Lambda to expand cloud services in South Korea. The deal will support SK Telecom’s ambition to launch a GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) offerings across South Korea
Global Telco AI Alliance sign LLM JV
The founding partners of the Global Telco AI Alliance, Deutsche Telekom, SK Telecom, e&, Singtel and SoftBank have this week signed a joint venture for telco AI development.
Wayve secures $1bn in funding for AI-powered autonomous vehicles
UK self-driving car startup Wayve has secured $1.05 billion in investments to develop its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered vehicles, led by Japanese bank Softbank and with1notable contributions from Nvidia and Microsoft.
Japanese government lifts restrictions on NTT
This week, the Japanese government has passed a law to ease restrictions on Japan’s largest telco NTT (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation) that were first placed on the company 40 years ago.
Global Telco AI Alliance create JV to build telco-focussed LLM
In the summer of last year, SKT, Deutsche Telekom, e&, and Singtel joined forces to create the Global Telco AI Alliance (GTAA), an industry initiative to jointly explore AI in the telco space.
Small Cell Forum sets sights on HetNet deployments
Small Cell Forum has set out its future plans at its latest Plenary meeting, which recently took place in Singapore. All of the Forum’s working groups are now focussed on the role of Small Cell Forum in driving HetNet deployments and building on the existing...
Apollo and Claure in talks for $10bn Millicom takeover bid
News Private equity firm Apollo Global Management, alongside, former SoftBank CEO Marcelo Claure, have reportedly entered into discussions with Latin American operator group Millicom International Cellular This week, Millicom has confirmed that it is engaged in...
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