Broadcom attracts USD 35 billion funding to advance 20 GW data centre expansion
Broadcom has announced an investment partnership aimed at building 20 GW of data centre compute capacity globally, powered by its processing chips and networking products. The vehicle, dubbed AI XPV Platform, is led by alternative asset management firm Apollo and backed by Blackstone's Credit & Insurance Business. An initial USD 35 billion tranche of funding has been allocated to kick off commercial contracts with frontier AI clients including Anthropic and OpenAI, in a timescale expected to last until at l
Broadcom attracts USD 35 billion funding to advance 20 GW data centre expansion
Broadcom has announced an investment partnership aimed at building 20 GW of data centre compute capacity globally, powered by its processing chips and networking products. The vehicle, dubbed AI XPV Platform, is led by alternative asset management firm Apollo and backed by Blackstone's Credit & Insurance Business. An initial USD 35 billion tranche of funding has been allocated to kick off commercial contracts with frontier AI clients including Anthropic and OpenAI, in a timescale expected to last until at l
NTT and partners launch USD 500 mln fund to invest in AI infrastructure and IOWN
NTT, technology investor Young Sohn, SK Group, Chunghwa Telecom and the Development Bank of Japan have launched the IOWN AI Fund, a new investment vehicle focused on technologies intended to support next-generation AI infrastructure and the development of the operator's Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN) ecosystem. The partners have also established a fund management company, Catalight Capital, with operations in Silicon Valley and Tokyo. The new organisation will be responsible for identifying
NTT and partners launch USD 500 mln fund to invest in AI infrastructure and IOWN
NTT, technology investor Young Sohn, SK Group, Chunghwa Telecom and the Development Bank of Japan have launched the IOWN AI Fund, a new investment vehicle focused on technologies intended to support next-generation AI infrastructure and the development of the operator's Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN) ecosystem. The partners have also established a fund management company, Catalight Capital, with operations in Silicon Valley and Tokyo. The new organisation will be responsible for identifying
TrueBusiness, Google unveil 'AI Ecosystem' for Thai universities
TrueBusiness and Google for Education have launched a nationwide partnership to accelerate the transformation of Thailand's higher education sector. True says this collaboration establishes an 'AI Ecosystem' designed to help universities systematically develop into 'AI-Driven Universities'. This initiative aims to train educators for the AI era, True added.
TrueBusiness, Google unveil 'AI Ecosystem' for Thai universities
Vodafone, PPC Group plan fibre joint venture in Greece
Vodafone Greece and PPC Group have signed an initial agreement to explore a potential 50:50 joint venture that would merge their respective FTTH networks and wholesale fiber operations in Greece. Vodafone Greece and PPC Group's combined infrastructure currently covers over 1.6 million homes. The proposed entity aims to offer wholesale open-access network services to Greek internet service providers. The completion of this transaction is subject to mutual due diligence, definitive legal documentation, and st
Vodafone, PPC Group plan fibre joint venture in Greece
Meta to lease Reliance's first AI-enabled data centre in India
Meta and Reliance Industries have expanded their existing partnership with an agreement for an AI-enabled data center in India. Under the terms of this deal, Reliance will build a data centre with 168 MW capacity, which Meta will lease, with options to scale. Meta is also separately partnering with two leading clean energy providers in India, CleanMax and Fourth Partner Energy, to back nearly 1GW of renewable energy.
Meta to lease Reliance's first AI-enabled data centre in India
Smizer strengthens Dutch regional IT presence with Wanbound addition
Dutch IT managed service provider Wanbound has joined Smizer, the MSP buy-and-build platform of investment firm Riverdam, and will merge with existing Smizer member Accensys. The combination strengthens the companies' position in the central Netherlands region and expands capacity in modern workplace solutions, connectivity and cybersecurity for small and medium-sized businesses.
Smizer strengthens Dutch regional IT presence with Wanbound addition
Realme launches P4R 5G smartphone with 8000mAh battery in India
Realme has launched the realme P4R 5G smartphone in India. The device features a 8000mAh battery and 5300mm² AirFlow Vapour Chamber. The Realme P4R 5G smartphone is 8.8mm thin and weighs 224g.
Realme launches P4R 5G smartphone with 8000mAh battery in India
UiPath Introduces native coding agent integration for enterprise automation
UiPath has launched "UiPath for Coding Agents", a platform-wide integration that allows enterprises to connect, manage, and scale AI coding agents within their existing workflows. The company says UiPath for Coding Agents allows enterprises to use any coding agent to build, test, deploy, operate, and govern automations at scale, with orchestration and governance built in.
UiPath Introduces native coding agent integration for enterprise automation
Australia sees rise in mobile service and financial hardship complaints
The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) received 14,002 complaints during the January to March 2026 quarter, broadly unchanged from the previous quarter, but reported increases in complaints related to mobile services, financial hardship and compensation for financial losses. According to the TIO's Quarter 3 Complaints Report, complaints involving financial loss rose 32.7 percent quarter-on-quarter to 739 cases, while financial hardship complaints increased 25.3 percent to 505. The report said more
Australia sees rise in mobile service and financial hardship complaints
DataSpace data centre in Moscow gets Tier 3 certification of Operational Sustainability-Gold
The DataSpace colocation data centre in central Moscow has been awarded Tier 3 Certification of Operational Sustainability-Gold by Uptime Institute. This is the fifth such designation worldwide and the first in Russia and Continental Europe.
DataSpace data centre in Moscow gets Tier 3 certification of Operational Sustainability-Gold
Colt bolsters Iberian capacity with new PoP at Barcelona data centre
Colt Technology Services has forged ahead with the launch of a new point of presence (PoP) at Digital Realty's upcoming BCN1 data centre in Barcelona. The early activation, which comes ahead of BCN1's full commercial roll-out, aims to support global content networks and strategic alliance partners as well as general enterprise connectivity both in Spain and internationally. Colt says it is the first telecoms operator to connect to BCN1's infrastructure.
