Nscale sets up Narvik data centre management JV and signs USD 900 mln credit facility for international expansion
Nscale has announced the formation with regional energy group Nordkraft of the Nordscale Operations joint venture to manage data centre facilities at Nscale's artificial intelligence data centre in the Narvik region. Separately, Nscale said it has closed a USD 900 million revolving credit facility to provide flexible liquidity to accelerate its AI data centre expansion and capital deployment in the US, Europe and APAC.
Nscale sets up Narvik data centre management JV and signs USD 900 mln credit facility for international expansion
Nscale has announced the formation with regional energy group Nordkraft of the Nordscale Operations joint venture to manage data centre facilities at Nscale's artificial intelligence data centre in the Narvik region. Separately, Nscale said it has closed a USD 900 million revolving credit facility to provide flexible liquidity to accelerate its AI data centre expansion and capital deployment in the US, Europe and APAC.
Broadcom extends Apple supply deal to 2031
Broadcom announced it has extended a long-standing supply deal with Apple through 2031. In a SEC filing, the chipmaker said the new multi-year long-term agreements are for Broadcom to develop and supply a range of custom ASIC silicon products for use in multiple generations of Apple products. Further details of the contract were not disclosed.
Broadcom extends Apple supply deal to 2031
Broadcom announced it has extended a long-standing supply deal with Apple through 2031. In a SEC filing, the chipmaker said the new multi-year long-term agreements are for Broadcom to develop and supply a range of custom ASIC silicon products for use in multiple generations of Apple products. Further details of the contract were not disclosed.
Samsung forecasts record Q2 earnings on AI semiconductor demand
Samsung Electronics has forecast record second-quarter revenue and operating profit, driven by continued demand for AI-related semiconductors. The company said operating profit for the April to June quarter is expected to reach KRW 89.4 trillion (USD 58.4 billion), compared with KRW 4.7 trillion a year earlier, while revenue is forecast to increase 129.3 percent year on year to KRW 171 trillion.
Samsung forecasts record Q2 earnings on AI semiconductor demand
Delta revises contract terms to allow TV price increases
Ducth operator Delta is updating its general terms and conditions to specify when and how prices may increase during a contract period. The company set a maximum increase of EUR 3 in monthly subscription prices over a calendar year, alongside the standard inflation corrections. Increases in the first three months of a contract are not possible, and any further hikes must be justified by the company.
Delta revises contract terms to allow TV price increases
Corero Network Security signs up Commercis for Middle East sales
Corero Network Security announced a distribution partnership with Middle Eastern technology and cybersecurity provider Commercis. The collaboration expands Commercis' security portfolio for several key regional sectors, including telecommunications, banking, government, energy, and critical infrastructure. Commercis will distribute Corero's DDoS protection platform, offering regional clients real-time attack detection and mitigation with network analytics, under flexible deployment options tailored for hybr
Corero Network Security signs up Commercis for Middle East sales
SEQRET consortium validates QKD traffic along existing dark fibre
Polish operator Exatel and the SEQRET consortium partners have validated quantum-secure communication alongside high-capacity data traffic on the same standard fibre pair of an existing network. The system demonstrated quantum key distribution (QKD) together with up to 64 Tbps of classical data traffic and reached distances of up to 75 km. The result directly addresses the dark-fibre bottleneck by showing that quantum-secure communication and high-capacity data traffic can coexist on the same infrastructure
SEQRET consortium validates QKD traffic along existing dark fibre
Saudi Arabia's CST launches NTN 6G research competition
Saudi Arabia's Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST) launched the third edition of the Non-Terrestrial Networks 2026 international research competition. Organised in partnership with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the global initiative aims to attract researchers and academics from around the world to develop innovative ideas in the field of non-terrestrial networks and next-generation wireless communications. The competition winners will be announced in Octobe
Saudi Arabia's CST launches NTN 6G research competition
TNM raises voice and data rates average 26%
Malawi operator TNM has implemented an average 26 percent price increase across its voice and data services, effective 27 June. The mobile operator cited rising operational costs, particularly for fuel and maintenance, alongside the need to sustain its network infrastructure. The tariff adjustment was approved by the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) following a consultation process. Among the changes, the popular Mixit Weekly bundle rises from MWK 2,100 to MWK 2,500 while cutting the data
TNM raises voice and data rates average 26%
Iliad Italia debuts Top 30 Mondo plan with 30GB of global roaming data
Iliad Italia has officially launched a new travel-oriented mobile plan with 300GB of data for use in Italy plus another 30GB for use in EU and non-EU destinations for under EUR 13 a month. The tariff, dubbed Top 30 Mondo, includes unlimited minutes to mobile and fixed line numbers in Italy, Canada and the US, as well as unlimited calls to foreign fixed line numbers in dozens of countries, 300GB of national data at fastest possible 5G speeds and 30GB of international data covering a total of over 110 destina
Iliad Italia debuts Top 30 Mondo plan with 30GB of global roaming data
Lumen completes acquisition of network programmability vendor Alkira
Lumen Technologies said it has closed on a transaction to acquire on-demand distributed networking specialist Alkira. The deal is expected to support Lumen's network-as-a-service (NaaS) roadmap by introducing more responsive WAN traffic management tools tailored to AI workloads and inference. Alkira's platform provides a unified control plane enabling on-the-fly programmability across multiple cloud services, server sites, and partnerships, including both east-west server links and north-south traffic.
Lumen completes acquisition of network programmability vendor Alkira
Gilat secures USD 11 mln defense department order for satcom terminals
Gilat Satellite Networks announced that its subsidiary Gilat DataPath has received orders totaling USD 11 million to supply field services and custom satcom terminals to the US Department of Defense (DoD). With deliveries expected over the next twelve months, these new orders bolster Gilat Defense's expanding presence in the US military market. Gilat's custom Satcom terminals are engineered for reliability in elite operational environments, combining ruggedized construction with advanced multi-orbit operabi
