NTT consortium forms company to build 320 Tbps Japan-Asia submarine cable
NTT Data Group, through NTT Limited Japan, has joined with Sumitomo Corporation and JA Mitsui Leasing to establish a new operating company to build and run a large-scale submarine communications cable linking Japan with Southeast Asia. The new company, Intra-Asia Marine Networks, will be responsible for the construction and operation of the I-AM Cable, which will connect Japan with Malaysia and Singapore, with onward connectivity planned to locations including South Korea. The total project cost is estimate
NTT consortium forms company to build 320 Tbps Japan-Asia submarine cable
NTT Data Group, through NTT Limited Japan, has joined with Sumitomo Corporation and JA Mitsui Leasing to establish a new operating company to build and run a large-scale submarine communications cable linking Japan with Southeast Asia. The new company, Intra-Asia Marine Networks, will be responsible for the construction and operation of the I-AM Cable, which will connect Japan with Malaysia and Singapore, with onward connectivity planned to locations including South Korea. The total project cost is estimate
Apple chooses Google's Gemini to power iPhone's Siri
Apple and Google have entered into a multi-year collaboration which will see the next generation of Apple Foundation Models based on Google's Gemini models and cloud technology. These models will help power future Apple Intelligence features, including a more personalised Siri due this year. The Siri deal unlocks a large market with Apple's installed base of more than two billion active devices X, marking a strategic win for Google in the AI race against OpenAI.
Apple chooses Google's Gemini to power iPhone's Siri
Apple and Google have entered into a multi-year collaboration which will see the next generation of Apple Foundation Models based on Google's Gemini models and cloud technology. These models will help power future Apple Intelligence features, including a more personalised Siri due this year. The Siri deal unlocks a large market with Apple's installed base of more than two billion active devices X, marking a strategic win for Google in the AI race against OpenAI.
SKT reveals rise in AI-driven blocking of spam and voice phishing attempts
SK Telecom (SKT) said it blocked around 1.1 billion attempted cases of voice phishing, voice spam and scam text messages during 2025, citing expanded use of AI in its filtering and fraud prevention systems. The operator said the figure represented a 35 percent increase on the previous year. It attributed the rise to the wider deployment of AI models across its spam and phishing response operations, including a call pattern analysis system designed to identify suspicious voice phishing numbers before they ar
SKT reveals rise in AI-driven blocking of spam and voice phishing attempts
IIJ adds ID and gateway services to govt's ISMAP cloud list
Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ) announced that IIJ ID Service, a cloud-based authentication management service, and IIJ Secure Web Gateway Service, its cloud-based web security service, have been registered on the Cloud Service List under the government's Information System Security Management and Assessment Program (ISMAP) as services that meet ISMAP security standards. ISMAP is a framework established by the Japanese government to ensure security standards in the procurement of cloud services for gov
IIJ adds ID and gateway services to govt's ISMAP cloud list
Worldwide semiconductor revenue grew 21% in 2025 - Gartner
Worldwide semiconductor revenue totalled USD 793 billion in 2025, an increase of 21 percent YoY, according to preliminary results from analysts Gartner. The firm said AI semiconductors – including processors, high-bandwidth memory (HBM), and networking components continued to drive "unprecedented growth" in the semiconductor market, accounting for nearly one-third of total sales in 2025. This domination is set to rise as AI infrastructure spending is forecast to surpass USD 1.3 trillion in 2026.
Worldwide semiconductor revenue grew 21% in 2025 - Gartner
StarHub screens Manchester football derby for free
StarHub is bringing football fans together in the heart of Singapore with a free live screening of the derby between English Premier League teams Manchester United and Manchester City at Clarke Quay Fountain Square. On 17 January, the riverside venue will be transformed into a shared space where "rivalries stay on the pitch and the atmosphere is for everyone". Starhub will offer: 1-for-1 pints of Guinness for subscribers aged 18 and above; fringe football games; free nachos and popcorn and an Oppo Experienc
StarHub screens Manchester football derby for free
NTT and Net One complete optical trial for distributed data centre automation
Net One Systems and NTT West have reported the results of a joint trial using NTT's IOWN All-Photonics Network (APN) to support next-generation automation across distributed data centres, including AI model training and remote inference for collaborative robotics. The experiment connected three sites in Osaka and Fukuoka using the IOWN APN and evaluated whether low-latency, high-capacity optical networking could support real-time AI processing without requiring high-performance computing resources to be dep
NTT and Net One complete optical trial for distributed data centre automation
Telstra trials advanced RAN coordination technology with Ericsson
Telstra has completed a trial of Ericsson's Advanced RAN Coordination (ARC) feature in its North Sydney network, aiming to improve 5G performance through more efficient coordination of radio resources between sites. Telstra wireless engineering executive Ashley Hunter revealed the trial in a LinkedIn post. The trial deployed ARC on Ericsson's fourth-generation RAN Compute platform, increasing the number of carrier combinations available to the 5G scheduler at each site from 12 to 36. Telstra said this allow
Telstra trials advanced RAN coordination technology with Ericsson
Motorola Solutions adds on-prem AI detection features to security platform
Motorola Solutions has announced an expansion of its AI-powered security platform, unveiling new on-premises detection capabilities at Intersec Dubai that are designed to support safety and operational awareness across large and complex sites. The company said the updates extend beyond traditional perimeter security by allowing organisations to configure site-specific visual alerts across camera networks.
Motorola Solutions adds on-prem AI detection features to security platform
LG Uplus recruits 17th batch of university student ambassadors
LG Uplus announced it is recruiting the 17th group of university student ambassadors, 'Youth Spirit.' Any domestic or international university student, student on leave of absence, or international student can apply until 1 February. Youth Spirit is an external activity program where university students representing Generation Z directly experience various products and services, including 'Uth,' LG Uplus's brand exclusively for those in their 20s, and increase the willingness of those in their 20s to recomm
LG Uplus recruits 17th batch of university student ambassadors
Dialog Axiata sponsors Kelaniya Duruthu Festival
Sri Lanka operator Dialog Axiata has sponsored the annual Kelaniya Duruthu Festival at the historic Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara. As a long-standing patron of the January 2026 event, the company provided essential support to support the festival. The annual Kelaniya Duruthu Festival was held between 8 and 11 January, marking a congregation of thousands of devotees and visitors at the historic Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara.
