Mango Telecom appoints new CCO
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 08:33

Mango Telecom appoints new CCO

Russian operator Mango Telecom, providing services under the Mango Office brand, has appointed Aleksey Rubtsov the CCO of the company. Rubtsov will take over responsibility for the commercial strategy of the group, as well as development of products for unified communication and marketing technologies. Rubtsov has 12-year experience in the telecom industry and has worked in various management positions at Beeline Russia since 2020.

NXP Semiconductors posts higher profits for Q4 as sales growth strengthens to 7%
GLOBAL 08:29

NXP Semiconductors posts higher profits for Q4 as sales growth strengthens to 7%

NXP Semiconductors reported a strong finish to 2025, with fourth-quarter revenues up 7 percent year-on-year to USD 3.34 billion. The sales were above the midpoint of the group's guidance, thanks to strength in the industrial IoT and mobile markets and the acquisitions of Aviva Links and Kinara in October. Operating profit increased 10 percent to USD 744 million, and adjusted EPS rose 5 percent to USD 3.35. 

Telkomsel launches IndiHome Gamer pack with Nuon
INDONESIA 08:27

Telkomsel launches IndiHome Gamer pack with Nuon

Indonesian operator Telkomsel, through its IndiHome brand, has introduced an updated version of its IndiHome Gamer service, specifically engineered to meet the technical demands of Indonesia's growing gaming community. Developed in partnership with gaming publisher Nuon Digital Indonesia, the new packages offers connectivity and in-game content.

Italian police shut down 'industrial-scale' illegal streaming operation
ITALY 08:20

Italian police shut down 'industrial-scale' illegal streaming operation

Global anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has welcomed the success of Operation Switch Off, a coordinated law-enforcement operation led by the District Prosecutor's Office of Catania and Italy's Postal and Cybercrime Police that has taken down an "industrial-scale" illegal IPTV service. According to ACE, the coordinated enforcement action identified 31 suspects following 29 raids in 11 Italian cities and 14 countries worldwide, including Spain, Romania, the United King

Tata Communications launches AI-powered services suite for enterprises
INDIA 08:16

Tata Communications launches AI-powered services suite for enterprises

Tata Communications has introduced an AI-ready suite of platforms and services for enterprises. The suite comprises three independent, complementary offerings, dubbed Tata Communications IZO+ Multi Cloud Network, Tata Communications Edge Distribution Platform, and ThreadSpan.

Verizon starts search for new consumer chief - report
UNITED STATES 08:12

Verizon starts search for new consumer chief - report

Verizon has started a search for a new consumer chief, to replace Sowmyanarayan Sampath, the Financial Times reports. The US operator has begun to tap potential replacements for Sampath in recent weeks, two people familiar with the matter said. 

Disney quarterly profit falls 9% as costs rise faster than revenues
GLOBAL 08:00

Disney quarterly profit falls 9% as costs rise faster than revenues

Disney reported higher revenues but lower profits for its fiscal first quarter to December, as growth in streaming and popular film releases was offset by higher costs for content and marketing. Revenues were up 5 percent year-on-year to USD 26.0 billion, while operating profit fell 9 percent to USD 4.6 billion and pretax profit was flat at USD 3.7 billion.

Telefonica to offer Goya and Oscars pop-up channels on Movistar Plus+
SPAIN 07:57

Telefonica to offer Goya and Oscars pop-up channels on Movistar Plus+

Telefonica has announced the details of two new movie-focused pop-up channels on its Movistar Plus+ IPTV platform. The first, dubbed 'Los Goya por Movistar Plus+', will air several of the Spanish language films nominated for the Goya 2026 awards, including 'La Cena' and 'Los Domingos', among others.

Liberty Global signs 5-year Google Cloud deal to drive AI adoption
EUROPE 07:35

Liberty Global signs 5-year Google Cloud deal to drive AI adoption

Liberty Global has signed a five-year contract with Google Cloud to help accelerate its digital transformation and adoption of AI at its European operations. The company will use Google's Gemini AI models to develop new services and devices for its customers across Europe, as well as drive cost savings in its operations. The companies will also look at allowing Google Cloud access to Liberty Global data centres to serve excess customer demand.

Korea leads US in post-quantum cryptography patents as govt readies deployment
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 06:33

Korea leads US in post-quantum cryptography patents as govt readies deployment

South Korea holds more than twice as many patents related to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) as the United States, according to government data, as it moves to deploy Korean-developed quantum-resistant encryption on a national online intellectual property system. The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) said it will apply Korean post-quantum cryptography (KpqC) on its forthcoming Intellectual Property Information Analysis Platform (IPOP), which is scheduled to launch in February 2027.

LG Uplus joins Korean police voice phishing reporting campaign
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 06:31

LG Uplus joins Korean police voice phishing reporting campaign

LG Uplus has joined the Korean National Police Agency's public reporting campaign, Voice Wanted, aimed at collecting voice recordings of suspected voice phishing calls to support criminal investigations and fraud prevention. The Voice Wanted campaign encourages members of the public to submit recordings of suspected voice phishing calls to the police, where the audio is analysed using voice pattern analysis to help identify offenders and classify fraud types. LG Uplus said information on how to participate

NTT and Proofpoint launch cybersecurity portal for business leaders
JAPAN 06:29

NTT and Proofpoint launch cybersecurity portal for business leaders

NTT Security Japan and Proofpoint Japan have jointly launched an online security knowledge portal aimed at strengthening cyber resilience among senior executives across Japan. The portal, hosted on NTT Security Japan's website, is designed to provide business leaders with concise, practical cybersecurity guidance. It includes three short videos of around two minutes each explaining common cyber risks and countermeasures, alongside a simple self-assessment tool that allows executives to check their own secur

JAPAN 06:27

KDDI trials remote drone operations for automated mine inspection

KDDI Smart Drone has completed a pilot project using drone ports and remote operations to carry out automated inspection and surveying at a limestone mine operated by Sumitomo Osaka Cement in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. The trial was conducted at the Gifu Mine between October 2025 and January 2026 and used two types of drone port, Skydio Dock for X10 and DJI Dock 3. 

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 06:26

SKT and Hana Card launch overseas roaming and payments promotion

SK Telecom (SKT) has announced a joint promotion with Hana Card targeting customers travelling overseas during the Lunar New Year holiday period. Under the promotion, customers who subscribe to SKT's Baro roaming plan and spend at least KRW 100,000 overseas using Hana Card's TravelGO debit card will receive KRW 20,000 in Hana Money, credited by the end of the following month. The offer runs from 3 February to 31 March and is limited to one reward per customer.

AUSTRALIA 06:23

Snapchat blocks more than 415,000 Australian accounts

Snapchat has blocked or disabled more than 415,000 accounts in Australia in the first two months of the country's Social Media Minimum Age (SMMA) law, as the company outlined its compliance efforts and raised concerns about the legislation's current implementation. The company said that by the end of January 2026 it had taken action against accounts belonging to users who either declared themselves to be under 16 or were identified as underage using Snapchat's age detection technology. 

JAPAN 06:21

Sky Perfect Jsat partners constellr to sell satellite data in Japan

Sky Perfect Jsat has launched commercial sales of high-resolution thermal infrared satellite data for the Japanese market through a partnership with German Earth observation company constellr. The partnership marks the first time a private company in Japan has commercially provided thermal infrared satellite data from constellr.

NEW ZEALAND 06:19

2degrees completes 3G network shutdown

New Zealand operator 2degrees has completed the shutdown of its 3G services. The shutdown removed 3G services from operation and will see 2degrees mobile users connected to its 4G and 5G networks. CEO Mark Callander said the operator had been communicating with its customers and planning for this shutdown for more than 18 months. The operator decommissioned 3G services on around 100 rural sites in December, then shut down 3G services in Palmerston North and Rotorua in January, before the full shutdown of na

JAPAN 06:18

SoftBank's Saimemory and Intel agree collaboration on memory technology

SoftBank has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Saimemory has signed a collaborative agreement with Intel to advance the commercialisation of Z-Angle Memory, a next-generation memory technology aimed at high-capacity, high-bandwidth and low-power applications. The companies said they are targeting commercial deployment in the fiscal year ending 31 March 2029.

JAPAN 06:15

Rakuten Mobile to deploy 1Finity Open RAN massive MIMO 5G radios

Rakuten Mobile and 1Finity, a Fujitsu company, have announced an agreement for the large-scale deployment of 1Finity's massive MIMO Open RAN radios in Rakuten Mobile's 5G network in Japan. The radios, based on Qualcomm Dragonwing QRU100 platforms, will be integrated into Rakuten Mobile's fully virtualised, cloud-native Open RAN architecture, with commercial deployment expected during 2026.

ASIA 06:13

Opensignal data shows diverging paths for mobile and Wi-Fi in APAC

New analysis from Opensignal suggests Asia Pacific is not converging on a single connectivity model as 5G rolls out, with smartphone data consumption increasingly splitting along market-specific lines shaped by infrastructure, affordability and user behaviour. The report, by principal data analyst Robert Wyrzykowski, examines smartphone usage across 12 Asia-Pacific markets. It finds that fixed broadband connections, including Wi-Fi, account for 62 percent of total smartphone data traffic across the region.

ASIA 06:10

DXC appoints Rob Le Busque as APJ Leader

DXC Technology announced the appointment of Rob Le Busque as president of Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ), effective immediately. Le Busque will report to T.R. Newcomb, chief revenue officer. In his new role, Le Busque will be responsible for shaping DXC's APJ growth strategy, strengthening executive client relationships, and driving go-to-market execution and sales excellence across the region. He will align teams around priority industries and strategic accounts while leading complex, multi-year engagements

GLOBAL 06:09

TrendForce sharply raises memory price forecasts for Q1 2026

Taiwan-based analyst house TrendForce has significantly upgraded its memory price outlook for the first quarter of 2026, citing sustained demand from AI workloads and data centres that is exacerbating global supply constraints across both DRAM and NAND Flash markets. It now expects conventional DRAM contract prices to rise by 90-95 percent quarter on quarter in 1Q26, up from an earlier forecast of 55-60 percent.

JAPAN 06:06

Ubitus agrees Maizuru City site for govt-backed AI data centre

Cloud gaming company Ubitus has agreed to develop an AI data centre in Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture, marking the start of a project intended to support large-scale GPU-based computing infrastructure in Japan. The Maizuru City AI Data Center is planned on a site of around 2.3 hectares and represents the first milestone following Ubitus's selection for a large-scale investment grant from Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Under the grant, Ubitus committed to building advanced AI GPU infrastruc

JAPAN 06:04

NeutraDC partners Ishikari to link Japan, Singapore and Indonesia data centre markets

Japanese data centre operator Ishikari Renewable Energy has entered into a strategic partnership with NeutraDC to connect facilities in Hokkaido Ishikari, Singapore and Indonesia, with the aim of strengthening cross-border digital infrastructure across the three markets. The companies said the collaboration is intended to attract data centre tenants and GPU users from Southeast Asia to the Ishikari Renewable Energy Data Center No.1 facility in Japan.

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