Equinix raises EUR 2.5 bln through green bond issuance
GLOBAL 05:34

Equinix raises EUR 2.5 bln through green bond issuance

Equinix has issued EUR 2.5 billion in green senior notes across four tranches, with proceeds earmarked for sustainability projects across its global operations. The offering, issued by Equinix Europe 2 Financing Corporation LLC and guaranteed by Equinix, closed on 9 November. The notes carry a blended effective interest rate of 4.82 percent a year, after the estimated impact of interest rate hedges.

Optus and Nokia demonstrate asymmetric 5G configuration using 900 MHz
AUSTRALIA 05:32

Optus and Nokia demonstrate asymmetric 5G configuration using 900 MHz

Optus and Nokia have demonstrated an asymmetric 5G configuration using 25 MHz of downlink and 20 MHz of uplink spectrum in the 900 MHz band, in live-network testing in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). The configuration enabled a commercial smartphone, the Oppo Find X10 Pro Max, to use a 25 MHz downlink channel in the 900 MHz band. Testing across two production sites in Banks, ACT, recorded download speeds of up to 165 Mbps outdoors and 163 Mbps indoors, compared with 86 Mbps and 108 Mbps respectively

Itochu partners NTT to expand use of agricultural carbon credits
JAPAN 05:30

Itochu partners NTT to expand use of agricultural carbon credits

Itoki and NTT Docomo Business have formed a partnership to promote the use of agricultural J-Credits by Japanese companies as part of their decarbonisation strategies. Under the agreement, NTT Docomo Business will supply agricultural J-Credits, while office furniture and workplace solutions provider Itoki will use its customer network and sales capabilities to market and sell the credits to businesses. The partnership will focus on three areas: proposing and selling agricultural J-Credits, jointly developin

SoftBank and Grab plan USD 1.85 bln investment in Malaysian AI infrastructure
MALAYSIA 05:28

SoftBank and Grab plan USD 1.85 bln investment in Malaysian AI infrastructure

SoftBank Group and Grab have signed joint development agreements to invest an initial USD 1.85 billion in AI infrastructure projects across Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia, with a long-term target of at least 5 GW of computing capacity. The proposed investment comprises two separate developments. In Sarawak, SoftBank Group, Grab and Petroleum Sarawak Berhad (PETROS) plan to invest USD 1 billion, with contributions of USD 800 million, USD 100 million and USD 100 million respectively. SoftBank Group will rema

PLDT, Smart expand connectivity to underserved areas of Cebu, Bukidnon, Cotabato provinces
PHILIPPINES 03:21

PLDT, Smart expand connectivity to underserved areas of Cebu, Bukidnon, Cotabato provinces

PLDT and its mobile unit Smart Communications have deployed three mobile cell sites in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDA) across the Philippines, in coordination with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), local government units and community partners. The new sites serve Barangay Cansuje in Argao, Cebu; Barangay Cacaon in Talakag, Bukidnon; and Barangay Lampayan in Matalam, Cotabato.

Hong Kong loses nearly 152,000 5G mobile subscriptions in July
HONG KONG 02:42

Hong Kong loses nearly 152,000 5G mobile subscriptions in July

Hong Kong lost 46,771 mobile lines in July, ending the month with a total of 33.97 million mobile lines, according to the latest figures from the Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA). The prepay base stood at 22.79 million in July, down from 22.93 million in June, while the number of postpaid lines increased to 11.18 million from 11.09 million.

BMIT completes EUR 6.9 million subsea cable investment, launches operations in Cyprus
CYPRUS 02:31

BMIT completes EUR 6.9 million subsea cable investment, launches operations in Cyprus

BMIT Technologies reports it has completed its EUR 6.9 million acquisition of long-term capacity rights on the Arsinoe submarine cable system and commenced operations in Cyprus through its wholly owned subsidiary BMIT Technologies (Cyprus). In the Cypriot market, BMIT will also build a managed IT services business. BMIT says Cablenet Communication Systems is its first customer in Cyprus, under a capacity agreement extending to 2047.

Hong Kong loses more than 4,000 fixed-line subscribers in August
HONG KONG 02:20

Hong Kong loses more than 4,000 fixed-line subscribers in August

Hong Kong lost 4,019 fixed-line subscribers in August, ending the month with 1.671 million users. The total includes 677,962 residential fixed-lines and 993,446 business lines. The number of non-exchange lines (which includes IP telephone and fixed wireless services) also declined to 1.323 million in August from 1.330 million in July, according to figures from the Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA). The number of leased lines increased to 137,821 in August from 137,311 in July.

T2 launches Lina AI assistant to handle incoming calls
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 10 NOV

T2 launches Lina AI assistant to handle incoming calls

Russian mobile operator T2, a subsidiary of Rostelecom, introduced a new voice assistant called Lina. The assistant is based on a generative language model capable of handling incoming calls, regardless of their subject matter. Unlike traditional script-based bots, Lina does not rely on pre-written phrases; instead, it engages in a natural, meaningful dialogue with the caller. When a subscriber is busy, unavailable, or offline, Lina steps in to take the call and can grasp the context of a conversation, ask

Yandex restores access to over 97% of data in Yandex Cloud
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 10 NOV

Yandex restores access to over 97% of data in Yandex Cloud

Russian internet company Yandex said that, following attacks on its data centres by the Ukrainian military, Yandex engineers have successfully restored access to 97.16 percent of client data within the Yandex Cloud platform. The remaining 2.84 percent cannot be recovered due to critical hardware damage and the absence of client-side backups on the platform.

Lithuanian telecom market expands 6% in Q3
LITHUANIA 10 NOV

Lithuanian telecom market expands 6% in Q3

Lithuania's telecommunications market continued to grow in the third quarter of this year, reaching total revenue of EUR 246.9 million, an increase of 5.9 percent year-on-year, according to figures from the sector regulator RRT. The largest share of the sector's revenue, EUR 163.7 million or 66.3 percent, came from data connectivity, while the total volume of data transmitted over mobile networks reached 621.06 PB, an increase of 22.8 percent.

Russia submits filing to ITU for Rassvet-4 constellation of 374 satellites
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 10 NOV

Russia submits filing to ITU for Rassvet-4 constellation of 374 satellites

Russia has submitted applications to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for the registration of the Rassvet-4 satellite network, which entails the deployment of 374 satellites in space, reports TVP.info. This is part of a system intended to compete with Starlink and serve primarily military purposes.

LITHUANIA 10 NOV

Telia Lithuania blocks over 8 mln scam calls this year

Telia Lithuania announced that, since the beginning of this year, 8.27 million calls in which scammers used alternate phone numbers have been blocked on its network. Although several spikes in scammer activity were recorded throughout the year, the overall trend shows a significant decline in such calls.

NETHERLANDS 10 NOV

KPN to work with PowerHive on energy procurement

Dutch telecom operator KPN has started with PowerHive to help optimise its energy procurement. The dynamic procurement platform helps predict needs, transition to sustainable sources and set up flexible power contracts for organisations with high energy needs. KPN maintains control over its energy operations while benefiting from improved procurement through long-term contracts such as PPAs, futures, direct purchases on the wholesale market and flexible solutions. The open platform means various energy sour

VIETNAM 10 NOV

Comba to supply remote radios for Vietnamese operator's 5G expansion

Comba Telecom Systems announced it has been chosen by an unnamed Vietnamese 5G operator to supply remote radio units (RRUs) for low-band coverage. The client will procure Comba's 4T4R model configured for 700 and 900 MHz bands. The rollout is aligned with an accelerated scale-out of Vietnamese 5G coverage following the award of multiple of 700 and 900 MHz licences by the Ministry of Information and Communications. Additional low band capacity is intended to help operators meet a national deadline for reachi

GLOBAL 10 NOV

Netskope names channel senior VP to drive partner activity following Catalyst launch

Netskope has named Carrie Francey as senior vice president for global channel sales. Francey has almost 30 years of sales and channel partnership expertise during tenures with enterprise software and IT vendors HPE, Oracle, Microsoft, ServiceNow, and ZenDesk. Her appointment is expected to strengthen Netskope's partner-led market activity, bolstering outreach initiatives such as the new Catalyst programme to promote adoption of its SASE and AI security portfolio.

ISRAEL 10 NOV

Partner Communications Q3 revenue up 6%

Israeli operator Partner Communications reported a 6 percent year-on-year rise in third-quarter revenue to ILS 829 million, up from ILS 784 million in Q3 2025. Net profit rose by about 12 percent to ILS 101 million, while operating profit climbed 12 percent to ILS 148 million. Adjusted EBITDA reached ILS 350 million, up 6 percent from ILS 331 million, with the margin holding steady at 42 percent.

IRAQ 10 NOV

Iraq commissions GBI's North Express Route

Iraqi communications minister Mustafa Jabar Sanad has commissioned the North Express Route of Qatari connectivity provider Gulf Bridge International (GBI) from the company's network operations centre in Doha. The East-West international capacity route runs through Iraq. The North Express Route provides a new path for international capacity between East and West, operated from Doha using Qatari expertise. It enhances route diversity and network resilience across the region, reinforces Qatar's position as a r

GLOBAL 10 NOV

Google debuts specialised tensor accelerators for AI inference

Google is expanding its range of tensor processor units with two new models, the TPU 8tx and TPU 8i Max, enabling AI acceleration in specialised inference cases. The 8i Max is designed to execute AI software with extended context windows and compute density per rack. The product combines a pair of low-latency inference accelerators, namely Google's existing TPU 8i, into a single package. Google's architecture is intended to address memory bottlenecks that could impact AI agents with exceptional context requ

EUROPE 10 NOV

Digital Resilience Built on Quicksand: Why Europe Needs to Anchor Cyber Defense in Digital Sovereignty

Deserted checkouts, paralysed supply chains, and locked storefronts: when cyberattacks recently struck major supermarket chains in Europe, it became obvious how fragile the critical arteries of our daily economy are. Far from being an IT glitch, incidents like these are strong reminders of the new reality of hybrid threats. We need to protect ourselves against them in multiple dimensions. 

GERMANY 10 NOV

Germany's Novanetz buys stake in Yplay to expand fibre connections

German regional fibre-optic provider Novanetz announced it has bought a stake in regional operator Yplay to accelerate the expansion of high-speed connections. The companies plan to significantly accelerate the expansion of fibre-optic networks across various regions in Hesse, leveraging synergies in network infrastructure, and further advance the marketing of fibre lines. They each operate in different parts of Germany with similar business models.

FRANCE 10 NOV

Orange France gives access to AI chatbots in new app for non-subscribers, launches EUR 10/month super-app tier for own customers

Orange France said it will launch a selection of free services for non-subscribers who download a new app dubbed 'IAs Decouverte' (AIs Discovery). The app will combine access to different chatbots, including Claude, Gemini, Mistral and ChatGPT, subject to daily usage limits. Alongside this development, Orange also announced the introduction on 19 November of new super-apps dedicated to its Orange and Sosh customers. These replace the current 'Orange et moi' and 'MySosh' apps, while giving users the option t

GLOBAL 10 NOV

Anthropic starts IPO roadshow, targets trillion-dollar market cap

Anthropic launched the roadshow for its proposed initial public offering (IPO). It expects to offer 825 million shares of class A common stock at a price between USD 70.00 and USD 78.00 per share. That means at the midpoint of the expected price range, it would raise more than USD 61 billion. A concurrent share sale to key partners increases the direct proceeds to Anthropic to some USD 85 billion. 

UNITED STATES 10 NOV

Schurz broadband companies standardise on Cisco 8712 platform

Schurz Broadband Group (SBG), US fibre broadband provider and subsidiary of Schurz Communications, will upgrade its enterprise network infrastructure on the next-generation Cisco 8000 Series routing platform. Four Schurz operating companies will standardise on the Cisco 8712 platform and interconnect using new shared PoPs - Orbitel Communications in Arizona; NKTelco in Ohio; Long Lines in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota; and Antietam Broadband in Maryland. 

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