Telekom Malaysia's Q1 underlying profit jumps 9.3% despite 5G write-down
MALAYSIA 07:21

Telekom Malaysia's Q1 underlying profit jumps 9.3% despite 5G write-down

Telekom Malaysia (TM) posted revenue of MYR 2.93 billion for the first quarter of 2026, which represents an increase of 2.9 percent year-on-year. Revenue growth was mainly boosted by the operator's B2C and Carrier to Carrier (C2C) business segments. During the quarter, TM recognised a one-off adjustment of MYR 127.3 million related to the write-down of unutilised prepaid capacity under the current 5G access agreement, following the announcement made in February.

Cegeka, Keyes team up on Belgian Critical Cloud offering
BELGIUM 07:19

Cegeka, Keyes team up on Belgian Critical Cloud offering

Two of Belgium's leading IT groups, Cegeka Group and Keyes (formerly NRB Group), have launched an alliance to offer sovereign cloud services for critical industries in the country. The Belgian Critical Cloud targets also the public sector and military, offering 100 percent data residency in Belgium, operational control within Belgium and the EU, and full compliance with national and EU legislation. 

Quantix to build USD 40 mln semiconductor design centre in Murcia
SPAIN 07:19

Quantix to build USD 40 mln semiconductor design centre in Murcia

Quantix Edge Security said it has selected the municipality of Murcia in southeastern Spain as the site for a new semiconductor design centre, following a review of 25 proposals from 15 municipalities. The company plans to invest around USD 40 million in the facility, which will focus on the design, testing, personalisation and security of semiconductors for sectors including defence, critical infrastructure, automotive and the Internet of Things.

UK seeks lessons from Australia on online safety
UNITED KINGDOM 07:15

UK seeks lessons from Australia on online safety

The UK government has said online safety minister Kanishka Narayan will travel to Australia to examine implementation of the country's social media age restrictions as part of a wider review of measures intended to improve online safety for children. The visit comes after the closure of the UK government's consultation on children's online safety on 26 May. According to the department for science, innovation and technology, more than 70,000 responses have been submitted, making it one of the largest consult

Sky Sports reports record viewing in latest football season
UNITED KINGDOM 07:12

Sky Sports reports record viewing in latest football season

Sky Sports said it set a new viewing record in the past football season, driven by year-on-year audience growth across the Premier League, Scottish Premiership, and Women's Super League. Premier League viewing on Sky Sports was up 25 percent year-on-year, as it covered more live matches than previously, with 225 exclusive games. Average match-slot audiences were up 9 percent from a year ago. 

Roku adds Fox One to streaming options in US
UNITED STATES 06:58

Roku adds Fox One to streaming options in US

Roku said it has added Fox One as a premium subscription on The Roku Channel in the US, allowing users to sign up and manage the service directly through their Roku accounts. Fox One contains Fox's full slate of news, sports and entertainment offerings on a single platform, including channels such as Fox News, Fox Business, FS1, FS2 and the Fox network.

Ericsson and Canadian govt launch 5G innovation network for defence and public safety
CANADA 06:58

Ericsson and Canadian govt launch 5G innovation network for defence and public safety

Ericsson Canada has entered into an exclusive partnership with the government of Canada to establish the Advanced Wireless Communications Innovation Network (AWIN), a platform intended to support development and testing of 5G-based technologies for defence, public safety and emergency response applications. The initiative will create a national testing environment combining Ericsson network technologies with Area X.O, a Canadian innovation hub, to support development of wireless applications for critical se

American Airlines adopts Starlink satellite internet for Airbus planes
UNITED STATES 06:57

American Airlines adopts Starlink satellite internet for Airbus planes

American Airlines is adopting Starlink satellite internet for its narrow-body planes. The company aims to have the in-flight Wi-Fi service available on more than 500 aircraft beginning in Q1 2027, focusing on its new Airbus A321XLR and A321neo deliveries.

KDDI and NTT Docomo develop shared repeater for expanding 5G mmWave coverage
JAPAN 06:45

KDDI and NTT Docomo develop shared repeater for expanding 5G mmWave coverage

KDDI and NTT Docomo have developed a shared millimetre wave (mmWave) repeater designed to expand 5G coverage more efficiently, with field trials scheduled to begin this summer at Tokyo's Ueno Park. The operators said the repeater, developed with support from Kyocera, is capable of relaying mmWave signals from both operators through a single device. The operators said the approach is intended to accelerate deployment of mmWave coverage while reducing installation costs and infrastructure requirements.

Mercy Health selects HPE to modernise network across aged care sites
AUSTRALIA 06:40

Mercy Health selects HPE to modernise network across aged care sites

Mercy Health has selected HPE to upgrade network infrastructure across its Healthy Ageing and Residential Aged Care operations in Australia, with the project covering more than 40 facilities and supporting more than 2,600 residents and over 400 retirement village units. The deployment will introduce a cloud-managed network platform intended to provide connectivity services for residents, staff, families and visitors across Mercy Health's national footprint. The organisation said it is investing in a common

Cellcard expands 5G coverage to 500 sites, eyes 1,000 by end-July
CAMBODIA 06:37

Cellcard expands 5G coverage to 500 sites, eyes 1,000 by end-July

Cambodian operator Cellcard reports it has reached 500 5G base transceiver stations (BTS) deployed across the country, doubling its 5G network coverage since January this year. The operator plans to top 1,000 5G sites deployed across Phnom Penh, Takhmao, and Cambodia's Central Region by end-July.

Vodafone says Australian regional expansion increased customer switching and usage
AUSTRALIA 06:27

Vodafone says Australian regional expansion increased customer switching and usage

TPG Telecom's Vodafone Australia said its expanded regional mobile network has increased customer switching activity and improved network usage metrics, citing research conducted by Deloitte Access Economics on the impact of the operator's network expansion. According to the report, Vodafone's regional coverage footprint expanded from approximately 400,000 square kilometres to more than one million square kilometres during the past year. The operator said this had been followed by a 29 percent increase in t

JAPAN 05:57

NTT integrates optical network monitoring capability into DSP chip

NTT said it has developed and demonstrated what it describes as the first integration of end-to-end optical network monitoring functionality into a communications digital signal processor (DSP) chip, enabling optical transceivers to detect and locate network anomalies without requiring dedicated measurement equipment. The operator said the technology allows a compact optical transceiver at the receiving end of a network to monitor the condition of an optical path while traffic is being carried, providing vi

JAPAN 05:55

Japan proposes stronger submarine cable protections

Japan's ministry of internal affairs and communications (MIC) has approved a draft framework for strengthening the resilience and protection of international submarine cable infrastructure, including measures to diversify cable landing sites, increase route redundancy and strengthen oversight of critical communications assets. The proposals will form the basis of a report due to be finalised later this summer.

OCEANIA 05:52

Indigo to provide support for Trans Pacific Networks subsea cable portfolio

Indigo Telecom Group has been selected by Trans Pacific Networks (TPN) to provide operational support services for the company's trans-Pacific subsea infrastructure portfolio, including network monitoring, provisioning, security and service management functions. Under the agreement, Indigo will provide support through its subsea network operations centre (NOC) services, covering operational management across TPN's cable infrastructure. The company said the arrangement includes service assurance, incident ma

UNITED STATES 05:50

Iren signs Dell agreement for Blackwell deployment at Texas AI campus

Australian-based global Neocloud provider Iren said it has entered into an agreement with Dell to supply air-cooled Nvidia Blackwell-based systems for deployment at its Childress, Texas campus as the company expands infrastructure supporting its AI cloud services business. The systems are intended to support a previously announced five-year managed services AI cloud contract valued at USD 3.4 billion.

AUSTRALIA 05:48

Telstra restructures technology operations, cutting more than 100 roles

Telstra is restructuring its technology operations and cutting 111 jobs as part of a broader organisational overhaul tied to its Connected Future 30 strategy, according to the Australian, citing company sources. The changes include the merger of the operator's Global Networks and Technology division with its Product and Technology division to create a new Network, Product and Technology function. The combined unit will be led by Kim Krogh Andersen, who will assume responsibility for software engineering, IT

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 05:46

Samsung workers approve wage deal as labour tensions shift to Kakao

Unionised workers at Samsung Electronics have voted to approve a wage agreement with management, removing the immediate risk of industrial action that had raised concerns over possible supply chain disruption, according to Yonhap, citing industry sources. The agreement was approved by 73.7 percent of the 62,616 members of Samsung's two largest labour unions during a six-day vote. The deal was finalised last week shortly before an 18-day strike had been scheduled to begin.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 05:44

Digicel PNG to resell Starlink services for enterprise customers

Digicel PNG has announced that it has been authorised to resell Starlink services to business and enterprise customers in Papua New Guinea, expanding its portfolio of connectivity services. The operator said the arrangement is enabled through an agreement between Starlink and Digicel PNG's parent company, Telstra. Under the agreement, Digicel PNG will distribute Starlink connectivity services, providing additional internet access options for businesses, particularly in remote and hard-to-reach locations whe

AUSTRALIA 05:43

Nexthop partners Symphony on integrated power and fibre connectivity offering

Australian operator Nexthop and Symphony Infrastructure Partners have announced a partnership to provide an integrated connectivity offering that combines high-voltage (HV) transmission infrastructure with fibre network services for Australian energy and digital infrastructure projects. The companies said the joint "Power+Fibre" offering is aimed at organisations requiring both grid connection and communications infrastructure, including renewable energy and storage developers, hyperscale data centres and n

SINGAPORE 05:40

Singapore refreshes retail digital plan with greater focus on AI adoption

Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) have launched a refreshed Retail Industry Digital Plan (IDP) aimed at supporting more than 2,000 small and medium-sized retail businesses in their digital transformation efforts. The updated framework was announced by Low Yen Ling, senior minister of state for the ministry of trade and industry and the ministry of culture, community and youth, at the Retail Reimagined – From Now to Next event organised by EnterpriseSG.

UNITED STATES 05:39

Cogent agrees sale of 10 data centres to I Squared Capital-backed entity

Cogent Communications has announced that its indirect wholly owned subsidiary, Cogent Fiber, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell 10 data centre facilities to a newly formed entity sponsored by I Squared Capital for USD 225 million in cash. The facilities included in the transaction are located in Phoenix, Arizona; Anaheim, Burbank and Stockton, California; Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Elkridge, Maryland; Kansas City, Missouri; Nashville, Tennessee; and Houston, Texas.

FINLAND 05:38

Oulu and Tokyo universities test drone-based 5G base station for emergencies

Researchers from the University of Oulu and the University of Tokyo have successfully demonstrated a drone-mounted 5G base station designed to provide mobile communications in areas where terrestrial network infrastructure is unavailable or has been disrupted. The trial was conducted at OuluZone, a wireless testing environment in Finland, where the research team evaluated the system at different flight altitudes and in simulated disaster and emergency response scenarios. 

EUROPE 05:36

TCS launches sovereign cloud platform in Europe

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched its SovereignSecure Cloud platform in Europe, extending a sovereign cloud offering aimed at governments, public sector organisations and regulated industries across the European Union. The company said the platform is designed to support digital sovereignty requirements by combining sovereign cloud architecture with AI capabilities. The offering is intended to help organisations address data, operational and infrastructure sovereignty requirements while maintaini

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