Viasat trims FY outlook aftet EBITDA falls 4% in Q2
GLOBAL 07:57

Viasat trims FY outlook aftet EBITDA falls 4% in Q2

Viasat reported revenue for its fiscal second quarter to September of USD 1.2 billion, up 3 percent from a year earlier thanks to growth in the defense sector. Sale in the Defense and Advanced Technologies segment jumped 20 percent year-on-year, compared to a 3 percent fall in the Communication Services segment. Adjusted EBITDA for the group was down 4 percent to USD 370 million, and its net loss widened to USD 29 million from USD 61 million due to an increased tax provision, higher R&D spending and higher

India launches centralised geospatial platform to monitor mobile, broadband network performance
INDIA 07:54

India launches centralised geospatial platform to monitor mobile, broadband network performance

Indian telecoms regulator TRAI has launched the Network Anubhav Platform. This geospatial dashboard brings together consumer-generated network test results and data from the regulator's independent drive tests. The platform also provides web-based access to Do Not Disturb (DND) services.

Cellnex 9-month revenues up over 2% to EUR 3 bln, cuts net loss
EUROPE 07:52

Cellnex 9-month revenues up over 2% to EUR 3 bln, cuts net loss

Spanish operator Cellnex Telecom, Europe's largest mobile towers company, reported revenues up 2.4 percent year-on-year on (4.9% on an organic basis) to EUR 3.01 billion in the first nine months of 2026 thanks to sustained client demand and growth across all segments. It also reduced its nine-month net loss by 16.7 percent to EUR 219 million and increased its free cash flow to EUR 474 million, 2.5 times the year-earlier result of EUR 186 million, due to in part to cost reductions and lower investment spendi

Google plans first data centre in Wyoming with carbon capture system
UNITED STATES 07:40

Google plans first data centre in Wyoming with carbon capture system

Google announced plans to build its first data centre in the US state of Wyoming. The company said the project with Tallgrass Energy, Black Hills Energy, American Electric Power (AEP) and Related Digital represents a USD 17 billion investment in the state. The Wyoming data center will be air-cooled to minimize strain on local water resources, and Google pledged to pay for all its own energy. AEP will build a 702 MW fuel cell plant to convert natural gas into electricity for the site, along with an associate

Airtel revenues jump nearly 17%, adds nearly 12 million customers in September quarter
AFRICA 07:33

Airtel revenues jump nearly 17%, adds nearly 12 million customers in September quarter

Airtel posted revenues of INR 608.78 billion for its second quarter ended 30 September 2026, which represents an increase of 16.7 percent year-on-year and 4 percent quarter-on-quarter, boosted by strong growth in India and Africa. The operator also reports that its total customer base expanded to 693 million across 15 countries supported by quarterly net additions of 12 million subscribers across India and Africa. Quarterly EBITDA reached INR 352.40 billion, with EBITDA margin of 57.9 percent at end-Septemb

Veon buys stake in JungoTV as Q3 digital service revenue grows 46%
GLOBAL 07:28

Veon buys stake in JungoTV as Q3 digital service revenue grows 46%

Veon announced an agreement to invest in JungoTV, a US media company, to help strengthen its digital services offering. Veon will acquire a 33.75 percent stake in the company and distribute its sports and entertainment content across Veon's markets. The deal was announced alongside Veon's third-quarter results showing the operator is on track to achieve the mid to high end of its annual growth targets. 

NOS extends rights to Eredivisie match summaries for 5 years
NETHERLANDS 06:30

NOS extends rights to Eredivisie match summaries for 5 years

The Dutch public broadcaster NOS extended its rights to show highlights from the Eredivisie football league for the next five years. Match summaries will be available on the NPO 1 channel and its on-demand platform NPO Start under the new contract with Eredivisie Media & Marketing (EMM) running through the 2031-32 season. The deal covers both the men's and women's leagues. 

True to accelerate AI deployment across network operations and business functions in 2027
THAILAND 06:29

True to accelerate AI deployment across network operations and business functions in 2027

Thai operator True has announced plans to extend the use of AI across its network operations, customer service and business functions in 2027. True's transformation programme is structured around four areas, namely customer experience, business growth, AI adoption and workforce development. Its priorities include upgrading mobile and fixed broadband services, expanding enterprise offerings, developing services beyond connectivity and using synergies with the wider CP Group and Arise ecosystems.

Samsung to train 1,600 people in electronics servicing in India
INDIA 05:51

Samsung to train 1,600 people in electronics servicing in India

Samsung India has signed a 3-year agreement with India's Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) to provide vocational training in electronics repair, maintenance and servicing. The programme will target 1,600 trainees in its first year, with training delivered through 15 MSME Technology Centres across the country.

NTT partners with Ubie to trial medical AI information platform at Tokyo hospital
JAPAN 05:33

NTT partners with Ubie to trial medical AI information platform at Tokyo hospital

NTT, NTT Docomo Business and medical publisher Igaku-Shoin have begun a joint trial with Ubie to evaluate an AI information platform designed to provide healthcare professionals with reliable medical information, with testing taking place at NTT Medical Center Tokyo. The trial combines the platform developed by the three partners with Ubie's generative AI service for healthcare institutions, Ubie Generative AI. It follows the start of joint platform development in April 2026.

NTT West enables online identity verification for telephone subscription transfers
JAPAN 05:28

NTT West enables online identity verification for telephone subscription transfers

NTT West has introduced Liquid's LIQUID eKYC online identity verification service for changes of ownership of telephone subscriptions, enabling customers to complete identity checks online and submit name-change applications via the web. The service removes the previous requirement to submit a change-of-ownership notification form and identity documents. Liquid, part of the ELEMENTS Group, is also providing its eKYC Manager Audit Log option, which supplies monthly system-operation logs to support system aud

Iren's AI cloud revenue nearly triples to USD 200 mln in first quarter
AUSTRALIA 05:25

Iren's AI cloud revenue nearly triples to USD 200 mln in first quarter

Australian AI infrastructure company Iren's AI cloud revenue nearly tripled sequentially to USD 200 million in the first quarter of FY27, as the company expanded its data centre capacity and increased contracted demand for GPU infrastructure. Total revenue for the three months ended 30 September 2026 rose 66 percent from the previous quarter to USD 228 million. AI Cloud revenue increased from USD 71 million to USD 200 million, while Bitcoin mining revenue fell from USD 67 million to USD 28 million. 

AUSTRALIA 05:23

Future Secure AI raises USD 82 mln to expand enterprise AI Co-Worker business

Australian-founded Future Secure AI (FSAI) has raised USD 82 million from new and existing investors to accelerate its international expansion and extend deployment of its AI Co-Workers across large enterprises. The funding round includes new investment from Square Peg, Yarra Capital Management and Firetrail, alongside existing investor Macquarie Asset Management.

SINGAPORE 05:15

Keppel DC REIT appoints Manjot Singh Mann to board

Keppel DC REIT Management has appointed Keppel's CEO of Connectivity, Manjot Singh Mann, as a non-independent non-executive director and member of its environmental, social and governance committee, effective 6 November 2026. Mann, 61, is also CEO of M1 and chief digital officer of Keppel. He took on the connectivity role in June 2024, having served as M1 CEO since December 2018 and as a director on its board since June 2019.

AUSTRALIA 05:13

ACMA calls for more consistent reporting under Australian disinformation code

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has called for more consistent reporting by digital platforms under Australia's voluntary disinformation and misinformation code, citing continuing gaps in standardised metrics and the comparability of Australian-specific data. In its fifth annual report to government on the Australian Code of Practice on Disinformation and Misinformation, the regulator said most of the seven signatories had provided a substantial proportion of Australian-specific dat

JAPAN 05:11

TBS and NTT Docomo develop cross-device targeted advertising for TVer

TBS Television and NTT Docomo have developed a data-driven video advertising solution for streaming platform TVer, combining Docomo's customer data with TBS's reserved advertising inventory to enable audience targeting across devices and measurement of campaign effectiveness through to post-advertising consumer behaviour. The solution, launched by TBS on 5 November, was developed in collaboration with advertising technology companies Carta Zero and Voxx. 

JAPAN 05:09

KDDI adds IVRy conversational AI platform to Business Port offering

KDDI has added IVRy's conversational AI platform to its Business Port programme, making the service available to corporate customers through its online platform and nationwide sales network. The offering, developed by Japanese technology company IVRy, will enable KDDI and KDDI Biz Edge customers to access AI-powered telephone handling alongside their existing communications and digital transformation services. Online applications through Business Port began on 29 September, while KDDI and KDDI Biz Edge sale

JAPAN 05:06

NTT Data trials video-enabled emergency response platform in Tokyo

NTT Data, Tokyu Security and Japanese cloud video platform provider Safie have conducted a trial in Tokyo using the RapidSOS emergency response platform to share live camera footage with fire service control centres during emergency calls. The trial, conducted around Sakuragaokacho in Tokyo's Shibuya district with the cooperation of the Tokyo Fire Department, tested a system that combines a caller's smartphone location data with nearby Safie cloud camera feeds. The footage was made available to the fire ser

JAPAN 05:05

JTower deploys shared 5G infrastructure at Sendai subway station

Japanese infrastructure-sharing provider JTower has completed a 5G network deployment at Sendai Station on the Sendai City Subway, using shared telecommunications infrastructure to improve mobile connectivity for passengers. The project was carried out as a trial under a cooperative infrastructure-sharing programme promoted by the Japan Mobile Communications Infrastructure Association (JMCIA), with JTower responsible for building the 5G equipment. The deployment is intended to provide more stable 5G coverag

JAPAN 05:03

BBIX adds D2D communication and SIM routing to OCX Mobile Access

SoftBank's IX-subsidiary BBIX has added two features to its OCX Mobile Access service, enabling direct communication between SIM-equipped devices and access to local networks connected behind SIM-enabled routers. The features have been introduced to the service's Virtual Mobile Gateway (VMG), jointly developed by BBIX and BBSakura Networks as part of the Open Connectivity eXchange (OCX) platform.

JAPAN 05:00

FiRa Consortium establishes Japan committee to support UWB adoption

The FiRa Consortium has established a permanent Japan Committee to promote the adoption of Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology in Japan and ensure local market requirements are reflected in the organisation's use cases and technical specifications. The committee will provide FiRa members and other stakeholders with a forum to exchange information, identify barriers to adoption and provide feedback to the consortium's Working Groups. It will also develop Japanese-language materials and communications to improve

GLOBAL 04:58

NTT Data agrees 900 MW Bloom Energy fuel cell deployment for global data centres

NTT Data has agreed to deploy 900 MW of onsite power generation using Bloom Energy fuel cell technology across multiple data centre projects globally, as it looks to bring new capacity online more quickly in markets where grid power is constrained. Under the agreement, NTT Global Data Centers will use Bloom's fuel cells as a primary power source to support expanding data centre capacity and growing demand from AI infrastructure. Initial shipments are scheduled to begin in 2027.

JAPAN 04:56

LY Corporation raises forecast as first-half revenue and adjusted EBITDA grow

Japanese internet and technology group LY Corporation has raised its full-year revenue and earnings forecasts after reporting double-digit growth in revenue and adjusted EBITDA for the six months to 30 September 2026, supported by expansion in its commerce and financial services businesses. Revenue for the first half of FY2026 increased 12.3 percent YoY to JPY 1.12 trillion (USD 7.3 bln), while adjusted EBITDA rose 22 percent to JPY 306.6 bln. Both figures were records for the company's first-half performan

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 04:54

KT and Seoul Uni to establish cybersecurity master's programme

Korea Telecom (KT) has signed an agreement with Seoul National University to establish a postgraduate programme specialising in integrated cybersecurity, with the first intake scheduled for March 2027. The programme will target security professionals working within KT and its group companies, combining academic study with practical training to address security challenges arising from the adoption of AI, cloud services and next-generation communications technologies. The curriculum is expected to cover AI se

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