Private mobile networks top 2,000, with manufacturing leading the way - research
GLOBAL 15 JUN

Private mobile networks top 2,000, with manufacturing leading the way - research

Private mobile networks with an estimated contract value of at least EUR 100,000 were in operation at 2,003 organisations at the end of March, according to the GSA's latest Private Mobile Networks report. Private cellular deployments were tracked in 88 countries. Manufacturing remains the biggest sector in terms of quantities, followed by education, academic research, and mining. The GSA reports that private 5G adoption has accelerated, accounting for over 50 percent of deployments disclosed since 2022.

Almost eight in ten CSPs have commercial leads on sovereign AI
GLOBAL 15 JUN

Almost eight in ten CSPs have commercial leads on sovereign AI

A majority of communication service providers (CSPs) polled by TM Forum are forging ahead with sovereign AI projects, though a full consensus is yet to emerge on the right approach. The figures, published ahead of TM Forum's flagship DTW Ignite event, indicate 77 percent of the panel had commercial leads lined up to monetise sovereign AI and related capabilities, targeting strict performance criteria such as governance, infrastructure autonomy and data sovereignty.

Telefonica Tech secures Castilla y Leon smart water contract
SPAIN 12 JUN

Telefonica Tech secures Castilla y Leon smart water contract

Telefonica's digital business unit Telefonica Tech has secured a contract to digitise the water cycle in Spain's Castilla y Leon region. The 10-year deal awarded by regional infrastructure agency SOMACYL covers the replacement of manual meter readings with automated, secure remote monitoring to improve efficiency in water distribution and resource use.

Spanish AI robotics startup Theker raises EUR 73 mln from CRV, Samsung, LVMH
SPAIN 12 JUN

Spanish AI robotics startup Theker raises EUR 73 mln from CRV, Samsung, LVMH

Barcelona-based AI robotics startup Theker has raised EUR 73 million in a Series A funding round led by US venture capital firm CRV, with participation from Samsung and French luxury group LVMH. Founded in 2022 by engineers Jiaqiang Ye Zhu and Carla Gómez, Theker develops robots powered by artificial intelligence, computer vision and deep learning to automate tasks in industrial environments.

Telia Estonia provides 5G SA services for Tallinn seaport
ESTONIA 12 JUN

Telia Estonia provides 5G SA services for Tallinn seaport

Telia Estonia also said it is testing the transmission of high-quality mediacontent on its 5G SA network, which could open up new opportunities for media companies and event organisers.

Snom introduces D895M model as part of D8xx series
GERMANY 12 JUN

Snom introduces D895M model as part of D8xx series

Snom, the German manufacturer of VoIP/fixed telephony and conferencing devices, has introduced the new D895M model as part of its D8xx series. The device features an integrated DECT handset, 8-inch high-resolution colour LCD display, HD audio and extended frequency range systems. The D895M is compatible with IP-PBX and UC products for hybrid corporate environments. The telephone is available at specialist retailers with a three-year manufacturer's warranty.

Smals selects Google Cloud as primary public cloud provider
BELGIUM 12 JUN

Smals selects Google Cloud as primary public cloud provider

Smals, the shared IT organisation serving more than 300 Belgian public institutions, has selected Google Cloud as its primary public cloud provider as part of a broader infrastructure modernisation strategy. The agreement was awarded to SoftwareOne and Google Cloud following a procurement process conducted under the GEANT OCRE24 framework. Smals said the arrangement will give its member organisations access to Google Cloud services while supporting the delivery of digital services across Belgium's public se

LG CNS and LX Pantos plan humanoid robot deployment at logistics centre
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 12 JUN

LG CNS and LX Pantos plan humanoid robot deployment at logistics centre

LG CNS and logistics company LX Pantos have signed an MoU to develop a next-generation smart logistics system using humanoid and shuttle robots at LX Pantos's MegaWise Cheongna logistics centre. Under the agreement, the companies will build and test an automated logistics workflow that combines humanoid robots with shuttle robots across warehouse operations. The planned system would see shuttle robots retrieve goods scheduled for dispatch from storage areas, with humanoid robots receiving the items and load

Algerian government opens National Centre for Virtual Learning and AI
ALGERIA 11 JUN

Algerian government opens National Centre for Virtual Learning and AI

Algeria has launched its first National Centre for Virtual Learning and Artificial Intelligence, Wearetech reported. It aims to provide digital skills training, expand artificial intelligence adoption, and improve access to modern educational platforms. It was opened by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research as a platform for developing and testing new training methods. It provides digital infrastructure, distance learning platforms and specialist resources to support the digitisation of a

Ireland's Dapple collects USD 30 mln funding to deliver enterprise AI capacity
GLOBAL 11 JUN

Ireland's Dapple collects USD 30 mln funding to deliver enterprise AI capacity

Dapple, an Irish start-up looking to advance dedicated cloud capacity for regulatory-grade enterprise AI workloads, has obtained USD 30 million in its first major round of funding. Dapple's seed investment round is backed by Raptor Group, a private investment house backed by Jim Pallota's family office, and Ion Pacific, an early-stage venture firm based in Hong Kong. The funding comes just five months on from the launch of Dapple's AI infrastructure operating system, the Enterprise OS Cloud. 

NTT West to add mobile connectivity option to Multi Interconnect service
JAPAN 11 JUN

NTT West to add mobile connectivity option to Multi Interconnect service

NTT West has announced plans to add a new mobile connectivity function to its Multi Interconnect enterprise networking service, enabling customers to connect mobile networks with its Interconnected WAN service. The new feature, called Mobile Connection, is scheduled to begin accepting orders on 30 October 2026. The operator said the new capability is designed to support more flexible network deployments by integrating closed mobile network services with Interconnected WAN.

Telefonica Germany rolls out SD-WAN infrastructure in Deichmann stores in Europe
EUROPE 10 JUN

Telefonica Germany rolls out SD-WAN infrastructure in Deichmann stores in Europe

Telefonica Germany said it is rolling out standardised SD-WAN infrastructure in approximately 4,700 branches of footwear retailer Deichmann in Europe. The company picked Telefonica to upgrade the infrastructures in its shoe stores and streamline retail operations. The SD-WAN infrastructure enables Deichmann to deploy digital applications at scale, and centralise management, providing the foundation for testing and launching new in-store services faster, as well as new technologies and digital applications.

GLOBAL 10 JUN

Mitel appoints new global channel, partner head

Mitel, global business communications group, has appointed Ben Macdonald as Vice President (VP) of Global Channel Go-to-Market. This supports Mitel's commitment to expanding its partner network and investing in the channel ecosystem. The group has over 6,000 channel partners worldwide.

GLOBAL 10 JUN

Arista introduces 7060XE7 Series switches with 1.6 Tbps or 800G ports

Arista Networks has announced its 7060XE7 Series product line-up, incorporating rack-scale switches and server systems with 1.6 Tbps or 800 Gbps ports. Its 7060Xe7 switches cater to AI workloads that have prompted data centre upgrades at unprecedented scale to link hundreds of thousands of processing chips and custom AI accelerators. Arista argues this trend has meant the back-end of data centre networks has evolved from a standalone layer into a critical backplane operating as part of a tightly-integrated

EUROPE 10 JUN

Telefonica reused and recycled 4 mln devices in 2025

Telefonica said it reused and recycled around 4 million devices in 2025 as a whole, accounting for 95 percent of the waste it generated. The company is pushing to implant circular economy practices into its climate strategy and improve resource efficiency with a view to reaching a "Zero Waste" target for 2030.

ZIMBABWE 10 JUN

Potraz provides Starlink connectivity to 98 digital centres, supplies solar power and school PCs

The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has upgraded 98 digital centres with Starlink technology nationwide, including ten centres in Masvingo province. It said 59 digital centres and post offices have been solarised to improve service reliability and operational sustainability. POTRAZ has deployed 25,264 computers at 1,419 schools nationwide, including 3,030 computers allocated to 175 schools in Masvingo Province.

UNITED STATES 10 JUN

Broadcom attracts USD 35 billion funding to advance 20 GW data centre expansion

Broadcom has announced an investment partnership aimed at building 20 GW of data centre compute capacity globally, powered by its processing chips and networking products. The vehicle, dubbed AI XPV Platform, is led by alternative asset management firm Apollo and backed by Blackstone's Credit & Insurance Business. An initial USD 35 billion tranche of funding has been allocated to kick off commercial contracts with frontier AI clients including Anthropic and OpenAI, in a timescale expected to last until at l

UNITED STATES 9 JUN

Cognizant introduces Platform-as-a-Service tailored to physical AI deployment

US-based digital technology and consulting vendor Cognizant has launched a Platform-as-a-Sservice that supports enterprise physical AI deployments by aggregating artificial models and component systems such as industrial sensors, factory automation and energy infrastructure. Cognizant's Physical AI Platform-as-a-Service benefits from a data fabric powered by the Cognizant Intelligence Plane, a sovereign control layer programmed to harmonise interactions across every physical and agentic AI touchpoint. This

UNITED STATES 9 JUN

Amazon, Corning strike fibre sourcing deal set to generate over 1,000 North Carolina jobs

Corning said it has inked a deal with Amazon to supply optical fibre cables and connectivity materials for the latter's US data centre fleet. A multi-billion dollar contract has been signed with scope to generate 1,000 high-skilled jobs at Corning's North Carolina manufacturing base, in addition to hundreds of construction roles set to deliver the extra capacity across multiple production facilities.

GLOBAL 8 JUN

Ericsson mining collaboration with Epiroc blossoms into global go-to-market pact

Ericsson has announced an expanded collaboration with mining technology supplier Epiroc to catalyse digitised mining footprints empowered by LTE and 5G connectivity. The partners have collaborated for roughly a decade, but will now extend their co-operation into a broader go-to-market alliance, with Epiroc serving as a global systems integrator for mining solutions based on Ericsson's cellular stack.  Epiroc will supply Ericsson's LTE and 5G connectivity offering alongside products tailored to surface-level

JAPAN 8 JUN

NTT's Transatel explores zero-touch eSIM provisioning in partnership with Furukawa Electric

Furakawa Electric is up teaming with Transatel, NTT's cellular IoT and MVNO enablement subsidiary, to advance a proof-of-concept (PoC) that relies on Transatel's Bootstrap eSIM to streamline user onboarding across NTT Docomo and KDDI production networks. The PoC leverages a cellular-enabled internet router based on Furukawa Electric's FITELnet F225 Series router, a corporate-grade device which natively supports LTE and 5G communication.

SPAIN 8 JUN

Orange Spain opens latest GarageLab call

Orange Spain's charitable arm, the Orange Foundation, announced the launch of a new call for applications for its GarageLAB programme for the 2026-2027 academic year. The initiative is aimed at schools and organisations throughout Spain that work with young people at risk of social exclusion, seeking to increase their motivation for learning and strengthen their digital skills.

GLOBAL 8 JUN

IBM research illuminates capacity concerns amid accelerated agent AI adoption

Around 70 percent of C-level tech executives surveyed for IBM's market research said they believed the pace of technology deployment has outstripped internal governance capacity, driven by fundamental trends such as artificial intelligence. The finding comes from IBM's Institute for Business Value survey, with around two thirds of CIOs and CTOs participating reporting accountability for AI systems that they do not have full control over, underlining ongoing challenges around governance. Around 80 percent of

GLOBAL 7 JUN

Anritsu introduces PCIe 7.0 test case in R-MP1900A signal analyser

Anritsu has launched a receiver test case for the PCI Express Gen 7.0 specification. The test device plugs into Anritsu's R-series MP1900A Signal Quality Analyser, an eight-slot, modular Bit Error Rate Tester (BERT) built for physical layer evaluations of high-speed network interfaces. The device is used to generate test signals with added noise and jitter to probe high-speed PCIe 7.0 interfaces, delivering at PAM4 transmission rates up to 128 gigatransfers per second (GT/s).

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