Arrcus supports Telus sovereign, distributed AI inferencing PoC
CANADA 08:34

Arrcus supports Telus sovereign, distributed AI inferencing PoC

Canadian operator Telus is working with distributed network infrastructure company Arrcus on a proof-of-concept to deliver sovereign, distributed AI inferencing on a national scale using the Arrcus Inference Network Fabric (AINF) as the networking foundation. The aim of the proof-of-concept is to support secure, low-latency AI for mission-critical applications across public safety, enterprise and government services in Canada.

Court rejects Ruban claim to join L-Mobi appeal against ACM
NETHERLANDS 08:33

Court rejects Ruban claim to join L-Mobi appeal against ACM

A court in Rotterdam has rejected a claim from the company Ruban Holding over the ACM's decision on wholesale access for MVNO L-Mobi at KPN. Ruban is a shareholder in L-Mobi but the court found it could not be considered an interested party in the ACM case. L-Mobi previously asked the ACM to intervene over the wholesale terms at KPN, claiming KPN was abusing a dominant market position. However, the ACM declined to take up the case. Ruban registered as an interested party in the appeal against that decision

Fastweb+Vodafone backs Pride 2026 events across four Italian cities
ITALY 08:29

Fastweb+Vodafone backs Pride 2026 events across four Italian cities

Italian operator Fastweb+Vodafone said it will join Pride 2026 events across four Italian cities as part of its commitment to promoting inclusion and employee engagement. Activities began on 13 June with the Bari Pride parade and will continue in Rome on 20 June and in Milan and Cagliari on 27 June, involving employees along with their families and friends in a shared message of participation.

Bell, Cohere, Hypertec, Buzz HPC partner to boost sovereign AI
CANADA 08:23

Bell, Cohere, Hypertec, Buzz HPC partner to boost sovereign AI

Bell Canada has announced a major sovereign AI infrastructure agreement with Cohere Technologies, Hypertec and Buzz High Performance Computing. The partnership combines the Bell AI Fabric data centre/connectivity platform with Cohere's secure enterprise-grade AI and LLM solutions, with Buzz HPC's scalable accelerated computing infrastructure. This will be powered by the Nvidia DSX AI platform and built on hardware made by Hypertec in Canada.

Mobiuz offers free data on video app for World Cup
UZBEKISTAN 08:23

Mobiuz offers free data on video app for World Cup

Uzbekistan mobile operator Mobiuz has introduced an offer for customers to watch matches of the Fifa World Cup 2026 on their phones. Subscribers are offered unlimited data traffic when accessing the Mobi Cinema mobile application, as well as the website of this service.

CPP to invest INR 70 billion in CtrlS, create data centre JV in India
INDIA 08:19

CPP to invest INR 70 billion in CtrlS, create data centre JV in India

CtrlS Datacenters has announced it has secured an investment from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments). CPP Investments will invest up to INR 70 billion (CAD 1 billion) to fund CtrlS' upcoming growth in India's digital infrastructure sector. As part of the partnership, CPP Investments will invest INR 40 billion (CAD 588 million) to acquire an 8.2 percent stake in CtrlS.

Utrecht university claims damages from KPN after data centre fire
NETHERLANDS 08:18

Utrecht university claims damages from KPN after data centre fire

Utrecht University (UU) is claiming damages from KPN following a fire at a NorthC data centre in Almere last month that disrupted the university's IT systems for a week. The amount of the claim is still being calculated according to an article on the university's news forum.  

NBI completes main fibre network build in Kilkenny
IRELAND 08:12

NBI completes main fibre network build in Kilkenny

National Broadband Ireland (NBI) has completed the main National Broadband Plan (NBP) fibre network build in County Kilkenny. This is the first in multiple county completion milestones NBI expects to achieve in 2026 as the NBP roll-out nears completion.

Spain to require anti-blackout batteries guaranteeing 75% mobile coverage
SPAIN 08:12

Spain to require anti-blackout batteries guaranteeing 75% mobile coverage

Spain's Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Administration is set to require operators to install batteries ensuring coverage for at least 75 percent of the population in a forthcoming Royal Decree on the security and resilience of electronic communications networks, reports business daily Expansion. Following consultation with operators and competition and communications regulator CNMC, the government has agreed to revise down the requirement from at least 85 percent of the population, said the

Turkcell increases investment in Belarusian subsidiary BeST
TURKEY 08:07

Turkcell increases investment in Belarusian subsidiary BeST

Turkcell reports it has increased its investment in its subsidiary BeST (Belarusian Telecommunications Network) by BYN 10.9 million. This raises Turkcell's total funding in BeST from BYN 1.36 billion to BYN 1.37 billion. Turkcell also says it has fully paid for its share of this increase to maintain its ownership stake.

Orange Jordan and InvoiceQ partner to streamline national e-invoicing requirement
JORDAN 08:05

Orange Jordan and InvoiceQ partner to streamline national e-invoicing requirement

Orange Jordan has finalised a partnership agreement with InvoiceQ Jordan to launch an integrated application that enables enterprise clients to automate invoice issuance and establish seamless connectivity with Jordan's National E-Invoicing System. The partnership aligns with regulatory directives mandating that all commercial entities submit financial data through the National E-Invoicing System to bolster fiscal transparency. To ease this compliance transition, the software features cross-platform accessi

Lightpath uses Oracle solutions to automate business processes
UNITED STATES 08:04

Lightpath uses Oracle solutions to automate business processes

US fibre network operator Lightpath is using Oracle solutions to automate key business processes and shorten time-to-market for new customer services. It is using Oracle Cloud Scale Billing to streamline complex billing process for enterprise customers - including offering concurrent support for multiple pricing and payment modes across large deployment with millions of IoT devices. 

BELARUS 08:03

Life Belarus organises cybersecurity summer camps

The operator Life Belarus plans to carry out its project Cyberclass in summer camps in three regions across the country. Online cybersecurity lessons for fifth and sixth grade pupils will take place in camps in the Minsk, Gomel and Mogilyov regions. Children will be provided with training on recognising fraudulent schemes online, protection of personal data, and using messengers, social networks and digital services safely. 

KYRGYZSTAN 08:02

Mega adds state bonds to Mega Investments fintech app

Kyrgyzstan operator Mega has added a new option to its fintech service Mega Investments. Users of the application MegaPay from the operator will be able to acquire state securities on smartphones. State bonds will be available for sale on the trading system of the Kyrgyzstan Exchange. The minimum investment is KGS 1,000, and the maximum sum totals KGS 1 million.

GLOBAL 08:01

HMD Secure joins Qualcomm, Streamwide for device-to-device NR Sidelink app

Rugged telecoms vendor HMD Secure is teaming with Qualcomm and Streamwide to launch an NR Sidelink device-to-device technology built for public safety and first responders. The product allows hardened devices to form an immediate, off-grid mesh network, enabling critical voice, messaging and data exchange during cellular outages. A live demo of the product was shown at Critical Communications World in London. NR Sidelink is a 3GPP-standardised technology enabling peer-to-peer 5G device communication without

EGYPT 07:52

Huawei Cloud and Thndr partner to boost Egyptian fintech via AI

Huawei Cloud and Egyptian digital investment platform Thndr signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to drive the adoption of cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) across Egypt's financial services industry. The agreement outlines collaboration on operational efficiency, digital financial services, and user experience. The collaboration supports Thndr's ongoing efforts to enhance its digital investment platform using cloud and AI technologies. Both companies will cooperate on selected innovatio

GLOBAL 07:50

Aria Systems, ServiceNow launch agentic telecoms BSS

AI billing specialist Aria Systems has partnered enterprise automation vendor ServiceNow to launch an agentic BSS solution targeted at telecoms. Romit Ghose, technology vice president at ServiceNow's media and telco products unit, identified legacy BSS as the biggest roadblock hampering telecoms agentic AI implementation. The platform pairs ServiceNow's flagship AI platform, including customer relationship management (CRM) tools and workflow automation, with Aria's billing and monetisation stack, driven by

UNITED KINGDOM 07:49

Deloitte opens new London AI Studio; trains UK workers on Gemini Enterprise

Deloitte is opening a new AI Studio on its London campus, developed in partnership with Google Cloud. Announced at the Google Cloud London Summit 2026 and opening in late-July, the Deloitte AI Studio will help UK organisations deploy agentic AI solutions. It will focus on transitioning sectors such as financial services, the public sector retail, consumer products, healthcare and life sciences, and technology, media and telecoms (TMT).

ITALY 07:43

Kena gifts 70GB of summer data to all subs

Telecom Italia's low-cost brand Kena has launched a one-off summer data offer whereby all new and existing customers can access a free 70GB bundle at 5G speeds of up to 250 Mbps. Under the promo, customers have until 21 June to activate the bundle at no extra cost to be used up over a period of 72 hours via the My Kena application and customer area.

UNITED STATES 07:39

CyrusOne appoints new SVP for US Operations

Global data centre operator CyrusOne has announced the appointment of Bob Hennegan as Senior Vice President (SVP), US Operations. He will lead the group's US operations, with responsibility for performance, scalability and reliability across its data centre portfolio. He was previously Vice President (VP) for Global Data Center Facility Operations at Meta. 

UNITED KINGDOM 07:35

Netomnia connects over 40,000 premises serviceable in Sale

Netomnia's full-fibre network roll-out in Sale has now delivered over 40,000 premises serviceable, helping to reduce one of the biggest connectivity gaps in Greater Manchester. Netomnia started its Sale network build in September 2022. The town joins Oldham, Cheetham Hill and Didsbury as part of Netomnia's growing full-fibre network footprint across Greater Manchester. 

RUSSIAN FEDERATION 07:32

Motiv offers promo of Samsung smartphones

Russian mobile operator Motiv introduced a promotion on smartphones from Samsung in its shops, offering voice bundles and unlimited data traffic packages free for three months. The promotion is valid until 30 June with the Samsung Galaxy A07 and A17.

NETHERLANDS 07:32

Dutch Consumer Television Market 2026-Q1

This report analyses developments in the Dutch market for consumer television connections and revenues in the first quarter of 2026, and compares the findings with results from previous quarters. It includes a five year forecast for consumer television subscriptions and revenues, divided by technology.

GLOBAL 07:31

Ciena adds Blue Planet module for tracking configuration changes

Ciena's Blue Planet division announced the launch of its Configuration and Change Management (CCM) tool, unifying device policies and lifecycle management in telecoms systems. Blue Planet CCM is designed to supplant fragmented IT and manual processes, implementing AI-driven tools to reduce risk. Key capabilities include centralised oversight across multi-vendor networks and configuration drift alerts, as well as lifecycle management services for both software and hardware. AI technology is deployed for risk

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