Airties buys India's Aprecomm to cement broadband optimisation offering
Airties has agreed a deal to acquire Aprecomm, an India-based vendor focused on intelligent broadband CPE and CX optimisation. The acquisition is set to bolster Airties' existing ISP service optimisation offering, while unlocking synergies across product portfolios and AI-themed R&D efforts. Aprecomm's position in India and Southeast Asia is of interest as a potential springboard for expansion across APAC markets, and Airties also anticipates growth opportunities in South America.
Airties buys India's Aprecomm to cement broadband optimisation offering
Airties has agreed a deal to acquire Aprecomm, an India-based vendor focused on intelligent broadband CPE and CX optimisation. The acquisition is set to bolster Airties' existing ISP service optimisation offering, while unlocking synergies across product portfolios and AI-themed R&D efforts. Aprecomm's position in India and Southeast Asia is of interest as a potential springboard for expansion across APAC markets, and Airties also anticipates growth opportunities in South America.
Telefonica, Thales launch global multi-operator eSIM for IoT
Telefonica Tech, the digital business unit of Telefonica, has partnered with Thales to launch a global eSIM offering based on the GSMA SGP.32 standard, enabling businesses to use a single card with profiles from multiple mobile operators. The service is designed to support international IoT deployments by allowing customers to manage connectivity across different geographies through a unified framework.
Telefonica, Thales launch global multi-operator eSIM for IoT
Telefonica Tech, the digital business unit of Telefonica, has partnered with Thales to launch a global eSIM offering based on the GSMA SGP.32 standard, enabling businesses to use a single card with profiles from multiple mobile operators. The service is designed to support international IoT deployments by allowing customers to manage connectivity across different geographies through a unified framework.
De-Cix sets new internet traffic records during Argentina-Egypt football match
De-Cix said it reached new records for data traffic both for its global internet exchange and in Europe on 07 July. The global internet exchange recorded 29.517 Tbps of traffic as millions of soccer fans worldwide watched the Fifa World Cup men's match between Argentina and Egypt. De-Cix Frankfurt, Europe's largest internet exchange, recorded an all-time high of 19.636 Tbps exchanged, too.
De-Cix sets new internet traffic records during Argentina-Egypt football match
Digi Spain sets IPO price at EUR 5.60, targets EUR 1.66 bln valuation
Digi has confirmed an IPO price of EUR 5.60 per share for the imminent IPO of its Spanish business, valuing the company at EUR 1.662 billion after a previously announced capital increase. Following the listing, which is expected to take place by mid-July, Digi Spain will trade under the ticker DIGIS.
Digi Spain sets IPO price at EUR 5.60, targets EUR 1.66 bln valuation
Apple confirms Broadcom supply deal worth over USD 30 billion
Apple announced it expects to spend over USD 30 billion on chips from Broadcom in the coming years to support a range of its products. The company confirmed a new multiyear commitment with Broadcom to design and produce custom silicon and wireless components, saying this is part of its efforts to support US-based suppliers.
Apple confirms Broadcom supply deal worth over USD 30 billion
European Parliament wants encrypted comms excluded in new ePrivacy derogation proposal
The European Parliament has agreed to another extension of the derogation of the EU's ePrivacy directive to allow online platforms to voluntarily screen private communications for potential material showing child sexual abuse or child grooming. While the Parliament previously rejected a European Council proposal to allow the derogation to continue without judicial review, the Parliament now accepts the court authority cannot be imposed easily in such cases. Instead it is calling only for the exclusion of en
European Parliament wants encrypted comms excluded in new ePrivacy derogation proposal
Azercell organises AI developer training with Amazon Web Services
Azerbaijan operator Azercell has organised a series of training workshops in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS). The initiative is aimed at strengthening the company's artificial intelligence capabilities and deepening practical AI expertise across its teams. Delivered by AWS experts, the workshops brought together specialists from a wide range of functions within Azercell including engineering, product, and technology teams to explore modern approaches to AI-powered software development and digit
Azercell organises AI developer training with Amazon Web Services
ALGcom secures public funding to develop modular data centres in Brazil
Brazil's National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) has approved BRL 10.18 million in financing for telecom and digital infrastructure manufacturer ALGcom. The capital covers 100 percent of a project dedicated to developing and mass-producing a new generation of modular data centres. The modular architecture is designed to slash data centre deployment times by up to 50 percent. By manufacturing these units domestically in Caxias do Sul (Rio Grande do Sul), the initiative aims to reduce Brazil
ALGcom secures public funding to develop modular data centres in Brazil
Mango Office leads Russian cloud call centre market
Russian VoIP operator and cloud services provider Mango Office, a subsidiary of the national operator Rostelecom, said that it ledthe Russian cloud call centre (CCaaS) market in 2025, according to a study from TMT Consulting. The market share of the company by revenues reached 34 percent. Sales of cloud call centre services from Mango Office grew by 35 percent year-on-year.
Mango Office leads Russian cloud call centre market
Virgin Media Business holds wholesale event ahead of Ethernet FTTP service launch
Virgin Media Business organised a day with wholesale partners and customers in London, to highlight its efforts to expand in the wholesale market. The event looked at the growing impact of AI-driven infrastructure demand, the importance of partnerships and continued progress on its XGS-PON network and related services. The company said over 100 partners were in attendance, alongside its full management team and external speakers.
Virgin Media Business holds wholesale event ahead of Ethernet FTTP service launch
Beeline Uzbekistan upgrades 4G network to meet traffic demand
Beeline Uzbekistan, a subsidiary of Veon Group, has modernised its mobile network in order to meet the high data traffic demand during the Fifa World Cup. From January 2025 to May 2026, data traffic on the Beeline network grew by more than a third – from 98.1 PB to 136 PB per month. The days of Uzbekistan's national team matches at the 2026 World Cup proved to be a particularly demanding period for the network.
