Orange Business focuses on sovereign comms, AI agents and anti-drone system in portfolio expansion
Orange Business is presenting new offerings and a dozen "breakthrough innovations" at its annual summit, a two-day event ending on 18 March during which the B2B arm of the Orange group will interact with over 1,000 customers. The launches aim to expand the portfolio beyond connectivity, combining sovereign cloud and AI capabilities, as well as service integration from new and existing technical partners.
Orange Business focuses on sovereign comms, AI agents and anti-drone system in portfolio expansion
Orange Business is presenting new offerings and a dozen "breakthrough innovations" at its annual summit, a two-day event ending on 18 March during which the B2B arm of the Orange group will interact with over 1,000 customers. The launches aim to expand the portfolio beyond connectivity, combining sovereign cloud and AI capabilities, as well as service integration from new and existing technical partners.
Japanese operators to launch emergency roaming service for disasters
Japan's five mobile network operators, NTT Docomo, KDDI, Okinawa Cellular, SoftBank and Rakuten Mobile, will launch a joint emergency roaming service, "Japan Roaming", on 1 April to provide backup connectivity during major outages and disasters. The service will allow subscribers to connect temporarily to another operator's 4G LTE network if their primary provider's service is unavailable due to large-scale disruptions. It is intended as an additional contingency alongside existing alternatives such as publ
Japanese operators to launch emergency roaming service for disasters
Japan's five mobile network operators, NTT Docomo, KDDI, Okinawa Cellular, SoftBank and Rakuten Mobile, will launch a joint emergency roaming service, "Japan Roaming", on 1 April to provide backup connectivity during major outages and disasters. The service will allow subscribers to connect temporarily to another operator's 4G LTE network if their primary provider's service is unavailable due to large-scale disruptions. It is intended as an additional contingency alongside existing alternatives such as publ
Tencent revenues jump 14% in 2025 driven by gaming portfolio, AI-enhanced advertising
Tencent posted total revenues of CNY 751.8 billion in 2025, up 14 percent year-on-year. This growth was mainly boosted by a recovery in the gaming sector and AI-driven improvements in advertising. Tencent says AI capabilities improved its ad targeting and supported more engagement with its games, and as the company's "cloud business delivered improving revenue growth and profit at scale".
Tencent revenues jump 14% in 2025 driven by gaming portfolio, AI-enhanced advertising
Hong Kong sheds nearly 57,000 fixed-line subscribers in November 2025
Hong Kong lost 56,591 fixed-line subscribers in November 2025, ending the month with 1.868 million users. The total includes 653,957 residential fixed-lines and 1.032 million business lines. The number of non-exchange lines (which includes IP telephone and fixed wireless services) declined to 1.384 million in November 2025 from 1.385 million in the previous month, according to figures from the Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA). The number of leased lines increased to 136,498 in November 2025 fro
Hong Kong sheds nearly 57,000 fixed-line subscribers in November 2025
FPT Telecom deploys Plume Platform to upgrade in-home Wi-Fi services in Vietnam
Vietnamese operator FPT Telecom has partnered with personalized smart services provider Plume to bring the Plume Platform to its subscribers across Vietnam. FPT says its network leverages the Plume Platform's Wi-Fi optimization and AI-informed application recognition and prioritization technologies to create a home network that adapts to the way each household uses the internet.
FPT Telecom deploys Plume Platform to upgrade in-home Wi-Fi services in Vietnam
Indosat, Nvidia to develop AI capabilities using Nemotron open models
Indonesian operator Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) has partnered with Nvidia to develop AI capabilities using Nemotron open models. By combining AI models, national infrastructure, and digital platforms, Indosat plans to bring AI closer to everyday life, from classrooms and creative communities to businesses and public institutions across the archipelago.
Indosat, Nvidia to develop AI capabilities using Nemotron open models
Exponential-e partners with Conscium; wins University CCaS contract
Exponential-e, UK-based IT services group, has announced a partnership with UK AI safety start-up Conscium to advance AI agent safety and adoption across private and public sector customers. The partnership will combine Exponential-e's experience in delivering secure, sovereign enterprise infrastructure with Conscium's AI verification technology. This will provide customers with a strong framework for testing, governing and safety deploying AI agents. The partnership comes after Exponential-e appointed Cons
Exponential-e partners with Conscium; wins University CCaS contract
Vodafone Spain inks Seville smart tourism deal
Vodafone Spain (Zegona) has signed a deal with Sekba Technology and Seville's Provincial IT Company (Inpro) to develop a Tourism Intelligence Plan for the province. The operator said it had been awarded Lot 1 of the project, which covers Destination Tourism Sustainability Plans in Seville's Sierra Morena and Doñana regions.
Vodafone Spain inks Seville smart tourism deal
AT&T launches new app with advanced GenAI assistant feature
AT&T has announced the launch of the new AT&T app, allowing customers to buy and manage all their connectivity services in one place. The new app uses a GenAI assistant to provide a more personalised experience for customers. For the first time, customers can buy and trial services directly through the app.
AT&T launches new app with advanced GenAI assistant feature
Ericsson welcomes US economic affairs under-secretary to 5G manufacturing base
Ericsson has welcomed a US federal government under-secretary to its USA 5G Smart Factory in Lewisville, Texas. Jacob Helberg, US Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, visited the facility with a staff of more than 550, alongside US ambassador to Sweden Christine Toretti, Swedish ambassador Urban Ahlin, Ericsson president and CEO Borje Ekholm, and head of Ericsson Americas Yossi Cohen.
Ericsson welcomes US economic affairs under-secretary to 5G manufacturing base
Lumentum to showcase optical channel monitors, pluggables and DWDM laser source at OFC
Lumentum is highlighting optical components for telecoms as well as scale-out, scale-across and scale-up wavelength connectivity at the 2026 Optical Fiber Communication (OFC) conference in Los Angeles. Telecoms-capable products on display include a multi-rail Coherent Optical Channel Monitor that integrates two C-band and two L-band channels to increase density by fourfold versus current generation products.
