Samsung provides AI, coding training to 1,750 Uttar Pradesh students
INDIA 08:41

Samsung provides AI, coding training to 1,750 Uttar Pradesh students

Samsung India has announced that 1,750 students in Uttar Pradesh completed its Samsung Innovation Campus (SIC) programme. With this cohort, the total number of students trained under Samsung Innovation Campus in Uttar Pradesh has reached 3,900.

Nigerian govt to own maximum 49% in fibre network project company financed by World Bank loan
NIGERIA 08:40

Nigerian govt to own maximum 49% in fibre network project company financed by World Bank loan

The Nigerian government has announced plans to channel a USD 460 million World Bank loan into the proposed fibre infrastructure company set up to deploy 90,000 kilometres of climate-resilient broadband fibre across the country, CommunicationsWeek reported. The plan is contained in the Financing Agreement for the Building Resilient Digital Infrastructure for Growth project between the government and the International Development Association, the concessional lending arm of the World Bank. The government will

Global content spend to reach USD 255 billion in 2026 - Ampere Analysis
GLOBAL 08:35

Global content spend to reach USD 255 billion in 2026 - Ampere Analysis

New research from Ampere Analysis shows that global content investment will grow by 2 percent year-on-year to reach USD 255 billion in 2026, driven by continued investment from global streaming services. This continued shift is increasing the gap between streaming platforms and traditional broadcasters, with the latter's content investment ability impacted by ongoing pressures in the advertising market. 

Cloudflare CEO slams Italy fine, threatens country exit
ITALY 08:28

Cloudflare CEO slams Italy fine, threatens country exit

Cloudflare has strongly condemned a EUR 14 million fine handed down by Italy's communications regulator Agcom and threatened to remove its servers from the country in an escalating row over the country's anti-piracy framework. The US web infrastructure firm was fined what amounts to 1 percent of its global revenue after refusing to comply with Italy's "Piracy Shield" platform that requires DNS and internet providers to block illegal sports streams within 30 minutes of detection by content owners.

Crown Castle cancels Dish contract after payments stopped
UNITED STATES 08:25

Crown Castle cancels Dish contract after payments stopped

Dish Wireless has stopped paying Crown Castle for its tower infrastructure services. Crown Castle said it is owed some USD 3.5 billion in payments from Dish and will work to recover the amounts from Dish's proposed spectrum sales. In the meantime it has ended its contract with Dish.

ITS group revenue increases to GBP 34.49 million for FY24
UNITED KINGDOM 08:21

ITS group revenue increases to GBP 34.49 million for FY24

ITS Holdco, parent company of UK connectivity provider ITS Technology Group, has reported revenue of GBP 34.49 million for the year to 31 December 2024, up from GBP 26.85 million a year earlier. The operating loss fell to GBP 14.22 million, from GBP 16.50 million, with directors expecting operating losses to continue as the group builds its full-fibre network across the UK.

Reliance Jio mulls record USD 4.5 billion IPO with 2.5% stake sale - report
INDIA 08:13

Reliance Jio mulls record USD 4.5 billion IPO with 2.5% stake sale - report

Indian operator Reliance Jio Platforms plans to launch an initial public offering this year that would float 2.5 percent of the company, Reuters reports, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. According to the same source, this is expected to be the country's largest-ever IPO worth more than USD 4 billion. The listing timeline depends on market conditions, one of the sources added.

FCC lifts phone unlocking requirement for Verizon
UNITED STATES 08:11

FCC lifts phone unlocking requirement for Verizon

The Federal Communications Commission has lifted a rule requiring Verizon to unlock customer phones 60 days after they become a customer. As a result, the operator will be able to impose a longer lock-in period, the same as other US mobile operators. The FCC said the 2007 rule created "an incentive for bad actors to steal those handsets for purposes of carrying out fraud and other illegal acts". 

Neos Networks reports after tax loss of GBP 70.7 million for FY25
UNITED KINGDOM 08:10

Neos Networks reports after tax loss of GBP 70.7 million for FY25

Neos Networks has reported a loss after tax of GBP 70.7 million for the year to 31 March 2025, down from a year-earlier loss of GBP 83 million. The group improved sales during the year, focusing on recurring revenue across its core telecoms installation and maintenance contracts. Neos Networks made an operating loss of GBP 46.8 million for the year, down from a loss of GBP 63.6 million in FY2 -  significantly reducing administrative expenses as part of a 5-year plan to boost profitability.

Paramount sues Warner Bros Discovery over financial disclosure on takeover talks
GLOBAL 07:58

Paramount sues Warner Bros Discovery over financial disclosure on takeover talks

Paramount Skydance has filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros Discovery calling for greater financial disclosure from the company about how it decided on the rival takeover offer from Netflix. Paramount said it would also propose its own slate of directors at the next WBD shareholders meeting in an effort to gain support for its position. The announcement follows Warner rejecting the higher takeover bid from Paramount in favour of the earlier agreed Netflix deal. 

Ericsson Spain to launch collective dismissal process
SPAIN 07:52

Ericsson Spain to launch collective dismissal process

Ericsson Spain is set to become the latest Spanish telecommunications company to launch a redundancy process, reports Europa Press, citing a letter sent to workers' representatives. The collective dismissal process (ERE) is expected to affect around 10 percent of the Ericsson's 2,264-strong workforce in the country, according to earlier reports, but the exact scope of the adjustment has not been communicated.

Myriota bolsters global IoT network with launch of eight satellites
GLOBAL 06:40

Myriota bolsters global IoT network with launch of eight satellites

Australia-based global satellite IoT provider Myriota announced the successful launch of eight satellites supporting its space-based UltraLite IoT network. Through Myriota's partnership with Spire Global, the satellites were launched aboard SpaceX's Twilight mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The launch delivers a major uplift in performance, capacity, and resilience across Myriota's UltraLite Network, improving message delivery speed and reliability for customers operating in over 57 c

TAIWAN 06:39

Empyrion Digital breaks ground on its first data centre in Taiwan

Singapore-headquartered  data centre developer and operator Empyrion Digital has commenced groundbreaking for its first data centre in Taiwan. Located in Neihu, one of Taipei's key technology business districts, the 10 MW powered Taipei Data Centre (TW1) will be one of the newest facility being developed in the area. With 7 MW of scalable IT load, TW1 is purpose-built to meet the growing demand for high-performance cloud and AI computing. The facility supports liquid cooling and high-density deployments and

NEW ZEALAND 06:37

Nokia to provide network operations services for towerco Connexa

Nokia has been selected by Connexa as its exclusive network operations centre partner, in a move that will see the New Zealand tower company consolidate network operations previously handled by multiple local providers. Under the agreement, Connexa will use Nokia's Managed Network Operations Services to support monitoring and management of its nationwide tower infrastructure.

JAPAN 06:35

Shiga Prefecture partners NTT on first autonomous EV bus trial in Hikone

Shiga Prefecture has begun its first demonstration project for an autonomous electric bus in Hikone City, as part of the Shiga Smart Access Autonomous Driving Challenge programme. The trial will run for 17 days from 31 January to 16 February 2026 on the Hikone Castle route. The project is being delivered by a consortium led by NTT West Japan, with NTT Business Solutions as a consortium member, alongside Macnica, which supplies and supports the autonomous driving system and remote operation management platfo

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 06:31

SKT reveals rise in AI-driven blocking of spam and voice phishing attempts

SK Telecom (SKT) said it blocked around 1.1 billion attempted cases of voice phishing, voice spam and scam text messages during 2025, citing expanded use of AI in its filtering and fraud prevention systems. The operator said the figure represented a 35 percent increase on the previous year. It attributed the rise to the wider deployment of AI models across its spam and phishing response operations, including a call pattern analysis system designed to identify suspicious voice phishing numbers before they ar

JAPAN 06:29

IIJ adds ID and gateway services to govt's ISMAP cloud list

Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ) announced that IIJ ID Service, a cloud-based authentication management service, and IIJ Secure Web Gateway Service, its cloud-based web security service, have been registered on the Cloud Service List under the government's Information System Security Management and Assessment Program (ISMAP) as services that meet ISMAP security standards. ISMAP is a framework established by the Japanese government to ensure security standards in the procurement of cloud services for gov

GLOBAL 06:27

Worldwide semiconductor revenue grew 21% in 2025 - Gartner

Worldwide semiconductor revenue totalled USD 793 billion in 2025, an increase of 21 percent YoY, according to preliminary results from analysts Gartner. The firm said AI semiconductors – including processors, high-bandwidth memory (HBM), and networking components continued to drive "unprecedented growth" in the semiconductor market, accounting for nearly one-third of total sales in 2025. This domination is set to rise as AI infrastructure spending is forecast to surpass USD 1.3 trillion in 2026.

SINGAPORE 06:25

StarHub screens Manchester football derby for free

StarHub is bringing football fans together in the heart of Singapore with a free live screening of the derby between English Premier League teams Manchester United and Manchester City at Clarke Quay Fountain Square. On 17 January, the riverside venue will be transformed into a shared space where "rivalries stay on the pitch and the atmosphere is for everyone". Starhub will offer: 1-for-1 pints of Guinness for subscribers aged 18 and above; fringe football games; free nachos and popcorn and an Oppo Experienc

ASIA 06:24

NTT consortium forms company to build 320 Tbps Japan-Asia submarine cable

NTT Data Group, through NTT Limited Japan, has joined with Sumitomo and JA Mitsui Leasing to establish a new operating company to build and run a large-scale submarine communications cable linking Japan with Southeast Asia. The new company, Intra-Asia Marine Networks, will be responsible for the construction and operation of the I-AM Cable, which will connect Japan with Malaysia and Singapore, with onward connectivity planned to locations including South Korea. The total project cost is estimated at around

JAPAN 06:21

NTT and Net One complete optical trial for distributed data centre automation

Net One Systems and NTT West have reported the results of a joint trial using NTT's IOWN All-Photonics Network (APN) to support next-generation automation across distributed data centres, including AI model training and remote inference for collaborative robotics. The experiment connected three sites in Osaka and Fukuoka using the IOWN APN and evaluated whether low-latency, high-capacity optical networking could support real-time AI processing without requiring high-performance computing resources to be dep

AUSTRALIA 06:17

Telstra trials advanced RAN coordination technology with Ericsson

Telstra has completed a trial of Ericsson's Advanced RAN Coordination (ARC) feature in its North Sydney network, aiming to improve 5G performance through more efficient coordination of radio resources between sites. Telstra wireless engineering executive Ashley Hunter revealed the trial in a LinkedIn post. The trial deployed ARC on Ericsson's fourth-generation RAN Compute platform, increasing the number of carrier combinations available to the 5G scheduler at each site from 12 to 36. Telstra said this allow

GLOBAL 06:16

Motorola Solutions adds on-prem AI detection features to security platform

Motorola Solutions has announced an expansion of its AI-powered security platform, unveiling new on-premises detection capabilities at Intersec Dubai that are designed to support safety and operational awareness across large and complex sites. The company said the updates extend beyond traditional perimeter security by allowing organisations to configure site-specific visual alerts across camera networks. 

GLOBAL 06:13

Apple chooses Google's Gemini to power iPhone's Siri

Apple and Google have entered into a multi-year collaboration which will see the next generation of Apple Foundation Models based on Google's Gemini models and cloud technology. These models will help power future Apple Intelligence features, including a more personalised Siri due this year. The Siri deal unlocks a large market with Apple's installed base of more than two billion active devices, marking a strategic win for Google in the AI race against OpenAI.

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