Core42 expands New York deployment by 42 MW
UNITED STATES 10:32

Core42 expands New York deployment by 42 MW

Core42, a G42 company specialising in sovereign cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure, has announced a 42 MW expansion of its US AI infrastructure at the Lake Mariner site in New York. This expansion increases total site capacity from 18 MW to 60 MW of high-performance AI production infrastructure. The Lake Mariner facility serves as the company's North American AI infrastructure hub.

Megaport to build global AI inference cloud across 1,100 data centres
GLOBAL 06:42

Megaport to build global AI inference cloud across 1,100 data centres

Australian-based global network-as-a-service (NaaS) provider Megaport has announced four new AI infrastructure contracts with a combined total contract value of approximately AUD 458.9 million and plans to establish an on-demand GPU pool as part of a broader strategy to build a globally distributed AI inference platform. The company said the contracts are focused on supporting AI inference workloads and will require approximately AUD 369.5 million in capex, primarily for Nvidia GPUs, networking and storage

Tencent Cloud and UXSoft migrate Hung Fook Tong retail systems to the cloud
HONG KONG 06:34

Tencent Cloud and UXSoft migrate Hung Fook Tong retail systems to the cloud

Tencent Cloud and retail technology provider UXSoft have completed the migration of point-of-sale (POS) systems used by Hung Fook Tong to Tencent Cloud infrastructure, covering more than 100 retail outlets in Hong Kong. The project was announced at Tencent Cloud Day Hong Kong and forms part of a broader technology modernisation programme for the herbal products retailer.

Verizon Business upgrades Belmont town phone system
UNITED STATES 2 JUN

Verizon Business upgrades Belmont town phone system

Verizon Business is working with Masters Telecom to upgrade the town phone communications system in Belmont, Massachusetts. The upgrade will replace a legacy phone system with more than 950 new One Talk phones. This will increase reliability and connectivity for schools and police/fire departments, and will help town staff provide more efficient services to residents. The new One Talk system will provide the town with call-handling technology, and provides enhanced benefits when combined with a recent 1,200

Cato Cloud to add agentic mitigation of CVE-listed IT bugs
GLOBAL 2 JUN

Cato Cloud to add agentic mitigation of CVE-listed IT bugs

Cato Networks said it is rolling out an agentic AI extension to its existing Cato Cloud security architecture to accelerate mitigation of cyber flaws registered in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) catalogue. The Israeli SASE specialist expects to further reduce time-to-mitigation for Cato Cloud customers to 45 minutes from a few hours previously, based on results that appear to be from internal testing.

HPE rolls out ProLiant Compute server powered by Nvidia Vera CPU
GLOBAL 1 JUN

HPE rolls out ProLiant Compute server powered by Nvidia Vera CPU

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) has announced a new ProLiant Compute enterprise hosting server that is optimised for agentic AI deployment. Powered by Nvidia's latest Vera CPU technology, HPE's ProLiant Compute DL394 Gen12 will be formally introduced at Computex 2026 in Taipei this week.

OADC standardises on Vertiv infrastructure solutions for Parklands Data Centre
SOUTH AFRICA 1 JUN

OADC standardises on Vertiv infrastructure solutions for Parklands Data Centre

Vertiv said it has supported WIOCC Group company Open Access Data Centres (OADC) to standardise power and cooling infrastructure at its Parklands data centre in Johannesburg, enabling faster capacity deployment, higher density workloads and scalable growth without operational disruption. The Parklands facility was originally deployed by Vertiv as a prefabricated, modular, Tier III-compliant data centre for a pan-African telecommunications provider. It uses integrated Vertiv power protection, thermal managem

Ooredoo Qatar supports quantum-safe communications project by Hamad Bin Khalifa University
QATAR 1 JUN

Ooredoo Qatar supports quantum-safe communications project by Hamad Bin Khalifa University

Ooredoo Qatar and the Ministry of Defence have established the country's first quantum-safe communications link. The breakthrough was done in a collaboration between Hamad Bin Khalifa University's Qatar Centre for Quantum Computing (QC2), the Ministry of Defence, and Ooredoo Qatar. Using Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), the project delivers a quantum-safe link that generates and distributes encryption keys using the principles of quantum mechanics.

Rostelecom leads Russian PBX market in 2025
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 29 MEI

Rostelecom leads Russian PBX market in 2025

Russian national operator Rostelecom and subsidiary Mango Telecom led the Russian PBX market in 2025, according to a study by TMT Consulting. Its market share by subscriber base was 35 percent. The national PBX market value reachedRUB 34.4 billion in 2025, up by 17.1 percent from 2024. The subscriber base for PBX services was 540,700 companies, up by 2.3 percent.

NTT East launches Wi-Fi 7 managed enterprise WLAN service
JAPAN 29 MEI

NTT East launches Wi-Fi 7 managed enterprise WLAN service

NTT East has announced a new Wi-Fi 7-enabled managed wireless LAN offering, "Giga Raku Wi-Fi High-End 7 Plan," aimed at businesses seeking higher-performance and more reliable office and commercial Wi-Fi environments. The new service, scheduled to launch on 3 August 2026, upgrades the operator's managed Wi-Fi portfolio with support for the latest Wi-Fi 7 (IEEE 802.11be) standard. 

Orro partners Megaport on global connectivity services for Australian enterprises
AUSTRALIA 29 MEI

Orro partners Megaport on global connectivity services for Australian enterprises

Australian managed services provider Orro has entered into a partnership with Megaport to provide international connectivity and compute services for Australian businesses expanding overseas. The companies said the partnership will provide Orro customers with access to on-demand private networking and compute infrastructure across more than 1,100 data centres in 30 countries through a managed service model operated by Orro.

Padtec boosts enterprise Wi-Fi with enhanced security and management
BRAZIL 28 MEI

Padtec boosts enterprise Wi-Fi with enhanced security and management

Brazilian fibre optic equipment manufacturer Padtec has enhanced its Enterprise line of access points with a new solution offering intelligent management and advanced web browsing security. This improvement comes from a partnership with Dominus Cyber, a cybersecurity firm representing NetExperience and Ring Zero Networks in Brazil.

ZAMBIA 28 MEI

MTN Zambia launches 5G Penta Band product for indoor connectivity with Huawei

MTN Zambia has launched the first 5G Penta Band Indoor Solution in Africa which is a major milestone in Zambia's digital transformation journey.

GLOBAL 28 MEI

Edgecore unveils open data centre fabric based on IOWN's all-photonic technology

Edgecore and its parent company, Accton Technology, have announced an open data centre fabric empowered by the IOWN all-photonics architecture that will be showcased at Computex 2026. 'Edgecore Open Fabric: Built for IOWN' was designed in partnership with the IOWN Global Forum's leading stakeholder, NTT, and the wider technology ecosystem. The IOWN all-photonic technology aims to reduce energy and cost inefficiencies in data transport by replacing electrical connections with optical links or reducing the di

JAPAN 28 MEI

KDDI, Altius Link and Recho to launch AI contact centre service

KDDI, Altius Link and Recho will collaborate on the development and deployment of an AI-based contact centre platform, with commercial services scheduled to begin during the first half of the 2026 financial year. The companies said the initiative will combine KDDI's communications infrastructure, Recho's voice AI technology and Altius Link's operational expertise in contact centre management.

GLOBAL 28 MEI

Deloitte and Netskope expand partnership for managed SASE services

Deloitte and Netskope have expanded their strategic partnership to provide managed Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) services for enterprise customers seeking to modernise security and networking infrastructure and support AI adoption. The companies said the service combines Deloitte's cyber operations, advisory and managed security capabilities with Netskope's SASE and Security Service Edge technologies, including software-defined wide area networking, zero trust network access, secure web gateway, cloud a

GLOBAL 27 MEI

MaxLinear and Edgecore collaborate on edge intelligence connectivity

MaxLinear and Edgecore Networks have reached a strategic agreement to market an integrated networking solution that executes AI compute closer to the source of data generation in enterprise networks. The co-operation pairs MaxLinear's connectivity platforms and Edgecore's open networking products with a focus on AI-infused workloads. MaxLinear's contribution is based on its multi-interface WAN silicon platform that harmonises XGS-PON, Ethernet, and Wi-Fi access, facilitating sustained 10 Gbps data throughpu

EUROPE 27 MEI

Lightera teams with Nokia to drive European enterprise PON bookings

US-based fibre optics and connectivity vendor Lightera announced an expanded pact with Nokia to supply optical LAN equipment tailored to European enterprises, building on an existing alliance between the firms in other regions. Under the agreement, Lightera aims to contribute expertise in passive optical infrastructure while leveraging Nokia's existing PON technology as the foundation for optical LAN products that bring enterprises higher speeds, enhanced security, and improved reliability. The tie-up sees

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 27 MEI

Axis Communications names new LatAm account managers

Sweden-based communications equipment provider Axis Communications has announced the appointment of two new executives to strengthen its operations in Latin America, naming Alexandre Santos as Key Account Manager for Brazil and Nicolás Steck for the Southern Cone. The move is part of Axis's strategy to expand its advisory role in priority markets and reinforce its position as a long-term technology partner in security and intelligence services.

UNITED STATES 27 MEI

SonicWall selects ex-BlueAlly marketing executive to lead global channel activity

SonicWall has selected a former executive from one of its US channel partners to serve as senior vice president for global channels and alliances. Jonathan Berger, previously with SonicWall channel client BlueAlly Technology Solutions, was selected for his ability to drive partner engagement and support recurring revenue across its managed firewall and cybersecurity offering. Berger had been with BlueAlly from August 2020 until earlier this month, initially as vice president for digital strategy, marketing,

GLOBAL 27 MEI

Westcon-Comstor improves margins as FY sales grow 10%

Westcon-Comstor announced strong financial results for the fiscal year ended 28 February 2026, delivering marked growth in sales and profitability alongside margin expansion. The company attributed the positive performance to an accelerated transition toward repeatable software and services-led business models. Gross sales increased 9.6 percent year-on-year to USD 5.74 billion, while gross profit rose 13.1 percent to USD 499.2 million. As a result, the gross margin improved to 25.8 percent from 23.5 percent

AUSTRALIA 27 MEI

Mercy Health selects HPE to modernise network across aged care sites

Mercy Health has selected HPE to upgrade network infrastructure across its Healthy Ageing and Residential Aged Care operations in Australia, with the project covering more than 40 facilities and supporting more than 2,600 residents and over 400 retirement village units. The deployment will introduce a cloud-managed network platform intended to provide connectivity services for residents, staff, families and visitors across Mercy Health's national footprint. The organisation said it is investing in a common

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 27 MEI

Digicel PNG to resell Starlink services for enterprise customers

Digicel PNG has announced that it has been authorised to resell Starlink services to business and enterprise customers in Papua New Guinea, expanding its portfolio of connectivity services. The operator said the arrangement is enabled through an agreement between Starlink and Digicel PNG's parent company, Telstra. Under the agreement, Digicel PNG will distribute Starlink connectivity services, providing additional internet access options for businesses, particularly in remote and hard-to-reach locations whe

EUROPE 27 MEI

TCS launches sovereign cloud platform in Europe

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched its SovereignSecure Cloud platform in Europe, extending a sovereign cloud offering aimed at governments, public sector organisations and regulated industries across the European Union. The company said the platform is designed to support digital sovereignty requirements by combining sovereign cloud architecture with AI capabilities. The offering is intended to help organisations address data, operational and infrastructure sovereignty requirements while maintaini

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