PLDT data centre unit Vitro files for PHP 24 billion REIT IPO
PHILIPPINES 23 JUN

PLDT data centre unit Vitro files for PHP 24 billion REIT IPO

PLDT has announced that its data centre subsidiary Vitro, has submitted a registration statement and Real Estate Investment Trust plan to the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission, alongside a listing application on the Main Board of the Philippine Stock Exchange. The initial public offering consists of a secondary offering sponsored by ePLDT, comprising up to 1.9 billion secondary common shares with an over-allotment option of up to 286,956,500 additional shares, priced at up to PHP 11 per share.

Nexera revenues up 26% in 2025
POLAND 23 JUN

Nexera revenues up 26% in 2025

Revenues of Polish company Nexera Holding totaled PLN 152.0 million in 2025, up by 26.0 percent year-on-year, reports Telko.in citing a statement submitted by the company to the National Court Register (KRS). EBITDA improved to PLN 28.3 million from PLN 17.4 million, and the net loss dropped from PLN 206,000 in 2024 to PLN 155,200 in 2025. The number of active RGUs reached almost 300,000 on the Nexera network, and the fibre-optic network covered almost 800,000 households in nine regions.

Valley Fiber wins govt funding to connect rural homes in Manitoba
CANADA 23 JUN

Valley Fiber wins govt funding to connect rural homes in Manitoba

The Canadian federal government has announced funding of more than CAD 96.8 million for a Valley Fiber-led project to connect more than 7,800 homes across Manitoba to high-speed broadband. The project will connect up to 7,875 homes in more than 50 rural/remote communities, with the funding delivered through the Universal Broadband Fund.

Dutch Consumer TV-Video Market 2026-Q1
NETHERLANDS 23 JUN

Dutch Consumer TV-Video Market 2026-Q1

This report estimates the value of the Dutch video market, consisting of both the traditional pay-TV market (TV) and the internet-based (over-the-top) services market (OTT video). It offers an overview of Dutch consumer TV and video revenues in the first quarter of 2026, and compares the findings with results from previous quarters. The report covers revenues generated by more than 25 companies in the Netherlands ranging from TV operators including Ziggo, KPN, Delta, Caiway, Canal Digitaal, Odido and Tele2, premium-TV providers like Film1, ESPN Compleet, Viaplay TV+ and Ziggo Sport Totaal as well as OTT video services including Netflix, Videoland, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, Disney+, Pathé Thuis, Viaplay, HBO Max, SkyShowtime and Canal+.

Telecom Plus announces new 5-year plan
UNITED KINGDOM 23 JUN

Telecom Plus announces new 5-year plan

Telecom Plus, UK provider of subscription-style household services trading as Utility Warehouse, has announced a new 5-year plan to maximise long-term shareholder value. This aims to to double the number of multi-service customers from around 500,000 to over one million by FY31. The new strategy follows a review of its operations and comes as the group reports results for the year ending 31 March 2026. 

Telefonica launches AUD 700 mln debut bond in Australia
SPAIN 23 JUN

Telefonica launches AUD 700 mln debut bond in Australia

Spain's Telefonica has made its debut in the Australian debt market with a AUD 700 million (EUR 426 million) bond issue via its subsidiary Telefonica Emisiones. The transaction, which is in line with the company's stated aim to diversify funding sources and tap new investors, includes a AUD 300 million tranche due June 2032 with a 5.962 percent annual coupon and a AUD 400 million tranche due June 2036 with a 6.552 percent coupon, both issued at par and with semi-annual payments. 

EU funds Baltic, Mediterranean hubs for rapid subsea cable repairs
EUROPE 23 JUN

EU funds Baltic, Mediterranean hubs for rapid subsea cable repairs

The European Commission (EC) announced it will grant EUR 5.8 million to establish the first two Regional Cable Hubs in the EU, in the Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, as part of efforts to accelerate submarine cable repairs and increase infrastructure resilience. It is also launching a call for EUR 40 million more funding to increase European capacity to repair submarine communication cables.

Orange wins tender for remote mobile coverage for Polish military
POLAND 23 JUN

Orange wins tender for remote mobile coverage for Polish military

Orange Poland has won a tender announced by the Polish Cyberspace Resources Centre of the Armed Forces. The operator will ensure the coverage of commercial GSM/LTE/5G networks in areas without commercial interest for investment, in particular in the area of the East Shield Programme. The contract is worth PLN 177.7 million and  will be funded under the EU tool SAFE. The contractor will provide the military with base stations.  

Microamp wins EU funding to advance AI-RAN platform for 6G-era links
EUROPE 23 JUN

Microamp wins EU funding to advance AI-RAN platform for 6G-era links

Microamp, a Poland-based 5G mmWave vendor, has been awarded EUR 6.5 million from the EU's scale-up platform for deep tech business models. The capital from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator consists of a EUR 4 million equity investment and a EUR 2.5 million grant award. Microamp will use the cash to advance its upcoming Any-G mmWave AI-RAN Wireless platform, tailored to AI-capable mmWave links in the 6G era.

Bending Spoons targeting up to USD 1.8 bln in US IPO
GLOBAL 23 JUN

Bending Spoons targeting up to USD 1.8 bln in US IPO

Italian technology company Bending Spoons is aiming to tap investor demand for software companies by raising up to USD 1.8 billion in a US initial public offering. In a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Milan-based firm confirmed that it plans to market around 58 million shares at USD 26 to USD 28, including 34.4 million sold directly by the company and a further 23.6 million offered by existing investors.

Anthropic agrees supply deal, investment from Micron Technology
GLOBAL 23 JUN

Anthropic agrees supply deal, investment from Micron Technology

Micron Technology announced a strategic agreement with Anthropic that spans memory and storage AI architecture design, supply and demand, enterprise adoption of Claude across Micron and a strategic investment in Anthropic's Series H funding round. The agreement directly links the demands of frontier AI models to how infrastructure is designed, supplied, and deployed at scale, Micron said in a statement. 

Seven operators submit bids on Brazil's fourth reverse auction
BRAZIL 23 JUN

Seven operators submit bids on Brazil's fourth reverse auction

A fourth reverse auction, jointly organized by Brazil's Ministry of Communications, Anatel and Seja Digital, aims to bring internet coverage to approximately 100,000 people across 112 locations in 17 different states. Seven operators submitted bids for this initiative, which plans to allocate BRL 20 million to accelerate the installation of base radio stations, the government announced. These installations will bring 5G coverage to areas that were originally slated to receive it much later, between 2028 and

SINGAPORE 23 JUN

Singtel raises SGD 1 bln from Gulf Development stake sale

Singtel has sold a 2.8 percent stake in Thailand's Gulf Development for approximately SGD 1 billion, advancing its capital recycling programme and bringing total proceeds raised under its Singtel28 strategy to SGD 6.8 billion. The transaction was completed through a private placement to institutional investors and generated cumulative equity gains of around SGD 140 million for the group. Following the sale, Singtel will retain a 4.95 percent stake in Gulf Development, valued at approximately SGD 1.8 billion

INDIA 23 JUN

Meta hires Indian fintech Cred's founder as new WhatsApp global head

Meta is investing in the Indian fintech Cred as part of a INR 85.5 billion (USD 900 million) series H funding round by the company. In addition to the minority stake, Meta has hired Cred founder CEO Kunal Shah as the new global CEO of Whats App.

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 23 JUN

Korea launches KRW 200 bln New Space Fund as AI satellite programme begins

The Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) has outlined new measures to support the country's space industry and launched an initiative to deploy AI-enabled satellite information services in partnership with local governments and private companies. At the second meeting of its public-private aerospace industry council in Seoul, KASA met with 28 companies spanning aircraft manufacturing, satellites, launch vehicles and emerging space technologies to discuss industry development priorities. The agency said it

AUSTRALIA 23 JUN

Centuria raises AUD 300 mln to expand AI factory pipeline

Centuria Capital Group has launched a fully underwritten AUD 300 million equity raising to support the expansion of its AI factory business through neocloud provider ResetData and progress a pipeline of future data centre developments. The raising comprises a AUD 200 million institutional placement and a AUD 100 million accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer. Centuria said the proceeds would help accelerate existing and planned AI factory deployments, support customer onboarding and advance a pipeli

RUSSIAN FEDERATION 22 JUN

Yandex places RUB 60 bln in bonds

Russian internet company Yandex has completed the issue of two series of non-convertible bonds totaling RUB 60 billion on the Moscow Exchange. The floating-coupon issue totaled RUB 40 billion with a three-year maturity, and the fixed-coupon issue amounted to RUB 20 billion, with a two-year maturity.

GLOBAL 22 JUN

Genexis taps shareholders for long-term funding to deliver on growth roadmap

Genexis has completed a recapitalisation with its existing shareholders to support its long-term product strategy and business growth. Genexis's institutional investors were represented in talks by Mark Hoffman, a portfolio manager at Robus Capital Management.  Hoffman said the agreement had provided financial headroom for strategic investments to help cement Genexis's market foothold. It follows an earlier negotiation with Genexis's bondholders. In its Q1 statements for the three months to 31 March, Genexi

INDIA 22 JUN

Jio confirms filing for IPO

Jio Platforms has filed its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) for the sale of up to 270 million new equity shares, targeting what is anticipated to be India's largest-ever public offering. The shares have a face value of INR 10 each. The final issue price will be determined through a standard book-building process, the company said. The timing of the IPO depends on approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India, and the stock markets BSE and National Stock Exchange.  

BRAZIL 22 JUN

Brazilian govt earmarks BRL 39 million to connect Juazeiro

The Brazilian government has launched a digital inclusion package for the city of Juazeiro (Bahia) to bridge the digital divide in rural areas. The lion's share, or BRL 39.1 million, is dedicated to deploying 23 mobile towers across 24 rural communities, ensuring access to mobile internet and phone signals. Statewide, Bahia has seen BRL 74.8 million spent on rural telephony, with another BRL 62.9 million scheduled by year-end, the communications ministry announced.

GLOBAL 22 JUN

General Atlantic invests in Westcon-Comstor

Westcon-Comstor has secured a strategic investment and long-term financing agreement from global investor General Atlantic. Under the agreement, General Atlantic will become a minority equity investor, fueling Westcon-Comstor's ongoing expansion in the distribution of cybersecurity, networking, and hybrid cloud products. Parent company Datatec will retain majority ownership, ensuring continuity of leadership and corporate strategy.

JAPAN 22 JUN

NTT Docomo Ventures invests in space logistics startup ElevationSpace

NTT Docomo Ventures (NDV) has invested in ElevationSpace, a company developing services for transporting materials from space to Earth and supporting the use of space-based research and manufacturing environments. The investment was made through a fund managed by NTT Docomo Ventures, although financial terms were not disclosed. ElevationSpace is developing re-entry and recovery technologies for small spacecraft designed to return cargo from orbit. The company is also working on free-flyer satellites capable

THAILAND 22 JUN

True to invest THB 6 billion in 7th data centre build in Northern Bangkok

True Internet Data Center (True IDC), a data centre and cloud services provider in Thailand and part of the Charoen Pokphand Group, has announced plans to invest THB 6 billion in the deployment of its 7th data centre in Northern Bangkok. True IDC also held a groundbreaking ceremony for this new facility. The new data centre is scheduled for launch in the third quarter of 2027.

ROMANIA 19 JUN

SpaceX's investments in Romania top EUR 100 million

SpaceX has invested nearly EUR 100 million in Romania, turning it into a relevant regional center for the company in Europe, Agerpres reports, citing Pavel Popescu, VP of the country's telecoms regulator Ancom. The statement was made at the Digital Romania Forum.

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