Gilat Satellite Networks revenue grows 20% in Q1
GLOBAL 14:02

Gilat Satellite Networks revenue grows 20% in Q1

Gilat Satellite Networks said its revenue increased 20 percent to USD 110.5 million in the first quarter compared with USD 92 million in the same period in 2025. Adjusted EBITDA doubled to USD 15.1 million compared with USD 7.6 million, and the net income amounted to USD 5.2 million compared with a net loss of USD 6 million a year ago. 

Nokia picks Siemens exec as new president of mobile infrastructure unit
GLOBAL 13:36

Nokia picks Siemens exec as new president of mobile infrastructure unit

Emma Falck, Siemens' executive vice president for products and smart infrastructure buildings, has been named as Nokia's incoming president of mobile infrastructure. Falck has agreed to join Nokia from 01 September.

Tencent Q1 revenue rises 9%
GLOBAL 13:35

Tencent Q1 revenue rises 9%

Tencent first quarter total revenue rose by 9 percent year on year to CNY 196.5 billion. Operating profit was likewise up 9 percent at CNY 75.6 billion and the operating margin was largely stable at 38.5 percent and the operating profit excluding new AI products was CNY 84.4 billion, up 17 percent. Tencent's core businesses continued to grow their engagement, revenue and profit in Q1, providing the cash flow to fund its AI investments.

CK Hutchison telecom holdings revenue rises 15% in Q1, customers up 37%
GLOBAL 12:58

CK Hutchison telecom holdings revenue rises 15% in Q1, customers up 37%

CK Hutchison Group has reported a 15 percent year-on-year rise in revenue for its telecom holdings in the first quarter of 2026 to EUR 2.90 billion from EUR 2.51 billion year earlier. The total margin expanded by 11 percent to EUR 2.06 billion from EUR 1.86 billion. The number of active telecom customers climbed by 37 percent to 60.1 million by 31 March from 44.0 million in Q1 2025 and contract churn narrowed to 1.0 percent from 1.2 percent.

GCT Semi ships 3,000 5G RF units in Q1
GLOBAL 12:58

GCT Semi ships 3,000 5G RF units in Q1

GCT Semiconductor grew shipments of its 5G-capable RF chipsets by 58 percent quarter-on-quarter in the three months to 31 March. Q1 shipments reached 3,000 units as GCT progressed its commercial trajectory for 5G RF applications including satellite and air-to-ground platforms. The firm anticipates a further acceleration in the coming months due to additional orders from its lead customers, and is projecting sequential growth in 5G shipments through the remainder of 2026.

SonicWall launches MSP firewall powered by Gen 8 architecture
GLOBAL 11:10

SonicWall launches MSP firewall powered by Gen 8 architecture

SonicWall announced the launch of its latest virtualised firewall targeted at managed service providers and security firms. Available immediately, the Gen 8 NSv XS firewall is the first virtualised SonicWall appliance to leverage its Generation 8 architecture, already deployed in hardware-based firewalls such as the TZ Series. This extends SonicWall's upgraded security framework into small and distributed enterprise IT environments typically seen as the NSv Series' main target market, including recurring re

Cyan reports FY EBITDA within forecast range
GLOBAL 09:41

Cyan reports FY EBITDA within forecast range

Cybersecurity provider Cyan's annual report for 2025 shows that EBITDA reached EUR 780,000, which was within its forecast range of EUR 750,000 to EUR 850,000. It confirmed the revenue figure of EUR 9.2 million stated in its preliminary results at the end of March, which was a rise of approximately 30 percent and at the top of its projected range. Recurring revenue from subscriptions and service and maintenance contracts accounted for 95 percent of total revenue. The end-customer base expanded by 47 percent

GTT EnvisionDX platform adds new real-time global pricing
GLOBAL 09:13

GTT EnvisionDX platform adds new real-time global pricing

GTT Communications has added new features to the GTT EnvisionDX platform, including support for real-time quote and order generation for networking/security services at 11 million business locations worldwide. This means that enterprise customers can now get global pricing quotes for new networks or adding new network sites in minutes, instead of weeks.

Eutelsat posts 1% organic increase in underlying revenues for March quarter
GLOBAL 08:57

Eutelsat posts 1% organic increase in underlying revenues for March quarter

The Eutelsat group, which combines Eutelsat and OneWeb, said that its operating verticals generated EUR 284 million in revenues in the three months to March (fiscal Q3), representing a year‑on‑year increase of 0.9 percent organically (-0.1% in fiscal Q2). As in the previous three‑month period, growth was entirely driven by the Connectivity arm, while the Video business continued to post lower sales, down 13.3 percent to EUR 128 million. This contraction was partly attributed to the termination of capacity c

Veon lifts FY turnover guidance after 'strong momentum' lifts Q1 revenue and EBITDA
GLOBAL 08:56

Veon lifts FY turnover guidance after 'strong momentum' lifts Q1 revenue and EBITDA

Veon is revising its revenue outlook for the 2026 financial year after double-digit increases in turnover and EBITDA in the first quarter. CEO Kaan Terzioglu said the company has begun the year with "strong momentum" as core telecom business remained resilient, with solid ARPU growth and multi-play expansion. Digital revenues now account for over a quarter of group revenue, he pointed out.

BT International launches new UC Edge managed service
GLOBAL 08:47

BT International launches new UC Edge managed service

BT International has launched a new managed service for multi-national organisations called 'UC Edge'. This will provide a single global communications layer across multiple SIP, contact centre and UC platforms to simplify collaboration and voice management across fragmented AI-powered workplace environments. Key features of the new service include vendor-agnostic interoperability and intelligent voice routing.

Sony unveils flagship Xperia 1 VIII phone with 70mm fixed telephoto
GLOBAL 07:32

Sony unveils flagship Xperia 1 VIII phone with 70mm fixed telephoto

Sony has announced the launch of its latest flagship smartphone, the Xperia 1 VIII, already available to order at prices ranging from EUR 1,499 for the 12GB/256GB version and EUR 1,999 for the 16GB/1TB. Both will include Sony's high-end WH-1000XM6 over-ear headphones during the pre-order period.

GLOBAL 06:41

Google rethinks laptops with Android OS, AI cursor

Google is launching a new line of laptops, running the Android operating system. While the Googlebooks will be made by other manufacturers, including Acer, Asus, Lenovo, HP and Dell, they will feature tight integration of Google's own software, showcasing the latest advances in its Gemini AI. The first models will launch this autumn.

GLOBAL 05:32

HPE expands GreenLake portfolio with private cloud and AI data management

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has announced updates to its GreenLake portfolio spanning private cloud, storage and data protection products, with the company positioning the changes around enterprise infrastructure modernisation and AI data management. The updates include a new generation of HPE Private Cloud systems, additional capabilities for HPE Alletra Storage platforms and new AI-driven management features across storage and data protection software.

GLOBAL 12 MEI

DE-CIX global revenues up 3.3% to EUR 70.9 million in 2025

Global internet exchange operator DE-CIX saw global revenues reach EUR 70.9 million in the 2025 financial year, growing by 3.3 percent or EUR 2.3 million over the year. It is now ranked No 1 across Europe, the Middle East and India; and taking a Top 3 position in North America. DE-CIX saw network growth of 25 percent and a 40 percent increase in connected capacity to 220 terabits. 

GLOBAL 12 MEI

LEO satellite broadband could boost global GDP by USD 863 bln by 2035

An expansion of LEO satellite broadband services could boost global GDP by USD 32-863 billion by 2035, according to new research from Oxford Economics for Amazon. The report shows that LEO satellite broadband connectivity could support between 800,000 and 21 million jobs worldwide by 2035. It models three scenarios - incremental, intermediate and transformative - to reflect different LEO adoption levels.  

GLOBAL 12 MEI

Cohere to launch channel observability feature to surface ISAC data insights

Cohere Technologies announced a feature update in its Universal Spectrum Multiplier software platform set to enhance sensing and AI-RAN workloads hosted in mobile towers. The new ECHO feature leverages USM to generate real-time wireless channel insights, delivering comprehensive observability to help operators understand and act on physical radio environments. ECHO is short for Enhanced Channel Insight with Holographic Observability. Cohere regards the tool as a key component in enabling commercial use case

GLOBAL 12 MEI

Sivers Semiconductors EGM approves directed share issue

Sivers Semiconductors said its extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on 11 May passed a motion to allow the board of directors to carry out a directed new issue of shares. On 15 April, the directors decided to increase the company's share capital by SEK 4.31 million through a directed issue of 8.62 million ordinary shares at a subscription price of SEK 14.50 each. The subscribers included new and existing shareholders such as DNB Disruptive Opportunities, DNB Nordic Small Cap, Storebrand Sverigefond, Alcur Fo

GLOBAL 12 MEI

Vecima clears quarterly dividend ahead of fiscal Q3 results

Vecima Networks has sanctioned a quarterly dividend for payment in June. The CAD 0.055 (USD 0.040) per common share payment is classed as an eligible dividend for Canadian income tax purposes. The announcement comes ahead of Vecima's earnings call on 14 May to discuss financials in its third fiscal quarter to end-March. The vendor reported a marginal net profit of CAD 100,000 in the three months to end-December, stemming losses from the year-earlier period totalling CAD 7.9 million.

GLOBAL 12 MEI

Harmonic achieves organic sales growth in Q1 ahead of video divestment

Harmonic has reported a 43.3 percent increase in net revenues from continuing operations in its first fiscal quarter to 03 April. The Q1 statements portray a favourable landscape for Harmonic's broadband equipment and software line-up, as the US vendor prepares to tie up the USD 145 million sale of its video business announced in December. Net turnover from Harmonic's remaining broadband assets reached USD 121.7 million, up from USD 84.9 million last year, while operating profits almost tripled to USD 20.4

GLOBAL 12 MEI

SES returns to organic revenue growth in Q1 despite contraction at Media business

Satellite operator SES has confirmed the full‑year financial guidance published in early March, after the first quarter marked a "solid start" to the year with a return to organic revenue and adjusted EBITDA growth. On a reported basis, revenues rose 81 percent at constant currency to EUR 847 million, reflecting the consolidation of Intelsat from mid‑July 2025. Organically, the operator posted a 3 percent revenue increase (-1% in Q4) and a 5 percent rise in adjusted EBITDA (-16.1% in Q4), citing the positiv

GLOBAL 12 MEI

Nokia rolls out new agentic AI features in fixed broadband management software

Nokia has announced that it is bringing new agentic AI features to fixed broadband management software platforms including Altiplano, Corteca and Broadband Easy. The AI agents leverage natural language processing to implement automated root cause analysis and problem solving, targeting access and residential equipment managed with Nokia's software, including fibre and Wi-Fi use cases.

GLOBAL 12 MEI

Telxius partners with FiberLocator to boost network visibility

Telefonica-owned wholesale fibre operator Telxius said it has joined FiberLocator, a US-based fibre mapping and intelligence platform, to further strengthen the visibility of its international infrastructure. FiberLocator provides real-time visibility of long-haul fibre routes, network PoPs, metro coverage, network density and lit buildings.

GLOBAL 12 MEI

Matter alliance partners OpenADR to link smart home with flexible energy demand services

The Connectivity Standards Alliance has struck a deal with the OpenADR Alliance to build a bridge between the Matter smart home interoperability protocol and the OpenADR 3 specification, which empowers demand-side management in energy utilities. Together, the two protocols would form an end-to-end communications pathway from energy distribution grids to residential end devices, allowing OEMs to build smart technology that responds to grid activity and produces consumer benefits in terms of bill credits and

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