Senegal's mobile connections grow over 4% in 2025 despite net loss in Q4
SENEGAL 07:16

Senegal's mobile connections grow over 4% in 2025 despite net loss in Q4

Senegal closed 2025 with 23.93 million mobile connections, up 4.4 percent from a restated installed base of 22.92 million at the end of 2024, according to telecom regulator ARTP. The market recorded a net loss of nearly 340,000 connections in the three months to December, compared to a net loss of 64,000 in Q4 2024. This follows positive growth in the first three quarters of 2025, which amounted to 1.34 million net additions. As a result, Senegal's mobile penetration rate declined from September to stand at

New Zealand regulator proposes updates to fibre rules ahead of 2029 reset
NEW ZEALAND 06:36

New Zealand regulator proposes updates to fibre rules ahead of 2029 reset

The Commerce Commission has proposed targeted changes to the regulatory framework governing fibre networks, as part of its first review of Fibre Input Methodologies under the Telecommunications Act. The regulator said the draft proposals are intended to support continued investment in fibre infrastructure while maintaining price and quality protections for consumers, ahead of the next price-quality reset scheduled for 2029.

Subco expands inter-capital diversity and data centre access across Australia
AUSTRALIA 06:34

Subco expands inter-capital diversity and data centre access across Australia

Australian subsea cable company Subco has expanded its Australian network footprint with additional route diversity between major cities and new data centre access points. The company said its Sydney-Melbourne route now includes two geographically independent paths, combining subsea and terrestrial infrastructure to improve network resilience on one of Australia's busiest corridors.

NTT Data to acquire financial IT services business from NCR Commerce Japan
JAPAN 06:32

NTT Data to acquire financial IT services business from NCR Commerce Japan

NTT Data has agreed to acquire the financial IT services business of NCR Commerce Japan as part of efforts to strengthen its capabilities in the financial sector. The acquisition covers a range of services that NCR Commerce Japan has provided to financial institutions, including foreign exchange systems, credit management, document imaging, contact centre and network solutions.

NCS and Nvidia team up to deploy sovereign AI for enterprises
SINGAPORE 06:30

NCS and Nvidia team up to deploy sovereign AI for enterprises

Singtel's IT services subsidiary NCS has announced an initiative with Nvidia to accelerate the deployment of secure, sovereign agentic AI systems across enterprise and public sector environments. The company said the initiative integrates its AI platforms, including Sunshine.AI, Video AI, Physical AI and its AI and Data Analytics Platform, with Nvidia AI Enterprise software. The combined offering is intended to support the deployment of AI agents capable of processing requests, making decisions and executin

SoftBank develops privacy-safe pipeline for telecom AI training
JAPAN 06:28

SoftBank develops privacy-safe pipeline for telecom AI training

SoftBank has developed a synthetic data generation pipeline to support training of its Large Telecom Model (LTM), aimed at enabling the use of sensitive network data while maintaining privacy and security. The operator said the pipeline uses Nvidia NeMo Safe Synthesiser to generate synthetic datasets from network operational data, including performance metrics and base station configurations. The approach is designed to preserve complex data relationships while removing confidential information.

NEC to invest USD 630 mln in submarine cable business
JAPAN 06:26

NEC to invest USD 630 mln in submarine cable business

NEC plans to invest more than JPY 100 billion (approximately USD 630 million) over the next five years in its submarine cable business to expand market share and address geopolitical risks, according to Nikkei, based on an interview with corporate senior executive VP and co-COO Masakazu Yamashina. The investment includes around JPY 50 billion allocated through fiscal 2030 for five vessels dedicated to installing and maintaining undersea cables, including ships chartered from third parties. The remaining fun

SKT launches customer advisory group to add user feedback to its services
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 06:25

SKT launches customer advisory group to add user feedback to its services

SK Telecom (SKT) has launched a customer advisory group aimed at incorporating user feedback across its product and service lifecycle. The operator said the group, comprising around 100 customers from a range of age groups and professions, was formally established at its T Factory Seongsu facility in Seoul. Unlike traditional advisory panels focused on post-launch feedback, SKT said the group will participate from the planning stage of products, services and marketing. 

Reflection and Shinsegae sign MoU to build Korean AI infrastructure
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 06:23

Reflection and Shinsegae sign MoU to build Korean AI infrastructure

Reflection AI and Shinsegae Group have signed an MoU to develop a sovereign AI cloud and data centre infrastructure in South Korea. The companies said the project will include a 250 MW "AI factory" designed to support enterprise and government use cases. The facility will be built using Reflection's open-weight AI models and GPUs supplied by Nvidia. The partnership will combine Reflection's AI models, engineering capabilities and computing stack with Shinsegae's infrastructure, including real estate, power,

Samsung halts Galaxy Z TriFold sales in South Korea amid cost pressures
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 06:21

Samsung halts Galaxy Z TriFold sales in South Korea amid cost pressures

Samsung Electronics has halted sales of its Galaxy Z TriFold foldable smartphone in South Korea despite strong demand, according to Yonhap, citing company sources. The device, Samsung's first tri-fold smartphone featuring two hinges and a 10-inch display when fully unfolded, was launched in December and sold out on its first day of availability. Priced at KRW 3.59 million (approximately USD 2,400), the model was restocked more than 10 times in the domestic market, although shipment volumes remained limited.

Hyundai expands Nvidia partnership for autonomous vehicle development
GLOBAL 06:20

Hyundai expands Nvidia partnership for autonomous vehicle development

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation have expanded their strategic partnership with Nvidia to develop next-generation autonomous driving systems based on the Nvidia Drive Hyperion platform. The collaboration combines Hyundai's software-defined vehicle (SDV) capabilities and fleet data with Nvidia's AI infrastructure, accelerated computing and autonomous driving software.

Samsung outlines AI strategy and privacy display innovation on new handsets
GLOBAL 06:18

Samsung outlines AI strategy and privacy display innovation on new handsets

Samsung Electronics used the launch of its Galaxy S26 smartphone series to outline its approach to on-device AI, cloud processing and privacy features during a media roundtable in Japan hosted by the company's president and MX division COO, Won-Joon Choi. The company said the Samsung Galaxy S26 series has seen higher pre-orders than the previous generation, with the Galaxy S26 Ultra accounting for more than 70 percent of reservations. 

INDIA 06:15

NTT Data launches programme to scale global capability centres in India

NTT Data has introduced a new programme aimed at supporting multinational companies in establishing and expanding global capability centres (GCCs) and innovation hubs in India. The GCC Innovation Acceleration Program is intended to assist more than 50 organisations over three years, providing support across planning, governance, talent development and operational optimisation. The initiative targets companies seeking to scale offshore delivery and innovation functions amid increasing global demand for skill

GLOBAL 06:13

Samsung outlines AI memory roadmap and Nvidia collaboration at GTC 2026

Samsung Electronics has presented its latest AI-focused semiconductor developments at Nvidia GTC 2026, highlighting new high-bandwidth memory (HBM) products and ongoing collaboration with Nvidia on AI infrastructure. At the centre of the showcase is Samsung's sixth-generation HBM4, which the company said has entered mass production and is designed for Nvidia's Vera Rubin platform. The product delivers data processing speeds of up to 11.7 Gbps, with potential increases to 13 Gbps. Samsung also introduced its

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 06:11

Korea expands GPU access programme to support AI development

South Korea's ministry of science and ICT has announced new measures to expand access to graphics processing units (GPUs) for AI development, combining public sector allocation with private cloud capacity leasing. The ministry said it will begin a selection process for cloud service providers (CSPs) to supply more than 2,000 GPUs through a leasing scheme aimed at supporting industry, academia and research institutions. The initiative is intended to address ongoing constraints in access to high-performance c

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 06:08

KT and Korean police deploy AI system to detect and block phishing activity

Korea Telecom (KT) has launched an AI-based system to detect and block suspected phishing numbers in collaboration with the Korean National Police Agency's telecom fraud response unit, with full-scale operations beginning in January 2026. The system uses an AI model developed by KT's Future Network Research Institute to identify potentially fraudulent numbers. According to the company, around 75 percent of reported phishing incidents were linked to numbers flagged by the system during analysis.

JAPAN 06:06

Fujikura outlines plan to expand fibre capacity amid AI infrastructure demand

Japan's Fujikura has approved a policy to expand production capacity for optical fibre and fibre cable products, citing growing demand linked to AI data centre infrastructure. The manufacturer said the investment will focus on scaling output of optical fibre and its SWR/WTC cable technology, which is designed to support high-density fibre deployment. The move follows the company's involvement in initiatives tied to US-Japan cooperation on AI infrastructure, including an MoU between the two governments and a

NEW ZEALAND 06:03

Chorus introduces capped-price fibre offer in New Zealand

New Zealand operator Chorus has launched a wholesale fibre broadband product aimed at improving access for low-income households in New Zealand, with retail pricing capped at NZD 30 per month. The product, Equity Fibre 100, provides speeds of 100/20 Mbps and is designed to target households unable to afford standard broadband services. Chorus cited estimates indicating that close to 400,000 households lack access to meaningful digital connectivity due to cost barriers.

NETHERLANDS 06:02

Nebius secures AI infrastructure deal with Meta worth up to USD 27 bln

Amsterdam-headquartered Nebius Group has signed a long-term agreement with Meta to supply large-scale AI infrastructure capacity, in a deal valued at up to USD 27 billion over five years. Under the agreement, the AI cloud provider will deliver USD 12 billion of dedicated compute capacity across multiple locations, with deployment scheduled to begin in early 2027. The infrastructure will be based on one of the first large-scale implementations of Nvidia's Vera Rubin platform.

SINGAPORE 06:00

MyRepublic expands enterprise and education partnerships in Singapore

Singapore operator MyRepublic has announced two separate collaborations in Singapore focused on applied AI, digital adoption and cyber resilience, targeting both the education sector and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The operator has signed an MoU with Singapore Polytechnic (SP) to establish a joint initiative centred on applied AI development. The partnership will use MyRepublic's AI automation sandbox, an on-premise environment designed to support experimentation, prototyping and deployment o

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 05:58

KT expands table-ordering service footprint

Korea Telecom (KT) has reported that its table-ordering service, Hi Order, has surpassed 200,000 active tables, less than three years after its launch in May 2023. The service, which enables digital ordering and payment at tables, has seen adoption initially in the restaurant sector and is now expanding into other environments including hotels, hospitals and cruise services. KT attributes the uptake to its network infrastructure and nationwide support capabilities, aimed at supporting digitalisation in smal

JAPAN 05:56

Rakuten releases Japanese LLM developed under GENIAC programme

Rakuten Group has released a new large language model, Rakuten AI 3.0, developed as part of Japan's Generative AI Accelerator Challenge (GENIAC) programme supported by ministry of economy, trade and industry and New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation (NEDO). The company said the model is designed to support companies and developers building AI applications in Japanese. Rakuten AI 3.0 is available under the Apache 2.0 open-source licence through the company's Hugging Face repository.

GLOBAL 05:55

Nutanix launches full-stack software platform for agentic AI deployment

Nutanix has introduced a new software platform, Nutanix Agentic AI, aimed at supporting the deployment and operation of large-scale agentic AI systems in enterprise environments. The company said the solution provides a full-stack software environment designed to help organisations build and manage "AI factories", addressing infrastructure complexity associated with running large numbers of AI agents concurrently.

GREECE 04:51

OTE revenues up nearly 9% in Q4 led by mobile and FTTH growth

OTE posted total revenues of EUR 916.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2025, which represents a growth of 8.7 percent year-on-year, boosted by increasing revenues from System Solutions, fixed retail and accelerated growth of the mobile business, OTE said. Retail fixed service revenue increased by 2.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025. Higher FTTH uptake supported by the FTTH network expansion, double digit growth in TV, and rising adoption of FWA, all contributed to the improvement in fixed retail reve

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