Researchers demonstrate 450 Tbps transmission over deployed metropolitan fibre link
UNITED KINGDOM 06:58

Researchers demonstrate 450 Tbps transmission over deployed metropolitan fibre link

Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) and five international research partners have demonstrated optical transmission at 450 Tbps over a field-deployed fibre link in London, setting a new record for data transmission over standard installed optical fibre. The trial was conducted over a 39km metropolitan link connecting University College London (UCL) and the Telehouse North data centre using fibre from the UK National Dark Fibre Facility. 

NTT to support remote rugby video officiating using IOWN network
JAPAN 06:54

NTT to support remote rugby video officiating using IOWN network

NTT, NTT Docomo Business and Japan Rugby League One (JRLO) will deploy a remote television match official (TMO) system using IOWN-based networking technology during the League One 2025-26 playoff final on 7 June at Tokyo's National Stadium. The initiative will allow TMO officials responsible for video review decisions to operate remotely from Otemachi Place in central Tokyo rather than from the stadium itself. The remote operation will be enabled by connecting the venue and officiating location through NTT

Naver Cloud expands Nvidia partnership around AI infrastructure
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 06:45

Naver Cloud expands Nvidia partnership around AI infrastructure

Naver Cloud and Nvidia have outlined plans to deepen their collaboration across AI infrastructure, foundation models and AI services as the companies pursue what they describe as a global AI factory initiative. The announcement was made at Nvidia's Cloud Partner Summit in Taipei. According to the companies, the partnership will extend beyond AI infrastructure to include cooperation on large language models and physical AI technologies.

Nvidia, Foxconn team with Taiwanese healthcare to deploy 'special agent workforces'
TAIWAN 2 JUN

Nvidia, Foxconn team with Taiwanese healthcare to deploy 'special agent workforces'

Nvidia is collaborating with Foxconn to deploy specialised agentic AI and robotics in the Taiwanese healthcare system. The initiative is backed by a USD 1.5 billion regional investment under the government's 'Healthy Taiwan' initiative, aimed at addressing the aging population, clinician shortages and spiralling healthcare costs. Nvidia says the majority of Taiwanese medical centres have now implemented mature AI systems, enhancing care provision for more than 14 million patient encounters annually.

NTT, 1Finity and Mitsubishi Chemical probe All-Photonic Network in robotic sensing applications
JAPAN 2 JUN

NTT, 1Finity and Mitsubishi Chemical probe All-Photonic Network in robotic sensing applications

Multiple NTT business units have teamed up with Mitsubishi Chemical and Fujitsu's 1Finity division to trial all-photonics infrastructure at an outdoor manufacturing facility in Japan. The collaboration leverages the All-Photonics Network (APN) infrastructure advanced by the NTT-led IOWN Global Forum. The aim is to deploy computerised intelligence in a bid to limit the burden on human factory inspectors. In addition, NTT and its partners hope to deliver a reference model to promote wider implementation of th

KDDI and Mitsui test drone-based building inspections inside office tower
JAPAN 2 JUN

KDDI and Mitsui test drone-based building inspections inside office tower

Mitsui Fudosan and KDDI SmartDrone have completed a trial using a specialised indoor drone to inspect building infrastructure at the Iidabashi Grand Bloom office complex in Tokyo. The companies used the IBIS2 drone, designed for confined spaces, to assess whether drone-based inspections could improve safety and efficiency in areas that are difficult to access, including ceiling voids, air-conditioning ducts, underground water tanks and electrical facilities.

LoRa Alliance charts forward trajectory for LoRaWAN advances in new technical roadmap
GLOBAL 1 JUN

LoRa Alliance charts forward trajectory for LoRaWAN advances in new technical roadmap

LoRa Alliance, the nonprofit organisation responsible for LoRaWAN, an IoT protocol geared to low powered connectivity via gateways into the cloud, has published a three-year technical roadmap highlighting its plans for the near future. The alliance notes that LoRaWAN has generated the strongest global adoption of any low-powered WAN technology, and argues it is increasingly considered wireless connectivity's "fourth pillar", together with cellular, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. With its new roadmap, the alliance

MobileMoney Fintech launches drive to support 600 small businesses in Ghana
GHANA 1 JUN

MobileMoney Fintech launches drive to support 600 small businesses in Ghana

MobileMoney Fintech (MMFL) has launched a scheme to provide 600 micro, small and medium enterprises with practical training in financial literacy, digital payments, credit readiness and business growth. The scheme helps entrepreneurs improve record-keeping, manage cash flow, build savings habits and become better positioned for credit, insurance and future investment. It targets informal sector businesses including women's enterprises, dressmakers and tailors, hairdressers and farmers. Many of them support

KDDI selected to develop disaster drone logistics guidelines for Mie Prefecture
JAPAN 1 JUN

KDDI selected to develop disaster drone logistics guidelines for Mie Prefecture

KDDI SmartDrone has been awarded a contract by Mie Prefecture to develop guidelines for the use of drones to transport emergency supplies to communities that could become isolated during major disasters, including a potential Nankai Trough earthquake. The guidelines are intended to help municipalities prepare for and operate drone logistics services when roads are cut off by earthquakes, landslides or other disasters. The framework was developed in response to challenges identified during the 2024 Noto Peni

LG Uplus and Samsung partner on 6G sensing and AI technology research
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 1 JUN

LG Uplus and Samsung partner on 6G sensing and AI technology research

LG Uplus has signed an MoU with Samsung Electronics to collaborate on research and development of integrated communications and sensing technologies, as well as AI-enabled 6G technologies. The companies said the partnership is intended to support the transition to 6G by validating emerging technologies in live network environments and assessing their potential for future commercial deployment. The collaboration will focus on integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) technologies, including base station-b

NTT Docomo Business explores data services for water resource management
JAPAN 1 JUN

NTT Docomo Business explores data services for water resource management

NTT Docomo Business has begun a joint study with Estonia's Carbontribe Labs to examine how water resource-related environmental data can be structured, verified and used to support investment decision-making and business risk assessment. The companies have completed a proof-of-concept project focused on creating and utilising environmental data derived from water resource management activities. The initiative aims to convert water-related data generated across corporate operations and supply chains into str

Nvidia and Microsoft bring frontier AI compute to Windows
GLOBAL 1 JUN

Nvidia and Microsoft bring frontier AI compute to Windows

Nvidia has announced two products developed with Microsoft that bring what the two describe as data-centre-class AI capabilities to the Windows desktop for the first time, targeting enterprise developers, data scientists and engineers who currently rely on cloud infrastructure for large model workloads. The flagship product, Nvidia DGX Station for Windows, is a "deskside system" built on the GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra Desktop Superchip capable of running models up to one trillion parameters locally. 

GLOBAL 1 JUN

Nvidia widens robotaxi platform with global partners

Nvidia has announced a substantial expansion of its Drive Hyperion autonomous vehicle platform, adding partners across Asia, Europe and the Middle East alongside a new open AI model for level 4 vehicle development. New Drive Hyperion partners include Foxconn, which plans to launch a robotaxi service in Taiwan from 2028 with expansion across Asia; VinFast, deploying level 4 vehicles in Southeast Asia with software partner Autobrains; Uber, working with Autobrains on a Munich robotaxi programme; and Humain, t

JAPAN 29 MEI

Tier IV and KDDI partner on autonomous mobility deployment in Japan

Tier IV and KDDI have signed an agreement to collaborate on the commercial deployment of autonomous driving services in Japan, with a focus on addressing regional transport challenges including driver shortages and declining public transport coverage. The agreement was signed on 29 May 2026 and will expand to include KDDI Smart Mobility from 1 July 2026. Under the partnership, the three companies plan to combine Tier IV's autonomous driving systems, KDDI's communications infrastructure and operational capab

GLOBAL 29 MEI

Arm open-sources AI security framework for software vulnerability detection

Arm has open-sourced an AI-based security analysis framework designed to improve the detection of software vulnerabilities across large-scale codebases. The framework, called Metis, has been developed by Arm's product security team and is currently being used internally across more than 130 software projects, with wider deployment planned across the company by the end of 2026. Metis is designed to identify complex security vulnerabilities that may span multiple software components, systems or layers and whi

SOUTH AFRICA 28 MEI

Liquid Intelligent and Microsoft provide digital training at Royal Bafokeng Institute

Liquid Intelligent Technologies has partnered with Microsoft and South Africa's Department of Communications and Digital Technologies to launch a Mobile Digital Laboratory at the Royal Bafokeng Institute in Phokeng, North West Province. The solar-powered training lab ensures reliable, sustainable access to technology and education, even in areas where infrastructure has traditionally been a barrier. This public-private partnership combines industry and government strengths to deliver digital connectivity, s

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.

JAPAN 28 MEI

Fujitsu partners with Anthropic on AI deployment and cybersecurity

Fujitsu has announced a strategic partnership with Anthropic aimed at accelerating the deployment of AI technologies in Japan and strengthening cybersecurity capabilities for critical infrastructure and other mission-critical sectors. The agreement will combine Anthropic's AI models, including Claude, with Fujitsu's systems integration and operational capabilities in sectors such as government, finance, healthcare, defence and critical infrastructure. Fujitsu said the partnership would focus on the deployme

BRAZIL 27 MEI

Brazil plans development of quantum communication network

Brazil's national telecommunications agency Anatel and the Military Institute of Engineering (IME) have met to discuss the development of the Quandanga Quantum Communication Network Project. This project aims to establish a permanent experimental infrastructure in Brazil for studying, testing, and demonstrating secure communication technologies using quantum and post-quantum cryptography.

CANADA 27 MEI

Ericsson and Canadian govt launch 5G innovation network for defence and public safety

Ericsson Canada has entered into an exclusive partnership with the government of Canada to establish the Advanced Wireless Communications Innovation Network (AWIN), a platform intended to support development and testing of 5G-based technologies for defence, public safety and emergency response applications. The initiative will create a national testing environment combining Ericsson network technologies with Area X.O, a Canadian innovation hub, to support development of wireless applications for critical se

JAPAN 27 MEI

KDDI and NTT Docomo develop shared repeater for expanding 5G mmWave coverage

KDDI and NTT Docomo have developed a shared millimetre wave (mmWave) repeater designed to expand 5G coverage more efficiently, with field trials scheduled to begin this summer at Tokyo's Ueno Park. The operators said the repeater, developed with support from Kyocera, is capable of relaying mmWave signals from both operators through a single device. The operators said the approach is intended to accelerate deployment of mmWave coverage while reducing installation costs and infrastructure requirements.

JAPAN 27 MEI

NTT integrates optical network monitoring capability into DSP chip

NTT said it has developed and demonstrated what it describes as the first integration of end-to-end optical network monitoring functionality into a communications digital signal processor (DSP) chip, enabling optical transceivers to detect and locate network anomalies without requiring dedicated measurement equipment. The operator said the technology allows a compact optical transceiver at the receiving end of a network to monitor the condition of an optical path while traffic is being carried, providing vi

AUSTRALIA 27 MEI

Nexthop partners Symphony on integrated power and fibre connectivity offering

Australian operator Nexthop and Symphony Infrastructure Partners have announced a partnership to provide an integrated connectivity offering that combines high-voltage (HV) transmission infrastructure with fibre network services for Australian energy and digital infrastructure projects. The companies said the joint "Power+Fibre" offering is aimed at organisations requiring both grid connection and communications infrastructure, including renewable energy and storage developers, hyperscale data centres and n

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