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• Deliberate sabotage by “malign actors” is increasing under the cloak of “plausible deniability”
• The immense amounts of vital data carried by submarine cable systems cannot be replaced or even ameliorated by satellites or microwaves 
• Lack of a coherent global strategy to countera

According to the Worldwide Software and Public Cloud Services Spending Guide published by International Data Corporation (IDC), public cloud services spending in Europe will total $229 billion in 2025 and will reach $452 billion by 2029, recording a five-year (2024-2029

O2 Daisy, the new B2B telecoms powerhouse created by the merger of Virgin Media O2 Business and Daisy Group, has today launched with a promise to provide the technology to “make every business better.” The new company, which, from the outset, is the country’s second largest small and medium-sized business sol

• Japan’s NEC and Toshiba are two of the leading lights in the quantum security sector
• They are claiming a quantum key distribution (QKD) ‘world first’
• The partners multiplexed and generated QKD signals in an all-optical network

In Japan, Toshiba, NEC and the Natio

• TelecomTV conducted its second quantum-safe networking market perception survey
• More than 240 individuals from the telecom sector responded
• We asked which network operators are regarded as leaders in the market, with the UK’s BT Group and Germany’s Deutsche Telekom topping the rankin

• TelecomTV conducted its second quantum-safe networking market perception survey
• More than 240 individuals from the telecom sector responded
• For the second time, IBM and Nokia were recognised as the leading developers of technology that will enable quantum-safe networking, but Google,

The Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers in Europe (CISPE), representing Europe’s leading sovereign cloud infrastructure providers, filed a formal appeal before the European General Court challenging the European Commission’s decision to approve Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware.

According to a newly published report by Dell’Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data center industries, the Broadband Access Equipment market is forecasted to grow at an average annual rate of 1.6% from 2024 to 2029, with total revenue peaking in 2028, driven by ongoing DOC

According to a newly published forecast report by Dell’Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data center industries, 5G has come a long way, but there is more work ahead.

According to a newly published forecast report by Dell’Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data center industries, the Optical Transport market is forecast to return to growth in 2025 after declining 9 percent in 2024.

Lynk Global, Inc. (“Lynk”), a leader in satellite direct-to-device telecommunications, announced the mutual termination of its previously announced Business Combination Agreement (“BCA”) with SLAM Corp. (“SLAM”), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company.

• By the end of August 2025, EE’s 5G standalone network will be available to more than 34 million people, covering over half of the entire UK population.
• Customers in Aberdeen, Canterbury, Ipswich, Loughborough, Paignton, Windsor and Wrexham among millions set to benefit as EE makes more than 45 new locations live this summer.

• Jio Platforms is the fast-growing and profitable digital operations division of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd.

Nvidia-backed Perplexity AI, the startup challenging Google with its AI-powered search engine, is in discussions with mobile device makers to pre-install its new Comet browser on smartphones, CEO Aravind Srinivas told Reuters.

Technology advances and growing demand for high-speed internet access are leading independent broadband firms to feel overwhelmingly positive about the future, according to a survey measuring confidence in the sector.

• Civil airline safety is under threat as satellite positioning system signals are routinely blocked around China, Russia, Ukraine, Iran, across the Middle East and other parts of the world
• New experimental alternative to GPS shows the earth’s magnetic field can do the job just as well and with great accuracy

• F5’s 2025 State of AI Application Strategy Report reveals 25% of apps on average use AI, yet only 2% of enterprises qualify as being highly AI-ready.
• 77% of companies are moderately ready for AI but still face significant security and governance hurdles.
• 71% of organizations use AI t

EXA Infrastructure, the largest dedicated digital infrastructure platform throughout Europe, connecting North America and Asia via the Middle East, today announced the deployment of a new fibre route connecting London to Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Brussels.

• Collaboration to launch Aeris IoT WatchtowerTM into the Asia-Pacific region to help close security gap in cellular Internet of Things (IoT) networks

Bridge Alliance, the leading alliance for premier mobile network operators in Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Aeris Commun

New leading multi-orbit space company with a network of 120 GEO+MEO satellites and access to LEO constellations enables SES to better serve its customers

Telcos globally have a large opportunity to expand their business beyond connectivity and become the backbone of AI infrastructure for national or regional AI demand. According to global technology intelligence firm ABI Research, the telco industry is set to generate over US$21 billion in GPUaaS revenue by 2030.

Joanna Cavan has been appointed as the new Managing Director of UKTL, bringing two decades of experience to the role.

• Meets growing enterprise demand for embedded connectivity with a scalable, cloud-native platform
• Expands U.S.

• The US cloud giant is to invest $2bn in Germany and $1bn in the Netherlands
• The move comes hot on the heels of recently announced plans to invest $5bn in the UK
• Oracle has also been partnering with a growing number of telcos to support their own sovereign cloud ambitions