Cloud

• The major hyperscalers have reported their first-quarter 2025 financials
• Synergy Research Group has collected all the data
• AI workloads have fuelled a 23% year-on-year increase in the value of the global cloud infrastructure services sector to almost $94bn

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Chip firm Intel and Arqit Quantum, which specialises in quantum-safe encryption, have launched a security solution in which even they “are outside the trust boundary.”

According to the Worldwide Security Spending Guide published by International Data Corporation (IDC), European security spending is projected to grow by 11.8% year on year in 2025.

To become a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) is the objective of the AI Continent Action Plan launched today.

Vodafone says it has more than doubled its number of Internet of Things (IoT) connections in the last five years, with a heart monitor becoming the 200 millionth.

Commercial space infrastructure firm Axiom Space will launch its first two Orbital Data Centre (ODC) nodes to low-Earth orbit (LEO) by the end of this year.

Ericsson and SoftBank Corp. (“SoftBank”) have entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic partnership towards 2030.

• AT&T has successfully tested a new technology that can transport data at 1.6 terabits per second, which is four times faster than the current top speed on our network.
• For customers, this shows that AT&T’s network can now support faster and more efficient connectivity, improving the performance of in

• Breakthrough deployable via software upgrade to existing GEO satellites using available S-band spectrum to allow operators to monetize NTN services immediately

Mavenir, the cloud-native network infrastructure provider building the future of networks, and Terrestar Solutions Inc.), Canada’s premier mobile satelli

Only 19% of communications service providers worldwide have fully implemented an integrated set of processes, platforms and governance policies required to support effective data modernization for AI.

• Meta is to invest billions in a new submarine network that will span the globe
• It has been dubbed Project Waterworth 
• It will connect the Americas, Africa and Asia – but not Europe

In a bid to guarantee access to vital international data networking capacity

Unlocking the Power of xApps: Transforming Telecoms with Open RAN Innovation

Session one on 25th February is a Hybrid Session, 14:00 - 16:30 Introduction to xApps.

Session two on 27th February is a Virtual Session, 14:00 - 16:30 O-RAN Hands-on Training with Python-based xApp Implementation.

UK mobile operator Three has selected Ericsson to build it a new cloud-native core network – replacing Nokia who has been doing the job since 2019.

SNS JU publishes its Annual Work Programme and announces €128 million funding for 6G research and innovation in 2025.

US connectivity cloud provider Cloudflare has published its annual review of Internet trends and it shows a small decline in the proportion of total internet traffic accounted for by mobile devices.

Hello, I’m Liz Parry, the CEO of Lifecycle Software. The company’s main focus is driving innovation in the telecom industry. We shape how leading network operators deliver their services, launch Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs), and provide billing, real-time charging, and a wide range of other services.

• ABI Research says ranking reflects comprehensive scope of Nokia network API solutions and the company’s role of enabling operator network API flexibility.
• ABI Research says Nokia follows a policy of impartiality across public cloud providers, giving operators the freedom to select their preferred hyperscaler partner.

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• SUSTAIN-6G will evaluate and explore sustainable 6G technologies, methods and use cases touching on environmental, economic and societal needs
• The consortium will work out solutions for three specific areas of sustainable development: energy smart grids, e-health and telemedicine, and agriculture

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• Synergy Research Group has been tracking the cloud/datacentre sector for years
• It has just released its first-half (H1) 2024 overview for the market, which grew by 23% to hit $427bn
• The research firm highlights an AI-fuelled surge in datacentre investments, which grew by 30%

Worldwide cloud infrastructure services expenditure grew by 21% year-on-year in Q1 2024 to reach US$79.8 billion, an increase of US$13.4 billion.