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• May 13, 2026 13 May'26

  Via Africa subsea cable project to strengthen European, African connectivity

  Europe-Africa submarine cable project backed by consortium model designed to connect Europe to Africa along the Atlantic coast, enhancing the resilience and diversity of West Africa’s international connectivity

• May 12, 2026 12 May'26

  Nokia enters cognitive broadband era with agentic AI capabilities

  As the telecoms industry looks to invest heavily in agentic AI, Nokia unveils a plan to tackle fibre and Wi-Fi challenges, boost user experience and increase operational efficiency

• May 11, 2026 11 May'26

  Thousands of Essex premises to gain upgraded broadband

  Latest part of £5bn ultrafast broadband development scheme sees expansion of gigabit roll-out to cover full-fibre blackspots in urban areas, as well as the countryside

• May 11, 2026 11 May'26

  BT scores Euro 2028 connectivity deal

  UK’s leading telco appointed Official Telecommunications Partner of the UEFA European Football Championship 2028, with BT launching products and services designed for customers nationwide

• May 11, 2026 11 May'26

  Inside the global datacentre squeeze

  A projected $800bn datacentre infrastructure investment in APAC alone is clashing with the limits of global power grids, forcing datacentre operators to rethink where and how they build the physical engines of the internet

• May 11, 2026 11 May'26

  Australian public cloud spending to surpass A$33.6bn in 2026

  As hyperscalers such as AWS and Microsoft pour billions into Australian datacentres, Gartner predicts local public cloud spending will grow by 17.9% in 2026, driven by the growth in AI infrastructure demands

• May 08, 2026 08 May'26

  Alkira acquisition gives Lumen cloud connectivity control plane

  Acquisition to see physical infrastructure and programmable network united with cloud-native control plane to deliver a single, digital connectivity platform with cloud-to-cloud and datacentre-interconnect

• May 08, 2026 08 May'26

  Neos Networks, Cornerstone and StonesThro power UK sovereign edge cloud

  Strategic collaboration designed to enable distributed microscale AI compute with national, resilient connectivity for critical sectors

• May 01, 2026 01 May'26

  DE-CIX expands New York metro connectivity with architecture upgrades

  Quad-node architecture across New York and New Jersey, expanded metro access and 400GE readiness designed to strengthen resilience in the US’s most demanding interconnection market

• May 01, 2026 01 May'26

  Telxius taps Synamedia Quortex Switch to support multi-CDN growth

  Global connectivity provider implements Quortex Switch to boost video streaming experience for customers, reaching millions of viewers worldwide

• April 30, 2026 30 Apr'26

  HPE expands ProLiant edge network portfolio

  Chassis and servers are optimised for the edge, and validated for harsh and remote environments across retail, manufacturing and national security-related deployments

• April 30, 2026 30 Apr'26

  India aims for the stars with orbital datacentres

  As terrestrial datacentres face severe power and cooling constraints, space-based facilities promise unlimited solar energy and low latency for AI inferencing, provided the industry can overcome challenges

• April 24, 2026 24 Apr'26

  Cisco advances path to quantum network with universal switch

  Research prototype designed to connect quantum systems from different suppliers, in all major encoding modalities, at room temperature, over standard telecom fibre

• April 24, 2026 24 Apr'26

  Capital injection, acquisition further Render Networks in critical infrastructure

  Critical infrastructure software platform provider gains fresh capital to accelerate sector and portfolio expansion

• April 22, 2026 22 Apr'26

  Google launches Gemini Agent Platform, eighth-generation TPUs

  With more AI agents moving to production, Google Cloud is targeting governance, multi-cloud data architecture and purpose-built silicon to help enterprises orchestrate agentic workflows

• April 16, 2026 16 Apr'26

  UAE education builds digital resilience as regional tensions accelerate shift to remote learning

  Ankabut CEO Tarek Jundi outlines how national infrastructure, AI-driven platforms and distance-learning capabilities are helping schools and universities maintain continuity amid geopolitical uncertainty

• April 15, 2026 15 Apr'26

  Cintegral taps Taara connectivity for real-time live media production

  Networking service from Google Moonshot allows directors and crew members to digitally collaborate in real time during a shoot using light-based connectivity instead of relying on cable-based infrastructure

• April 13, 2026 13 Apr'26

  Qualcomm expands strategic advanced driver assistance systems, immersive eyewear collaborations

  Mobile technology platform provider inks deal with Snap company to expand decade-long collaboration on XR services, and with Bosch to make ADAS offerings for enhanced safety and comfort

• April 13, 2026 13 Apr'26

  Sateliot launches €100m series C financing round

  Barcelona-based satellite operator announces investment that will see use in financing deployment of constellation and starts selection process for a lead investor in new round expected to close in summer

• April 09, 2026 09 Apr'26

  UK Navy deters Russian submarines near critical undersea cables

  Operation by Navy and RAF tracks Russian submarine operations close to critical undersea cables

• April 02, 2026 02 Apr'26

  Wilson Connectivity, Autonomous Systems team for in-building wireless service

  Joint development brings AI-ready, automated monitoring and real-time service assurance to indoor distributed antenna system and private network deployments

• April 02, 2026 02 Apr'26

  North America drives video telematics market to 22 million units by 2030

  Study from M2M/IoT market research firm finds installed base of active video telematics systems growing at a steady clip driven by North America and camera technology enhancements

• March 31, 2026 31 Mar'26

  CityFibre launches 8.5Gb service across wholesale multi-gig network

  UK’s largest independent full-fibre platform provider makes the next step in its roll-out of its 10Gb-capable network, and claims strong customer growth continuing as it approaches one million users

• March 27, 2026 27 Mar'26

  Virgin Media Business Wholesale accelerates high-capacity delivery in the UK

  Fixed wholesale connectivity arm of leading UK operator announces biggest ever upgrade to its wholesale network, delivering 32% Ethernet lead time reduction and 10G delivery accelerated by up to 40 days

• March 26, 2026 26 Mar'26

  Nokia joins Linx as technical partner for London network refresh

  Internet exchange based in UK capital completes project refreshing its 17-site interconnected network in London, with global comms tech provider selected as the technical partner to support development

• March 25, 2026 25 Mar'26

  Akamai launches AI Grid intelligent orchestration

  Cyber security and cloud computing company unveils global-scale implementation of AI Grid, intelligently routing artificial intelligence workloads across edge, regional and core footprint to balance latency, cost and performance

• March 25, 2026 25 Mar'26

  Ciena optics deployed in Meta cable upgrade, JGA Lightstorm 

  Optical connectivity provider’s technology is used to set transmission record for across a transpacific submarine cable, enabling next-generation cloud and AI connectivity between Japan and Australia

• March 25, 2026 25 Mar'26

  Cambridge MC boosts comms procurement with Carrier Club acquisition

  International consulting firm swoops for ’unique’ procurement-as-a-service organisation to offer greater value to its clients in challenging times for businesses

• March 24, 2026 24 Mar'26

  Tata Communications unveils self-healing network

  Platform from digital ecosystem enabler aims to provide greater than 99.99% service availability to help enterprises reduce data centre operational costs by up to 30%

• March 23, 2026 23 Mar'26

  Zayo provides critical connectivity infrastructure for AI, cloud datacentres  

  Enterprise network provider deploys connectivity infrastructure to one of the UK’s largest AI cloud datacentre campuses to support up to 720 MW of AI-ready infrastructure

• March 19, 2026 19 Mar'26

  Infrastructure is back as Orange Business drives trusted agentic platforms

  Annual customer gathering of enterprise arm of global telco sees launch of four key applications taking advantage of agentic AI capabilities and emphasising the need for robust and secure infrastructure

• March 18, 2026 18 Mar'26

  Ofcom sets out regulation to push UK gigabit broadband to ‘final phase’

  UK communications regulator lays down regulation required to drive full-fibre roll-out through its end phase to universal access across the country, aiming to allow businesses to unlock economic gains

• March 16, 2026 16 Mar'26

  C-suite execs flag core nature of edge AI to business strategy

  Research from edge computing provider observes enterprise edge AI is now an intrinsic part of core business infrastructure, driven by rapid uptake of agentic operations

• March 16, 2026 16 Mar'26

  UK government unveils gigabit broadband upgrade tracker

  As full-fibre broadband deployments maintain steady pace across the nation, UK government introduces tool to allow businesses across England and Wales to discover if they are due a government-backed broadband upgrade

• March 13, 2026 13 Mar'26

  Altnets ‘force to be reckoned with’ in UK broadband

  Research shows peers reaching around 19.7 million premises, with more than 3.5 million live connections, outperforming the major providers on customer satisfaction and value

• March 13, 2026 13 Mar'26

  CityFibre, AllPoints Fibre introduce multi-gigabit FTTP

  Partnership aims to bring together leading networks to simplify wholesale consumption to enable ISPs and MSPs to meet the demands of high-value customers with access to 1.7Gbps and 2.3Gbps FTTP speeds

• March 10, 2026 10 Mar'26

  Ericsson, Future Technologies scale wireless infrastructure for industrial AI

  Connectivity transformation systems integrator and comms tech giant expand collaboration to accelerate deployment of private 5G and enterprise wireless networks across North America

• March 10, 2026 10 Mar'26

  MWC 2026: Render Networks unveils synchronised agentic critical infrastructure

  Critical infrastructure execution and intelligence software provider unveils agentic AI architecture designed for dynamic, scalable execution at infrastructure operators and constructors

• March 04, 2026 04 Mar'26

  Weighing the trade-offs of neoclouds and sovereign clouds

  Neocloud and sovereign cloud providers offer alternatives to hyperscalers for AI infrastructure and data sovereignty, but availability gaps and a lack of managed AI services can pose challenges to enterprise customers

• March 02, 2026 02 Mar'26

  UK government consults on social media ban for under-16s  

  A UK government consultation launched today asks whether under-16s should be banned from social media, and age restrictions introduced for VPNs and chatbots

• February 25, 2026 25 Feb'26

  The UK’s proposed social media ban explained

  The UK government will use new legal powers to lay the groundwork for an under-16 social media ban after its consultation on children’s digital well-being, but opponents warn the measures being considered will only treat the symptoms of the problem ...

• February 24, 2026 24 Feb'26

  Taara unveils photonics platform for wireless comms

  Google Moonshot company unveils way to transmit ultra-high-speed internet through the air using light, shrinking core technology onto a single chip to deliver fibre-like speeds without cables or spectrum

• February 24, 2026 24 Feb'26

  Singtel, Nvidia to help scale enterprise AI deployments

  Singtel and Nvidia have teamed up on a multimillion-dollar facility to help organisations scale enterprise AI deployments, tackle extreme datacentre power densities, and prepare for the era of embodied AI

• February 19, 2026 19 Feb'26

  T-Labs demos commercial viability of quantum networking

  The research and development arm of telco Deutsche Telekom has worked with Qunnect to demo quantum networking over 30km of optical fibre

• February 18, 2026 18 Feb'26

  VMO2 owners make Substantial acquisition to gain altnet broadband business

  Acquisition of UK’s second-largest altnet by broadband major claimed to be able to unlock value of £3.5bn, creating sustainable, scaled network competition and wholesale choice in the UK

• February 17, 2026 17 Feb'26

  Lumen targets AI bottlenecks with cloud gateway and metro expansion

  AI network provider introduces enterprise capabilities designed to accelerate data movement across distributed artificial intelligence environments while aiming to lower complexity and cost

• February 17, 2026 17 Feb'26

  Linx upgrades Lunar Digital datacentre to full resilient point of presence

  Manchester-based datacentre upgrading its network resilience with London Internet Exchange to support network traffic

• February 13, 2026 13 Feb'26

  Openreach appoints new chief executive

  UK’s leading broadband provider announces that its deputy CEO will succeed incumbent chief executive from 1 April 2026, and that the company looks to maintain pace of full-fibre deployment

• January 30, 2026 30 Jan'26

  Ex-directors of firm linked to Satoshi Nakamoto imposter sue over whistleblowing retaliation claims

  Two former directors of London tech company nChain, associated with a computer scientist who falsely claimed to be bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto, have told an employment tribunal they were dismissed in retaliation for whistleblowing

• January 28, 2026 28 Jan'26

  UK competition regulator looks into Google’s AI search

  The CMA has proposed a number of steps to ensure publishers are treated fairly by search engine giant Google in regards to its AI Overview function