Nokia’s Optical Roadmap for the AI Era

Hitachi, MOL to Launch Floating Data Centers in 2027

A new partnership aims to tackle power and cooling challenges by developing floating data centers, with operations expected to begin by 2027.

Gridlocked: How Power Constraints Are Shaping the Future of Data Centers

Developers must strategically navigate interconnection processes, explore alternative power solutions, and coordinate multiple factors to ensure project feasibility and timely operation.

T-Mobile defends ads after Verizon wins injunction

Federal court sides with Verizon to block T-Mobile's ads promoting savings when consumers switch, but T-Mobile stands by its advertising and the case goes on.

OpenAI Raises $122B to Expand AI Infrastructure, Broadens Cloud and Chip Strategy

The chatbot maker's record funding round highlights rising demand for compute, power, and distributed data center capacity.

How KDDI allowed a $1.6B fraud scheme to go unchecked

Fictitious ad transactions by subsidiaries in KDDI's $1.6 billion fraud scheme were a result of lack of expertise and poor risk management, an inquiry found.

Global streaming and TV revenues to top $1T by 2030 – Omdia

Omdia projects that global traditional TV and online video revenues will exceed $1 trillion by 2030, with growth driven by digital formats and advertising. #pressrelease

BDx locks in $320M loan to advance data center projects in Indonesia

BDx secures a $320 million loan to fund the continued development of its AI-focused data center campus in Jakarta.

Airtel and partners pump $1bn into Nxtra data centres

The transaction is designed to accelerate Nxtra’s buildout of large-scale and edge facilities to serve enterprises, hyperscalers, and government customers across India. The post Airtel and partners pump $1bn into Nxtra data centres appeared first on Total Telecom.

Comcast is Vistance Networks' top customer… by a lot

Comcast represented about 35% of net sales for Vistance Networks in 2025, thanks in part to demand for DOCSIS 4.0 FDX nodes and amps. Vistance and its two units – Aurora Networks and Ruckus – used to be part of CommScope.

Huawei sales growth plummeted in 2025 as it gained 5,000 workers

The low-growth era seems to have arrived for Huawei, but that has not stopped it from bulking up its headcount and splurging on R&D.

Eurobites: Ofcom's mid-contract price rise rules 'backfire'

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: more railing against EU market regulation; 5G SA rocks up in Brighton; AI improves Shakespeare for schools.

AI-driven operating model key to cloud-native, autonomous networks

Operator-driven guidance outlines how mobile network operators can adopt AI-based operating models to enable increasingly autonomous network operations

Leadership Updates: Key Data Center & Cloud Appointments (Q2 2026)

New appointments at Stream, Pure, and Aligned are among the latest leadership changes shaping the data center and cloud industries.

Greenwatch: Can telcos strike gold with circularity?

In a March roundup of telecom sustainability news, we look at the sector's approach to circularity, recovering disused smartphones and the impact from manufacturing.

SpaceLocker launches first shared satellite mission

French startup looks to redefine space infrastructure by turning satellites into shared platforms, and claims faster, more sustainable missions

C-DOT eyes spinoff to take Indian tech global

Indian R&D body C-DOT is exploring a commercialization spinoff to take its 4G/5G stack and expanded tech portfolio to global markets.

AT&T signs $2M deal to improve FirstNet

US Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and AT&T have agreed to a $2 billion agreement to benefit FirstNet, the mobile network for first responders. #pressrelease

Syndeo Institute honors Comcast's Tony Speller

The Syndeo Institute at The Cable Center has named Comcast's Tony Speller as the recipient of the 2026 Innovation and Intrapreneurship Award for Excellence. The award will be presented at next month's Cable Hall of Fame Gala in New York. #pressrelease

North American Data Center Growth Shifts Toward Execution, not Expansion

A new report reveals North America’s data center market is prioritizing execution and delivery over expansion.