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Japan

Softbank and Nokia Begin 6G 7GHz Outdoor Trial in Tokyo Using Massive MIMO

SoftBank, in collaboration with Nokia, launched an outdoor trial in June 2025 in Tokyo’s Ginza district to test the 7GHz band, a centimeter-wave frequency…

Coal Mine

US Issues Expedited Permit for Proposed Tennessee Coal Mine

On July 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Interior granted a permit to Hurricane Creek Mining LLC for a coal mine on Bryson Mountain, Claiborne County, Tennes…

Metal

Azumah Resources Ghana Initiates Construction of Black Volta Gold Mine

Azumah Resources Ghana has commenced construction of the Black Volta gold mine in Ghana’s Upper West Region. The project, led by Ghanaians and backed by l…

Australia

Australia Puts $2.3bn Towards Brisbane’s Olympic Infrastructure

The Australian federal government and Queensland state government have jointly committed US$2.3 billion to support the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane. This fund…

Japan

Rakuten Mobile Celebrates 9 Million Subscribers With 20% Store Growth

Rakuten Mobile, Japan’s modern mobile network, that its subscriber base has exceeded 9 million. The company reported a 20% year-on-year increase in new su…

Sweden

New 25-Year Agreement to Help Port of Gothenburg Become Energy Hub of the Future

On July 1, 2025, the Port of Gothenburg, Sweden, finalized new agreements with Inter Terminals Sweden, a leading Scandinavian provider of bulk liquid storage, t…

Germany

‘Get Used to More Construction Sites’: Germany to Spend €166BN on Infrastructure

German Federal Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder has announced a €166 billion investment plan over the next five years to address the country’s ag…

Energy Storage Project

Beijing HyperStrong and Repono Link for 1.4GW Energy Storage in Europe

Beijing HyperStrong Technology, a battery energy storage system provider, and Repono, a European firm, have agreed to develop 1.4 gigawatts of energy storage pr…

Turkey

Turkcell Advances Network Virtualization With A10’s Software-Based Security Solutions

Turkcell, Türkiye’s leading telecommunications and technology provider, has continued its long-term collaboration with A10 Networks to strengthen its…

Metal

ABTC’s Tonopah Flats Lithium Project Gains US Priority Status

The American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) has announced that its Tonopah Flats lithium facility in Nevada has been designated a transparency priority proje…

Sri Lanka

Indian Shipbuilder Buys Majority Stake in Sri Lanka’s Largest Yard

India’s state-owned Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) has announced the acquisition of a 51% controlling stake in Colombo Dockyard, Sri Lanka’…

Czech Republic

STRABAG Wins Contracts to Modernise Czech Railway Infrastructure

STRABAG Rail has secured contracts totaling approximately €360 million ($421.7 million), co-financed by the European Union, to upgrade key railway infrastr…

Germany

Deutsche Telekom Launches T Cloud to Centralize Cloud Offerings

Deutsche Telekom has consolidated its cloud services under the T Cloud brand, with Lars Neumann appointed to lead the initiative across its B2B division. Based …

Ammonia

LR Joins Green Ammonia Project Ra in Egypt

UK-based Lloyd’s Register (LR) has signed a memorandum of understanding with German developer DAI Infrastruktur to support Project Ra, a large-scale green…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Alliance Appointed for Sizewell C Construction

Construction firms Balfour Beatty, Laing O’Rourke, and Bouygues Travaux Publics have signed a Programme Alliance Agreement with Sizewell C to undertake th…