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France

Orange Business, Toshiba Premiere Quantum-Safe Network in Paris

Orange Business and Toshiba Europe have launched Orange Quantum Defender, the first quantum-safe networking service now commercially available in the greater Pa…

Combined cycle power plant

Developers to Add 18.7 GW of Natural Gas-Fired Capacity by 2028, EIA Says

Developers plan to add approximately 18.7 gigawatts (GW) of combined-cycle generating capacity to the U.S. power grid by 2028, the U.S. Energy Information Admin…

India

VI 5G Touches Down in Bengaluru With Unlimited Mobile Data

Vi has officially launched its 5G services in Bengaluru on June 10, expanding its high-speed network to India’s key technology hub. This move enables resi…

China

Chunghwa Telecom Earns MSCI ESG ‘AAA’ Rating, Leads in Taiwan

Chunghwa Telecom, a leading telecommunications provider in Taiwan, has achieved the highest ‘AAA’ rating in the latest MSCI ESG Ratings report, posi…

United States

GlobalFoundries Pledges $16BN US Expansion to Avoid Trump Tariffs

GlobalFoundries, a major semiconductor manufacturer, announced a $16 billion investment to expand its production facilities in New York and Vermont, responding …

Monaco

Monaco Telecom Debuts GenAI Virtual Assistant Developed by Altores

Monaco Telecom has introduced a new virtual assistant powered by generative artificial intelligence, developed in collaboration with Altores, a startup nurtured…

Vietnam

MobiFone Debuts Vietnam’s First Open RAN Network With Rakuten Symphony

Rakuten Symphony and MobiFone have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on a pilot project for deploying a nationwide 4G and 5G Open RAN mo…

United States

Vero Fiber Expands Central Oregon Network With Bendtel Acquisition

Vero Broadband, operating under the name Vero Fiber (Vero), has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire BendTel, a long-standing telecom provider based i…

United Arab Emirates

ZTE, E& Complete Private 5G Proof-Of-Concept in UAE

ZTE, a Chinese technology company, and e& UAE have successfully completed a 5G private network Proof-of-Concept (PoC) trial in the United Arab Emirates. This co…

Metal

China Increases Scrutiny Over Rare Earth Magnets With New Tracking System

China has implemented a tracking system for its rare earth magnet industry, effective last week, according to three informed sources. This system requires produ…

South Korea

SK Hynix Leapfrogs Samsung in Global Dram Market With $9.72b in Q1 Sales

SK hynix has surpassed Samsung Electronics to become the leading player in the global DRAM market for the first quarter of 2025, driven by its strength in high …

Canada

TELUS to Build Sovereign AI Factories Under $70B Canadian Connectivity Plan

TELUS has announced plans to invest over $70 billion across Canada over the next five years, aimed at expanding and upgrading its network infrastructure and ope…

Vietnam

Viettel Clinches 700MHZ Spectrum Auction for VND 1.9 Trillion

Viettel, a leading telecommunications provider in Vietnam, has secured the right to use the B2 – B2’ block of the 700MHz radio frequency spectrum fo…

United States

Nvidia to Launch Cheaper Blackwell AI Chip for China After US Export Curbs, Sources Say

Nvidia plans to introduce a new artificial intelligence chipset for the Chinese market, priced significantly lower than its restricted H20 model, with mass prod…

Spain

Vodafone, Mediatek Shatter 5G Uplink Records With 277 Mbps Trial

Vodafone, in collaboration with MediaTek, has achieved a significant milestone by successfully testing 5G uplink speeds reaching up to 277 megabits per second (…