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Vodacom signs multi-year Google Cloud deal

Collaboration aims to modernise Vodacom’s data platforms and scale AI-driven services across the group’s African markets

Nokia teams up with Trump, investing $4bn in US-based R&D, manufacturing

US Secretary of Commerce: the most innovative tech to power AI, data centers and critical national security will be developed and built in the USA

EU to investigate if Amazon, Microsoft are gatekeepers for their cloud services

And if the Digital Markets Act effectively tackles fairness and competitiveness regarding cloud in Europe – talk about missing the starting gun…

MTN expands Microsoft partnership with AI tools for consumers 

The pan-African operator is ramping up its Microsoft collaboration, pairing AI-driven Microsoft 365 tools for consumers with an Azure rebuild of its analytics platform

Telenor unifies Nordic operations to create global IoT player

Telenor has consolidated its Nordic IoT activities under Telenor Connexion, forming a single organisation aimed at strengthening its position in managed IoT services

Gartner finds European tech execs opting for sovereign solutions

Meanwhile, European Union is looking at “targeted amendments” to AI Act to reduce the impact on foreign AI infrastucture firms

Sparkle advances quantum-safe AI communications

Italian operator unveils patent-pending technology for secure, verifiable AI-to-AI interaction, extending its quantum-safe portfolio that already includes a cloud-native service on AWS

Lyntia launches DC Connect across Iberia

New service extends Lyntia’s wholesale portfolio amid continued investment and European expansion

e&, AWS launch UAE Sovereign Launchpad to boost AI, cloud and security

The platform is now available for public and private sector organisations in United Arab Emirates, hosted in the AWS Middle East region

Vodafone acquires European Skaylink cloud services firm for €175m

The acquisition is expected to complete by the end of Q1 2026 and is part of Vodafone Business’ ambition to speed growth in areas like security, managed services and cloud

Nvidia pumps $1 billion into Nokia to create AI-RAN market

T-Mobile US will also collaborate with Nokia and Nvidia to drive and test AI-RAN technologies as a part of a 6G development process

JT-Manx Telecom deal creates largest Crown Dependencies operator 

Not to be outdone, Guernsey was also in the telco news as Beyon rebrands Sure

Submer expands into MEA as immersion cooling demand rises

Although immersion cooling is more complex than other liquid cooling, hyperscalers like that servers using it boost the kilowatt per square metre – going beyond 1,000 watts per chip

AWS fallout: how critical are cloud services and what sovereignty?

For EMEA regulators, AWS' global outage highlighted the difference in regulation for critical national infrastructure networks and hyperscalers cloud infrastructure

Energy chief: Milan to increase data centres tenfold 

But A2A reckons it has the energy increase covered, along with the grid, and it can innovate with waste heat
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