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We need to learn from network outages in the era of AI and cyber attacks

Telstra suffered a national network outage lasting up to 12 hours, apparently caused by a software defect – we need more resilient comms infrastructure as risks rise

A1’s mobile network to detect possible jamming or spoofing of GPS

Mobile sites act as sensors to detect disruptions to satellite-based positioning and timing signals to protect situational awareness, critical infra, authorities and public safety services

VodafoneThree foils banking fraud via SMS for Barclays

The proof of concept has blocked 2m fraudulent SMSs since August 2025 and the UK operator group's work now includes the Co-op Bank and TSB

Mavenir, Red Hat launch platform ‘to turn operators into AI service providers’

It enables on-premises AI, operators' own SLMs, policy-governed access to frontier models and zero trust AI security on one token charging service assurance platform

Syrian subsea cable that links to Egypt suffers sabotage

Syria's News agency SANA says it affected internet access across the country and is part of a wider, systemic sabotage campaign against Syria's infrastructure

Colt, Ciena set benchmark with quantum-safe transatlantic transmission

New York-London trial shows ultra‑high‑speed data can remain protected from future quantum threats – when criminals gain access to the tech – across 6.900km of digital infrastructure

BT joins Anthropic’s Project Glasswing, as membership reaches 200

The project launched in April and allows trusted organisations to use Anthropic’s AI systems to identify vulnerabilities and fix them before criminals take advantage

Fewer than 30% of Belgian firms have AI policy, 25% update cybersecurity

Proximus NXT Cybersecurity found AI approved for use in day-to-day work, but policies, awareness and cybersecurity strategies are not keeping pace – AI seen more as risk than opportunity

Smallest optical ground station succeeds in reliability and speed trials

The TERRA-M is a fraction the size of normal optical ground stations and portable: it is suitable for internet backhaul, bringing mass comms to hard to reach areas and military use

Sparkle expands Quantum Safe Interconnect to 20 locations

After validation over an IPsec tunnel between Frankfurt and Singapore, QSI is now available in 20 Equinix locations across Europe, the Americas and Asia

Orange partners global initiative to map and disrupt cybercrime

The operator's Cyberdefense unit joins forces with the Cybercrime Atlas initiative, hosted by the World Economic Forum, to launch open source Cosmos

Ex-Chief of Joint Ops to advise Voda Business on defence, security and industry

Sir David Capewell KCB OBE FRSA is to help build "robust links" with the UK Ministry of Defence and security bodies, including NATO, the EU and critical infrastructure organisations

Drone consortium and satellite builder form KIRK to bid for Spock 2

Last September Germany pledged it would spend €35bn on space tech before 2030, spurred by the war in Ukraine and high reliance on the US for intelligence

ETSI issues interoperability spec for emergency comms

It offers a standard methodology to ensure different vendors' systems work together to deliver reliable access to emergency and life-saving services across Europe and beyond

Bringing cloud and cybersecurity services to Botswana

Liquid Intelligent Technologies says its cloud services combine local delivery with continental-scale infrastructure and global technology partners to offer enterprise-grade services
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