Companies
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The latest court filings in Elon Musk’s existential AI lawsuit against OpenAI revealed more fascinating insights, including a discussion about potentially acquiring sizable semiconductor firm Cerebras and Musk’s desperation to be CEO. -
MasOrange, Telefónica, and Vodafone Group have teamed up with the i2CAT research centre to launch a multi-operator Open Gateway API lab in Europe.
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Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison is working with GoTo to launch an open source language model designed for local Indonesian languages.
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Engineers at Vodafone are working with AMD to design mobile base stations capable of supporting AI workloads in addition to traditional network operations while using less power.
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Dell has expanded its AI for Telecom offerings, bringing new hardware support and a variety of new use case-focused solutions designed to help operators augment their edge operations using AI.
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Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of SpaceX and Starlink, Tesla, X and xAI will have a role in the upcoming second Trump administration, having been appointed to lead the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Forthcoming events
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Alliance Networks will boost connectivity in the Gulf region through the use of the Gulf Cooperation Council Interconnection Authority (GCCIA) optical fibre.
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Zayo Group has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Globalways, a fibre infrastructure and network services company based in a Stuttgart, Germany, for an undisclosed sum.
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Sam Altman, the co-founder and former CEO of OpenAI is heading to Microsoft to lead a new advanced AI research team.
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BAI Communications, an Australian broadcast and digital infrastructure company, has announced the appointment of Steve Webber to the position of Chief Financial Officer.
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AMS-IX, HGC Global Communications (HGC) and International Gateway Company (IGC), confirm the 11 initial members that have joined AMS-IX Bangkok since its launch in May 2023.
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VEON owned Banglalink, one of Bangladesh’s four mobile network operators, has agreed to sell 2000 towers to one of Bangladesh’s four licenced towercos, Summit Towers.
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The Global Satellite Operators Association (GSOA) has released its Code of Conduct on space sustainability.
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Greenberg Traurig, a global law firm, has appointed digital infrastructure industry veteran Joshua Forman as of counsel in the Miami office.
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Libyan United International for Telecommunication and Technology (LUIC), and Medusa Submarine Cable System have entered into an agreement to extend Medusa to the Libyan coast.
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Airspan Networks has partnered with Prospecta Utilities to deploy a 5G mmWave Fixed Wireless Access Network (FWA) across Australia.
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Nick Hall, account manager at BT Wholesale, thinks a lack of research around LGBTQ+ leaders is a concern
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Natalie Bannerman delves into the world of development finance institutions and its digital infra investments.
