This week, the FCC fined AT&T $13 million following a data breach that compromised 8.9 million customer records. Poor data security and a failure to enforce data deletion by a third-party vendor led to this significant violation.
Viavi Solutions has unveiled the ONE-1600, designed to support the emerging 1.6 terabit per second ecosystem. Leveraging 224G SERDES technology, this latest addition to the ONE LabPro platform addresses the growing bandwidth demands driven by AI, machine learning, and high-performance computing.
Tower Semiconductor and Adani Group are collaborating to build a $10 billion chip facility in Maharashtra, India. This ambitious project aims to boost domestic production of analog circuits and wafers, with initial output set at 40,000 wafers per month. Once fully operational, the plant will create over 5,000 jobs and enhance India’s semiconductor market presence.
Starlink has expanded its satellite backhaul services to over 100 rural base stations of Africa Mobile Networks in Nigeria, enhancing connectivity in remote areas. Since their 2023 agreement, traffic surged 45% across connected sites. Leveraging Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites, AMN effectively boosts base station capacity, transforming local communities with improved mobile access.
Nvidia’s datacentre revenue soared 154% in Q2 2025, hitting $26.3 billion and driving a total quarterly revenue of $30 billion. CEO Jensen Huang credited the surge to the global shift towards accelerated computing, noting the significant role of Nvidia’s Hopper GPU in enabling advanced AI and large language models.
LiquidStack has launched the CDU-1MW, a Coolant Distribution Unit built for direct-to-chip (DTC) liquid cooling in data centers. With a robust 1,350kW cooling capacity, the CDU-1MW is tailored for high-performance computing, AI, and large-scale language models. This innovative unit ensures energy efficiency, operational cost reduction, and seamless integration with diverse cooling systems.
AT&T has been fined $950,000 by the FCC for failing to deliver over 400 emergency 911 calls during a one-hour outage in August 2023. The incident, affecting multiple states, led to a compliance plan to improve reliability. The FCC continues to scrutinize similar failures, highlighting the importance of maintaining robust emergency call systems.
German carriers Vodafone and 1&1 have launched a national roaming partnership, enhancing mobile communications across Germany. New 1&1 customers can seamlessly access Vodafone’s network in areas not yet covered by 1&1. Existing 1&1 customers will also benefit, accessing both 1&1’s 5G network and Vodafone’s national roaming.
China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile network operator, has surpassed 1 billion subscribers, adding 559,000 new users in July alone. Notably, it also saw a net addition of 13.7 million 5G customers, bringing its total to nearly 528 million. Such growth underscores China Mobile’s strategic push in the VoIP and 5G sectors.
Ericsson has announced the sale of its US subsidiary iconectiv to Koch Equity Development for $1 billion. This transaction, anticipated to complete in early 2025, underscores Ericsson’s strategy to streamline its core offerings. Iconectiv, renowned for number portability solutions, will continue expanding under its new ownership.
