SoftBank’s Sunglider, a groundbreaking solar-powered aircraft, has achieved a stratospheric flight, boosting prospects for VoIP solutions from the skies. With its massive 78-meter wingspan and high payload capacity, this advanced High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) marks a milestone in telecommunications.
Oracle is investing $6.5 billion in AI and cloud services in Malaysia, marking the launch of a new Oracle public cloud region. This addition enhances Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s reach across Asia Pacific, offering Malaysian businesses advanced AI infrastructure, data analytics tools, and comprehensive VOIP solutions.
CelcomDigi and SK Telecom are teaming up to revolutionize AI in the Malaysian market. This strategic partnership aims to introduce cutting-edge AI solutions, starting with internal trials before expanding commercially. With plans to become a major AI player, CelcomDigi leverages its infrastructure and broad user base to drive innovation.
Equinix has unveiled a staggering $15 billion initiative in collaboration with Singapore’s GIC and Canada’s Pension Plan Investment Board to enhance its U.S.-based xScale data centers. This venture is pivotal for supporting AI workloads.
BT has unveiled its Global Fabric platform, a cutting-edge network-as-a-service (NaaS) solution designed to support the rising demands in AI and multi-cloud environments. With over 45 Points of Presence (PoPs) across carrier-neutral data centers globally, expanding to 140 locations by 2025, Global Fabric ensures secure, rapid scalability for businesses.
Qualcomm Technologies and STMicroelectronics are set to revolutionize industrial IoT applications with an integrated Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/Thread SoC and STM32 microcontroller combo. These joint offerings aim to streamline development, enhancing seamless connectivity and edge AI on STM32 MCUs.
Korea Telecom has partnered with Microsoft in a groundbreaking AI collaboration set to transform South Korea’s digital landscape. Over five years, AI-powered solutions will revolutionize finance, healthcare, and education. Leveraging KT’s data, they will develop localized AI models using OpenAI’s GPT-4o, enhancing both consumer and enterprise services.
Britvic has partnered with IoT provider Wireless Logic to implement telemetry data from its new digital flavour taps, enhancing logistics and sustainability. These taps replace up to 10,000 single-use plastic bottles, connecting directly to Britvic’s AWS cloud for real-time insights. This move aligns with Britvic’s Beyond the Bottle initiative.
Ericsson is advancing its Mobile Financial Services Platform by integrating INFORM’s RiskShield anti-money laundering (AML) and fraud management software. This collaboration enhances financial risk mitigation and fraud prevention, securing ecosystems for Ericsson’s customers, including operators, enterprises, and banks.
NetApp, renowned for intelligent data infrastructure, partners with NVIDIA to enhance generative AI. This synergy accelerates agentic AI development by integrating NVIDIA’s AI software and NetApp’s infrastructure. The unified NetApp ONTAP system manages exabytes of data, enabling rapid AI-powered insights, discovery, and governance across cloud and on-premises environments.
