Sinch’s 2025 research shows shoppers welcome AI for easier Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, but trust is the deciding factor. While many value AI tools, most demand transparency, data control, and authentic communication. Brands that prove their AI works in the customer’s interest will win attention and loyalty this peak season.
Japanese ISP BIGLOBE has connected to DE-CIX Frankfurt via GlobePEER Remote, enhancing latency and network performance for data exchange with Europe. This direct link supports BIGLOBE’s international growth, boosts service quality for streaming and cloud applications, and strengthens network resilience.
NordVPN has launched Scam Call Protection for Android users in the US, offering real time alerts for potential scam calls. This privacy focused feature analyzes call patterns to detect fraud attempts without accessing conversations, helping users stay protected from phishing, identity theft, and financial loss.
Nokia will supply Empyrion Digital with advanced data center gateway and aggregation switches for its new Gangnam Data Center in Seoul. This partnership enhances Empyrion’s network performance, scalability, and energy efficiency as it supports growing data demands across Asia’s digital infrastructure landscape.
Infoblox’s 2025 DNS Threat Landscape Report reveals a sharp rise in DNS threats, with attackers using AI deepfakes, malicious adtech and evasive domain tactics. Tracking over 70 billion DNS queries daily, the report urges proactive defenses as threat actors rotate massive domain sets to evade detection and exploit weaknesses across global networks.
LG CNS will invest $72 million to build Indonesia’s largest AI data center in Jakarta with Sinar Mas by 2026. Featuring over 100,000 servers and scalable power capacity, the project blends sustainability with high performance, positioning Jakarta as a key regional digital hub.
EchoStar and MDA Space are joining forces to revolutionize the satellite industry with a low-Earth orbit satellite constellation. This monumental effort involves the design, manufacturing, and testing of over 100 direct-to-device satellites.
Celona’s AerFlex merges local radio access points with cloud control to simplify private 5G deployment. By cutting hardware needs and easing management, it opens advanced connectivity to SMEs and satellite offices.
Broadcom’s new Jericho4 networking chip promises faster, more secure data transfers across vast distances, boosting AI workload efficiency. With high bandwidth memory, advanced encryption, and innovative HyperPort technology, it reduces congestion, improves utilization, and enables large-scale distributed AI systems.
The telecommunications industry is witnessing a transformative milestone with AT&T’s first Open RAN call, leveraging third-party radios in collaboration with Ericsson and 1Finity. This breakthrough underscores the potential of Open RAN in creating flexible, vendor-diverse networks.


