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.
O2 has partnered with Freshwave to install small cells in St Ives and Newquay, boosting mobile coverage at popular tourist spots. The move supports Cornwall’s residents and visitors ahead of the busy summer season, forming part of O2’s wider £700 million network investment plan and Freshwave’s national infrastructure projects.
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.
Nokia and ProRail are launching the world’s first cloud native GSMR core network for rail, boosting safety, reliability, and efficiency. This milestone extends ProRail’s 2G infrastructure and lays the foundation for future FRMCS deployment, supporting Europe’s digital railway transformation with real time data exchange, lower costs, and enhanced service integration.
AWS has partnered with Gentari for an 80 MW wind project in Tamil Nadu, supporting its goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. This initiative will produce clean energy for AWS’s cloud infrastructure and strengthens its renewable portfolio in India.
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.
SK Telecom saw 5G subscribers rise to 17 million despite a cybersecurity setback, while profits fell sharply due to higher infrastructure spending. Its AI business grew strongly, driven by data center and business solutions sales, with major AWS-backed expansion plans.
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.
Tele2 is reshaping the Baltic telecom landscape by forming a joint venture with GCI, overseeing 2,700 telecom tower sites in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. As Tele2 becomes an anchor tenant, this strategic move optimizes value from tower assets.
