Telecom, cloud, chips and the money behind Europe's connectivity and compute.
The Gaia-X Endorsed Lighthouse Project has achieved three major milestones expanding trusted data infrastructure from Europe into Asia, including a partnership with Korea's leading footwear support body and the launch of Digital Clearing House services for Asian companies.
The Dutch Gaia-X Hub is shifting focus from principles to practical adoption, with recent wins at hackathons, new trust frameworks and a national data-sharing investment programme signalling concrete progress on European cloud independence.
The UK operator has activated a new Ericsson 5G Core network designed to handle up to 9Tbps of traffic and enable advanced services including network slicing and 5G Standalone technology.
The two technology giants are building a unified data platform designed to help telecom operators integrate artificial intelligence and automation into their networks more rapidly.
The newly formed International Advisory Board of the European cloud infrastructure initiative held its inaugural gathering this week, uniting delegates from four regions to chart a course for global cooperation and digital sovereignty.
Telecom operators face mounting demands to upgrade networks and diversify revenue, but the strategies that work in mature European markets bear little resemblance to those needed in growth markets or the Gulf, according to Monty Mobile's leadership.
The operator is constructing EXA Meridian, a 6,552km subsea link between New Jersey and the UK, designed to deliver over 500 Tbps of capacity to hyperscalers and other major customers.
The two companies are expanding their collaboration to deploy LEO satellite services for mobile connectivity, with plans to establish European manufacturing capacity for the network.