Fibre - Capacity

Motivair CEO: Power and cooling tech ‘absolutely critical’ to enabling AI

21st Jan 2026

6 minutes

Richard Whitmore, CEO at Motivair by Schneider Electric, shares how the company’s new CDU can scale next-generation AI data centres worldwide.

Data Centres

V.tal subsea cable to link the US and Brazil

21st Jan 2026

3 minutes

New V.tal Synapse submarine cable project is expected to link the US and Brazil, supporting growing AI demand.

GSMA

GSMA warns EU Cybersecurity Act revisions could slow network upgrades

21st Jan 2026

3 minutes

The European Commission has submitted proposed revisions to the EU Cybersecurity Act, aiming to strengthen cybersecurity capabilities, boost resilience and avoid fragmentation across the digital single market.

Australia

Cisco critical infrastructure Research Chair Professor Frank den Hartog

New research warns drones could launch devastating cyber attacks on critical infrastructure

21st Jan 2026

4 minutes

University of Canberra research warns drones could become tools for cyber warfare and exposes urgent gaps in cyber defences for data centres and telecom networks.

Subsea

US $3.2m subsea grant to link India, Singapore & SE Asia

21st Jan 2026

2 minutes

The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has signed an agreement with SubConnex Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (SubConnex) to help attract investment for a system expected to serve nearly 1.85 billion people and expand capacity for AI and cloud services.

Data Centres

Vantage Data Centers supports hyperscale growth, joins Open Compute Project

21st Jan 2026

3 minutes

Vantage Data Centers is appointed to the Open Compute Project (OCP) Foundation Advisory Board to provide grid-to-chip expertise.

USA

US and Taiwan strike major chip tariff and investment deal amid broader semiconductor trade shifts

21st Jan 2026

2 minutes

The United States and Taiwan have reached a significant trade agreement focused on the semiconductor industry that lowers tariffs on Taiwanese exports and channels large-scale investment into U.S. chip manufacturing.

Agentic AI

e&, Emergence to drive data-sovereign agentic AI to MENAT

21st Jan 2026

3 minutes

e& enterprise has partnered with Emergence to drive the adoption of next-generation AI solutions across enterprises in the MENAT (Middle East, North Africa, and Türkiye) region.

Data Centres

Why the Middle East is attracting major data centre investment

21st Jan 2026

6 minutes

Experts from Ciena and EXA Infrastructure weigh in on why AI and connectivity is the next frontier for the Middle East in 2026.

AI

Bill Gates, OpenAI pledge $50m to bring AI-driven healthcare to Africa

21st Jan 2026

3 minutes

The $50 million Horizon 1000 initiative aims to deploy AI-powered tools across 1,000 clinics and is one of the largest AI-for-health commitments in Africa to date.

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