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A consortium of four subsea cable operators - PCCW Global, Sparkle, Telecom Egypt and Zain Omantel International (ZOI) - have signed an MoU to jointly construct the Asia–Africa–Europe-2 (AAE-2) hybrid land and subsea cable system.

Telecoms equipment vendor Nokia has been selected to lead a consortium of 42 European technology companies from 13 countries to develop the use of unmanned technology for management of emergencies and critical infrastructure.

COMPANY NEWS:  DroneShield (ASX: DRO) today announced it is making a significant investment to expand its operations in Europe and support the continent’s domestic defence programs such as ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030.

Dutch telco KPN claims to be the first European telecoms provider to offer native Real Time Text (RTT) technology to its mobile customers during phone calls.

New research shows that smartphone shipments into Europe has declined by 2% in Q1 2025 to 32.4 million units, despite an increase in shipments of devices at the premium end of the market.

Global telco Vodafone and US cybersecurity specialist Fortinet have announced an expanded global partnership, to extend their converged networking and cybersecurity services to additional countries across Europe and Asia, as well as the US.

UK-based fibre optic network infrastructure provider EXA Infrastructure has selected an optical transport solution from telecoms equipment vendor Nokia to expand its network capabilities, including between major data centres.

Australian renewable energy start-up Allegro Energy has been granted a US patent for micro-emulsion electrolyte technology, which addresses “critical limitations of traditional energy storage systems”.

Rimini Street employees in Israel, Japan, Korea, Singapore, UK and USA celebrate the company’s commitment to an extraordinary workplace culture of fairness and togetherness

COMPANY NEWS: Rimini Street, a global provider of end-to-end enterprise software support and innovation solutions, and the leading third-party support provider for Oracle, SAP and VMware software, today announced it has been honoured with multiple consecutive Great Place to Work® certifications in Israel, Japan, Singapore, UK and USA, and Best Workplaces™ Korea’s Most Respected CEO award for Seth Ravin, CEO of Rimini Street.

African telecoms and infrastructure operator AFR-IX Telecom has secured new funding in the form of a €14.3 million grant from the European Commission (EC) to support the Medusa Africa submarine cable system through the EU's CEF Digital programme.

Global mobile telecoms operator Vodafone and satellite mobile network provider AST SpaceMobile have signed an agreement to create a jointly-owned European satellite service business to serve MNOs in all European markets.

OT and IoT security provider Nozomi Networks and Advens managed security services have partnered to address “growing demand in France and across Europe” for managed security services and solutions that are designed to holistically satisfy the unique OT and IoT cybersecurity requirements of critical infrastructure and cyber-physical system environments.

Global software provider for the manufacturing and distribution industries SYSPRO has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire long-standing partner, NexSys, a specialist provider of digital manufacturing and distribution software in the UK, and part of Alternative Investment Market (AIM) listed K3 Business Technology Group Plc.

Global telecoms operator Vodafone’s Safer Transport for Europe Platform (STEP) has been tested on public roads in Berlin, including demonstrations of interoperability with other V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) systems.

Employees in ANZ organisations need to play catch-up against regional colleagues by improving their vigilance in identifying malicious links and other forms of phishing, according to one phishing platform provider.

Independent global risk and financial advisory solutions firm Kroll has appointed Jon Rowell as Head of Asia Pacific (APAC).

Transport solutions company Scania has announced that it has formed Erinion, a new company specialising in private and semi-public charging solutions, to help customers’ transition to electric transport.

Live entertainment, ticketing and technology soltions provider TEG, has appointed Belinda Shaw, as the Group’s chief financial officer.

The global market for traditional PCs has returned to growth after two years of decline, the technology analyst firm IDC says, pointing out that 59.1 million shipments had been made in the first three months of 2024, or 1.5% growth year-on-year.

Consumer electronics company Lenovo will expand its 8.8-inch Lenovo Legion Tab from China to select markets in Europe, Middle East, and Africa, and Asia.