The ICT Trends: latest ICT industry news

Cellnex signs €375m loan with EIB to support rollout of 5G infrastructure

Will fund new tower builds across Cellnex's European markets

Connected Infra Group appoints M&A specialist as tower company targets expansion plans

Reunites Isaac Lipton with Bernard Borghei

New digital platform aims to expand access to finance for Nigerian farmers

Nigeria’s First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and payment technology giant Mastercard have launched AgroPass, a digital platform designed to expand access to finance, markets and agricultural services for smallholder farmers across Nigeria.

u-blox samples low-power Wi-Fi module

Industrial positioning and short-range communications technology provider u-blox responded to market demand by unveiling a Wi-Fi module for power and size-constrained IoT devices.

Orange France streamlines order fulfilment

Orange France arranged an overhaul of customer order fulfilment processes to provide more up-to-date information, the first step in a broader scheme to better-coordinate its logistics and warehousing operations.

Cable One extends mobile to small businesses

Following its residential launch, Cable One said it has introduced mobile service for small businesses, which can take up to 25 lines per account. #pressrelease

California Resources and Bloom Energy eye 1GW of fuel cells across California to power data centers and other offtakers

Intend to couple the systems with carbon capture and storage

Trump Onsite Power Push Meets AI Data Center Reality

Trump’s onsite power push highlights a hard reality: most AI data centers will likely need hybrid energy strategies rather than fully off-grid designs.

Samsung SDS breaks ground on Gumi AI Data Center in South Korea

150 years of Ericsson

A trip down memory lane provides inspiration for the vendor’s AI-focused future

Foxconn details quantum ambitions, wants to become world’s “largest quantum computer manufacturer”

However, technology not expected to be viable for at least two years, company said

cPGuard Update Channel Hijacked to Backdoor Linux Servers and Collect Password Hashes

An attacker broke into the update system of the cPGuard security tool on November 2 and used it to send a malicious script to customers' Linux servers.

Smartbird worth less now than before Allbirds shoe brand pivoted to AI neocloud

Two rebrands caused stock boosts, but the effect was temporary

From 400kW to 1MW per rack: Schneider Electric’s Steve Carlini on the next phase of AI infrastructure

Schneider Electric's Steve Carlini tells Capacity why 800V DC power, behind-the-meter energy parks and hotter liquid cooling will define the next generation of AI data centres, and why operators can no longer build in secrecy.

inDrive taps AI to power fairer rides, smarter services and safer journeys, says new CPO

Sidd Mantri, Chief Product Officer at inDrive, explains how CRISP personalisation, predictive safety and Middle East talent will power the…

Lenovo expands AI Library with validated enterprise AI use cases

Signal65 analysis shows how enterprise customers can lower cost per token by up to 70% at full utilization with on-premises Lenovo Hybrid AI Factories compared to hyperscale API pricing.

AI’s Expansion Hits the Limits of Local Power

Power shortages and local opposition are delaying data center projects, making AI expansion harder, costlier, and more dependent on scarce grid access.

AI-Driven digital service development platform enables significant revenue growth

Binance Reveals How Fake Job Interviews and AI Tool Abuse Led to $6.43 Billion Theft

Binance on Tuesday said the record-setting theft of $6.43 billion in assets from the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange was the culmination of a "sophisticated, multi-stage campaign" that involved the use of a tampered Homebrew…

Google Warns LLMjacking Attacks Are Costing Some Enterprises Up to $1 Million in Cloud Charges

Google on Monday warned that threat actors are hijacking enterprise access to Large Language Models (LLMs) to fraudulently leverage expensive computing resources and AI services.

Russia, China likely to ramp up UK cyberattacks

Barracuda warns of critical flaws allowing root access to devices

Cybersecurity company Barracuda Networks warned customers to patch two vulnerabilities that can let attackers run commands with root privileges.

Gartner Predicts SOCs Will Have 50% More Engineers Than Analysts by 2028

Gartner predicts that security operations centers will have 50% more engineers than analysts by 2028 as AI agents take over routine alert handling.

Android’s November 2026 Updates Patch Over 200 Vulnerabilities

The most severe is a critical flaw in Framework leading to remote code execution without user interaction.

Fast, Sub-Volt HZO Ferroelectric Capacitors For DRAM-Like Memory (SNU)

Seoul National University-led researchers published “Resolving the Kay–Dunn limit and the speed–endurance dilemma in ferroelectric Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 for DRAM-class sub-volt capacitors.” The first author, Geun Hyeong Park, Ph.D., summarizes the…

AI Is Changing How Semiconductor Fabs Work — and Engineers Are Moving Faster Because of It

Demand for advanced chips is rising. The processes to build them are getting more complex. And the margin for error is shrinking.

AI Image Enhancement Improves Detection Of Flip-Chip Interconnect Defects (MCL, PVA TePla, ASE)

Researchers at Materials Center Leoben, PVA TePla, and Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) published “AI-Based Image Enhancement Improves Detection of Interconnect Defects in Microelectronic Packaging.” Abstract Excerpt: “Traditional…

3D Integration Reduces Embodied-Emissions Impact Of GPU Scaling (imec, VUB)

Researchers at imec and Vrije Universiteit Brussels published “Embodied Emissions of 2.5D and 3D Scaling in Chipletized GPUs for Low-Carbon AI.” Abstract “GPU compute resources are scaling to support growing AI workloads, leading to…

Quantum Interconnects Link Two 120-Qubit Processors (IBM Research)

Researchers at IBM Research published “Meter-scale quantum interconnects between large quantum processors.” Abstract Excerpt: “Modular quantum architecture requires long-distance quantum interconnects to stitch together individual…

Hardware Defense Blocks Memory-Dependent Prefetcher Leakage (KU Leuven)

Researchers at KU Leuven and EURECOM published “SecDMP: Provably Secure Data Memory-Dependent Prefetching.” Abstract Excerpt: “In this work, we address this gap by designing a defense that is both secure and efficient.

Aramco acquires 49% stake in Saudi Arabia's Humain

Beyon Group supports ongoing digital transformation of Gulf Air Group

Along with its Solar Park business, two other companies that are part of Bahrain-headquartered technology business the Beyon Group are also in the news – this time thanks to recent deals evolving Bahraini aviation holding company the Gulf…

Safirum: Swiss franc stablecoin CHF‑S goes live

Swiss fintech Safirum has today launched its previously announced Swiss franc stablecoin CHF‑S. The digital token is fully backed by…

Mantle8 launches natural hydrogen exploration programme in Ras Al Khaimah

French company begins a 24-month geophysical survey in the Hajar Mountains, with more than 1,000 passive seismic sensors planned to…

European supermarkets that failed to act after French freezer attack are now feeling the heat

Just a couple of weeks after a cyberattack on French supermarket refrigeration systems resulted in spoiled food, and even some fires, retailers in Belgium, Ireland, Sweden, Finland, and Estonia were hit with nearly-identical attacks on…

Marvell wants to be a copper topper, bets $115B on photonics leader to push optical networking

IP house believes optics demand is going to explode as Nvidia and others eye bigger systems

IoT Global Awards 2026 winners announced

Recognising innovation in iSIM, industrial AI and fleet technology, the winners of the IoT Global Awards for 2026 have been selected. Following a rigorous evaluation by an independent judging panel … Continued

Omdia lifts lid on edge IoT deployments

A majority of businesses are prioritising edge computing in IoT deployments, with the approach now at a tipping point in terms of delivering tangible benefits, research by Omdia showed.

SEALSQ’s sister company WISeSat.Space completes business combination with Columbus Acquisition Corporation

WISeSat.Space ordinary shares have begun trading on Nasdaq under the ticker SAIQ, establishing a separately listed company focused on post-quantum-secure satellite IoT connectivity.

Telna opens Brazilian IoT door to Aeris

Physical AI and IoT connectivity platform provider Aeris chose Brazil as the beachhead for a core network tie-up with global mobile infrastructure player Telna intended to create a repeatable deployment scenario in a nation where permanent…

Aeris extends IoT eSIM orchestration for the Physical AI era

New SGP.32 orchestration, Single SKU eSIM and eIMaaS bring speed, simplicity and scale to global IoT deployments on the Aeris IoT Accelerator platform.