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StarHub has wrapped a successful trial of Southeast Asia’s first 5G cloud RAN, teaming with Nokia and Dell under its Cloud Infinity initiative. Tested on ultra-low latency and variable throughput use cases, the setup blends cloud-native efficiency with carrier-grade performance. The move marks a decisive pivot from legacy telco models, aligning with regional demand for sovereign, secure, and scalable cloud infrastructure—especially in finance, government, and other tightly regulated sectors.

Datadog is launching its first Australian data center, built on AWS, to meet rising demands for data sovereignty across regulated sectors. Set to go live mid-2025, the facility enables clients in Australia and New Zealand to keep data onshore while accessing Datadog’s full observability suite. As digital transformation surges, the move strengthens the company’s regional footprint amid growing pressures for local compliance and real-time operational visibility.

NetActuate has completed a major upgrade to its NYC data center, adding 3.2 Tbps capacity and bolstering redundancy ahead of 2025’s tech and finance shifts. With direct ties to key carrier hotels and the NYIIX, the expansion targets latency-sensitive sectors like AI and high-frequency trading. Situated in Manhattan’s Telehouse LGA1, it now supports 25 billion daily transactions across one of the world’s top-tier peered networks.

Windows 11 is closing in on its long-awaited overtake of Windows 10, now just a few percentage points shy. Statcounter’s latest data shows enterprise upgrades fueling the shift, with extended support for Windows 10 ending in October 2025. While users remain lukewarm on Windows 11’s perks, looming deadlines—not features—are pushing the transition, signaling a slow but inevitable end for Microsoft’s decade-defining OS.

In a strategic move reshaping the AI cloud landscape, Voltage Park has acquired GPU marketplace TensorDock, quietly signaling a push toward hyperscaler-scale infrastructure—minus the hyperscaler strings. As on-demand GPU power grows more vital, this union blends robust hardware access with a developer-centric marketplace. With leadership shuffles and datacenter assets in low-cost regions, Voltage Park seems poised to redraw the boundaries of affordable, scalable AI compute.

Marking its 50th year, Microsoft is reimagining Copilot with striking upgrades: it can now act on websites, see through your phone’s camera, and even remember your preferences. From booking reservations to spotting flowers and organizing research, Copilot is inching closer to being a digital assistant with real-world intuition—though questions around transparency and privacy remain front and center as these features roll out.

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