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AI stalls when fragmented data can't be coordinated fast enough to be useful. Join @Microsoft + Lumen next week to learn how leading orgs are moving beyond pilots to real outcomes. Save your spot: shorturl.at/xtCTp

Globe Telecom and Ayala Corporation have joined forces with KDDI and Mitsubishi Corporation to conduct a joint study on 'Intelligent City' initiatives in Makati City, Philippines. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/3RwrGA8

Combined headcount for Vodafone and Three appears to have fallen 12% since before the merger, Vodafone's just-published annual report shows. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4uFeAiH

#Eurobites: Sovcloud tsunami gathers momentum; Telenor IoT hooks up with Sateliot for 5G satellite assist; Monzo bank goes MVNO with VMO2; UK government vs. Mittal. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4dFQIE4

China Mobile International is planning a new route to connect Central Asia's land-based cables to Hong Kong's subsea cable network. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/49nWoBv

Starlink could hit 100 million customers by 2034 as it continues to beef up capacity, New Street Research estimates in a report on SpaceX's broadband business. Starlink currently has about 10.3 million subs worldwide. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4o2LDKX

Jio has backed Airtel's Priority Postpaid service, signaling industry-wide support for 5G network slicing as operators seek new monetization avenues. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4uLF9m4

#Eurobites: Telenor restructures to get less complicated, more 'country-centric'; Starlink, Amazon may get European spectrum next year; O2's satellite D2D service reaches iPhone users; euNetworks teams up with Adtran for 'quantum-safe' offering Read more: bit.ly/3Q7unYm

AI is poised to boost consumer-driven traffic by about 6.6x by the mid-2030s and reshape infrastructure requirements, Cisco found in its first WAN-focused AI report. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4nRtorD

Japanese telco SoftBank enters the sovereign AI race with planned AI data center cloud in what is the latest move into enterprise AI by Asian telcos. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/49jAFuC

China's Huawei is feeling chipper about a new way of designing semiconductors that could free it from the constraints imposed by US restrictions. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4nLObgg

Cellcard said that it is on track to reach 1,000 5G sites by the end of July as the Cambodian operator accelerates its rollout. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4dKz5D4

#Eurobites: European smartphone market grows 2% in Q1 – but trouble lies ahead; Telia Finland demos quantum encryption with QMill; CityFibre 're-scopes' Project Gigabit plans; Deutsche Telekom plans in-store silent hour. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4dG9Qly

The @telecoms podcast returns this week with special guest Dana Tobak from @Hyperoptic on fibre, and @bt_uk. Watch or listen to the full episode here: telecoms.com/fibre/the-tele… and subscribe on all podcast platforms! @scottbicheno @iainwmorris

Digital Edge has secured holding company financing with a feature that allows it to convert the loan into a sustainability-linked loan (SLL) once relevant and ambitious sustainability performance targets have been agreed upon. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4nJZtSo

#Eurobites: Deutsche Telekom, SAP land government's sovereign AI gig; Vodafone offers faster uploads in Germany; network energy consumption in France; UK police have had it with social media. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4uBCVWv

Starting at $15 per month, AT&T's new 'Build-A-Plan' wireless option presents a simplified approach that opens up the prepaid segment, says Recon Analytics' Roger Entner. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/3PVgLiT

Optus posted a full-year loss after incurring AU$409 million (US$291.3 million) in fines and other remedial costs, with its parent Singtel now pondering a minority stake sale. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4usxPvN

The Australian Communications and Media Authority is charging a total of $5.22 billion in spectrum renewal fees. Meanwhile, the industry is warning of higher mobile plans and reduced network investment. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/3PUsEpe

Airtel has launched India's first consumer-focused 5G slicing service, which could reopen debates around net neutrality. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/42JKgHl