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Mateusz Kaczmarek

A technology and finance expert writing for TS2.tech. He analyzes developments in satellites, telecommunications, and artificial intelligence, with a focus on their impact on global markets. Author of industry reports and market commentary, often cited in tech and business media. Passionate about innovation and the digital economy.

Global Photonics Technology Developments and News (June–July 2025)

Global Photonics Technology Developments and News (June–July 2025)

A global research team led by Japan’s NICT demonstrated 1.02 Pb/s transmission over 1,808 km using a 19-core fiber and custom optical amplifiers. NICT, ASTRODESIGN, and Fujikura deployed a multi-core fiber system with eight 4-core fibers (32 cores total) enabling uncompressed 8K video across a 300 m link at about 70 Gbps per stream. In early June, NICT and Sony announced the first practical 1,550 nm VCSEL using quantum dots as the gain medium, promising cheaper, lower-energy lasers for fiber-optic links. MIT unveiled an optical AI accelerator chip for wireless networks, a photonic processor using an optical neural network that
9 July 2025
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Network Function Virtualization (NFV) – Global Developments (June–July 2025)

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) – Global Developments (June–July 2025)

On June 12, 2025 Ericsson unveiled Ericsson On-Demand, a fully managed 5G Core-as-a-Service delivered as SaaS with Google Cloud, using GKE and AI-powered operations with pay-as-you-go pricing. On June 30, 2025 the U.S. DOJ approved HPE’s $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks, conditioning divestment of Aruba Instant On WLAN and licensing out Juniper’s Mist platform source code to a third party and foreseeing a 2025 close. In July 2025 Deutsche Telekom formed a new internal cloud division focused on data sovereignty and European cloud independence. On July 2, 2025 Latvia’s LMT announced a collaboration with Ericsson to modernize its core
9 July 2025
Global Next-Gen Networking Developments (June–July 2025): 5G, 6G & Wi‑Fi 7 News Roundup

Global Next-Gen Networking Developments (June–July 2025): 5G, 6G & Wi‑Fi 7 News Roundup

Global telecom equipment revenues fell about 11% in 2024 and are expected to be essentially flat in 2025 as market conditions stabilize per Dell’Oro Group. MTN Consulting projects global telecom capex declining from $314 billion in 2023 to about $280 billion by 2028. Ericsson’s June 2025 Mobility Report projects 5G subscriptions reaching about 2.9 billion by end of 2025, roughly one-third of all mobile subscriptions, with potential to reach 6.3 billion by 2030. 5G networks are expected to carry 80% of global mobile data traffic by 2030, up from about 35% at the end of 2024. Over 80% of surveyed
9 July 2025
Software-Defined Networking (SDN) News Roundup – June–July 2025

Software-Defined Networking (SDN) News Roundup – June–July 2025

Major SDN Announcements & Partnerships (Enterprise & Data Center Networks) SDN in Telecom & 5G Networks (Innovations and Deployments) Cloud & Edge Computing Developments Involving SDN Market Trends and Analyst Forecasts Mergers, Acquisitions & Regulatory News Conclusion In summary, June and early July 2025 have been highly eventful for Software-Defined Networking across all domains. We’ve seen major vendors launching AI-powered network architectures and autonomous fabrics to meet the exploding demands of AI applications. Telecom operators are rolling out software-defined 5G enhancements and edge services, bringing SDN to smart cities, vehicles, and industry solutions at the network’s edge. Analysts remain bullish
9 July 2025
Microservices and Serverless Roundup: Key Developments in June–July 2025

Microservices and Serverless Roundup: Key Developments in June–July 2025

AWS Aurora DSQL, a serverless distributed SQL database with virtually unlimited scale, became generally available in late May 2025. AWS open-sourced the AWS Serverless Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server, an AI-powered assistant to guide architects in building serverless apps. AWS API Gateway added support for dynamic routing rules on June 3, 2025, enabling more flexible versioning and traffic management for microservice APIs. AWS Lambda expanded SnapStart to more global regions and gained native Avro/Protobuf support in Kafka event triggers. Amazon Redshift Serverless introduced a new lower 4 RPU minimum to optimize costs for smaller workloads. At re:Inforce in late June,
9 July 2025
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June–July 2025 Blockchain & DLT Developments: Major News, Trends, Regulation, and Adoption

June–July 2025 Blockchain & DLT Developments: Major News, Trends, Regulation, and Adoption

Circle Internet Financial’s NYSE IPO on June 5 priced at $31 per share, opened at $69, surged about 800% to over $270 within two weeks, pushing Circle’s market cap above $60 billion and the deal was oversubscribed roughly 25×. Coinbase and Kraken secured MiCA licenses to operate across all 27 EU member states (Luxembourg for Coinbase, Ireland for Kraken), and Kraken launched the Krak mobile app enabling transfers across 110 countries in 300+ assets. Mastercard announced partnerships to integrate stablecoins—USDC, Paxos USDP, PayPal PYUSD, and FIUSD—across its payments network, while Fiserv launched FIUSD for institutional use and partnered with PayPal
8 July 2025
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RegTech Roundup: Key Regulatory Compliance Tech Developments (June–July 2025)

RegTech Roundup: Key Regulatory Compliance Tech Developments (June–July 2025)

On June 19, 2025 UK RegTech firm CUBE announced the acquisition of Acin, its fourth deal since 2023, folding Acin’s controls benchmarking network into CUBE’s platform to form an end-to-end link from regulations to risk controls for about 1,000 institutional clients in 20+ countries with 700 staff, backed by Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citi, J.P. Morgan, and Lloyds. In July 2025 Hong Kong ESG RegTech Diginex received government funding to scale its AI-driven sustainability platform, following its US$2 billion acquisition of Resulticks in early June 2025 and aiming to streamline ESG reporting aligned with ISSB and IFRS standards with a leading
8 July 2025
Flying a Drone in Vienna? 2025 Laws Reveal Strict Rules, No-Fly Zones & Big Penalties

Flying a Drone in Vienna? 2025 Laws Reveal Strict Rules, No-Fly Zones & Big Penalties

Drone operator registration is mandatory in Austria via Austro Control’s Dronespace, with a typical fee of €30–32 and a registration valid for 3 years. The Drone License (Drohnenführerschein) includes an A1/A3 basic certificate and an A2 certificate; both are EU-wide and valid for 5 years after online training and exams. Drones under 250 g with no camera are exempt from licensing and registration, and since 12 August 2022, drones under 250 g flying below 30 m in Vienna’s restricted zones do not require an Austro Control permit. From 2024, EU rules require class labels (C0, C1, C2, etc.) and Remote
8 July 2025
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June–July 2025 Global Green-Building Tech & PropTech Roundup

June–July 2025 Global Green-Building Tech & PropTech Roundup

Rowan University opened the Jean & Ric Edelman Fossil Park Museum in late June 2025, a mass-timber building that runs fossil-fuel-free with geothermal heating and planned solar to achieve net-zero energy, designed by Buro Happold and Ennead Architects. Brooklyn College began drilling a 500-foot geothermal well in early June 2025 to retrofit a 20,000-square-foot building with a 100% geothermal heating and cooling system in a $10 million decarbonization project. Practice Greenhealth recognized 496 hospitals in June 2025 for climate-smart leadership, with a Top 25 cohort highlighted for exemplary performance in renewable energy use and resilience. USGBC rolled out a sustainability
8 July 2025
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Smart City Platforms & Urban Tech Update (June–July 2025)

Smart City Platforms & Urban Tech Update (June–July 2025)

In June 2025 Genoa, Italy was selected to host Project Hafnia, an AI-driven traffic management platform by Milestone Systems in partnership with NVIDIA, using a digital twin of the city via NVIDIA Omniverse to train vision AI models for real-time congestion mitigation. Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority signed a 42-month SaaS contract to deploy Iteris ClearGuide for citywide traffic monitoring, turning complex transportation data into actionable insights like bottleneck detection and congestion alerts. In Mumbai, India, JalVimana launched an initial fleet of 11 Candela P-12 electric hydrofoil ferries to form a new electric water transit network aimed at reducing road
8 July 2025
Global Green Data Center Efficiency Developments (June–July 2025)

Global Green Data Center Efficiency Developments (June–July 2025)

Deloitte forecasts global data center electricity use will nearly double from about 536 TWh in 2025 to over 1,000 TWh by 2030. S&P Global projects U.S. data center power demand rising about 12% annually through 2030, with roughly 60% of new demand potentially met by natural gas. Germany passed the Energy Efficiency Act (EnEFG) requiring 100% renewable energy by 2027 for all data centers, a PUE of 1.2 or better for facilities operational from July 2026, at least 10% energy reuse, and an energy or environmental management system by July 1, 2025. Effective July 1, 2025, any data center hosting
8 July 2025
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Namibia’s Digital Frontier: How Internet Access and Starlink Are Rewiring the Nation’s Future

Namibia’s Digital Frontier: How Internet Access and Starlink Are Rewiring the Nation’s Future

<li Namibia had about 1.6 million internet users by early 2024, roughly 62% of the population, up from 53% in early 2023. <li The 2012 landing of the West Africa Cable System (WACS) at Swakopmund dramatically expanded international capacity and reduced latency. <li Equiano landed in Namibia in 2022–2023, delivering up to 20 times more international bandwidth and adding redundancy beyond WACS. <li MTC launched the 081Every1 rural coverage project in 2017, helping mobile 4G reach roughly 88% of the population by 2024. <li Mobile subscriptions exceed the population at about 2.9 million, while fixed broadband subscriptions were only around
8 July 2025
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Stock Market Today

Walmart stock jumps to $131 as traders brace for CPI and Feb. 19 earnings

Walmart stock jumps to $131 as traders brace for CPI and Feb. 19 earnings

7 February 2026
Walmart shares rose 3.3% Friday to $131.18, up 10% since Jan. 30, as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. The retailer’s market value crossed $1 trillion this week. Investors await January inflation data on Feb. 13 and Walmart’s quarterly results on Feb. 19 for signs of continued momentum.
Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

7 February 2026
Caterpillar shares surged 7.1% to $726.20 Friday, driving the Dow above 50,000 for the first time. The move erased recent losses and followed insider selling by Group President Bob De Lange earlier in the week. Deere and CNH Industrial also gained as investors rotated into industrial stocks. Markets await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data.
Amazon stock slides as $200B AI spending plan meets cautious profit outlook

Amazon stock slides as $200B AI spending plan meets cautious profit outlook

7 February 2026
Amazon shares fell 9% Friday after the company announced plans for $200 billion in 2026 capital spending, mainly for AWS and AI, and issued a first-quarter profit outlook below estimates. The stock drop could erase $200 billion in market value. Fourth-quarter net sales rose 14% to $213.4 billion, while free cash flow declined due to higher spending on AI infrastructure.
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