Regulation & Enforcement: Malaysia moves to curb VPNs and third-party identities used to bypass social media age-limit checks, with police able to act when misuse supports scams or child harm. Cybersecurity: KDDI’s email system breach hit multiple ISPs and exposed millions of customer email addresses and passwords, underlining weak points in shared infrastructure. Subsea Connectivity: A Microsoft-led consortium plans the 3,600km I-2SEA cable linking India, Malaysia and Singapore to feed AI and cloud demand. Satellite Disaster Response: Telesat donates high-power capacity to Venezuela’s Top Comunications to speed earthquake recovery communications. Competition & Antitrust: Google faces a record $1.5bn Swedish damages order tied to shopping search self-preferencing, while South Korea accuses it of a years-long Android app marketplace incentive scheme. M&A & Market Structure: Pakistan’s PTCL appoints an interim CEO for 14 days, while Telenor Pakistan formally amalgamates into PTML after statutory approvals. Africa Telecom Deals: Vodacom completes its additional stake purchase in Safaricom, lifting ownership to ~55% after court clearance. Infrastructure Security: Pakistan reports 9,200 telecom tower theft and vandalism incidents in 11 months, affecting about 16% of cellular infrastructure. Digital Governance: Pakistan’s ministry says internet isn’t yet legally an essential service, requiring legislative and regulatory change to grant that status. Network & Data Centers: DXN sells its Tasmania colocation site as it refocuses on modular data centers.