Amazon Web Services is positioning its custom-built Trainium chip at the centre of the AI industry's infrastructure. Following a $50 billion investment deal with OpenAI announced in February, AWS has opened its Austin chip development laboratory to media for the first time, offering a rare look at the hardware that now underpins some of the world's most widely used AI systems. Image credit: Amazon

The UK government has formally published its Statement of Strategic Priorities for telecommunications, radio spectrum, and postal services, setting out a new regulatory framework that will guide Ofcom's decisions for years to come. The document, laid before Parliament on 11 February 2026, replaces a framework that had been in place since 2019 and arrives at a moment when connectivity is increasingly critical to both economic growth and everyday lives for households and businesses.

The European Commission has set out plans to reshape Europe’s telecommunications framework through its proposed Digital Networks Act, an initiative designed to stimulate investment in next-generation connectivity while addressing structural weaknesses in the region’s fragmented market.