Capex stories
Falling corporate suites and memberships are leaving Wellington's regional stadium unable to fund a GBP £42 million maintenance programme itself.
Revenue fell sharply and a NZD $1.318 million property impairment deepened NEC New Zealand's annual loss to NZD $3.7 million.
Weaker sales and a higher tax charge halved Sony New Zealand's annual profit as operating cash flow also dropped sharply.
Rising electrification demand is driving a bigger build-out of New Zealand's grid, with approved projects set to lift capital spending further.
Higher product sales and managed services helped lift revenue at NTT New Zealand, but cash outflows widened and net liabilities grew.
Operators want to avoid costly 6G roll-outs, with NGMN saying any migration path must minimise hardware changes and complexity.
Telecoms operators are using the software to cut outages, alarm noise and order failures after live trials expanded across five continents.
Almost all firms are storing more because of AI, as archived data is being pulled back into use and storage costs climb.
Australian firms could be losing value and facing security risks as idle decommissioned devices wipe away recovery value and add labour costs.
More than half of IT leaders remain unhappy with their resilience setups, as 76% still reported outages lasting over 10 minutes last year.
Australia's AI boom could add GBP £58 billion, but energy shortages, bubble fears and local backlash are clouding the data centre rush.
Rising memory and storage costs are pushing prices higher, threatening European PC shipments as buyers delay refreshes.
The deployment will help AWS meet surging demand for AI computing as the cloud giant deepens reliance on NVIDIA hardware and robotics.
Rising AI chip demand is putting pressure on fabs to keep costly equipment productive, making refurbishment and repairs increasingly vital.
Losses widened as DroneShield spent on capacity and systems, even as half-year revenue jumped 74% to AUD $125.8 million.
Vacancy is tightening as cloud and artificial intelligence demand drives a projected USD $110 billion build-out across India by 2029.
Rising bills are already squeezing profits, forcing price rises and delaying hiring as Irish firms brace for more energy cost pressure.
Despite softer confidence, most Australian SMEs still expect to meet targets, with price rises and technology investment helping offset cost pressure.
Smaller warehouses could soon automate tasks once reserved for larger sites, as falling costs make humanoid robots easier to deploy into ageing facilities.
Weaker revenue and cash generation drove Toshiba Australia's annual profit down to AUD $1.529 million, despite steady pretax earnings.
