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Vodacom completes acquisition of controlling stake in Safaricom

Vodacom completes acquisition of controlling stake in Safaricom

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ZTE’s Super-N Platform boosts energy efficiency

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CU Phosco Telecoms – Supporting the Future of Connectivity

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XLSMART CTO Insights: Speed, Synergy, and 5G Acceleration—Advancing Indonesia's Digital Journey

XLSMART CTO Insights: Speed, Synergy, and 5G Acceleration—Advancing Indonesia's Digital Journey

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XLSMART CTO Insights: Speed, Synergy, and 5G Acceleration—Advancing Indonesia's Digital Journey
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Inside Viasat’s NTN play: connecting people, machines and everything in between

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Inside Viasat’s NTN play: connecting people, machines and everything in between
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The Rise of Agentic BSS: Intelligence in Action to Maximize Business Impact

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ZTE and GSMA Announce Co-location Between ZTE Global Summit & User Congress and GSMA M360 ASEAN at MWC26 Shanghai

ZTE and GSMA Announce Co-location Between ZTE Global Summit & User Congress and GSMA M360 ASEAN at MWC26 Shanghai

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DTW 2026 | China Mobile EVP Li Huidi: Autonomous Networks in Future, Faster

DTW 2026 | China Mobile EVP Li Huidi: Autonomous Networks in Future, Faster

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China West Airport Group Shapes the Future Aviation Hub with AI

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China West Airport Group Shapes the Future Aviation Hub with AI

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ZTE Releases Sustainability Report 2025: Driving a New Chapter in Sustainable Development Through AI

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Mobile-based UNESCO project to train women teachers in South Sudan

Mobile-based UNESCO project to train women teachers in South Sudan

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810m women in LMICs still unconnected as mobile gender gap persists: GSMA

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Philippine telcos deploy Starlink in Mindanao after deadly 7.8 quake

Philippine telcos deploy Starlink in Mindanao after deadly 7.8 quake

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Vodacom completes acquisition of controlling stake in Safaricom

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QoS in Chad: Airtel under pressure – again

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Digital divide in developing markets persists despite connection growth: ITU

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Digital divide in developing markets persists despite connection growth: ITU

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ZTE and GSMA Announce Co-location Between ZTE Global Summit & User Congress and GSMA M360 ASEAN at MWC26 Shanghai

ZTE and GSMA Announce Co-location Between ZTE Global Summit & User Congress and GSMA M360 ASEAN at MWC26 Shanghai

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Category: Vendors
30 June 2026
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  • ZTE
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ZTE Corporation has signed an agreement to become the Strategic Partner of GSMA's M360 ASEAN event.

Vodacom completes acquisition of controlling stake in Safaricom

Vodacom completes acquisition of controlling stake in Safaricom

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Manny Pham
Category: Operators
30 June 2026
841 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Vodafone
  • Kenya
  • Vodacom
  • Safaricom

Vodacom has completed its acquisition of an effective 20% stake in Safaricom, increasing its holding in Kenya’s largest telecoms operator to 55% and securing controlling ownership of the business.

Will Iridium acquisition transform satcoms?

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Satellite Networks
30 June 2026
541 views
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Iridium
  • GPS
  • Low Latency
  • Satellite Services
  • NGSO
  • L-band
  • LEO Satellite
  • Satellite IoT
  • D2D
  • Rocket Lab
  • PNT
  • SpaceConnect Association

"One of the most transformative deals in the space industry." That’s the claim of Rocket Lab Corporation, a major name in launch and space systems, and satellite services provider Iridium Communications after the announcement of a definitive agreement under which Rocket Lab will acquire Iridium.

QoS in Chad: Airtel under pressure – again

QoS in Chad: Airtel under pressure – again

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Regulation
30 June 2026
763 views
  • Investment
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Maroc Telecom
  • Chad
  • QoS
  • Airtel Chad
  • Moov Africa Chad

The Chad QoS saga, pitting authorities against operators, continues. This time operator Airtel Chad has presented a new investment plan to improve service quality as Chadian authorities intensify pressure on telecom operators over network performance.

Globe Telecom commercially launches Starlink D2D service in Philippines

Globe Telecom commercially launches Starlink D2D service in Philippines

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John Tanner
Category: Satellite Networks
30 June 2026
1009 views
  • Philippines
  • Globe Telecom
  • Southeast Asia
  • Starlink
  • LEO Satellite
  • direct-to-device satellite

Globe Telecom announced on Monday it has officially launched Starlink’s direct-to-device (D2D) satellite service across the Philippines after receiving regulatory approval National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).

Comin Asia partners with Nokia to build AI data centre infrastructure in SEA

Comin Asia partners with Nokia to build AI data centre infrastructure in SEA

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John Tanner
Category: Data Centres & Networks
30 June 2026
803 views
  • Cambodia
  • Infrastructure
  • Data Centres
  • Nokia
  • Laos
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Southeast Asia
  • Comin Asia

Cambodian engineering and infrastructure firm Comin Asia said on Monday that it’s partnering with Nokia to to design and deploy AI-ready data centre infrastructure across Southeast Asia, starting with Cambodia and Laos.

EACO and Smart Africa collaborate to advance digital transformation

EACO and Smart Africa collaborate to advance digital transformation

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Regulation
29 June 2026
1299 views
  • Roaming
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  • Data Centres
  • Africa
  • ICTs
  • Digital Transformation
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Smart Africa Alliance
  • Spectrum management
  • MoU
  • Digital Infrastructure
  • East African Communications Organisation

The East African Communications Organisation (EACO) and the Smart Africa Secretariat have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen strategic collaboration in advancing the digital transformation and accelerating the realisation of a single digital market in Africa by 2030.

Tunisia sets mobile ID deadline for investors

Tunisia sets mobile ID deadline for investors

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Regulation
29 June 2026
7036 views
  • Regulation
  • Investment
  • Security
  • Middle East North Africa
  • e-Government
  • Tunisia
  • Identity Management
  • Platforms
  • Digital Identity

This week will see Tunisian plans to make mobile IDs mandatory for investment project declarations come into force.

Humboldt Cable gets go-ahead from Chile

Humboldt Cable gets go-ahead from Chile

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
29 June 2026
1689 views
  • Investment
  • Latin America
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Panama
  • Fibre Optic Cable
  • Chile
  • Google
  • Undersea Cable
  • Humboldt
  • Desarrollo Pais

The approval, early last week, of the installation of Google’s underwater cable linking Chile to Asia-Pacific means the Humboldt Cable, as it is known, is on track to be installed in the last quarter of 2026 and become operational in 2028.

DTW26 Impressions: Establishing trust in AI through collaboration

DTW26 Impressions: Establishing trust in AI through collaboration

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James Barton
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
29 June 2026
1799 views
  • TM Forum
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Features
  • Autonomous Networks
  • Agentic AI
  • DTW26
  • AI Sovereignty

Given that Digital Transformation World tends to focus more on the software side, it will be of minimal surprise that AI dominated the majority of the presentations and discussions at the show.

Kenyan appeals court clears path for Vodacom’s Safaricom stake purchase

Kenyan appeals court clears path for Vodacom’s Safaricom stake purchase

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Manny Pham
Category: Operators
29 June 2026
6382 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Kenya
  • Vodacom
  • Safaricom

Kenya’s Court of Appeal has lifted an injunction blocking the government’s planned sale of a 15% stake in Safaricom to South Africa’s Vodacom, reviving a transaction valued at KES204.3 billion (US$1.6 billion), reported to Bloomberg.  

Cambodia’s Cellcard in connected car partnership with ZDG and Lynk & Co

Cambodia’s Cellcard in connected car partnership with ZDG and Lynk & Co

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John Tanner
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
29 June 2026
2336 views
  • Cambodia
  • CamGSM
  • Cellcard
  • 5G networks
  • Southeast Asia
  • Electric vehicles
  • Connected carS

Cambodian telco Cellcard (a.k.a. CamGSM) announced a strategic partnership on Saturday with auto manufacturer ZDG to launch a new connected electric vehicle from Chinese auto maker Lynk & Co.

Kyivstar partners with Ukrainian govt to build sovereign AI data centre

Kyivstar partners with Ukrainian govt to build sovereign AI data centre

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John Tanner
Category: Data Centres & Networks
29 June 2026
2592 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Data Centres
  • Ukraine
  • Kyivstar
  • Veon
  • Data Sovereignty
  • Artificial Intelligence

Ukrainian telco Kyivstar announced on Friday it has signed an MoU with the country’s Ministry of Economy to establish a sovereign AI-ready data centre in Ukraine.

Indonesia’s XLSmart migrates operations to Tencent Cloud

Indonesia’s XLSmart migrates operations to Tencent Cloud

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John Tanner
Category: Cloud & Virtualisation
29 June 2026
1675 views
  • Indonesia
  • Modernisation
  • Cloud Migration
  • Public Cloud
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Southeast Asia
  • Tencent Cloud
  • XLSmart

Tencent Cloud announced on Friday that Indonesian telco XLSmart has completed a large-scale migration of its operations to Tencent’s public cloud platform as part of its long-term digital modernization strategy.

OpenAN project aims to enable O&M agent collaboration in autonomous networks

OpenAN project aims to enable O&M agent collaboration in autonomous networks

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
28 June 2026
3856 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China Mobile
  • China
  • Huawei
  • GSMA
  • Open Source
  • Operations & Management
  • Autonomous Networks
  • Agentic AI
  • MWC Shanghai 2026

China Mobile, the GSMA, Huawei and other partners have officially launched “OpenAN”, an open-source project that aims to enable collaboration and interoperability between O&M agents in autonomous networks, allowing them to evolve to Level 4 autonomy.

Starlink offers free internet in Venezuela after earthquakes

Starlink offers free internet in Venezuela after earthquakes

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Manny Pham
Category: Satellite Networks
26 June 2026
3817 views
  • Latin America
  • Venezuela
  • Starlink

Starlink will provide one month of free satellite internet service to users in Venezuela following the devastating earthquakes that struck the country this week, helping restore communications in affected areas.

New organisation aims to give a voice to NGSO satcoms

New organisation aims to give a voice to NGSO satcoms

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Satellite Networks
26 June 2026
1796 views
  • Spectrum
  • EU
  • Iridium
  • WRC
  • Amazon
  • Globalstar
  • Satellite Services
  • Industry Associations
  • SpaceX
  • NGSO
  • Telesat
  • LEO Satellite
  • Earth observation
  • SpaceConnect
  • Satellite Industry Association

Satellite operators Amazon, Iridium, Telesat and Globalstar have announced the formation of a new trade association representing the non-geostationary (NGSO) satellite economy: the SpaceConnect Association.

Mobile-based UNESCO project to train women teachers in South Sudan

Mobile-based UNESCO project to train women teachers in South Sudan

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John Tanner
Category: Humanitarian Comms
26 June 2026
4008 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Education
  • Mobile
  • Womens' Empowerment
  • Digital Divide
  • UNESCO
  • Edge computing

UNESCO said on Wednesday it has launched the rollout of a new mobile-based teacher professional development initiative in South Sudan that focuses on empowering women school leaders and teachers.

Vodacom to offer Amazon Prime memberships in South Africa

Vodacom South Africa to offer Amazon Prime to its customers

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John Tanner
Category: Consumer Ecosystems
26 June 2026
2604 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • South Africa
  • Digital Services
  • Vodacom
  • Amazon

Vodacom South Africa announced on Thursday it is expanding its partnership with Amazon South Africa to offer the latter's Amazon Prime membership service to its customers.

Telcos must embrace AI internally before customers can benefit: Globe CEO

Telcos must absorb AI internally before customers can benefit: Globe CEO

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John Tanner
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
26 June 2026
3166 views
  • Philippines
  • Globe Telecom
  • Digital Transformation
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Southeast Asia
  • MWC Shanghai 2026

Globe Telecom CEO and president Carl Cruz says the key to telcos cashing in on AI is to embrace it, internalise it and make it foundational to their business operations before offering it to customers. It also helps if the population is highly digital, like the Philippines.

Tokens touted to telcos as ticket to monetising AI – starting in China

Tokens touted to telcos as ticket to monetising AI – starting in China

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John Tanner
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
25 June 2026
4815 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China Mobile
  • China
  • China Unicom
  • Huawei
  • China Telecom
  • GSMA
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • B2B Services
  • Monetisation
  • MWC Shanghai 2026
  • AI tokens

A hot topic at MWC Shanghai 2026 is AI tokens that enable telcos to monetise AI services. Chinese telcos are already doing it – but that market's unique environment raises questions over how telcos outside of China can follow their lead.

Amazon boosts Indian investment

Amazon boosts Indian investment

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Investment
25 June 2026
3574 views
  • Investment
  • Asia-Pacific
  • India
  • Data Centres
  • Google
  • Microsoft
  • eCommerce
  • Amazon
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • cloud infrastructure

Amazon has announced plans to invest an additional US$13 billion to expand AI and cloud infrastructure in India, taking its total investment in the country to US$48 billion between 2026 and 2030.

Chad government pressures Moov Africa over deteriorating network quality

Chad government pressures Moov Africa over deteriorating network quality

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Manny Pham
Category: Regulation
25 June 2026
3658 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Maroc Telecom
  • Chad
  • Moov Africa Chad

Chad’s government has warned Maroc Telecom-owned operator Moov Africa Chad to improve network performance, amid growing frustration over what officials described as the deteriorating quality of mobile services across the country.

Yas Tanzania and Ericsson partner for enhanced 4G

Yas Tanzania and Ericsson partner for enhanced 4G

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Wireless Networks
25 June 2026
3912 views
  • Tanzania
  • Ericsson
  • Digital Inclusion
  • IoT
  • Smart Cities
  • Massive MiMo
  • 4G networks
  • Network Performance
  • High-speed connectivity
  • Yas

Operator Yas Tanzania and technology giant Ericsson have announced the first commercial deployment in Africa of Ericsson’s AIR 3285 radio, supporting what they describe as a major step forward in network performance and user experience across the country.

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New alliance set to exploit TVWS potential across East Africa

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Wireless Networks
24 June 2026
4261 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Kenya
  • Tanzania
  • Wireless Internet
  • Connectivity
  • Remote Communities
  • East Africa
  • TV White Spaces

Tanzania Community Networks Company, a community-focused technology, information and internet business, has announced a deal with Korean IT company Innonet, to accelerate the deployment of TV white space (TVWS) connectivity solutions across East Africa.

Yas and ZICTIA aim to expand broadband access in Zanzibar

Yas and ZICTIA aim to expand broadband access in Zanzibar

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
24 June 2026
2289 views
  • Investment
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Broadband
  • Tanzania
  • Zanzibar
  • Digital Infrastructure
  • High-speed internet
  • Yas

The government of Zanzibar has announced a public-private partnership agreement with Yas Fibre, the broadband division of operator Yas Tanzania, to expand broadband infrastructure in the semi-autonomous archipelago off the coast of East Africa in Tanzania.

Payment platform for farmers launched in Malawi

Payment platform for farmers launched in Malawi

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Mobile Finance
24 June 2026
2601 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Airtel Money
  • Tanzania
  • Malawi
  • Agriculture
  • Vodacom Tanzania
  • Mobile Wallets
  • Digital Payments
  • MoU
  • Platforms
  • ADMARC

Malawian farmers will now be able to receive payments directly into their mobile wallets after a deal agreed between a local branch of Airtel Money and the country’s Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC).

Chinese telcos are kickstarting GSMA’s “IQ era” of mobile AI

Chinese telcos are kickstarting GSMA’s “IQ era” of mobile AI

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John Tanner
Category: Wireless Networks
24 June 2026
5424 views
  • China Mobile
  • China Unicom
  • Huawei
  • China Telecom
  • GSMA
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Robotics
  • drones
  • autonomous vehicles
  • Agentic AI
  • MWC Shanghai 2026

Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2026 kicked off Wednesday with the message that the GSMA’s ambitious vision of the “IQ era” – in which mobile AI will remold the mobile industry – is already underway in China’s telecoms sector, starting with robots, drones and autonomous vehicles.

Mauritius Telecom AI learning lead to national AI registry

Mauritius Telecom AI learning lead to national AI registry

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James Barton
Category: Operators
24 June 2026
3807 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Mauritius
  • Mauritius Telecom
  • DTW26

Mauritius Telecom CEO Veemal Gungadin highlighted the operator’s progress  to build trust in AI-native learning across its home market, a strategy culminating in the creation of a national AI registry.

Globe secures PHP5bn loan from BDO to support network investment and refinancing

Globe secures PHP5bn loan from BDO to support network investment and refinancing

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Manny Pham
Category: Operators
24 June 2026
3212 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Philippines
  • Globe Telecom

Philippine operator Globe Telecom has secured a PHP5 billion (US$88 million) loan from BDO Unibank to help fund capital expenditure, refinance debt and support general corporate requirements.

DTW 2026 | China Mobile EVP Li Huidi: Autonomous Networks in Future, Faster

DTW 2026 | China Mobile EVP Li Huidi: Autonomous Networks in Future, Faster

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STAFF WRITER
Category: Wireless Networks
24 June 2026
4857 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China Mobile
  • China
  • Partner Content
  • DTW26

On June 23 (local time), the 2026 Digital Transformation World (DTW2026), hosted by TM Forum, opened in Copenhagen, Denmark. Dr. Li Huidi (pictured), EVP of China Mobile, was invited to attend the conference and delivered a keynote speech titled “AN in Future,Faster.”

Orange Jordan to support census plans

Orange Jordan to support census plans

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Operators
23 June 2026
4489 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Jordan
  • Data Protection
  • Orange Jordan
  • Digital Transformation
  • Cybersecurity
  • Digital Solutions
  • Census

Jordan’s Department of Statistics and operator Orange Jordan have signed a technical and institutional cooperation agreement under which the company will develop and implement the software system and digital solutions supporting the 2026 General Population and Housing Census project.

Airtel Madagascar launches new prefix to support growth

Airtel Madagascar launches new prefix to support growth

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Regulation
23 June 2026
2533 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Subscriber Growth
  • Madagascar
  • Airtel Africa
  • Airtel Madagascar
  • Orange Madagascar
  • Yas

African operator Airtel Madagascar has announced the introduction of the new 035 mobile prefix, suggesting that this marks a significant milestone in the operator’s expansion strategy as it continues to grow its customer base and network coverage across the country.

Philippines to use AI to improve public service delivery

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
23 June 2026
4256 views
  • Apps
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Philippines
  • e-Government
  • Subsea Cable
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Cybersecurity
  • Public Services
  • DICT
  • Google Cloud
  • Platforms
  • Agentic AI

Yet another deal has kept the Philippines in the technology news in recent days. The Philippines Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and Google Cloud have announced an expanded, multi-year collaboration to embed enterprise AI into the country’s public service delivery.

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DTW26 Impressions: Establishing trust in AI through collaboration
TM Forum: Trust will decide the AI Race to 2030

TM Forum: Trust will decide the AI Race to 2030

Enterprise Ecosystems
TM Forum: Trust will decide the AI Race to 2030
AI governance: Can regulation keep pace with autonomous networks?

AI governance: Can regulation keep pace with autonomous networks?

Wireless Networks
AI governance: Can regulation keep pace with autonomous networks?
Why Veon isn’t worried about hyperscalers winning the AI race

Why Veon isn’t worried about hyperscalers winning the AI race

Operators
Why Veon isn’t worried about hyperscalers winning the AI race
Data centres and digital finance in Africa: the state of play

Data centres and digital finance in Africa: the state of play

Data Centres & Networks
Data centres and digital finance in Africa: the state of play
Emerging market telcos squeezed by diesel crisis

Emerging market telcos squeezed by diesel crisis

Operators
Emerging market telcos squeezed by diesel crisis

MENA - Latest News

Tunisia sets mobile ID deadline for investors

Tunisia sets mobile ID deadline for investors

Orange Jordan to support census plans

Orange Jordan to support census plans

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DTW26 Impressions: Establishing trust in AI through collaboration

DTW26 Impressions: Establishing trust in AI through collaboration

Enterprise Ecosystems
DTW26 Impressions: Establishing trust in AI through collaboration
OpenAN project aims to enable O&M agent collaboration in autonomous networks

OpenAN project aims to enable O&M agent collaboration in autonomous networks

Optical & Fixed Networks
OpenAN project aims to enable O&M agent collaboration in autonomous networks
Telcos must embrace AI internally before customers can benefit: Globe CEO

Telcos must absorb AI internally before customers can benefit: Globe CEO

Enterprise Ecosystems
Telcos must absorb AI internally before customers can benefit: Globe CEO
Tokens touted to telcos as ticket to monetising AI – starting in China

Tokens touted to telcos as ticket to monetising AI – starting in China

Enterprise Ecosystems
Tokens touted to telcos as ticket to monetising AI – starting in China
Chinese telcos are kickstarting GSMA’s “IQ era” of mobile AI

Chinese telcos are kickstarting GSMA’s “IQ era” of mobile AI

Wireless Networks
Chinese telcos are kickstarting GSMA’s “IQ era” of mobile AI
Mauritius Telecom AI learning lead to national AI registry

Mauritius Telecom AI learning lead to national AI registry

Operators
Mauritius Telecom AI learning lead to national AI registry
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Humboldt Cable gets go-ahead from Chile

Humboldt Cable gets go-ahead from Chile

OpenAN project aims to enable O&M agent collaboration in autonomous networks

OpenAN project aims to enable O&M agent collaboration in autonomous networks

Artificial Intelligence

Comin Asia partners with Nokia to build AI data centre infrastructure in SEA

Comin Asia partners with Nokia to build AI data centre infrastructure in SEA

Data Centres & Networks
Comin Asia partners with Nokia to build AI data centre infrastructure in SEA
EACO and Smart Africa collaborate to advance digital transformation

EACO and Smart Africa collaborate to advance digital transformation

Regulation
EACO and Smart Africa collaborate to advance digital transformation
DTW26 Impressions: Establishing trust in AI through collaboration

DTW26 Impressions: Establishing trust in AI through collaboration

Enterprise Ecosystems
DTW26 Impressions: Establishing trust in AI through collaboration
Kyivstar partners with Ukrainian govt to build sovereign AI data centre

Kyivstar partners with Ukrainian govt to build sovereign AI data centre

Data Centres & Networks
Kyivstar partners with Ukrainian govt to build sovereign AI data centre
Indonesia’s XLSmart migrates operations to Tencent Cloud

Indonesia’s XLSmart migrates operations to Tencent Cloud

Cloud & Virtualisation
Indonesia’s XLSmart migrates operations to Tencent Cloud
OpenAN project aims to enable O&M agent collaboration in autonomous networks

OpenAN project aims to enable O&M agent collaboration in autonomous networks

Optical & Fixed Networks
OpenAN project aims to enable O&M agent collaboration in autonomous networks

Central & East Europe Update

Kyivstar partners with Ukrainian govt to build sovereign AI data centre

Kyivstar partners with Ukrainian govt to build sovereign AI data centre

Azerconnect secures US$20m from ICD for infrastructure expansion

Azerconnect secures US$20m from ICD for infrastructure expansion

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