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Will TRAI's recommendations influence India’s spectrum auctions?

Will TRAI's recommendations influence India’s spectrum auctions?

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Regulation
26 February 2026
306 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • India
  • ITU
  • DoT
  • Spectrum Auctions
  • TRAI
  • Reliance Jio
  • Remote and Rural
  • 6GHz Spectrum
  • 600MHz
  • WRC-27

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has made a number of recommendations relating to the next auction of spectrum in India. But will they be accepted?

Skynopy and Safran Space win funding for SkyConnect Kenya

Skynopy and Safran Space win funding for SkyConnect Kenya

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James Barton
Category: Satellite Networks
26 February 2026
484 views
  • Satellite
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Kenya
  • Skynopy
  • Safran Space

Satellite solutions provider Skynopy has secured financing for its SkyConnect Kenya project.

Upturn for smartphones in Africa – but will it last?

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Devices & Platforms
26 February 2026
331 views
  • Smartphones
  • South Africa
  • Xiaomi
  • Algeria
  • Kenya
  • Nigeria
  • Morocco
  • Egypt
  • Africa
  • Samsung
  • Oppo
  • Transsion
  • Omdia
  • Honor

New research from consulting group Omdia shows Africa’s smartphone market closed 2025 on a strong note. But will this trend continue into 2026? The news there is less positive.

SES and Africa Mobile Networks extend DRC coverage to 27% with 1,100 rural base stations

SES and Africa Mobile Networks extend DRC coverage to 27% with 1,100 rural base stations

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Manny Pham
Category: Satellite Networks
26 February 2026
540 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • SES
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Africa Mobile Networks

Satellite operator SES and network builder Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) have announced a milestone in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, expanding mobile connectivity to 27% of the country’s population and bringing coverage to an additional 1.3 million people.

Ethiopians can now use M-Pesa to pay for AI creation tools

Ethiopians can now use M-Pesa to pay for AI creation tools

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John Tanner
Category: Mobile Finance
26 February 2026
997 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Mobile Payments
  • Ethiopia
  • M-Pesa
  • Content Creation
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Safaricom Ethiopia

M-Pesa Ethiopia and African AI creator platform Gebeya announced on Wednesday they have launched a subscription package that allows Ethiopians to access AI creation tools and pay for them directly via M-Pesa.

Telekom Malaysia switches from DNB to U Mobile for 5G infrastructure

Telekom Malaysia switches from DNB to U Mobile for 5G infrastructure

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John Tanner
Category: Wireless Networks
26 February 2026
870 views
  • U Mobile
  • Wholesale
  • Telekom Malaysia
  • 5G networks
  • Southeast Asia
  • Digital Nasional Berhad

Telekom Malaysia (TM) announced on Wednesday that that it will switch from 5G wholesale operator Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) to competing 5G wholesaler U Mobile, which it said will boost its competitiveness in the mobile sector.

Pine Labs wins digital payments contracts from Indian petrol merchants

Pine Labs wins digital payments contracts from Indian petrol merchants

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Service Management
25 February 2026
1014 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • India
  • Loyalty Management
  • Sri Lanka
  • Fintech
  • APIs
  • Digital Payments
  • Platforms
  • OpenAI
  • Agentic AI
  • Setu
  • Pine Labs
  • Oil and marketing companies

Global fintech platform Pine Labs has announced that it has won multiple contracts from three of the leading oil and marketing companies (OMCs) in India: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) and Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL).

Axian gets digital credit licence in Comoros

Axian gets digital credit licence in Comoros

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Mobile Finance
25 February 2026
1118 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Financial Inclusion
  • Loans
  • Licences
  • microfinance
  • Fintech
  • mVola
  • Digital Finance
  • Axian
  • Comoros Islands

Pan-African infrastructure and services group Axian says it has secured a Decentralised Digital Financial Institution (DFI) license from the Central Bank of Comoros, enabling the creation of a newly established regulated entity operating under a prudential supervisory framework.

Hayo extends its presence into Senegal

Hayo extends its presence into Senegal

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Service Management
25 February 2026
1713 views
  • Service Providers
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Senegal
  • Data
  • Airtel
  • Voice
  • Niger
  • CPaaS
  • Zamani Telecom
  • Hayo
  • LAfrica Mobile

Hayo, a global digital service provider, says it has expanded its footprint in Francophone Africa with on-the-ground presence in Senegal.

What will everyone be talking about at MWC2026?

What will everyone be talking about at MWC2026?

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James Barton, Julian Bright, Vaughan O'Grady, Manny Pham
Category: Trends & Forecasts
25 February 2026
4166 views
  • Global
  • Value Added Services
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • 6G
  • 5G-Advanced
  • Features
  • D2D
  • MWC26

It’s the biggest event in the industry’s calendar, so of course Developing Telecoms is back on the ground in Barcelona next week for Mobile World Congress 2026 Barcelona. But what will be under discussion?

e& CEO Hatem Dowidar to step down as group posts strong 2025 results

e& CEO Hatem Dowidar to step down as group posts strong 2025 results

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Manny Pham
Category: Operators
25 February 2026
1658 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Etisalat
  • e&
  • e& UAE

UAE-based operator group e& has announced that Group CEO Hatem Dowidar will step down after six years in the role, marking the end of a period of significant transformation and international expansion for the company.

Beyon wins major fibre contract in Kuwait

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
25 February 2026
1366 views
  • Investment
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Kuwait
  • IPO
  • Bahrain
  • Batelco
  • Fibre Broadband
  • Digital Transformation
  • BNET
  • Beyon Group
  • KAPP

Bahrain-headquartered technology company Beyon Group has been selection by the Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP) as the winning investor for the Fixed Telecommunications Network Development Project in Kuwait.

Ufone and Zong pony up US$30m to play in Pakistan’s 5G spectrum auction

Ufone and Zong pony up US$30m to play in Pakistan’s 5G spectrum auction

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John Tanner
Category: Operators
25 February 2026
3596 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Pakistan
  • Auctions
  • Pakistan Telecommunication Authority
  • Ufone
  • 5G Spectrum
  • zong 4g

PTCL’s Ufone and China Mobile Pakistan (CMPak, a.k.a. Zong 4G) have reportedly deposited pre-bids of US$15 million each to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to participate in its upcoming 5G spectrum auction.

InterDigital and Türk Telekom test cellular/Wi-Fi sensing for 6G

InterDigital and Turk Telekom test cellular/Wi-Fi sensing for 6G

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John Tanner
Category: Wireless Networks
25 February 2026
1246 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Wi-fi
  • Turkey
  • Turk Telekom
  • Sensors
  • 6G
  • MWC26

InterDigital and Turk Telekom said on Monday they have implemented a collaborative cellular and Wi-Fi sensing solution that they say will pave the way towards creating intelligent, sensing-enabled 6G networks.

Du and Orange first onboard for Nokia-AWS agentic AI slicing demo

Du and Orange first onboard for Nokia-AWS agentic AI slicing demo

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John Tanner
Category: Wireless Networks
25 February 2026
2274 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Orange
  • Nokia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • du
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Network Slicing
  • AWS
  • 5G-Advanced
  • Agentic AI
  • MWC26

Nokia announced on Tuesday it is collaborating with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to showcase its agentic AI-powered 5G-Advanced network slicing solution on live networks, starting with telcos du and Orange, at Mobile World Congress 2026.

Tune Talk advances MNO transition with Mavenir cloud network deal

Tune Talk advances MNO transition with Mavenir cloud network deal

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Manny Pham
Category: Operators
24 February 2026
1907 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Malaysia
  • Cloud
  • Tune Talk
  • Mavenir
  • MWC26

Malaysian operator Tune Talk has taken a major step in its evolution from mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) to fully fledged mobile network operator (MNO), partnering with Mavenir to run its own end-to-end network.

MoneyHash partners Wayl for payment service delivery in Iraq

MoneyHash partners Wayl for payment service delivery in Iraq

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
24 February 2026
1726 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Iraq
  • e-commerce
  • Digital Wallet
  • Emerging Markets
  • Payment Platforms
  • MoneyHash
  • Wayl

MoneyHash, a payment orchestration platform built for emerging and global markets, has announced a new partnership with Wayl, a local payment solutions provider, checkout engine, and merchant of record supporting global and regional businesses entering the Iraqi market.

African AI initiative seeks to mobilise up to US$10 billion by 2035

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Investment
24 February 2026
2323 views
  • Investment
  • Kenya
  • Africa
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • African Development Bank
  • UNDP

Regional multilateral development finance institution the African Development Bank Group and the United Nations Development Programme have announced a “transformative" continental drive to accelerate responsible artificial intelligence adoption and inclusive digital economic growth across Africa.

Bharti Airtel to invest $2.2bn in Airtel Money to expand digital lending push

Bharti Airtel to invest $2.2bn in Airtel Money to expand digital lending push

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Manny Pham
Category: Mobile Finance
24 February 2026
1848 views
  • Mobile Finance
  • India
  • Mobile Money
  • Bharti Airtel

Bharti Airtel has announced plans to invest US$2.2 billion into its financial services arm, Airtel Money, as it seeks to capitalise on rising consumer demand for credit in India.

GSMA launches new fund for green transition projects in LMICs

GSMA launches new fund for green transition projects in LMICs

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John Tanner
Category: Energy & Sustainability
24 February 2026
1971 views
  • Green energy
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Latin America
  • Enterprise
  • GSMA
  • Funding
  • Green Telecoms
  • North Africa
  • Digital Inclusion
  • Southeast Asia
  • South Asia

The GSMA launched a new innovation fund on Monday to support small enterprises that use mobile and digital technologies to transition to green practices in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Tata Communications to make RailTel’s fibre backbone AI-ready

Tata Communications to make RailTel’s fibre backbone AI-ready

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
24 February 2026
1874 views
  • India
  • Tata Communications
  • Network Modernisation
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Fibre Backbone
  • South Asia
  • RailTel

Tata Communications announced on Monday it is partnering with RailTel Corporation of India to fortify the latter’s fibre backbone infrastructure to support AI development in the country.

Orange Liberia's mobile money service gets separate licence under new regs

Orange Liberia's mobile money service gets separate licence under new regs

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John Tanner
Category: Mobile Finance
24 February 2026
1978 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Mobile Money
  • USSD
  • Orange Money
  • Liberia
  • Licences
  • Orange Liberia
  • Liberian Telecommunications Authority

The Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) said on Friday it has granted Orange Money a separate license to operate as a mobile money service provider under new regulations requiring telcos to decouple from their mobile money subsidiaries.

Google investment to boost Dominican Republic’s international connectivity

Google investment to boost Dominican Republic’s international connectivity

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
23 February 2026
2358 views
  • Investment
  • Latin America
  • Fibre Optic Cable
  • Caribbean
  • Google
  • Connectivity
  • Submarine Cable
  • Dominican Republic
  • Low Latency
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Indotel
  • NVIDIA
  • Digital Infrastructure
  • Exchanges

Google has announced an investment of US$500 million in the construction of submarine cables and an international digital exchange port for the Dominican Republic. This will apparently be the company’s eighth digital exchange port in the world and the first in Latin America.

Ericsson, Mistral AI team up to develop AI agents for next-generation networks

Ericsson, Mistral AI team up to develop AI agents for next-generation networks

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Manny Pham
Category: Operators
23 February 2026
4191 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Central South Asia
  • Latin America
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Ericsson
  • Artificial Intelligence

Ericsson has partnered with France-based startup Mistral AI to develop advanced AI tools tailored specifically for telecom networks, with a long-term focus on automation, resilience and the evolution towards 6G.

Bharti Airtel launches AI cybersecurity centre in India

Bharti Airtel launches AI cybersecurity centre in India

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Manny Pham
Category: Cybersecurity
23 February 2026
1863 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Bharti Airtel
  • Zscaler

Bharti Airtel has strengthened its cybersecurity strategy by launching a new AI & Cyber Threat Research Centre in India, in partnership with US-based cloud security firm Zscaler.

New acquisitions expected to enhance Visa’s services in Argentina

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Service Management
23 February 2026
8955 views
  • Latin America
  • Visa
  • Argentina
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Digital Payments
  • Biometrics
  • Payment Platforms
  • Authentication
  • Prisma
  • Newpay
  • Advent International

Payment giant Visa says it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire two payment-related companies in Argentina – Prisma Medios de Pago and Newpay – from global private equity investor Advent International.

Ethio Telecom takes on satellite TV with video streaming service

Ethio Telecom takes on satellite TV with video streaming service

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John Tanner
Category: Operators
23 February 2026
2239 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Ethio Telecom
  • Ethiopia
  • Video streaming
  • Pay-TV

Ethio Telecom announced on Friday it has launched an internet-based video streaming service called “teleStream”, which it’s positioning as an alternative to satellite TV.

Bayobab and Vodacom interconnect fibre at Zambia-Mozambique border

Bayobab and Vodacom interconnect fibre at Zambia-Mozambique border

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
23 February 2026
2308 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Zambia
  • Vodacom Mozambique
  • Mozambique
  • Interconnection
  • Fibre Infrastructure
  • Bayobab

MTN Digital infrastructure – a.k.a. Bayobab – announced on Saturday that its subsidiary Bayobab Zambia has partnered with Vodacom Mozambique to interconnect their fibre networks at the Zambia–Mozambique border.

Telkomsel launches facial recognition for prepaid SIM registration

Telkomsel launches facial recognition for prepaid SIM registration

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John Tanner
Category: Cybersecurity
23 February 2026
2291 views
  • Indonesia
  • Prepaid
  • Telkomsel
  • SIM Registration
  • Biometric SIM Verification
  • Southeast Asia
  • Facial Recognition

Indonesian mobile operator Telkomsel has officially implemented facial recognition as a verification tool for new prepaid SIM registrations, after almost a year and a half of trialling the technology.

Nigerian operators’ USSD dispute with banks is finally over

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Mobile Finance
23 February 2026
2998 views
  • Billing
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Nigeria
  • USSD
  • Mobile Banking
  • GSM
  • Operators
  • Rural Communities
  • NCC
  • ALTON

Nigerian operators have settled a long-running unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) payment dispute with commercial banks. It seems that, five years after the dispute began, all outstanding payments have now been made.

New data centre continues STT GDC growth in India

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
23 February 2026
3647 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • India
  • Data Centres
  • IPOs
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • MoU
  • STT GDC

Colocation data centre services provider, ST Telemedia Global Data Centres  (STT GDC) has announced the launch of its fourth data centre in the Indian city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, marking the expansion of its second campus in the city at Siruseri, a southern suburb of Chennai.

KAPP clear to award contract to modernise Kuwait’s fixed-line infrastructure

KAPP clear to award contract to modernise Kuwait’s fixed-line infrastructure

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
20 February 2026
3849 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Kuwait
  • Network Modernisation
  • Fixed Broadband
  • Fibre Infrastructure
  • Ministry of Communications

The Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP) has reportedly secured conditional approval from the State Audit Bureau (SAB) to award a KWD19.9 million (US$64.8 million) contract for a project to modernise Kuwait’s fixed-line telecoms infrastructure.

Telin launches network API-based authentication for enterprises

Telin launches network API-based authentication for enterprises

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John Tanner
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
20 February 2026
4730 views
  • Indonesia
  • TELIN
  • Open API
  • Telkom Indonesia
  • Southeast Asia
  • Mobile Authentication
  • GSMA Open Gateway

Telkom Indonesia’s intermational arm Telin announed on Thursday it is partnering with IPification to commercialize its Mobile Network Verification (MNV) solution, which leverages Telkom’s network APIs to authenticate users without the need for OTPs.

OpenAI partners with Tata Group to boost AI capacity in India

OpenAI partners with Tata to boost India's AI infrastructure

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John Tanner
Category: Data Centres & Networks
20 February 2026
4296 views
  • India
  • Data Centres
  • Tata Group
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Tata Consultancy Services
  • South Asia
  • OpenAI
  • ChatGPT

OpenAI is partnering with Indian conglomerate Tata Group to expand access to AI in India with an initiative to develop local, AI-ready data centre capacity as part of OpenAI’s global Stargate initiative.

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What will everyone be talking about at MWC2026?

What will everyone be talking about at MWC2026?

Trends & Forecasts
What will everyone be talking about at MWC2026?
Why operators are buying back the assets they sold

Why operators are buying back the assets they sold

Operators
Why operators are buying back the assets they sold
Africa is funding a digital empire it does not control

Africa is funding a digital empire it does not control

Data Centres & Networks
Africa is funding a digital empire it does not control
Why a new India–Singapore subsea cable matters for Indo-Pacific connectivity

Why a new India–Singapore subsea cable matters for Indo-Pacific connectivity

Optical & Fixed Networks
Why a new India–Singapore subsea cable matters for Indo-Pacific connectivity
As the AI Bubble inflates, can operators extract returns?

As the AI Bubble inflates, can operators extract returns?

Investment
As the AI Bubble inflates, can operators extract returns?
When the Cloud sneezes: why outages hit emerging markets harder

When the Cloud sneezes: why outages hit emerging markets harder

Cloud & Virtualisation
When the Cloud sneezes: why outages hit emerging markets harder

MENA - Latest News

e& CEO Hatem Dowidar to step down as group posts strong 2025 results

e& CEO Hatem Dowidar to step down as group posts strong 2025 results

Beyon wins major fibre contract in Kuwait

Events

InfraX and Ericsson announce smart utility deal for UAE

InfraX and Ericsson announce smart utility deal for UAE

Enterprise Ecosystems
InfraX and Ericsson announce smart utility deal for UAE
Huawei Unveils AI-Powered Intelligent Operations Solutions at GITEX GLOBAL, Driving Industrial Digital Transformation

Huawei Unveils AI-Powered Intelligent Operations Solutions at GITEX GLOBAL, Driving Industrial Digital Transformation

Cloud & Virtualisation
Huawei Unveils AI-Powered Intelligent Operations Solutions at GITEX GLOBAL, Driving Industrial Digital Transformation
AI seen as a driving force for more inclusive and efficient education systems

AI seen as a driving force for more inclusive and efficient education systems

Enterprise Ecosystems
AI seen as a driving force for more inclusive and efficient education systems
Huawei unveils ‘GovTech1.0’ framework to accelerate digital transformation in the Middle East and Central Asia

Huawei unveils ‘GovTech1.0’ framework to accelerate digital transformation in the Middle East and Central Asia

Vendors
Huawei unveils ‘GovTech1.0’ framework to accelerate digital transformation in the Middle East and Central Asia
CMI and Yango partner for digital enterprise solutions

CMI and Yango partner for digital enterprise solutions

Enterprise Ecosystems
CMI and Yango partner for digital enterprise solutions
Beyon announces cybersecurity deal and major Jordan investment

Beyon announces cybersecurity deal and major Jordan investment

Cybersecurity
Beyon announces cybersecurity deal and major Jordan investment
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APAC - Latest News

Will TRAI's recommendations influence India’s spectrum auctions?

Will TRAI's recommendations influence India’s spectrum auctions?

Pine Labs wins digital payments contracts from Indian petrol merchants

Pine Labs wins digital payments contracts from Indian petrol merchants

Artificial Intelligence

Ethiopians can now use M-Pesa to pay for AI creation tools

Ethiopians can now use M-Pesa to pay for AI creation tools

Mobile Finance
Ethiopians can now use M-Pesa to pay for AI creation tools
Pine Labs wins digital payments contracts from Indian petrol merchants

Pine Labs wins digital payments contracts from Indian petrol merchants

Service Management
Pine Labs wins digital payments contracts from Indian petrol merchants
What will everyone be talking about at MWC2026?

What will everyone be talking about at MWC2026?

Trends & Forecasts
What will everyone be talking about at MWC2026?
Du and Orange first onboard for Nokia-AWS agentic AI slicing demo

Du and Orange first onboard for Nokia-AWS agentic AI slicing demo

Wireless Networks
Du and Orange first onboard for Nokia-AWS agentic AI slicing demo

African AI initiative seeks to mobilise up to US$10 billion by 2035

Investment
African AI initiative seeks to mobilise up to US$10 billion by 2035
Tata Communications to make RailTel’s fibre backbone AI-ready

Tata Communications to make RailTel’s fibre backbone AI-ready

Optical & Fixed Networks
Tata Communications to make RailTel’s fibre backbone AI-ready

Central & East Europe Update

RETN lights up new backbone route between Estonia and Latvia

RETN lights up new backbone route between Estonia and Latvia

BH Telecom taps Qvantel for cloud-native payments upgrade in Bosnia and Herzegovina

BH Telecom taps Qvantel for cloud-native payments upgrade in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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