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Algerie Telecom and Sparkle plan cable linking Italy and Algeria

Algerie Telecom and Sparkle plan cable linking Italy and Algeria

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
24 July 2025
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  • Middle East North Africa
  • Algeria
  • Subsea Cable
  • Low Latency
  • Algerie Telecom
  • Sparkle
  • MoU
  • AAE-2

Algerian operator Algerie Telecom, which offers a wide range of fixed-line, internet and enterprise solutions and Sparkle, an Italian international service provider, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the development of a new subsea cable linking Italy and Algeria.

Vodacom Q1 revenue up 11.4%

Vodacom Q1 revenue up 11.4%

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Manny Pham
Category: Operators
24 July 2025
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  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • South Africa
  • Vodacom
  • Vodafone Egypt

Vodacom Group reported an 11.4% year-on-year revenue increase in Q1, driven by strong performance in its Egypt unit and growing adoption of financial services.

RETN upgrades fibre network ring capacity in Lithuania

RETN upgrades fibre network ring capacity in Lithuania

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
24 July 2025
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  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • DWDM
  • Lithuania
  • Fibre Infrastructure
  • RETN

International network services provider RETN announced on Tuesday it has upgraded its Lithuanian fibre network ring connecting Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai and Panevėžys to support growing data traffic demand in the Baltic region.

WIOCC and Tmcel partner to boost Mozambique’s digital backbone

WIOCC and Tmcel partner to boost Mozambique’s digital backbone

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
24 July 2025
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  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • WIOCC
  • Mozambique
  • Fibre Infrastructure
  • Fibre Backbone
  • TMcel

Digital infrastructure provider WIOCC said on Wednesday it has signed a framework agreement with Mozambique’s national telco Tmcel to collaborate on high-capacity connectivity solutions across Mozambique and the Southern African region.

Will the real MVNOs please stand up?

Will the real MVNOs please stand up?

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Manny Pham
Category: Operators
23 July 2025
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  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Thailand
  • MVNOs
  • Nigeria
  • Features

Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) are playing an increasingly vital role in spreading connectivity across emerging markets. While they typically operate in smaller-scale environments than Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), MVNOs are often hotbeds of innovation - especially in areas like fintech and mobile-first services that are only now catching on in parts of Western Europe.

Scala announces data centre and power station funding in Chile

Scala announces data centre and power station funding in Chile

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
23 July 2025
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  • Latin America
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Data Centres
  • Chile
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Renewable Energy
  • Power
  • Financing
  • Scala Data Centres
  • Hyperscale
  • Digital Infrastructure

Scala Data Centres, which describes itself as Latin America’s leading platform for sustainable digital infrastructure serving the hyperscale market, says it has secured its first international project finance transaction: US$254 million in long-term funding to support the construction of three hyperscale data centres and a major power substation in Chile.

SES adds two more MEO satellites to O3b mPOWER constellation

SES adds two more MEO satellites to O3b mPOWER constellation

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John Tanner
Category: Satellite Networks
23 July 2025
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  • Global
  • SES
  • Satellite Broadband
  • MEO Satellites
  • O3b mPOWER

Satellite operator SES announced on Tuesday it has launched its latest pair of O3b mPOWER satellites, bringing its next-gen constellation to ten MEO satellites providing global coverage.

Space42 secures more funding for next-gen Al Yah satellites

Space42 secures more funding for next-gen Al Yah satellites

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John Tanner
Category: Satellite Networks
23 July 2025
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  • Satellite
  • Middle East North Africa
  • UAE
  • Yahsat
  • Financing
  • SPACE42

UAE-based satellite company Space42 announced on Wednesday that it has signed a US$695.5 million Export Credit Agency (ECA)-backed financing facility to fund the development of its next-generation geostationary satellites, Al Yah 4 and Al Yah 5.

Telkomsel expands 5G coverage across Greater Bandung

Telkomsel expands 5G coverage across Greater Bandung

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John Tanner
Category: Operators
23 July 2025
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  • Indonesia
  • Telkomsel
  • Southeast Asia
  • 5G coverage

Indonesian mobile operator Telkomsel says it has expanded its 5G coverage in the Greater Bandung area of West Java, with 72 active 5G base stations now in operation in the area.

Gilat wins another major order to boost rural connectivity in Peru 
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Gilat wins another major order to boost rural connectivity in Peru 

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Satellite Networks
23 July 2025
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  • Latin America
  • Telefonica
  • Broadband
  • Peru
  • Gilat Satellite Networks
  • Cellular Backhaul
  • Network Modernisation
  • Facebook
  • Rural Connectivity
  • Satellite Networks
  • Internet Para Todos Peru
  • Pronatel

Satellite networking technology, solutions and services company Gilat Satellite Networks has announced today that its Peruvian subsidiary, Gilat Perú, has been awarded approximately $60 million in orders from Pronatel (Programa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones), Peru’s national telecommunications programme.

Hayo opens new African offices to support local digital economies

Hayo opens new African offices to support local digital economies

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Service Management
23 July 2025
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  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Botswana
  • Digital Services
  • Malawi
  • Cameroon
  • Niger
  • Sri Lanka
  • Liberia
  • Hayo

Global digital service provider Hayo says it has expanded its African footprint with new offices in Gaborone in Botswana, Monrovia in Liberia and Lilongwe in Malawi, a strategic expansion that is described as part of Hayo’s continued investment in emerging markets to support local digital economies with digital solutions, telecoms services and on-the-ground expertise.

Presight signs AI-focused MoU with Tajikistan ministry
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Presight signs AI-focused MoU with Tajikistan ministry

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Business
22 July 2025
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  • Central South Asia
  • Big Data Analytics
  • UAE
  • Tajikistan
  • Energy
  • Smart Cities
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Cybersecurity
  • MoU
  • G42
  • Presight

Presight, a global AI and big data analytics company, with Abu Dhabi-based technology group G42 as its majority shareholder, has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of the Republic of Tajikistan to establish strategic collaboration in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).

Tata Communications and AWS collaborate for AI-ready network in India

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
22 July 2025
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  • Security
  • Asia-Pacific
  • India
  • Data Centres
  • Tata Communications
  • Low Latency
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Machine Learning
  • AWS
  • Gen AI

India-headquartered global communications technology player Tata Communications and cloud computing platform Amazon Web Services (AWS) are collaborating to enable an advanced AI-ready network in India. The collaboration is said to mark one of India’s largest-ever network deployments by Tata Communications in terms of size, scale and bandwidth.

Converge ICT’s Caloocan data centre certified fully Tier III

Converge ICT’s Caloocan data centre certified fully Tier III

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John Tanner
Category: Data Centres & Networks
22 July 2025
3759 views
  • Data Centres
  • Philippines
  • Southeast Asia
  • Converge ICT Solutions
  • Tier III

Philippine broadband provider Converge ICT Solutions said on Monday that its upcoming Caloocan data centre has secured full certification from the Uptime Institute as a Tier III facility.

AfriLabs and ATU to unite digital innovation hubs across Africa

AfriLabs and ATU to unite digital innovation hubs across Africa

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John Tanner
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
22 July 2025
6274 views
  • Mobile Internet
  • Africa
  • Intellectual Property Rights
  • Digital Inclusion
  • Innovation Labs
  • African Telecommunications Union

AfriLabs – a pan-African network of innovation hubs – says it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the African Telecommunications Union to fast-track digital innovation across the African continent.

Ooredoo Kuwait upgrades charging system with help from Ericsson

Ooredoo Kuwait upgrades charging system with help from Ericsson

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Customer Management
22 July 2025
7512 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Kuwait
  • Ericsson
  • CaaS
  • Digital Transformation
  • 5G Monetisation
  • Ooredoo Kuwait

Operator Ooredoo Kuwait has partnered with tech giant Ericsson to modernise its charging system, paving the way, the partners say, for new business opportunities and competitive marketing strategies.

India’s smartphone market rebounds in Q2

India’s smartphone market rebounds in Q2

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Manny Pham
Category: Devices & Platforms
21 July 2025
10979 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Smartphones
  • Xiaomi
  • Vivo
  • Samsung
  • Oppo

India’s smartphone market rebounded in Q2 2025, with shipments rising 7% year-on-year to reach 39 million units, following a sluggish first quarter.

Tanzania and Kenya launch cross-border fibre link

Tanzania and Kenya launch cross-border fibre link

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
21 July 2025
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  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Kenya
  • Tanzania
  • ICTA
  • Terrestrial fibre

State-owned Tanzania Telecommunications Corporation (TTLC) and Kenya’s ICT Authority (ICTA) have implemented and launched a new terrestrial fibre link connecting Dar-Es-Salaam to Mombasa.

Liberia, ECOWAS plan second subsea cable for five West African countries

Liberia, ECOWAS plan second subsea cable for five West African countries

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
21 July 2025
4128 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Guinea
  • Sierra Leone
  • Liberia
  • Subsea Cable
  • Gambia
  • World Bank
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • ECOWAS
  • West Africa

Liberia’s Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications has launched a collaborative initiative with the ECOWAS Commission for Infrastructure, Energy, and Digitalization and the World Bank to deploy a second subsea cable connecting Liberia and four other West African countries.

Telin launches second Bifrost cable landing station in Indonesia

Telin launches second Bifrost cable landing station in Indonesia

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
21 July 2025
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  • Indonesia
  • TELIN
  • Subsea Cable
  • Southeast Asia
  • Bifrost Cable System

Telkom Indonesia’s international arm Telin has launched a new cable landing station (CLS) in Kalasey, Minahasa, which will serve as its second landing point for the Bifrost subsea cable system connecting North America and Southeast Asia.

e& and 4iG Group plan future cooperation

e& and 4iG Group plan future cooperation

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Business
21 July 2025
8865 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Data Centres
  • Hungary
  • UAE
  • Bulgaria
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Subsea Cable
  • Albania
  • MoU
  • 4iG
  • e&
  • Digital Infrastructure

UAE-headquartered technology company e& and 4iG Group, a provider of integrated telecommunications services in Hungary and the Western Balkans, have signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore collaboration across key areas of digital infrastructure.

TECO enters hyperscale data centre sector in Malaysia
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TECO enters hyperscale data centre sector in Malaysia

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
21 July 2025
5219 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Data Centres
  • Malaysia
  • Hyperscale

TECO Electric & Machinery, a Taiwan-headquartered business group, has announced that it has secured some significant data centre projects in Malaysia, marking its entry into the hyperscale data centre sector.

WOM Colombia looks forward after reorganisation vote

WOM Colombia looks forward after reorganisation vote

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Operators
21 July 2025
9862 views
  • Latin America
  • Colombia
  • Bankruptcy
  • Claro Colombia
  • Tigo Colombia
  • Movistar Colombia
  • WOM Colombia
  • 5G deployment
  • SUR Holdings

Colombian operator WOM has secured approval for a proposed US$800 million reorganisation, staving off a potential bankruptcy. It now plans to continue developing 5G services and strengthening its operations in the country.

TIM teams up with tracking company to boost Brazil’s IoT ecosystem

TIM teams up with tracking company to boost Brazil’s IoT ecosystem

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Wireless Networks
21 July 2025
7365 views
  • Latin America
  • 4G
  • Brazil
  • TIM Brasil
  • IoT
  • NB-IoT
  • 3GPP

Brazilian operator TIM and Brazilian tracking company BWS IoT have signed a strategic partnership to boost the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem in the corporate sector by provide connectivity to 400,000 tracking devices in Brazil via 4G chips in the next three years.

Princeton Digital Group secures $1.2 Billion for APAC expansion

Princeton Digital Group secures $1.2 Billion for APAC expansion

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Manny Pham
Category: Data Centres & Networks
18 July 2025
5283 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Data Centres
  • Princeton Digital Group
  • Stonepeak

Asia Pacific data centre operator Princeton Digital Group (PDG) has secured a US$1.2 billion investment from private equity firm Stonepeak to accelerate its regional expansion.

U Mobile to use MICTH towers for 5G rollout in Malacca

U Mobile to use MICTH towers for 5G rollout in Malacca

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John Tanner
Category: Wireless Networks
18 July 2025
3782 views
  • Malaysia
  • U Mobile
  • Southeast Asia
  • 5G rollout

Malaysian telco and second licenced 5G operator U Mobile said on Thursday it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with state-backed Melaka ICT Holdings (MICTH) to boost deployment of its 5G network in Malacca.

SJC2 subsea cable linking Southeast Asia and Japan is now live

SJC2 subsea cable linking Southeast Asia and Japan is now live

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
18 July 2025
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  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Cambodia
  • Thailand
  • NEC
  • Vietnam
  • Subsea Cable
  • Southeast Asia

The SJC2 consortium and NEC announced on Friday that the Southeast Asia–Japan 2 (SJC2) subsea cable is now live, officially adding more than 126 Tbps of capacity to the Asia-Pacific region.

Touchnet and partners launch sovereign AI cloud infrastructure in South Africa

Touchnet and partners launch sovereign AI cloud infrastructure in South Africa

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Cloud & Virtualisation
18 July 2025
8570 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • South Africa
  • Data Centres
  • Cloud Solutions
  • Low Latency
  • Uptime Tier III specifications
  • Digital Parks Africa
  • GPUs
  • Sovereign AI

In what is described as a major boost to South Africa’s digital and AI capabilities, Touchnet, a business-to-business-focused internet service provider, in collaboration with global cloud provider Zadara, has officially launched a sovereign AI cloud infrastructure at Digital Parks Africa’s advanced, carrier-neutral Uptime Tier III Design Certified Data Centre in Samrand in the Gauteng province.

Bahrain’s Beyon announces expansion of Al Khaleej Cable

Bahrain’s Beyon announces expansion of Al Khaleej Cable

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
18 July 2025
4049 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Kuwait
  • Iraq
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Submarine Cable
  • Bahrain
  • STC
  • SubCom
  • SEA-ME-WE 6
  • 2Africa Pearls
  • Al Khaleej Cable
  • Beyon

Bahrain-headquartered technology group Beyon has announced the signing of an agreement to develop Khaleej North, an 800-kilometre submarine cable system that will further expand the planned Al Khaleej Cable, expected to be in service by Q2 2026, by connecting Bahrain with Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq.

Bolivia trials 5G prior to official launch

Bolivia trials 5G prior to official launch

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Wireless Networks
18 July 2025
9313 views
  • Latin America
  • Entel
  • Viva
  • Bolivia
  • 3.5GHz
  • Digital Transformation
  • 5G Trials
  • 5G rollout
  • Tigo Bolivia

Bolivia’s National Telecommunications Company, Entel, says it has begun the trial deployment of 5G mobile technology in the country, prior to the official launch. As part of this process, areas called Experience Zones have been installed in strategic locations in each departmental capital.

Network International and Blu Penguin enabling mobile money transactions in Ghana

Network International and Blu Penguin enabling mobile money transactions in Ghana

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James Barton
Category: Mobile Finance
17 July 2025
5001 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Mobile Money
  • Ghana
  • Network International

Digital commerce firm Network International is collaborating with Ghanaian fintech and mobile money aggregator Blu Penguin to provide mobile money transactions via Network’s N-Genius payment terminals.

GSMA, Asian Development Bank forge partnership to boost connectivity in APAC

GSMA, Asian Development Bank forge partnership to boost connectivity in APAC

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Manny Pham
Category: Regulation
17 July 2025
3201 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • GSMA
  • Asian Development Bank

The GSMA and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a strategic agreement aimed at accelerating digital transformation and expanding mobile connectivity across the Asia Pacific region.

China Telecom Successfully Completes the Pilot Commercial Deployment of Large Language Model Distributed Training with 177 Billion Parameters over 500 km Distance

China Telecom Completes Pilot Commercial Deployment of LLM Distributed Training over 500 km

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Staff Writer
Category: Data Centres & Networks
17 July 2025
16679 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Huawei
  • China Telecom
  • Partner Content
  • Large language model

China Telecom has announced the industry's first pilot commercial deployment of distributed training for a large language model (LLM) with 177 billion (177B) parameters, using 1024 GPUs over a 500 km field-deployed fiber link.

Zain KSA taps Cisco to develop AI infrastructure and GPUaaS

Zain KSA taps Cisco to develop AI infrastructure and GPUaaS

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John Tanner
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
17 July 2025
5360 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Cisco
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Zain KSA
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • GPUaaS

Zain KSA says it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cisco to develop AI infrastructure and GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) for the Saudi Arabian market.

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