Vodafone Business, Cassava Technologies and Elsewedy Electric signed an agreement on Tuesday to establish Africa Data Centers Egypt, a data centre project that will include Egypt's first sovereign AI data centre powered by Nvidia GPUs.

Algeria’s Ministry of Post and Telecommunications has announced the launch of plans to bring telecommunications services to 3,000 areas across the country, with a view to strengthening national coverage.

Key ASIC, a Malaysian semiconductor and energy-efficient ASIC design specialist, and CT Vision, an investment and green technology group, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a partnership to develop a large-scale, fully integrated green AI data centre (AIDC) complex in Malaysia.

Digital payment, digitisation, and FinAI solutions company Ant International has received a Payment Institution (PI) licence from the Central Bank of Brazil.

Veon-owned Ukrainian telco Kyivstar announced on Monday it has completed its migration of over 1 million 3G subscribers to 4G (with a few exceptions), which has freed up more spectrum capacity for its 4G network.

Papua New Guinea’s telecoms regulator announced on Friday that it’s ready to issue 5G spectrum licences in the 2.6 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands to "qualified" mobile operators.

Telkom Indonesia’s wholesale fibre spinoff InfraNexia revealed on Monday it has expanded its collaboration with telco XLSmart, who will use the company’s fibre network to boost connectivity in several of Indonesia's strategic corridors.

Data centre company HyperVault, a subsidiary of Indian technology group Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), says it has secured 264 acres of land to develop a large-scale AI data centre campus of up to 1GW capacity in Hyderabad.

Cloud and carrier-neutral data centre platform Digital Realty has announced the opening of the 6.4-megawatt (MW) Nairobi Two Data Centre (NBO2), expanding its Nairobi campus.

Malawi has activated a new telecommunications tower in Lilongwe Nyanja, taking the number of operational towers under the government's Last Mile Rural Connectivity Project to 36 as it expands mobile coverage in underserved areas.

Malaysian telco Maxis revealed on Thursday that its business arm has deployed Nokia's optical transport technology to enhance its nationwide and cross-border network infrastructure to meet surging demand for AI and enterprise connectivity.

Thailand reportedly suspended construction of 49 data centres on Friday over concerns of their impact on local communities, making it the second Southeast Asian country after Malaysia to rethink its data centre investment strategy in recent weeks.

Global connectivity provider Telxius says it has built a carrier-neutral, AI-ready landing gateway and edge data centre in Cancun, Mexico that will serve as a new landing point for the upcoming AMX3/Tikal subsea cable linking Guatemala and Florida.

Safaricom Ethiopia has surpassed 15 million 90-day active subscribers, less than four years after launching commercial services in the country.

Côte d'Ivoire’s Ministry of Digital Transition and Technological Innovation (MTNIT) says it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with French AI solutions company Mistral to help develop an AI ecosystem adapted to the country’s specific requirements.

Telecom Egypt signed an agreement on Thursday with Greece-based Power Sub Link (PSL) to construct a mult-petabit subsea cable that will extend the reach of its Red2Med cable system up the Gulf of Aqaba coast from Sharm El Sheikh to Taba.

Saudi Arabian service provider Zain KSA has had a busy week – one involving announcements of both a major data centre deal and the deployment of cloud services for a major utility.

Teltronic, a Spanish company with more than 50 years of experience in the critical communications sector, says it will be supplying a 4G broadband communications network for national rail company EFE Trenes de Chile.

Orange is partnering with Telco OI, Reunicable and La Reunion Connectee on a new submarine cable linking La Reunion directly with South Africa, aiming to reduce latency and strengthen the island's international connectivity.

Telkom Indonesia’s wholesale fibre spinoff InfraNexia revealed on Wednesday it is collaborating with Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison’s ICT arm Lintasarta to boost DWDM services on routes connecting the Sumatra region with Batam.

A new collaboration aims to explore a dedicated on-site power generation solution of up to 1.5 gigawatts (GW) for a new data centre development in Selangor, within the Greater Kuala Lumpur region in Malaysia.

The Philippines' telecoms sector is set to invest more than US$2.2 billion in 2026, with the country's largest operators continuing to expand network infrastructure amid growing demand for digital services.

Saudi Arabian technology group Advanced Communications and Electronic Systems Company (ACES) and Movandi, a semiconductor and systems connectivity company powering intelligent wireless infrastructure, have announced a strategic partnership.

Kontron Transportation, a supplier of end-to-end communication solutions for mission-critical networks, says it has been awarded several contracts in the establishment of the Orient/East-Med Corridor,  with special relevance to Romania.

Ericsson announced on Tuesday it has signed a new multi-year agreement with stc Group to further expand the telco’s 5G network across Saudi Arabia.

African digital infrastructure provider WIOCC Group announced on Tuesday that Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and Saudi Arabian infrastructure investment and development firm Vision Invest will invest a combined US$300 million in the company.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced on Monday it has expanded its plans with PIF-owned Humain to launch an AI Zone in Saudi Arabia in 2028, whilst also confirming it’s on track to launch its first Cloud Infrastructure Region in the country December 2026.

ICT giant ZTE, and BBTEC, a telecommunications and engineering service provider in Thailand, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic framework to explore business opportunities in AI digital infrastructure, data centre infrastructure and energy solutions in Thailand.

The fast-growing number of artificial intelligence projects in Saudi Arabia has been underlined by recent announcements involving AI data centre development from Humain and Datavolt and enterprise AI from NTT Data.

Digital and infrastructure solutions company Cybastion says it plans to invest US$75 million in an AI-powered data centre and power plant in Cameroon, expanding the company's digital infrastructure projects across Africa.

Vietnamese telecoms group Viettel is preparing to enter the Dominican Republic after securing 240MHz of spectrum, making the Caribbean nation its 11th international telecoms market.