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MTN and UNHCR to connect displaced people in African countries

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Veon’s Banglalink to offer Starlink Mobile D2C service in Bangladesh

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Uganda tightens rules on internet use

Uganda tightens rules on internet use

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Regulation
17 October 2022
6243 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Social Media
  • Internet
  • Uganda
  • Law

The uneasy relationship that many governments have with online discourse continues; a new law in Uganda has imposed restrictions on the use of the internet that some people feel could silence legitimate criticism.

Globe Telecom sheds 701 towers to Miescor

Globe Telecom sheds 701 towers to Miescor

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Manny Pham
Category: Operators
14 October 2022
6092 views
  • Philippines
  • Southeast Asia-Japan Cable
  • Globe Telecom

Globe Telecom transferred 701 towers to Miescor Infrastructure Development Corporation, as part of plans to sell over 7000 towers to raise PHP71 billion to pay for coverage expansion and debts.

Guinean government claims Sotelgui will launch in H1 2023

Guinean government claims Sotelgui will launch in H1 2023

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James Barton
Category: Operators
14 October 2022
8210 views
  • Investment
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Guinea
  • MTN Guinea
  • Orange Guinea
  • Sotelgui
  • Cellcom Guinea

Guinea’s telecom minister Ousmane Gaoual Diallo has affirmed the government’s commitment to re-launching state-owned Societe des Telecoms de Guinee (Sotelgui) in the first half of 2023.

Four operators bag additional spectrum in Tanzania

Four operators bag additional spectrum in Tanzania

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James Barton
Category: Regulation
14 October 2022
7425 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Tanzania
  • Viettel
  • Millicom
  • Spectrum Auctions
  • Vodacom Tanzania
  • Airtel Tanzania

The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has concluded a multiband spectrum auction, bringing in a total of US$187.5 million.

800G Pluggable MSA Announces a Demo of 800G-LR4 Transceiver Prototype

800G Pluggable MSA Announces a Demo of 800G-LR4 Transceiver Prototype

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Staff Reporter
Category: Data Centres & Networks
14 October 2022
17423 views
  • Global
  • Fibre
  • Interconnection
  • Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing
  • Transceivers
  • 800G

The 800G Pluggable Multisource Agreement (MSA), which was established in 2019 and consists of more than 40 member companies, announces the demonstration of the industry’s first 800G-LR4 transceiver prototype with up to 10 km reach based on 200Gbps-per-wavelength PAM4 and wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) technologies.

Brazil fines Apple $19m for charger-less iPhones

Brazil fines Apple $19m for charger-less iPhones

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Manny Pham
Category: Devices & Platforms
14 October 2022
6283 views
  • Latin America
  • Brazil
  • iPhone
  • Apple

Apple was again fined for selling iPhones without chargers in Brazil, this time by the Sao Paulo state court to the tune of BRL100 million (US$19m), reported Reuters.

GBI upgrades optical network capacity with Nokia

GBI upgrades optical network capacity with Nokia

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James Barton
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
14 October 2022
8236 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Capacity
  • Nokia
  • Qatar
  • Gulf Bridge International
  • Optical Networks

Gulf Bridge International (GBI) is increasing its international network capacity with optical upgrades from Nokia to enable high-speed connectivity between Doha, Qatar and Milan, Italy.

Airtel and Cellulant to expand their presence in Zambia

Airtel and Cellulant to expand their presence in Zambia

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Business
14 October 2022
9662 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Spectrum
  • Tanzania
  • Zambia
  • Mobile Money
  • 800MHz
  • Airtel Africa
  • Payment Platforms
  • MoU
  • 2600MHz Spectrum
  • Cellulant
  • ZICTA
  • Tingg
  • Airtel Zambia

Operator Airtel Africa and payments company Cellulant have announced deals that will help them to expand their presence in the Zambian market.

e&, SES and Microsoft combine for cloud connectivity in UAE – and beyond

e&, SES and Microsoft combine for cloud connectivity in UAE – and beyond

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Satellite Networks
14 October 2022
11868 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Cloud Services
  • Etisalat
  • O3b
  • UAE
  • SES
  • Microsoft
  • Satellite Connectivity
  • Microsoft Azure
  • MEO
  • Ground station
  • e&

The Carrier and Wholesale Services division of e& (formerly the Etisalat Group) has announced a partnership with technology giant Microsoft and satellite operator SES to host the co-located SES O3b mPOWER and Microsoft ground station at Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE.

MTN builds on relationship with NuRAN in Cote d’Ivoire

MTN builds on relationship with NuRAN in Cote d’Ivoire

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
13 October 2022
6196 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Infrastructure
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • MTN Cote d'Ivoire
  • Rural Coverage
  • NuRAN Wireless

MTN Cote d’Ivoire is set to boost its rural coverage via a new agreement with NuRAN Wireless.

Anatel wants network expansion not money from Telefonica

Anatel wants network expansion not money from Telefonica

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Manny Pham
Category: Regulation
13 October 2022
7166 views
  • Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Vivo
  • Telefonica Brasil
  • Vivo Brazil

Brazilian regulator Anatel ruled that Telefonica can expand mobile coverage in underserved locations instead of slapping its local unit Vivo a fine to the tune of BRL45.2 million (US$8.5m).

Airtel announces Tanzanian spectrum acquisition

Airtel announces Tanzanian spectrum acquisition

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Operators
13 October 2022
8775 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Spectrum
  • Tanzania
  • Capacity
  • Network Expansion
  • Vodacom Tanzania
  • Tigo Tanzania
  • Airtel Africa
  • Airtel Tanzania
  • 5G rollout
  • TCRA

Airtel Africa, a provider of telecommunications and mobile money services in 14 countries across Africa, is again making its presence felt in the African market with a spectrum acquisition that will boost its network in Tanzania.

Are you ready for digital transformation 2.0?

Are you ready for digital transformation 2.0?

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Jacky Chen Jiang
Category: Cloud & Virtualisation
13 October 2022
10173 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Cloud Services
  • Digital Transformation
  • Open RAN
  • Whale Cloud

Autumn seems to have suddenly arrived, reminding us that it is time to reap what we sow and make plans for the future. Over the past couple of years, we have gradually adapted to virtual meetings and connections, so it was very exciting for us to finally meet peers in the industry face-to-face at TM Forum Digital Transformation World (DTW) in Copenhagen from September 20 to 22, 2022.

Indian cyber security ruling deadline may be extended – again

Indian cyber security ruling deadline may be extended – again

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Regulation
12 October 2022
7415 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • SMEs
  • India
  • VPNs
  • Compliance
  • Cybersecurity
  • CERT-In
  • MSMEs

The deadline for complying with the Indian government’s controversial new cybersecurity directives is likely to be extended, according to Indian media – though only for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as well as small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

CMI and Yahsat announce major IoT initiatives

CMI and Yahsat announce major IoT initiatives

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Wireless Networks
12 October 2022
6198 views
  • UAE
  • Yahsat
  • Thuraya
  • MEA
  • IoT
  • Satellite Networks
  • LPWAN
  • CMI

The continuing potential of IoT as a business model has been underlined by two recent deals involving major players in both mobile and satcom markets, in this case China Mobile International Middle East company (CMI) and Yahsat.

MTC Namibia hails fibre rollout

MTC Namibia hails fibre rollout

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Manny Pham
Category: Operators
12 October 2022
6641 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Namibia
  • Fibre
  • MTC Namibia

MTC Namibia revealed it has to date deployed 475km of fibre to date across the country to meet the high demand of subscribers and reduce network congestion.

Vodafone and Ericsson continue network optimization drive in Oman

Vodafone and Ericsson continue network optimization drive in Oman

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Service Management
11 October 2022
12644 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Network Optimisation
  • Oman
  • Ericsson
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Data Analytics
  • Vodafone Oman

Continuing evidence of the growth in importance of artficial intelligence (AI) for operators comes in the form of a recent announcement from Ericsson and Vodafone Oman that they have partnered to, as they put it, “empower the telecom company’s network infrastructure development across multiple domains”.

Chilean spectrum decision delights GSMA but distresses DSA

Chilean spectrum decision delights GSMA but distresses DSA

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Regulation
11 October 2022
7462 views
  • Latin America
  • ITU
  • Chile
  • Wi-fi
  • GSMA
  • Subtel
  • Dynamic Spectrum Alliance
  • 5G Spectrum
  • 6GHz Spectrum
  • WRC-23

A lively debate has opened up over Chilean regulator Subtel’s decision to reduce the amount of spectrum it had originally earmarked for Wi-Fi, delighting mobile industry group the GSMA but upsetting Wi-Fi proponents like the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA), which promotes and showcases the value of spectrum sharing.

Zimbabwe’s Telecel may be heading for corporate rescue

Zimbabwe’s Telecel may be heading for corporate rescue

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Business
11 October 2022
7248 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Zimbabwe
  • Liquidation
  • Telecel Zimbabwe
  • Corporate Rescue

Telecel Zimbabwe’s troubles are continuing, with reports from the country’s press that the smallest of the country’s three mobile operators is set to be placed under corporate rescue, a form of bankruptcy protection, due to serious financial distress.

Public and private groups address African mobile money security concerns

Public and private groups address African mobile money security concerns

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Mobile Finance
11 October 2022
6737 views
  • Security
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Kenya
  • Mobile Money
  • Ghana
  • Central Bank of Kenya
  • Vodafone Ghana
  • Data Privacy

As mobile and digital money become more widely used across Africa, so public and private bodies are responding to fears of fraud, as recent news from Ghana and Kenya indicates.

Airtel Kenya separates from mobile money unit

Airtel Kenya separates from mobile money unit

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Manny Pham
Category: Mobile Finance
11 October 2022
7111 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Kenya
  • Mobile Money
  • Airtel Kenya

Airtel Kenya announced the separation of its mobile money unit from its core network operations as the operator complies with regulations set by the central bank, ending a process three years in the making.

Huawei announces death of top executive Ryan Ding

Huawei announces death of top executive Ryan Ding

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James Barton
Category: Vendors
11 October 2022
6166 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Huawei

Huawei has confirmed the unexpected death of its long-serving executive Ding Yun, also known as Ryan Ding, at age 53.

Telenor sharpens Asia focus to capture growth

Telenor sharpens Asia focus to capture growth

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Manny Pham
Category: Operators
11 October 2022
8635 views
  • Pakistan
  • Thailand
  • Malaysia
  • Telenor
  • Bangladesh
  • Southeast Asia
  • South Asia

Telenor Group bolstered its Telenor Asia arm to explore regional growth opportunities for units in Bangladesh, Malaysia, Pakistan and Thailand.

Another Nigerian operator joins the PSB club

Another Nigerian operator joins the PSB club

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Mobile Finance
10 October 2022
6697 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Nigeria
  • MTN Nigeria
  • Globacom
  • Airtel Nigeria
  • 9mobile
  • Central Bank of Nigeria

Nigeria’s Globacom has joined the rush to open payment service banks (PSBs) with the launch of its MoneyMaster PSB offering. MoneyMaster was granted a payment service bank licence by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in 2020.

Safaricom set to rival Ethio Telecom in mobile money

Safaricom set to rival Ethio Telecom in mobile money

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Manny Pham
Category: Operators
10 October 2022
7545 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Ethiopia
  • East Africa
  • Safaricom Ethiopia

Safaricom is set to launch M-Pesa to rival Ethio Telecom’s Telebirr, boosting the Ethiopian economy up to two mobile money platforms.  

Uruguay set to allow cable firms to offer fixed broadband

Uruguay to allow cable firms to offer fixed broadband

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James Barton
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
10 October 2022
7093 views
  • Latin America
  • Uruguay
  • Antel
  • Fixed Broadband
  • Cable TV

Uruguay’s Senate has approved new legislation that will end the fixed broadband monopoly held by state-owned telco Antel.

Philippines passes SIM card registration law

Philippines passes SIM card registration law

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Regulation
10 October 2022
11807 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Asia-Pacific
  • PLDT
  • Philippines
  • Globe Telecom
  • SIM Registration
  • DITO Telecommunity

As has long been expected, a law has been passed in the Philippines making SIM card registration compulsory.

Airtel Africa and American Tower partner in fuel-efficient infrastructure deal

Airtel Africa and American Tower partner in fuel-efficient infrastructure deal

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Energy & Sustainability
10 October 2022
8441 views
  • Green energy
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Kenya
  • Nigeria
  • Network Rollouts
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Uganda
  • Niger
  • Renewable Energy
  • Airtel Africa
  • Greenhouse Gases
  • American Tower Corporation

Pan-African operator Airtel Africa and ATC Africa, American Tower Corporation’s African operation, have announced a multi-year, multi-product agreement.

Myanmar’s investment exodus is the price of control for its junta

Myanmar’s investment exodus is the price of control for its junta

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James Barton & Manny Pham
Category: Investment
10 October 2022
37893 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Myanmar
  • Surveillance
  • Censorship
  • Telenor Myanmar
  • Ooredoo Myanmar
  • Internet Control
  • Features

It’s never a good sign when a government steps in to block internet access, or bans a communication platform such as Twitter, and unfortunately such practices are not unheard of in the markets we cover at Developing Telecoms.

Malaysia pledges imminent commercial 5G rollout

Malaysia pledges imminent commercial 5G rollout

Details
Manny Pham
Category: Regulation
07 October 2022
7542 views
  • Malaysia
  • Maxis
  • U Mobile
  • Telekom Malaysia
  • Digi Telecommunications
  • Southeast Asia
  • Celcom Axiata
  • Digital Nasional Berhad
  • YTL Communications

Celcom Axiata, DiGi Telecommunications, YTL Communications, and Telekom Malaysia have signed up to take shares in government 5G wholesale agency Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), and commercial 5G services are to be available from this month.

Africa finally joins Google’s global cloud network

Africa finally joins Google’s global cloud network

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Cloud & Virtualisation
06 October 2022
12921 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • South Africa
  • Cloud Services
  • Kenya
  • Nigeria
  • Ghana
  • Data Privacy
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Equiano Cable
  • Google Cloud

Google has announced the launch of a cloud region in South Africa, its first in the African continent. South Africa now joins Google’s network of 35 cloud regions and 106 zones worldwide.

Claro, TIM, Vivo signals arbitration against Oi

Claro, TIM, Vivo hints at arbitration against Oi

Details
Manny Pham
Category: Operators
06 October 2022
9338 views
  • Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Vivo
  • TIM Brasil
  • Claro
  • Telefonica Brasil

Telefonica Brasil (Vivo), Claro and TIM have signalled intentions to launch court proceedings against bankrupt rival Oi, for allegedly breaching contractual terms of the deal for Oi’s mobile assets, reported CommsUpdate.

Timorese government to acquire Oi’s majority holding in Timor Telecom

Timorese government to acquire Oi’s majority holding in Timor Telecom

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James Barton
Category: Operators
06 October 2022
7313 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Acquisitions
  • Oi
  • Portugal Telecom
  • Timor Telecom
  • Timor Leste

The government of Timor Leste is reportedly planning to acquire the majority stake in Timor Telecom (TT) that has long been held by Brazil’s Oi.

South Africa’s MultiChoice makes waves in the fibre internet market

South Africa’s MultiChoice makes waves in the fibre internet market

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
06 October 2022
6894 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • South Africa
  • Telkom
  • Metrofibre Networx
  • Fibre to the Home
  • Bundles
  • Frogfoot Networks
  • Openserve
  • Vumatel
  • Satellite TV
  • Fibre internet
  • MultiChoice

South Africa’s MultiChoice Group is perhaps best known for its DStv satellite TV service that is a major force in sub-Saharan Africa. However, it has now aggressively entered the fibre internet market by bringing both DStv and internet into its own uncapped fibre products offering at heavily discounted prices.

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Orange MEA: creating trust through digital inclusivity

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A direct line from LEO: problem or opportunity?

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Nokia on the evolving priorities of emerging market operators

Nokia on the evolving priorities of emerging market operators

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Emerging market operators push for tighter LEO satellite rules as competitive tensions rise

Emerging market operators push for tighter LEO satellite rules as competitive tensions rise

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Emerging market operators push for tighter LEO satellite rules as competitive tensions rise
Orange targets 75 million users for Max It super app as Africa growth accelerates

Orange targets 75 million users for Max It super app as Africa growth accelerates

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Operators help to drive digital transformation in Algeria and Egypt

Operators help to drive digital transformation in Algeria and Egypt

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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Court overturns Starlink ban in Papua New Guinea

Court overturns Starlink ban in Papua New Guinea

Myriota aims to enhance satellite IoT in Malaysia

Myriota aims to enhance satellite IoT in Malaysia

Artificial Intelligence

Telkom Indonesia launches agentic AI platform for enterprises

Telkom Indonesia launches agentic AI platform for enterprises

Enterprise Ecosystems
Telkom Indonesia launches agentic AI platform for enterprises
Security by design – Cornerstones of security and compliance in an AI-driven BSS

Security by design – Cornerstones of security and compliance in an AI-driven BSS

Enterprise Ecosystems
Security by design – Cornerstones of security and compliance in an AI-driven BSS
UCA and OADC partner to support Africa data sovereignty 

UCA and OADC partner to support Africa data sovereignty 

Data Centres & Networks
UCA and OADC partner to support Africa data sovereignty 
Honor and Valeo announce new facilities in Egypt

Honor and Valeo announce new facilities in Egypt

Investment
Honor and Valeo announce new facilities in Egypt
Econet AI launch takes place in Zimbabwe

Econet AI launch takes place in Zimbabwe

Data Centres & Networks
Econet AI launch takes place in Zimbabwe

AirTrunk enters Indian data centre market with Lumina CloudInfra acquisition

Data Centres & Networks
AirTrunk enters Indian data centre market with Lumina CloudInfra acquisition

Central & East Europe Update

JV in Ukraine aims to develop sovereign satcoms capabilities

JV in Ukraine aims to develop sovereign satcoms capabilities

Major Polish GSM-R installation scheduled for August testing

Major Polish GSM-R installation scheduled for August testing

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