Latest News & Articles

WRC-27 in Shanghai a "defining moment” for universal connectivity

WRC-27 in Shanghai a "defining moment” for universal connectivity

Details
Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Regulation
03 December 2025
9804 views
  • Regulation
  • China
  • ITU
  • Spectrum
  • Spectrum Sharing
  • Satellites
  • United Nations
  • 6G
  • D2D
  • WRC-27

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations agency for digital technologies, has announced that the next Radiocommunication Assembly (RA-27) and World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-27) will take place in Shanghai, China, from 11 October to 12 November 2027.

UNDP report warns that AI could worsen development inequalities

UNDP report warns that AI could worsen development inequalities

Details
Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Regulation
03 December 2025
36638 views
  • Regulation
  • Investment
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Development
  • Rural Communities
  • Digital Literacy
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Automation
  • Generative AI
  • UNDP

A UNDP report, published this week, warns that unmanaged artificial intelligence (AI) could reverse the trend of narrowing development inequalities that has marked much of the last half-century.

Madagascar operators cut internet tariffs to boost digital access

Madagascar operators cut internet tariffs to boost digital access

Details
Manny Pham
Category: Regulation
02 December 2025
11753 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Madagascar
  • Tariffs

Madagascar’s Ministry of Digital Development has confirmed that the country’s operators will cut internet tariffs from this week, following talks aimed at boosting digital access, as reported by TechAfrica News.

Hytera and Vodafone Qatar sign industry-focused MoU

Hytera and Vodafone Qatar sign industry-focused MoU

Details
Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Wireless Networks
02 December 2025
26623 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • LTE
  • Qatar
  • TETRA
  • Hytera
  • Vodafone Qatar
  • MWC
  • Events
  • Critical Communications
  • MoU
  • DMR
  • PDT

Hytera, a leading provider of critical communications technologies and solutions, and operator Vodafone Qatar have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) targeting some of the specific needs of Qatar's key industries.

New Zimbabwean digital tax to hit non-resident companies

New Zimbabwean digital tax to hit non-resident companies

Details
Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Regulation
02 December 2025
11976 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Digital Services
  • Zimbabwe
  • Tax
  • Amazon
  • Spotify
  • Netflix
  • Satellite Internet
  • Starlink

Zimbabwe plans to introduce what it calls a 15% Digital Services Withholding Tax from January 2026. The new levy will apply to a wide range of services supplied by foreign companies with no physical presence in Zimbabwe.

Ukraine to build national AI model on Google’s Gemma with Kyivstar

Ukraine to build national AI model on Google’s Gemma with Kyivstar

Details
Manny Pham
Category: Operators
02 December 2025
55816 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Google
  • Ukraine
  • AI
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Google Gemma

Ukraine will develop a national large language model (LLM) based on Google’s Gemma, with operator Kyivstar acting as strategic partner and operational lead alongside the WINWIN AI Center of Excellence under the Ministry of Digital Transformation.

As WTDC-25 ends, report highlights ongoing digital development gaps

As WTDC-25 ends, report highlights ongoing digital development gaps

Details
Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Regulation
02 December 2025
9355 views
  • ITU
  • Connectivity
  • Azerbaijan
  • Africa
  • Gender Gap
  • Digital Divide
  • United Nations
  • South Asia
  • WTDC-25

Member States of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) agreed on a roadmap to bring connectivity to everyone around the world as the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-25) closed last week in Baku, Azerbaijan.

M-Pesa Ethiopia launches telco-agnostic mobile money service

M-Pesa Ethiopia launches telco-agnostic mobile money service

Details
John Tanner
Category: Mobile Finance
02 December 2025
14157 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Mobile Payments
  • Ethiopia
  • Financial Inclusion
  • M-Pesa
  • Safaricom Ethiopia

Safaricom’s M-Pesa Ethiopia announced on Monday it has launched a new mobile money platform on Monday called M-Pesa LeHulum that works with any SIM card, effectively opening M-Pesa up to anyone regardless of what mobile network they use.

True Corp offers organisations access to dozens of AI models

True Corp offers organisations access to dozens of AI models

Details
John Tanner
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
02 December 2025
30667 views
  • True Corp
  • Thailand
  • Enterprise
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Southeast Asia

TrueBusiness – the enterprise arm of Thai telco True Corp – announced on Monday it has launched “True AI Hub”, an AI platform that provides organisations with access to over 50 AI models from more than 10 AI platform providers.

Digicel PNG’s Cellmoni customers can now use MiBank to top up wallets

Digicel PNG’s Cellmoni customers can now use MiBank to top up wallets

Details
John Tanner
Category: Mobile Finance
02 December 2025
15082 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Mobile Money
  • Papua New Guinea
  • microfinance
  • Fintech
  • Digicel PNG

Papua New Guinea telco Digicel PNG and local microbank MiBank announced on Friday they have formed a new strategic partnership that enables two-way transfers between MiBank accounts and Digicel’s mobile money service CellMoni.

Gabon introduces digital services platform for businesses

Gabon introduces digital services platform for businesses

Details
Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
01 December 2025
12589 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Digital Services
  • Gabon
  • Digital Transformation
  • Automation
  • Cybersecurity
  • Platforms

Gabon has introduced a new platform. Called Kimba, its aim is to drive demand and supply matching in digital services.

Libya to shut down outdated telecommunication exchanges

Libya to shut down outdated telecommunication exchanges

Details
Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Service Management
01 December 2025
21652 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Infrastructure
  • Libya
  • Network Modernisation
  • ADSL
  • LPTIC
  • Hatif Libya
  • Network Automation
  • Fibre Optic Infrastructure
  • InfraNum
  • Exchanges

Hatif Libya, a subsidiary of the state-owned Libyan Post, Telecommunications and Information Technology Holding Company (LPTIC), has announced the gradual shutdown of traditional telecommunication exchanges.

India mandates use of cybersecurity app on phones

India mandates use of cybersecurity app on phones

Details
Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Cybersecurity
01 December 2025
13295 views
  • Regulation
  • Apps
  • Asia-Pacific
  • India
  • Apple
  • Mobile Phones
  • IMEIs
  • Cybersecurity

India has announced that, in future, all mobile phones will need to be preloaded with a government app called Sanchar Saathi (meaning Communication Companion) to ensure cybersafety.

TIM to deploy 5G network at Brazil’s Antarctic research base using Nokia gear and satellite

TIM to deploy 5G network at Brazil’s Antarctic research base using Nokia gear and satellite

Details
Manny Pham
Category: Wireless Networks
01 December 2025
28195 views
  • Latin America
  • Brazil
  • TIM Brasil
  • Hispasat
  • Starlink

TIM will roll out a 5G network at Brazil’s Estacao Comandante Ferraz in Antarctica, using Nokia radio equipment and satellite backhaul supplied through a combination of Starlink’s LEO constellation and Hispasat’s GEO satellites.

Nokia and Airtel Madagascar deploy off-grid rural connectivity solution

Nokia and Airtel Madagascar deploy off-grid rural connectivity solution

Details
James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
01 December 2025
12289 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Nokia
  • Madagascar
  • Rural Connectivity
  • Airtel Madagascar

Airtel Madagascar and Nokia have launched the first fully off-grid Rural Connect sites in the country, marking a major milestone in extending mobile connectivity to underserved communities.

Paratus Botswana adds shorter contract options for FTTH and FWA

Paratus Botswana adds shorter contract options for FTTH and FWA

Details
John Tanner
Category: Operators
01 December 2025
10844 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Botswana
  • FttH
  • Contracts
  • Pricing
  • Data Packages
  • FWA
  • Paratus Botswana

Paratus Botswana said on Friday it has updated its uncapped fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) packages and pricing in response to growing market demand for faster speeds at lower prices with shorter or no contractual commitments.

Ooredoo and Vodafone Qatar release Open Gateway APIs to fight fraud

Ooredoo and Vodafone Qatar release Open Gateway APIs to fight fraud

Details
John Tanner
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
01 December 2025
15967 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Ooredoo
  • Fraud Prevention
  • Qatar
  • Vodafone Qatar
  • Open API
  • GSMA Open Gateway

Ooredoo and Vodafone Qatar announced the commercial release of network APIs standardised under the GSMA Open Gateway initiative that enable identity verification tools to combat digital fraud in Qatar.

Axian and Mastercard launch digital payments suite in five African countries

Axian and Mastercard launch digital payments suite in five African countries

Details
John Tanner
Category: Mobile Finance
01 December 2025
14185 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • SMEs
  • Mobile Payments
  • Tanzania
  • Senegal
  • Mastercard
  • Madagascar
  • Togo
  • Axian
  • Comoros Islands

Axian Group says it has formed a strategic collaboration agreement with Mastercard to launch digital payment solutions in the five African markets where Axian operates mobile networks: Madagascar, Comoros Islands, Senegal, Togo, and Tanzania.

Metfone and Cisco form distribution partnership in Cambodia

Metfone and Cisco form distribution partnership in Cambodia

Details
John Tanner
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
01 December 2025
9891 views
  • Cambodia
  • Cisco
  • Viettel
  • ICT
  • Metfone
  • Southeast Asia

Viettel’s Cambodian subsidiary Metfone has reportedly signed a cooperation agreement with Cisco to distribute and deploy its ICT solutions to local enterprises as part of Metfone’s strategy to shift from traditional telco to tech solutions provider.

Senegal and ITU partner to advance digital development for young women

Senegal and ITU partner to advance digital development for young women

Details
Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Regulation
28 November 2025
19696 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • ITU
  • Senegal
  • Development
  • Women's Initiatives
  • ARTP

A partnership agreement has been announced between the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialised agency for digital technologies, and Senegalese regulator ARTP. The aim of this agreement is to support young women in digital development.

Vodafone Idea unit trims bond sale as cheaper funding options emerge

Vodafone Idea unit trims bond sale as cheaper funding options emerge

Details
Manny Pham
Category: Operators
28 November 2025
28836 views
  • Regulation
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Vodafone Idea

Vodafone Idea Telecom Infrastructure has scaled back the size of its planned bond issuance, with the company now expected to raise around INR32 billion (US$359 million) instead of the previously targeted INR50 billion, Reuters reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.

Iraq’s Asiacell signs AI-related deals with Google, Cisco and more

Iraq’s Asiacell signs AI-related deals with Google, Cisco and more

Details
John Tanner
Category: Service Management
28 November 2025
44573 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Quality of Experience
  • Cisco
  • Iraq
  • Customer Experience
  • Asiacell
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Enea
  • Google Cloud
  • Generative AI

Iraqi telco Asiacell announced a slew of AI-related partnerships at this week’s MWC Doha 2025 event with Google Cloud, Cisco, Enea, Evam and Druid AI, most of which are aimed at improving the customer experience.

MTN’s Bayobab licenced to operate fibre networks in South Sudan

MTN’s Bayobab licenced to operate fibre networks in South Sudan

Details
John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
28 November 2025
19791 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Licences
  • Fibre Infrastructure
  • MTN Group
  • Bayobab
  • Project East2West

MTN Digital infrastructure – a.k.a. Bayobab – says its South Sudan subsidiary, Bayobab Infra Solutions, has been awarded a license from the country’s National Communications Authority to construct, install, and operate fibre networks.

Vodacom Tanzania extends M-Pesa's reach globally with new service

Vodacom Tanzania extends M-Pesa's reach globally with new service

Details
John Tanner
Category: Mobile Finance
28 November 2025
16156 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Visa
  • Mobile Payments
  • Tanzania
  • Mobile Money
  • M-Pesa
  • Vodacom Tanzania
  • MTN Uganda
  • TerraPay
  • AliPay
  • Cross-border Payments
  • Network International

Vodacom Tanzania launched a global payments service for its M-Pesa mobile money platform on Thursday that enables Tanzanian customers and merchants to use their M-Pesa wallets to make payments while traveling and doing business abroad.

New partnership to introduce digital trust technologies in Cote d’Ivoire

New partnership to introduce digital trust technologies in Cote d’Ivoire

Details
Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Service Management
28 November 2025
15565 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Bahrain
  • Digital Transformation
  • MoU
  • Digital Infrastructure
  • Beyon
  • Beyon Connect
  • Digital trust
  • Post Connect

Beyon Connect, part of Bahrain-headquartered technology company Beyon Group, the Ivorian postal service La Poste de Côte d’Ivoire, and Post Connect, an Egyptian company specialised in technical solutions for electronic trust services, have signed a memorandum of understanding.

MTN joins finance initiatives for Nigeria – and beyond

MTN joins finance initiatives for Nigeria – and beyond

Details
Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Mobile Finance
27 November 2025
16414 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Nigeria
  • Mobile Money
  • Mastercard
  • Remittances
  • MTN
  • MTN Nigeria
  • Fintech
  • GCash
  • Thunes
  • MoMo
  • Axian
  • DANA Indonesia

It is – as so often these days – a busy time for finance initiatives targeting developing regions. Indeed, two recent announcements relevant to such regions involve pan-African operator MTN.

Pakistan boosts international bandwidth with SEA-ME-WE 6 cable

Pakistan boosts international bandwidth with SEA-ME-WE 6 cable

Details
Manny Pham
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
27 November 2025
24616 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Pakistan
  • Subsea Cable
  • Sponsored

Pakistan has expanded its international connectivity after landing the SEA-ME-WE 6 subsea cable system, adding a major new high-capacity route linking the country to markets between Singapore and France.

How would a sub-$30 smartphone affect Africa?

How would a sub-$30 smartphone affect Africa?

Details
James Barton
Category: Devices & Platforms
27 November 2025
78135 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Digital Divide
  • Low-cost smartphones
  • Semiconductors
  • Features

Smartphones are now so ingrained in our lifestyles that we see them as our gateway to connectivity. In developed markets, society is increasingly structured on the reasonably accurate premise that everyone has access to a 4G device, but in emerging markets, it becomes apparent that smartphones are more of a luxury.

Vodacom fibre deal to go ahead after years of delays

Details
Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Regulation
27 November 2025
11162 views
  • Investment
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • South Africa
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • FttH
  • ICASA
  • Dark Fibre Africa
  • Vumatel
  • Maziv
  • Competition Commission
  • Remgro

South African operator Vodacom and Remgro, a diversified investment holding company, have announced that regulator the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has approved Vodacom’s acquisition of a minority stake in Vumatel’s parent company. The transaction will be implemented on 1 December.

One Hungary to take over Direct One satellite customers

One Hungary to take over Direct One satellite TV customers

Details
Manny Pham
Category: Service Management
27 November 2025
11131 views
  • Service Providers
  • Hungary
  • 4iG
  • One Hungary

One Hungary will serve Direct One’s satellite TV subscribers from December following regulatory clearance for the acquisition of the platform’s Hungarian customer base.

Orange opens 1.5MW data centre in Casablanca

Orange opens 1.5MW data centre in Casablanca

Details
Manny Pham
Category: Data Centres & Networks
27 November 2025
20250 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Morocco
  • Orange Morocco

Orange Morocco has opened a new 1.5MW data centre in Casablanca, expanding the operator’s local hosting and cloud capacity as the country pushes ahead with its Maroc Digital 2030 agenda.

YOFC Indonesia Celebrates 10 Years of Driving Local Connectivity and Inclusive Growth

YOFC Indonesia Celebrates 10 Years of Driving Local Connectivity and Inclusive Growth

Details
Staff Writer
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
27 November 2025
70509 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Indonesia
  • Digital Transformation
  • Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable
  • Partner Content

YOFC Indonesia marks its 10th anniversary on November 13, highlighting a decade of partnership in Indonesia’s digital transformation.

Asia–Pacific 5G subscriptions set to hit 4.6 billion by 2030

Asia–Pacific 5G subscriptions set to hit 4.6 billion by 2030

Details
Manny Pham
Category: Wireless Networks
26 November 2025
23751 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • India
  • China
  • Pakistan
  • Sri Lanka
  • 5G
  • GlobalData

5G subscriptions across the Asia–Pacific region are expected to reach 4.6 billion by 2030, up from 2.7 billion in 2025, according to GlobalData.

Telkomsat and Myriota announce satellite IoT deal for Indonesia

Telkomsat and Myriota announce satellite IoT deal for Indonesia

Details
Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Satellite Networks
26 November 2025
10848 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Indonesia
  • ViaSat
  • Satellite Services
  • IoT
  • MoU
  • LEO Satellite
  • Platforms
  • 5G NTN
  • Telkomsat
  • Satellite IoT

Telkomsat, Indonesia’s leading satellite service provider, has formally signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Australia-headquartered satellite IoT company Myriota, to bring its connectivity and solutions platform to the country.

Tech Article Count:  10182

DevelopingTelecoms.com technology news category feed

Wireless Networks Article Count:  2323

Optical & Fixed Networks Article Count:  1367

Satellite Networks Article Count:  1116

Data Centres & Networks Article Count:  790

Service Management Article Count:  440

Revenue & Billing Article Count:  346

Energy & Sustainability Article Count:  309

Cybersecurity Article Count:  165

Cloud & Virtualisation Article Count:  371

Customer Management Article Count:  192

Mobile Finance Article Count:  731

Enterprise Ecosystems Article Count:  621

Consumer Ecosystems Article Count:  817

Devices & Platforms Article Count:  559

Business Article Count:  7860

DevelopingTelecoms.com business news category feed

Humanitarian Comms Article Count:  244

Operators Article Count:  3053

Vendors Article Count:  515

Regulation Article Count:  1956

Investment Article Count:  675

Trends & Forecasts Article Count:  932

2014 Trends Article Count:  51

2015 Trends Article Count:  45

2015 wiresDeveloping Telecoms 2015 Emerging Markets Trends Survey is now complete! Submissions have been collated and analysed and are now available to download as a complete package, in PDF format, for reading off-line.

The download includes a unique introduction and summary not available anywhere on the website. This has been written by leading independent telecoms analyst and consultant Coleago Consulting. Click here to get your copy.

Developing Telecoms 2016 Emerging Markets Trends Survey will be undertaken during December 2015 and January 2016. If you would like to sponsor this survey please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Information about how to contribute will be made available later this year. To ensure you receive details please Register Here.

2016 Trends Article Count:  38

2017 Trends Article Count:  24

Blogs & Opinion Article Count:  115

Reports Article Count:  11

White Papers Article Count:  9

BuddeComm Market Reports Article Count:  191

buddecomMarket Reports in Association with BuddeComm

Page 23 of 531

  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27