Arc Solutions, a provider of integrated networking solutions that simplify connecting and optimising applications and services across the Middle East, has expanded its network to Bahrain in the digital business platform Global Zone.

Brazilian telecommunications company Algar Telecom has completed the purchase of 100% of the share capital of Vogel Telecom. The operation was announced in May this year.

The multinational conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings announced that it has agreed with the Indonesian telecommunications provider Indosat Ooredoo to extend the period to pursue negotiations on a potential transaction to combine PT Hutchison 3 Indonesia, a subsidiary of the Company, and PT Indosat TBK, a subsidiary of Ooredoo, on an exclusive basis. 

EdgeConneX, which provides a full range of data centre solutions worldwide, has agreed to acquire Global Data Center (GDC), an Israel-based data centre operator headquartered in Herzliya, the hub of Israel’s hi-tech district.

Broadband network and digital services offered in Seychelles will soon get a boost from a new cable system that will be leased by Seychelles-based telecommunications provider Intelvision Limited with support from global development institution IFC.

A fascinating initiative announced recently involves what will probably be one of the first government-backed digital currencies in Africa – if it happens.

Altice Dominicana and Claro Dominicana have submitted technical and economic offers to The Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel) as the regulator prepares to auction 5G spectrum.

Lebanon’s state-owned provider Ogero confirmed that it is unable to offer connectivity in three locations until further notice, since no diesel is available to fuel electricity generators.

Brazilian manufacturer and provider of optical solutions serving the network operators, IT, and multimedia, Padtec reported operating revenue of BRL 119.6 million for 2Q 2021, an increase of 38.8 percent on the previous quarter and 86.3 percent year-on-year.

Latvian telecommunications company Tet, previously Lattelecom, has opened its sixth data centre in capital Riga, as it plans to grow its data centre business by 15% per year.

The mobile phone operator of Turkey, Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. announced that it has posted robust financial performance despite the impact of the pandemic for the second quarter (2Q) ended June 30, 2021.

The new major telecommunications provider in the Philippines DITO Telecommunity Corp. said that it has further expanded its network coverage to seven more areas across the country.

Spanish technology services company Lleida.net has signed contracts with the postal operators of five African countries to provide them exclusively with digital postal services and registered electronic communications technology.

Google has announced plans for yet another subsea cable. This one, called Apricot, will connect Singapore, Japan, Guam, the Philippines, Taiwan and Indonesia. The Apricot cable is expected to be ready for service in 2024.

2Africa, not only Africa’s biggest subsea project but, the consortium behind it says, the largest subsea cable project in the world, is in the news again with plans for more branches.

A1 Croatia has launched its 5G offering after winning a holding of 5G-ready spectrum at auction last week.

Mobile operator Megafon has expanded the coverage the first federal-scale Voice over LTE (VoLTE) cellular network in the Russian Federation.

China Mobile reported a 6% year-on-year rise in net profit for the first half of 2021, buoyed by a new 5G users and improving average revenue per user.

Bezeq, Israel's largest telecoms group, has approved plans to spin off Bezeq International's ICT business activities into a separate corporation.

Sercomtel, a regional telecom operator in the state of Paraná, Brazil, Nokia, and Brazilian agricultural research corporation Embrapa have launched 5G connectivity pilot projects in Brazil to develop techn services for the agribusiness sector.

While rival operator Vodafone Idea is still having a tough time, Bharti Airtel appears to have had a fairly good week, at least in financial terms, with the confirmation of a spectrum sale to the third major Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm.

Hard on the heels of yesterday’s announcement that Sanlam and telecoms giant MTN Group are to distribute Sanlam Group insurance and investment products across Africa comes news that microinsurance fintech aYo has partnered with MTN to launch insurance for all Ivorians – and Sanlam will be involved.

The Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM) announced its decision on the assignment for use of radio frequency spectrum in 700 MHz, 3600 MHz, and 26 GHz radiofrequency bands, used for 5G mobile communications networks.

Hyperscalers like Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft adding bandwidth far faster than regional operators in the Middle East.

African behemoth in telecommunications, MTN, and compatriot financial services giant Sanlam are joining forces to offer insurance products to the telecommunications operator’s hefty subscriber base on the continent, where relatively few have a insurance cover.

Chinese partially state-owned technology company ZTE Corporation said that that it has won the bid for Section 3 (high-end router level 3) and Section 5 (high-end router level 5) with the second-highest scores in China Mobile's centralized procurement of high-end routers for the year 2021-2022.

Telefonica Tech has signed a collaboration agreement with STC’s cybersecurity unit ATCSC to share intelligence and develop responses to cyber threats in their markets.

Two of Azerbaijan’s operators have detailed recent deployment expansions, with both noting that they have installed base transceiver stations (BTS) in a region that experienced military conflict during 2020.

China Tower Corporation, which claims to be the world’s largest telecommunications infrastructure service provider, announced that during H1 2021 its net profit grew 16.1% year-on-year to CNY3.45 billion ($532.6 million) while operating revenue increased 7.2% to CNY42.67 billion.

India's Bharti group-backed OneWeb said that Hanwha, the South Korean technology and manufacturing company is making $300m equity investment in OneWeb, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications (Satcom) company.