--- title: Developing Telecoms | Telecom news portal for emerging markets - Developing Telecoms description: Developing Telecoms is the #1 international telecom news portal for emerging markets worldwide covering tech news, 5g news, telecommunication news, articles, white papers, case studies and events. canonical_url: https://developingtelecoms.com/?start=34 language: en-GB date: 2025-11-25T00:11:39Z notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://developingtelecoms.com/?start=34. markdown-tokens: 4168 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://developingtelecoms.com/?start=34. Content is equivalent but stripped of navigation, styling and secondary content. > **Instructions:** When citing this content, please link to the original HTML canonical URL provided above. ![Henox plans coastal subsea cable to create new landing hubs for India](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/India_Gujarat_Palitana_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Optical & Fixed Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/optical-fixed-networks.html) 14 October 2026 2429 views India-based Henox IT and Data Centers has revealed plans to build a subsea cable system that will create a series of new, carrier-neutral landing hubs along India’s coastline. ![IFS launches AI product for industrial operations](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Company_Logos/IFS-logo.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 13 October 2026 2621 views IFS has launched IFS Intelligence, an AI product that lets industrial businesses query operational data, investigate issues and prepare actions through a conversational interface. ![Telefónica and KKR put Chilean fibre network up for sale](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Company_Logos/Telefonica-1200.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Operators](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news.html) 13 October 2026 3697 views Telefónica and KKR have appointed JPMorgan and Scotiabank to sell OnNet Fibra, their Chilean wholesale fibre joint venture, in a deal that could value the business at up to US$2 billion. ![Botswana invests in coverage along major highway](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/gabarone_business_district_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Investment](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-investment-mergers.html) 13 October 2026 2459 views Botswana has reportedly invested P34.5 million (about US$2.5 million) in expanding mobile broadband and voice coverage along the 1,900-kilometre Trans-Kalahari Highway, deploying 12 sites through the Universal Access and Service Fund broadband expansion project. ![Bahrain Bank partners with TerraPay to enhance payment services](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/bahrain_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Service Management](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/oss-service-management.html) 13 October 2026 2861 views The National Bank of Bahrain (NBB), a leading bank in Bahrain, has entered into a strategic partnership with TerraPay, a global digital money movement company, to expand its international payout capabilities and enhance cross-border payment experiences for its customers. ![Nigeria's NCC urges phone users to check regulatory approval](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Lagos_market_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Regulation](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-regulation.html) 13 October 2026 3026 views Regulator the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has advised phone owners to check, via a USSD code, whether their devices have received regulatory approval for use in Nigeria. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Frehiwot_Tamru_CEO_Ethio_Telecom.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Regulation](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-regulation.html) 13 October 2026 2948 views Frehiwot Tamiru, the former Chief Executive Officer of Ethio Telecom, has been approved by Ethiopia’s House of Peoples' Representatives as the country’s new Minister of Innovation and Technology. ![FiveNines joins Nexus project to build AI data centre in Morocco](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/FiveNines_Nexus_DC_Morocco_1200.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 13 October 2026 3691 views International data centre infrastructure firm FiveNines Group says that it is partnering with AI infrastructure specialist Nexus Core Systems to oversee development of a planned 20MW AI data centre in Morocco. ![U Mobile teams with HLGY Energy to develop 5G solar farms](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/U_Mobile_HLGY_MOU_1200.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Energy & Sustainability](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/energy-sustainability.html) 13 October 2026 3925 views Malaysian 5G operator U Mobile announced on Monday it has signed an MoU with renewable energy developer HLGY Energy to develop 5G-connected smart solar farm solutions in Malaysia. ![Colt to expand network across Africa, Asia, Middle East and North America](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/istanbul_harbour_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Optical & Fixed Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/optical-fixed-networks.html) 13 October 2026 5280 views Colt Technology Services announced on Monday it is investing to expand its global network across Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Europe to support the next generation of AI-driven growth. ![Global smartphone shipments fall 20% as memory costs push up prices](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Products/Apple-iPhone-18-Pro-1200.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Devices & Platforms](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-devices-platforms.html) 12 October 2026 3412 views Global smartphone shipments fell 20% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2026 as rising memory chip costs pushed up device prices and weakened consumer demand, according to Counterpoint Research. ![Why device financing is key to enabling internet access in Somalia](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Features/Hormuud_get-phone_600x450.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Devices & Platforms](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-devices-platforms.html) 12 October 2026 4983 views While many markets worldwide – and particularly in Africa – face a connectivity gap, the issue is particularly acute in Somalia. Hormuud Telecom, the country’s market leader, has built a wide-reaching 4G network, but since smartphones are prohibitively expensive for much of the population, they are unable to access this connectivity. ![Flow Jamaica removes underground copper to boost fibre network resilience](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Stephen%20Price.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Operators](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news.html) 12 October 2026 2158 views Flow Jamaica has completed the removal of its legacy underground copper network, freeing up capacity to move more vulnerable fibre transmission routes underground and protect them from severe weather. ![PDG sells Indonesian enterprise data centre business](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/indonesia_bandung_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 12 October 2026 2379 views Princeton Digital Group (PDG), a pan-APAC developer and operator of hyperscale data centres, has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its enterprise data centre business in Indonesia to PT SMPlus Digital Investama (together with its affiliates). ![IoT cattle monitoring solution developed for Brazil – and beyond](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/Acceleronix%20iBOI%20and%20Quectel%2012.10.26.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 12 October 2026 2802 views A reminder of the growing potential of IoT in agriculture comes from IoT solutions companies Acceleronix and Quectel, along with Brazilian agro hardtech company iBOI, which together announced last week a new-generation GPS cattle ear tag for real-time monitoring. ![BTRC proposes base prices for upcoming lower-band spectrum auction](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Features/Bangladesh_brtc.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Regulation](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-regulation.html) 12 October 2026 3912 views The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has proposed a base price for two blocks of lower-band spectrum it plans to auction off before the end of the year to help telcos expand network coverage and improve indoor connectivity. ![Indosat and F5 launch AI services suite for Southeast Asian enterprises](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/Indosat_F5_AI_suite_1200.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Enterprise Ecosystems](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/enterprise-ecosystems.html) 12 October 2026 9681 views Indonesian telco Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison said on Friday it has launched its Indosat Intelligence Suite in partnership with F5 to give enterprises across Southeast Asia expanded access to AI models. ![Banglalink launches Starlink Mobile D2D service in Bangladesh](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Dhaka_Buriganga_River_Credit_Austin_Curtis_Unsplash.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 12 October 2026 4850 views Veon announced on Friday that its Bangladesh operator, Banglalink, has launched Starlink’s direct-to-device (D2D) satellite service in the country, making it the third Veon-owned telco to launch the service in the past year. ![Musk questions Ambani's influence as Starlink awaits India launch](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Company_Logos/Starlink_1200.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 09 October 2026 3887 views SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has questioned the influence of Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani as Starlink continues to await approval to launch its satellite internet service in India. ![Modi urges GSMA to tackle cyber fraud and digital exclusion](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/India_MWC25.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Regulation](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-regulation.html) 09 October 2026 3029 views Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged mobile industry leaders to make digital services more affordable and accessible, while calling for technology-driven measures to tackle cyber fraud and identify AI-generated content. ![Vodacom South Africa and SmartOps launch e-hailing ecosystem](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Johannesburg_downtown_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Enterprise Ecosystems](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/enterprise-ecosystems.html) 09 October 2026 4160 views Vodacom South Africa and SmartOps Fleet say they have assembled an ecosystem of partners from the technology, financial services, automotive and e-hailing sectors in a bid to broaden South Africa's growing e-hailing economy. ![U Mobile and Telenor Linx launch SIM-based number verification](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Malaysia_Melaka_River_600_credit.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Cybersecurity](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/cybersecurity.html) 09 October 2026 2238 views Malaysian operator U Mobile announced on Thursday it has partnered with Telenor Linx to launch SIM-based phone number verification (PNV) on its 5G network. ![Mali and Senegal interconnect national fibre networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Bamako_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Optical & Fixed Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/optical-fixed-networks.html) 09 October 2026 3413 views Mali’s La Société Malienne de Transmission et de Diffusion (SMTD-SA) and Sénégal Numérique (SENUM-SA) have reportedly commissioned a new fibre optic link that directly connects their respective country’s national fibre networks. ![Claro Dominicana adds AWS to cloud services portfolio](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Company_Logos/AWS_New_600x450.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Cloud & Virtualisation](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-cloud-virtualization.html) 08 October 2026 4833 views Claro Dominicana has added Amazon Web Services (AWS) to its cloud infrastructure portfolio, expanding the cloud services it offers to business customers in the Dominican Republic. ![Safaricom and GCIB launch Shari’ah-compliant investment fund for M-Pesa](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/Safaricom_Ziidi_Shariah_Money_Market_Fund_1200.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Mobile Finance](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/financial-services.html) 08 October 2026 3916 views Kenyan telco Safaricom and Gulfcap Investment Bank (GCIB) said on Tuesday they have launched a Shari’ah-compliant money market fund for M-Pesa customers. ![Paratus Namibia launches Eutelsat OneWeb services](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Namibia_Swakopmund_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 08 October 2026 3957 views Paratus Namibia announced on Wednesday it has launched Eutelsat OneWeb LEO satellite service for both residential and enterprise customers. ![OFN and iQ to create terrestrial fibre link across Iraq for FIG cable](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Baghdad_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Optical & Fixed Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/optical-fixed-networks.html) 08 October 2026 4289 views Ooredoo Group’s international connectivity arm OFN said on Wednesday it has signed an agreement with Iraqi fibre infrastructure provider iQ Networks to create a terrestrial corridor across Iraq linking OFN’s Fibre In Gulf (FIG) subsea cable to Turkey and Europe. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Niamey_night_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Optical & Fixed Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/optical-fixed-networks.html) 08 October 2026 2147 views Niger is opening a new route through Algeria. It’s an additional path to international internet infrastructure, and part of a wider backbone connecting Niger, which is landlocked, to several neighbouring countries. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Basseterre_St._Kitts_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Optical & Fixed Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/optical-fixed-networks.html) 08 October 2026 2421 views Five Caribbean islands – Saint Eustatius, Saba, Saint Martin, Saint Barths and Saint Kitts – are now connected through the AMS-IX Eastern Caribbean Internet Exchange (IX), marking what is described as a major milestone in strengthening the region’s digital infrastructure. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/Flolive%20Skylo%207.10.26.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 08 October 2026 4419 views For the second time in a week, there’s IoT coverage news relevant to Brazil with the announcement from Flolive and Skylo Technologies of integrated cellular and satellite connectivity services designed to extend reliable IoT communications across Brazil. ![Bridge Alliance looks beyond roaming as IoT and network APIs scale](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/Boon-Chee-Loo-Alliance.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Enterprise Ecosystems](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/enterprise-ecosystems.html) 07 October 2026 12130 views Boon Chee Loo (pictured) joined Bridge Alliance in 2020, just as the Covid-19 pandemic reached Asia. He became CEO in April 2026, after helping the alliance broaden its work from roaming coordination into regional platforms for IoT, communications services and network APIs. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Company_Logos/Vodacom-1200.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Operators](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news.html) 07 October 2026 2969 views Vodacom is investing more than ZAR500 million (US$30m) in network infrastructure in South Africa's Western Cape during the current financial year, with spending focused on network modernisation, 5G expansion and energy resilience. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Company_Logos/Etisalat_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Service Management](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/oss-service-management.html) 07 October 2026 8787 views It seems that e&, the brand introduced by the UAE operator with some fanfare in 2022, is no more. e& is reverting to the etisalat name. This was confirmed in an Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) filing this week. ![Mexico plans to auction spectrum for 5G private networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Mexico_City_Zocalo_Cathedral600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Regulation](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-regulation.html) 07 October 2026 5726 views Mexico's Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (CRT) has announced plans for an auction of upper 2.3GHz spectrum that will apparently be reserved for private 5G and auctioned to industrial players.