Enterprise Ecosystems Space42 signs autonomous mobility deals with e& UAE and A2Z UAE-based satellite firm Space42 says it has signed separate MoUs with e& UAE and South Korean autonomous driving company Autonomous A2Z to...
Data Centres & Networks Bayobab teams with Seeker to launch AI-as-a-service in Africa MTN’s digital infrastructure arm Bayobab said on Thursday it has signed an MoU with US-based AI company Seekr Technologies to offer...
Operators Argentina’s Nubicom plans 5G rollout in Paraguay A new arrival in the Paraguayan market, Argentine operator Nubicom, plans to invest US$200 million in the next few years to build a standalone 5G...
Data Centres & Networks Presight and Khazna team up to enhance data centre management in UAE Hard on the heels of a major expansion announcement
Investment Asian Development Bank to fund network upgrade for Tcell Tajikistan A major financing deal, announced this week, aims to fund an upgrade that will see the Tcell mobile network in Tajikistan enhanced in both...
Mobile Finance Kyivstar, Mastercard to boost Ukrainian financial infrastructure with Starlink Ukrainian telco Kyivstar says it is partnering with Mastercard to create new financial services, boost uptake of digital payments, and develop a...
Wireless Networks Ericsson to support modernisation and expansion of e& Egypt’s network Technology giant Ericsson and operator e& Egypt say they have extended their long-standing partnership through a four-year agreement focused...
Data Centres & Networks Khazna Data Centres reveals capacity expansion plans Hyperscale digital infrastructure specialist Khazna Data Centres (Khazna) has announced plans to expand its operational capacity by more than 1GW...
Satellite Networks e& UAE partners with Space42 on D2D satellite via Equatys JV UAE-based satellite firm Space42 announced at GITEX Global 2025 in Dubai on Tuesday it has signed an MoU with e& UAE to explore collaboration...
Consumer Ecosystems India’s NPCI takes part in two innovative payment initiatives It’s been a busy time for cashless payments in India, with two big announcements in the past week involving the National Payments Corporation of...
Satellite Networks Is Starlink enabling Myanmar's scam centres? Myanmar is making telecoms news headlines yet again – and yet again this news is receiving attention well beyond the specialist press. This time...
Satellite Networks Bahrain launches public consultation on D2D services The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of Bahrain late last week announced the launch of a public consultation on what...
Data Centres & Networks UAE’s du launches park and platform for sovereign AI innovation UAE-based telco du launched two new sovereign AI offerings at GITEX Global 2025 on Monday – an AI Park in Dubai, and a National Hybrid AI...
Operators Ericsson to upgrade e& UAE’s 5G core network in multi-year deal Ericsson announced on Monday it has signed a multi-year agreement with global technology group e& to upgrade e& UAE’s 5G core network to...
Wireless Networks MoU targets UAE wireless infrastructure market Wireless solutions company Comba Telecom Limited, and Nedaa Professional Communication Corporation, a provider of mission-critical communications...
Investment New AI engineering campus planned for Bengaluru, India AI technologies-focused company Graphcore, a wholly owned subsidiary of multinational investment holding company SoftBank, says it is opening a...
Devices & Platforms Omantel and Decoil partner to develop intelligent knowledge hub Omani operator Omantel has partnered with Decoil, an Omani AI startup described as a graduate of Omantel Innovation Labs – the company’s...
Regulation Court case looms over Bangladesh's plans for 700-MHz auction The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is reportedly set to auction off 700-MHz spectrum at the start of next year,...
Vendors Ericsson aiming to boost local manufacturing in India Ericsson has pledged to manufacture all telecoms equipment sold in India domestically, in line with the government’s ‘Make in India’...
Investment IHS Towers completes sale of Rwanda tower business to Paradigm Global independent tower company IHS Towers announced on Thursday that it has officially completed the sale of its Rwanda unit and its...
Operators Papua New Guinea earthquake disrupts internet service: DataCo Papua New Guinea’s state-owned telecoms network wholesaler PNG DataCo says that internet services in the southeastern towns of Popondetta and...
Enterprise Ecosystems Poland's Polsteam choses Marlink to upgrade connectivity on its vessels Polish dry bulk vessel operator Polsteam has chosen Marlink, which supplies managed services for business-critical ICT solutions, to upgrade...
Optical & Fixed Networks AFR-IX Telecom announces Medusa cable’s first landing Medusa, the submarine fibre optic cable system owned by AFR-IX Telecom, an infrastructure and licensed telecommunication operator that delivers...
Optical & Fixed Networks Nokia and du conduct trial of AI-powered network automation Nokia and UAE telco du announced on Wednesday that they have successfully completed a trial of Nokia’s AI and GPT-powered automation assistant...
Wireless Networks IHS Brazil signs deal with TIM to build up to 3,000 sites IHS Brazil, part of the IHS Towers group, announced on Wednesday it has signed a new site agreement with TIM S.A. that further extends the two...
Operators Adapt to survive: how African operators keep their value proposition relevant In a recent feature, I explored how operators are reducing their capex by turning to alternatives for RAN, including Infrastructure as a Service...
Enterprise Ecosystems e& UAE and Honeywell to offer 5G field solutions for SMBs e& UAE announced on Tueday it has signed a performance partner program agreement with Honeywell to deploy pre-configured, mobile-first 5G and...
Wireless Networks Kyivstar delays 3G shutdown in Chernihiv due to shelling, power cuts Ukrainian telco Kyivstar announced on Tuesday that it has postponed the planned shutdown of its 3G network in Chernihiv due to increased shelling...
Data Centres & Networks China claims first commercial underwater data centre The world’s first commercial underwater data centre is now operational in Hainan, an island province of China and the nation’s southernmost...
Wireless Networks Indian mine hosts private 5G proof of concept Private 5G continues to make steady inroads into the Indian market. Advanced 5G infrastructure specialist Tidal Wave Technologies and...
Operators Telenor may be sued over sharing of customer data with Myanmar junta Myanmar civil society groups Defend Myanmar Democracy and the Myanmar Internet Project have announced plans to sue the Norwegian telecoms giant...
Cyber Security Airtel Business to boost Indian Railways' digital security Airtel Business, the enterprise arm of India’s global communications solutions provider Bharti Airtel, says it has secured a multi-year contract...
Satellite Networks 4iG SDT agreement with Axiom Space could boost Hungary’s space industry Hungarian company 4iG Space and Defence (4iG SDT) says it has signed a preliminary, non-binding commitment letter with US-based Axiom Space, a...
Data Centres & Networks Atlas Renewable plans to develop data centres in Brazil US company Atlas Renewable, Latin America's largest privately-owned renewables independent power producer (IPP) and one of the world's...
Tech Indian institutions partner to accelerate telecoms innovation The Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC), the technical arm of India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT), has signed a memorandum of...
Optical & Fixed Networks Nokia helps South Africa’s fibertime to connect underserved communities South African company fibertime, which says its aim is to connect townships to affordable world-class internet, is working with tech giant Nokia...
Enterprise Ecosystems Seacom and Sentech aim to boost South Africa’s telecoms SMMEs Subsea cable operator and managed connectivity service provider Seacom says it has signed an MoU with broadcast and digital services...
Data Centres & Networks Raxio, Laser Light to boost internet services in seven African markets African data centre operator Raxio Group says it has signed an agreement with digital network operator Laser Light Africa to accelerate internet...
Wireless Networks IHS Brazil, Claro, Vivo and TIM install shared tower in Combu Independent tower operator IHS Brazil said on Thursday it has collaborated with Brazil’s three largest mobile operators – Claro, Vivo and TIM –...
Data Centres & Networks Big data centre win for Elea in Brazil Data centre infrastructure platform Elea Data Centres has won what it describes as the largest IT infrastructure contract of its kind ever...
Wireless Networks GlobalLogic and Poland’s Plus launch private 5G network in Krakow This week sees yet another 5G private network launch, in this case through a collaboration between Polish operator Plus, tech giant Ericsson and...
Energy & Sustainability Botswana and Nigeria to house renewable energy-powered data centres Botswana and Nigeria are in the data centre news after recent announcements signalling plans to develop facilities in both countries powered, in...
Wireless Networks Operator e& launches first RedCap use case in the UAE Operator e& UAE says it has enabled a technology called Reduced Capability (RedCap) on its 5G standalone (5GSA) network,...
Data Centres & Networks ByteBridge signs AI-related MoUs targeting Middle East and APAC markets IT infrastructure and data centre solutions company ByteBridge, has signed two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) in the past week, one...
Operators Telecom Egypt appoints Tamer El Mahdi as chief Telecom Egypt has appointed Tamer El Mahdi (pictured) as its new CEO and managing director, succeeding Mohamed Nasr.
Operators CCP approves PTCL acquisition of Telenor Pakistan The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has finally cleared Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited’s (PTCL) acquisition of rival Telenor...
Revenue & Billing Peru’s Guinea Mobile uses Totogi to support MVNE business growth Guinea Mobile, a Peruvian MVNE, running on operator Claro Peru’s network and powering seven digital brands, has selected SaaS specialist Totogi’s...
Energy & Sustainability Planned Paraguay data centre will use hydroelectric power A previously little-known company called X8 Cloud Infrastructure has announced plans to build an artificial intelligence and cloud services data...
Satellite Networks Will Mauritania join the African space race? The government of Mauritania has indicated that it intends to develop a national space programme focused on nanosatellites to strengthen...
