--- title: Global Emerging Markets News - Developing Telecoms description: Telecommunications News from Emerging Markets Global canonical_url: https://developingtelecoms.com/regions/global-telecommunications.html language: en-GB date: 2025-11-25T00:11:39Z notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://developingtelecoms.com/regions/global-telecommunications.html. markdown-tokens: 4183 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://developingtelecoms.com/regions/global-telecommunications.html. 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. ![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 2733 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. ![Delivering Insights and Autonomy for Telco CX - White Paper](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/white_papers/etiya/etiya-q326-head-ai-wp-v2.jpg) Details Staff Writer Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 05 October 2026 14992 views Download this whitepaper on **Delivering Insights and Autonomy for Telco Customer Experience** now. Learn from experts at Etiya about the differentiation and business impact CSPs can achieve by deploying an **AI-Native BSS**. ![ITU, WMO urge govts to protect spectrum for weather and climate systems](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Features/jakarta_flooding.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Regulation](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-regulation.html) 29 September 2026 2671 views The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned governments, regulators, and meteorologists on Monday to safeguard radio frequency spectrum essential for weather forecasts, early warnings, climate monitoring and water management. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/kingston_jamaica_600.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Cloud & Virtualisation](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-cloud-virtualization.html) 11 September 2026 7748 views Liberty Business has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide Jamaican businesses and organisations with access to cloud services supported by local expertise and managed services. ![Orange plans new subsea cable linking La Reunion to South Africa](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Company_Logos/Orange_MWC26_1200.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Operators](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news.html) 03 September 2026 3911 views Orange is partnering with Telco OI, Reunicable and La Reunion Connectee on a new submarine cable linking La Reunion directly with South Africa, aiming to reduce latency and strengthen the island's international connectivity. ![Interview: GSMA’s Steven Moore on the industry’s Net Zero goals](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Features/GSMA_Net_Zero_Report_2026_1200x900.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Energy & Sustainability](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/energy-sustainability.html) 26 August 2026 24699 views Across the telecoms sector, operators, vendors and other suppliers are pushing towards renewable energy and sustainability goals with an uncommon unity. Given that operating a network requires a constant supply of power, it makes sense that to pivot towards cheaper and more sustainable sources of energy – but behind the talk, are companies truly taking action on their Net Zero goals? ![Smartphone shipments fall 7% as memory crisis drives up prices](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/Apple_iPhone_16_600.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Devices & Platforms](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-devices-platforms.html) 12 August 2026 5582 views Global smartphone shipments fell 7% year-on-year in 2Q26 as the ongoing memory shortage pushed up device prices and weakened consumer demand. ![Flow Jamaica expands 5G to prepaid customers](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/kingston_jamaica_600.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Operators](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news.html) 10 August 2026 6225 views Jamaican operator Flow has expanded its 5G network to prepaid customers, as it continues to ramp up its next-generation network following its commercial launch in June. ![Digicel expands fibre network to cover more than 99% of homes in St. Lucia](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/St-Lucia-Caribbean-1200.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Operators](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news.html) 24 July 2026 5648 views Digicel has announced a major expansion of its fibre network in St. Lucia, with the operator aiming to extend coverage to more than 99% of homes across the Caribbean island. ![Strategies for sovereignty in the Age of AI](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Features/world_map_tech_1200x900.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Enterprise Ecosystems](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/enterprise-ecosystems.html) 22 July 2026 30315 views As a topic, AI sovereignty has gained exponential traction in the last six months as enterprises have begun bringing AI use cases into operation – and enterprises worldwide, particularly in developing markets, will be keen to ensure that their long-term strategies are compliant with the various regulatory frameworks that are emerging worldwide. ![ITU urges proactive approach, more cooperation to mitigate subsea cable risks](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/Mobily_Africa1_cable_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Regulation](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-regulation.html) 13 July 2026 6123 views The ITU’s advisory body on subsea cable resilience issued its final report on Friday, adding climate change to the list of subsea cable risks, highlighting the vulnerability of developing countries to outages, and recommending a proactive approach and greater stakeholder cooperation. ![New ITU focus group aims to make agentic AI trustworthy and accountable](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Associations/800x600/itu-logo-600x450.png) Details John Tanner Category: [Cybersecurity](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/cybersecurity.html) 10 July 2026 8423 views The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) announced on Thursday it has launched a new initiative to develop frameworks that ensure that the behaviour of AI agents are trustworthy and accountable. ![Most 5G networks aren’t ready for conversational agentic AI: Ookla](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Features/AI_illustrative_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Operators](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news.html) 07 July 2026 6844 views Conversational agentic AI is heralded as the next big opportunity for 5G – provided 5G operators have sufficient uplink speeds to support its latency requirements. But a new report from Ookla finds that most don’t – and the gap is getting worse. ![Flow claims Jamaica’s first 5G launch, covering 70% of population](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/kingston_jamaica_600.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Operators](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news.html) 17 June 2026 6156 views Jamaican operator Flow has claimed to launch the country’s first commercial 5G network, providing coverage to around 70% of the population. ![ZTE Releases Sustainability Report 2025: Driving a New Chapter in Sustainable Development Through AI](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/zte/ZTE Sustainability Report 2025 Highlights1200x900.jpg) Details Staff Writer Category: [Energy & Sustainability](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/energy-sustainability.html) 21 May 2026 25709 views ZTE Corporation recently released its Sustainability Report 2025, highlighting the company's latest achievements in deepening Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices. This marks the 18th consecutive year that ZTE has voluntarily disclosed its annual sustainability performance to the public. ![Digicel wins cheaper debt deal as turnaround continues ](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Company_Logos/Digicel_600.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Operators](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news.html) 29 April 2026 23008 views Digicel has secured a reduction in the interest rate on a major portion of its debt, in a move that signals growing lender confidence in the operator’s turnaround. ![Security by design – Cornerstones of security and compliance in an AI-driven BSS](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/etiya/DT _Security article _In-article visual.jpg) Details Staff Writer Category: [Enterprise Ecosystems](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/enterprise-ecosystems.html) 24 April 2026 31912 views Advances in technologies such as cloud and artificial intelligence present telecom operators with a wealth of opportunities – but they also create new challenges which must be navigated carefully, particularly in terms of security and compliance. ![Amazon buys Globalstar to get earlier start on D2D satellite](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/Amazon_Globalstar_Merger_1200.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 15 April 2026 12255 views Amazon announced on Tuesday it will officially acquire LEO satellite operator Globalstar in a deal valued at up to US$11.5 billion as part of its strategy to enter the direct-to-device (D2D) satellite sector. ![Hitachi and MOL plan to convert old ships into floating data centres](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/Floating_data_centre_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 01 April 2026 11728 views Hitachi and its IT managed services arm Hitachi Systems have signed an MoU with Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) to develop and operate “floating data centres” (FDCs) converted from second-hand ships. ![Tejas Networks: Architecting Networks for an AI World ](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/tejas/Tejas_MWC26_1200x900.jpg) Details Staff Writer Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 27 March 2026 80243 views At Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2026, we caught up with Tejas Networks to learn more about how their solutions are helping operators prepare for AI and 6G technologies. ![AI-Powered Networks: The Value Multiplier for Enterprise Digital Intelligent Transformation](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/Huawei/Xinghe Driving1200x900.jpg) Details Staff Writer Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 26 March 2026 35081 views As digital transformation deepens, enterprise networks are no longer just connectivity tools; they have become the digital foundation that supports full-service operations, internal and external collaboration, and core data flows. ![WBBA Releases Net5.5G Readiness Assessment Whitepaper for the AI Era](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/Huawei/WBBA_V2_1200x900.jpg) Details Staff Writer Category: [Cloud & Virtualisation](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-cloud-virtualization.html) 25 March 2026 40358 views The World Broadband Association (WBBA) brought together leading global operators, enterprises and technology vendors for its Broadband Development Congress (BDC) during MWC26 in Barcelona, and announced the release of the Net5.5G Readiness Assessment and Certification whitepaper. The white paper sets out a standardized framework for intelligent network evolution for operators and enterprises worldwide. ![CU Phosco Telecoms – Supporting the Future of Connectivity](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/CU_Phosco_1200x900.jpg) Details Staff Writer Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 24 March 2026 82978 views Keith Henry, General Manager – Lighting and Telecommunications at CU Phosco, walks us through the CU Phosco Telecoms range showcased at Mobile World Congress 2026. ![nubia Neo 5 Series Launched at MWC Barcelona 2026](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/zte/ZTE-MWC26-launch-event-1200x900.jpg) Details Staff Writer Category: [Devices & Platforms](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-devices-platforms.html) 04 March 2026 24443 views nubia unveiled its nubia Neo 5 series at MWC Barcelona 2026, led by nubia Neo 5 GT - the only device in its class featuring a built-in fan and a completely flat design, alongside the more accessible nubia Neo 5 and nubia Neo 5 Max boasting a 7.5-inch large display. ![IDATE presents four major awards to leading global operators](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/Huawei/01-Best Practice of Home Broadband Development Award.jpg) Details Staff Writer Category: [Blogs & Opinion](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html) 04 March 2026 20814 views During MWC 2026, a leading European consulting company, IDATE, held the Green All-optical Network Forum 2026. During the forum, IDATE presented four major awards to 17 world’s leading operators. ![Huawei Xinghe AI Unified SASE Solution: Redefining the Paradigm of Network Security to Safeguard Enterprise Digital Transformation](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/Huawei/Cao_Tongqiang_Huawei_1200x900.jpg) Details Staff Writer Category: [Cybersecurity](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/cybersecurity.html) 04 March 2026 17394 views The intelligent era is developing rapidly, and digital boundaries are constantly expanding. We are at a historical moment where network security and intelligent technologies are converging, presenting unprecedented opportunities and challenges. ![Huawei Launches AUTINOps Solution to Redefine the New Paradigm of Intelligent Operations](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/Huawei/Autinops_launch_MWC26_1200x900.jpg) Details Staff Writer Category: [Service Management](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/oss-service-management.html) 04 March 2026 20016 views During the 4th Intelligent Operations Forum at Mobile World Congress (MWC 2026), Huawei officially launched AUTINOps, the industry’s first AI-Native intelligent operations solution. ![ZTE Showcases Full-Stack AI Innovations at MWC Barcelona 2026, Creating an Intelligent Future](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/zte/ZTE_MWC26_AI_home_1200x900.jpg) Details Staff Writer Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 02 March 2026 17506 views ZTE Corporation will participate in MWC Barcelona 2026 from March 2 to 5 under the theme "Creating an Intelligent Future". ![Huawei Launches Comprehensive U6GHz Portfolio to Unlock 5G-A Potential and Pave the Way for 6G](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/Huawei/Scaling-5G-A-1200x900.jpg) Details Staff Writer Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 01 March 2026 15734 views At MWC Barcelona 2026, Huawei unveiled a full suite of U6GHz products and solutions designed to fully unleash the potential of 5G-A and enable a smooth evolution towards 6G. This suite provides the large capacity, low latency, and premium user experience required for the emerging mobile AI era. ![What will everyone be talking about at MWC2026?](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/MWC25_Fira_600.jpg) Details James Barton, Julian Bright, Vaughan O'Grady, Manny Pham Category: [Trends & Forecasts](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts.html) 25 February 2026 39575 views It’s the biggest event in the industry’s calendar, so of course Developing Telecoms is back on the ground in Barcelona next week for Mobile World Congress 2026 Barcelona. But what will be under discussion? ![As the AI Bubble inflates, can operators extract returns?](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Features/AI_bubble_1200x900.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Investment](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-investment-mergers.html) 20 January 2026 25936 views Artificial intelligence has become the most ubiquitous term in an industry obsessed with buzzwords, with the astronomical levels of hype matched only by the investment being poured into the technology. ![Whitepaper: Unlocking the AI-Native Digital Brand](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/etiya/In_article image _DT _Digital Brand wp.png) Details Staff Writer Category: [Enterprise Ecosystems](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/enterprise-ecosystems.html) 19 January 2026 112271 views Learn how AI-Native digital brands are helping operators grow and stay ahead of their competition. ![OQ Technology and Monogoto sign LEO partnership](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Features/satellite_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 08 January 2026 13116 views Luxembourg-based 5G NTN satellite operator OQ Technology has signed a LEO satellite partnership agreement with cloud-based hybrid connectivity provider Monogoto.