MTN Group has announced a new collaboration with Microsoft to broaden access to AI-enabled learning and productivity tools for millions of people across Africa, marking the operator’s milestone of reaching 300 million customers.

Eutelsat says it has signed a new distribution agreement with Angolan telecoms service provider MSTelcom, to deliver Eutelsat’s OneWeb LEO connectivity services across key vertical sectors such as oil & gas and maritime, as well as fixed land operations.

It’s clearly been a busy week in Cape Town, where a number of deals have been announced at the Africa Tech/ AfricaCom event, including a strategic agreement between Vanu and Amazon’s Project Kuiper.

Eutelsat and pan-African telecoms network services provider Paratus Group say they have signed a new multi-million, multi-year agreement to expand delivery of Eutelsat’s OneWeb LEO satellite connectivity services across Southern Africa.

Operator MTN Zambia and tech company Huawei have jointly launched what is claimed to be the world’s first AI-powered adaptive power backup solution for emergency resilient networks.

Huawei has secured a contract worth US$70 million to upgrade the network of Ghanaian operator Telecel, as part of a nationwide modernisation effort.

Vodacom Group revealed on Wednesday it has signed an agreement with Starlink to leverage its LEO satellite service across Africa for enterprise connectivity and mobile backhaul, although not yet in its home base of South Africa, where Starlink has yet to receive regulatory approval.

Thuraya, a subsidiary of Space42, the UAE-based AI-powered spacetech company, has announced the commercial rollout of its next-generation mobile communications satellite, Thuraya-4, in South Africa.

Satellite technology company Avanti Communications announced on Tuesday it has expanded its partnership with Türksat with a new agreement that aims to extend high connectivity solutions across Africa, particularly underserved regions in Southern Africa.

SES and Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) announced on Tuesday they have successfully upgraded over 200 telecoms sites across Côte d’Ivoire to deliver 2G and 3G mobile data services to over 500,000 people in rural and previously underserved areas.

Pan-African telecoms network services provider Paratus Group announced on Monday it has launched “Paratus 500”, a service that leverages all of its licenced fibre and satellite operations in 15 sub-Saharan markets as a single network.

Digital transformation projects focused on younger end users have been highlighted this week in West Africa where operator Orange Liberia has signalled its support for digital literacy and the government of Guinea has targeted internet provision for schools.

Automation and orchestration specialist Inmanta expanded its sovereign cloud automation offering to Africa, aiming to help telecom operators and datacentre providers boost efficiency and maintain data sovereignty as infrastructure investment accelerates across the continent.

Smart utilities are again in the news after InfraX, a subsidiary of Digital DEWA, the digital arm of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, and technology giant Ericsson recently announced that they had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to accelerate the digital transformation of the utility sector in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

At GITEX GLOBAL 2025, Huawei successfully convened the Industry Intelligent Operations Forum, gathering over 50 overseas customers and partners to explore the future of AI-driven operational transformation.

Education and healthcare are the two sectors where artificial intelligence (AI) holds the greatest potential to deliver meaningful benefits for society, according to Frost & Sullivan’s Global ICT Practice Leader, Alexander Michael.

Huawei has launched a new framework designed to help governments in the Middle East and Central Asia advance their digital transformation agendas, while underlining the role of technology as a catalyst for economic growth.

UAE-based digital solutions firm Yango Group and China Mobile International (CMI) have reportedly signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop technology solutions for businesses in Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

It’s already proving a busy week for Bahrain-headquartered technology group Beyon, with a cybersecurity-related deal and a new brand identity launch, along with associated investment plans for Jordan, now making news for the company.

Ericsson is deepening its focus on mission-critical connectivity as sectors such as public safety, defence, utilities and transport demand more resilient and secure networks powered by AI, satellite and 5G, says Todd Ashton, Head of Enterprise and Mission Critical at Ericsson Europe, Middle East and Africa.

UAE telco du announced on Friday it has partnered with NextGenAI to launch an Nvidia-powered AI supercluster that more than doubles the capacity of du's existing supercluster.

UAE-based satellite firm Space42 says it has signed separate MoUs with e& UAE and South Korean autonomous driving company Autonomous A2Z to develop the UAE’s autonomous mobility services ecosystem.

Hard on the heels of a major expansion announcement earlier this week, Khazna Data Centres, a global leader in hyperscale digital infrastructure, is back in the headlines thanks to news of a deal with Presight, a leading global AI and big data analytics company.

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 in direct-to-device (D2D) satellite connectivity via Space42’s Equatys venture with Viasat.

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 platform via its ICT solutions arm, du Tech – that it said will position the UAE as an AI innovation hub.

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 support new services such as immersive gaming and mission-critical IoT services.

Wireless solutions company Comba Telecom Limited, and Nedaa Professional Communication Corporation, a provider of mission-critical communications and secure technology platforms, have announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic collaboration aimed at advancing next-generation telecommunications solutions in the UAE and beyond.

At DTW2025, a panel featuring representatives from TM Forum, Huawei and Telkomsel discussed how intelligent core networks empower high stability autonomous networks.

Zhuang Dan, Executive Director and President of Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Limited Company (YOFC), participated in the “AI Innovation and Impact” keynote forum at MWC Shanghai 2025 on June 19.

ZTE Corporation has unveiled a full range of frontier innovations under the theme "Catalyzing Intelligent Innovation" at MWC Shanghai 2025. These innovations span AI + networks, AI applications, and AI-powered terminals.

During MWC Shanghai 2025, the F5.5G All-Optical Industry Summit took place with the theme of "10 Gbps Broadband and All-Optical Premium Transmission for a Win-Win AI Era."

During MWC Shanghai 2025, Bob Chen, President of Huawei's Optical Business Product Line, delivered a keynote speech at the F5.5G All-Optical Industry Summit to share Huawei's continuous innovation in F5.5G all-optical networks from four dimensions.