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Safaricom and payment gateway provider Pesapal announced on Thursday they are rolling out new payment features for M-Pesa across Kenya, including dynamic scan-to-pay, tap-to-pay and “AI pay”.

NEC Africa confirmed it has secured a US$75,000 contract with emerging ISP Savannah Uganda to expand 4G connectivity in Kampala and surrounding regions as part of the broader expansion of its business in the country.

Digital infrastructure services provider Edotco Bangladesh, has partnered with Tiger New Energy, a pioneer in sustainable transportation, to give used telecom batteries a second life by repurposing them into Instant Power Supply (IPS) systems, providing backup power when the main utility grid fails.

EllaLink, the operator of the first high-capacity fibre optic submarine cable directly connecting Latin America to Europe, has announced the official launch of the EllaLink Caribbean Gateway (ECG) initiative.

Apple Pay is finally available for users in India across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Apple says support for Mac is coming soon. The offering’s first banking partner is Axis Bank, the country’s third-largest private-sector lender.

Battery energy storage system (BESS) solutions are again in the news following a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between a leading name on the field and Indus Towers, one of India’s leading telecom infrastructure companies.

Spanish satellite telecommunications operator HispaSat, recently in the news thanks to its support for a rail connectivity trial in Poland, says it has signed an agreement to take over the management and signal transport business of Media Networks Latin America.

Veon-owned Beeline Kazakhstan announced on Tuesday that it has commercially launched Starlink Mobile direct-to-device (D2D) satellite service in the country, enabling customers to access apps and messaging in areas outside of its terrestrial coverage.

Private subsea cable operator FLAG announced on Tuesday it has invested in the MIST and I-2SEA cable systems to add more routing options in and out of Mumbai.

Vodacom South Africa said on Tuesday it has partnered with Nokia to test what they claim is the world’s first integrated passive-active massive MIMO solution, which Vodacom will now use to evolve its 4G and 5G network.

Angola Cables is upgrading capacity across its MONET and South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) submarine networks with technology from Ciena, including support for 800Gbps services on the route linking the US, Brazil and Angola.

Cape Verde service provider Cabo Verde Telecom (CVTelecom) and internet exchange (IX) operator DE-CIX have signed a letter of intent to explore the establishment of a new South Atlantic interconnection corridor linking Lisbon, Portugal, with São Paulo, Brazil.

Cellnex Poland, a major telecommunications infrastructure operator managing towers, masts, and active network equipment across Poland, has selected tech giant Ericsson as one of the suppliers for the network modernisation and expansion of its radio access network (RAN).

Veon and Bangladeshi conglomerate Square Group have received approval from Bangladesh Bank for a digital bank licence, expanding Veon’s digital financial services operations in the country.

Zain KSA has launched Nokia’s Deepfield Cloud Intelligence across its network, covering more than 100 cities in Saudi Arabia.

Digicel Samoa said on Tuesday it has further expanded its wireless network coverage on Savai’i – the country’s largest and highest island – with the launch of a new tower in Asau on the western side of the island.

Suriname market leader Telesur has completed an overhaul of its BSS/OSS systems, upgrading to the latest version of Cerillion’s suite.

Orange Money, the e-wallet owned by Orange Jordan, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with ADSTRA, a Jordanian technology company that specialises in developing artificial intelligence solutions for combating financial crimes.

Algeria’s Monetary and Banking Council said last week that it had decided to authorise Djezzy Payment Services, a subsidiary of operator Djezzy, which had an estimated 18.1 million subscribers at the end of June 2026, to become a Payment Service Provider (PSP).

Malaysian multidisciplinary real estate firm Quill Group of Companies and China Mobile International have signed an MoU to explore cooperation opportunities in green data centres and AI digital infrastructure in Malaysia.

Ciena said on Monday it’s working with Indian data centre company CtrlS to upgrade five metro networks connecting nine of its data centres to support growing bandwidth requirements driven by AI and cloud services.

PLDT’s wireless arm Smart Communications launched a new one-stop AI workspace service on Thursday that it says will give users in the Philippines easier access to multiple advanced AI models and tools.

Saudi Arabia-based satellite operator Arabsat announced on Thursday it has signed an agreement with China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) to manufacture a new satellite, ARABSAT-50.

NuRAN Wireless revealed on Tuesday that telecoms infrastructure service provider Infratel has launched a pilot at a rural NuRAN site in Nigeria to evaluate Starlink’s LEO satellite service as a potential backhaul solution.

State-owned Uzbektelecom (a.k.a. Uztelecom) commissioned two new data centres in Bukhara and Kokand on Tuesday to boost cloud services, AI resources and GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) offerings in Uzbekistan.

Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of global technology company Tencent, has announced a partnership with Malaysian fintech and digital bank Boost to support the fintech’s digital transformation and innovation initiatives across Malaysia and Indonesia.

Satellite communications giant Amazon Leo has announced a new agreement through which it says it will expand internet connectivity across Uzbekistan with the help of satellite communication service company UZ-SAT.

Malaysian 5G operator U Mobile and ZTE said on Tuesday they have completed a proof-of-concept (PoC) of a portable 5G site powered entirely by green energy that promises a faster, more sustainable approach to connecting remote and underserved areas.

Singapore-based AI cloud firm Aolani said on Monday it has signed a deal with Nvidia to collaborate on expanding 'AI factory' infrastructure across Southeast Asia, starting with Malaysia and the Philippines.

Pakistan data network provider Zong has partnered with local company ISP Environmental Solutions (ISPES) to launch PecoDrop, described as first-of-their-kind smart waste management stations.

Vodacom Tanzania and Tanzania Breweries Limited (TBL) have partnered to equip more than 26,000 retailers nationwide with business, financial and digital skills, in a move aimed at improving their efficiency, profitability and resilience.