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Interview: GSMA’s Steven Moore on the industry’s Net Zero goals

Interview: GSMA’s Steven Moore on the industry’s Net Zero goals

Energy & Sustainability
Interview: GSMA’s Steven Moore on the industry’s Net Zero goals
Microsoft launches fourth India cloud region as AI demand accelerates

Microsoft launches fourth India cloud region as AI demand accelerates

Cloud & Virtualisation
Microsoft launches fourth India cloud region as AI demand accelerates

Webinars & Videos

ZTE’s Super-N Platform boosts energy efficiency

ZTE’s Super-N Platform boosts energy efficiency

Energy & Sustainability
ZTE’s Super-N Platform boosts energy efficiency
Tejas Networks: Architecting Networks for an AI World

Tejas Networks: Architecting Networks for an AI World

Wireless Networks
Tejas Networks: Architecting Networks for an AI World
CU Phosco Telecoms – Supporting the Future of Connectivity

CU Phosco Telecoms – Supporting the Future of Connectivity

Wireless Networks
CU Phosco Telecoms – Supporting the Future of Connectivity
XLSMART CTO Insights: Speed, Synergy, and 5G Acceleration—Advancing Indonesia's Digital Journey

XLSMART CTO Insights: Speed, Synergy, and 5G Acceleration—Advancing Indonesia's Digital Journey

Wireless Networks
XLSMART CTO Insights: Speed, Synergy, and 5G Acceleration—Advancing Indonesia's Digital Journey
Inside Viasat’s NTN play: connecting people, machines and everything in between

Inside Viasat’s NTN play: connecting people, machines and everything in between

Satellite Networks
Inside Viasat’s NTN play: connecting people, machines and everything in between
The Rise of Agentic BSS: Intelligence in Action to Maximize Business Impact

The Rise of Agentic BSS: Intelligence in Action to Maximize Business Impact

Enterprise Ecosystems
The Rise of Agentic BSS: Intelligence in Action to Maximize Business Impact

Partner Content

Huawei believes NPO is the optimal choice for the next generation of optical interconnects for AI computing

Huawei believes NPO is the optimal choice for the next generation of optical interconnects for AI computing

Vendors
Huawei believes NPO is the optimal choice for the next generation of optical interconnects for AI computing
Huawei Unveils Next-Gen Flagship Products at "Chase the Wild" Global Innovative Product Launch Event in Munich

Huawei Unveils Next-Gen Flagship Products at "Chase the Wild" Global Innovative Product Launch Event in Munich

Vendors
Huawei Unveils Next-Gen Flagship Products at "Chase the Wild" Global Innovative Product Launch Event in Munich
Huawei SingleRAN 22.1 sets out a Mobile AI foundation for operators

Huawei SingleRAN 22.1 sets out a Mobile AI foundation for operators

Vendors
Huawei SingleRAN 22.1 sets out a Mobile AI foundation for operators
Why autonomous networking could become a necessity for emerging-market enterprises

Why autonomous networking could become a necessity for emerging-market enterprises

Enterprise Ecosystems
Why autonomous networking could become a necessity for emerging-market enterprises
Beyond robot races: Inside China Unicom and Huawei’s innovations for the mobile AI era

Beyond robot races: Inside China Unicom and Huawei’s innovations for the mobile AI era

Operators
Beyond robot races: Inside China Unicom and Huawei’s innovations for the mobile AI era
Why agentic operations could redefine growth for telecom operators

Why agentic operations could redefine growth for telecom operators

Vendors
Why agentic operations could redefine growth for telecom operators
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Telkom Indonesia restores all services in East Nusa Tenggara after deadly quake

Telkom Indonesia restores all services in East Nusa Tenggara after deadly quake

Humanitarian Comms
Telkom Indonesia restores all services in East Nusa Tenggara after deadly quake
USAID’s exit leaves a gap in the drive for meaningful connectivity

USAID’s exit leaves a gap in the drive for meaningful connectivity

Humanitarian Comms
USAID’s exit leaves a gap in the drive for meaningful connectivity
The telecom industry’s next growth market - connecting women

The telecom industry’s next growth market - connecting women

Humanitarian Comms
The telecom industry’s next growth market - connecting women
Mobile-based UNESCO project to train women teachers in South Sudan

Mobile-based UNESCO project to train women teachers in South Sudan

Humanitarian Comms
Mobile-based UNESCO project to train women teachers in South Sudan
810m women in LMICs still unconnected as mobile gender gap persists: GSMA

810m women in LMICs still unconnected as mobile gender gap persists: GSMA

Humanitarian Comms
810m women in LMICs still unconnected as mobile gender gap persists: GSMA

South & Central Asia Updates

Jazz reaches 1,000 5G sites in Pakistan, targets 2,500 by year-end

Jazz reaches 1,000 5G sites in Pakistan, targets 2,500 by year-end

Bangladesh’s first private subsea cable faces fresh delays from govt

Bangladesh’s first private subsea cable faces fresh delays from govt

Africa - Latest News

Digital Realty opens Nairobi Two Data Centre 

Malawi activates 36th rural telecom tower under Last Mile project

Malawi activates 36th rural telecom tower under Last Mile project

Reports & White Papers

Whitepaper - Insights & Autonomy: Unlocking value for Telco CX - Free Download

Unlock CX-driven telco growth with Digital Twins and Agentic AI

Customer Management
Unlock CX-driven telco growth with Digital Twins and Agentic AI
Download Etiya's White Paper: Unlocking the AI-Native Digital Brand

Whitepaper: Unlocking the AI-Native Digital Brand

Enterprise Ecosystems
Whitepaper: Unlocking the AI-Native Digital Brand
Digital divide in developing markets persists despite connection growth: ITU

Digital divide in developing markets persists despite connection growth: ITU

Humanitarian Comms
Digital divide in developing markets persists despite connection growth: ITU

Gravity Shift - Subscribers, bundles & the acquisition black hole

Consumer Ecosystems
Gravity Shift - Subscribers, bundles & the acquisition black hole

Subscription Bundling for Telcos - New Report from Bango

Consumer Ecosystems
Subscription Bundling for Telcos - New Report from Bango
Multi brand strategies report 2024

Operator Strategies for Diversification through Multiple Brands - Special Report

Reports
Operator Strategies for Diversification through Multiple Brands - Special Report

LATAM - Latest News

Fintech Ant International enhances operations in Brazil and Philippines

Fintech Ant International enhances operations in Brazil and Philippines

Telxius launches landing gateway and data centre in Cancun for AMX3/Tikal

Telxius launches landing gateway and data centre in Cancun for AMX3/Tikal

Wireless Networks

Teltronic to supply private 4G network for Chilean rail company

Teltronic to supply private 4G network for Chilean rail company

Details
Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Wireless Networks
03 September 2026
3333 views
  • Latin America
  • Broadband
  • Chile
  • Data Transmission
  • Railways
  • 5G networks
  • 4G networks
  • Private networks
  • Siemens Mobility

Teltronic, a Spanish company with more than 50 years of experience in the critical communications sector, says it will be supplying a 4G broadband communications network for national rail company EFE Trenes de Chile.

Ericsson signs multi-year deal with stc to expand 5G network

Ericsson signs multi-year deal with stc to expand 5G network

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John Tanner
Category: Wireless Networks
02 September 2026
4180 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Ericsson
  • Saudi Arabia
  • 5G SA
  • 600MHz
  • STC Group

Ericsson announced on Tuesday it has signed a new multi-year agreement with stc Group to further expand the telco’s 5G network across Saudi Arabia.

Botswana’s BTC reveals plans to launch 5G next month

Botswana’s BTC reveals plans to launch 5G next month

Details
John Tanner
Category: Wireless Networks
01 September 2026
4147 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Botswana
  • Network Modernisation
  • BTC
  • 5G rollout

State-owned Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) has revealed plans to enter the country’s 5G race in October as part of a BWP240 million (US$17.8 million) investment plan in the 2026/27 financial year to modernise and upgrade its network.

Comsol targets South Africa’s FWA sector with wholesale 5G-A offering

Comsol targets South Africa’s FWA sector with wholesale 5G-A offering

Details
John Tanner
Category: Wireless Networks
21 August 2026
4796 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • South Africa
  • Wholesale
  • Comsol Networks
  • FWA
  • 5G-Advanced

South African fixed wireless connectivity and private network operator Comsol announced on Thursday it’s entering the country’s home broadband sector with a wholesale 5G-Advanced fixed wireless access (FWA) offering.

Vietnam accelerates 6G plans as 5G reaches 90% population coverage

Vietnam accelerates 6G plans as 5G reaches 90% population coverage

Details
John Tanner
Category: Wireless Networks
17 August 2026
4332 views
  • Viettel
  • Vietnam
  • Mobifone
  • Vinaphone
  • Vietnam Telecommunications Authority
  • Southeast Asia
  • 5G rollout
  • 6G technology

The Vietnam Telecommunications Authority (VTA) is reportedly stepping up plans to develop 6G technology and services in 2030 as 5G networks now cover the vast majority of the population.

Malawi’s CTN expands 4G FWA to more underserved areas in Lilongwe

Malawi’s CTN expands 4G FWA to more underserved areas in Lilongwe

Details
John Tanner
Category: Wireless Networks
13 August 2026
3663 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • 4G
  • Malawi
  • Digital Inclusion
  • Internet Society
  • FWA
  • Converged Technology Networks

Malawi fixed wireless access (FWA) service provider Converged Technology Networks (CTN) has reportedly partnered with unconnected.org and the Internet Society to expand its network cover more underserved areas in Lilongwe.

Mexico launches tender for 5G rail network

Mexico launches tender for 5G rail network

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Wireless Networks
12 August 2026
4345 views
  • Latin America
  • Mexico
  • Tenders
  • Railways
  • 5G networks
  • 5G Standalone

Mexico’s Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transport (SICT), through its Integrated Public Train and Transport Agency (ATTRAPI), has launched an international public tender to provide 5G telecommunications to two of the country’s rail corridors.

Ericsson confirms 5G contract with Costa Rica’s ICE

Ericsson confirms 5G contract with Costa Rica’s ICE

Details
John Tanner
Category: Wireless Networks
11 August 2026
4157 views
  • Latin America
  • Ericsson
  • Costa Rica
  • Open RAN
  • Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad
  • 5G Standalone
  • kölbi

Ericsson confirmed on Friday it has won a contract from the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) – the Costa Rican government’s electricity and telecoms service provider – to deploy a 5G Standalone (SA) network for ICE’s telecom division, Kölbi.

Liquid uses Taara’s wireless optics to link enterprises to data centres in Lagos

Liquid uses Taara’s wireless optics to link enterprises to data centres in Lagos

Details
John Tanner
Category: Wireless Networks
06 August 2026
3583 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Data Centres
  • Nigeria
  • Liquid Intelligent Technologies
  • Project Taara
  • Free Space Optics

Free space optics vendor Taara announced on Wednesday that Liquid Intelligent Technologies is using its technology to connect large enterprise customers to data centres in Lagos, Nigeria.

Huawei and inwi roll out transportation corridor coverage solution 

Huawei and inwi roll out transportation corridor coverage solution 

Details
Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Wireless Networks
30 July 2026
5324 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Huawei
  • Morocco
  • FDD
  • Inwi
  • Railway
  • Transportation
  • Coverage
  • 2.1GHz Spectrum
  • Highway coverage
  • 1.8GHz
  • 8T8R

Moroccan operator inwi has partnered with Huawei to commercially deploy what is described as an innovative 1.8GHz + 2.1GHz dual-band 8T8R solution across the country's major transportation corridors, including high-speed railway and highway routes.

XLSmart and ZTE expand partnership to include AI-powered 5G and FWA

XLSmart and ZTE expand partnership to include AI-powered 5G and FWA

Details
John Tanner
Category: Wireless Networks
29 July 2026
5980 views
  • ZTE
  • Indonesia
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Automation
  • 5G networks
  • Southeast Asia
  • FWA
  • XLSmart

ZTE revealed on Tuesday it has signed an MoU with Indonesian telco XLSmart to expand their existing cooperation into the realm of AI-powered 5G networks and fixed wireless access (FWA).

Rakuten Symphony gets METI grant to expand Open RAN tests with Kyivstar

Rakuten Symphony gets METI grant to expand Open RAN tests with Kyivstar

Details
John Tanner
Category: Wireless Networks
28 July 2026
7874 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Ukraine
  • Kyivstar
  • Grants
  • Open RAN
  • Rakuten Symphony

Rakuten Symphony announced on Monday it has landed a grant from Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) to partly subsidise its project with Ukrainian telco Kyivstar to expand their Open RAN tests from the lab to the field.

Private network aims to transform smart energy in Brazil

Private network aims to transform smart energy in Brazil

Details
Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Wireless Networks
27 July 2026
8702 views
  • Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Smart Grids
  • TIM Brasil
  • 450MHz
  • IoT
  • Automation
  • Private networks
  • CPFL Energia

A private network deal involving Brazilian operator TIM, described as marking a new level in the digitisation and modernisation of energy distribution in Brazil, has just been announced.

Dolphin Telecoms launches cross-border MVNO

Dolphin Telecoms launches cross-border MVNO

Details
Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Wireless Networks
27 July 2026
9686 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • South Africa
  • MVNOs
  • Zimbabwe
  • Connectivity
  • Cell C
  • Digital Financial Services
  • eSIM
  • Cross-border Payments

Mobile service Dolphin Telecoms South Africa says it has officially launched its mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), delivering affordable mobile connectivity designed for people who live, work, study, or regularly travel in South Africa while maintaining strong ties with their home countries.

Zain KSA kicks off rollout of commercial 5G-A services

Zain KSA kicks off rollout of commercial 5G-A services

Details
John Tanner
Category: Wireless Networks
24 July 2026
5910 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Zain KSA
  • 5G-Advanced

Zain KSA announced on Thursday it has commenced commercial rollout of Saudi Arabia’s first 5G-Advanced network, starting in Riyadh and Jeddah.

Viettel first onboard with Qualcomm’s 6G Early Access programme

Viettel first onboard with Qualcomm’s 6G Early Access programme

Details
John Tanner
Category: Wireless Networks
24 July 2026
3776 views
  • Viettel
  • Vietnam
  • Qualcomm
  • Southeast Asia
  • 6G
  • Viettel High Tech

Vietnamese telco Viettel says it has become Qualcomm's first global partner for its in 6G Early Access programme, which it says expands its collaboration with the company across 6G, AI, data centre technologies, and advanced digital products.

Kyivstar, Vodafone Ukraine and Lifecell expand 5G pilot to Kyiv

Kyivstar, Vodafone Ukraine and Lifecell expand 5G pilot to Kyiv

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John Tanner
Category: Wireless Networks
23 July 2026
9419 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Ukraine
  • Kyivstar
  • lifecell
  • Vodafone Ukraine
  • 5G rollout

Ukraine’s three main telcos – Kyivstar, Vodafone Ukraine and Lifecell – expanded pilot 5G services to Kyiv on Wednesday, with Odesa next on the list.

China Unicom and Huawei boost 5G-A uplinks for over 10,000 sites in Beijing

China Unicom and Huawei boost 5G-A uplinks for over 10,000 sites in Beijing

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John Tanner
Category: Wireless Networks
20 July 2026
6226 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • China Unicom
  • Huawei
  • Upstream
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • 5G-Advanced
  • Agentic AI

China Unicom Beijing and Huawei say they have launched what they claim is the world’s largest deployment of Huawei’s “GigaUplink” technology in a 5G-Advanced network.

Partnership claims eSIM IoT breakthrough in Asia-Pacific

Details
Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Wireless Networks
14 July 2026
6449 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Globe Telecom
  • AIS
  • GSMA
  • SingTel
  • Mobile Networks
  • Thales
  • Bridge Alliance
  • IoT
  • eSIM
  • Platforms

Advanced technologies company Thales and operators Singtel (Singapore), Optus (Australia), AIS (Thailand) and Globe Telecom (Philippines) have announced the successful deployment of the world’s first multi-operator enterprise eSIM connectivity network for the Internet of Things (IoT).

Huawei and rain claim sub-1GHz breakthrough

Huawei and rain claim sub-1GHz breakthrough

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Wireless Networks
08 July 2026
5168 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • South Africa
  • Huawei
  • FDD
  • Massive MiMo
  • rain
  • 5G networks
  • Sub-1GHz

South Africa mobile network operator rain and technology giant Huawei say they are jointly accelerating the deployment of a sub-1GHz massive MIMO 5G network across South Africa, with plans to deploy a multi-thousand-site scale commercial network.

Latvia’s LMT prepares rail services for FRMCS

Latvia’s LMT prepares rail services for FRMCS

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Wireless Networks
06 July 2026
8237 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Latvia
  • Railways
  • Low Latency
  • LMT
  • Baltic region
  • 5G Private Networks
  • European Union
  • FRMCS
  • Autonomous Networks

Latvia’s SJSC Latvijas dzelzceļš, a group of transport, logistics and technology companies mainly focused on the provision of a competitive railway infrastructure, will be the first railway company in the Baltics to use a private 5G network technology provided by Latvian operator LMT Group.

Digicel PNG says it's 5G-ready as NICTA issues 5G spectrum proposals

Digicel PNG says it's 5G-ready as NICTA issues 5G spectrum proposals

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John Tanner
Category: Wireless Networks
06 July 2026
4460 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Papua New Guinea
  • 5G Spectrum
  • 5G networks
  • Digicel PNG
  • NICTA

Papua New Guinea saw movement on the 5G front on Friday after Digicel PNG announced its mobile network is now officially 5G-ready, while the country’s regulator released two draft plans for 5G spectrum bands.

DNB doubles spectrum capacity as U Mobile offboards from network

DNB doubles spectrum capacity as U Mobile offboards from network

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John Tanner
Category: Wireless Networks
02 July 2026
4281 views
  • Spectrum
  • Malaysia
  • U Mobile
  • Wholesale
  • 5G networks
  • Southeast Asia
  • Digital Nasional Berhad

Malaysian 5G wholesaler Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) announced on Wednesday it’s doubling the mid-band capacity of its network, whilst also confirming that second 5G telco U Mobile has offboarded all of its 5G subscribers from DNB’s network to its own.

Yas Tanzania and Ericsson partner for enhanced 4G

Yas Tanzania and Ericsson partner for enhanced 4G

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Wireless Networks
25 June 2026
6422 views
  • Tanzania
  • Ericsson
  • Digital Inclusion
  • IoT
  • Smart Cities
  • Massive MiMo
  • 4G networks
  • Network Performance
  • High-speed connectivity
  • Yas

Operator Yas Tanzania and technology giant Ericsson have announced the first commercial deployment in Africa of Ericsson’s AIR 3285 radio, supporting what they describe as a major step forward in network performance and user experience across the country.

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New alliance set to exploit TVWS potential across East Africa

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Wireless Networks
24 June 2026
6976 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Kenya
  • Tanzania
  • Wireless Internet
  • Connectivity
  • Remote Communities
  • East Africa
  • TV White Spaces

Tanzania Community Networks Company, a community-focused technology, information and internet business, has announced a deal with Korean IT company Innonet, to accelerate the deployment of TV white space (TVWS) connectivity solutions across East Africa.

Chinese telcos are kickstarting GSMA’s “IQ era” of mobile AI

Chinese telcos are kickstarting GSMA’s “IQ era” of mobile AI

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John Tanner
Category: Wireless Networks
24 June 2026
26700 views
  • China Mobile
  • China Unicom
  • Huawei
  • China Telecom
  • GSMA
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Robotics
  • drones
  • autonomous vehicles
  • Agentic AI
  • MWC Shanghai 2026

Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2026 kicked off Wednesday with the message that the GSMA’s ambitious vision of the “IQ era” – in which mobile AI will remold the mobile industry – is already underway in China’s telecoms sector, starting with robots, drones and autonomous vehicles.

DTW 2026 | China Mobile EVP Li Huidi: Autonomous Networks in Future, Faster

DTW 2026 | China Mobile EVP Li Huidi: Autonomous Networks in Future, Faster

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STAFF WRITER
Category: Wireless Networks
24 June 2026
28283 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China Mobile
  • China
  • Partner Content
  • DTW26

On June 23 (local time), the 2026 Digital Transformation World (DTW2026), hosted by TM Forum, opened in Copenhagen, Denmark. Dr. Li Huidi (pictured), EVP of China Mobile, was invited to attend the conference and delivered a keynote speech titled “AN in Future,Faster.”

PLDT Enterprise announces IoT alliance in the Philippines

PLDT Enterprise announces IoT alliance in the Philippines

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Wireless Networks
22 June 2026
5973 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • SMEs
  • PLDT
  • Philippines
  • Connectivity
  • IoT
  • Digital Transformation
  • BSS OSS
  • Platforms
  • PLDT Enterprise
  • 6D Technologies

A strategic partnership announced last week in the Philippines continues the trend towards using IoT to enhance business and public service efficiency across a wide range of use cases.

Mumbai Metro mobile connectivity dispute may be over

Mumbai Metro mobile connectivity dispute may be over

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Wireless Networks
16 June 2026
5471 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • India
  • Connectivity
  • Reliance Jio
  • Neutral Hosting
  • Vodafone Idea
  • Bhart Airtel
  • In-building solutions
  • ACES

There are signs that some mobile connectivity is now available on Mumbai Metro 3’s relatively new underground Aqua Line, after a number of delays.

AI governance: Can regulation keep pace with autonomous networks?

AI governance: Can regulation keep pace with autonomous networks?

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
10 June 2026
24773 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Features

Regulators, famously, move slowly – while AI models are evolving at an unfathomable speed, outpacing the speed of governance whether intentionally or not. The potential benefits of AI-driven autonomous networks are vast, but so is the possibility for disaster if AI agents are able to act without accountability.

Zamtel and Ericsson plan private 4G and 5G partnership

Zamtel and Ericsson plan private 4G and 5G partnership

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Wireless Networks
09 June 2026
5872 views
  • South Africa
  • Zambia
  • Ericsson
  • Morocco
  • Africa
  • Congo-Brazzaville
  • Zamtel
  • Inwi
  • Digital Transformation
  • MoU
  • Private networks
  • Vodacom Business Africa
  • China Mobile International

Zambia’s state-owned telecommunications operator, Zamtel, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with tech giant Ericsson related to private 4G and 5G connectivity.

MTN Zambia deploys Huawei’s 5-band indoor 5G solution in Mulungushi Center

MTN Zambia deploys Huawei’s 5-band indoor 5G solution in Mulungushi Center

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John Tanner
Category: Wireless Networks
04 June 2026
8370 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Huawei
  • Zambia
  • MTN Zambia
  • Indoor Coverage
  • 5G networks

Huawei announced on Wednesday that MTN Zambia has commercially deployed the vendor’s five-band LampSite indoor 5G solution in the Mulungushi International Conference Center in Lusaka.

MWC26 Kigali has been postponed

MWC26 Kigali has been postponed

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Wireless Networks
03 June 2026
8743 views
  • Rwanda
  • Connectivity
  • GSMA
  • Africa
  • Fintech
  • MWC Kigali

There’s been a surprising announcement from mobile industry association the GSMA: it has announced the postponement of its MWC26 Kigali exhibition and conference – only two weeks before its planned opening on 16 June.

Brazil to enhance highway comms coverage

Brazil to enhance highway comms coverage

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Wireless Networks
28 May 2026
7556 views
  • Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Mobile Internet
  • 700MHz
  • 4G Coverage
  • 5G coverage
  • Highway coverage

Brazil’s Ministry of Communications says that, following the auction of the 700MHz band, held in April by telecoms regulator Anatel and the Ministry of Communications, highway coverage will be expanded.

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Features

Interview: GSMA’s Steven Moore on the industry’s Net Zero goals

Interview: GSMA’s Steven Moore on the industry’s Net Zero goals

Energy & Sustainability
Interview: GSMA’s Steven Moore on the industry’s Net Zero goals
Emerging archetypes in MVNO evolution in Africa

Emerging archetypes in MVNO evolution in Africa

Operators
Emerging archetypes in MVNO evolution in Africa
USAID’s exit leaves a gap in the drive for meaningful connectivity

USAID’s exit leaves a gap in the drive for meaningful connectivity

Humanitarian Comms
USAID’s exit leaves a gap in the drive for meaningful connectivity
India's AI data centre race moves beyond traditional technology hubs

India's AI data centre race moves beyond traditional technology hubs

Data Centres & Networks
India's AI data centre race moves beyond traditional technology hubs
Strategies for sovereignty in the Age of AI

Strategies for sovereignty in the Age of AI

Enterprise Ecosystems
Strategies for sovereignty in the Age of AI
The telecom industry’s next growth market - connecting women

The telecom industry’s next growth market - connecting women

Humanitarian Comms
The telecom industry’s next growth market - connecting women

MENA - Latest News

Telecom Egypt to extend Red2Med system to Taba with petabit link

Telecom Egypt to extend Red2Med system to Taba with petabit link

Zain KSA announces data centre and cloud deals

Zain KSA announces data centre and cloud deals

Events

Beyond robot races: Inside China Unicom and Huawei’s innovations for the mobile AI era

Beyond robot races: Inside China Unicom and Huawei’s innovations for the mobile AI era

Operators
Beyond robot races: Inside China Unicom and Huawei’s innovations for the mobile AI era
DTW26 Impressions: Establishing trust in AI through collaboration

DTW26 Impressions: Establishing trust in AI through collaboration

Enterprise Ecosystems
DTW26 Impressions: Establishing trust in AI through collaboration
OpenAN project aims to enable O&M agent collaboration in autonomous networks

OpenAN project aims to enable O&M agent collaboration in autonomous networks

Optical & Fixed Networks
OpenAN project aims to enable O&M agent collaboration in autonomous networks
Telcos must embrace AI internally before customers can benefit: Globe CEO

Telcos must absorb AI internally before customers can benefit: Globe CEO

Enterprise Ecosystems
Telcos must absorb AI internally before customers can benefit: Globe CEO
Tokens touted to telcos as ticket to monetising AI – starting in China

Tokens touted to telcos as ticket to monetising AI – starting in China

Enterprise Ecosystems
Tokens touted to telcos as ticket to monetising AI – starting in China
Chinese telcos are kickstarting GSMA’s “IQ era” of mobile AI

Chinese telcos are kickstarting GSMA’s “IQ era” of mobile AI

Wireless Networks
Chinese telcos are kickstarting GSMA’s “IQ era” of mobile AI
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New partnership plans green data centre in Malysia

New partnership plans green data centre in Malysia

Fintech Ant International enhances operations in Brazil and Philippines

Fintech Ant International enhances operations in Brazil and Philippines

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New partnership plans green data centre in Malysia

New partnership plans green data centre in Malysia

Energy & Sustainability
New partnership plans green data centre in Malysia
TCS company HyperVault plans Hyderabad data centre

TCS company HyperVault plans Hyderabad data centre

Data Centres & Networks
TCS company HyperVault plans Hyderabad data centre
Côte d'Ivoire govt partners with Mistral to develop national AI ecosystem

Côte d'Ivoire govt partners with Mistral to develop national AI ecosystem

Enterprise Ecosystems
Côte d'Ivoire govt partners with Mistral to develop national AI ecosystem
AWS expands Humain AI Zone plans, Saudi Arabia cloud region on track

AWS expands Humain AI Zone plans, Saudi Arabia cloud region on track

Data Centres & Networks
AWS expands Humain AI Zone plans, Saudi Arabia cloud region on track
ZTE and BBTEC explore collaboration in Thailand

ZTE and BBTEC explore collaboration in Thailand

Data Centres & Networks
ZTE and BBTEC explore collaboration in Thailand
AI project growth continues in Saudi Arabia

AI project growth continues in Saudi Arabia

Data Centres & Networks
AI project growth continues in Saudi Arabia

Central & East Europe Update

Kyivstar completes migration of 3G users to 4G, refarms spectrum

Kyivstar completes migration of 3G users to 4G, refarms spectrum

Kontron and Hitachi Rail Romania partner on rail comms project

Kontron and Hitachi Rail Romania partner on rail comms project

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