--- title: Developing Telecoms: Telecall Colombia taps Parallel Wireless for 5G AI RAN rollout - Developing Telecoms description: Developing Telecoms is the #1 international telecom news portal for emerging markets worldwide covering tech news, 5G news, telecommunication news, articles, white papers, case studies and events. canonical_url: https://www.developingtelecoms.com/component/acym/archive/1623-developing-telecoms-telecall-colombia-taps-parallel-wireless-for-5g-ai-ran-rollout.html?tmpl=component language: en-GB notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://www.developingtelecoms.com/component/acym/archive/1623-developing-telecoms-telecall-colombia-taps-parallel-wireless-for-5g-ai-ran-rollout.html?tmpl=component. markdown-tokens: 3346 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://www.developingtelecoms.com/component/acym/archive/1623-developing-telecoms-telecall-colombia-taps-parallel-wireless-for-5g-ai-ran-rollout.html?tmpl=component. 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Ooredoo and Zain have formed a joint venture combining their tower operations in the Middle East, while Paraguayan energy firm Araico is partnering with Crusoe to build a hydroelectric-powered data centre. Jio Platforms has been valued at US$3.2 billion ahead of its planned IPO - but questions are emerging about its outstanding obligations and debt burden. Meanwhile, Safaricom is offering an overdraft service to SMEs via M-Pesa, and Globe has converted over 1000 cell sites to renewable energy. Welcome to your latest update on telecoms in developing and emerging markets. | |---| | ‍TOP STORY | |---| | [## ![Telecall Colombia taps Parallel Wireless for 5G AI RAN rollout](https://developingtelecoms.com/media/com_acym/resized/80e2e06811c02208f3df59b3017eed93-colombia_%20bogota_la%20candelaria2_1200x900_credit_martha_smith0996thumb240x180.jpg)Telecall Colombia taps Parallel Wireless for 5G AI RAN rollout](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks/21021-telecall-colombia-taps-parallel-wireless-for-5g-ai-ran-rollout.html)Parallel Wireless and Telecall Colombia have announced plans to speed up national-scale deployment of Telecall's 5G network using AI-based Open RAN technology. [Read more](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks/21021-telecall-colombia-taps-parallel-wireless-for-5g-ai-ran-rollout.html) | |---| | ‍NEWS UPDATES | |---| | [## ![Jio IPO faces debt and tax questions despite record scale, says GlobalData](https://developingtelecoms.com/media/com_acym/resized/b8d307632c4cddd92fb1f14144900839-reliance_jio_logo_6000725thumb240x180.jpg)Jio IPO faces debt and tax questions despite record scale, says GlobalData](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news/21020-jio-ipo-faces-debt-and-tax-questions-despite-record-scale-says-globaldata.html)India’s Jio Platforms faces questions over its debt obligations, future tax payments and valuation ahead of a proposed INR302.13 billion (US$3.2 billion), according to GlobalData. [Read more](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news/21020-jio-ipo-faces-debt-and-tax-questions-despite-record-scale-says-globaldata.html) | |---| | PARTNER SPOTLIGHT | |---| | [## ![What the Middle East’s leadership in U6GHz development means for operators globally](https://developingtelecoms.com/media/com_acym/resized/9572a10b3d4530d6d08f65ff977ed317-u6ghz_updated_1200x9007954thumb240x180.jpg)What the Middle East’s leadership in U6GHz development means for operators globally](https://developingtelecoms.com/what-the-middle-easts-leadership-in-u6ghz-development-means-for-operators-globally.html)encoding="UTF-8"?UAE regulator TDRA is helping the region to take the lead on upper 6GHz (U6GHz) development through regulatory frameworks. In November 2024, TDRA updated the UAE’s National Frequency Plan… [Read more](https://developingtelecoms.com/what-the-middle-easts-leadership-in-u6ghz-development-means-for-operators-globally.html) | |---| | NEWS UPDATES | |---| | [## ![Hydroelectric power to support new Paraguay AI facility](https://developingtelecoms.com/media/com_acym/resized/9ba1b64631a089aecbb4bfdc2e3b01dd-asuncion_6008288thumb240x180.jpg)Hydroelectric power to support new Paraguay AI facility](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/energy-sustainability/21019-hydroelectric-power-to-support-new-paraguay-ai-facility.html)encoding="UTF-8"?Crusoe, a company that builds AI-optimised data centres harnessing large-scale energy sources, has announced a strategic partnership with Paraguayan energy and infrastructure developer Araico to… [Read more](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/energy-sustainability/21019-hydroelectric-power-to-support-new-paraguay-ai-facility.html) | |---| | [ ![Click to follow link](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/banners/partners/huawei-cnb/26q3/hw-license-line23-600x100.png#joomlaImage://local-images/banners/partners/huawei-cnb/26q3/hw-license-line23-600x100.png?width=2500&height=417 "Click to follow link") ](https://developingtelecoms.com/component/flexbanners/click/25592.html) | |---| | [## ![Neysa to deploy GPUs and AI cloud in STT GDC’s Noida 2 data centre](https://developingtelecoms.com/media/com_acym/resized/49b54609f97f4baf6c53638dfca630bf-delhi_akshardham_6008289thumb240x180.jpg)Neysa to deploy GPUs and AI cloud in STT GDC’s Noida 2 data centre](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks/21018-neysa-to-deploy-gpus-and-ai-cloud-in-stt-gdcs-noida-2-data-centre.html)encoding="UTF-8"?Data centre operator STT GDC announced on Wednesday that India-based AI cloud company Neysa will use its STT Noida 2 facility to host a new deployment of GPU infrastructure and its Velocis AI cloud… [Read more](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks/21018-neysa-to-deploy-gpus-and-ai-cloud-in-stt-gdcs-noida-2-data-centre.html) | |---| | ‍PARTNER SPOTLIGHT | |---| | [## ![Huawei sees four routes to broadband growth in the AI era](https://developingtelecoms.com/media/com_acym/resized/86ab49be2ef6b88c9118a3e810b2bf65-feng-jingchun-12008322thumb240x180.jpg)Huawei sees four routes to broadband growth in the AI era](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/optical-fixed-networks/21024-huawei-sees-four-routes-to-broadband-growth-in-the-ai-era.html)encoding="UTF-8"?At UBBF in Vienna, Huawei’s Feng Jingchun argued that operators can move beyond selling connectivity by building new revenue around coverage, speed, home and business networking, and AI… [Read more](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/optical-fixed-networks/21024-huawei-sees-four-routes-to-broadband-growth-in-the-ai-era.html) | |---| | NEWS UPDATES | |---| | [## ![Nokia and ICEYE to help Ukraine develop sovereign LEO satellite comms](https://developingtelecoms.com/media/com_acym/resized/faa1c3ef97dc8047b9ab59fa869e112f-kiev_evening_6000719thumb240x180.jpg)Nokia and ICEYE to help Ukraine develop sovereign LEO satellite comms](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks/21017-nokia-and-iceye-to-help-ukraine-develop-sovereign-leo-satellite-comms.html)encoding="UTF-8"?Nokia and ICEYE have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence to develop the country’s sovereign LEO satellite communications capability, shortly after Starlink throttled… [Read more](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks/21017-nokia-and-iceye-to-help-ukraine-develop-sovereign-leo-satellite-comms.html) | |---| | [## ![SoleCrypt plans AI campus for Tunisia](https://developingtelecoms.com/media/com_acym/resized/770981b75eb4b7bdee6fe0fc303fb0e4-tunis_6008288thumb240x180.jpg)SoleCrypt plans AI campus for Tunisia](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks/21016-tunis.html)encoding="UTF-8"?SoleCrypt, a provider of sustainable digital infrastructure, has announced plans for the SoleCrypt AI Campus in Bizerte, Tunisia, a 40 MW campus, beginning with a 7 MW first phase designed around the… [Read more](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks/21016-tunis.html) | |---| | [ ![Click to follow link](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/banners/partners/huawei-cnb/26q3/hw-xlsmart-line45-600x100.png#joomlaImage://local-images/banners/partners/huawei-cnb/26q3/hw-xlsmart-line45-600x100.png?width=2500&height=417 "Click to follow link") ](https://developingtelecoms.com/component/flexbanners/click/25580.html) | |---| | NEWS UPDATES | |---| | [## ![DE-CIX boosts boosts gateway offering](https://developingtelecoms.com/media/com_acym/resized/fac07e48bdb4d6e3dfbc03c50ae86471-sofia_aerial_6000720thumb240x180.jpg)DE-CIX boosts boosts gateway offering](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks/21014-de-cix-boosts-boosts-gateway-offering.html)Internet exchange (IX) operator DE-CIX says it has completed a resilient three-route gateway connecting the Middle East and Southeast Europe with Central Europe. [Read more](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks/21014-de-cix-boosts-boosts-gateway-offering.html) | |---| | [## ![image](https://developingtelecoms.com/media/com_acym/resized/35ca3cc1cc1acc05a465a1396075ef59-zain-logo-6008288thumb240x180.png)Ooredoo-Zain tower deal closes first phase](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news/21013-ooredoo-zain-tower-deal-closes-first-phase.html)encoding="UTF-8"?Communications company Ooredoo and telecommunications operator Zain Group have announced the first closing of their regional tower transaction, bringing together the initial tower portfolios within a… [Read more](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news/21013-ooredoo-zain-tower-deal-closes-first-phase.html) | |---| | ‍PARTNER SPOTLIGHT | |---| | [## ![Huawei’s Stellar AI Campus Network powers enterprises for the agentic AI era](https://developingtelecoms.com/media/com_acym/resized/dcca50ed3117eb210cb7e8e4a53ba231-shwan_zhao_huawei_1200x9003719thumb240x180.jpg)Huawei’s Stellar AI Campus Network powers enterprises for the agentic AI era](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-cloud-virtualization/20975-huaweis-stellar-ai-campus-network-powers-enterprises-for-the-agentic-ai-era.html)encoding="UTF-8"?While digital transformation has been on the agenda for most enterprises in recent years, the growing use of agentic AI is putting extra pressure on enterprises to digitally transform their… [Read more](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-cloud-virtualization/20975-huaweis-stellar-ai-campus-network-powers-enterprises-for-the-agentic-ai-era.html) | |---| | NEWS UPDATES | |---| | [## ![Globe converts more than 1,000 cell sites to renewable energy](https://developingtelecoms.com/media/com_acym/resized/220975922c976e40ddb05afd59172724-philippines_rice_terraces8288thumb240x180.jpg)Globe converts more than 1,000 cell sites to renewable energy](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/energy-sustainability/21025-globe-converts-more-than-1-000-cell-sites-to-renewable-energy.html)encoding="UTF-8"?Philippine operator Globe Telecom has switched more than 1,000 cell sites to renewable energy as of August 2026, as it seeks to reduce emissions and improve network resilience during power outages… [Read more](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/energy-sustainability/21025-globe-converts-more-than-1-000-cell-sites-to-renewable-energy.html) | |---| | [## ![Safaricom offers M-Pesa overdraft service to Kenyan micro-businesses](https://developingtelecoms.com/media/com_acym/resized/d3b39b337f3bea5484de70d886ebdb63-safaricom_overdraft_microbusiness_12000108thumb240x180.jpg)Safaricom offers M-Pesa overdraft service to Kenyan micro-businesses](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/financial-services/21022-safaricom-offers-m-pesa-overdraft-service-to-kenyan-micro-businesses.html)encoding="UTF-8"?Kenyan telco Safaricom said on Thursday it has extended its M-Pesa overdraft service to micro-businesses, enabling them to complete business payments even when their available M-Pesa balance is… [Read more](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/financial-services/21022-safaricom-offers-m-pesa-overdraft-service-to-kenyan-micro-businesses.html) | |---| | [ ![Click to follow link](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/banners/partners/huawei-cnb/26q3/hw-gartner-line66-0805-600x100.png#joomlaImage://local-images/banners/partners/huawei-cnb/26q3/hw-gartner-line66-0805-600x100.png?width=2500&height=417 "Click to follow link") ](https://developingtelecoms.com/component/flexbanners/click/25626.html) | |---| | ‍Connect with your audience and increase conversions. 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