Three Southern African nations – Namibia, Botswana and Lesotho – have been in the news after plans to improve local and regional connectivity were announced.
Gabon has suspended access to major social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and WhatsApp, as the government seeks to curb unrest sparked by an ongoing teachers’ strike.
After talks widely reported earlier this month, pan-African operator the MTN Group has confirmed that it has agreed to take full control of tower operator IHS Towers, buying the roughly 75% stake it does not already own in a deal that values IHS at about US$6.2 billion.
Ghana’s regulator, the National Communications Authority (NCA), has announced revised key performance indicators (KPIs) for mobile telecommunications quality of service (QoS).
MTN Congo has reportedly connected to the 2Africa subsea cable system, bolstering its international connectivity and reducing the risk of future service disruptions.
Axian Telecom has signed a memorandum of understanding with Huawei to establish a framework for network modernisation and the rollout of new digital services across its footprint in Africa and the Indian Ocean.
Qatar’s Ooredoo Group announced on Monday it is carving out a new independent company, Ooredoo Fibre Networks (OFN), that will focus on managing and scaling Ooredoo’s international connectivity and subsea cable infrastructure.
Pakistan telco Jazz announced on Monday it has signed an agreement with the Universal Service Fund (USF) to expand digital connectivity to underserved communities in the Badin district in Sindh province.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has accused MTN Group of illegally providing telecoms services within its territory without the required licence, escalating tensions over spectrum use along its eastern border.
A decree put into place by Burkina Faso’s military government late last week, which obliges some companies to build headquarters in the country, may affect Burkina's mobile operators.
Russia’s government has blocked access to WhatsApp.
Malaysia Rail Link (MRL) has appointed Maxis as preferred infrastructure and telecoms partner for its East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, which Maxis will co-develop with rival telco U Mobile.
Malaysian telecoms group Axiata has promoted Group CFO Nik Rizal to CEO and managing director, succeeding Vivek Sood after nine years with the company.
Eutelsat said on Wedneday it is partnering with global non-profit organization unconnected.org to deploy satellite-powered community Wi-Fi in underserved aras in Tanzania, with plans to expand the project across Africa.
Operators across the world have spent the past several years seemingly unloading their passive infrastructure - towers, fibre optic networks, and other backbone assets - in what looked like a series of fire sales. But now, some are exercising contract clauses to bring these assets back in-house.
Millicom has partnered with French investment firm NJJ Holdings to acquire Telefonica’s Chilean operations – straight after acquiring Telefonica’s Colombian unit Coltel.
Kyivstar has completed the full acquisition of Ukrainian medical digital services platform Tabletki.ua for US$160 million, strengthening the operator’s expansion into healthcare.
Regulator the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) has suspended the Universal Telecommunications Operating Licence and Spectrum Authorisation of Starcell International Liberia, an operator about which little appears to be known.
Millicom has completed the acquisition of Telefónica’s Colombian unit Coltel in a US$215 million deal, paving the way for a merger with its Tigo operation to strengthen its position in the market.
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison reported a 12% increase in net profit for its 2025 financial year, pointing to AI-driven initiatives, network upgrades and service innovation as key growth drivers.
Colt Technology Services revealed plans on Monday to strengthen its business in the Middle East to meet what it calls “a surge in growth opportunities” in the region driven by cloud adoption, AI investment, digital transformation and financial market growth.
Uzbek telco Ucell announced on Monday it has commercially launched 5G services in Termez in southern Uzbekistan.
The Egyptian government has struck a US$3.5 billion agreement with the country’s four mobile operators to double their existing spectrum holdings, in a move designed to underpin future digital transformation and next-generation services.
The largest IPO in Zimbabwe’s capital markets history may be imminent after Zimbabwean telecoms business Econet Wireless set a US$1 billion valuation for Econet InfraCo, its new infrastructure development and management business.
Singaporean operator Singtel has opened its eighth global office in Brazil as it looks to tap fresh enterprise opportunities in Latin America’s largest economy.
Malaysia has announced an immediate and full ban on the importation of electronic waste (e-waste) – discarded electronic products such as computers, mobile phones and appliances.
MTN Group said it is in advanced negotiations to acquire the remaining 75% stake in tower company IHS Holdings, in a deal that could be valued at around US$2.76 billion.
Ethio Telecom, Djibouti Telecom and Sudatel Group have moved their memorandum of understanding for a cross-border optical fibre network into a binding contractual agreement, aimed at strengthening regional connectivity and network resilience.
ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC), a leading player in the Asia Pacific data centre business, has been acquired in what has been described as one of the largest digital infrastructure transactions in Southeast Asia.
Vodacom reported a strong third quarter, with group revenue rising 11% year on year to ZAR43.9 billion, driven by growth across its operating units and standout performance in Egypt.
India’s Supreme Court has warned Meta it could once again bar WhatsApp from sharing user data with other group companies such as Facebook, as the country revives a long-running dispute over privacy practices.
A ‘digital Liberia — leaving no one behind’ is the promise of a recently launched new five-year roadmap aimed at accelerating the country’s digital transformation and strengthening national control over critical technology systems.
Brazilian operator TIM SA is reportedly in talks to reacquire its stake in fibre company I-Systems in a deal that could be valued at around BRL900 million (US$170 million), Reuters reported.
Regulator the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has teamed with the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to tackle telecom-related crimes, including, it seems, damage to fibre optic infrastructure.
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