Adani Enterprises and US-based manufacturing company Jabil plan to establish an AI and data centre infrastructure manufacturing platform in India, targeting both domestic demand and global exports.

Satellite operators Starlink, Eutelsat OneWeb and SES reportedly face new obstacles in getting final clearance to launch internet services in India after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) expressed concerns over signal spillage in border areas.

Grameenphone announced on Sunday it has launched nationwide deployment of its recently acquired 700-MHz spectrum band across Bangladesh.

Somalia is reportedly moving ahead with its structural transition to the new generation of internet addresses (IPv6), a change necessary to build the capacity of the country's digital infrastructure and anticipate the future growth of online applications. 

Bharti Airtel shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the operator’s proposal to increase its stake in Airtel Africa through a share-swap transaction with promoter group entity Indian Continent Investment Limited (ICIL).

There’s been further good news for India’s number three operator Vodafone Idea (aka Vi) after the announcement of a major investment.

India’s Jio Platforms (JPL) announced on Sunday it has surged 320 places year-on-year in the latest Patent Co-operation Treaty (PCT) rankings released by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) to crack the global top 20 list of PCT applicants.

Telecom Namibia has taken more steps to expand its regional satellite and subsea cable connectivity with Angola via separate agreements signed with Angola’s Gabinete de Gestão do Programa Espacial Nacional (GGPEN), Angola Telecom, and SATCAB (Satélite e Cabo TV).

The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) has said it has surpassed 241,000 active .ng domain names, less than a quarter of the one million active-domain target that NiRA set in 2019 for achievement by 2024.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has signed a global partnership with AI company Anthropic to help enterprises deploy generative AI at scale, with a particular focus on highly regulated industries.

KKR, Nvidia, the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) and power company Vistra have launched Helix Digital Infrastructure, a new company backed by more than US$10 billion in capital to build AI infrastructure for hyperscalers.

The global gender gap in mobile internet adoption narrowed slightly in 2025 according to new figures from the GSMA, but low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) remain behind the curve, with 810 million women still offline, compared to 595 million men.

Vodacom Tanzania has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Tanzania Cooperative Development Commission (TCDC) to accelerate the digital transformation of cooperative societies through its M-Kulima platform, according to Daily News.

Malawi and technology giant Huawei are widely reported to have been discussing strategies to implement a US$180-million national ICT investment, which Huawei has apparently committed to for the next four years.

Telefónica announced it reused or recycled 95% of the waste generated across its operations in 2025, marking progress towards its goal of achieving zero waste by 2030.

NuRAN Wireless, a rural connectivity company, has announced a mandate letter with Afrigreen Debt Impact Fund for a proposed senior debt financing of up to US$12 million to accelerate the deployment of mobile and broadband infrastructure across multiple African nations.

Kenya’s digital development could be boosted by two recently announcements: enhanced EU funding and, potentially, an Amazon satellite ground station in Kenya, which would expand competition in the LEO satellite communications market. 

There may be even better news for two Indian operators – and notably Vodafone Idea – on outstanding spectrum charges following an Indian High Court ruling on Monday.

MTN Group appointed Côte d’Ivoire CEO Mitwa Ng’ambi as its new Group Chief People and Culture Officer, succeeding Paul Norman, who is set to retire later this year after almost three decades with the company.

Philippine telcos PLDT, its wireless arm Smart Communications, and Globe Telecom have deployed Starlink’s broadband and direct-to-device (D2D services as part of recovery efforts following Monday’s 7.8 earthquake in Mindanao.

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) has selected Nokia to modernise its mobile network across Indonesia, deploying advanced 5G radio access network (RAN) technologies and laying the groundwork for AI-powered services.

A number of important initiatives have been announced in recent days aimed at enhancing digital connectivity in West and North Africa.

Pakistan telco Jazz says it has launched an IoT weather monitoring station at its headquarters in Islamabad that uses AI-driven analytics to transform real-time weather observations into actionable insights.

Ooredoo announced its latest spinoff on Thursday with the launch of Al Abraj, a new standalone company that will independently operate and manage Ooredoo Qatar’s passive tower infrastructure assets in the country.

IQSTEL, a global connectivity, AI and digital services company, has announced a binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) to acquire a 51% controlling interest in Ghana-headquartered Ultranet Telecom Group.

Pan-African service provider MTN has this week launched the 2026 edition of its 21 Days of Y’ello Care campaign. Described as its flagship employee volunteerism campaign, it continues from 1 June until 21 June.

Russian telcos Rostelecom and VimpelCom announced on Monday they have completed the integration of their respective IT systems to automate coordination of access to Rostelecom's line and cable infrastructure.

Movistar has been fined COP1.36 billion (US$330,000) by Colombia’s telecommunications regulator after an investigation found weaknesses in its SIM card replacement procedures that allegedly enabled fraud against customers.

Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) fined Orange Liberia LRD4 million (US$20,000) after finding the operator liable for the unauthorised issuance of a customer’s SIM card to a third party, resulting in a privacy and communications breach.

Vietnamese operator Viettel has reportedly approved plans to launch telecoms operations in the Dominican Republic, a move that would make it the country’s fourth mobile operator.

Huawei executives said the company is repositioning itself from a traditional storage hardware supplier into a provider of full-stack AI data infrastructure, arguing enterprises will need to overhaul existing architectures to cope with the rapid rise of AI workloads.