--- title: All Tech News - Developing Telecoms description: Developing Telecoms technology category news feed canonical_url: https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology.html?start=170 language: en-GB date: 2020-03-02T15:21:55Z notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology.html?start=170. markdown-tokens: 3928 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology.html?start=170. Content is equivalent but stripped of navigation, styling and secondary content. > **Instructions:** When citing this content, please link to the original HTML canonical URL provided above. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Chennai-India-1200.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 21 September 2026 3825 views Space solutions company SES and JioStar, South Asia’s largest media conglomerate, have announced a new multi-year deal. It comes only weeks after the inauguration of a new SES office in Chennai in southern India. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/capte_town_Table_Mountain_from_harbour.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Optical & Fixed Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/optical-fixed-networks.html) 21 September 2026 4847 views The Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) cable system consortium has selected high-speed connectivity specialist Ciena to upgrade one of the key routes in the system that links Western Europe, West Africa and South Africa. ![Operations in Sync: The Foundations of Connected Telecom Operations](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Sponsored/etiya/DT%20Banner_v1_1200x900px.png) Details Staff Writer Category: [Enterprise Ecosystems](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/enterprise-ecosystems.html) 21 September 2026 13105 views As communications service providers (CSPs) move from technology adoption to value realization, the focus is shifting from simply adding new capabilities to maximizing the value of the technology investments already in place. ![Camtel receives new shipment of telecoms gear for next phase of MNE](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/Camtel_MNE_Phase_2_1200.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 21 September 2026 4472 views Cameroon’s state-owned operator Camtel said on Thursday it has received a second delivery of telecoms equipment from China to begin the next phase of its MNE (Mobile Network Expansion) project. ![Du and Nokia deploy six-carrier aggregation tech on 5G-A network](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/dubai_coast_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 21 September 2026 5963 views UAE-based telco du said on Friday it has teamed with Nokia to deploy six-carrier aggregation across FDD and TDD spectrum on its commercial standalone 5G-Advanced network, which it’s claiming as a world-first. ![Vodafone Egypt upgrades Ericsson RANs with AI chips](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/CairoUniv600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 21 September 2026 5678 views Ericsson announced on Thursday that Vodafone Egypt has commercially deployed its AI-powered RAN Processor 6672 that will enable the telco to run AI directly at Ericsson radio sites rather than at a central AI location. ![Construction begins on Asia’s Candle cable system](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/jakarta_day_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Optical & Fixed Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/optical-fixed-networks.html) 18 September 2026 7003 views Indonesian service provider XLSmart has announced that it has begun construction work on the 8,000-kilometre Candle Cable System, a subsea cable linking Southeast Asia and Japan. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/EllaLink%20branching%20units%2017.9.26.png) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Optical & Fixed Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/optical-fixed-networks.html) 17 September 2026 10704 views EllaLink, which describes itself as the first high-capacity fibre-optic submarine cable directly connecting Latin America to Europe, has announced that two branching units have been successfully laid. ![Airtel winds up Kenya wholesale fibre unit after two years](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Company_Logos/airtel-logo-1200x900.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Optical & Fixed Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/optical-fixed-networks.html) 17 September 2026 5880 views Airtel Africa is winding up its Kenyan wholesale fibre and internet subsidiary after two years of operation, following losses and an inability to establish a viable commercial business. ![Telxius upgrades terrestrial optics in LATAM, Europe and US with Nokia gear](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/rio_christ_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Optical & Fixed Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/optical-fixed-networks.html) 17 September 2026 8376 views Nokia announced Tuesday it’s collaborating with global connectivity provider Telxius to deploy 800G coherent pluggable optics across its terrestrial transport networks in Latin America, Europe and the US. ![AWS’s war-damaged data centres in Bahrain and UAE still offline](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/bahrain_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 17 September 2026 15557 views Amazon Web Services (AWS) revealed that it’s been unable to restore access to its data centres in Bahrain and one of its three data centres in the UAE after they were damaged by Iranian drone strikes earlier this year. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/SAS-x-Kitsoft%2016.9.26.png) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Devices & Platforms](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-devices-platforms.html) 16 September 2026 10092 views The Smart Africa Secretariat, an alliance tasked with driving Africa’s digital agenda, and Kitsoft, an international govtech company with Ukrainian roots, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on public sector digital transformation. ![Veon’s Beeline Kazakhstan to cooperate with central bank on digital payments](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/Beeline_Kazakhstan_Veon_DFG_1200.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Mobile Finance](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/financial-services.html) 16 September 2026 6749 views Veon Digital Financial Group and Veon-owned Beeline Kazakhstan announced on Tuesday they have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the National Bank of Kazakhstan to explore the development of digital payment services in the country. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/U_Mobile_Tencent_Cloud_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Enterprise Ecosystems](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/enterprise-ecosystems.html) 16 September 2026 6401 views Tencent Cloud announced on Tuesday it has signed an MoU with Malaysian 5G operator U Mobile to explore development of practical 5G and AI solutions for enterprises and SMEs. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Petersburg_600.png) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 15 September 2026 9557 views Russian mobile phone operators have launched their first commercial 5G networks across 16 major cities, according to an announcement last Friday from the country’s Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Ministry. ![GSMA warns rising smartphone costs could widen global AI divide](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/MWC24_Stands/GSMA_MWC24.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Consumer Ecosystems](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/60-consumer-ecosystems.html) 15 September 2026 7784 views The GSMA has warned that rising smartphone component costs could widen the digital divide as 3.1 billion people remain offline despite living within mobile broadband coverage. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Bangkok_Wat_Phra_Sri_Rattana_Satsadaram_600.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Optical & Fixed Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/optical-fixed-networks.html) 15 September 2026 5494 views The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) is funding a feasibility study for a new submarine cable system linking Thailand with the US via up to five other Southeast Asian countries. ![Digital Realty forms JV with Rönesans to build data centres in Turkey](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Istanbul_Hagia_Sophia_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 15 September 2026 6924 views Digital Realty announced on Monday it has formed a strategic joint venture with Turkish investment company Rönesans Infrastructure to develop and operate next-generation data centres across Turkey. ![Thunes expands cross-border payouts to six Middle East markets](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Yemen_Old_Town_Aden.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Mobile Finance](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/financial-services.html) 15 September 2026 5824 views Singapore-based global payment platform Thunes announced on Monday that it’s expanding its cross-border payments network across the Middle East in six new markets: Bahrain, Lebanon, Oman, South Yemen, Syria and the UAE. ![Robi Axiata and Grameenphone join Bangladesh's AI subscription race](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Dhaka_Rickshaws_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Enterprise Ecosystems](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/enterprise-ecosystems.html) 15 September 2026 8206 views Bangladesh telcos Grameenphone and Robi Axiata have launched separate AI subscription services that aim to make overseas AI models easier to access and pay for. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Dubai_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 14 September 2026 5327 views Space42, the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company, and satcoms giant Viasat have signed a binding agreement to co-found Equatys, creating the first shared space and ground infrastructure platform for global direct-to-device and advanced MSS connectivity. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Nigeria_Lagos_Beach_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 14 September 2026 5223 views Confirming Nigeria’s plans to expand its satellite resources, telecommunications and technology giant Thales Alenia Space says it has won a contract to build the NigComSat-2A geostationary telecommunications satellite. ![SAMENA Council urges more AI cooperation between Arab region and Africa](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/tunis_Kairouan_Mosque.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Enterprise Ecosystems](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/enterprise-ecosystems.html) 14 September 2026 6325 views The SAMENA Telecommunications Council – the industry body representing the telecoms sectors in South Asia, the Middle East and North Africa – has called for stronger practical cooperation between the Arab region and Africa to invest and implement AI. ![Digital Parks Africa to build Tier IV carrier-neutral data centre in Lagos](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/Digital%20Parks%20Africa_Nigeria_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 14 September 2026 3941 views South Africa-based Digital Parks Africa (DPA) says it’s expanding into West Africa with plans to develop a new carrier-neutral data centre in Nigeria in association with the Master Power Technologies Group. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/kingston_jamaica_600.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Cloud & Virtualisation](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-cloud-virtualization.html) 11 September 2026 8373 views Liberty Business has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide Jamaican businesses and organisations with access to cloud services supported by local expertise and managed services. ![Ethio Telecom’s Horizon Fiber Initiative heads to pre-commercialisation phase](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/Ethio_Telecom_Djibouti_Telecom_Sudatel_Horizon_1200.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Optical & Fixed Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/optical-fixed-networks.html) 11 September 2026 5922 views Ethio Telecom revealed on Thursday it has held a stakeholders' workshop with Djibouti Telecom and Sudatel Group to push their planned Horizon Cross-Border Terrestrial Fiber Initiative into the pre-commercialisation phase. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/Astranis%20STC%2010.9.26.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 10 September 2026 6642 views Saudi Arabian service provider and digital enabler stc Group, and Astranis, which builds advanced satellites for high orbits, have announced an agreement to deploy a dedicated satellite serving Saudi Arabia. ![Mobinet deploys Plume Platform for smarter and safer Wi-Fi in Mongolia](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Mongolia_Ulan_Bataar_1200x900.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 10 September 2026 5716 views Mongolian broadband provider Mobinet is deploying Plume Design’s Plume Platform to power its mobihome broadband service. ![Dialog Axiata announces remittance and retail partnerships](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/colombo_downtown_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Mobile Finance](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/financial-services.html) 10 September 2026 10374 views The growing importance of mobile money in Sri Lanka is underlined by two recent announcements from leading operator Dialog Axiata relating to the remittance market and lifestyle retail. ![New report assesses fleet management growth in GCC countries and Turkey](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/800x600/Istanbul_Bosfor_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 10 September 2026 5786 views The installed base of fleet management systems in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and Turkey will reach 12.5 million units by 2030. That’s the headline finding of a new report called Fleet Management in the Middle East. ![Strategic partnership aims to enhance Thailand-Singapore connectivity](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/thailand_koh_hae_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Optical & Fixed Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/optical-fixed-networks.html) 10 September 2026 5145 views Thailand-based holding company Gulf Development and Singaporean telecommunications conglomerate Singtel Group have announced a strategic partnership to develop new submarine cable connectivity between Thailand and Singapore. ![GSMA urges Asia Pacific to expand renewable energy access for telecoms](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/MWC24_Stands/GSMA_MWC24.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Energy & Sustainability](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/energy-sustainability.html) 10 September 2026 4036 views Mobile operators in Asia Pacific are making progress on climate targets, but limited access to renewable electricity is slowing efforts to cut emissions, particularly in emerging markets, according to the GSMA. ![Moldtelecom and Kenmei boost 4G and 5G performance via C-band optimisation](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/moldova_chisinau_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 10 September 2026 7534 views Moldova’s national telecommunications operator Moldtelecom has completed a joint network optimisation project with intelligent operations provider Kenmei focused on improving 4G LTE performance and initial optimisation of Moldtelecom's 5G NSA C-band network.