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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. ![Tencent Cloud gearing up to launch first cloud region in Malaysia](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/Tencent_Cloud_Malaysia_Bluefish_1200.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Cloud & Virtualisation](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-cloud-virtualization.html) 19 August 2026 5813 views Tencent Cloud announced on Tuesday it will establish its first cloud region in Malaysia, which will include up to three availability zones in Johor, along with commitments to develop local AI talent. ![Rakuten Symphony to support Viva's network modernisation in Bolivia](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/800x600/Sucre_Bolivia_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Service Management](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/oss-service-management.html) 18 August 2026 7073 views Technology company Rakuten Symphony and Nuevatel PCS de Bolivia, operator of the Viva Bolivia mobile network, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore a phased strategic collaboration. ![Ukrainian operators announced shared infrastructure deal](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/800x600/odessa_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Service Management](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/oss-service-management.html) 17 August 2026 11854 views Ukrainian operators Kyivstar and Ukrtelecom have signed an agreement to cooperate under an open access model, based on the shared use of telecommunications infrastructure. ![Polish data centre development sparks water use fears](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/800x600/Warsaw_downtown_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 17 August 2026 5556 views There have been more headlines about the effect of data centres on water worries, this time in Poland, where a data centre announced for a suburb of the capital Warsaw has been met with protests from residents. ![Gilat Perú delivering fibre to underserved communities in Ayacucho](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/800x600/Peru_rural_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Optical & Fixed Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/optical-fixed-networks.html) 17 August 2026 5210 views Gilat Perú has signed a US$14 million agreement with the Regional Government of Ayacucho for a fibre-optic broadband project in southern Ayacucho. ![Lynk and Omnispace merge to form D2D company Elveo](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/Elveo_image_handset 17.8.26.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 17 August 2026 4555 views Satellite operators Lynk and Omnispace have merged. The new company will be called Elveo Mobile, and, the partners say, will bring reliable, next-generation connectivity directly from satellites to mobile phones, devices and machines everywhere on Earth in multiple frequency bands. ![Vietnam accelerates 6G plans as 5G reaches 90% population coverage](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/hanoi_street_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 17 August 2026 6778 views 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. ![Indosat, Nvidia and Kemkomdigi launch university-linked AI research centre](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/UGM_Indosat_NVAITC_1200.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Enterprise Ecosystems](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/enterprise-ecosystems.html) 17 August 2026 7030 views Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, Nvidia, Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Kemkomdigi) and Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) have launched a university-based AI technology center dedicated to advancing AI research, innovation, and digital talent development. ![e& UAE tests live eRedCap tech to expand its 5G IoT capabilities](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Company_Logos/e_MWC25_600x450.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Enterprise Ecosystems](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/enterprise-ecosystems.html) 17 August 2026 7559 views e& UAE announced on Thursday it has successfully tested enhanced RedCap (eRedCap) technology on its live network, which it says will broaden its ability to support native-5G IoT devices. ![Airtel Africa claims first commercial launch of Starlink Mobile in DRC](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Company_Logos/Starlink_1200.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 14 August 2026 8659 views Airtel Africa and Starlink have launched their satellite-to-mobile service in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the operator claiming the country's deployment is the first commercial launch of Elon Musk's satellite connectivity service. ![Algeria wants Meta to ban WhatsApp accounts that aren’t linked to local numbers](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Company_Logos/WhatsApp-1200.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Devices & Platforms](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-devices-platforms.html) 14 August 2026 16630 views The Algerian government has reportedly warned Meta that all WhatsApp accounts in the country must be linked to a valid mobile phone number registered with an Algerian telco, and instructed it to ban all WhatsApp accounts that aren’t. ![Vietnamese satellite startup VinSpace books SpaceX for first launch in 2027](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/SpaceX_600x450.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 14 August 2026 5010 views Vietnamese private satellite startup VinSpace said on Tuesday it has signed a launch contract with SpaceX to launch its first satellites into orbit sometime in 2027. ![OpenAI agrees to transform U Mobile into an AI-powered telco](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/OpenAI_U_Mobile_AI_telco_1200.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Enterprise Ecosystems](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/enterprise-ecosystems.html) 14 August 2026 6172 views Malaysian 5G operator U Mobile announced that OpenAI will help it transform into an AI-enabled telco under a strategic collaboration agreement signed on Wednesday, with added support from Amazon Web Services (AWS). ![Malawi’s CTN expands 4G FWA to more underserved areas in Lilongwe](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/800x600/Lilongwe_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 13 August 2026 5766 views 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. ![Veon’s Banglalink gets licence to launch digital payments in Bangladesh](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/800x600/Dhaka_street_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Mobile Finance](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/financial-services.html) 13 August 2026 6886 views Veon-owned telco Banglalink said on Wednesday it has received a payment service provider (PSP) licence from Bangladesh’s central bank, clearing the way for its entry into the country's digital payments market. ![Zain Jordan and Ericsson expand BSS modernisation project to postpaid](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/800x600/Amman_Citadel600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Revenue & Billing](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-revenue-billing.html) 13 August 2026 5907 views Ericsson and Zain Jordan said on Wednesday they have started the next phase of their project to modernise Zain’s business support systems (BSS) to advance its digital transformation and prepare its IT infrastructure to support 5G services. ![UAE’s Space42 supports driverless systems project](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Abu_Dhabi_mosque_Credit_David-Rodrigo_Unsplash_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Consumer Ecosystems](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/60-consumer-ecosystems.html) 12 August 2026 15320 views The UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company Space42, and Autonomous A2Z (A2Z), South Korea's leading autonomous driving company, have signed a commercial agreement valued at US$7 million to deploy Level-4 mobility solutions in the UAE. ![Mexico launches tender for 5G rail network](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Mexico_Acueducto_de_Queretaro_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 12 August 2026 6360 views 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. ![Google announces new subsea cable systems for the Americas](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Santo-Domingo-1200.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Optical & Fixed Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/optical-fixed-networks.html) 12 August 2026 5254 views Google has announcing a major expansion of its global network infrastructure in the Americas with three new subsea cable systems: Alisios, Canoa and OlaLuz. ![Asian subsea cable project announces major funding deal](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Chennai-India-1200.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Optical & Fixed Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/optical-fixed-networks.html) 12 August 2026 5406 views Singapore-based connectivity provider Lightstorm says it has secured approximately US$262million in debt financing for the development of the recently announced I-2SEA subsea cable project, which will link India with Malaysia and Singapore. ![Smartphone shipments fall 7% as memory crisis drives up prices](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/Apple_iPhone_16_600.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Devices & Platforms](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-devices-platforms.html) 12 August 2026 6076 views Global smartphone shipments fell 7% year-on-year in 2Q26 as the ongoing memory shortage pushed up device prices and weakened consumer demand. ![Sudan launches digital public procurement platform](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/800x600/khartoum-night-600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Service Management](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/oss-service-management.html) 11 August 2026 5467 views Sudan has launched a national digital public procurement platform as part of broader reforms aimed at improving the management of scarce public resources after years of a conflict that has severely weakened government finances. ![China's Envision plans renewable energy-powered data centre](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/800x600/Shanghai_Pudong_Panorama_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Energy & Sustainability](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/energy-sustainability.html) 11 August 2026 6750 views A green technology company called Envision, headquartered in Shanghai, has reportedly commissioned a 2GW campus – the Galaxy Campus – in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia. It will, the company says, be powered directly by renewable energy. ![Maintenance agreement signed for Syria-Cyprus cable](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/Syria UGARIT-2 cable 11.8.26.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Optical & Fixed Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/optical-fixed-networks.html) 11 August 2026 5415 views Three companies – UNIFI Communications, Syrian Telecom, and CYTA – have signed a construction and maintenance agreement for UGARIT 2 – a new subsea cable that, at the outset, will connect Syria to Lebanon and Cyprus. ![Ericsson confirms 5G contract with Costa Rica’s ICE](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Company_Logos/Ericsson_Gitex.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 11 August 2026 6238 views 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. ![Firebird launches Nvidia-powered 300MW AI data centre in Armenia](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/Firebird_Nvidia_AI_Factory_Armenia_1200.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 11 August 2026 8829 views Nvidia announced on Saturday that AI cloud startup Firebird has launched a new AI data centre in Armenia, powered by Nvidia GPUs and Dell Technologies’ AI infrastructure. ![Nigeria’s Project BRIDGE enters a new phase](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/lagos_street_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Optical & Fixed Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/optical-fixed-networks.html) 10 August 2026 6116 views Nigeria has moved its planned nationwide fibre infrastructure programme, Project BRIDGE, from the planning phase into execution following the incorporation of Bridge Open Access (Bridge OA), an independent company established to oversee delivery of the initiative. ![Airtel Business and ITI collaborate to serve Indian enterprises](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/India_Visakhapatnam_credit_Yogi_Ravi_Teja_Yedla_Unsplash_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Enterprise Ecosystems](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/enterprise-ecosystems.html) 10 August 2026 5239 views Airtel Business, an Indian provider of secure and reliable connectivity, technology, and communications solutions, and ITI Limited, a provider of telecom turnkey solutions and customised support, have entered into a strategic collaboration targeting enterprises in India. ![Mozambique addresses cybersecurity – and courts controversy](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/800x600/maputo_mozambique_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Cybersecurity](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/cybersecurity.html) 10 August 2026 6029 views Security is the theme of two recent stories from Mozambique. One is a UN-supported alliance to extend awareness of potential cybercrime, while the other involves a controversial attempt – now blocked by a court order – to authorise the state to block telecommunications services. ![U Mobile launches EIP Hub to let enterprises play with 5G-A](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/U_Mobile_EIP_Hub_launch_1200.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Enterprise Ecosystems](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/enterprise-ecosystems.html) 10 August 2026 6451 views Malaysian 5G network provider U Mobile officially launched its Enterprise Innovation Platform (EIP) Hub on Friday, which provides enterprises with a sandbox to collaborate on developing real-world solutions using 5G-Advanced and AI. ![Arabsat and LTT to collaborate on HTS satellite solutions for Libya](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/Arabsat_LTT_Libya_1200.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 10 August 2026 5457 views Saudi Arabia-based satellite operator Arabsat announced on Thursday it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Libya Telecom and Technology (LTT) to boost high throughput satellite (HTS) connectivity in Libya. ![Telkom Indonesia transfers infrastructure assets to InfraNexia spinoff](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/InfraNexia_Telkom_Indonesia_1200.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Optical & Fixed Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/optical-fixed-networks.html) 10 August 2026 6553 views Telkom Indonesia announced on Friday it has executed the second phase of the two-phase spinoff of its network infrastructure assets to operating subsidiary InfraNexia, with a total transaction value of IDR85.7 trillion (US$4.8 billion). ![Microsoft launches fourth India cloud region as AI demand accelerates](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Company_Logos/Microsoft 1200 MWC26.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Cloud & Virtualisation](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-cloud-virtualization.html) 07 August 2026 14021 views Microsoft has launched its fourth cloud region in India, with a new datacentre region in Hyderabad aimed at supporting growing demand for cloud and AI services among Indian enterprises.