Philippine telco Smart Communications announced on Tuesday it is partnering with Salesforce to create an unified, AI-powered digital storefront for its e-commerce site to improve the customer experience.
Pan-Asian data centre operator Digital Edge announced on Monday it has formed a joint venture with Thai energy company B.Grimm Power to develop hyperscale, AI-ready data centre campuses across Thailand, starting with a flagship 100MW greenfield project.
Veon-owned Ukrainian telco Kyivstar said on Monday it has successfully connected its core network to Starlink’s LEO satellite infrastructure, bringing it a step closer to offering direct-to-device (D2D) satellite services later this year.
Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy (FMCIDE) has announced that plans to support the country’s farmers with its AgriConnect initiative have kicked off with a pilot scheme launched in Ogun State in southwestern Nigeria.
Service provider Telecom Fiji and technology company Google have reportedly signed a strategic agreement to design, build, and maintain a high-capacity terrestrial fibre optic link on the country’s main island, Viti Levu.
Ericsson says it has signed a strategic partnership deal with Orange Maroc to modernize and expand its core network infrastructure to support a planned rollout of standalone 5G in Morocco later this year.
Eutelsat Group and Orange have signed a deal that enables Orange leverage the Eutelsat OneWeb constellation to offer LEO satellite connectivity services to its enterprise and government customers worldwide, particularly in Africa and the Middle East.
MobiFone Corporation, a leading mobile network operator in Vietnam, and open RAN pioneer Rakuten Symphony have announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on a pilot project to jointly deploy a 4G and 5G open RAN mobile network in Vietnam.
In what is said to be the first time Google has made a deal with an entire country, the Alphabet Inc-owned technology company has this week signed a major submarine cable agreement with the Chilean government.
ZTE Corporation has released its Sustainability Report 2024, marking the 17th consecutive year the company has proactively disclosed its sustainable commitments and progress to the public.
India’s Ministry of Home Affairs has approved Starlink’s bid for a crucial licence that will allow the SpaceX unit to provide satellite services in the market.
Weather intelligence specialist Tomorrow.io says it has partnered with the Philippines National Irrigation Administration (NIA) to help farmers adapt to volatile and challenging climate conditions and boost productivity using artificial intelligence.
At a recent roundtable discussion, Veon’s Lasha Tabidze described how the group is positioning itself as a service delivery company with LLMs at the core of its AI strategy.
After procuring a US$80m loan to cover the cost of its 5G licence, Orange Egypt has now officially launched 5G services in the market.
Zoodlabs has announced that it will use renewable energy as its primary power source as it deploys a mobile network that will supply some of the first 5G data connections in Sierra Leone.
Telkom Indonesia announced on Wednesday it is working with IBM Indonesia to develop a sovereign AI solution that it says will allow local enterprises to create reliable and responsible AI value-added services.
Telecoms newcomer Aquatel has signed an agreement with Aruba telco Setar and the Curaçao government to connect Curaçao to the planned CELIA subsea cable that will connect various Caribbean islands to the US.
Safaricom announced on Wednesday it has extended its work with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to develop use cases for Generative AI that can speed up innovations and improve customer experience.
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) announced on Tuesday it has formed a partnership with technology solutions provider DWP Technologies to modernize its data centre infrastructure with software-driven enterprise and mid-tier storage platforms from Dell Technologies.
Kacific Broadband Satellites Group announced it has signed a strategic partnership deal with telecoms and data network service provider Supernet Limited to resell Kacific’s satellite broadband solutions in rural areas across Pakistan.
Iraqi telco Asiacell says it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China Mobile International (CMI) to collaborate on delivering telecoms and digital solutions for B2B and enterprise services in Iraq.
Cambodian service provider Smart Axiata, and digital payments business TrueMoney Cambodia say they have signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand access to essential telecom and fintech services across the country.
Digital BSS firm Qvantel has opened two new operations, services and support centres in the Pakistani cities of Islamabad and Lahore.
Nokia announced on Monday it has signed a deal with Vodafone Qatar to lead a nationwide network modernisation project to drive expanded 5G coverage, reliability and services for consumers and businesses.
GoTo, described as the largest digital ecosystem in Indonesia, and service provider Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) have announced the launch of a new, enhanced version of Sahabat-AI, an Indonesian large language model launched in mid-November last year.
MTN's mobile money (MoMo) service in South Sudan has teamed up with Onafriq, a pan-African payments provider, to offer inbound international remittance services.
A strategic partnership to deliver advanced SD-WAN and secure access service edge (SASE) solutions across Africa, announced last week, is set to be showcased this week at a major IT security event.
A Brazilian renewable energy company, Casa dos Ventos, has been given the go-ahead from the country’s power grid regulator for a 300-megawatt data centre project in the Pecem port complex in Ceara, northeastern Brazil.
The telecoms sector is admirable in its pursuit of sustainability – but this is at least in part motivated by the sheer cost of constantly replacing network equipment and devices as they slide into obsolescence. While manufacturers are increasingly focused on extending the lifespan of equipment, this does not negate the issue of recycling outdated gear.
Indonesian mobile operator Telkomsel says it is collaborating with US-based AI company Perplexity to bundle its AI-based search engine into data connectivity packages for B2B and B2C customers.
A major partnership focused on a data centre conversion project in Poland says it has completed the successful early repositioning of a logistics property in Warsaw into a leading data centre.
IDC has cut its forecast for global smartphone shipments in 2025 to just 0.6% growth (1.25 billion units) down from a previous projection of 2.3%, due to persistent economic uncertainty and volatility across many regions as key factors behind the revision.
LEO satellite operator Iridium Communications announced on Thursday it has signed a partnership deal with Syniverse to support the rollout of Iridium’s planned direct-to-device (D2D) satellite service that will offer non-terrestrial network (NTN) services for terrestrial mobile operators.
IHS Towers subsidiary IHS Brazil announced on Thursday it has completed its upgrade of the distributed antenna system (DAS) at the Nilton Santos Stadium (Engenhão) in Rio de Janeiro to support 5G connectivity.
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