It’s been a busy week for Ethiopia’s second-biggest operator, which has introduced more new services via its M-Pesa mobile money service. However, its state-owned rival is also celebrating positive news, after announcing impressive customer and revenue growth figures.
Moroccan operator inwi has partnered with Huawei to commercially deploy what is described as an innovative 1.8GHz + 2.1GHz dual-band 8T8R solution across the country's major transportation corridors, including high-speed railway and highway routes.
Morocco’s Ministry of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform announced it has signed an MoU with Vertiv to develop the country’s digital infrastructure and support the government’s sovereign cloud and AI ambitions.
Amidst the digital wave, smart city construction has become a popular choice for megacities to address governance challenges. Wuhan, keeping pace with China's modernization, has continuously innovated in governance, upgraded industries, and optimized the ecosystem, injecting vitality into the city. This allows residents of Wuhan to live and work with much greater convenience, and to embrace a bright future together.
Payments technology company ACI Worldwide and dLocal, a payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, have announced a strategic partnership that gives global merchants immediate and seamless access to leading local payment methods in parts of Latin America.
Operator MTN South Africa and integrated information and communication technology solutions provider ZTE Corporation say they have advanced the commercial validation of ZTE AIR RAN EnergyTurbo, an AI-native closed-loop energy intelligence solution.
ZTE revealed on Tuesday it has signed an MoU with Indonesian telco XLSmart to expand their existing cooperation into the realm of AI-powered 5G networks and fixed wireless access (FWA).
e& Carrier & Wholesale Services (C&WS), the international wholesale arm of global technology group e&, and Philippines telecommunications operator Globe have announced a strategic partnership for the management of Globe’s international voice traffic.
A story that has been in the regional press since last week but is now gaining wider coverage involves a decision in Israel to stop grid processing of new data centres for 140 days given the strain on resources. Is this a sign of things to come in other countries?
In case anyone was wondering what Amazon Leo’s plans were after the deal with Globalstar earlier this year, a recent filing with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may offer some clues.
PLDT’s wireless unit Smart Communications announced on Monday it’s struck a partnership with global cloud gaming firm Blacknut to bring console-level gaming to mobile users in the Philippines.
Rakuten Symphony announced on Monday it has landed a grant from Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) to partly subsidise its project with Ukrainian telco Kyivstar to expand their Open RAN tests from the lab to the field.
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it signed an MoU with the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) on Friday to deploy renewable energy for telecom infrastructure in Nigeria to bring down costs and boost reliability.
A private network deal involving Brazilian operator TIM, described as marking a new level in the digitisation and modernisation of energy distribution in Brazil, has just been announced.
Mobile service Dolphin Telecoms South Africa says it has officially launched its mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), delivering affordable mobile connectivity designed for people who live, work, study, or regularly travel in South Africa while maintaining strong ties with their home countries.
Guinea has launched a new instant payment system called NimbaPay, which enables instant, secure, and interoperable payments between participating banks, electronic money institutions and microfinance institutions.
Vodacom Lesotho has launched Tsetela, a mobile-based investment solution aimed at expanding access to formal investing among the country’s population.
The continuing advances made by insurance services into the mobile communications sphere are illustrated by new insurance-related partnerships in two very different markets: Uganda and Jordan.
Zain KSA announced on Thursday it has commenced commercial rollout of Saudi Arabia’s first 5G-Advanced network, starting in Riyadh and Jeddah.
Vietnamese telco Viettel says it has become Qualcomm's first global partner for its in 6G Early Access programme, which it says expands its collaboration with the company across 6G, AI, data centre technologies, and advanced digital products.
Indonesia's mobile services market is forecast to grow from US$10.2 billion in 2025 to US$12.1 billion by 2030, driven by increasing demand for mobile data and the continued rollout of 5G services, according to new research from GlobalData.
Saudi Arabia's Al Moammar Information Systems Company (MIS), an IT solutions provider, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Saudi Fransi Capital, acting on behalf of Saudi Data Centre Fund 1, to study the development of three data centres across Saudi Arabia.
Raxio Group has announced that its data centre portfolio will provide the digital backbone for pan-African infrastructure and licensed telecommunications operator AFR-IX Telecom to expand in Angola and Mozambique.
Global connectivity provider Telxius announced on Wednesday it has launched a new point of presence (PoP) in the Dominican Republic at the NAP Caribe data centre in Santo Domingo.
Aspiring LEO satellite operator Rivada Space Networks said on Wednesday it has signed a deal with telecoms operator and communications systems integrator Zharyq Kazakhstan to use its constellation to deliver broadband satellite services.
Ukraine’s three main telcos – Kyivstar, Vodafone Ukraine and Lifecell – expanded pilot 5G services to Kyiv on Wednesday, with Odesa next on the list.
As a topic, AI sovereignty has gained exponential traction in the last six months as enterprises have begun bringing AI use cases into operation – and enterprises worldwide, particularly in developing markets, will be keen to ensure that their long-term strategies are compliant with the various regulatory frameworks that are emerging worldwide.
Co-location data centre services provider ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (India) has announced the launch of STT Jaipur 1, described as the first high-performance data centre in Rajasthan.
America Movil has agreed to acquire Peruvian fixed broadband provider Wow from Liberty Latin America and its partners, strengthening the operator's position in Peru's growing fibre broadband market.
Veon-owned Pakistan telco Jazz says it has successfully completed the virtualisation of its subscriber data management (SDM) platform in collaboration with Nokia as part of its network modernisation programme.
Zimbabwean infrastructure development and management firm Econet InfraCo revealed on Monday that it has been deploying solar-power systems and AI-powered fuel management solutions as well as new towers in its first quarter as a listed company.
Real-time communications technology, IP routing and optical networking specialist Ribbon Communications has announced a major deal with leading Indonesian provider of internet and network access services Jala Lintas Media (JLM).
Terra Innovatum Global, a developer of micro-modular nuclear reactors, has announced that Latin American media group Waiken ILW has chosen its SOLO micro-modular reactor platform for an initial deployment supporting the data centre infrastructure of two broadcasting and streaming services providers.
Alipay+, a global digital payment gateway under fintech provider Ant International, has announced that it will enable global travellers to make QR code payments at millions of merchants across Argentina.
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