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How AI is exposing cybersecurity weaknesses in emerging markets

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Webinars & Videos

ZTE’s Super-N Platform boosts energy efficiency

ZTE’s Super-N Platform boosts energy efficiency

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Tejas Networks: Architecting Networks for an AI World

Tejas Networks: Architecting Networks for an AI World

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XLSMART CTO Insights: Speed, Synergy, and 5G Acceleration—Advancing Indonesia's Digital Journey

XLSMART CTO Insights: Speed, Synergy, and 5G Acceleration—Advancing Indonesia's Digital Journey

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Inside Viasat’s NTN play: connecting people, machines and everything in between

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The Rise of Agentic BSS: Intelligence in Action to Maximize Business Impact

The Rise of Agentic BSS: Intelligence in Action to Maximize Business Impact

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Partner Content

ZTE Releases Sustainability Report 2025: Driving a New Chapter in Sustainable Development Through AI

ZTE Releases Sustainability Report 2025: Driving a New Chapter in Sustainable Development Through AI

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ZTE and MediaTek Unveil Tri-band Wi-Fi 7, Targeting a Relatively Unexplored Premium Niche in Brazil

ZTE and MediaTek Unveil Tri-band Wi-Fi 7, Targeting a Relatively Unexplored Premium Niche in Brazil

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Security by design – Cornerstones of security and compliance in an AI-driven BSS

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Security by design – Cornerstones of security and compliance in an AI-driven BSS
ZTE and CIMB Expand Strategic Partnership to Support 5G Deployment and Digital Infrastructure across ASEAN

ZTE and CIMB Expand Strategic Partnership to Support 5G Deployment and Digital Infrastructure across ASEAN

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ZTE and CIMB Expand Strategic Partnership to Support 5G Deployment and Digital Infrastructure across ASEAN
UAE Launches World’s First Commercial U6GHz Network, Advancing Path to 10Gbps Connectivity

UAE Launches World’s First Commercial U6GHz Network, Advancing Path to 10Gbps Connectivity

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UAE Launches World’s First Commercial U6GHz Network, Advancing Path to 10Gbps Connectivity
Indosat bets on inclusive AI to reach every corner of Indonesia

Indosat bets on inclusive AI to reach every corner of Indonesia

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MTN and UNHCR to connect displaced people in African countries

MTN and UNHCR to connect displaced people in African countries

Humanitarian Comms
MTN and UNHCR to connect displaced people in African countries

SES brings satellite connectivity to refugees in Chad

Humanitarian Comms
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Mobily and Ooredoo pledge US$2.2b for ITU Partner2Connect projects

Mobily and Ooredoo pledge US$2.2b for ITU Partner2Connect projects

Humanitarian Comms
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UNICEF announces procurement initiative for internet connectivity in Africa

Humanitarian Comms
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Eutelsat and unconnected.org to bring community Wi-Fi to Tanzania

Eutelsat and unconnected.org to bring community Wi-Fi to Tanzania

Humanitarian Comms
Eutelsat and unconnected.org to bring community Wi-Fi to Tanzania

South & Central Asia Updates

Veon urges Bangladesh and Pakistan to cut telecoms taxes

Veon urges Bangladesh and Pakistan to cut telecoms taxes

Ucell deploys AI-powered RAN energy‑saving solution from ZTE

Ucell deploys AI-powered RAN energy‑saving solution from ZTE

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EAC to discuss ways to advance regional roaming

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Digital divide in developing markets persists despite connection growth: ITU

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New Whitepaper: Cybersecurity Driving Enterprise 5G Adoption

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Ufinet Brasil taps Prysmian to boost data centre interconnectivity in Alphaville

Ufinet Brasil taps Prysmian to boost data centre interconnectivity in Alphaville

LATAM smartphone market grows despite memory price pressures

LATAM smartphone market grows despite memory price pressures

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Data Centres & Networks

MANTA subsea cable selects MDC Data Centers for Mexico landing hubs

MANTA subsea cable selects MDC Data Centers for Mexico landing hubs

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Manny Pham
Category: Data Centres & Networks
18 March 2026
8271 views
  • Latin America
  • Mexico
  • Sparkle
  • Gold Data
  • Liberty Networks

The MANTA subsea cable consortium has selected MDC Data Centers as its neutral landing partner in Mexico, marking further progress in the rollout of the regional connectivity project.

TelCables Brasil adds three new PoPs in Belo Horizonte

TelCables Brasil adds three new PoPs in Belo Horizonte

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John Tanner
Category: Data Centres & Networks
18 March 2026
8124 views
  • Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Data Centres
  • Angola Cables
  • Points of Presence
  • TelCables

TelCables Brasil announced on Monday it has added three new Points of Presence (PoPs) in Belo Horizonte, the capital city of Minas Gerais state, bringing its total number of PoPs in Brazil to ten.

Digital Edge secures US$665m green loan for Indonesia AI data centre

Digital Edge secures US$665m green loan for Indonesia AI data centre

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John Tanner
Category: Data Centres & Networks
17 March 2026
8373 views
  • Data Centres
  • Indonesia
  • Loans
  • Renewable Energy
  • Southeast Asia
  • Hyperscale
  • Digital Edge

Digital Edge announced on Monday it’s secured a US$665 million green loan to support development of the first phase of its planned 500MW AI-ready hyperscale data centre in Indonesia.

NeutraDC and F5 to develop AI-based connectivity in Indonesia

NeutraDC and F5 to develop AI-based connectivity in Indonesia

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John Tanner
Category: Data Centres & Networks
13 March 2026
8771 views
  • Security
  • Data Centres
  • Indonesia
  • Managed Services
  • Telkom Indonesia
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Southeast Asia
  • NeutraDC
  • MWC26
  • F5

Telkom Indonesia’s data center arm NeutraDC announced on Thursday it has signed an MoU with F5 to explore strategic cooperation in the development of managed AI connectivity solutions in Indonesia.

MoU aims to aims to shorten AI data centre construction timelines

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
04 March 2026
10976 views
  • Data Centres
  • Tunisia
  • SK Telecom
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Supermicro
  • MWC26
  • SoleCrypt

AI-focused company SK Telecom has signed a three-party memorandum of understanding (MoU) with global server manufacturer Supermicro and global mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) leader Schneider Electric to develop a total solution for artificial intelligence data centres (AIDC).

India’s Tejas networks launches WDM optical transport product

India’s Tejas networks launches WDM optical transport product

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
04 March 2026
8668 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • India
  • Data Centres
  • Energy Efficiency
  • WDM
  • Tejas Networks
  • Optical Transport
  • MWC26

India-heaquartered company Tejas Networks, which designs and manufactures high-performance wireline and wireless networking products, has announced the launch of TJ1600-D3, its next-generation, versatile WDM (wavelength division multiplexing) optical transport product.

Digital Realty announces its entry into Bulgaria

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
04 March 2026
8854 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Data Centres
  • Cloud
  • Bulgaria
  • Interconnection
  • Subsea Cable
  • Digital Realty
  • Telepoint

Cloud and carrier-neutral data centre platform Digital Realty has announced its entry into Bulgaria, establishing a new market presence in Sofia, which it describes as one of Southeast Europe’s most important emerging interconnection hubs.

AWS loses another data centre in UAE and one in Bahrain to drone strikes

AWS loses another data centre in UAE and one in Bahrain to drone strikes

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John Tanner
Category: Data Centres & Networks
03 March 2026
12650 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Data Centres
  • Cloud Services
  • UAE
  • Iran
  • Bahrain
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Service Outages
  • AWS
  • Power Outages

Amazon Web Services (AWS) confirmed on Monday that two of its data centres in the UAE and one in Bahrain were damaged by drone strikes as the Middle East conflict involving Iran, the US and Israel widens.

Amazon UAE data centre catches fire amid Iranian air strikes

Amazon UAE data centre catches fire amid Iranian air strikes

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John Tanner
Category: Data Centres & Networks
02 March 2026
11483 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Data Centres
  • UAE
  • Iran
  • Amazon Web Services
  • AWS
  • Power Outages

Amazon Web Services (AWS) experienced service disruptions in one of its Availability Zones in the UAE on Sunday when a data centre lost power after catching fire, possibly due to Iranian air strikes in Dubai.

New data centre continues STT GDC growth in India

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
23 February 2026
8794 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • India
  • Data Centres
  • IPOs
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • MoU
  • STT GDC

Colocation data centre services provider, ST Telemedia Global Data Centres  (STT GDC) has announced the launch of its fourth data centre in the Indian city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, marking the expansion of its second campus in the city at Siruseri, a southern suburb of Chennai.

OpenAI partners with Tata Group to boost AI capacity in India

OpenAI partners with Tata to boost India's AI infrastructure

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John Tanner
Category: Data Centres & Networks
20 February 2026
8938 views
  • India
  • Data Centres
  • Tata Group
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Tata Consultancy Services
  • South Asia
  • OpenAI
  • ChatGPT

OpenAI is partnering with Indian conglomerate Tata Group to expand access to AI in India with an initiative to develop local, AI-ready data centre capacity as part of OpenAI’s global Stargate initiative.

Terranova launches its first data centre in Mexico

Terranova launches its first data centre in Mexico

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
20 February 2026
8712 views
  • Investment
  • Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Mexico
  • South Africa
  • Data Centres
  • Malaysia
  • Chile
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Telkom
  • Actis
  • Hyperscale
  • Water Management
  • Swiftnet
  • Digital Infrastructure
  • Terranova

Terranova, the hyperscale data centre platform backed by the Actis infrastructure fund, described as one of the largest and longest-standing sustainable infrastructure investors globally, has launched its first data centre in Mexico.

Adani Group commits $100bn to AI-ready data centres

Adani Group commits $100bn to AI-ready data centres

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Manny Pham
Category: Data Centres & Networks
18 February 2026
11389 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Data Centres
  • Adani Group

Indian conglomerate the Adani Group unveiled plans to invest US$100 billion in renewable energy-backed, AI-ready data centres by 2035, more than doubling its current capacity as it seeks to position India as a global AI infrastructure hub.

Telkom Indonesia explores US$1.5bn stake sale in NeutraDC

Telkom Indonesia explores US$1.5bn stake sale in NeutraDC

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Manny Pham
Category: Data Centres & Networks
16 February 2026
9122 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Indonesia
  • Telkomsel
  • Telkom Indonesia

Telkom Indonesia is reportedly considering the sale of a significant stake in its data centre arm NeutraDC, in a move that could raise around US$1.5 billion.

TCS and AMD partner to help Indian enterprises with AI deployment

TCS and AMD partner to help Indian enterprises with AI deployment

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
16 February 2026
9989 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • India
  • Data Centres
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Tata Consultancy Services
  • Platforms
  • AMD
  • Hyperscalers

IT services, consulting and business solutions specialist Tata Consultancy Services and high-performance and AI computing company AMD have expanded their strategic collaboration to support India’s national AI initiatives.

G42 and Vietnamese consortium announce AI and cloud-focused initiative

G42 and Vietnamese consortium announce AI and cloud-focused initiative

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
10 February 2026
9622 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Data Centres
  • Vietnam
  • Abu Dhabi
  • Digital Transformation
  • Data Sovereignty
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • G42
  • cloud infrastructure
  • Sovereign AI
  • Viet Thai Group
  • FPT Corporation

Abu Dhabi-based technology holding group G42, and a consortium comprising IT services company the FPT Corporation and consumer-focused business the Viet Thai Group have signed a framework cooperation agreement to develop sovereign AI capabilities and cloud infrastructure across Vietnam.

Data centre development continues to ramp up in Malaysia

Data centre development continues to ramp up in Malaysia

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
09 February 2026
10124 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Data Centres
  • Malaysia
  • Digital Bridge
  • AIMS Data Centre
  • Hyperscale
  • IOI Properties Group

The rush to build data centres in Malaysia continues apparently unabated, with new announcements targeting Cyberjaya, a planned city outside of Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur, and Banting, a town in the western peninsular state of Selangor.

Cassava clears key hurdle for STANLIB stake in Africa Data Centres

Cassava clears key hurdle for STANLIB stake in Africa Data Centres

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Manny Pham
Category: Data Centres & Networks
06 February 2026
8968 views
  • Service Providers
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • South Africa
  • Africa Data Centres
  • Cassava Technologies
  • STANLIB

Cassava Technologies has cleared another regulatory milestone in South Africa for the sale of shares in its Africa Data Centres (ADC) unit to STANLIB Asset Management, a private equity firm backed by Standard Bank and Liberty Global.

Africa is funding a digital empire it does not control

Africa is funding a digital empire it does not control

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Matone Ditlhake
Category: Data Centres & Networks
05 February 2026
23443 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Data Centres
  • Data Storage
  • Data Sovereignty
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Features

The global data centre map tells a blunt and uncomfortable story. Compute power is concentrated in the Global North, while Africa sits at the edge of a digital world it increasingly depends on. This imbalance is not technical - it is structural, economic and strategic, and it quietly shapes who holds authority in the AI era.

Saudi’s Neom megaproject review may focus on data centres

Saudi’s Neom megaproject review may focus on data centres

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
04 February 2026
10359 views
  • Investment
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Data Centres
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Renewable Energy
  • Digital Transformation
  • Vision 2030
  • Neom

Why could much-reported plans for a radical downsizing of Saudi Arabia’s Neom megaproject be important for the telecoms sector? Partly because of its potential redesignation as a data centre hub.

China plans to launch space data centres over next five years

China plans to launch space data centres over next five years

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John Tanner
Category: Data Centres & Networks
30 January 2026
13197 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Data Centres
  • LEO Satellite
  • Space Data Centres
  • CASC

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is reportedly planning to launch gigawatt AI space data centres over the next five years.

Tencent Cloud plans to boost Middle East data centre footprint

Tencent Cloud plans to boost Middle East data centre footprint

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John Tanner
Category: Data Centres & Networks
29 January 2026
10250 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Data Centres
  • Cloud Services
  • Tencent Cloud

Tencent Cloud is reportedly planning to expand its data centre footprint in the Middle East in a bid to grow its cloud business outside of China.

Digital Edge announces landmark data centre investment in Indonesia

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
28 January 2026
9978 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Data Centres
  • Indonesia
  • Fibre
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Renewable Energy
  • Low Latency
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Hyperscale
  • Indonet
  • Digital Edge
  • Power usage effectiveness

Data centre and fibre solutions company Digital Edge has announced a US$4.5 billion investment to build CGK Campus, one of Indonesia's largest AI-ready hyperscale data centre campuses, in the GIIC Industrial Estate in Bekasi, in the province of West Java, located on the eastern border of Jakarta.

Burkina Faso launches two mini-data centres in data sovereignty push

Burkina Faso launches two mini-data centres in data sovereignty push

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John Tanner
Category: Data Centres & Networks
26 January 2026
9794 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Data Centres
  • Burkina Faso
  • Data Sovereignty

The government of Burkina Faso inaugurated two new mini data centres on Friday in a move to boost data sovereignty as well as the country’s digital infrastructure.

V.tal plans US-Brazil subsea cable plus new data centre in Porto Alegre

V.tal plans US-Brazil subsea cable plus new data centre in Porto Alegre

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John Tanner
Category: Data Centres & Networks
23 January 2026
10418 views
  • Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Data Centres
  • Subsea Cable
  • V.tal
  • Tecto Data Centres

Brazilian digital infrastructure and data centre group V.tal has announced plans for a new subsea cable system linking Brazil and the US, while its subsidiary Tecto Data Centers revealed separate plans to build a new data centre in Porto Alegre.

Saudi Arabia's Humain and Infra announce AI and digital infrastructure deal

Saudi Arabia's Humain and Infra announce AI and digital infrastructure deal

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
23 January 2026
11173 views
  • Investment
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Data Centres
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Digital Infrastructure
  • STC Group
  • GPUs
  • National Infrastructure Fund

Saudi Arabia-headquartered global artificial intelligence company Humain and the National Infrastructure Fund, the Kingdom’s lead development financing partner for infrastructure, have announced a strategic financing framework agreement of up to US$1.2 billion.

Ooredoo’s Syntys buys Q Data to expand Qatar data centre portfolio

Ooredoo’s Syntys buys Q Data to expand Qatar data centre portfolio

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John Tanner
Category: Data Centres & Networks
21 January 2026
10138 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Acquisitions
  • Data Centres
  • Ooredoo
  • Qatar
  • Hyperscale

Ooredoo Group announced on Tuesday that its digital infrastructure unit Syntys has acquired Qatar-based hyperscale data centre operator Q Data QFZ, which will add another 12.5MW of IT load capacity to Syntys’ data centre offerings in Qatar.

Digital Realty acquires Malaysian data centre owner

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
20 January 2026
9408 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Data Centres
  • Malaysia
  • Google
  • Connectivity
  • Dark Fibre
  • Digital Realty
  • AWS
  • Platforms
  • Digital Infrastructure
  • CSF Advisers
  • DECIX ASEAN
  • MY IX

Digital Realty, which describes itself as the largest global provider of cloud and carrier-neutral data centre, colocation and interconnection solutions, has joined the race for data centre space in Malaysia.

Zimbabwe govt leverages Econet’s industrial park plan to boost AI strategy

Zimbabwe govt leverages Econet’s industrial park plan to boost AI strategy

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John Tanner
Category: Data Centres & Networks
15 January 2026
10092 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Data Centres
  • Zimbabwe
  • Government
  • Econet Wireless
  • Artificial Intelligence

Zimbabwe’s Ministry of ICT, Postal and Courier Services said on Wednesday it will support Econet Wireless’ plan to develop an industrial park in Harare that will also include a new data centre to support the government’s upcoming national AI strategy.

Batelco and Qareeb to launch edge data centre in Bahrain

Batelco and Qareeb to launch edge data centre in Bahrain

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John Tanner
Category: Data Centres & Networks
14 January 2026
9620 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Data Centres
  • Bahrain
  • Batelco
  • Beyon

Batelco by Beyon announced on Tuesday it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Bahrain-based Qareeb Data Centers to launch what they claim will be Bahrain’s first edge data centre.

India’s RailTel announces Ethiopian data centre deal

India’s RailTel announces Ethiopian data centre deal

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
13 January 2026
8294 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Asia-Pacific
  • India
  • Data Centres
  • Ethiopia
  • Digital Transformation
  • RailTel
  • Digital Infrastructure
  • Digital Ethiopia 2030

RailTel Corporation of India has announced plans to establish a greenfield data centre for Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to Indian news reports, the data centre will be housed within the existing building of the Ministry in Addis Ababa.

Joint venture targets Malaysia’s fast-growing data centre market

Joint venture targets Malaysia’s fast-growing data centre market

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
08 January 2026
8685 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Data Centres
  • Malaysia
  • Joint Venture
  • Tien Wah Press Holdings
  • Lum Chang Holdings
  • MyTelehaus

The rush to develop data centre infrastructure in Malaysia continues with Tien Wah Press Holdings saying that its joint venture (JV) with Singapore-listed property developer Lum Chang Holdings is entering the data centre business to tap into the growing demand for such infrastructure.

Work begins on massive government data centre for Saudi Arabia

Work begins on massive government data centre for Saudi Arabia

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
05 January 2026
15185 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Data Centres
  • Big Data
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Data Sovereignty
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund
  • STC Group
  • Tier IV
  • SDAIA

Ground has been broken on a new data centre for the Saudi Arabian government in Riyadh, described as the world’s largest government data centre.

Zimbabwe’s Econet InfraCo announces industrial park plans

Zimbabwe’s Econet InfraCo announces industrial park plans

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
22 December 2025
12067 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • solar power
  • Data Centres
  • Zimbabwe
  • Econet Wireless

Econet InfraCo, the infrastructure arm of telecommunications provider Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, has announced plans to develop a 300-hectare industrial park not far from the country’s main airport.

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Emerging market telcos squeezed by diesel crisis

Emerging market telcos squeezed by diesel crisis

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Emerging market telcos squeezed by diesel crisis
How AI is exposing cybersecurity weaknesses in emerging markets

How AI is exposing cybersecurity weaknesses in emerging markets

Cybersecurity
How AI is exposing cybersecurity weaknesses in emerging markets
Could eSIM IoT lock emerging markets out of global cellular connectivity?

Could eSIM IoT lock emerging markets out of global cellular connectivity?

Enterprise Ecosystems
Could eSIM IoT lock emerging markets out of global cellular connectivity?
How is the RAM Crisis impacting emerging markets?

How is the RAM Crisis impacting emerging markets?

Consumer Ecosystems
How is the RAM Crisis impacting emerging markets?
To the max? Orange has high hopes for African super app

To the Max? Orange has high hopes for African super app

Devices & Platforms
To the Max? Orange has high hopes for African super app
Orange MEA: creating trust through digital inclusivity

Orange MEA: creating trust through digital inclusivity

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Orange MEA: creating trust through digital inclusivity

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Beyon signs Kuwait fixed network deal 

Emerging market telcos squeezed by diesel crisis

Emerging market telcos squeezed by diesel crisis

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InfraX and Ericsson announce smart utility deal for UAE

InfraX and Ericsson announce smart utility deal for UAE

Enterprise Ecosystems
InfraX and Ericsson announce smart utility deal for UAE
Huawei Unveils AI-Powered Intelligent Operations Solutions at GITEX GLOBAL, Driving Industrial Digital Transformation

Huawei Unveils AI-Powered Intelligent Operations Solutions at GITEX GLOBAL, Driving Industrial Digital Transformation

Cloud & Virtualisation
Huawei Unveils AI-Powered Intelligent Operations Solutions at GITEX GLOBAL, Driving Industrial Digital Transformation
AI seen as a driving force for more inclusive and efficient education systems

AI seen as a driving force for more inclusive and efficient education systems

Enterprise Ecosystems
AI seen as a driving force for more inclusive and efficient education systems
Huawei unveils ‘GovTech1.0’ framework to accelerate digital transformation in the Middle East and Central Asia

Huawei unveils ‘GovTech1.0’ framework to accelerate digital transformation in the Middle East and Central Asia

Vendors
Huawei unveils ‘GovTech1.0’ framework to accelerate digital transformation in the Middle East and Central Asia
CMI and Yango partner for digital enterprise solutions

CMI and Yango partner for digital enterprise solutions

Enterprise Ecosystems
CMI and Yango partner for digital enterprise solutions
Beyon announces cybersecurity deal and major Jordan investment

Beyon announces cybersecurity deal and major Jordan investment

Cybersecurity
Beyon announces cybersecurity deal and major Jordan investment
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Samsung to build a semiconductor testing plant in Vietnam

Samsung to build a semiconductor testing plant in Vietnam

Digicel PNG becomes Starlink’s first reseller in Papua New Guinea

Digicel PNG becomes Starlink’s first reseller in Papua New Guinea

Artificial Intelligence

Ucell deploys AI-powered RAN energy‑saving solution from ZTE

Ucell deploys AI-powered RAN energy‑saving solution from ZTE

Energy & Sustainability
Ucell deploys AI-powered RAN energy‑saving solution from ZTE
PLDT’s Smart to bundle Rokid AI glasses with postpaid plans

PLDT’s Smart to bundle Rokid AI glasses with postpaid plans

Consumer Ecosystems
PLDT’s Smart to bundle Rokid AI glasses with postpaid plans
MTN Group towers could become an AI inference grid

MTN Group towers could become an AI inference grid

Wireless Networks
MTN Group towers could become an AI inference grid
Kasi Cloud Datacenters completes hyperscale AI data centre in Lagos

Kasi Cloud Datacenters completes hyperscale AI data centre in Lagos

Data Centres & Networks
Kasi Cloud Datacenters completes hyperscale AI data centre in Lagos
Colt expands network in Turkey with a second Istanbul PoP

Colt expands network in Turkey with a second Istanbul PoP

Data Centres & Networks
Colt expands network in Turkey with a second Istanbul PoP
NextDC expands overseas with AI data centre in Kuala Lumpur

NextDC expands overseas with AI data centre in Kuala Lumpur

Data Centres & Networks
NextDC expands overseas with AI data centre in Kuala Lumpur

Central & East Europe Update

Vodafone and Airbus boost Tirana’s airport security

Vodafone and Airbus boost Tirana’s airport security

Kyivstar buys six solar plants to expand renewable energy portfolio

Kyivstar buys six solar plants to expand renewable energy portfolio

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