UNICEF, the United Nations agency for children, has launched a procurement initiative for internet connectivity in Africa, inviting internet service providers to deliver managed connectivity services to schools, health facilities, and other child-serving institutions across 54 countries.

Amdocs, a provider of software and services to communications and media companies, has announced at MWC26 the launch of a new offering designed to help service providers reclaim the roaming relationship and monetise the fast-growing global travel connectivity market.

TIM Brasil has extended its partnership with Nokia to deliver a nationwide 5G upgrade following an initial investment in the state of São Paulo.

Red Hat, a leading provider of open source solutions, has announced during MWC that operator Vodafone Oman is further advancing its digital transformation by standardising its IT infrastructure on Red Hat’s cloud-native platform.

Mycom, which offers AI, data and automation solutions for some of the world's largest communications service providers (CSPs), has announced at MWC that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Mavenir.

e& UAE, the flagship telecom arm of global technology company e&, has announced at MWC26 that it has selected BroadForward's Security Edge Protection Proxy (SEPP) to enhance the security of its 5G and international roaming capabilities.

Mplify, a global alliance of network, cloud, cybersecurity, and enterprise organisations working together to accelerate the AI-powered digital economy, plans a demonstration showcasing agentic connected experiences at MWC26 Barcelona.

Cellular IoT solutions company Sequans Communications is showcasing a number of new innovations at the Mobile World Congress 2026. 

Red Hat announced on Sunday that Telefónica Brazil (a.k.a. Vivo) has migrated its business-critical service bus IT production environment from its legacy virtualisation stack to Red Hat OpenShift.

Timor Leste IT firm Vorakai Lda said on Friday it has partnered with LEO satellite operator Starlink to deploy satellite broadband connectivity to schools, health services and communities in remote parts of the country.

Indonesian telco XLSmart launched its "Ultra 5G+" service on Saturday in partnership with ZTE, expanding blanket coverage of its 5G network nationwide.

Indian telco Bharti Airtel announced on Sunday it is collaborating with Google to expand Airtel’s AI-powered spam filtering to Google’s Rich Communications Services (RCS) platform.

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.

A demonstration of satellite-enabled voice calls over a 3GPP-compliant non-terrestrial satellite network for connected vehicles, is take place at Mobile World Congress 2026 – with the help of a very impressive partnership.

HPE, a leader in essential enterprise technology, has unveiled new solutions across networking and compute for Mobile World Congress 2026 that, it says, accelerate modernisation for service providers.

Kenyan money transfer service Pesalink says it has partnered with the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) to ease cross-border payment and speed up regional financial integration.

Aeris, a leading name in wireless management platforms, security services and connected vehicle programmes, has formed a strategic partnership with Globe Business, the enterprise arm of service provider Globe Telecom, to launch the first Aeris IoT Accelerator (IoTA) platform in the Philippines.

Nigeria has secured a US$100 million investment from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for Project Bridge, the country’s flagship broadband expansion initiative.

Semtech Corporation is showcasing its latest IoT innovations at MWC26 Barcelona. It will also join the GSMA IoT Summit to celebrate one billion cellular low power wide area network (LPWAN) devices deployed globally.

Wind River, a leading name in software for the intelligent edge, has announced at WMC26 that it is collaborating with semiconductor company AMD on AI and RANs.

Pan-African banking group Ecobank Transnational Incorporated and Hub2, a regional fintech infrastructure provider, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to connect Hub2’s network of more than 200 million mobile wallets to Ecobank’s pan-African digital banking platform.

The global smartphone market is forecast to decline by 13% in 2026, as a prolonged memory chip shortage weighs heavily on production and margins, according to analyst house IDC.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has reportedly decided to take a wait-and-see approach on whether 5G network slicing would violate its regulations on net neutrality.

Ukrainian telco Kyivstar announced on Thursday it has purchased regional ISP Shtorm to boost its presence in the fixed broadband space. No financial details were disclosed.

NEC announced on Thursday it has won a contract from Brazilian telecoms and IT infrastructure provider Eletronet to modernize and extend its fibre backbone with optical solutions from Nokia.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has made a number of recommendations relating to the next auction of spectrum in India. But will they be accepted?

Satellite solutions provider Skynopy has secured financing for its SkyConnect Kenya project.

New research from consulting group Omdia shows Africa’s smartphone market closed 2025 on a strong note. But will this trend continue into 2026? The news there is less positive.

Satellite operator SES and network builder Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) have announced a milestone in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, expanding mobile connectivity to 27% of the country’s population and bringing coverage to an additional 1.3 million people.