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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
Amazon buys Globalstar to get earlier start on D2D satellite

Amazon buys Globalstar to get earlier start on D2D satellite

Satellite Networks
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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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CU Phosco Telecoms – Supporting the Future of Connectivity

CU Phosco Telecoms – Supporting the Future of Connectivity

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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

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

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

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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

Cloud & Virtualisation
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

Operators
Indosat bets on inclusive AI to reach every corner of Indonesia
How connectivity is powering rural revival in Guangxi

How connectivity is powering rural revival in Guangxi

Operators
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AI-Powered Networks: The Value Multiplier for Enterprise Digital Intelligent Transformation

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WBBA Releases Net5.5G Readiness Assessment Whitepaper for the AI Era

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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
SES brings satellite connectivity to refugees in Chad
Mobily and Ooredoo pledge US$2.2b for ITU Partner2Connect projects

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

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

UNICEF announces procurement initiative for internet connectivity in Africa

Humanitarian Comms
UNICEF announces procurement initiative for internet connectivity in Africa
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

Transtelecom and QazPost team to connect Kyzylorda's rural residents

Transtelecom and QazPost team to connect Kyzylorda's rural residents

SEA-ME-WE-5 repairs disrupt Bangladesh internet services (again)

SEA-ME-WE-5 repairs disrupt Bangladesh internet services (again)

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Telecom Namibia services disrupted by international connectivity failure

Telecom Namibia services disrupted by international connectivity failure

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MobileMoney Fintech conducts compliance checks on MoMo agents

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Digital divide in developing markets persists despite connection growth: ITU

Digital divide in developing markets persists despite connection growth: ITU

Humanitarian Comms
Digital divide in developing markets persists despite connection growth: ITU

Gravity Shift - Subscribers, bundles & the acquisition black hole

Consumer Ecosystems
Gravity Shift - Subscribers, bundles & the acquisition black hole

Subscription Bundling for Telcos - New Report from Bango

Consumer Ecosystems
Subscription Bundling for Telcos - New Report from Bango
Multi brand strategies report 2024

Operator Strategies for Diversification through Multiple Brands - Special Report

Reports
Operator Strategies for Diversification through Multiple Brands - Special Report

New Whitepaper: Cybersecurity Driving Enterprise 5G Adoption

Cybersecurity
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Millicom plans major investment initiative in Uruguay

Millicom plans major investment initiative in Uruguay

Millicom joins TAFS to enhance capacity in Central America

Millicom joins TAFS to enhance capacity in Central America

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News from Central & Eastern Europe

Russian crackdown on VPNs enters new phase

Russian crackdown on VPNs enters new phase

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Regulation
17 April 2026
3434 views
  • Apps
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Social Media
  • Russia
  • Ukraine
  • WhatsApp
  • VPNs
  • Apple
  • Censorship
  • Telegram
  • Platforms

Russia has recently hardened its restrictions on the use of virtual private networks (VPNs), which are a popular way of getting round state censorship and accessing banned news sites, Western services, social media platforms and messengers.

Mtel Banja Luka to test AI RAN tech from Parallel Wireless

Mtel Banja Luka to test AI RAN tech from Parallel Wireless

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John Tanner
Category: Wireless Networks
08 April 2026
9422 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • MTEL
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Parallel Wireless
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Open RAN

Open RAN vendor Parallel Wireless says it has extended its collaboration with Mtel Banja Luka, Telekom Srbija’s Bosnia and Herzegovina unit, to test AI RAN technology.

Russia launches first satellites in home-grown LEO network

Russia launches first satellites in home-grown LEO network

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Satellite Networks
25 March 2026
18131 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Russia
  • Remote Coverage
  • Ukraine
  • Internet
  • Satellite Broadband
  • Low Latency
  • 5G networks
  • Starlink
  • LEO Satellite
  • Bureau 1440

This week has seen the reported launch of 16 broadband internet satellites into low Earth orbit by Russian aerospace company Bureau 1440. News reports are calling this the country’s first operational step towards building a domestic satellite network.

Polish airline chooses Viasat for internet access

Polish airline chooses Viasat for internet access

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Satellite Networks
10 March 2026
18819 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Poland
  • Wi-fi
  • Ka-Band
  • ViaSat
  • Internet Access
  • In-Flight
  • Satellites
  • Airlines

LOT Polish Airlines, the flag carrier of Poland, says it has begun rolling out internet access on its long-haul fleet – with help from global communications company Viasat.

Orange and partners to demo D2D satellite connectivity in Romania

Orange and partners to demo D2D satellite connectivity in Romania

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Satellite Networks
04 March 2026
12445 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Orange
  • SMS
  • Vodafone
  • Remote Coverage
  • Data
  • Voice
  • Romania
  • Satellite Connectivity
  • MoU
  • AST SpaceMobile
  • D2D
  • Satellite Connect Europe

Telecommunications operator Orange has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with AST SpaceMobile and Satellite Connect Europe, related to collaboration on direct-to-device (D2D) technology in relevant Orange markets.

Digital Realty announces its entry into Bulgaria

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
04 March 2026
7675 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.

Kyivstar buys Ukrainian ISP Shtorm to boost fixed broadband biz

Kyivstar buys Ukrainian ISP Shtorm to boost fixed broadband biz

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
27 February 2026
6225 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Ukraine
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Fixed Broadband
  • Kyivstar

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.

RETN lights up new backbone route between Estonia and Latvia

RETN lights up new backbone route between Estonia and Latvia

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
19 February 2026
7858 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Estonia
  • Latvia
  • Backbone Infrastructure
  • Fibre Infrastructure
  • RETN
  • Network Resilience

International network services provider RETN says it has launched a new fibre backbone route between Estonia and Latvia as part of its broader expansion plan to diversify connectivity between Northern and Central Europe.

BH Telecom taps Qvantel for cloud-native payments upgrade in Bosnia and Herzegovina

BH Telecom taps Qvantel for cloud-native payments upgrade in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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James Barton
Category: Revenue & Billing
17 February 2026
7639 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • charging
  • Cloud
  • BH Telecom
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • 5G
  • Qvantel

Bosnia and Herzegovina market leader BH Telecom is upgrading its convergent charging and payments platform via an extension of its partnership with Qvantel.

Russia blocks access to WhatsApp and further restricts Telegram

Russia blocks access to WhatsApp and further restricts Telegram

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James Barton
Category: Regulation
13 February 2026
12600 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Russia
  • WhatsApp
  • Censorship
  • Telegram
  • Meta

Russia’s government has blocked access to WhatsApp.

Could olive waste power a Croatian data centre?

Could olive waste power a Croatian data centre?

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Energy & Sustainability
13 February 2026
7851 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Data Centres
  • Croatia
  • Energy
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • European Union
  • Biomass
  • Inovapro

Could the olive-growing industry be of benefit to data centre development? That’s a question that a new biomass-powered data centre planned in Croatia may be able to answer.

Sparkle taps ASN, Elettra for cable connecting ME and Balkans to Europe

Sparkle taps ASN, Elettra for cable connecting ME and Balkans to Milan

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
12 February 2026
8272 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Subsea Cable
  • Balkans
  • Sparkle
  • ASN

Sparkle revealed on Wednesday it has signed deals with Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) and Elettra to build its planned GreenMed subsea cable connecting the Middle East and the Balkans to Italy via the Adriatic Sea.

Kyivstar acquires Tabletki.ua for $160m to deepen digital healthcare push

Kyivstar acquires Tabletki.ua for $160m to deepen digital healthcare push

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Manny Pham
Category: Operators
11 February 2026
8474 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Ukraine
  • Kyivstar
  • Veon

Kyivstar has completed the full acquisition of Ukrainian medical digital services platform Tabletki.ua for US$160 million, strengthening the operator’s expansion into healthcare.

Neterra taps Infinera for €12m network upgrade in Bulgaria

Neterra taps Infinera for €12m network upgrade in Bulgaria

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
09 February 2026
7569 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • DWDM
  • Bulgaria
  • Infinera
  • Backbone Networks
  • Network Upgrades
  • Neterra

Neterra is modernising its Bulgarian backbone network using solutions from Infinera, a part of Nokia.

United Group upgrades Nova network with 5G mmWave FWA for enterprise services

United Group upgrades Nova network with 5G mmWave FWA for enterprise services

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Julian Bright
Category: Operators
02 February 2026
8084 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • 5G
  • Intracom Telecom
  • Fixed Wireless Access
  • United Group
  • Nova

United Group has selected Intracom Telecom to upgrade its network as it looks to capture growing enterprise connectivity demand across its southeastern European footprint.

Telekom Srbija upgrades Serbia–Bosnia fibre link with Ciena technology

Telekom Srbija upgrades Serbia–Bosnia fibre link with Ciena technology

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Manny Pham
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
30 January 2026
8715 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Ciena
  • Serbia
  • Telekom Srbija

Telekom Srbija Group and its subsidiary Mtel are upgrading fibre connectivity between Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina using Ciena’s coherent optical technology, as the operator looks to boost cross-border capacity and prepare its network for rising data demand.

Kyivstar racks up 3 million Starlink D2C users in under two months

Kyivstar racks up 3 million Starlink D2C users in under two months

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John Tanner
Category: Satellite Networks
16 January 2026
12006 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Ukraine
  • Kyivstar
  • Veon
  • Starlink
  • LEO Satellite
  • direct-to-device satellite
  • Direct to Cell

Veon-owned Ukrainian telco Kyivstar said on Thursday it has registered over 3 million users for Starlink’s Direct to Cell (D2C) LEO satellite service  since it commercially launched the service less than two months ago.

Kyivstar, Vodafone Ukraine and lifecell launch 5G pilot in Lviv

Kyivstar, Vodafone Ukraine and lifecell launch 5G pilot in Lviv

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Julian Bright
Category: Wireless Networks
13 January 2026
12880 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Ukraine
  • Kyivstar
  • lifecell
  • 5G networks
  • Vodafone Ukraine

Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation announced on Monday it has kicked off a 5G pilot programme in Lviv in cooperation with the country’s three main telcos – Kyivstar, Vodafone Ukraine and lifecell – although a full-scale launch will only come after the ongoing war with Russia finally ends.

Sixth Baltic Sea subsea cable damaged as authorities investigate possible sabotage

Sixth Baltic Sea subsea cable damaged as authorities investigate possible sabotage

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Manny Pham
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
07 January 2026
9268 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Estonia
  • Lithuania

A sixth subsea cable has been damaged in the Baltic Sea, keeping regional authorities on high alert amid growing scrutiny of Russian-linked maritime activity, the Financial Times reported. 

Stonepeak acquires Bite’s tower unit TeleTower in Lithuania and Latvia

Stonepeak acquires Bite’s tower unit TeleTower in Lithuania and Latvia

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Manny Pham
Category: Operators
24 December 2025
12362 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • BITE Group
  • Providence Equity Partners
  • Bite Latvia
  • BITE Lithuania
  • Stonepeak

Investment firm Stonepeak has agreed to acquire TeleTower, the tower company carved out of Eastern European operator Bite, in a move aimed at tapping growth in the region’s telecoms infrastructure market.

Kyivstar buys Ukrainian solar power company Sunvin 11

Kyivstar buys Ukrainian solar power company Sunvin 11

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John Tanner
Category: Energy & Sustainability
18 December 2025
11455 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • solar power
  • Acquisitions
  • Ukraine
  • Kyivstar
  • Veon

Veon-owned digital telco Kyivstar says it has made first investment in renewable energy by buying solar power company Sunvin 11, which owns a 12.9-MW solar plant in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine.

Ukraine to build national AI model on Google’s Gemma with Kyivstar

Ukraine to build national AI model on Google’s Gemma with Kyivstar

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Manny Pham
Category: Operators
02 December 2025
55363 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Google
  • Ukraine
  • AI
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Google Gemma

Ukraine will develop a national large language model (LLM) based on Google’s Gemma, with operator Kyivstar acting as strategic partner and operational lead alongside the WINWIN AI Center of Excellence under the Ministry of Digital Transformation.

Kyivstar commercially launches Starlink’s D2C service in Ukraine

Kyivstar commercially launches Starlink’s D2C service in Ukraine

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John Tanner
Category: Satellite Networks
25 November 2025
67263 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Ukraine
  • Kyivstar
  • Veon
  • Starlink
  • LEO Satellite
  • direct-to-device satellite
  • Direct-to-cell satellite

Veon-owned Ukrainian telco Kyivstar announced on Monday that it has officially launched Starlink’s Direct to Cell (D2C) LEO satellite service for its customers after months of testing, with the initial service supporting only SMS.

Kyivstar to expand Starlink D2C test across most of Ukraine

Kyivstar to expand Starlink D2C test across most of Ukraine

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John Tanner
Category: Satellite Networks
03 November 2025
41186 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Ukraine
  • Kyivstar
  • Starlink
  • LEO Satellite
  • direct-to-device satellite
  • Direct-to-cell satellite

Ukrainian telco Kyivstar said on Friday that it’s preparing to expand its testing of Starlink’s Direct-to-Cell (D2C) satellite service to all areas of Ukraine, apart from border zones, temporarily occupied territories and areas where fighting is happening amid the ongoing invasion by Russia.

ICEYE and EMIS enhance Slovakia’s flood monitoring

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Satellite Networks
27 October 2025
22809 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Slovakia
  • GIS
  • Flooding
  • Satellite data
  • Synthetic aperture radar
  • ICEYE
  • Satellite monitoring

EMIS, a provider of geospatial information systems (GIS) in Slovakia, and ICEYE, a leader in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite data, have announced a strategic partnership to expand access to critical, near real-time hazard information for Slovak authorities.

Vodafone to build Black Sea cable linking Europe and Asia

Vodafone to build Black Sea cable linking Europe and Asia

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Manny Pham
Category: Operators
21 October 2025
11892 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Vodafone
  • Ukraine
  • Vodafone Ukraine

Vodafone Group and Vodafone Ukraine have announced plans to begin construction of a new submarine cable system in the Black Sea, aimed at creating a digital corridor between Europe and Asia.

Kyivstar, Mastercard to boost Ukrainian financial infrastructure with Starlink

Kyivstar, Mastercard to boost Ukrainian financial infrastructure with Starlink

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John Tanner
Category: Mobile Finance
16 October 2025
10189 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Big Data Analytics
  • Ukraine
  • Mastercard
  • Kyivstar
  • Financial Services
  • Starlink
  • LEO Satellite
  • direct-to-device satellite
  • Direct-to-cell satellite

Ukrainian telco Kyivstar says it is partnering with Mastercard to create new financial services, boost uptake of digital payments, and develop a more stable financial services infrastructure to support all this using Starlink’s Direct-to-Cell (D2C) satellite service.

Poland's Polsteam choses Marlink to upgrade connectivity on its vessels
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Poland's Polsteam choses Marlink to upgrade connectivity on its vessels

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
09 October 2025
9992 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Poland
  • VSAT
  • Connectivity
  • Shipping
  • Low Latency
  • Cybersecurity
  • Starlink
  • Marlink
  • LEO Satellite

Polish dry bulk vessel operator Polsteam has chosen Marlink, which supplies managed services for business-critical ICT solutions, to upgrade connectivity and cybersecurity solutions on board 50 of the vessels it controls.

Kyivstar delays 3G shutdown in Chernihiv due to shelling, power cuts

Kyivstar delays 3G shutdown in Chernihiv due to shelling, power cuts

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John Tanner
Category: Wireless Networks
08 October 2025
11416 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Ukraine
  • Kyivstar
  • Power Outages
  • 3g shutdown

Ukrainian telco Kyivstar announced on Tuesday that it has postponed the planned shutdown of its 3G network in Chernihiv due to increased shelling and power outages in the city.

4iG SDT agreement with Axiom Space could boost Hungary’s space industry

4iG SDT agreement with Axiom Space could boost Hungary’s space industry

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Satellite Networks
06 October 2025
9060 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Data Centres
  • Hungary
  • Solar Energy
  • Amazon
  • 4iG
  • Low Earth Orbit

Hungarian company 4iG Space and Defence (4iG SDT) says it has signed a preliminary, non-binding commitment letter with US-based Axiom Space, a global leader in commercial spaceflight and low Earth orbit (LEO) infrastructure development.

GlobalLogic and Poland’s Plus launch private 5G network in Krakow

GlobalLogic and Poland’s Plus launch private 5G network in Krakow

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Wireless Networks
02 October 2025
11507 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Poland
  • Ericsson
  • Plus
  • Industry 4.0
  • 5G Private Networks

This week sees yet another 5G private network launch, in this case through a collaboration between Polish operator Plus, tech giant Ericsson and digital product engineering services company GlobalLogic.

Globalstar expands its Estonian ground station

Globalstar expands its Estonian ground station

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Satellite Networks
23 September 2025
7224 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Infrastructure
  • Estonia
  • Mobile Satellite
  • Globalstar
  • Satellite Services
  • Ground station

Globalstar, a next-generation telecommunications infrastructure and technology provider, together with its wholly owned subsidiary, Globalstar Europe SAS, has announced that the construction process has begun on doubling the size of its existing ground station in Estonia.

Vodafone and Digi carve up Telekom Romania Mobile in €70m deal

Vodafone and Digi carve up Telekom Romania Mobile in €70m deal

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Manny Pham
Category: Operators
19 September 2025
13911 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • OTE
  • Romania
  • Vodafone Romania

Vodafone Romania and Digi Romania have entered binding agreements to acquire separate parts of OTE’s subsidiary Telekom Romania Mobile Communications (TKRM), reducing the number of mobile operators in the country to three.

Has the industry Open RAN away from the ecosystem?

Has the industry Open RAN away from the ecosystem?

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Manny Pham
Category: Wireless Networks
10 September 2025
18841 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Central South Asia
  • Latin America
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • OpenRAN
  • O-RAN

Open RAN (O-RAN) has long been touted as a disruptive technology in mobile infrastructure with the concept of splitting the RAN into three components, encouraging a more modular architecture that claims to improve operator bottom lines.

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Orange MEA: creating trust through digital inclusivity

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A direct line from LEO: problem or opportunity?

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Nokia on the evolving priorities of emerging market operators

Nokia on the evolving priorities of emerging market operators

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Emerging market operators push for tighter LEO satellite rules as competitive tensions rise

Emerging market operators push for tighter LEO satellite rules as competitive tensions rise

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Emerging market operators push for tighter LEO satellite rules as competitive tensions rise
Orange targets 75 million users for Max It super app as Africa growth accelerates

Orange targets 75 million users for Max It super app as Africa growth accelerates

Operators
Orange targets 75 million users for Max It super app as Africa growth accelerates
The most "AI-powered" MWC of all time

The most "AI-powered" MWC of all time

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The most "AI-powered" MWC of all time

MENA - Latest News

IFC collaboration focuses on Turkey – and beyond

IFC collaboration focuses on Turkey – and beyond

Ooredoo and DE-CIX connect Doha IX to DE-CIX Marseille

Ooredoo and DE-CIX connect Doha IX to DE-CIX Marseille

Events

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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Cirpack and Summa implementing VoLTE for Vodafone Polynésie

Cirpack and Summa implementing VoLTE for Vodafone Polynésie

Hughes to bring Wi-Fi to Air India widebody fleet

Hughes to bring Wi-Fi to Air India widebody fleet

Artificial Intelligence

Gabon announces tough restrictions on social media use

Gabon announces tough restrictions on social media use

Regulation
Gabon announces tough restrictions on social media use
TM Nxera tops out its first AI data centre in Johor

TM Nxera tops out its first AI data centre in Johor

Data Centres & Networks
TM Nxera tops out its first AI data centre in Johor
New partnerships aim to boost Morocco’s digital finance sector

New partnerships aim to boost Morocco’s digital finance sector

Mobile Finance
New partnerships aim to boost Morocco’s digital finance sector
Nexus to build US$1.2 billion AI factory in Morocco

Nexus to build US$1.2 billion AI factory in Morocco

Data Centres & Networks
Nexus to build US$1.2 billion AI factory in Morocco
Mtel Banja Luka to test AI RAN tech from Parallel Wireless

Mtel Banja Luka to test AI RAN tech from Parallel Wireless

Wireless Networks
Mtel Banja Luka to test AI RAN tech from Parallel Wireless
Mastercard to roll out authenticated agentic transactions in ASEAN

Mastercard to roll out authenticated agentic transactions in ASEAN

Consumer Ecosystems
Mastercard to roll out authenticated agentic transactions in ASEAN

Central & East Europe Update

Russian crackdown on VPNs enters new phase

Russian crackdown on VPNs enters new phase

Mtel Banja Luka to test AI RAN tech from Parallel Wireless

Mtel Banja Luka to test AI RAN tech from Parallel Wireless

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