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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

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SES brings satellite connectivity to refugees in Chad

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

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UNICEF announces procurement initiative for internet connectivity in Africa

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

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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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Transtelecom and QazPost team to connect Kyzylorda's rural residents

Transtelecom and QazPost team to connect Kyzylorda's rural residents

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John Tanner
Category: Operators
16 April 2026
2560 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Kazakhstan
  • Transtelecom JSC
  • Rural Connectivity
  • Digital Divide

Kazakh telco Transtelecom JSC says it has signed a partnership agreement with national postal operator QazPost to expand telecoms services to rural areas in Kazakhstan’s Kyzylorda region.

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

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

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
10 April 2026
6703 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Bangladesh
  • Service Disruption
  • SEA-ME-WE 5
  • Bangladesh Submarine Cables PLC

State-owned Bangladesh Submarine Cables (BSCPLC) has warned that internet services will experience slowdowns or disruptions from now until Monday due to repairs being carried out on the SEA-ME-WE-5 subsea cable.

Dialog Axiata launches QR code-based direct payments between users

Dialog Axiata launches QR code-based direct payments between users

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John Tanner
Category: Mobile Finance
08 April 2026
11466 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Mobile Money
  • Sri Lanka
  • Dialog Axiata
  • QR payment
  • eZ Cash

Sri Lankan telco Dialog Axiata has launched a new QR-based payment solution for its mobile money service that enables users to send and receive money directly to each other.

Jazz and Huawei deploy solar power gear to 1,000 base stations

Jazz and Huawei deploy solar power gear to 1,000 base stations

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John Tanner
Category: Energy & Sustainability
06 April 2026
7801 views
  • Central South Asia
  • solar power
  • Huawei
  • Pakistan
  • Veon
  • Jazz

Huawei and Jazz, Veon Group’s telco subsidiary in Pakistan, announced on Friday that they have deployed solar power systems across 1,000 base station sites nationwide, with a total installed capacity of 13 MW.

Vi targets 133-city 5G footprint by May with major expansion push

Vi targets 133-city 5G footprint by May with major expansion push

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Manny Pham
Category: Operators
30 March 2026
11904 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Vodafone Idea

Vodafone Idea (Vi) is set to significantly accelerate its 5G rollout, targeting coverage across 133 cities by May 2026 as it looks to meet rising demand for high-speed data services.

ZTE signs smartphone/FWA deal with Kazakhstan’s Kcell

ZTE signs smartphone/FWA deal with Kazakhstan’s Kcell

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John Tanner
Category: Devices & Platforms
30 March 2026
10812 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Smartphones
  • ZTE
  • Kcell
  • Kazakhstan
  • FWA
  • MWC26

ZTE revealed on Monday it has signed a strategic cooperation MoU with Kazakh telco Kcell covering smartphones and fixed wireless access (FWA) terminals, which also marks a major push by the Chinese vendor into the Kazakhstan market.

Dialog Axiata expands 5G coverage to over 800 sites

Dialog Axiata expands 5G coverage to over 800 sites

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John Tanner
Category: Wireless Networks
26 March 2026
15007 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Sri Lanka
  • Dialog Axiata
  • 5G coverage

Sri Lankan telco Dialog Axiata says it has expanded its 5G network to over 800 live sites spanning 24 districts, compared to just over 220 sites at the service’s initial launch three months ago.

Veon bets on “AI 1440” future as telcos race beyond connectivity

Veon bets on “AI 1440” future as telcos race beyond connectivity

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Manny Pham
Category: Operators
25 March 2026
16722 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Pakistan
  • Ukraine
  • Bangladesh
  • Kazakhstan
  • Veon

Veon is making an increasingly bold claim about the future of telecoms: the industry’s next battleground is not networks or even digital services, but intelligence itself.

Ufone, Telenor merger clears regulator hurdle

Ufone, Telenor merger clears regulator hurdle

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Manny Pham
Category: Operators
24 March 2026
12105 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Pakistan
  • Ufone
  • Telenor Pakistan
  • Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has received regulatory approval to merge its subsidiary, Pak Telecom Mobile Limited (PTML), with Telenor Pakistan, following its recent acquisition of the operator.

Jazz, Zong and Ufone get 5G licences – two of them launch services

Jazz, Zong and Ufone get 5G licences – two of them launch services

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John Tanner
Category: Wireless Networks
20 March 2026
16674 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Pakistan
  • PTCL
  • Pakistan Telecommunication Authority
  • Ufone
  • Zong
  • Jazz
  • 5G Licences
  • 5G Services

Jazz, Zong and Ufone officially received their 5G licences from the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Thursday, after which Jazz and Zong immediately launched 5G services in various capital cities and metro hubs.

Veon reshuffles leadership to push digital strategy

Veon reshuffles leadership to push digital strategy

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Manny Pham
Category: Operators
18 March 2026
9732 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Uzbekistan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Veon

Veon has unveiled a series of senior leadership changes as it looks to sharpen execution across its markets and step up its digital and financial services ambitions.

The most "AI-powered" MWC of all time

The most "AI-powered" MWC of all time

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Manny Pham
Category: Blogs & Opinion
13 March 2026
26603 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Central South Asia
  • Latin America
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Features
  • MWC26

The curtain has closed on another Mobile World Congress Barcelona, where more than 100,000 people wandered through eight cavernous halls, collectively racking up enough steps to climb a small mountain - or at least justify an extra tapas or two after a long day.

Grameenphone, ZTE to build autonomous networks with LLMs and agentic AI

Grameenphone, ZTE to build autonomous networks with LLMs and agentic AI

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John Tanner
Category: Operators
13 March 2026
8518 views
  • Central South Asia
  • ZTE
  • Grameenphone
  • Bangladesh
  • Autonomous Networks
  • LLMs
  • Agentic AI
  • MWC26

ZTE revealed on Thursday it has signed an MoU with Bangladesh telco Grameenphone to collaborate on deploying large language model (LLM) and agentic AI technologies to build autonomous networks.

Uztelecom expands 5G reach via upgrades and new site deployments

Uztelecom expands 5G reach via upgrades and new site deployments

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John Tanner
Category: Wireless Networks
11 March 2026
6886 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Network Modernisation
  • Uzbekistan
  • VoLTE
  • 5G rollout
  • Dynamic Spectrum Sharing
  • Uzbektelecom

State-owned Uzbektelecom (a.k.a. Uztelecom) revealed on Tuesday it has expanded its 5G network coverage across the country over the past two months as part of its broader infrastructure modernisation programme.

Bangladesh’s fuel austerity measures could lead to telecoms outages: AMTOB

Bangladesh’s fuel austerity measures could lead to telecoms outages: AMTOB

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John Tanner
Category: Regulation
10 March 2026
7041 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Bangladesh
  • Energy
  • Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh
  • BTRC
  • Supply Chains

Bangladesh telcos reportedly urged the country’s telecoms regulator on Monday to prioritise fuel and energy supplies for telecoms infrastructure to avoid service disruptions as the government takes measures to deal with supply-chain disruptions stemming from the widening conflict between the US, Israel and Iran.

Veon company Beeline Uzbekistan signs MoU with Rakuten Symphony

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Operators
05 March 2026
7959 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Roaming
  • Digital Services
  • Ukraine
  • Uzbekistan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyivstar
  • IoT
  • Veon
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Open RAN
  • Network Deployment
  • eSIM
  • MoU
  • Rakuten Symphony
  • Platforms
  • Beeline Uzbekistan
  • Beeline Kazakhstan
  • MWC26

Beeline Uzbekistan, Veon’s digital operator in Uzbekistan, and Rakuten Symphony, a subsidiary of Rakuten Group, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at MWC26.

Airtel chief calls for tighter telco–hyperscaler collaboration to tackle $480bn fraud crisis

Airtel chief calls for tighter telco–hyperscaler collaboration to tackle $480bn fraud crisis

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Manny Pham
Category: Cybersecurity
02 March 2026
9151 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Google
  • Bharti Airtel
  • MWC26

Bharti Enterprises chairman and founder Sunil Bharti Mittal (pictured) has called for closer collaboration between telecom operators, hyperscalers and regulators to combat the escalating threat of digital fraud.

Ufone and Zong pony up US$30m to play in Pakistan’s 5G spectrum auction

Ufone and Zong pony up US$30m to play in Pakistan’s 5G spectrum auction

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John Tanner
Category: Operators
25 February 2026
9906 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Pakistan
  • Auctions
  • Pakistan Telecommunication Authority
  • Ufone
  • 5G Spectrum
  • zong 4g

PTCL’s Ufone and China Mobile Pakistan (CMPak, a.k.a. Zong 4G) have reportedly deposited pre-bids of US$15 million each to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to participate in its upcoming 5G spectrum auction.

Ericsson, Mistral AI team up to develop AI agents for next-generation networks

Ericsson, Mistral AI team up to develop AI agents for next-generation networks

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Manny Pham
Category: Operators
23 February 2026
9415 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Central South Asia
  • Latin America
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Ericsson
  • Artificial Intelligence

Ericsson has partnered with France-based startup Mistral AI to develop advanced AI tools tailored specifically for telecom networks, with a long-term focus on automation, resilience and the evolution towards 6G.

Bharti Airtel launches AI cybersecurity centre in India

Bharti Airtel launches AI cybersecurity centre in India

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Manny Pham
Category: Cybersecurity
23 February 2026
5808 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Bharti Airtel
  • Zscaler

Bharti Airtel has strengthened its cybersecurity strategy by launching a new AI & Cyber Threat Research Centre in India, in partnership with US-based cloud security firm Zscaler.

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
10012 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.

Pakistan’s Jazz wins USF contract to expand connectivity in Badin

Pakistan’s Jazz wins USF contract to expand connectivity in Badin

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John Tanner
Category: Operators
17 February 2026
11140 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Pakistan
  • Rural Connectivity
  • Digital Divide
  • Jazz
  • Universal Service Fund

Pakistan telco Jazz announced on Monday it has signed an agreement with the Universal Service Fund (USF) to expand digital connectivity to underserved communities in the Badin district in Sindh province.

Du Pay and Esewa target Nepalese expats with remittance incentives

Du Pay and Esewa target Nepalese expats with remittance incentives

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John Tanner
Category: Mobile Finance
16 February 2026
14279 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Middle East North Africa
  • UAE
  • du
  • Remittances
  • Nepal
  • Mobile Wallets
  • Esewa Money Transfer

Du Pay, the digital financial services arm of UAE-based telco du, says it is collaborating with Nepalese digital remittance firm Esewa Money Transfer to promote cross-border payments to Nepalese expats in the UAE.

Amazon’s LEO unit deploys largest payload yet, lifts satellite count to 200

Amazon’s LEO unit deploys largest payload yet, lifts satellite count to 200

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Manny Pham
Category: Satellite Networks
13 February 2026
10855 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Central South Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • leo
  • Project Kuiper
  • Amazon Leo

Amazon’s satellite connectivity arm Leo has launched its largest payload to date, expanding its low-Earth orbit (LEO) constellation to 200 satellites as it ramps up competition with SpaceX’s Starlink.

Bharti Airtel launches AI-powered ‘Fraud Alert’ to combat OTP banking scams

Bharti Airtel launches AI-powered ‘Fraud Alert’ to combat OTP banking scams

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Manny Pham
Category: Cybersecurity
13 February 2026
8733 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Bharti Airtel

Bharti Airtel has unveiled a new cybersecurity feature, Fraud Alert, aimed at protecting customers from password theft and one-time password (OTP)-related banking fraud.

e& and TNS launch new digital corridor linking Kazakhstan and UAE

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
13 February 2026
9846 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Middle East North Africa
  • UAE
  • Kazakhstan
  • Fibre Infrastructure
  • TNS
  • e& Carrier & Wholesale Services

e& Carrier & Wholesale and TNS Global announced on Wednesday that they are partnering to launch a new high-performance connectivity corridor between Kazakhstan and the UAE.

Uzbekistan’s Ucell extends 5G coverage to Termez

Uzbekistan’s Ucell extends 5G coverage to Termez

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John Tanner
Category: Operators
10 February 2026
9382 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Uzbekistan
  • UCell
  • 5G Services

Uzbek telco Ucell announced on Monday it has commercially launched 5G services in Termez in southern Uzbekistan.

Telenor Pakistan migrates subs to cloud charging and billing system

Telenor Pakistan migrates subs to cloud charging and billing system

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John Tanner
Category: Revenue & Billing
06 February 2026
9141 views
  • Billing
  • Central South Asia
  • charging
  • Huawei
  • Pakistan
  • Telenor Pakistan
  • Cloud-Native

Telenor Pakistan announced on Thursday it has migrated its entire prepaid and postpaid customer base to a next-gen cloud-native charging and billing system (CBS) in one go. 

India’s top court warns Meta over WhatsApp data-sharing practices

India’s top court warns Meta over WhatsApp data-sharing practices

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Manny Pham
Category: Regulation
04 February 2026
9699 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • WhatsApp
  • Facebook
  • Meta

India’s Supreme Court has warned Meta it could once again bar WhatsApp from sharing user data with other group companies such as Facebook, as the country revives a long-running dispute over privacy practices.

India offers tax relief to ease Apple’s manufacturing expansion
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India offers tax relief to ease Apple’s manufacturing expansion

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Manny Pham
Category: Devices & Platforms
02 February 2026
10328 views
  • Vendors
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Smartphones
  • Apple

The Indian government has granted international companies, including Apple, a tax break allowing them to supply machinery to contract manufacturing partners without triggering tax liabilities at selected sites for up to five years.

Dialog Axiata adds govt services payments to eZ Cash

Dialog Axiata adds govt services payments to eZ Cash

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John Tanner
Category: Mobile Finance
29 January 2026
13631 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Mobile Money
  • Government
  • Sri Lanka
  • Dialog Axiata
  • eZ Cash

Sri Lankan telco Dialog Axiata said on Wednesday it has integrated GovPay – the government’s digital payment platform for government services – into its eZ Cash mobile money service, enabling users to pay for government services at eZ Cash retail outlets.

Why a new India–Singapore subsea cable matters for Indo-Pacific connectivity

Why a new India–Singapore subsea cable matters for Indo-Pacific connectivity

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Manny Pham
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
28 January 2026
18177 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • India
  • Subsea Cable
  • Features
  • USTDA
  • Subconnex

The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded a feasibility study grant to support SubConnex’s proposed SCNX3 subsea cable system, linking India and Singapore. 

Veon’s Beeline Uzbekistan launches NOC and AI software firm

Veon’s Beeline Uzbekistan launches NOC and AI software firm

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John Tanner
Category: Operators
28 January 2026
9591 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Uzbekistan
  • Network Operations Centre
  • Software
  • Veon
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Beeline Uzbekistan

Global digital operator Veon says it has launched the new network operations centre for Beeline Uzbekistan in Tashkent, as well as a new software development and AI company called BuildX.

Coal in Kazakhstan, solar in Dubai: diverse data centre power plans

Coal in Kazakhstan, solar in Dubai: diverse data centre power plans

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Energy & Sustainability
26 January 2026
9049 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Middle East North Africa
  • solar power
  • Data Centres
  • Dubai
  • Energy
  • Veon
  • Hyperscale
  • Digital Dewa
  • Tier III
  • Beeline Kazakhstan
  • Coal

Two very different approaches to powering data centres are making headlines in Dubai and Kazakhstan: one, which has been under way for some time, is solar-focused, the other, very much on the drawing board, may use coal.

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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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Nokia on the evolving priorities of emerging market operators
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

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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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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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