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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.

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.

e& UAE announced on Monday it is partnering with cloud, AI infrastructure and digital services specialist Core42 to deliver sovereign, on-demand GPU infrastructure to enterprise and government customers in the UAE.

Telkom Indonesia’s international arm Telin and BW Digital announced on Monday that they have successfully landed the Nongsa Changi Cable (NCC) linking Singapore and Indonesia at Nongsa Digital Park (NDP).

Satellite-to-phone specialist AST SpaceMobile, whose planned or existing trials include a number of developing markets, has rescheduled its commercial direct-to-device (D2D) service launch to early 2027 from late 2026.

The province of Chubut in southern Argentina is reported to be seeking to attract investment in data centres and develop a second submarine fibre optic landing point in the country, citing significant competitive advantages compared to other provinces.

GigaCloud, a Ukrainian cloud service provider, and Cubbit, described as the first geo-distributed cloud storage enabler, last week announced a new partnership designed to equip Ukrainian and Polish organisations with fully sovereign, resilient, and cost-effective cloud storage services.

China Unicom Beijing and Huawei say they have launched what they claim is the world’s largest deployment of Huawei’s “GigaUplink” technology in a 5G-Advanced network.

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has invited telecoms players to submit draft proposals to build a new subsea cable connecting peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak under the Universal Service Provision (USP) framework.

Viasat has demonstrated what it claims is the first satellite voice call fully integrated into a BMW Group vehicle, highlighting how non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) could extend connected car services beyond the reach of terrestrial mobile coverage.

Thai telco True Corp announced on Thursday it has partnered with the Ministry of Public Health to launch True SkyBridge, an autonomous air logistics management platform designed to support medical drones delivering medical supplies to remote areas.

The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) has reportedly ruled that Reliance Jio’s proposal to build a domestic LEO satellite constellation to compete with the likes of Starlink, Eutelsat OneWeb and Amazon Leo is technically sound.

Telecom Egypt announced on Thursday it has scrapped a deal to sell a majority stake in its Regional Data Center Hub (RDH) to Helios Investment Partners, opting instead to carve out RDH as a wholly-owned subsidiary.

China’s smartphone market fell 4.3% year-on-year to 66 million shipments in the second quarter of 2026, marking a fifth consecutive quarter of decline as rising memory and component costs pushed up device prices, according to IDC.

Airtel Africa is reportedly stepping up preparations for the long-awaited initial public offering of its mobile money business, with plans to list the unit in London as soon as the second half of the year.

Veon announced that its Pakistan subsidiary JazzWorld has completed its acquisition of a controlling stake of TPL Insurance for PKR4.55 billion (US$16.4 million), enabling it to expand its digital services portfolio into the insurtech sector.

Sri Lanka-based telecom technology and services company Omobio said on Wednesday it has signed an exclusive agreement with Moov Africa Côte d'Ivoire to deploy its international A2P messaging and firewall solutions.