East Africa-headquartered carrier-neutral data centre operator Wingu Africa has raised US$60 million to fast-track its regional expansion and, it says, power the continent’s digital transformation.

After procuring a US$80m loan to cover the cost of its 5G licence, Orange Egypt has now officially launched 5G services in the market.

Zoodlabs has announced that it will use renewable energy as its primary power source as it deploys a mobile network that will supply some of the first 5G data connections in Sierra Leone.

Telkom Indonesia announced on Wednesday it is working with IBM Indonesia to develop a sovereign AI solution that it says will allow local enterprises to create reliable and responsible AI value-added services.

Telecoms newcomer Aquatel has signed an agreement with Aruba telco Setar and the Curaçao government to connect Curaçao to the planned CELIA subsea cable that will connect various Caribbean islands to the US.

Safaricom announced on Wednesday it has extended its work with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to develop use cases for Generative AI that can speed up innovations and improve customer experience.

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) announced on Tuesday it has formed a partnership with technology solutions provider DWP Technologies to modernize its data centre infrastructure with software-driven enterprise and mid-tier storage platforms from Dell Technologies.

Ericsson India reportedly sold off its 0.6% stake in Vodafone Idea (Vi) on Tuesday to undisclosed buyers for INR4.28 billion (US$49.9 million), less than two months after Nokia’s Indian unit did likewise.

Kacific Broadband Satellites Group announced it has signed a strategic partnership deal with telecoms and data network service provider Supernet Limited to resell Kacific’s satellite broadband solutions in rural areas across Pakistan.

Iraqi telco Asiacell says it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China Mobile International (CMI) to collaborate on delivering telecoms and digital solutions for B2B and enterprise services in Iraq.

Qatar regulator the Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) has announced that it has opened access to more than 4,860 kilometres of government telecom duct infrastructure across Qatar.

Cambodian service provider Smart Axiata, and digital payments business TrueMoney Cambodia say they have signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand access to essential telecom and fintech services across the country.

Vodacom Group has appointed Vodafone Egypt CEO Mohamed Abdallah as the Chief Executive Officer of Vodacom International Markets.

Digital BSS firm Qvantel has opened two new operations, services and support centres in the Pakistani cities of Islamabad and Lahore.

The SAMENA Telecommunications Council and the World Broadband Association (WBBA) said on Monday they have signed a MoU to collaborate on advancing broadband access across the South Asia, Middle East, and North Africa region and beyond.

Nokia announced on Monday it has signed a deal with Vodafone Qatar to lead a nationwide network modernisation project to drive expanded 5G coverage, reliability and services for consumers and businesses.

GoTo, described as the largest digital ecosystem in Indonesia, and service provider Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) have announced the launch of a new, enhanced version of Sahabat-AI, an Indonesian large language model launched in mid-November last year.

Pan-African telecommunications service provider Axian Telecom is continuing to make news, this time with the announcement that it has acquired an 8% stake in African e-commerce giant Jumia.

Nigerian operator 9mobile has gained approval for roaming on the MTN Nigeria network in a deal that some commentators suggest could improve its position in the market and, more specifically, tempt back lost subscribers.

MTN's mobile money (MoMo) service in South Sudan has teamed up with Onafriq, a pan-African payments provider, to offer inbound international remittance services.

A strategic partnership to deliver advanced SD-WAN and secure access service edge (SASE) solutions across Africa, announced last week, is set to be showcased this week at a major IT security event.

A Brazilian renewable energy company, Casa dos Ventos, has been given the go-ahead from the country’s power grid regulator for a 300-megawatt data centre project in the Pecem port complex in Ceara, northeastern Brazil.

Indonesian mobile operator Telkomsel says it is collaborating with US-based AI company Perplexity to bundle its AI-based search engine into data connectivity packages for B2B and B2C customers.

Orange Egypt has secured a syndicated loan worth over US$80 million from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Banque Misr to help cover the cost of its recently acquired 5G mobile licence.

Malaysian telco U Mobile announced on Friday it has appointed CIMB Bank to facilitate and arrange financing of up to MYR4 billion (almost US$940 million) to support the nationwide deployment of its 5G network infrastructure.

A major partnership focused on a data centre conversion project in Poland says it has completed the successful early repositioning of a logistics property in Warsaw into a leading data centre.

The latest spectrum licence auction in Thailand has apparently only attracted two bidders: True Corporation and Advanced Info Service (AIS) – and they do not seem interested in all the spectrum on offer. So what happens now?

Vitel Wireless claims to be the first Nigerian MVNO to achieve full interconnection with all major mobile network operators (MNOs), as it prepares for a nationwide launch later this year.

IDC has cut its forecast for global smartphone shipments in 2025 to just 0.6% growth (1.25 billion units) down from a previous projection of 2.3%, due to persistent economic uncertainty and volatility across many regions as key factors behind the revision.

LEO satellite operator Iridium Communications announced on Thursday it has signed a partnership deal with Syniverse to support the rollout of Iridium’s planned direct-to-device (D2D) satellite service that will offer non-terrestrial network (NTN) services for terrestrial mobile operators.

IHS Towers subsidiary IHS Brazil announced on Thursday it has completed its upgrade of the distributed antenna system (DAS) at the Nilton Santos Stadium (Engenhão) in Rio de Janeiro to support 5G connectivity.

TerraPay, a global money movement company, has partnered with Wave Mobile Money, a mobile money provider, in what is described as a strategic move to enhance cross-border remittance services in West Africa – and specifically Mali.