Malaysian telco Maxis announced on Monday at Mobile World Congress 2024 it has expanded its strategic collaboration with Google Cloud by integrating generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) into its workflow and service offerings.

Jordan-based operator Umniah has awarded business support systems company Tecnotree a new multimillion-dollar deal.

Seacom, which claims ownership of Africa’s most extensive ICT data infrastructure, apparently experienced an outage on its subsea cable system over the weekend.

Digital infrastructure company Equinix is, according to a number of news outlets, planning to invest US$390 million in building data centres in Africa over the next five years.

In a Mobile World Congress likely to strongly highlight energy efficiency and sustainability, Nokia has brought out a well-timed announcement in which it commits to reducing its total global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) to net zero by 2040, accelerating its previous target by ten years and putting it ahead of the Paris Agreement target of net zero by 2050. 

China’s ZTE Corporation a provider of information and communication technology solutions, is unveiling a number of 5G-Advanced  (5G-A)-rated innovations during the MWC 2024, many involving power-saving and energy-efficient offerings.

Among satellite operator Intelsat’s announcements for MWC 2024 is news of a communications service in Madagascar running in 65 communities, providing first-time connectivity to about 100,000 people.

What is called an industry-first AI/ML-based neural receiver operating in a live 5G network has been highlighted at MWC 2024.

At MWC 2024, Indian design and technology services provider, Tata Elxsi, through its NEURON product suite, has announced a strategic partnership with AccuKnox, the developer of NIMBUS, a state-of-the-art cloud-native security solution.

Sivers Semiconductors is showcasing its mmWave portfolio of 5G mmWave, unlicensed 5G, and satellite communications products at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024.

China’s Shenzhen Giant Microelectronics Company Limited (GiantSemi), a global supplier of wireless SoC (system-on-chip) with R&D operations in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, has announced at MWC 2024 what it calls an industry-leading GT1500 UWB (ultra-wideband) SoC for ranging, positioning and wireless connectivity applications.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) reportedly plans to require foreign businesses who want to provide domestic satellite telecoms services to have a gateway station located in the country.

Smart city solutions provider Tadoom announced on Sunday it has struck a strategic cooperation agreement with China Telecom to deploy an AI-powered, cloud-based CCTV open management platform in Oman.

Robi Axiata’s digital services subsidiary Axentec officially launched on Friday what it says is Bangladesh’s first prefabricated certified Tier-IV Commercial Co-Location Data Centre.

Cloud-native network infrastructure vendor Mavenir announced on Friday it is in the advanced commercial phase of an Open RAN network pilot deployment for Indian telco Vodafone Idea (Vi) that will support its planned 5G rollout.

Ericsson and Telenor Microfinance Bank (TMB) have signed a multi-year extension of their existing partnership to expand TMB’s mobile wallet easypaisa and establish TMB as a full-fledged digital bank in Pakistan.

Nokia announced on Friday it has signed a partnership deal with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to jointly research 6G technologies and 6G use cases for India.

A new report from connectivity testing company MedUX has found that London's 5G network speeds and performance fall significantly behind those of other major European capitals.

Intracom Telecom is set to reveal its latest innovation focusing on energy-efficient telco data centres at the upcoming MWC Barcelona event.

Telcos in Indonesia and South Africa on Thursday launched new API services focused on enhancing security and customer experience as part of the GSMA Open Gateway initiative.

Malaysian operator Maxis and Huawei announced in Thursday that they have successfully staged what they claim is the first 5G-Advanced technology trial in Malaysia and Southeast Asia.

The Indian government is working on developing an Indian mobile phone brand, a minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, whose portfolio includes communications, said this week.

Movistar Colombia has begun the deployment of 5G, making it the first operator to roll out the technology in the country.

Saudi Arabia’s Aramco, one of the world's leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, and TWTG, a pioneer in Industrial Internet of Things (I-IoT) solutions, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU).

ABS-CBN Corporation and PLDT mutually agreed to terminate the sale of the former’s broadband and TV unit Sky Cable to the operator. 

Open RAN vendor Parallel Wireless says it has expanded its collaboration on Open RAN initiatives with Türk Telekom to include its energy-saving xApps solution and AMD-based 5G massive MIMO solution in the operator’s trial cluster.

Global digital operator Veon announced on Wednesday that it has a launched a “Geolocation Gateway” that offers location-based APIs for enterprise developers , with its subsidiary Beeline Uzbekistan the first of its stable of operators to implement it.

Teraco, Africa’s largest interconnection hub and vendor-neutral data centre provider, is planning the construction of a 120MW utility-scale solar PV energy facility in the Free State province of South Africa.

Global communications provider Omnispace has announced that Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) has approved its subsidiary Omnispace Comunicações Brasil Ltda’s request to operate its non-geostationary satellite (NGSO) system nationwide.

Could the long delayed partial sell-off of Ethio Telecom finally be taking place? Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has indicated this week that his government is discussing selling 10% of the state-owned telecoms company.