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Developing Telecoms: Telecall Colombia taps Parallel Wireless for 5G AI RAN rollout
Developing Telecoms: Telecall Colombia taps Parallel Wireless for 5G AI RAN rollout
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‍NEWSLETTER | Wednesday, 28 October 2026 ‍
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Colombia's Telecall has signed a major open RAN deal with Parallel Wireless that will see it deploy its nationwide 5G network using AI RAN technology. Ooredoo and Zain have formed a joint venture combining their tower operations in the Middle East, while Paraguayan energy firm Araico is partnering with Crusoe to build a hydroelectric-powered data centre. Jio Platforms has been valued at US$3.2 billion ahead of its planned IPO - but questions are emerging about its outstanding obligations and debt burden. Meanwhile, Safaricom is offering an overdraft service to SMEs via M-Pesa, and Globe has converted over 1000 cell sites to renewable energy. Welcome to your latest update on telecoms in developing and emerging markets.
Parallel Wireless and Telecall Colombia have announced plans to speed up national-scale deployment of Telecall's 5G network using AI-based Open RAN technology.
India’s Jio Platforms faces questions over its debt obligations, future tax payments and valuation ahead of a proposed INR302.13 billion (US$3.2 billion), according to GlobalData.
UAE regulator TDRA is helping the region to take the lead on upper 6GHz (U6GHz) development through regulatory frameworks. In November 2024, TDRA updated the UAE’s National Frequency Plan…
Crusoe, a company that builds AI-optimised data centres harnessing large-scale energy sources, has announced a strategic partnership with Paraguayan energy and infrastructure developer Araico to…
Data centre operator STT GDC announced on Wednesday that India-based AI cloud company Neysa will use its STT Noida 2 facility to host a new deployment of GPU infrastructure and its Velocis AI cloud…
At UBBF in Vienna, Huawei’s Feng Jingchun argued that operators can move beyond selling connectivity by building new revenue around coverage, speed, home and business networking, and AI…
Nokia and ICEYE have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence to develop the country’s sovereign LEO satellite communications capability, shortly after Starlink throttled…
SoleCrypt, a provider of sustainable digital infrastructure, has announced plans for the SoleCrypt AI Campus in Bizerte, Tunisia, a 40 MW campus, beginning with a 7 MW first phase designed around the…
Internet exchange (IX) operator DE-CIX says it has completed a resilient three-route gateway connecting the Middle East and Southeast Europe with Central Europe.
Communications company Ooredoo and telecommunications operator Zain Group have announced the first closing of their regional tower transaction, bringing together the initial tower portfolios within a…
While digital transformation has been on the agenda for most enterprises in recent years, the growing use of agentic AI is putting extra pressure on enterprises to digitally transform their…
Philippine operator Globe Telecom has switched more than 1,000 cell sites to renewable energy as of August 2026, as it seeks to reduce emissions and improve network resilience during power outages…
Kenyan telco Safaricom said on Thursday it has extended its M-Pesa overdraft service to micro-businesses, enabling them to complete business payments even when their available M-Pesa balance is…
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Telecall Colombia taps Parallel Wireless for 5G AI RAN rollout
Jio IPO faces debt and tax questions despite record scale, says GlobalData
What the Middle East’s leadership in U6GHz development means for operators globally
Hydroelectric power to support new Paraguay AI facility
Neysa to deploy GPUs and AI cloud in STT GDC’s Noida 2 data centre
Huawei sees four routes to broadband growth in the AI era
Nokia and ICEYE to help Ukraine develop sovereign LEO satellite comms
SoleCrypt plans AI campus for Tunisia
DE-CIX boosts boosts gateway offering
Ooredoo-Zain tower deal closes first phase
Huawei’s Stellar AI Campus Network powers enterprises for the agentic AI era
Globe converts more than 1,000 cell sites to renewable energy
Safaricom offers M-Pesa overdraft service to Kenyan micro-businesses
