Syria’s Central Bank (CBS) has announced a strategic partnership with Visa to accelerate the country’s integration into the global digital economy. Local press reports say that the agreement was formalised during a meeting at the Central Bank late last week.
South Africa's national broadband infrastructure company Broadband Infraco (BBI) has reportedly partnered with Huawei to build a national intelligent all-optical backbone network.
Australia-headquartered satellite IoT company Myriota has announced the general availability of what it says is the world’s first commercial 5G non-terrestrial network engineered for IoT.
TIM Group's global operator Sparkle says it has expanded its network in Chile with the launch of a third point of presence (PoP) in Santiago, which also marks its fourth PoP in the country overall.
Algeria’s Ministry of Post and Telecommunications has officially announced the launch of 5G rollouts following the approval of 5G licences issued to Mobilis, Djezzy and Ooredoo.
America Movil, a provider of telecommunications services across Latin America, says it will no longer insist on a joint purchase of financially challenged operator Telefonica Chile with another operator, Entel.
Bharti Airtel is making its network capabilities available to third-party developers through a Nokia developer portal platform.
Vodacom Group has entered into an agreement with the Government of Kenya to acquire a 15% stake in Safaricom, as well as a further 5% from Vodafone.
Cameroon Telecommunications (Camtel) and Ethio Telecom are set to sign a master service agreement (MSA) on Thursday to cooperate on accelerating Camtel’s digital transformation, to include Camtel’s launch of its planned mobile money service, Blue Money.
Microsoft has surpassed a major connectivity milestone in Africa, exceeding its 2025 goal of reaching 100 million people with internet access.
India has reversed course on its plan to require smartphone makers to pre-install its Sanchar Saathi cybersecurity app on new devices, following resistance from major vendors and concerns from digital rights groups.
Angola Cables has reportedly launched its third cloud node in Angola as an extension of its pan-African Clouds2Africa platform, along with a new programme to provide free cloud services for startups and local entrepreneurs.
Madagascar’s Ministry of Digital Development has confirmed that the country’s operators will cut internet tariffs from this week, following talks aimed at boosting digital access, as reported by TechAfrica News.
Hytera, a leading provider of critical communications technologies and solutions, and operator Vodafone Qatar have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) targeting some of the specific needs of Qatar's key industries.
Zimbabwe plans to introduce what it calls a 15% Digital Services Withholding Tax from January 2026. The new levy will apply to a wide range of services supplied by foreign companies with no physical presence in Zimbabwe.
Safaricom’s M-Pesa Ethiopia announced on Monday it has launched a new mobile money platform on Monday called M-Pesa LeHulum that works with any SIM card, effectively opening M-Pesa up to anyone regardless of what mobile network they use.
Gabon has introduced a new platform. Called Kimba, its aim is to drive demand and supply matching in digital services.
Hatif Libya, a subsidiary of the state-owned Libyan Post, Telecommunications and Information Technology Holding Company (LPTIC), has announced the gradual shutdown of traditional telecommunication exchanges.
TIM will roll out a 5G network at Brazil’s Estacao Comandante Ferraz in Antarctica, using Nokia radio equipment and satellite backhaul supplied through a combination of Starlink’s LEO constellation and Hispasat’s GEO satellites.
Airtel Madagascar and Nokia have launched the first fully off-grid Rural Connect sites in the country, marking a major milestone in extending mobile connectivity to underserved communities.
Paratus Botswana said on Friday it has updated its uncapped fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) packages and pricing in response to growing market demand for faster speeds at lower prices with shorter or no contractual commitments.
Ooredoo and Vodafone Qatar announced the commercial release of network APIs standardised under the GSMA Open Gateway initiative that enable identity verification tools to combat digital fraud in Qatar.
Axian Group says it has formed a strategic collaboration agreement with Mastercard to launch digital payment solutions in the five African markets where Axian operates mobile networks: Madagascar, Comoros Islands, Senegal, Togo, and Tanzania.
A partnership agreement has been announced between the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialised agency for digital technologies, and Senegalese regulator ARTP. The aim of this agreement is to support young women in digital development.
Vodafone Idea Telecom Infrastructure has scaled back the size of its planned bond issuance, with the company now expected to raise around INR32 billion (US$359 million) instead of the previously targeted INR50 billion, Reuters reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
Iraqi telco Asiacell announced a slew of AI-related partnerships at this week’s MWC Doha 2025 event with Google Cloud, Cisco, Enea, Evam and Druid AI, most of which are aimed at improving the customer experience.
MTN Digital infrastructure – a.k.a. Bayobab – says its South Sudan subsidiary, Bayobab Infra Solutions, has been awarded a license from the country’s National Communications Authority to construct, install, and operate fibre networks.
Vodacom Tanzania launched a global payments service for its M-Pesa mobile money platform on Thursday that enables Tanzanian customers and merchants to use their M-Pesa wallets to make payments while traveling and doing business abroad.
Beyon Connect, part of Bahrain-headquartered technology company Beyon Group, the Ivorian postal service La Poste de Côte d’Ivoire, and Post Connect, an Egyptian company specialised in technical solutions for electronic trust services, have signed a memorandum of understanding.
It is – as so often these days – a busy time for finance initiatives targeting developing regions. Indeed, two recent announcements relevant to such regions involve pan-African operator MTN.
Pakistan has expanded its international connectivity after landing the SEA-ME-WE 6 subsea cable system, adding a major new high-capacity route linking the country to markets between Singapore and France.
Smartphones are now so ingrained in our lifestyles that we see them as our gateway to connectivity. In developed markets, society is increasingly structured on the reasonably accurate premise that everyone has access to a 4G device, but in emerging markets, it becomes apparent that smartphones are more of a luxury.
South African operator Vodacom and Remgro, a diversified investment holding company, have announced that regulator the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has approved Vodacom’s acquisition of a minority stake in Vumatel’s parent company. The transaction will be implemented on 1 December.
Orange Morocco has opened a new 1.5MW data centre in Casablanca, expanding the operator’s local hosting and cloud capacity as the country pushes ahead with its Maroc Digital 2030 agenda.
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