Oman Investment and Finance Company (OIFC), a.k.a. Khedmah, announced on Sunday it has launched an international mobile recharge service in collaboration with Prepay Nation that allows mobile customers to top up their prepaid mobile accounts in 16 countries.

Saudi Arabia-based Etihad Salam Telecom Company announced on Friday it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Syria’s Ministry of Communications and Technology to develop and expand access to digital infrastructure in Syria.

Ethio Telecom has reported a significant jump in annual pre-tax profit, attributing the performance to strong subscriber growth and an aggressive network expansion strategy.

Saudi Electric Company – National Grid, the entity responsible for the transmission of power to different categories of customers in all locations in Saudi Arabia, has awarded Wipro, an AI-powered technology services and consulting company, a multi-year strategic contract involving smart metering.

Algerian operator Algerie Telecom, which offers a wide range of fixed-line, internet and enterprise solutions and Sparkle, an Italian international service provider, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the development of a new subsea cable linking Italy and Algeria.

Vodacom Group reported an 11.4% year-on-year revenue increase in Q1, driven by strong performance in its Egypt unit and growing adoption of financial services.

Digital infrastructure provider WIOCC said on Wednesday it has signed a framework agreement with Mozambique’s national telco Tmcel to collaborate on high-capacity connectivity solutions across Mozambique and the Southern African region.

Scala Data Centres, which describes itself as Latin America’s leading platform for sustainable digital infrastructure serving the hyperscale market, says it has secured its first international project finance transaction: US$254 million in long-term funding to support the construction of three hyperscale data centres and a major power substation in Chile.

UAE-based satellite company Space42 announced on Wednesday that it has signed a US$695.5 million Export Credit Agency (ECA)-backed financing facility to fund the development of its next-generation geostationary satellites, Al Yah 4 and Al Yah 5.

Satellite networking technology, solutions and services company Gilat Satellite Networks has announced today that its Peruvian subsidiary, Gilat Perú, has been awarded approximately $60 million in orders from Pronatel (Programa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones), Peru’s national telecommunications programme.

Global digital service provider Hayo says it has expanded its African footprint with new offices in Gaborone in Botswana, Monrovia in Liberia and Lilongwe in Malawi, a strategic expansion that is described as part of Hayo’s continued investment in emerging markets to support local digital economies with digital solutions, telecoms services and on-the-ground expertise.

Presight, a global AI and big data analytics company, with Abu Dhabi-based technology group G42 as its majority shareholder, has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of the Republic of Tajikistan to establish strategic collaboration in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).

Operator Ooredoo Kuwait has partnered with tech giant Ericsson to modernise its charging system, paving the way, the partners say, for new business opportunities and competitive marketing strategies.

India’s smartphone market rebounded in Q2 2025, with shipments rising 7% year-on-year to reach 39 million units, following a sluggish first quarter.

State-owned Tanzania Telecommunications Corporation (TTLC) and Kenya’s ICT Authority (ICTA) have implemented and launched a new terrestrial fibre link connecting Dar-Es-Salaam to Mombasa.

Liberia’s Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications has launched a collaborative initiative with the ECOWAS Commission for Infrastructure, Energy, and Digitalization and the World Bank to deploy a second subsea cable connecting Liberia and four other West African countries.

UAE-headquartered technology company e& and 4iG Group, a provider of integrated telecommunications services in Hungary and the Western Balkans, have signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore collaboration across key areas of digital infrastructure.

Colombian operator WOM has secured approval for a proposed US$800 million reorganisation, staving off a potential bankruptcy. It now plans to continue developing 5G services and strengthening its operations in the country.

Brazilian operator TIM and Brazilian tracking company BWS IoT have signed a strategic partnership to boost the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem in the corporate sector by provide connectivity to 400,000 tracking devices in Brazil via 4G chips in the next three years.

In what is described as a major boost to South Africa’s digital and AI capabilities, Touchnet, a business-to-business-focused internet service provider, in collaboration with global cloud provider Zadara, has officially launched a sovereign AI cloud infrastructure at Digital Parks Africa’s advanced, carrier-neutral Uptime Tier III Design Certified Data Centre in Samrand in the Gauteng province.

Bahrain-headquartered technology group Beyon has announced the signing of an agreement to develop Khaleej North, an 800-kilometre submarine cable system that will further expand the planned Al Khaleej Cable, expected to be in service by Q2 2026, by connecting Bahrain with Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq.

Bolivia’s National Telecommunications Company, Entel, says it has begun the trial deployment of 5G mobile technology in the country, prior to the official launch. As part of this process, areas called Experience Zones have been installed in strategic locations in each departmental capital.

Digital commerce firm Network International is collaborating with Ghanaian fintech and mobile money aggregator Blu Penguin to provide mobile money transactions via Network’s N-Genius payment terminals.

Zain KSA says it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cisco to develop AI infrastructure and GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) for the Saudi Arabian market.

Africa-headquartered technology company Liquid Intelligent Technologies has announced a strategic partnership with DropByDrop Water Systems, a global provider of smart water technologies, to drive smart water management across Kenya.

Veon-owned Beeline Uzbekistan claims it has significantly enhanced network quality across five key regions, as demand for digital connectivity continues to rise.

Ericsson said on Tuesday it has signed a six-year strategic contract with Liberty Latin America to deploy 5G Standalone (5G SA) technology for Liberty Costa Rica.

Morocco’s National Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (ANRT) has officially invited telcos to submit tenders for 5G licences that will enable them to launch commercial services by November.

LATAM Airlines, a leading airline group in Latin America, with a presence in five domestic markets in the region – Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru – in addition to international operations within Latin America and to Europe, Oceania, Africa, the US and the Caribbean, has announced the launch of its own global travel eSIM.

The global smartphone market declined by 1% year-on-year in Q2 2025, marking the first quarterly drop in six quarters, according to analyst firm Canalys. The modest fall reflects continued subdued consumer demand across key markets.

The Kenyan government is inviting suppliers and service providers to support a major fibre broadband rollout, part of a World Bank-funded initiative aimed at improving connectivity between Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia.

Safaricom Ethiopia’s mobile money platform M-Pesa and Awash Bank announced on Monday they have signed a strategic partnership to roll out digital financial products, starting with an overdraft service that allows customers to complete M-Pesa transactions even when their wallet balance is low.