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The 5G-A Evolution in the Middle East: Experience Monetization, AI Integration, and Future Roadmaps

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Digital Brand Mastery - The Tools Behind Exceptional Engagement

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Pakistan’s Jazz wins USF contract to expand connectivity in Badin

Pakistan’s Jazz wins USF contract to expand connectivity in Badin

Du Pay and Esewa target Nepalese expats with remittance incentives

Du Pay and Esewa target Nepalese expats with remittance incentives

Humanitarian Comms

Eutelsat and unconnected.org to bring community Wi-Fi to Tanzania

Eutelsat and unconnected.org to bring community Wi-Fi to Tanzania

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MEASAT and Mudah roll out new telehealth kiosks in remote Sabah

MEASAT and Mudah roll out new telehealth kiosks in remote Sabah

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MEASAT and Mudah roll out new telehealth kiosks in remote Sabah
Nigeria is first port of call for technology-focused humanitarian impact investing fund

Nigeria is first port of call for technology-focused humanitarian impact investing fund

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Nigeria is first port of call for technology-focused humanitarian impact investing fund
New AI initiative aims to improve African healthcare

New AI initiative aims to improve African healthcare

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New AI initiative aims to improve African healthcare
Telkom Indonesia says telecoms services restored to flood-devastated Sumatra

Telkom Indonesia says telecoms services restored to flood-devastated Sumatra

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Telkom Indonesia says telecoms services restored to flood-devastated Sumatra

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DRC accuses MTN of operating without licence near eastern border

DRC accuses MTN of operating without licence near eastern border

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Digital divide in developing markets persists despite connection growth: ITU

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Latin America takes on cultural bias with new AI language model

Latin America takes on cultural bias with new AI language model

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IHS Towers sells I-Systems stake back to TIM SA in US$453m deal

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Bharti Airtel taps Nokia to expand API ecosystem

Bharti Airtel taps Nokia to expand API ecosystem

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James Barton
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
04 December 2025
26247 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Nokia
  • Bharti Airtel
  • APIs

Bharti Airtel is making its network capabilities available to third-party developers through a Nokia developer portal platform.

India drops plan to mandate pre-installation of cybersecurity app after vendor pushback

India drops plan to mandate pre-installation of cybersecurity app after vendor pushback

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Manny Pham
Category: Devices & Platforms
03 December 2025
32339 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Apple
  • Samsung

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.

Vodafone Idea unit trims bond sale as cheaper funding options emerge

Vodafone Idea unit trims bond sale as cheaper funding options emerge

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Manny Pham
Category: Operators
28 November 2025
28034 views
  • Regulation
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Vodafone Idea

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.

Pakistan boosts international bandwidth with SEA-ME-WE 6 cable

Pakistan boosts international bandwidth with SEA-ME-WE 6 cable

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Manny Pham
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
27 November 2025
24101 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Pakistan
  • Subsea Cable
  • Sponsored

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.

Edotco Bangladesh and Summit team up for integrated tower rollouts

Edotco Bangladesh and Summit team up for integrated tower rollouts

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John Tanner
Category: Wireless Networks
24 November 2025
16171 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Telecom Towers
  • Bangladesh
  • Edotco
  • Summit Communications

Edotco Bangladesh announced on Friday it has signed a new five-year space and power lease agreement with tower firm Summit Communications that it says sets the groundwork for a more integrated infrastructure model for accelerating tower rollouts,.

Meta completes core of 2Africa subsea cable as project pushes toward 2026 expansion

Meta completes core of 2Africa subsea cable as project pushes toward 2026 expansion

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Manny Pham
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
19 November 2025
29244 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Central South Asia
  • Middle East North Africa
  • WIOCC
  • Telecom Egypt
  • MTN Group
  • 2Africa
  • Vodacom Group
  • Orange Group
  • Meta
  • STC Group
  • China Mobile International

Meta has completed the core build of its 2Africa subsea cable system, marking a major milestone in one of the world’s largest connectivity projects, with further expansions already underway.

Dhiraagu taps Infovista for AI-powered network optimisation in the Maldives

Dhiraagu taps Infovista for AI-powered network optimisation in the Maldives

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
19 November 2025
18975 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Network Optimisation
  • Dhiraagu
  • Maldives
  • Infovista

Dhiraagu, the Maldives' leading telecommunications provider, has partnered with Infovista to implement comprehensive AI-powered optimisation across its generational networks from 2G to 5G.

Dialog Axiata launches 5G-powered water-surface cleaning robot

Dialog Axiata launches 5G-powered water-surface cleaning robot

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John Tanner
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
14 November 2025
37738 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Sri Lanka
  • IoT
  • Dialog Axiata
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Robotics
  • 5G Services

Sri Lankan telco Dialog Axiata says it has partnered with the Ministry of Environment’s Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) to launch a 5G-enabled autonomous water-surface cleaning robot.

Ericsson expands India R&D footprint with new 5G software unit

Ericsson expands India R&D footprint with new 5G software unit

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Manny Pham
Category: Vendors
13 November 2025
11536 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Ericsson

 

Ericsson has strengthened its R&D presence in India with the launch of a new Radio Access Network (RAN) Software Research & Development unit in Bengaluru, focused on advancing 5G and 5G Advanced technologies.

Dhiraagu inaugurates Tier III data centre in the Maldives atolls

Dhiraagu inaugurates Tier III data centre in the Maldives atolls

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John Tanner
Category: Data Centres & Networks
11 November 2025
10550 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Data Centres
  • Dhiraagu
  • Maldives
  • Tier III

Dhiraagu said on Monday that it has inaugurated its third data centre in the Maldives – this one being a certified Tier III facility in N. Velidhoo, which also makes it the first to be located in the atolls.

Beeline Kazakhstan partners with Starlink to expand nationwide connectivity

Beeline Kazakhstan partners with Starlink to expand nationwide connectivity

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Manny Pham
Category: Satellite Networks
07 November 2025
12933 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Kazakhstan
  • Veon
  • Starlink

Veon Group’s Beeline Kazakhstan has partnered with Starlink to deliver mobile connectivity across Kazakhstan, extending service to remote regions currently beyond the reach of terrestrial networks.

Bharti Airtel moves to raise stake in Indus Towers

Bharti Airtel moves to raise stake in Indus Towers

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Manny Pham
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
05 November 2025
13779 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Bharti Airtel
  • Indus Towers

Bharti Airtel was given the greenlight to increase its shares in Indus Towers by up to 5%, strengthening its control in India’s largest tower infrastructure provider.

AI seen as a driving force for more inclusive and efficient education systems

AI seen as a driving force for more inclusive and efficient education systems

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STAFF WRITER
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
24 October 2025
270737 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Huawei
  • Education
  • Events
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Partner Content
  • GITEX Global 2025

Education and healthcare are the two sectors where artificial intelligence (AI) holds the greatest potential to deliver meaningful benefits for society, according to Frost & Sullivan’s Global ICT Practice Leader, Alexander Michael.

Dialog Axiata expands 5G trial coverage ahead of spectrum auction

Dialog Axiata expands 5G trial coverage ahead of spectrum auction

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John Tanner
Category: Operators
24 October 2025
18962 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Spectrum Auctions
  • Sri Lanka
  • Dialog Axiata
  • 5G Spectrum
  • 5G networks

Sri Lankan telco Dialog Axiata announced on Thursday it has expanded its 5G trial network across 15 districts nationwide as it gears up for the country’s long-awaited 5G spectrum auction slated for early December.

Huawei unveils ‘GovTech1.0’ framework to accelerate digital transformation in the Middle East and Central Asia

Huawei unveils ‘GovTech1.0’ framework to accelerate digital transformation in the Middle East and Central Asia

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STAFF WRITER
Category: Vendors
22 October 2025
207016 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Huawei
  • Events
  • Partner Content
  • GITEX Global 2025

Huawei has launched a new framework designed to help governments in the Middle East and Central Asia advance their digital transformation agendas, while underlining the role of technology as a catalyst for economic growth.

Asian Development Bank to fund network upgrade for Tcell Tajikistan

Asian Development Bank to fund network upgrade for Tcell Tajikistan

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Investment
16 October 2025
10315 views
  • Central South Asia
  • 4G
  • Tajikistan
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Service Quality
  • Financing
  • rural areas
  • Network Upgrades
  • Tcell
  • MegaFon Tajikistan
  • Asian Development Bank

A major financing deal, announced this week, aims to fund an upgrade that will see the Tcell mobile network in Tajikistan enhanced in both quality and accessibility.

Court case looms over Bangladesh's plans for 700-MHz auction

Court case looms over Bangladesh's plans for 700-MHz auction

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John Tanner
Category: Regulation
13 October 2025
9259 views
  • Central South Asia
  • 700MHz
  • Bangladesh
  • Spectrum Auctions
  • BTRC

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is reportedly set to auction off 700-MHz spectrum at the start of next year, although how much spectrum will be available depends on a pending court case, which could impact operator interest in the auction.

Ericsson aiming to boost local manufacturing in India

Ericsson aiming to boost local manufacturing in India

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James Barton
Category: Vendors
10 October 2025
8652 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Manufacturing
  • Ericsson
  • VVDN Technologies

Ericsson has pledged to manufacture all telecoms equipment sold in India domestically, in line with the government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative.

CCP approves PTCL acquisition of Telenor Pakistan

CCP approves PTCL acquisition of Telenor Pakistan

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Manny Pham
Category: Operators
01 October 2025
31670 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Pakistan
  • PTCL
  • Mergers
  • Telenor Pakistan

The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has finally cleared Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited’s (PTCL) acquisition of rival Telenor Pakistan and Orion Towers, subject to a series of stringent conditions.

Taliban escalates internet blackout in Afghanistan

Taliban escalates internet blackout in Afghanistan

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Manny Pham
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
30 September 2025
25837 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Afghanistan
  • Internet Blockades

The Taliban has intensified its internet crackdown, triggering a nationwide connectivity blackout across Afghanistan.

Qvantel acquires Optiva to scale up AI-enabled BSS portfolio

Qvantel acquires Optiva to scale up AI-enabled BSS portfolio

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Manny Pham
Category: Vendors
29 September 2025
31384 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Central South Asia
  • Latin America
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Optiva
  • Qvantel

Finland-based business support systems (BSS) provider Qvantel announced it is acquiring rival Optiva, in a move aimed at expanding its scale and accelerating the development of full-stack, AI-enabled BSS solutions.

Project Kuiper satellite internet is coming to Kazakhstan

Project Kuiper satellite internet is coming to Kazakhstan

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Satellite Networks
23 September 2025
10063 views
  • Central South Asia
  • ITU
  • Satellite Broadband
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kazakhtelecom
  • Amazon
  • SpaceX
  • Satellite Internet
  • Project Kuiper
  • LEO Satellite
  • High-speed internet
  • SpaceSail

A new agreement announced this week between Amazon's Project Kuiper low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband network and Kazakhtelecom, the largest telecommunication company in Kazakhstan, aims to bring high-speed satellite internet to communities throughout Kazakhstan.

Mobiuz and ZTE complete initial network upgrades in Uzbekistan

Mobiuz and ZTE complete initial network upgrades in Uzbekistan

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John Tanner
Category: Operators
17 September 2025
9064 views
  • Central South Asia
  • ZTE
  • Network Modernisation
  • Uzbekistan
  • Mobiuz

ZTE announced on Tuesday that it has completed the first phase a network modernisation project for telecoms provider Mobiuz in the autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan and the Khorezm region in Uzbekistan.

DoT presses Airtel, Vodafone Idea for $1.1B in additional dues

DoT presses Airtel, Vodafone Idea for $1.1B in additional dues

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Manny Pham
Category: Regulation
12 September 2025
9108 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Vodafone Idea

Vodafone Idea is pushing back against a fresh demand from India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT), which is seeking INR94.5 billion (US$1.1 billion) in outstanding adjusted gross revenue (AGR) charges from both Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel.

Ufone 4G and Oladoc aim to boost healthcare access in Pakistan

Ufone 4G and Oladoc aim to boost healthcare access in Pakistan

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John Tanner
Category: Consumer Ecosystems
12 September 2025
7132 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Pakistan
  • Healthcare
  • Ufone

Pakistani telco Ufone 4G says it has partnered with domestic digital healthcare platform Oladoc to bring affordable and accessible healthcare to millions of Ufone’s subscribers across Pakistan.

Has the industry Open RAN away from the ecosystem?

Has the industry Open RAN away from the ecosystem?

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Manny Pham
Category: Wireless Networks
10 September 2025
17476 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Central South Asia
  • Latin America
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • OpenRAN
  • O-RAN

Open RAN (O-RAN) has long been touted as a disruptive technology in mobile infrastructure with the concept of splitting the RAN into three components, encouraging a more modular architecture that claims to improve operator bottom lines.

Red Sea cable breaks disrupt internet in Middle East, South Asia

Red Sea cable breaks disrupt internet in Middle East, South Asia

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
08 September 2025
42543 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Middle East North Africa
  • India
  • Pakistan
  • Kuwait
  • UAE
  • Subsea Cable
  • IMEWE
  • FALCON
  • SEA-ME-WE 4
  • Network Outage

Internet services in multiple countries in the Middle East and South Asia have been disrupted since Saturday by yet another series of subsea cable breaks along the Red Sea route, which was plagued by similar incidents last year.

Edotco scores neutral infrastructure services licence in Sri Lanka

Edotco scores neutral infrastructure services licence in Sri Lanka

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John Tanner
Category: Regulation
04 September 2025
7922 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Licensing
  • Sri Lanka
  • Infrastructure Services
  • Edotco
  • Neutral Hosting
  • TRCSL

Axiata’s telecoms infrastructure company Edotco announced on Wednesday that its Sri Lankan subsidiary, Edotco Services Lanka, has received the country’s first licence to provide neutral-hosted infrastructure services in Sri Lanka.

Reliance, Meta launch $100m AI JV for enterprises in India

Reliance, Meta launch $100m AI JV for enterprises in India

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Manny Pham
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
02 September 2025
6891 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Reliance Industries
  • Meta
  • Meta Platforms

Jio Platforms parent company Reliance Industries (RIL) has announced a joint venture with Meta to build agentic AI enterprise platforms and tools for businesses in India and select international markets.

Robi and Grameenphone first off the post with 5G in Bangladesh

Robi and Grameenphone first off the post with 5G in Bangladesh

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John Tanner
Category: Wireless Networks
02 September 2025
15007 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Grameenphone
  • Bangladesh
  • Robi Axiata
  • BTRC
  • 5G Services

5G finally arrived in Bangladesh on Monday after telcos Robi Axiata and Grameenphone reportedly launched 5G services within a few hours of each other, and 18 months after receiving licences to streamline 5G rollouts.

Vodafone Idea unit seeks $570m debt raise to fund 5G rollout

Vodafone Idea unit seeks $570m debt raise to fund 5G rollout

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Manny Pham
Category: Operators
29 August 2025
9647 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Vodafone
  • Vodafone Idea

Vodafone Idea’s infrastructure subsidiary is reportedly seeking loans worth INR50 billion (US$570 million) to finance network expansion.

Apple expands iPhone production in India

Apple expands iPhone production in India

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Manny Pham
Category: Vendors
19 August 2025
8978 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • iPhone
  • Apple

Apple is reportedly ramping up iPhone production at five factories in India as part of its ongoing strategy to reduce reliance on China-based manufacturing.

Vodafone Idea expands 5G to Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram

Vodafone Idea expands 5G to Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram

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Manny Pham
Category: Operators
19 August 2025
6409 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Vodafone Idea

Vodafone Idea has continued its rapid 5G rollout in India, with Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram the latest cities to go live.

Zong 4G deploys ZTE’s 8T8R UBR and DIA to save tower space

Zong 4G deploys ZTE’s 8T8R UBR and DIA to save tower space

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John Tanner
Category: Wireless Networks
15 August 2025
9548 views
  • Central South Asia
  • ZTE
  • Pakistan
  • CMPak
  • zong 4g
  • Remote radio units
  • Ultra broadband radio

ZTE announced on Thursday that China Mobile Pakistan (CMPak), which operates under the brand Zong 4G, is the first operator to commercially launch its high-power 8T8R ultra-broadband radio (UBR) and digital intelligent antenna (DIA) solution.

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Ooredoo to spin off international subsea cable infrastructure business

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Nokia and T964 partner to update Iraq’s digital infrastructure

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Enterprise Ecosystems
InfraX and Ericsson announce smart utility deal for UAE
Huawei Unveils AI-Powered Intelligent Operations Solutions at GITEX GLOBAL, Driving Industrial Digital Transformation

Huawei Unveils AI-Powered Intelligent Operations Solutions at GITEX GLOBAL, Driving Industrial Digital Transformation

Cloud & Virtualisation
Huawei Unveils AI-Powered Intelligent Operations Solutions at GITEX GLOBAL, Driving Industrial Digital Transformation
AI seen as a driving force for more inclusive and efficient education systems

AI seen as a driving force for more inclusive and efficient education systems

Enterprise Ecosystems
AI seen as a driving force for more inclusive and efficient education systems
Huawei unveils ‘GovTech1.0’ framework to accelerate digital transformation in the Middle East and Central Asia

Huawei unveils ‘GovTech1.0’ framework to accelerate digital transformation in the Middle East and Central Asia

Vendors
Huawei unveils ‘GovTech1.0’ framework to accelerate digital transformation in the Middle East and Central Asia
CMI and Yango partner for digital enterprise solutions

CMI and Yango partner for digital enterprise solutions

Enterprise Ecosystems
CMI and Yango partner for digital enterprise solutions
Beyon announces cybersecurity deal and major Jordan investment

Beyon announces cybersecurity deal and major Jordan investment

Cybersecurity
Beyon announces cybersecurity deal and major Jordan investment
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Telkom Indonesia explores US$1.5bn stake sale in NeutraDC

Telkom Indonesia explores US$1.5bn stake sale in NeutraDC

TCS and AMD partner to help Indian enterprises with AI deployment

TCS and AMD partner to help Indian enterprises with AI deployment

Artificial Intelligence

TCS and AMD partner to help Indian enterprises with AI deployment

TCS and AMD partner to help Indian enterprises with AI deployment

Data Centres & Networks
TCS and AMD partner to help Indian enterprises with AI deployment
Ericsson and stc partner to support critical communications in Saudi Arabia

Ericsson and stc partner to support critical communications in Saudi Arabia

Uncategorised
Ericsson and stc partner to support critical communications in Saudi Arabia
Could olive waste power a Croatian data centre?

Could olive waste power a Croatian data centre?

Energy & Sustainability
Could olive waste power a Croatian data centre?

Private 5G for mining gets a boost with Indian MoU 

Wireless Networks
Private 5G for mining gets a boost with Indian MoU 
Latin America takes on cultural bias with new AI language model

Latin America takes on cultural bias with new AI language model

Service Management
Latin America takes on cultural bias with new AI language model
True and Softbank to develop bespoke digital enterprise solutions

True and Softbank to develop bespoke digital enterprise solutions

Enterprise Ecosystems
True and Softbank to develop bespoke digital enterprise solutions

Central & East Europe Update

BH Telecom taps Qvantel for cloud-native payments upgrade in Bosnia and Herzegovina

BH Telecom taps Qvantel for cloud-native payments upgrade in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Russia blocks access to WhatsApp and further restricts Telegram

Russia blocks access to WhatsApp and further restricts Telegram

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